Athletics News

Stephen Birchfield joins SGTC as Sports & Fitness Instructor/Jets assistant men’s basketball coach.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced Stephen Birchfield has been named as Sports & Fitness Instructor/Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach for the SGTC Jets intercollegiate basketball team for the 2025-2026 season.     “We are very fortunate to have Stephen Birchfield associated with our college basketball program and teaching in the Sports and Fitness...

Female college staff and student smiling together at South Georgia Technical College campus event, highlighting education and community support.Campus safety and student activities at South Georgia Technical College.Women students at South Georgia Technical College campus in a welcoming learning environment.SGTC WIOA Coordinator Sandhya Muljibhai (left) speaks with students at the recent SGTC Resource Fair on the Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a...

SGTC Barbering instructor Andre Robinson (right) is pictured with female students enrolled in his program.At South Georgia Technical College, female students are making their presence known in the traditionally male-dominated field of barbering — proving that skill, passion, and connection with clients matter more than gender. Women currently represent 30% of the barber workforce nationwide, and that number is growing. SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter recently visited Andre...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the South Georgia Technical College Drafting program advisory committee Katrice Martin, Cynthia Carter, Kristie Hudson, Carolyn Hudson, Dr. David Finley and Alecia Pinckney. Also attending were Teresa Crawford and Angie Wiseman.The Drafting program advisory committee at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently convened its fall semester meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Industry professionals joined SGTC...

SGTC Motorsports Vehicle Technology student Kiley Thaxton (left) is pictured with program instructor Kevin Beaver.Kiley Thaxton, a Butler native, is challenging gender norms in the male-dominated motorsports industry by enrolling in South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Motorsports Vehicle Technology program. With a lifelong passion for racing, she is on track to graduate in May 2025 with hands-on training in engine dyno and chassis dyno technologies, machine work, and engine and...

Chip Langston joins SGTC as Maintenance Technician.   Fred “Chip” Langston of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as a Maintenance Technician on the Americus campus effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Moore and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.    Langston is a graduate of Westfield High School in Perry and Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus.  He has a B.S. in...

The 11th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament is planned for Thursday, October 2.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 11th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club to support the Jets and Lady Jets athletics.      The first...

Willie Frank Davis, Jr. joins SGTC as Facilities Manager for the Crisp County Center.   Willie Frank Davis, Jr. of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as the Facilities Manager for the Crisp County Center campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Moore, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs for the Crisp County Center Michelle McGowan and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.   Davis attended Abraham...

Pictured are Precision Machining and Manufacturing instructor Jake Pittman (left) with student Gabriel Norton, who was recently chosen for a competitive internship with International Paper in Oglethorpe. Gabriel Norton, a Precision Machining and Manufacturing Technology student at South Georgia Technical College, has been selected for a competitive four-month internship with International Paper at the Flint River Mill in Oglethorpe. Norton will serve as an Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I)...

Austin Smith joins SGTC as Maintenance Technician.   Austin James Smith of Americus has joined South Georgia Technical College as a Maintenance Technician on the Americus campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Moore and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling.    Smith is a graduate of Webster County High School and has been working as an independent contractor for over two years.  He has experience in comprehensive...

SGTC Electrical Lineworker Advisory Committee holds Fall Semester meeting. Shown (l to r) on the bottom row are SGTC employees: Alecia Pinckney, Katrice Martin, Paul Farr along with Keith Nichols of Georgia Power; SGTC Instructors Jimmy Denham and Harold Ergle and Flint Energies Whitney Johnson. On the back row are: SGTC’s Tami Blount, Brett Murray, Instructor Sidney Johnson along with Jason McInvale of Georgia Power, David Mathis and Ronnie Dodson of TEC and Chelsea Payne and Nick...

SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley speaks to students from the Automotive Technology program during the recent Meet the Dean event on the Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College Academic Deans Dr. David Finley and Brett Murray recently welcomed students during a “Meet the Dean” event held in the Morgan Diesel and Automotive Complex on the Americus campus. Students from a range of academic programs attended the event to connect with college leadership and learn more about the...