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Shown above are the John Deere officials who participated in the “South Georgia Classic” golf tournament to raise funds for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation and the John Deere Tech scholarships.John Deere dealers from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama hosted the “South Georgia Classic” golf tournament recently to raise scholarship funds for the John Deere Tech Agricultural Technology students at South Georgia Technical College. The dealers raised nearly...

Shown above (far right) is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford talking with a handful of the students that are taking advantage of the education provided at South Georgia Technical College which was just named as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2017 for the second time. Niche and Best Colleges in Georgia both selected SGTC as the top community college in the state.Shown above (far right) is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford talking...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (r) is shown above with Bob Cunningham (l) from John Deere and SGTC John Deere Ag Tech instructor Matthew Burke (c) during a break in the two-day training session hosted on the SGTC campus recently.Americus, GA – Approximately 300 John Deere officials from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama took part in the John Deere 2017 Division P Optimization Training event at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA recently....

Paul FitzgeraldPaul Fitzgerald has been selected as the new Shipping and Receiving Manager for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently. Fitzgerald has been employed as the Bookstore Manager at South Georgia Technical College since June 2013 and reports to Director of Administrative Services Mark Brooks and Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe. “Paul Fitzgerald has been an asset to...

Georgia Student Government Association State Officers – Shown above are the Georgia Student Government Association State Officers for 2017 – 2018 and their respective positions and the technical colleges they represent. They are (l to r): Lester Allen, Secretary, Southeastern Technical College; Jennifer Harris, President, Augusta Technical College; Savia Aldridge, Vice President, Lanier Technical College; Josh Chappell, Reporter/Historian, South Georgia Technical College; and Brian Weston,...

Tawanna WrightTawanna Wright, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Administrative Services, has been promoted to Account Specialist at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She will remain in the Administrative Services department and will continue to report to SGTC Vice President for Administrative Services Lea Coe. Wright began working at South Georgia Technical College in September...

Jay Roberts, Board member of the Americus Sumter County Chamber of Commerce (l), is shown above with Charles Flake (r), the Chamber of Commerce 2017 Platinum Trustee Scholarship winner. The scholarship is sponsored by the Platinum Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. The Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Charles Flakes of Sumter County, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently...

Shaineequah Fluellyn (center) is pictured with SGTC Jets Head Coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers as she signs her letter of intent to continue her basketball career with USC Aiken. South Georgia Technical College sophomore women’s basketball player Shaineequah (Shay) Fluellyn, a 5’7” shooting guard from Molena, has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career as a Lady Pacer at the University of South Carolina Aiken. SGTC Lady Jets Head Coach James Frey...

SGTC’s Computer Information Systems and Networking Specialist students attended an IT career forum. The panelists included (seated, from left to right): Ross Youngdale, David Prince, Jr.; Cassius King, Steven Thompson, Michael Wilson, Nelson McCrary, Will Patterson, and Chris Saunders. The Computer Information Systems advisory committee at SGTC is, from left to right: Dr. Andrea Oates, Nelson McCrary, Will Patterson, Michael Wilson, Chris Saunders, and Andrea Ingram. South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. ­­until 3:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. By taking a moment from your day to donate, you may be giving someone else a chance at life. A single blood donation can be separated into components, which can actually help more than one person....

South Georgia Tech GED Graduation Officials - Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College GED Chief Examiner Connie Wise, SGTC Interim Director of Adult Education Michelle McGowan, Instructor Tonya Visage, SGTC Board Chairperson Janet Siders, SGTC Eagle winner and speaker Pable Castaneda, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, Rev. Michael Cunningham, Assistant to the President Don Smith, Vice President of Academic Affairs David...

Chase Shannon Chase Shannon of Preston has been selected as the new full-time Diesel Equipment Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Shannon received an associate of applied science in Agriculture in 2005 from Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville. He has...