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The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Cosmetology and Barbering programs. SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie and Barbering instructor Xavier Jackson provided the committee with updates and information about program changes,...

The Technical College System of Georgia and the Phoenix Patriot Foundation will be awarding a $1,000 annual scholarship for tuition and books to an honorably discharged post 9/11 veteran who was injured or combat wounded who is enrolled in a Technical College System of Georgia college full-time. The mission of Phoenix Patriot Foundation is to provide direct support to injured and combat wounded veterans who served post 9-11 enabling them to fully recover, reintegrate, and remain engaged...

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Fort Valley, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Orientation Team attended the Fort Valley State (FVSU) Open House in Fort Valley recently to observe FVSU Ambassadors in action as they welcomed prospective students to the campus. “Our South Georgia Technical College students were excited to have the opportunity to participate in this type of learning experience,” said SGTC O’Team Coordinator Deo Cochran. “This was very valuable for the new members to see another...

SGTC O-team members are shown in front of SGTC van.

The South Georgia Technical College Marketing Management advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Marketing Management program. SGTC Marketing Management instructor Mary Cross provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news. The...

South Georgia Technical College’s Accounting, Business Technology, and Marketing Management advisory committee recently held an advisory meeting on SGTC’s Crisp County Center campus in the boardroom. Members of SGTC’s Accounting, Business Technology, and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly, and Marketing Management and Accounting instructor Karen Bloodworth. The members reviewed all aspects of the program to keep the program...

Americus, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors welcomed one new member and said goodbye to another member as its October meeting recently. Mattye Gordon of Taylor County was welcomed as the newest member of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors and James E. (Jem) Morris of Sumter County resigned his position on the board. Morris is resigning due to relocation with his employer, Georgia Power. Mrs. Gordon has been serving as the Taylor...

The South Georgia Technical College Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Accounting and Business Technology programs. SGTC Accounting instructor Brenda Boone and SGTC Business Technology instructor Annita Barron provided the committee with updates and information about...

Shane Peaster of Oglethorpe has been hired as the Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College and will be assisting in planning and organizing the marketing and fundraising activities of the college,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. Peaster is a 2016 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Communications – Journalism, and has a minor in Marketing....

South Georgia Technical College Board of Director member Jake Everett, and his wife, Margie, endowed a new scholarship in memory of their daughter Rose Ann Everett at South Georgia Technical College recently. The scholarship will be open to John Deere Agricultural Technology and Welding and Joining Technology students. Rose Ann Everett passed away as a result of a car accident in October 2004 at the age of 20. Two of her best friends, Matthew Burks and Ted Eschmann, are currently...

Montezuma, GA – South Georgia Technical College showcased its adult education program during an open house event at the Viola Bailey Building in Montezuma recently. The event marked the grand opening of the building as the official site for GED classes in Macon County. “We would like to thank the individuals of Macon County for supporting South Georgia Technical College,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford. “Lillie Ann Winn of Macon County is the college’s new Dean of Adult...