Jem Morris recognized for service to SGTC Board of Directors

SGTC Board of Directors Richard McCorkle (l) and SGTC President Dr. John Watford (r) are shown above presenting Jem Morris with a plaque recognizing his service to the SGTC Board of Directors. Morris is being transferred out of the Americus area and is resigning his position on the SGTC board. South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Chairman Richard McCorkle from Marion County and SGTC President Dr. John Watford recognized James E. (Jem) Morris for his service to the SGTC Board...



Windham joins South Georgia Tech Resource Development/Marketing staff

Leah WindhamLeah Windham of Oglethorpe has joined the Resource Development/Marketing department at South Georgia Technical College as an assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement. She will be working with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation in her new position. She reports to Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. Windham is a 2017 Presidential graduate of South Georgia Technical College with an associate of applied science degree in...



South Georgia Tech employees give generously to Foundation TechForce 2017 Fund Drive

Shown above helping students to “Take Off With South Georgia Tech!” is the South Georgia Technical College TechForce 2017 Internal Committee who worked so hard to make the internal drive and silent auction such a success. Shown (l to r) are: Vanessa Wall, Shane Peaster, Valerie Hines, Andrea Ingram, Victoria Herron, Faith Harnum, Brenda Butler, Teresa McCook, Mathew Burks, Minnie Williamson, Carrie Wilder, Nancy Fitzgerald, Eulish Kinchens, Leah Windham, Tami Blount, David Finley, Dr....



Americus Kiwanis Club Donates to SGTC Foundation

Shown above (l to r) are Jody Wade, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford with a donation for the SGTC Foundation.The Americus Kiwanis Club presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a check recently in support of the Foundation’s annual fund drive to help students “Take Off With South Georgia Tech. Jody Wade, President of the Americus Kiwanis Club, made the presentation to South Georgia Technical College President Dr....



Dakota Hall awarded SGTC Crisp County Center’s Student of Excellence honor for month of October

Dakota Hall of Cordele named October 2017 Student of Excellence for the SGTC Crisp County Center campus. Dakota Hall of Cordele, a Computer Information Systems Degree student, was the recipient of the October Student of Excellence Award for the Crisp County Center of South Georgia Technical College. This award recognizes an outstanding student from select program areas at the school. Program instructors nominate one student from their programs who has exhibited high standards academically,...



Flakes named SGTC Student of Excellence for October

Melisa Flakes of Americus, an Early Childhood Care and Education student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Flakes was nominated for the award by SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education instructor Jaye Cripe, who stood up to tell the full room of nominees’ friends, classmates and family members how well her...



South Georgia Tech showcases programs at Taylor County Open House

South Georgia Technical College Aaron’s Rents 99 race car was on display and collected some interested on-lookers when instructor Kevin Beaver cranked the engine.Reynolds, GA - South Georgia Technical College showcased many of its over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit program offerings at a special open house in Taylor County at the Flint Energies Building in Reynolds recently. “South Georgia Technical College is an excellent higher educational...



South Georgia Tech Adult Education to host Open House in Macon County

“The Tassel is Worth the Hassel” is the theme for the SGTC Open House in Macon County on Thursday, October 12th at the Viola Bailey Building in Montezuma.The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Department is offering adult education and GED services in Macon County. A special open house has been set for Thursday, October 12th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Viola Bailey Building, 309 Spaulding Road, Montezuma, Georgia to showcase the new facilities and services. “We...



Elizabeth Lumpkin named Cosmetology Adjunct Instructor at SGTC

Elizabeth Lumpkin named adjunct instructor of cosmetology at SGTC.Elizabeth Lumpkin of Coleman, Ga. has been named adjunct instructor of Cosmetology at South Georgia Technical College’s Americus Campus, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced. As an adjunct instructor, Lumpkin will provide instruction to students in the cosmetology courses under general supervision from program instructor Dorothea McKenzie. She will also report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David...



SGTC Auto Collision Repair Technology Advisory Committee Meets

Pictured from left to right are SGTC auto collision repair technology advisory committee members Henry Snipes of Lacy’s Paint and Body, Matt Kiley of NAPA Auto Parts, SGTC Auto Collision Instructor Starly Sampson, Arnold Cowan of Advance Auto Parts, and SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. David Finley.The South Georgia Technical College Auto Collision Repair Technology advisory committee met recently in the new Morgan Transportation Building Conference Room on the SGTC Americus Campus. The...



SGTC Cosmetology Students Learn Clipper Cutting from Special Guest

Daphne Morris, Great Clips of Leesburg Manager, visited the SGTC Cosmetology class recently to demonstrate clipper cutting and talk with students.Great Clips of Leesburg manager Daphne Morris visited the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) cosmetology lab recently to talk with students and demonstrate how to perform a clipper cut. Elizabeth Lumpkin, adjunct instructor of cosmetology at SGTC, invited Morris to speak with the class about her experiences in the industry and to show them how...



Deryk Stoops joins SGTC as Electronics Technology Instructor for Crisp County Center

Deryk Stoops of Oglethorpe named SGTC CCC's Electronics Technology InstructorDeryk N. Stoops of Oglethorpe has been named the Electronics Technology Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele, SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently announced.  Stoops’ main duty as an instructor will be to provide high quality instruction for Electronics Technology courses on the Crisp County Center campus. He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs David...