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Students from various programs at South Georgia Technical College recently held their first meeting of the year in preparation for the SkillsUSA competition. “SkillsUSA is a state and national organization where students compete and show off their skills,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SkillsUSA advisor Vanessa Wall. Students compete in program-specific skills as well as leadership skills such as job interviews, customer service, and extemporaneous...

Timothy Morgan of Cordele has been hired as the new Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman.    Morgan, who is completing the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Heating and Air Conditioning Program, has been working as a Maintenance Mechanic for the Cordele Housing Authority since 2004. He was...

The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. The SGA will plan events for students on campus as well as community service events. “Each student (at SGTC) pays a student activity fee,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA advisor Vanessa Wall. “Our Student Government Association are the leaders who...

The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady basketball teams are getting ready for the upcoming 2019 – 2020 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball season which officially starts on November 1st for both squads.    The Lady Jets will host the Lady Jets Tip-Off classic and play Santa Fe College on Friday, November 1st and Chattahoochee Valley Community College at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 2nd. The Jets will travel to Wilmington, NC to...

The advisory committee for the drafting program at South Georgia Technical College recently held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Representatives from the drafting profession met with faculty and staff of SGTC to discuss the continued development of the college’s drafting program. Advisory committee members present at the meeting were Angie Craig from Eaton Lighting and Rob Evans, President of IPG Incorporated,...

TSG took first place in the fifth annual South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament held at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, Georgia recently. Brandon Horne, Kory Hobbs, and Gatewood Ledbetter comprised the three-man team for TSG and they had a one stroke lead over the Citizens Bank team which finished second and a two-stroke lead over the third place Hooks-Simmons team.     “I appreciate everyone who came...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently held a ceremony to recognize outstanding students in several program areas. The overall “Student of Excellence” distinction was awarded to Jerrell McIntosh of Dawson. He is a student in the barbering program. McIntosh was nominated by Xavier Jackson, SGTC barbering instructor. In his comments presenting McIntosh as a nominee for the Student of Excellence honor, Jackson said “Jerrell is different from most of my traditional...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford challenged the members of 2019 – 2020 Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams to build on the proud legacy of the college and the former Jets and Lady Jets as part of the Jets 2019 “Tip Off” banquet event recently in the Lake Blackshear Resort picnic area.    Approximately 75 individuals attended the event to show their support of the Jets and Lady Jets athletes, coaches, and program. All Jets Booster Club...

Six Caterpillar Dealers from the southeastern United States participated in “Think Big” Mentor Training at South Georgia Technical College in the Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology (HEDST) program building recently. SGTC HEDST program instructors and Internship Manager for CAT ThinkBIG Don Rountree and Kyle Hartsfield and Jim Larson, Corporate Training and Recruiting Manager for Yancey Brothers Company in Georgia, conducted the training. This was the largest group ever for...

The advisory committee for the Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural Technology programs at South Georgia Technical College held its Fall Semester advisory meeting in the Griffin Bell Aerospace Technology Center on the Americus campus recently. Representatives from businesses in the aviation industry comprise the advisory committee and assist SGTC faculty and staff in the continued development of the college’s aviation program. Advisory committee members present at...

The Saint John’s Anglican Church of Americus presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with a donation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the college’s Smarr-Smith endowed scholarship established in memory of fallen Americus Police Officer Nicholas R. Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University Campus Safety Officer Jody C. Smith during “The Blessing of Law Enforcement” held at the church recently. Members of the local law...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Katrice Taylor, SGTC English Instructor on the Crisp County Center campus, has been named as the Admissions Coordinator for the college. She will remain on the Crisp County Center campus and will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.    Taylor is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a B.A. in English with emphasis in Professional Writing. She...