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 OGLETHORPE, GA -   The International Paper Flint River Mill presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a $5,000 grant in support of TechForce 2023, the annual drive seeking resources to help fund life-changing benefits provided by South Georgia Technical College.    John Nixon, International Paper Flint River Mill Manager, and Caleb Mims, International Paper Flint River Mill Communications Coordinator, presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John...

   Shatarra Lundy of Vienna is the new South Georgia Technical College Cordele Campus Bookstore Assistant-Accounting Technician, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Her appointment to this new position is effective immediately and she will be reporting to Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe and Director of Administrative Services Danyel Tobias.     Lundy will be assisting with the day-to-day operation of the SGTC bookstore, ensure accuracy...

    The Georgia Street Rod Association (GSRA), a statewide association of automotive enthusiasts, businesses and organizations dedicated to education, safety, and awareness, presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation for the SGTC High Performance Engines/Motorsports program recently.    Mickey White, President of GSRA, made the donation presentation to SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC High Performance Engines/Motorsports Instructor Kevin Beaver, and SGTC...

The SGTC Office of Student Affairs held a "Lucky Bamboo" activity recently on the Americus campus for students returning for fall semester. Participants had the opportunity to create their own unique, decorative bamboo arrangements they can use to spruce up their living spaces and, according to tradition, bring good fortune. Supplies for the activity were provided for the participants. Josh Curtin, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, demonstrated how to assemble the bamboo...

   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Tom Jones of Ellaville has been named as the SGTC Information System Administrator. Jones will report to SGTC Chief Information Technology Officer Gary Prince and SGTC Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe.  The new appointment is effective immediately.    Jones has been working full-time with South Georgia Technical College since 2002 as the Technical Support Specialist. He worked as a Data Processor...

     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 9th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to support the Jets and Lady Jets athletics.      This is the first year that the tournament will be held in memory of former SGTC President Sparky...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the summer semester, which included 47 students from across Georgia and several other states.To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Clay County: Jakia Tynae Cox of Fort...

    Robert Lee Sturgeon of Americus has been hired as a South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructor effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.      “We are pleased that Robert Sturgeon will be joining the South Georgia Technical College faculty as one of our Aviation Maintenance Technology Instructors,” said President Watford.  “Our...

   The South Georgia Technical College Foundation recognized Lou Crouch of Elko, Ga for his support of the SGTC Foundation during SGTC’s Law Enforcement Academy Class 23- 02 graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus recently.    “The SGTC Foundation is very pleased to recognize Lou Crouch today for his support of the college, the SGTC Foundation, and the Law Enforcement Academy and its students with these tokens of appreciation,” said Su Ann Bird, SGTC...

Nine South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing graduates at the SGTC Crisp County Center campus participated in a special pinning ceremony held recently in the auditorium of the Crisp County Center campus. The graduates included: Jessica Carter of Ashburn, Victoria McNair of Ashburn, Adeline Ousley of Albany, Halie Taylor of Rochelle, Rachel Hillman of Rochelle, Kristie Neal of Cordele, Suzanne Mayberry of Cordele, Carshena Ugiagbe of Warner Robins, and Dijah Jackson of...

As a mother of four in her thirties, Kristie Neal of Cordele could have easily given up on her dream of working as a nurse. “I’ve always wanted to be a nurse,” she said, “but life happened, and I just needed to pay the bills.” Thanks to the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), however, Neal discovered she could study nursing at South Georgia Technical College without taking on a heavy financial burden. She enrolled in the WIOA program in 2022 and excelled in her...

  Takeita Clark of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 23 – 02 graduation ceremony recently. Clark earned her Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.       “I am so thankful for the opportunity to receive this scholarship,” said...