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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l) thanking Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris (r) for the donation to the SGTC Foundation.Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2016 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf...

LaShondra D. Coleman named SGTC Assistant Vice President for Adult EducationLaShondra D. Coleman of Marietta has been named Assistant Vice President for Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford.  She will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College’s Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers. “South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department is one of the finest in the state,” said...

SGTC’s Julie Partain and Eulish Kinchens accept new positions.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced two key personnel changes for the Americus and Cordele campuses. Former SGTC Registrar Julie Partain has been named as the new Dean of Enrollment Management for the college. Her new office will be located on the Crisp County Center Campus. Eulish Jones Kinchens, who is currently working in the Resource Development/Marketing office and has been with...

“South Georgia Technical College posted a 10.8% increase in enrollment Fall semester 2016,” announced President Dr. John Watford. This is the college’s largest single semester growth since the college converted from the quarter system to the semester system in Fall 2011. It is also the third consecutive year of enrollment increases for South Georgia Technical College. “I would like to thank the entire South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff for their hard work in helping...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above with Ron Henderson, Agrium’s Rainbow Operations Plant Manager, and Betty Lee Scott of Agrium’s Americus office. Henderson presented Dr. Watford with a donation to the South Georgia Tech Foundation for an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Tech.Americus, GA – Agrium, Inc., a global leader in agricultural products, services and solutions, focuses its efforts on helping growers increase crop yields...

Shown above helping to “Make it Happen at South Georgia Tech!” is the South Georgia Technical College TechForce 2016 Internal Committee who worked so hard to make the internal drive and silent auction such a success. Shown (l to r) are: Brenda Butler, Michele Seay, Minnie Williamson, Kierra Sparks, Tami Blount, Valerie Hines, Gail Clary, Carrie Wilder, Randy Greene, Shelly Godwin, Vanessa Wall, Paul Fitzgerald, Nancy Fitzgerald, Kyle Hartsfield, Matthew Burks, Dr. John Watford, and...

Seated from left to right are the interview panel for SGTC’s latest PBL officers: Dr. Andrea Oates, Linda Edge, Teresa McCook, and Donna Lawrence. Standing from left to right are the newly elected officers Ashley Halstead, Fierra Riley, Brittany Sanders, Racarda Blackmon, Branyon Kendrick, Ashely Thomas, and Alicia English. Not pictured are Kimberly Jackson and Brandon Chatman.   South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization for the Americus campus...

SGTC Assistant to the President Don Smith (fourth from right) and SGTC Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone (far right) are pictured with local law enforcement, first responders, and other related organizations following a planning meeting for SGTC’s upcoming “active shooter” drill, to be held on Friday, October 7th during the college’s fall break.   South Georgia Technical College will be hosting an “active shooter” training drill on its main campus in Americus on Friday, October...

South Georgia Tech will offer C-Term classes again this fall beginning October 11th. SGTC President Dr. John Watford is pictured talking to SGTC students in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. South Georgia Technical College has added several eight week classes to its fall semester schedule.  The eight-week classes will begin on Tuesday, October 11th and end on Thursday, December 8th.  Students will receive full credit for the abbreviated classes. The abbreviated semester will...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Vice President for Economic Development Wally Summers, Automotive Technology instructor Brandon Dean, Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley, Kauffman Tire VP of Human Resources Brian Sisson, Kauffman Tire Director of Training Steve Smith, and Kauffman Tire Training Manager Andrew Bailey are pictured with the latest graduating class of the SGTC Kauffman Tire Automotive Chassis and Climate Control...

2. Seated, from left to right, are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Feng Xie, Kaleb Tyler York, Alex Hill, Tyler Holt, Ben Adams, and Wesley Brazier. Standing, from left to right are nominating instructors Glynn Cobb, Lora Wiseman, Mike Collins, Tyler Wells, Phil Deese, and Ted Eschmann. Not pictured are nominee Jorge Lara and his instructor Gil Pittman. Feng Jie of DeSoto, a South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Air Conditioning Technology student, has been named SGTC Student of...

Col. Eric Bryant (front) of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department was a featured guest speaker at a recent informational session that was held for dorm students at SGTC. Their topics included sexual assault, dating violence, and possession of illegal substances. The John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center teleconference room was recently packed with students who attended an informational session to learn from local law enforcement and social work agencies about how to keep themselves...