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The South Georgia Technical College Electronics advisory committee met recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the program and several aspects of the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the electronics program. SGTC’s electronics instructor Mike Collins provided the committee with updates and information about...

The South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Hannah Weaver of Rochelle, a marketing management student, was named the overall fall 2019 Student of Excellence for the SGTC Crisp County Center. Weaver was nominated by Karen Bloodworth, marketing management and accounting instructor. “Hannah’s work ethic is exceptional and she is driven to keep her ‘A’ average throughout her...

Charles Eames, a retired librarian from Waycross, Georgia, has found a unique way to “Impact Student Success @ South Georgia Technical College” in Americus and Cordele as well as other areas all across South Georgia. He has been making donations to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation since 2014 to provide gasoline scholarships to help students with transportation expenses to and from the college campuses.    “With the rising cost of gasoline, I realize that...

South Georgia Technical College Medical Assisting student Ashley L. Holland of Americus earned the National Statesman Award at the Washington Leadership Training Institute conference in Alexandria, VA recently.    Holland, who is the Technical College System of Georgia SkillsUSA State Vice President for 2019 – 2020, attended the conference recently at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. She was honored during the Washington Leadership Training Institute...

Three South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students were awarded South Georgia Technical College Foundation Scholarships recently. Justin Jones of Lizella, GA; Walker Meadows of Opelika, AL; and Stanley Lowe of Forsyth, GA; received the Foundation’s Electrical Lineworker Scholarships based on their work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.    Jones received the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Electrical Lineworker Scholarship that was established and...

Sumter Correctional Institute and South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education Department received an award recently from the Georgia Department of Corrections at its annual conference for having the most GED graduates during FY2019 at a county correctional facility in Georgia.    Deputy Warden James Murphy was presented with the award from South Georgia Technical College Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn at the South Georgia Technical College Adult Education...

South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing instructor Chad Brown challenged his students to be creative and manufacture items that could be auctioned at the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Employee Luncheon and Silent Auction 2019 TechForce kickoff event. All the donations help support new equipment for the Precision Machining and Manufacturing Program as well as Air Conditioning Technology, Construction Trades, Log Truck Driver Safety Training,...

A large crowd of job seekers recently attended the annual job fair at South Georgia Technical College. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. SGTC hosts the job fair in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor to help connect employers with qualified job seekers.   Two hundred seventeen people attended the event where they had the opportunity to meet with representatives of 39 businesses with current job openings. The Department...

Dr. Cayanna Good, Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education for the Technical College System of Georgia, visited South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently and met with SGTC President Dr. John Watford and Lillie Ann Winn, Dean of Adult Education at SGTC, and her staff members.    “We are very pleased to have Dr. Good visit our campus and have the opportunity to meet and observe our Adult Education instructors and practices,” said Dr. Watford. “Providing...

South Georgia Technical College Americus Culinary Arts instructor Ricky Watzlowick and Crisp County Culinary Arts Instructor Hunter Little and their culinary arts students on the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable experience recently and also donated their time and talents for a good cause.    The SGTC Culinary Arts program uses hands-on instruction to teach students and as part of their “hands-on baking” experience recently the students created cakes,...

Demarious Hixson, Sr. of Plains was the first student to complete South Georgia Technical College’s new Log Truck Driver Safety Training program. He is currently employed with Sumter Trucking Company, Inc. in Americus, GA.       The South Georgia Technical College Log Truck Driving Training program is designed to reduce accidents through enhanced driver training and to recruit new, safety-focused drivers to deliver a sustainable wood fiber supply chain. It teaches drivers...

South Georgia Technical College student Tison F. Smith was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of September. Smith, a Precision Machining and Manufacturing student, was recognized for his hard work and commitment to learning at a ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Smith was nominated for the award by his instructor, Chad Brown. “Tison is an outstanding student,” Brown said. “He comes from...