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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler will be the featured presenter at a 2017 Employers in the Know summit to be held at South Georgia Technical College. The summit will be held from 9am until 3pm on Wednesday, May 17 on SGTC’s Americus campus in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Employers in the Know is a crash course for progressive HR and business professionals seeking practical guidance and real world tips for handling the toughest management and compliance challenges....

Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D., was the recently featured speaker at a one-day professional development workshop hosted by South Georgia Technical College. The workshop was free of charge for educators in Sumter, Macon, Marion, Crisp, Schley, and Webster counties. Dr. Payne is the founder of aha! Process and an established author, speaker, publisher and career educator. She has written or co-authored more than a dozen books on issues of poverty in the areas of education, social services, business,...

Wray Skipper, Director of Information Technology at South Georgia Technical College, was honored at a special retirement reception at the South Georgia Technical College John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center recently. “Wray has dedicated over 23 years of his career to the information technology needs of South Georgia Tech. He has served South Georgia Tech faithfully and I am sure that everyone in this room has special Wray Skipper stories that they can share. It has been a...

SGTC’s 2017 GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner Christopher McGee, a South Georgia Tech Marketing Management student from Cordele, will be the keynote speaker for SGTC’s spring graduation exercises on Tuesday, May 9th at 6pm in the James S. Peters gymnasium on SGTC’s Americus campus. Approximately 150 SGTC students will be recognized for receiving an associate degree or diploma. All graduates with a cumulative 3.90 or higher grade point average (GPA) will be...

South Georgia Technical College students and faculty were recognized for their achievements over the past academic year in a recent awards assembly on SGTC’s Americus campus. SGTC student organization advisors addressed a crowd of SGTC students, faculty, staff, friends, and family members to speak of the accomplishments of standout SGTC students and staff members. “Excellent students tend to have a common set of characteristics,” said SGTC President Dr. John Watford, who welcomed the...

Seated from left to right are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees William Manning, Brandon Willis, Raishun Singletary, and Jaime Young. Standing, from left to right are nominating instructors Victoria Herron, John Wilder, Starlyn Sampson, and Ed Herrington. Nominee Austin Cagle and his instructor Kevin Beaver are not pictured.William Manning of Americus, an Aviation Maintenance Technology student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the April SGTC Student of Excellence for the...

South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inducted six new members recently. The spring 2017 new members participated in an induction ceremony that included a candle lighting, membership pledge, and a pinning ceremony. Those who were inducted include Harvetta Renee’ Cason of Americus, Amber Michelle Chancellor of Ellaville, Melisa Cortney Flakes of Americus, Rachel Brooke Houston of Ellaville, Michael J. Karns of Americus,...

The South Georgia Technical College Business Technology, Marketing Management, and Accounting advisory committee for the college’s Crisp County Center Campus met recently in the boardroom of the LaPorte auditorium. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Business Technology, Accounting, and Marketing Management programs at SGTC. SGTC Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly, Marketing...

ATLANTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College’s 2017 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) student Christopher McGhee of Cordele and the college’s 2017 Instructor of the Year Charles Christmas were both recognized at the Technical College System of Georgia annual GOAL and Rick Perkins Award banquet in Atlanta recently. Governor Nathan Deal was the keynote speaker at the Technical College System of Georgia Leadership Conference with TCSG Commissioner Gretchen Corbin. The top...

The South Georgia Technical College Air Conditioning Technology advisory committee met recently in the Air Conditioning Technology classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Air Conditioning Technology program. SGTC Air Conditioning Technology instructor Glynn Cobb provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment,...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently held an Induction Ceremony in the LaPorte Auditorium. The ceremony celebrated the academic achievements of the fifteen students who were inducted. Those students include Joshua Chappell of Cordele, Culinary Arts; Brian Fennell of Arabi, Electrical Systems Technology; Jessica Fudge of Vienna, Business Technology; Troy Gilliam of Leslie, Electrical Systems Technology; Cheryl...

Justin Foster of Ellaville has been named Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Foster will report to SGTC Special Assistant to the President Don Smith. As Maintenance Technician, Foster will be responsible for a variety of duties, including installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems, associated hardware, and heating and air systems. He will also participate in grounds maintenance activities, repair...