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Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Foundation Chairman Sharad Patel and his family, owners of the Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel in Americus, are valuable supporters of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.     “It is our pleasure to be able to support South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation,” said Patel.  “We are so appreciative of South Georgia Technical College and their...

            South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors member George Bryce, owner and operator of Star Racing in Americus, announced his resignation from the Board recently.  He and his family are relocating to the Hendersonville, Tennessee area.    Bryce and his wife, Jackie, have owned and operated Star Racing, a high performance motorcycle parts business and machine shop in Americus, GA for over 40 years.  He has also been a dynamic force behind the National Hot Rod Association...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Marcus Shipp of Sylvester and Zykieal Johnson of Louisville, GA, were awarded Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarships recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarships were awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.   Georgia Power Region External Affairs Manager Don Porter joined South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and other South...

    Don Porter, local manager of Georgia Power in Americus, has been selected to serve as Chair of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for fiscal year 2020 - 2021.  He served as Vice-Chair from July 1, 2019 and began his service as Chair from July 1, 2020 through June 30th, 2021.     Janet Siders of Americus was nominated by an officer selection committee to serve as Vice Chair from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.  She will serve as Chair of the Board the...

      Michael Slade Dominick, Jr. of Plains, GA was awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Sumter EMC Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford made the presentation along with other South Georgia Technical College officials.  Dominick was awarded the scholarship based on his work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      Andrea Walker, Chairman of the Sumter EMC Foundation, sent her congratulations to Dominick for being...

SGTC Sumter EMC Scholarship winner

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, November 10 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, appointments are required in order to donate blood. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: SGTC, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. All donors will be...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will mark Red Ribbon Week and Halloween with a series of events this month for students, faculty, and staff. Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign every year from October 23 – 31 to support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free youth. On Monday, October 26, SGTC will kick off the observance of Red Ribbon Week with “Wear Red Day”. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to wear red to...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Jacquita Hodge as the October Student of Excellence for the college’s Americus campus. Hodge is a Cosmetology student from Americus, and she was nominated for the honor by SGTC Cosmetology instructor and 2020 Rick Perkins Award finalist Dorothea McKenzie. “She’s just an overall, A-1 student,” McKenzie said of Hodge. “She’s always on time. She helps everybody. I’m just so proud of her.” Hodge felt honored to...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Logan Harris of Cordele, a Computer Information Systems (CIS) student, was named the overall September 2020 Student of Excellence for the SGTC Crisp County Center. Harris was nominated by SGTC CIS instructor Randall Greene. "Logan is a hard-working student and positive representative for SGTC," said Greene. In accepting the...

The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. The SGA will plan events for students on campus as well as community service events. “Each student (at SGTC) pays a student activity fee,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA advisor Vanessa Wall. “Our Student Government Association are the leaders who...

    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2020 TechForce internal fund drive was able to withstand COVID-19 challenges along with a delay caused by Hurricane Sally and still raise over $20,000 to help students “Move Forward @ South Georgia Technical College” through faculty and staff donations for scholarships, grants, textbooks, and state of the art equipment for educational programs.     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation kicked off its 21st annual TechForce...