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South Georgia Technical College has hired Calvin Hodge, Jr. of Leesburg, Ga as its new Campus Police Chief to replace Chief Sammy Stone, who is retiring effective June 30, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Hodge will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens. Hodge is a 2016 graduate of the SGTC Basic Mandate Police Academy and brings a wealth of experience, a strong commitment to community engagement and a proven history of leadership to the position. ...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced Ray S. Johnson has been named as the new assistant coach for the SGTC men’s intercollegiate basketball team for the 2024-2025 season. He also will teach in the SGTC Sports & Fitness Management academic program. Johnson has served as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL, where he concentrated on Player Development/Strength and Conditioning and defense. He helped monitor the budget,...

The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Building on the SGTC campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Adult Education program. In the meeting SGTC Adult Education instructors discussed updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities and student news. The June...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Aviation Maintenance Technology’s Andrew Daniel of Thomaston, GA; captured the Gold Medal and became the best postsecondary Aviation Maintenance Technology student at the National SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta, GA recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was on hand at the medal ceremony to congratulate Daniel and his instructor Victoria Herron on their accomplishment. “South Georgia Technical College...

Lisa Truitt of Americus has been named as the new Adult Education Career Services Specialist at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford recently. Truitt has been serving as the SGTC HSE Chief Examiner for the past seven years. She will be promoted to her new position effective July 1, 2024. This position became vacant after Tracy Israel moved up to become the Dean of Adult Education upon former Dean Lillie Ann Winn’s announced retirement. Truitt was...

Praise and words of deep appreciation were plentiful at the retirement reception for South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Facilities Manager Tim Morgan as faculty, staff, friends, and family met to thank him for his dedication and service to the college and its students. Keeping instructors and students warm, cool, and comfortable was how Timothy Morgan described his mission or goal while he worked as the Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Aircraft Structural Technology (AST) Instructor Jason Wisham and SGTC Recruiter Tylen Pepito had the opportunity to take students on a tour of Thrush Aircraft LLC in Albany, GA recently. SGTC Aircraft Structural Students get to see a Thrush plane up close. The SGTC officials and students were provided the tour of the Thrush Aircraft Manufacturing facility by John McDonald, Thrush’s Assembly Operations Manager. Thrush is one of only two...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has announced that Leah Nunley has joined the Marketing Department as a summer intern. Nunley, in her second year at SGTC, is an exceptional student who was awarded the Student of Excellence award in spring 2024. Originally from Arizona, Nunley chose SGTC for several reasons. She liked that the on-campus housing was convenient and efficient, which allowed her to really focus on her academic and professional growth. The affordable tuition at SGTC was...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Chairman Bill Harris and SGTC President Dr. John Watford recognized Monica Simmons for over 20 years of service to the SGTC Foundation Board of Trustees recently. Simmons completed her seventh three-year term on the Foundation Board recently. “It is my honor to recognize Monica Simmons for her outstanding service on the SGTC Foundation Board of Trustees,” said SGTC Foundation Chairman Bill Harris. “We will miss her but we have certainly...

Family, friends, and colleagues gathered recently to recognize and honor South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn on her upcoming retirement. The reception was held in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus. Winn has spent over 22 years in education at the high school and collegiate level. She will officially retire from her current position, June 30, 2024. She was presented with an engraved clock thanking her for her seven years of dedicated...

Keeping instructors and students warm, cool, and comfortable has been Timothy Morgan’s mission as the Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center for the past five years. He announced recently he will retire from his full-time position effective June 30, 2024. “I really enjoy coming to work every day,” said Morgan. “The people I work with have become like family to me. I feel like it is my responsibility to make sure I keep...

South Georgia Technical College held its 2024 Summer High School Equivalency graduation ceremony recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus. Twenty-six students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment. Shown above are the SGTC 2024 High School Equivalency graduates. James Ingram, a South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Instructor, was the guest speaker at the...