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Georgia Power Training Supervisor Gordy Morris and Georgia Power Methods and Training Specialist Michael Hardester, who is also a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Program, visited South Georgia Technical College recently to present the SGTC Foundation with a donation for the college’s Electrical Lineworker program. South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers and SGTC Foundation Executive Director and Vice...

South Georgia Tech’s Crisp County Center PBL members are pictured taking a celebratory selfie after award winners were announced. They are, from left to right, Christopher McGee, Ramona Williams, Tonekita Rogers, Jordan Smith, and Alexandra Joiner. MACON, GA - South Georgia Technical College students earned a total of 29 awards in the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) South District Competition held recently at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon.  Students from both the Americus and Crisp...

South Georgia Technical College’s Nation Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on the SGTC’s Americus campus is having a Penny War fundraiser starting in February and continuing through April 1st. NTHS’s Penny War is a fundraiser activity that allows any SGTC program or department to collect rolled pennies. All of the collected funds will support the NTHS members as they participate in conferences and competitions this academic school year. The department or program with the most rolled...

South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts Instructor Chef “Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick and his culinary arts students helped to put smiles on the faces of the special guests, their parents, and the volunteers participating in the “Night to Shine” prom event for people with special needs. The event was hosted by First Baptist Church in Americus in sponsorship with the Tim Tebow Foundation. “We were asked to help provide cookies for this unforgettable prom night experience for...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Crisp County Marketing Management student Christopher McGee with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the college’s 2017 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL Luncheon recently. “Allene and I are pleased to be here today to present Christopher McGee with this scholarship,” said President Emeritus...

Americus Rotary Club President Reda Rowell presented Crisp County Marketing Management student Christopher McGee with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after he was recognized as the college’s 2017 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...

SGTC Crisp County Center PBL district competitors are, from left to right, Dravian McGill, Ramona Williams, Tonkita Rogers, Christopher McGee, Jordan Smith, and Alexandra Joiner. South Georgia Technical College students from both the Americus campus Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter and the Crisp County Center chapter will compete in the upcoming Phi Beta Lambda District Competition hosted at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon. The competitors and their events include Nykeria Marshall...

Students in the South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting program assisted the Sumter County Health Department in providing a health screening at TSG, Inc. in Americus recently. “This was an excellent opportunity for our students to get some practical experience,” said South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting Instructor Dianna Skipper. “I would like to thank the Sumter County Health Department and TSG, Inc. for allowing our students to participate in this health fair....

South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff members were recently called on for help in assisting the victims of severe weather in SGTC’s service area and beyond, and they answered that call by coming together to collect items for those families in need. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms ravaged South Georgia in late January, leaving many Georgians without their homes and personal belongings. Commissioner Gretchen Corbin of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) coordinated...

The top-ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up three spots into 18th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball Top 25 poll released February 7th. South Georgia Tech was in the 21st place spot last week and is still the only Georgia women’s team included in the NJCAA Division I national rankings. They have moved up six spots since reentering the polls two weeks ago. ...

South Georgia Technical College’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is holding a Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Arrow campaign in order to raise funds for upcoming NTHS competitions. Leading up to the deadline of February 13th, members of NTHS will visit program areas and departments to give SGTC students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to purchase a bag of sweets to support the Cupid’s Arrow fundraiser. This fundraiser allows the chance for people to recognize, congratulate,...

Thirteen graduates were recognized at a recent South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Kauffman Tire graduate recognition ceremony on SGTC’s Americus campus. Students who completed the Automotive Chassis and Climate Control Specialist technical certificate of credit received their certificates in front of Kauffman Tire officials, family, and friends. Brian Sisson, Kauffman Tire Vice President of Human Resources, welcomed guests to the graduate recognition luncheon, and SGTC Vice President...