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SGTC 2024 GOAL winner Diquita Mathis with her family.Pictured (l-r) are SGTC 2024 GOAL winner Diquita Mathis, a Criminal Justice student from Pinehurst, with SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Diquita Mathis, a Criminal Justice student from Pinehurst, has been selected as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2024. She will represent the college in regional and state level competitions for the honor of being named the statewide Student...

Israel Momodu, 3, was the top scorer for the Jets in the win over Andrew College.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets secured a 93 – 73 victory over Andrew College Saturday to remain in a three-way tie for first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference with South Georgia State College and Albany Tech.  The Lady Jets opened with a 92 – 76 victory over the Andrew College Lady Tigers in the first game of the double-header to make it a complete...

Synovus’ Emory Parker is shown above (l to r) presenting Dr. Michele Seay with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    South Georgia Technical College Psychology Instructor Dr. Michele Williams Seay was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after she was selected as the SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2024.       Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the...

Deonte Williams, 2, and Greta Carollo, 5, were the top scorers for the Jets and Lady Jets against Central Georgia Tech in conference match-ups this week.Macon, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets moved into a four-way tie for first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference this week with an impressive 75 – 60 victory over the Central Georgia Tech Titans in Macon.  The Lady Jets dropped their second consecutive conference loss to the Lady Titans, 72...

Allene Reeves(left) and Kevin Reeves (right) are shown above presenting Dr. Seay (center) with a check for being named SGTC 2024 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year annually.  Dr. Michele Williams Seay, SGTC’s psychology instructor, was the recipient for 2024.    Allene...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the fall semester, which included 135 students from around the area and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Berrien County: Kaeden Jack Barnett of...

SGTC Psychology instructor Dr. Michele Seay accepts the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.Dr. Michele Seay has been named the 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for her work as the psychology instructor at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Dr. Seay at a breakfast ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Also...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the 77 – 56 loss to East Georgia.Swainsboro, GA – The East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats defeated the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 77 – 56 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up in Swainsboro.    The win allowed East Georgia to remain in a tie for first place in the conference with Central Georgia Tech with identical perfect 2 – 0 records.  The Lady Jets dropped to 1 – 1 in...

Former SGTC student Ashley Rodgers wins national pageant.   Ashley Rodgers, a 2016 graduate of South Georgia Technical College and a resident of Macon County, was crowned Ms. Elegance International 2023-24 during the American Elegance National/International Pageant Finals held recently in EastnPeoria, Illinois.    Rodgers, a marketing major, was selected as South Georgia Technical College’s GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner in 2016 and was also recognized as the...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC GOAL selection committee Ervin Anderson, Richard McCorkle, Dr. Gaye Hayes, Amber Batchelor, and Michael Coley.The committee to select South Georgia Technical College’s candidate for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) met recently on the campus of SGTC in Americus. The committee interviewed finalists for the honor and chose a winner to be announced Tuesday, January 16th during the GOAL Luncheon at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Nurse Aide instructor Janice Wiseman with graduates Emily Born and Brooke Parrish and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.Pictured with instructor Janice Wiseman (left) are SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide graduates (rear, l-r) Christian Jones, Avery Jordan, Parth Patel, (front, l-r) Brittany Collins, A’kayla Jackson, and Nigel Brooks. Not shown is graduate Jasmine Ridley.South Georgia Technical College recently recognized several students on...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin recently was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first week of 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Snow College and St. Petersburg College.    Vera Gunaydin, a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey, averaged 11 points and nine rebounds in match-ups against...