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South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a study skills workshop for students on the Americus campus. Dr. Deo Cochran-Sherrod, SGTC Retention and Coaching Specialist, conducted the workshop and presented strategies for studying and retaining information for tests. Cochran-Sherrod shared with students her POP (Prepare, Organize, Practice) plan for studying. The “Prepare” component involves determining aspects of the test including what material will be covered and how the...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently completed a series of workshops on various aspects of wellness for students at the Crisp County Center in Cordele. Entitled “Welcome Back Wellness Week”, the program explored strategies for mental, physical, and financial wellness. The first session focused on health and nutrition wellness. SGTC LPN and Medical Assisting students provided blood pressure and BMI checks and gave information on diabetes, high blood pressure, the benefits of...

   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, his wife, Barbara; their son, Mark; and Dr. Lettie Watford, will be honored by Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) as some of its most “outstanding alumni.”     Dr. John Watford, his sister, Dr. Lettie Watford, and Barbara and Mark Watford are all graduates of Georgia Southwestern State University and will be honored as the GSW Family Legacy Award recipients on Saturday, February 22nd during GSW’s annual...

Barnesville, GA – It was the third straight conference loss for the South Georgia Technical College Jets when they dropped a narrow 53 – 50 overtime loss to Gordon State College in Barnesville. The Jets are currently in sixth place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association with a 2 – 6 conference record and a 9 – 13 overall performance.    The Jets shot 26% from the field and only hit 22.6% of their three point attempts but were still able to remain close the entire game and...

Swainsboro, GA – The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their sixth consecutive victory recently when they traveled to East Georgia State College in Swainsboro and secured an 83 – 51 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory.    The win propelled the top-ranked GCAA squad and 16th NJCAA nationally ranked Lady Jets to 12 – 0 in the conference and 22 – 2.  The Lady Jets went up 20 – 16 at the end of the first quarter and...

Dorothea Lusane Mckenzie has been named the 2020 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for her work in the cosmetology program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to McKenzie at a breakfast ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. After remarks from last year’s winner, Brett Murray, the director of the college’s law enforcement academy, Assistant Vice...

   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the passing of retired Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology instructor, Richard “Ricky” Donald Davis, 61, of Buena Vista, GA.    He passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at his residence. He is survived by his loving wife, Donna, and other family and friends.  A celebration of life will be held on February 22, 2020,...

South Georgia Technical College student David Bush was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of January. Bush, an Air Conditioning Technology student, was recognized for his hard work, participation and commitment to learning at the Student of Excellence program held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Air Conditioning Technology Instructor, Glynn Cobb, nominated Bush for the award and stated “He comes to...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball national rankings for the third consecutive week.     The Lady Jets are 21 – 2 overall and 11 - 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.  The Lady Jets were ranked 24th in the pre-season national poll, then moved up three spots into 21st place prior to the Thanksgiving break.  They climbed to 19th place, and...

    The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets cruised to their 11th consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in an 82 – 52 decision over the Albany Tech Lady Titans Saturday.  The Lady Jets are now 11 – 0 in the GCAA conference and 21-2 overall.     The Jets, however, were not quite so fortunate.  Despite having a four-point lead with 4:52 remaining on the clock, the Albany Tech Titans held South Georgia Tech scoreless in...

It was a homecoming of sorts for Ray Fuller, a graduate of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in 1962. Now residing near Lanett, Alabama, Fuller returned recently to tour the SGTC campus with his wife, Jo Ann. The couple were accompanied by SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley as they explored the campus and spoke with students and faculty. When he was a student at South Georgia Tech, Fuller studied machine shop technology under instructor Clarence Sanders. “My whole life’s work...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a luncheon in honor of the college’s 2020 semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC campus. Four semi-finalists were chosen by a panel of SGTC faculty and staff from a field of 12 candidates nominated by their program instructors for the honor. The four students – Sierra Berry of Americus, David Bush of...