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SGTC’s Dorothea Lusane McKenzie named to Georgia Board of Cosmetology by Governor Brian Kemp.Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp recently announced the appointment of South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie to the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers.    In addition to the appointment of McKenzie, Governor Kemp announced the appointment and re-appointment of 84 other Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions.     SGTC’s...

Mandy Reeves Young (l), is shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2024 GOAL winner Diquita Mathis (r).   South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) student each year.   Diquita Mathis, a Criminal Justice student, was the recipient for 2024.    The Reeves’ daughter, Mandy Reeves Young,...

Wendy Prince joins SGTC as CIS Instructor on the Crisp County Center campus.    Wendy C. Prince of Leesburg was hired as the new full-time Computer Information Systems and Networking Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Assistant Vice President of Academic...

Shown (l to r) are SGTC Electronics student Quentin Edwards, SGTC Electronics Instructor Mike Collins, and student Brent Allegood.   Two South Georgia Technical College Electronics Technology Degree students have been selected to participate in the Pathways Program at Warner Robins Air Force Base (RAFB).  The program offers federal internship and employment opportunities for current students, recent graduates and those with an advanced degree.   SGTC Electronics students Quentin Edwards and...

SGTC 2024 GOAL winner Diquita Mathis with her family.Pictured (l-r) are SGTC 2024 GOAL winner Diquita Mathis, a Criminal Justice student from Pinehurst, with SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Diquita Mathis, a Criminal Justice student from Pinehurst, has been selected as South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2024. She will represent the college in regional and state level competitions for the honor of being named the statewide Student...

Synovus’ Emory Parker is shown above (l to r) presenting Dr. Michele Seay with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    South Georgia Technical College Psychology Instructor Dr. Michele Williams Seay was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after she was selected as the SGTC Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2024.       Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the...

Allene Reeves(left) and Kevin Reeves (right) are shown above presenting Dr. Seay (center) with a check for being named SGTC 2024 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year annually.  Dr. Michele Williams Seay, SGTC’s psychology instructor, was the recipient for 2024.    Allene...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the fall semester, which included 135 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: Berrien County: Kaeden Jack Barnett of...

SGTC Psychology instructor Dr. Michele Seay accepts the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.Dr. Michele Seay has been named the 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for her work as the psychology instructor at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Dr. Seay at a breakfast ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Also...

Former SGTC student Ashley Rodgers wins national pageant.   Ashley Rodgers, a 2016 graduate of South Georgia Technical College and a resident of Macon County, was crowned Ms. Elegance International 2023-24 during the American Elegance National/International Pageant Finals held recently in EastnPeoria, Illinois.    Rodgers, a marketing major, was selected as South Georgia Technical College’s GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner in 2016 and was also recognized as the...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC GOAL selection committee Ervin Anderson, Richard McCorkle, Dr. Gaye Hayes, Amber Batchelor, and Michael Coley.The committee to select South Georgia Technical College’s candidate for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) met recently on the campus of SGTC in Americus. The committee interviewed finalists for the honor and chose a winner to be announced Tuesday, January 16th during the GOAL Luncheon at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Nurse Aide instructor Janice Wiseman with graduates Emily Born and Brooke Parrish and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.Pictured with instructor Janice Wiseman (left) are SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide graduates (rear, l-r) Christian Jones, Avery Jordan, Parth Patel, (front, l-r) Brittany Collins, A’kayla Jackson, and Nigel Brooks. Not shown is graduate Jasmine Ridley.South Georgia Technical College recently recognized several students on...