School News

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Commercial Truck Driving student, Julissa Gutierrez of Oglethorpe, with a $500 Client First Insurance Solutions scholarship recently.  Jody Wade from Client First Insurance Solutions was on hand to make the presentation.    Client First Insurance Solutions funded five Commercial Truck Driving Scholarships at South Georgia Technical College.  Gutierrez was the second scholarship recipient.  Richard T. Simpson of Talbotten, GA...

   Employers are continually asking for skilled workers that have the soft skills needed to succeed in the workplace.  South Georgia Technical College is responding to that request by offering a 10-day, in-person employability class that meets one hour, two or three days a week.  Classes start May 31st and June 1st on both the Americus and Crisp County campuses. Financial aid is available.    “South Georgia Technical College is responding to a need that has been expressed by business...

     Ashondra Hunt of Cordele, a member of the 2022 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship can be utilized for tuition, books, supplies, on-campus housing, and educational tools while she continues her education at South Georgia Technical College.      Alumni of the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 set up the...

   Malachi Anderson of Warner Robins is a third generation South Georgia Technical College student and he is currently enrolled in the Drafting Technology program summer semester and living on-campus.  His father, Sebastian Anderson, graduated from the Aircraft Structural program and his grandfather, Paul Anderson, graduated in Industrial Electrical Technology.    “This is a great school,” said Sebastian Anderson.  “I came here right out of high school in 1995, graduated in 1997 and...

   South Georgia Technical College Information Technology Director Dianne Trueblood has dedicated over 20-years of her professional career to the faculty, staff and students at South Georgia Technical College.  She announced recently that it was time to change gears. She will retire effective June 1, 2022.     “For two decades, Dianne Trueblood has been a very critical part of the growth of South Georgia Technical College,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  “While she will be...

Charlotte, NC - Former South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball player Jae Crowder, who is currently playing with the Phoenix Suns (AZ) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) League, was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men’s Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame for 2022.    Crowder played basketball for South Georgia Technical College in 2008 – 2009 and led them to a 27 – 1 overall record and the program’s first NJCAA Division I...

Americus, Ga.—Four students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence Scholarships recently in recognition of their hard work, work ethics and grade point averages. Donald A. Gay and Jeremy Huiras of Leesburg, GA along with Bernard M. Bryan, III of Buena Vista, GA, and Bo J. Snider of Mitchell, GA were the students selected to receive the Caterpillar Excellence...

   Marvin Chad Smith, IV 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 22 – 01 graduation ceremony recently.  Smith earned his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification from the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.       “I never planned to go to college,” said Smith.  “I started...

    South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets rising sophomores Alexia Dizeko and Fanta Gassama have been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star Weekend at Clayton State University in Atlanta, GA, July 20th – 23rd, announced South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head Coach James Frey.       Only the top 40 NJCAA rising sophomore women basketball players...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 143 students from around the area 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: Baker County: John Hamilton Bryan of...

   Peyton Norris, a Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Think Big Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology program graduate was awarded the Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarship in memory of former CAT Thompson Tractor Think Big student Adrian “Goose” Johnson at the Caterpillar Dealers Graduation Dinner recently.     Adrian “Goose” Johnson was a 19-year old Thompson Tractor CAT student from Stockton, AL, who passed away in 2019 from a tragic vehicle...

LaKeitha Ellison of Butler was awarded the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy 22 – 01 graduation ceremony.    The endowed scholarship was established in honor of retired Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall who began her career at South Georgia Technical College nearly 20 years ago as the initial Criminal Justice Instructor.  She grew that program into...