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Lisa Truitt of Americus has been named as the new Adult Education Career Services Specialist at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford recently. Truitt has been serving as the SGTC HSE Chief Examiner for the past seven years. She will be promoted to her new position effective July 1, 2024. This position became vacant after Tracy Israel moved up to become the Dean of Adult Education upon former Dean Lillie Ann Winn’s announced retirement. Truitt was...

Praise and words of deep appreciation were plentiful at the retirement reception for South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Facilities Manager Tim Morgan as faculty, staff, friends, and family met to thank him for his dedication and service to the college and its students. Keeping instructors and students warm, cool, and comfortable was how Timothy Morgan described his mission or goal while he worked as the Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Aircraft Structural Technology (AST) Instructor Jason Wisham and SGTC Recruiter Tylen Pepito had the opportunity to take students on a tour of Thrush Aircraft LLC in Albany, GA recently. SGTC Aircraft Structural Students get to see a Thrush plane up close. The SGTC officials and students were provided the tour of the Thrush Aircraft Manufacturing facility by John McDonald, Thrush’s Assembly Operations Manager. Thrush is one of only two...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) has announced that Leah Nunley has joined the Marketing Department as a summer intern. Nunley, in her second year at SGTC, is an exceptional student who was awarded the Student of Excellence award in spring 2024. Originally from Arizona, Nunley chose SGTC for several reasons. She liked that the on-campus housing was convenient and efficient, which allowed her to really focus on her academic and professional growth. The affordable tuition at SGTC was...

South Georgia Technical College Foundation Chairman Bill Harris and SGTC President Dr. John Watford recognized Monica Simmons for over 20 years of service to the SGTC Foundation Board of Trustees recently. Simmons completed her seventh three-year term on the Foundation Board recently. “It is my honor to recognize Monica Simmons for her outstanding service on the SGTC Foundation Board of Trustees,” said SGTC Foundation Chairman Bill Harris. “We will miss her but we have certainly...

Family, friends, and colleagues gathered recently to recognize and honor South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Dean Lillie Ann Winn on her upcoming retirement. The reception was held in the John M. Pope Center on the Americus campus. Winn has spent over 22 years in education at the high school and collegiate level. She will officially retire from her current position, June 30, 2024. She was presented with an engraved clock thanking her for her seven years of dedicated...

Keeping instructors and students warm, cool, and comfortable has been Timothy Morgan’s mission as the Facilities Manager for the South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center for the past five years. He announced recently he will retire from his full-time position effective June 30, 2024. “I really enjoy coming to work every day,” said Morgan. “The people I work with have become like family to me. I feel like it is my responsibility to make sure I keep...

South Georgia Technical College held its 2024 Summer High School Equivalency graduation ceremony recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the SGTC Americus campus. Twenty-six students earned their General Educational Development (GED) Diploma and were recognized for that accomplishment. Shown above are the SGTC 2024 High School Equivalency graduates. James Ingram, a South Georgia Technical College Adult Education Instructor, was the guest speaker at the...

Three South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker graduates, who are now employed by Georgia Power, volunteered to come back and give back to the over 60 high school students who participated in the SGTC High School Summer Bridge Jet Set Tech Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) camp recently. Ryan Brown, a 2006 graduate of the Electrical Lineworker Program, along with Justin Barnes, a 2016 graduate, and Slade Dominick, a 2020 graduate, accompanied Don Porter...

Approximately 20 Taylor County students took part in the Taylor County Schools Summer Enrichment Program that included spending time on the South Georgia Technical College Americus and Crisp County Center campuses to learn more above the over 200 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit educational programs offered. SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter and SGTC Crisp County Center Accounting Instructor Tammy Hamilton helped coordinate the visit to the...

John Averill claimed the Best in Show prize for his 1979 Trans Am at the recent South Georgia Technical College Father’s Day Car Show. Over 100 entries including cars, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs and service vehicles were on display as a crowd of over 300 people attended to see the impressive array of vehicles. Admission was free and lunch was provided. Tony Tyson’s 2013 Harley Davidson earned second place in the Best in Show category, while Tyris High took home the third-place prize...

Newly appointed Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) President Dr. Michelle Johnston and South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) President Dr. John Watford met to discuss opportunities for the two higher educational institutions to work together to promote educational and economic prosperity for this region. Dr. Michelle Johnston became President of Georgia Southwestern State University on June 1, 2024. She and her Assistant Vice President for Advancement Stephen Snyder visited...