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SGTC President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above presenting culinary arts instructor Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick (left) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2021.   Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick has been named the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work in the culinary arts program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Watzlowick at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2021 GOAL winner Dawn Ammons.(c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented cosmetology student Dawn Ammons with a $500 scholarship after she had been recognized as the college’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL...

Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to cosmetology student Dawn Ammons (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2021 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College cosmetology student Dawn Ammons of Ellaville with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Ammons was recognized as the college’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with the SGTC 2021 GOAL Winner Dawn Ammons and SGTC GOAL Coordinator and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Vanessa Wall.   What a difference a year can make!  Dawn Ammons, a cosmetology student from Ellaville, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2021.  She will now represent the college in regional and state level...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus will host a blood drive on March 30.South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, appointments are required in order to donate blood. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org...

Pictured left to right are The Staffing People employees Nichole Adams, Marketing Director; Virgilia Edge and Jessica Nixon, Recruiting, Staffing, Payroll and Benefit Services; Ken Phillips, Manager; Goodwill of Albany Career Center Manager Marie Currey Darsey; and SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter. South Georgia Technical College Career Services recently hosted a Job Fair for “The Staffing People, Inc.”.  The On-Campus Recruitment event was designed to give job seekers a...

Shown above (l to r) are: Tami Duke of Synovus presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford with a donation for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with Buddy Guth of Synovus looking on.   “The best way to ensure the long-term health of our bank is to help ensure the health of the communities we serve,” said Buddy Guth, Market Lead Commercial Banker IV of Synovus Bank in Americus, as he and Tami Duke, Retail Market Manager IV, presented a donation to the South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College’s Veronica Charles was selected GCAA Player of the Week in Division 1 basketball for the week of March 15th.     South Georgia Technical College’s Veronica Charles was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Basketball Player of the Week for the March 15, 2021 week.    The 5’ 4” guard from Benue State, Nigeria, averaged 18 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 3.5 assists in two conference wins for the South Georgia...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence overall winner Courtney McGriff-Taylor (left) and nominees (l-r) Amanda Sumner, Hailey Harris and Samantha McNulty.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Courtney McGriff-Taylor of Pineview, a student in the Business Technology program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. McGriff-Taylor was nominated by SGTC...

Winifred “Wendy” Wilson named Administrative Assistant at South Georgia Technical College in Crisp County.     Winifred Wilson of Cordele is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     Wilson is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Business Administration online from Strayer University.  She earned a Business Technology...

The three SGTC finalists for the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year at South Georgia Technical College are: Dr. Raven Payne, Chester A. Taylor, III, and Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick.Three South Georgia Technical College instructors have been selected as finalists for SGTC’s 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Those instructors include Dr. Raven Payne, English/General Education instructor; Chester A. Taylor, III,...

Matt Bass graduated from the SGTC ThinkBig CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technician program in 2013 and is now helping guide the next generation of Dealer Technicians.   South Georgia Technical College and Caterpillar are changing lives through the ThinkBig program for Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology graduates.    In 2013, Matt Bass received an opportunity that would change his life. Matt was awarded a ThinkBIG technician scholarship from Ring Power and given the opportunity to...