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Jessica Wright 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...

South Georgia Technical College Admissions Coordinator Kari Bodrey and SGTC Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn are shown above at the two South Georgia Technical College booths at the Crisp County Community Council Family Connection Parent Engagement Event. 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,...

Don Smith Don E. Smith of Americus, has faithfully served three different educational leaders as the Special Assistant to the President at South Georgia Technical College for nearly 20 years. Today, he has announced his plans to retire effective December 31, 2019.    During his administrative career at South Georgia Tech as the Special Assistant to the President, Smith has worked in different capacities including overseeing student affairs, campus life, operations, global...

Shown above is the new updated South Georgia Technical College mobile app for students. South Georgia Technical College’s mobile app has been updated and students can now access their entire academic life via their smartphone, thanks to new technology implemented by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) for the 22 colleges statewide. TCSG is one of the first system in the country to deploy this comprehensive mobile platform across all of its colleges.    Today’s students...

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas (third from right) is shown above with some of the Sumter Historic Trust’s History Camp campers who toured the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Department as part of their camp activities. They are shown in front of SGTC’s Stearman bi-wing aircraft. South Georgia Technical College was one of the special tours planned as part of the Sumter Historic Trust’s History Camp for the area’s rising...

Shown above is South Georgia Technical College Motorsports Vehicle Technology student Brandon McLemore of Americus with his scholarship certificate from Jason’s Car Wash and J & J’s Oil Change.   Brandon McLemore of Americus was awarded a South Georgia Technical College Foundation automotive scholarship recently. The scholarship was sponsored by Jason Holloway and John Dixon of Jason’s Touchless Car Wash and J & J Oil Change on Tripp Street in Americus. Kevin Beaver is his...

Jake and Margie Everett are shown above with South Georgia Technical College welding instructor Ted Eschmann, Rose Ann Everett Scholarship winner and welding student Nathaniel Wills, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, John Deere Tech student and Rose Ann Everett scholarship winner Jonathan Hanley with his John Deere Tech instructor Matthew Burks and Kenia Wills, mother of Nathaniel Wills, who also works in the Adult Education department at South Georgia Technical College. Jake and Margie...

South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea McKenzie is shown above with her students and instructors at the 2019 Premier Orlando International Beauty Event.Orlando, FL – Approximately 15 South Georgia Technical College cosmetology students, instructor trainees, and instructors attended the 2019 Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL recently. “This was a great opportunity for the South Georgia...

Shown above is Culinary Arts student Yakira Lipscomb with SGTC employee Gloria Bell and Culinary Arts Instructor Chef Ricky Watzlowick. South Georgia Technical College’s culinary arts students recently set up a pop-up restaurant in the college’s Hicks Hall “Landings” Restaurant. The menu included New England Cuisine and was served to SGTC faculty and staff as part of their hands-on curriculum.    The menu consisted of traditional New England foods such strawberry salad,...

Shown above are the three SGTC students who were selected to state offices in three of the four student organizations supported by the Technical College System of Georgia. They are: Christopher Mathews, NTHS State Reporter; Ashley Holland, SkillsUSA State Vice President, and Desiray Kenney, GSGA State Reporter/Historian. Three South Georgia Technical College students were named to leadership positions in three of the four statewide student organizations supported by the Technical College...

Pictured above back row(l-r) Evelyn Castleberry, SGA Vice President; Hannah Weaver, SGA Secretary; Samantha Campbell, SGA member; and Jennifer Rivera, SGA member. Shown on the front row are: Allysia Oliver, SGA member; and Kennedy Allen, SGA Parliamentarian. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Crisp County Center Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a special luau event for current students taking classes this summer at the Crisp County Center campus. The students...

South Georgia Technical College Georgia Academy for Economic Development graduates Andrea Ingram, Paul Fitzgerald and Lea Coe are shown above with facilitators Jim Lovett (left) from Georgia Power and Jenny Robbins with Georgia EMC (right). Three South Georgia Technical College leaders graduated from the Georgia Academy for Economic Development 2019 Region 8 Multi-Day Training Programs along with a number of professionals including elected officials, public servants, business leaders,...