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South Georgia Technical College’s 2019 GOAL Winner, Kelsi Cannon (right), accepts her award from SGTC president Dr. John Watford. Cannon will represent the college at the regional and state level in search of the Student of the Year title. Kelsi Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville, has been named as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019. She will represent the college in regional and state level competitions, in...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from right) is shown above thanking Barry Gibbs, Ryder Sr. Maintenance Manager Georgia Business Unit (fourth from left) for the 2014 Freightliner Tractor to be utilized in the SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology program. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Diesel Equipment Technology Instructors Chase Shannon and Ed Herrington, along with Ryder’s Harry Haag, Gibbs, Dr. Watford, and Ryder’s Jon Walraven and Ricky Griffin.Ryder...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (right) presenting Brett Murray with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Instructor of the Year. South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray was presented with a check from Synovus Bank in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year for 2019. He will represent the college at a statewide competition in Atlanta...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (r), are shown above presenting a check to SGTC 2019 Instructor of the Year Brett Murray (c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner, Brett Murray, with a stipend from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Sparky and Allen Reeves endowed fund at the college’s 2019 Rick...

South Georgia Technical College CIS Instructor Andrea IngramAndrea Ingram, South Georgia Technical College Computer Information Instructor on the Americus campus, wrote the following article for the Americus Times Recorder. It was published in the “New Year, New You!” Special Publication of the Americus Times Recorder printed in January 2019 and inserted into the January 30th edition of the newspaper. It details how to clean up your computer for the New Year! “Should auld acquaintance...

Dr. Ivan H. Allen, President of Central Georgia Technical College, will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College African American History Celebration on Wednesday, February 20th.Central Georgia Technical College President Dr. Ivan H. Allen will be the special guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College African American History program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center building on the Americus campus at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 20th, 2019,...

Courtesy of South Georgia Technical College - Jae Crowder receives the 2009 player of the year award from the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Commissioner David Elder while attending South Georgia Technical College.Jae Crowder was an All-American freshman at South Georgia Technical College in 2009. By Eric Woodyard @E_Woodyard Published: January 29, 2019 8:23 am DesertNews.com https://www.facebook.com/100000088027472/posts/2387441901268721/ SALT LAKE CITY — It was the summer of...

South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year winner Brett Murray accepts the Rick Perkins Award from SGTC president Dr. John Watford.Instructor Brett Murray has been named the 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work as the director of the college’s law enforcement academy. SGTC president Dr. John Watford made the announcement at a recent breakfast which honored the eight finalists for the award. “A couple...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray (center) is shown above with Corporal Craig Fowler (left) and Captain James Buck (right) of the Perry Police Department presenting SGTC’s Murray with the keys to the donated vehicle for the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy training.The City of Perry and the Perry Police Department donated a 2013 Ford Interceptor Police Vehicle equipped with lights and sirens to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to be...

South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupation Award of Leadership (GOAL) semi-finalists and their nominating instructors stand together for a picture during a recent luncheon honoring them. Left to right: Ricky Watzlowick, Christine Anderson, Glynn Cobb, Prince Burns, Jennifer Childs, Kelsi Cannon, Jaye Cripe and Aisha Douglas.Through tears and turkey sandwiches, South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently got to learn more about their four Georgia Occupational Award of...

Military Friendly Designation LogoSouth Georgia Technical College with campuses in Americus and Cordele, GA, earned the 2019 – 2020 Military Friendly ® designation by VIQTORY recently for its dedication to provide veterans and their spouses with the finest choices for post-secondary education. “South Georgia Technical College is pleased to be included in the coveted Military Friendly Schools ® list again this year,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford....

Shown above (l to r) are Americus and Sumter County Hospital Authority members: Dr. Deborah Jones of South Georgia Technical College, Lewis Webb, Sherrill House, Dr. Fred McLaughlin, Dr. David Kitchens presenting the check to SGTC President Dr. John Watford, along with Hospital Authority members Ginger Starlin, Robert Harvey, Pamela Angry and Fredia Gardner.The Americus-Sumter County Hospital Authority has partnered with South Georgia Technical College to provide scholarship opportunities...