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SGTC GOAL winner Barbara Chestnut receives her award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Josh Curtin.Barbara Chestnut, a Criminal Justice student from Mauk, has been selected as South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2025. Chestnut will represent SGTC in the regional and state-level competitions, competing for the prestigious title of Georgia’s Student of the Year and the...

South Georgia Technical College Industrial Systems and Electrical instructor Patrick Owen, SGTC Welding Instructor Thomas Mayo along with Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Jake Pitman and Industrial Electrical Instructor Jeff Sheppard are shown above with Helena Plant Manager Joshua Branch, Operations Manager Zach Whiddon, and Simon Mejias Plant Engineer.   South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, Industrial Electrical, and...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, Georgia Forestry Commission Safety and Training Manager Seth Pierce, GFC Chief of Protection Thomas Barrett are shown above (l to r) with SGTC President Dr. John Watford, GFC Commission Director Johnny Sabo, SGTC Board member Grant Buckley and SGTC Director of Economic Development Paul Farr.     Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Director Johnny Sabo, Chief of Protection for the Georgia Forestry Commission...

Macy Williams named SGTC Admissions Coordinator for the Crisp County Center and a High School Initiative Specialist.  Macy Williams of Americus has been named South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Admissions Coordinator and High School Initiative Specialist effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Williams will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kitchens as well as SGTC Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michele McGowan...

Synovus’ Tracy Hagerson (left) is shown above presenting Mary Cross with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2025 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    South Georgia Technical College Marketing Instructor Mary Cross was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after she was selected as the SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2025.       Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the winner of the South...

Americus Rotary Club President Jaye Anderson is shown above with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and SGTC President Dr. John Watford.   Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier was the guest speaker at the Americus Rotary Club which met on the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) campus recently.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford introduced Commissioner Dozier.     Americus Rotary Club President Jaye Anderson welcomed members and guests to the meeting and thanked TCSG...

Jamiah Gregory, 23, was selected as the GCAA Player of the Week for Division I for the week of January 6, 2025.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets had their fourth player selected for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors. Freshman guard Jamiah Gregory of Marietta, GA was named GCAA Player of the Week for January 6 following SGTC’s first conference win over Albany Tech.    Gregory is 5’10” and this is...

Mandy Reeves Young (left) and Allene Reeves (right) are shown above presenting Mary Cross (center) with a check for being named the SGTC 2025 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College’s Marketing Instructor Mary Cross was recognized by SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves’ family recently after she was named the SGTC 2025 Outstanding Instructor of the Year.  The late Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the fall semester, which included over 90 students from around the area and several other states. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Coweta County: Daniel Caldwell of...

SGTC marketing management instructor Mary Cross was recently honored as the 2025 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College.SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) presents the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award to marketing management instructor Mary Cross.South Georgia Technical College marketing management instructor Mary Cross was named the 2025 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year during a recent breakfast ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Stephie Salumu, 13, was selected as the GCAA Player of the Week for Division I for the week of December 16, 2024.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets had their third player selected for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors this week.  Freshman guard Stephie Salumu from Sint-Niklaas, Belgium was named Player of the Week for December 16th following SGTC’s back to back wins in the Palm Beach Classic.    Salumu is a...

SGTC EAGLE nominee Ilana Harper (L) and Outstanding Adult Education Teacher nominee Margie Martin. South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has announced its nominees for the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) and Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Office of Adult Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year awards. Ilana Harper was selected as SGTC’s EAGLE nominee, while Margie Martin, an Adult Education Instructor in Ellaville, was chosen as the Outstanding...