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Kanna SuzukiBy Ed Odeven The South Georgia Technical College women’s basketball team has quietly built a stellar program in recent years. With a vision and purposeful planning, coach James Frey, in his fifth season at the helm, and his staff have recruited smartly and found players, from near and far, including Japan, who fit in well with the Lady Jets’ style of play and overall goals. Freshman point guard Kanna Suzuki, who hails from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, played a pivotal...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford are shown above (l to r) with Dan Linginfelter, Sandy and Hank Linginfelter and Matt Linginfelter. Hank and Matt were both at the convocation to support their brother.A new aviation maintenance scholarship was endowed in honor of South Georgia Technical College 1979 Aviation Maintenance graduate Dan Linginfelter by Hank and Sandy Linginfelter of Atlanta. ...

South Georgia Tech’s cosmetology instructor Dorothea McKenzie and her students are shown posing in a frame at the Cosmetology booth.Over 600 individuals participated in South Georgia Technical College’s Spring Take-Off and Program Preview event in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) on the Americus campus and on the SGTC Crisp County Center campus in Cordele. “This was a tremendous event,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “I would like to...

On the front row from left to right are SkillsUSA advisors Charles Christmas and Dr. Michele Seay, SkillsUSA competitors Destiny Baker, Rachael Johnson, and Kaitlyn Carpenter, and SkillsUSA Advisor Cynthia Carter. On the back row from left to right are SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SkillsUSA competitors Stephen Simmons, Brennan Morris, William Manning, and Nathan Prince. Not pictured are Annie Streeter, Josiah Copeland, Stephaine Tyson, and Bailey Mills. South Georgia Technical College...

Michael Karnes (far right) is pictured with Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers and his nominating instructor Andrea Ingram and the Student of Excellence banner that will hang in the Computer Information Systems program area until the next Student of Excellence is named. Seated from left to right are Student of Excellence nominees Erika Baily, Mackenzie Smith, Michael Karnes, MarQuellis Watts, and Derrick Trawick. Standing, from left to right, are nominating instructors Brenda...

Shown above seated (right to left) are SGTC President John Watford with the 2017 Griffin Bell Convocation featured speaker Dan Linginfelter, along with Griffin Bell, III and Mrs. Nancy Kinnebrew Bell, wife of the late Judge Griffin B. Bell. Shown on the back row are Hulme Kinnebrew, Matt Linginfelter, brother of Dan Linginfelter; Margaret Bell, daughter of Griffin Bell, III; Sandy and Hank Linginfelter, and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird.Dan Linginfelter, Senior...

American Red Cross blood driveSouth Georgia Technical College will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, April 4th from 10:00 a.m. ­­until 3:00 p.m. The blood drive will be held in Hicks Hall on the Americus campus, 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....

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Culinary Arts advisory committee members Dr. David Finley, Johnny Davis, Ethel Waters, Larry Jackson, Ricky Watzlowick, and Juan Castilla.The South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts advisory committee met recently in Hicks Hall on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Culinary Arts program. SGTC Culinary Arts Program...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee members Jimmy Colson, Teresa McCook, Mike Tracy, Tony Bobbitt, Danny Jackson, Julie Rogers Tinsley, and Nicole Murillo. Not pictured is advisory committee member Blake Hill. The South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee met recently in the Criminal Justice classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical...

Luke Martin has been named Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructor at South Georgia Technical College. Luke Martin of Ellaville was named Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructor for South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. In his new role, he will report to SGTC Dean for Academic Affairs Raymond Holt and Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers. As an instructor for the Caterpillar...

The South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy advisory committee met recently in the LEA classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Law Enforcement Academy. SGTC LEA Program Director Brett Murray and SGTC Criminal Justice Technology instructor Teresa McCook provided the committee with updates and information about program changes,...

Shown above (far right) is South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford talking with a handful of the students that are taking advantage of the education provided at South Georgia Technical College which was just named as the Best Community College in Georgia by Best Colleges in Georgia. South Georgia Technical College was ranked as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2017 by Best Colleges in Georgia, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. ...