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SGTC Jets' Davion Clark, 32, Signs Letter of Intent With Allen University.South Georgia Technical College’s Davion Clark, a sophomore member of the Jets basketball team, which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference this past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Fighting Yellow Jacket at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. Davion Clark, a 6’5”...

South Georgia Technical College and Marion County Schools officials had a good turnout at a previous registration session. Shown above are SGTC and Marion County officials who worked an earlier registration session.BUENA VISTA, GA - South Georgia Technical College and Marion County School System employees, and community leaders have scheduled a college registration session in Buena Vista this summer as part of an effort to provide greater access to college courses and workforce development...

Pictured from left to right on the back row are D.W Persall of Cordele, NTHS Advisor Kari Bodrey, Ramona Williams of Cordele, Maria Rivera of Vienna, Dakota Hall of Cordele and Dontavious Harrell of Cordele. From left to right on the front row are Joshua Chappell of Cordele and Christian Powell of Cordele.South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) recently won the NTHS Silver Star of Excellence for the sixth year in a row,...

Pictured are Bingo winners at SGTC’s recent summer luau, hosted by the Student Government Association on the Crisp County Center campus.South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Student Government Association (SGA) on the Crisp County Center campus recently hosted a special luau event for students. The SGTC students played bingo and enjoyed popcorn as part of the program. Door prizes were awarded to the bingo winners. The event was one of many student activities that the college supports...

SGTC’s Cynthia Carter, Deo Cochran, and Vickie Austin are pictured from left to right. They led three informative and interactive sessions for the Bethesda Youth Leadership group.South Georgia Technical College officials met with members of the Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute (BYLI) group recently to share information about the college and leadership opportunities in the workplace. The Bethesda Youth Leadership Institute group consisted of a group of 14 youth, ages 14-18. The...

Kelvin Pine has been named custodian at South Georgia Technical College.Kelvin Pine of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Kelvin has been the Lead Custodian for the Sumter County Board of Education since 2002 where he supervised four other custodial workers. He also assisted in training and assisting...

SGTC Drafting Instructor Lora Wiseman (c) is shown above demonstrating the new 3-D printer for the South Georgia Technical College drafting department as two drafting students look on.The South Georgia Technical College Drafting Technology advisory committee met recently in the Drafting Technology classroom in the Pope Center 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 Drafting...

Jets Jordan Bates (21) signs letter of intent with Point University.South Georgia Technical College’s Jordan Bates, a red shirt freshman member of the Jets basketball player team, which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference the past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Skyhawk at Point University in West Point, Georgia, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. The 6’6” forward from Orlando,...

Cody White of Americus hired as Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College.Cody White of Americus has been hired as a Maintenance Technician at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. White previously worked at Quality Mechanical Solutions, Parkers Heating and Air, Southern Wholesale Glass and the Sumter County Sheriff's Department. He...

South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor Christine Rundle is shown above having her blood taken to support the Red Cross.South Georgia Technical College hosted a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross recently. The blood drive was held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and all eligible donors were encouraged to participate. A total of 15 units of blood was collected. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at...

Johnny Beason of Americus hired at South Georgia Technical College.Johnny Beason of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Beason has been a custodian at the Sumter County School System since 2005 and worked as a Floor Maintenance/ Custodian at Walmart Supercenter in 2004 through 2005. He will serve as a...

Pictured above is South Georgia Technical College’s Dr. Andrea Oates, Matthew Kent, Racarda Blackmon, Kia Mable-Blackmon, Shannon Stewart and Branyon Kendrick with their national awards.Anaheim, CA - Five members of the South Georgia Technical College Americus Campus Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda earned 21 awards and recognitions at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference competitive events held recently at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California. South Georgia Technical College...