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Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy, Col. Eric Bryant, was the featured speaker at South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) annual African American History Program. The event took place before a large audience in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. “We make history every day,” Bryant said in his remarks. “As we travel on this journey, it’s important that we inspire and encourage one another.” A 1993 graduate of Americus...

    Approximately 100 Taylor County High School CTAE students, instructors and administrators attended the South Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Day at South Georgia Technical College recently.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was the special guest speaker at the event.   The students also had the opportunity to tour the campus and take part in different activities related to their CTAE classes.  SGTC...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) will host an African American History program at the Crisp County Center in Cordele on Thursday, February 27, at 10:30 am. Reverend Keith Lewis will serve as the featured speaker. The program will start with introductory remarks from SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain. Members of the SGTC chapter of the National Technical Honor Society will follow with presentations on important figures in African American history. Katrice Taylor,...

    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their fifth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference title and finished the season with an undefeated conference record for the second consecutive year.  It is only the third time in the history of the program that a South Georgia Technical College women’s team has managed to finish up with a perfect conference record.    As the GCAA regular season conference champions, South Georgia Technical...

   Three games and three wins were recorded against conference opponents by the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets over the past few days.  The Jets ended a three game losing streak by putting it all together to take a 94 – 56 win over Southern Crescent Tech and then roared back to stage a 60 – 54 win over the nationally ranked South Georgia State Hawks.  Both games were played on the road.    The Lady Jets were also active over the weekend and closed out their Georgia...

   South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain was recognized as a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Cordele Lions’ Club recently during the club’s weekly meeting.    Partain was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellow plaque by Lions’ Club President Willie Mae Dexter.  Becoming a Melvin Jones Fellow is the highest honor bestowed by Lions Club International. The award was presented for dedicated humanitarian services to the Lion...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a professional development workshop for educators, community leaders, and students entitled “Break the Cycle of Poverty”.  The workshop was conducted by Dr. Donna M. Beegle, an expert on poverty and strategies to combat it. The event was presented free to the community and paid for through a federal grant obtained by South Georgia Technical College. In her presentation, Dr. Beegle relayed her own story of growing up as a product of...

In a recent workshop for students at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, students learned strategies for managing their time in order to be successful in school, on the job, and at life in general. Dr. Deborah Jones, SGTC Assistant Vice President of Student Navigation, presented the workshop in the Hicks Hall Life Lab on the Americus campus. Dr. Jones told the students in attendance that effective time management is essential if they want to complete their education and...

    Four South Georgia Technical College Adult Education students passed OSHA-10 Certification exams and received other industry recognized certificates as part of a new Integrated Education and Training program (IET).  SGTC Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn and President Dr. John Watford congratulated the four students in front of friends and family at the graduation ceremony.    The four students who graduated from the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Integrated...

    Col. Eric Bryant, Chief Deputy for the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, will be the keynote speaker at the South Georgia Technical College African American History celebration on Thursday, February 27th at 11 a.m. in the South Georgia Technical College John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus.  The public is invited to attend the free event.    South Georgia Technical College 2020 Instructor of the Year, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, will preside over the event...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 15th spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings for the second week in a row.  And two Lady Jets, sophomores Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din are currently ranked fourth and fifth in the nation in three-point percentage shooting.    The Lady Jets are 26 – 2 overall and 16 - 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA).  They clinched their...

The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce U.S.  Congressman Sandford D. Bishop, Jr, District 2; and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black as keynote speakers at the March 18, 2020 at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce luncheon hosted at South Georgia Technical College, 900 South Georgia Technical College Parkway, beginning at 12 PM. Congressman Sanford Bishop, Jr. is serving his fourteenth term in the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Middle and...