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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with former Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Chairman Dan Rather and his guests from Morgan County. Shown (l to r) are SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, Mike Williams of John Deere Ag Pro, Dan Rather, Brynlee Dickerson, Laurie Dickerson, Brayden Dickerson, Mike Dowd, and Dr. Watford.   Former Georgia State Board of Technical and Adult Education Chairman Daniel B. Rather...

SGTC’s Malik Battle, 1, and Fanta Gassama, 23, were named GCAA Players of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Malik Battle from Douglasville, GA, and freshman center Fanta Gassama of Mataro, Spain, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 21, 2022.    This is the second week in a row that South Georgia Technical College men’s and women’s basketball...

SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SkillsUSA Advisor Joshua Curtin is shown above with the SGTC Americus campus State SkillsUSA competitors Kelli Rees, Jonathan Large, Carson Innarino, and Kimberly Sadecky.      Five South Georgia Technical College students will travel to Atlanta to the SkillsUSA Georgia Skills and Leadership Conference, February 24th – 26th, to vie for Georgia Postsecondary SkillsUSA titles in various competitions and have the opportunity to advance...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from left) is shown above (l to r) with SGTC Industry Partner Coordinator Tami Blount, SGTC Academic Dean David Finley, John Deere Service Development Manager Jason Kinzey, SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers, and SGTC John Deere Tech Instructors Matthew Burks and Wayne Peck.Americus, GA –Approximately 50 high school students, parents and dealers from across the Southeastern United States attended South...

Sumter County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amber Batchelor will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 24th in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.   Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amber Batchelor will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center building on the Americus campus at 11 a.m. Thursday,...

Pictured from left to right: Nancy Fitzgerald, SGTC Grant Coordinator; Shirley Trice, Food Service Director, Aramark; Kelli Alexander, Dietary Manager, Magnolia Manor; Zakyah Cameron, SGTC 2022 GOAL Winner; Ethel Waters, Retired Director of Food Service, Magnolia Manor; Corcynthia Monts, SGTC Culinary Arts Adjunct Instructor; Larry Jackson, Dooly County High School Food Service Director; Chef Hunter Little, SGTC Culinary Arts Instructor, Cordele; Chef Ricky Watzlowick, SGTC Instructor,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation are shown above with a big check simulating the $200,000 donation from an anonymous donor to the Foundation designed to help change the lives of South Georgia Tech students.   The South Georgia Technical College Foundation announced today it is the recipient of a $200,000 contribution from an anonymous donor.  This gift will change the...

Dr. Pamela Simmons (left) and Amy J. Sammons (right) join South Georgia Technical College as full-time English Instructors.   Dr. Pamela Simmons of Kernersville, NC and Amy J. Sammons of Preston, GA, have been hired as full-time English Instructors for South Georgia Technical College, announced President Dr. John Watford.  Both Dr. Simmons and Ms. Sammons will be teaching in-person and online English classes.  They will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    ...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (r) with Rick Garcia of Gulf Coast Avionics (center) and SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services after the tour of the Americus campus.   Rick Garcia, President/CEO of Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation in Lakeland, Florida, visited the South Georgia Technical College Americus and Crisp County Center campuses recently.  He toured the college with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Business and Industry...

Student of Excellence overall winner Jeffrey Macon (left) and nominees (top row) Mohammad Mahamood, Dominic Hodgins, (bottom row) Garrett Peavy, and Joshua Tubbs.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently announced Precision Machining student Jeffrey Macon of Buena Vista as the SGTC Student of Excellence. Macon was nominated for the award by his instructor, Chad Brown. Asked why he chose to nominate Macon for the honor, Brown stated “Jeffrey is a hard worker, very dedicated. He works...

SGTC’s Marvin McGhee, III, 10, and Kamya Hollingshed, 30, were named GCAA Players of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee, III from Atlanta, GA, and redshirt sophomore shooting guard Kamya Hollingshed from Locust Grove, GA, were both selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for February 14, 2022.     This is the second time this season that McGhee and Hollingshed...

South Georgia Technical College CAT Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology Instructor Kyle Hartsfield (right) is shown above with one of his students working on a caterpillar piece of equipment as part of the SGTC’s Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology program. His students learn while they earn. The students are all employed by different caterpillar dealers throughout the southeastern United States. They attend classes on campus for eight weeks, return to their respective CAT dealers...