Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College Licensed Practical Nursing student Kelsi Cannon of Schley County with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after she was recognized as the college’s 2019 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL Luncheon recently.
The Americus Rotary Club and the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce have been premier sponsors of the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program for many years. “We are appreciative of both organizations for their sponsorship of this event and for their support of our students,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “This Americus Rotary Club stipend is a wonderful way to honor our top students, but it also means a great deal to the college and this community.”
Cannon was selected for this honor by a panel of local community leaders. An internal committee interviewed all of the college nominees and narrowed the selection to four GOAL finalists. Cannon was selected to represent the Licensed Practical Nursing department and she was competing against finalists Christine Anderson, a Culinary Arts student; Prince Burns, an Air Conditioning Technology student; and Aisha Douglas, an Early Childhood Care and Education student.
Americus Licensed Practical Nursing Instructor Jennifer Childs nominated Cannon for this honor. Kelsi Cannon will now represent South Georgia Technical College at regional and state competitions in an effort to be selected as the top student within the Technical College System of Georgia.