Athletics News

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady basketball teams are getting ready for the upcoming 2019 – 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball season which officially starts on November 1st for both squads.    The Lady Jets will host the Lady Jets Tip-Off classic and play Santa Fe College on Friday, November 1st and Chattahoochee Valley Community College at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 2nd. The Jets will travel to Wilmington, NC to...

The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession met with faculty and staff of SGTC to discuss the continued development of the college’s drafting program. Advisory committee members present at the meeting were Angie Craig from Eaton Lighting and Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated,...

TSG took first place in the fifth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Brandon Horne, Kory Hobbs, and Gatewood Ledbetter comprised the three-man team for TSG and they had a one stroke lead over the Citizens Bank team which finished second and a two-stroke lead over the third place Hooks-Simmons team.     “I appreciate everyone who came...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently held a ceremony to recognize outstanding students in several program areas. The overall “Student of Excellence” distinction was awarded to Jerrell McIntosh of Dawson. He is a student in the barbering program. McIntosh was nominated by Xavier Jackson, SGTC barbering instructor. In his comments presenting McIntosh as a nominee for the Student of Excellence honor, Jackson said “Jerrell is different from most of my traditional...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford challenged the members of 2019 – 2020 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams to build on the proud legacy of the college and the former Jets and Lady Jets as part of the Jets 2019 “Tip Off” banquet event recently in the Lake Blackshear Resort picnic area.    Approximately 75 individuals attended the event to show their support of the Jets and Lady Jets athletes, coaches, and program. All Jets Booster Club...

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...