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Robert Watzlowick of Leesburg and Thomas Collins of Americus have been hired as a Custodians at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. They will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Special Assistant to the President Don Smith.    Watzlowick has been head chef at Aramark, food service worker at Americus Head Start program as well as a Food Director for Baker Co School System cafeteria. He will serve as a full time...

South Georgia Technical College’s culinary arts students recently set up a pop-up restaurant in the college’s Hicks Hall “Landings” Restaurant and served Tex-Mex Cuisine to SGTC faculty and staff as part of their hands-on curriculum.    The menu consisted of a house salad, Mexican corn and black bean salad, beef and chicken fajitas, Mexican pulled pork wraps, loaded beef nachos, Mexican street corn in a cup, cilantro lime mex-rice, Tex-mex ranch potatoes, churro bites...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford joined members and advisors of the National Technical Honor Society, Phi Beta Lambda and the Student Government Association at the Crisp County Center in recognizing Flag Week.    Flag Week is a week-long observance celebrating the creation of the United States Flag. It occurs every year during the week of June 14th, the date the United States Flag was created.    The SGTC Faculty advisors and student...

The Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Minh Nguyen of Leslie, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently received his diploma.    Jimmy Whaley, an Americus Sumter Chamber of Commerce Board member, presented Nguyen with the Platinum Trustee Scholarship in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Tech campus recently. Nguyen thanked the Chamber...

W. T. Standard of W.T. Standard Automotive & Collision met with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently to explore partnership opportunities for training and hiring automotive, auto collision and repair, and diesel engine technicians for his metro Atlanta fleet vehicle businesses.    W.T. Standard Automotive & Collision has been the leader in fleet service and repairs in the Metro Atlanta area since 1985. The company has locations in Norcross,...

Colony Bank President Bob Evans, and W. T. Standard are shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Colony Bank’s Jeffery Hester.

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet,” was the quote that 2019 EAGLE Delegate and South Georgia Technical College GED Graduation speaker Heather Hinton shared with the graduates from the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Spring General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus recently.    Hinton addressed the 36 students from Sumter, Crisp, Schley, Macon,...

South Georgia Technical College will be sponsoring the inaugural SGTC Father’s Day Car Show on Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in front of Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Admission is free and lunch will be provided. First, second, and third place prizes for Best in Show, Old from 1900 to 1993, Best in Show, New from 1994 to Present, and Best Paint Job will be awarded.    Everyone is invited to attend. For more...

Kelsi Cannon, South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019, was invited to speak at the WIOA regular board meeting recently which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Cannon, a practical nursing student from Ellaville is scheduled to graduate with her licensed practical nursing diploma this summer. She has been enrolled in the Workforce...

David Kyle Hartsfield has been hired as a Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.    Hartsfield worked with South Georgia Technical College from 2012 until 2017 until he moved to the Atlanta area to become a full-time Training Instructor with Yancey Brothers in Austell, GA. He and his family are now relocating back to this area.    Hartsfield is a...

South Georgia Technical College nominated Jessica Wright, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Innovative Senior Solutions (ISS), as a Technical College System of Georgia Foundation outstanding alumni, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.    Wright, a 2005 licensed practical nursing graduate of South Georgia Technical College, utilized her education at South Georgia Technical College to continue her education and earn her RN degree. She and...

South Georgia Technical College was one of over 20 vendors that participated in the Parent Engagement Event sponsored by the Crisp County Community Council Family Connection at Crisp County Middle School.    Kari Bodrey, Admissions Coordinator for South Georgia Technical College, attended and shared information about the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit programs available at South Georgia Technical College in Cordele and Americus.   ...