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Kanna Suzuki of Hamamatsu, Japan, a Sports and Fitness Management major at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Suzuki, who is also a member of the Lady Jets basketball team, was nominated for the award by her coach and Sports and Fitness Management instructor James Frey. Jets basketball coach Travis Garrett...

The Early Childhood Care and Education program at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center hosted a guest speaker recently from the First Baptist Child Development Center in Cordele. Nina Adams, director of First Baptist Child Development Center, visited with early childhood care and education instructor Lisa Penton’s class to speak on several topics related to employment in the field of childcare. Adams discussed with students how their education is their job security and...

South Georgia Technical College’s Campus Life and Student Government Association held a Red Ribbon Week event on the Americus campus recently in Hicks Hall.  Students attending the rally received a Red Ribbon. Janice Harris, Chairperson for the Americus and Sumter County Red Ribbon campaign, gave an overview of Red Ribbon Week and how drug awareness will be promoted throughout the week. A community-wide kickoff was held at the Sumter County Courthouse with law enforcement agencies and...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford announced the college’s Summer Semester President’s List recently, which included 39 students. In order to qualify for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Bacon County: Colyn A. Johnson of Nicholls, Aviation Maintenance Technology. Crisp County: Desiray Chantay Kenney of...

The South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting advisory committee met recently in McLain Hall on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Medical Assisting program. SGTC Medical Assisting instructors Diana Skipper and Lynn Lightner provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news. The advisory...

South Georgia Technical College hosted a job fair for Sumter County’s newest marine manufacturer, Lexington Pontoon Boats, in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus campus recently. Over 50 applicants attended the event. The company interviewed attendees in hopes of filling some of its 80 available positions. Lexington listed positions available in: pontoon assembly, welding, lamination, marine engines, maintenance, fiberglass and upholstery. Additionally, the company listed...

South Georgia Technical College students elected into student organization leadership positions participated in a local leadership retreat and installation ceremony recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus Campus. Club Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, Parliamentarians, Treasurers, Reporters, and Historians of the Student Government Association (SGA), SkillsUSA, Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), and the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) chapters from...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on the Cordele Campus on Thursday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the LaPorte Auditorium and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Following recent natural disasters, blood is needed for emergency transfusions as well as replenish supplies that have expired. According to the American Red Cross the average shelf life of refrigerated blood is 42 days. By...

The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Cosmetology and Barbering programs. SGTC Cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie and Barbering instructor Xavier Jackson provided the committee with updates and information about program changes,...

The Technical College System of Georgia and the Phoenix Patriot Foundation will be awarding a $1,000 annual scholarship for tuition and books to an honorably discharged post 9/11 veteran who was injured or combat wounded who is enrolled in a Technical College System of Georgia college full-time. The mission of Phoenix Patriot Foundation is to provide direct support to injured and combat wounded veterans who served post 9-11 enabling them to fully recover, reintegrate, and remain engaged...

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Fort Valley, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Orientation Team attended the Fort Valley State (FVSU) Open House in Fort Valley recently to observe FVSU Ambassadors in action as they welcomed prospective students to the campus. “Our South Georgia Technical College students were excited to have the opportunity to participate in this type of learning experience,” said SGTC O’Team Coordinator Deo Cochran. “This was very valuable for the new members to see another...