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South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing Instructor Christine Rundle is shown above having her blood taken to support the Red Cross.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...

Johnny Beason of Americus hired at South Georgia Technical College.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...

Pictured above is South Georgia Technical College’s Dr. Andrea Oates, Matthew Kent, Racarda Blackmon, Kia Mable-Blackmon, Shannon Stewart and Branyon Kendrick with their national awards.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...

SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Instructors Jaye Cripe and Lisa Penton attend ribbon cutting and summit at Georgia College and State University with Governor Nathan and Sandra Deal.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...

SGTC Culinary Arts instructor Johnny Davis (third from left) is pictured while being interviewed by WSST-TV’s Phil Streetman after the cooking demonstration he and his students gave for the Cordele Watermelon Days Festival. Culinary Arts students Esau West and Qundra Ford, also pictured, assisted with the demonstration. 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...

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...

PATRICK WELCH SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE.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...

Mark Kauffman is featured on cover of the University of Georgia Terry College of Business “Terry Magazine” Spring 2017 issue. He talks about Kauffman Tire’s partnership with South Georgia Technical College in that article.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)...

Trenika Mapp has been named Bookstore Assistant at SGTCTrenika 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,...

Americus Civitan Club President Dale Davis (right) is shown above presenting a check to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left) for the Americus Civitan Club’s endowed scholarship for nursing students at South Georgia Technical College.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...

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...

The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), a division of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, presented a lunch and learn workshop called How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event for Cordele area business and industry at South Georgia Tech’s Crisp County Center recently. Derek Woodham is pictured talking to attendees about GaMEP. South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center was the recent host of a workshop that was called How to Run a Successful Kaizen...