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Six Caterpillar Dealers from the southeastern United States participated in “Think Big” Mentor Training at South Georgia Technical College in the Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology (HEDST) program building recently. SGTC HEDST program instructors and Internship Manager for CAT ThinkBIG Don Rountree and Kyle Hartsfield and Jim Larson, Corporate Training and Recruiting Manager for Yancey Brothers Company in Georgia, conducted the training. This was the largest group ever for...

The advisory committee for the Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural Technology programs at South Georgia Technical College held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the Griffin Bell Aerospace Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. Representatives from businesses in the aviation industry comprise the advisory committee and assist SGTC faculty and staff in the continued development of the college’s aviation program. Advisory committee members present at...

The Saint John’s Anglican Church of Americus presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the college’s Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship established in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety Officer Jody C. Smith during “The Blessing of Law Enforcement” held at the church recently. Members of the local law...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Katrice Taylor, SGTC English Instructor on the Crisp County Center campus, has been named as the Admissions Coordinator for the college. She will remain on the Crisp County Center campus and will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.    Taylor is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a B.A. in English with emphasis in Professional Writing. She...

The South Georgia Technical College Electronics advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the program and several aspects of the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the electronics program. SGTC’s electronics instructor Mike Collins provided the committee with updates and information about...

The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Hannah Weaver of Rochelle, a marketing management student, was named the overall fall 2019 Student of Excellence for the SGTC Crisp County Center. Weaver was nominated by Karen Bloodworth, marketing management and accounting instructor. “Hannah’s work ethic is exceptional and she is driven to keep her ‘A’ average throughout her...

Charles Eames, a retired librarian from Waycross, Georgia, has found a unique way to “Impact Student Success @ South Georgia Technical College” in Americus and Cordele as well as other areas all across South Georgia. He has been making donations to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation since 2014 to provide gasoline scholarships to help students with transportation expenses to and from the college campuses.    “With the rising cost of gasoline, I realize that...

South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting student Ashley L. Holland of Americus earned the National Statesman Award at the Washington Leadership Training Institute conference in Alexandria, VA recently.    Holland, who is the Technical College System of Georgia SkillsUSA State Vice President for 2019 – 2020, attended the conference recently at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. She was honored during the Washington Leadership Training Institute...

Three South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students were awarded South Georgia Technical College Foundation Scholarships recently. Justin Jones of Lizella, GA; Walker Meadows of Opelika, AL; and Stanley Lowe of Forsyth, GA; received the Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarships based on their work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.    Jones received the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Electrical Lineworker Scholarship that was established and...

Sumter Correctional Institute and South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education Department received an award recently from the Georgia Department of Corrections at its annual conference for having the most GED graduates during FY2019 at a county correctional facility in Georgia.    Deputy Warden James Murphy was presented with the award from South Georgia Technical College Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn at the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education...

South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing instructor Chad Brown challenged his students to be creative and manufacture items that could be auctioned at the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Employee Luncheon and Silent Auction 2019 TechForce kickoff event. All the donations help support new equipment for the Precision Machining and Manufacturing Program as well as Air Conditioning Technology, Construction Trades, Log Truck Driver Safety Training,...

A large crowd of job seekers recently attended the annual job fair at South Georgia Technical College. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. SGTC hosts the job fair in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor to help connect employers with qualified job seekers.   Two hundred seventeen people attended the event where they had the opportunity to meet with representatives of 39 businesses with current job openings. The Department...