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Georgia Student Government Association State Officers – Shown above are the Georgia Student Government Association State Officers for 2017 – 2018 and their respective positions and the technical colleges they represent. They are (l to r): Lester Allen, Secretary, Southeastern Technical College; Jennifer Harris, President, Augusta Technical College; Savia Aldridge, Vice President, Lanier Technical College; Josh Chappell, Reporter/Historian, South Georgia Technical College; and Brian Weston,...

Tawanna WrightTawanna Wright, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Administrative Services, has been promoted to Account Specialist at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. She will remain in the Administrative Services department and will continue to report to SGTC Vice President for Administrative Services Lea Coe. Wright began working at South Georgia Technical College in September...

Jay Roberts, Board member of the Americus Sumter County Chamber of Commerce (l), is shown above with Charles Flake (r), the Chamber of Commerce 2017 Platinum Trustee Scholarship winner. The scholarship is sponsored by the Platinum Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. The Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Charles Flakes of Sumter County, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently...

Shaineequah Fluellyn (center) is pictured with SGTC Jets Head Coach James Frey and Assistant Coach Kezia Conyers as she signs her letter of intent to continue her basketball career with USC Aiken. South Georgia Technical College sophomore women’s basketball player Shaineequah (Shay) Fluellyn, a 5’7” shooting guard from Molena, has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career as a Lady Pacer at the University of South Carolina Aiken. SGTC Lady Jets Head Coach James Frey...

SGTC’s Computer Information Systems and Networking Specialist students attended an IT career forum. The panelists included (seated, from left to right): Ross Youngdale, David Prince, Jr.; Cassius King, Steven Thompson, Michael Wilson, Nelson McCrary, Will Patterson, and Chris Saunders. The Computer Information Systems advisory committee at SGTC is, from left to right: Dr. Andrea Oates, Nelson McCrary, Will Patterson, Michael Wilson, Chris Saunders, and Andrea Ingram. South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, June 27th from 10:00 a.m. ­­until 3:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. 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....

South Georgia Tech GED Graduation Officials - Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College GED Chief Examiner Connie Wise, SGTC Interim Director of Adult Education Michelle McGowan, Instructor Tonya Visage, SGTC Board Chairperson Janet Siders, SGTC Eagle winner and speaker Pable Castaneda, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, Rev. Michael Cunningham, Assistant to the President Don Smith, Vice President of Academic Affairs David...

Chase Shannon Chase Shannon of Preston has been selected as the new full-time Diesel Equipment Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Shannon received an associate of applied science in Agriculture in 2005 from Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville. He has...

Lamaiyah Zybrekkia Ashley is the recipient of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship.Lamaiyah Zybrekkia Ashley of Cordele, a member of the 2017 graduating class of Crisp County High School, was nominated and selected to receive the Crisp County High School Class of 1965 scholarship at South Georgia Technical College for the 2017 – 2018 year. The scholarship can be utilized for tuition, books, supplies, and educational tools while she...

Shown above (l to r) are: City of Cordele employees Kenneth Bratcher, Richard Cross, and Osvardo Feijoo with SGTC Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Ryan Barton. These individuals along with Brain Penn took part in the pre-trip contract training for the City of Cordele recently from South Georgia Technical College.Need a job? Enjoy driving? South Georgia Technical College may have the perfect career opportunity for you and it’s not too late to enroll in classes. South Georgia...

Chad BrownChad Brown of Ellaville has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time Machine Tool Technology instructor, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. He will report to South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean David Finley and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Brown, who is a 2005 graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Machine Tool Technology program, has worked as a Machinist with the Marine Depot...

1. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Academic Dean Vanessa Wall (l to r) are shown above with Americus Police Chief Mark Scott (far right) and members of the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy class 17-01. Cadets include: Quinntin Ja’colby Mann of Americus, Larry James Bennett of Vienna, Chandler Ridge Buchanan of Cuthbert, Christopher J. Gaddy of Ellaville, Marcus Allen Ford of Leesburg, Michael Johnson of Americus, and Charles Hale Kinnamon of...