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South Georgia Technical College hosted a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross recently. The blood drive was held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and all eligible donors were encouraged to participate. A total of 15 units of blood was collected. 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. Accident victims and surgery...

Johnny Beason of Americus has been hired as a Custodian at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. He will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Assistant to the President Don Smith. Beason has been a custodian at the Sumter County School System since 2005 and worked as a Floor Maintenance/ Custodian at Walmart Supercenter in 2004 through 2005. He will serve as a full time custodian at South Georgia Technical College and will...

Anaheim, CA - Five members of the South Georgia Technical College Americus Campus Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda earned 21 awards and recognitions at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference competitive events held recently at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California. South Georgia Technical College students earned a second place, fourth place, two fifth place finishes and a ninth place finish in the national competitions against two and four-year colleges and universities from...

Milledgeville, GA - South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Education instructors Jaye Cripe and Lisa Penton attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Georgia Center for Early Language and Literacy at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville recently. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Sandra Deal presided over the event. The ceremony followed the Center’s first annual Governor’s Summit on Early Language and Literacy, which included representation from statewide...

South Georgia Technical College’s Culinary Arts program got the chance to show off their cooking skills for several television networks during Cordele’s Watermelon Days Festival this year. The Crisp County Center program hosted local networks WSST-TV, WALB, and WFXL/WGXA for a televised cooking demonstration. In the spirit of the Watermelon Festival, Culinary Arts instructor and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York Johnny Davis concocted a delectable meal of grilled...

South Georgia Technical College’s Ed Jones, a sophomore member of the Jets basketball team which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference this past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Hornet at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. The 6’8” forward from Lairburn, Georgia led multiple games in points and rebounds. SGTC Jets Head Coach Travis...

South Georgia Technical College’s Patrick Welch, a sophomore member of the Jets basketball team which finished second in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference this past season, has signed a letter of intent to continue his basketball career as a Spartan at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, announced SGTC Jets head basketball coach Travis Garrett. The 6’1” guard from Pembroke, New Hampshire played two seasons with the South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College made the University of Georgia Terry College of Business “Terry Magazine” Spring 2017 issue in the cover story on Mark Kauffman and Kauffman Tire Company. The article was titled, “Runs in the Family: Mark Kauffman (BBA ’84) continues to grow his 81-year-old family business. The magazine can be found online at http://www.terry.uga.edu/news/magazine/spring-2017 and the link to the specific article is...

Trenika Mapp of Americus has been named Bookstore Assistant at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. She will report to Director of Administrative Services Mark Brooks and Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe. Trenika has been the part time Bookstore Clerk on SGTC’s Americus campus since 2013. She will continue to assist with the day-to-day operations of SGTC’s bookstore, but she will now serve in a full time capacity. She will...

The Americus Civitan Club continued its support of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently by making a donation to the club’s licensed practical nursing endowed scholarship fund at South Georgia Technical College. Americus Civitan Club President Dale Davis presented South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford with the donation at the club’s regular meeting recently. Dr. Watford spoke to the club members and updated them...

Valerie Hines of Americus has been selected as the Library Services and Technology Coordinator for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele, announced Dr. John Watford. Her new position is effective immediately and she will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Services Julie Partain as well as Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers with shared responsibilities to SGTC Information Technology Director Diane Trueblood. Hines has been working at South...

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center was the recent host of a workshop that was called How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event. The workshop was part of Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Growth Series for the West Region. The event was organized by Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute’s Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP). GaMEP coordinated with SGTC’s Economic Development services to plan the workshop. How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event is a...