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Tawanna Wright, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Administrative Services, has been promoted to Account Specialist at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She will remain in the Administrative Services department and will continue to report to SGTC Vice President for Administrative Services Lea Coe. Wright began working at South Georgia Technical College in September 2005. She was...

The Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Charles Flakes of Sumter County, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently received his diploma. Jay Roberts, an Americus Sumter Chamber of Commerce Board member, presented Flakes with the Platinum Trustee Scholarship in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the South Georgia Tech campus recently. Flakes thanked the Chamber of Commerce for the...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore women’s basketball player Shaineequah (Shay) Fluellyn, a 5’7” shooting guard from Molena, has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career as a Lady Pacer at the University of South Carolina Aiken. SGTC Lady Jets Head Coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers were on hand for the signing and offered their support. “Shay carried us when we went through a string of injuries the second half of the season,” said Frey....

The Computer Information Systems advisory committee at SGTC is, from left to right: Dr. Andrea Oates, Nelson McCrary, Will Patterson, Michael Wilson, Chris Saunders, and Andrea Ingram. South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Computer Information Systems and Networking Specialist instructor Andrea Ingram recently invited several area Information Technology (IT) professionals to speak to students in her program about the field of IT, what a career in IT means, and what kind of jobs and...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. ­­until 3:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person....

South Georgia Technical College held its 2017 General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the James S. Peters gymnasium on the SGTC Americus campus recently. Pablo Castaneda of Ellaville, the South Georgia Technical College 2017 EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) representative, was the guest speaker at the ceremony where approximately 70 students from Sumter, Crisp, Marion, Schley, and Webster counties received their general equivalency...

Chase Shannon of Preston has been selected as the new full-time Diesel Equipment Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Shannon received an associate of applied science in Agriculture in 2005 from Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville. He has 16 years of...

Lamaiyah Zybrekkia Ashley of Cordele, a member of the 2017 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship at South Georgia Technical College for the 2017 – 2018 year. The scholarship can be utilized for tuition, books, supplies, and educational tools while she continues her education at South Georgia Tech. Alumni of the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 set up the scholarship at South...

Need a job? Enjoy driving? South Georgia Technical College may have the perfect career opportunity for you and it’s not too late to enroll in classes. South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Robert Cook and his instructors are expanding the South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck driving program to include day and evening classes in Americus and Cordele as well as specialized contract training for businesses and industries. Ryan Barton, who is...

Chad Brown of Ellaville has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Machine Tool Technology instructor, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Brown, who is a 2005 graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Machine Tool Technology program, has worked as a Machinist with the Marine Depot Maintenance Command...

Americus Police Chief Mark Scott was the speaker at the South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) 20th Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) graduation recently. Seven graduates of the SGTC Law Enforcement Class 17 – 01 were recognized and received their Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Certification. The graduates of SGTC’s LEA Class 17 -01 included: Larry James Bennett of Vienna; Chandler Ridge Buchanan of Cuthbert; Marcus Allen Ford of Leesburg; Christopher J. Gaddy of Ellaville;...

Charles Kinnamon of Americus was selected as the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Lt. Michael Sangster Law Enforcement Academy endowed scholarship from the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) Class of 17-01. Kinnamon earned his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy. Kinnamon also received the Highest Academic Award for earning the highest academic marks in the 17-01 graduating class as well as...