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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above thanking Sumter EMC Foundation Chairman Greg Crowder (c) for the donation to the SGTC Foundation. South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird is also shown (r).The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently. Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation Chairman Greg...

Shamekia “Polly” Murray, 10, is shown above in her South Georgia Tech Lady Jets uniform. This is her photo that is shown on the SGTC Wall of Fame in the gym. She has now signed a control to play in a professional basketball league.RICHMOND, Ky. — Former South Georgia Technical College and Eastern Kentucky University standout Shameekia “Polly” Murray has signed a professional contract with the DePiro Basketball Club. DePiro is an affiliate of the Malta Basketball Association...

Shamekia “Polly” Murray, 10, is shown above in her South Georgia Tech Lady Jets uniform. This is her photo that is shown on the SGTC Wall of Fame in the gym. She has now signed a control to play in a professional basketball league.

SGTC’s newly elected club officers are pictured at a recent leadership retreat with their club advisors and workshop facilitators.   South Georgia Technical College students elected into student club and organization leadership positions had the opportunity to participate in a local student leadership retreat and installation ceremony, held recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Club Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford thanks the different agencies involved for participating and planning the active shooter drill on the SGTC Americus campus recently.Over 10 different area agencies participated in the drill.South Georgia Tech Assistant to the President Don Smith with Campus Safety Coordinator for the Technical College System of Georgia Donna Burns and Sumter Emergency Management Systems Director Nigel Poole are shown together after the wrap-up for...

2. Seated from left to right are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees LaWarrior Gardner, Elizabeth Lumpkin, Judashia Eley, Linda Kent, Norma Hardester, Grady Barfield, Lindsey Massey, and Taylor Hatfield. Standing from left to right are nominating instructors Xavier Jackson, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie, Teresa McCook, Ricky Watzlowick, Jaye Cripe, Terry Westbury, Diana Skipper, and Debra Smith. Linda Kent of Montezuma, a South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Culinary Arts student, was named...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l) thanking Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris (r) for the donation to the SGTC Foundation.Georgia Power Area Manager Jem Morris presented a donation from the Georgia Power Foundation to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2016 TechForce annual fund drive recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird accepted the donation on behalf...

LaShondra D. Coleman named SGTC Assistant Vice President for Adult EducationLaShondra D. Coleman of Marietta has been named Assistant Vice President for Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced President Dr. John Watford.  She will be reporting to South Georgia Technical College’s Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers. “South Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education department is one of the finest in the state,” said...

SGTC’s Julie Partain and Eulish Kinchens accept new positions.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced two key personnel changes for the Americus and Cordele campuses. Former SGTC Registrar Julie Partain has been named as the new Dean of Enrollment Management for the college. Her new office will be located on the Crisp County Center Campus. Eulish Jones Kinchens, who is currently working in the Resource Development/Marketing office and has been with...

“South Georgia Technical College posted a 10.8% increase in enrollment Fall semester 2016,” announced President Dr. John Watford. This is the college’s largest single semester growth since the college converted from the quarter system to the semester system in Fall 2011. It is also the third consecutive year of enrollment increases for South Georgia Technical College. “I would like to thank the entire South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff for their hard work in helping...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above with Ron Henderson, Agrium’s Rainbow Operations Plant Manager, and Betty Lee Scott of Agrium’s Americus office. Henderson presented Dr. Watford with a donation to the South Georgia Tech Foundation for an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Tech.Americus, GA – Agrium, Inc., a global leader in agricultural products, services and solutions, focuses its efforts on helping growers increase crop yields...

Shown above helping to “Make it Happen at South Georgia Tech!” is the South Georgia Technical College TechForce 2016 Internal Committee who worked so hard to make the internal drive and silent auction such a success. Shown (l to r) are: Brenda Butler, Michele Seay, Minnie Williamson, Kierra Sparks, Tami Blount, Valerie Hines, Gail Clary, Carrie Wilder, Randy Greene, Shelly Godwin, Vanessa Wall, Paul Fitzgerald, Nancy Fitzgerald, Kyle Hartsfield, Matthew Burks, Dr. John Watford, and...