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Americus, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors welcomed one new member and said goodbye to another member as its October meeting recently. Mattye Gordon of Taylor County was welcomed as the newest member of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors and James E. (Jem) Morris of Sumter County resigned his position on the board. Morris is resigning due to relocation with his employer, Georgia Power. Mrs. Gordon has been serving as the Taylor...

The South Georgia Technical College Accounting and Business Technology advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Accounting and Business Technology programs. SGTC Accounting instructor Brenda Boone and SGTC Business Technology instructor Annita Barron provided the committee with updates and information about...

Shane Peaster of Oglethorpe has been hired as the Marketing Specialist at South Georgia Technical College and will be assisting in planning and organizing the marketing and fundraising activities of the college,” announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. Peaster is a 2016 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Communications – Journalism, and has a minor in Marketing....

South Georgia Technical College Board of Director member Jake Everett, and his wife, Margie, endowed a new scholarship in memory of their daughter Rose Ann Everett at South Georgia Technical College recently. The scholarship will be open to John Deere Agricultural Technology and Welding and Joining Technology students. Rose Ann Everett passed away as a result of a car accident in October 2004 at the age of 20. Two of her best friends, Matthew Burks and Ted Eschmann, are currently...

Montezuma, GA – South Georgia Technical College showcased its adult education program during an open house event at the Viola Bailey Building in Montezuma recently. The event marked the grand opening of the building as the official site for GED classes in Macon County. “We would like to thank the individuals of Macon County for supporting South Georgia Technical College,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford. “Lillie Ann Winn of Macon County is the college’s new Dean of Adult...

AT&T made its tenth contribution to South Georgia Technical College and Georgia Southwestern State University recently for the “Two Great Choices – One Great Community” campaign that supports the efforts at both higher education institutions. The “Two Great Choices – One Great Community” campaign was initiated in late 2007 to promote the positive educational opportunities offered by Georgia Southwestern State University and South Georgia Technical College. The fund was...

Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2017 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf of the foundation. “We would like to thank Jem Morris and Georgia Power Company for this donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation,” said SGTC...

The Technical College System of Georgia added Taylor County to the South Georgia Technical College service delivery area recently. South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs as well as adult education services to the citizens of Sumter, Crisp, Schley, Macon, Marion, and Webster Counties. Now those same services are also being offered to the residents of Taylor County. “This is a tremendous opportunity for South...

South Georgia Technical College hosted a special graduate recognition ceremony for the individuals who completed the Kauffman Tire Automotive Chassis and Climate Control Specialist program recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Kauffman Tire graduates, their family members, and Kauffman Tire and South Georgia Technical College officials attended the ceremony. Twelve different individuals from Florida and Georgia were recognized at the ceremony. ...

The South Georgia Technical College Americus Student Government Association (SGA) met recently to begin the process to elect officers for the 2017 – 2018 year.  South Georgia Technical College Director of Career Services and SGTC Math Instructor and SGA advisor Chester Taylor met with the 23 students in attendance. The SGA is a student-run organization that consists of a student representative from each SGTC program area.  The SGA has four openings for officer positions which include a...

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 of Directors with an appreciation plaque at the October South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors meeting. Morris, Area Manager of Georgia Power Company in Americus, has served on the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors since September 2015. He and his family are...

Leah 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 Marketing...