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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (far right) with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology instructors Don Rountree (back row left) and the seven CAT Think Big students that received the scholarships for their outstanding academic and leadership qualities. They are: (front row l to r) Justin Ethan Troglin, Benjamin Smelcer, Alaina Worthington, and Noah K. Smith. On the back row (l to r) with instructor Don Rountree are: Andrew Turner, Patrick...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, named Women’s Basketball GCAA Player of the Week.   South Georgia Technical College’s Alexia Dizeko has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week for the week of February 20th 2023.  This is her fourth time this season that she has been recognized for this honor.    Dizeko, a 5’ 11” sophomore forward from Sion Switzerland, averaged 20.6 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, 2.3 steals, and one...

Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 25th at SGTC.     South Georgia Technical College is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and in recognition of this milestone, the college will be hosting an Alumni Day Celebration on Saturday, February 25th in the James S. Peters gymnasium in conjunction with the Jets and Lady Jets basketball games and Sophomore Day recognition.  The public is invited to attend this free event.     All South Georgia Technical College alumni and former...

Pictured is John Welch, SGTC's February 2023 Student of ExcellencePictured are nominees for SGTC Student of excellence and their instructors. Seated (l-r) DeAndre Victor, Agyalea Armond, Jakia Cox, Nikiya Lewis, Ashley Scott, and Aislin Vincente. Standing (l-r) are instructors Andre Robinson, Dorothea Lusane McKenzie, Teresa McCook, Chef Ricky Watzlowick, Jaye Cripe, Jeana Yawn, and Jennifer Childs. Not shown is John Welch.John Welch of Ellaville was selected as the SGTC overall Student of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird are shown above with a $200,000 donation received by the Foundation in 2022 from an anonymous donor.   The South Georgia Technical College Foundation set a new record for the number of scholarships and grants awarded to students during 2022 by “Going the Extra Mile” and providing 1269 students with nearly $375,000 in foundation support for tuition, fees, on-campus...

Technical College System of Georgia State Board member Carvel Lewis will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 23rd in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center.   Technical College System of Georgia State Board member Carvel Lewis will be the guest speaker at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center building on the Americus campus at 11 a.m. Thursday,...

Nicole Turner joins SGTC as full-time Business Administrative Technology Instructor at the Crisp County Center.   Nicole Turner of Vienna has been hired as a full-time Business Administrative Technology Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  She reports to SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain on the Crisp County Center campus.    Turner is a graduate of South Georgia Technical College.  She earned her...

Smarr-Smith Foundation Chairman Donnie McCrary (seated right center) is shown above presenting SGTC President Dr. John Watford (seated left center) with a scholarship check from the Smarr - Smith Foundation to add to the endowed scholarship at the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. Also shown (l to r) seated with Dr. Watford and Donnie McCrary are former chairman Blake Dukes, Ashley Austin, Vice President of the Smarr-Smith Foundation, and Treasurer Jessi Simmons. Standing (l to...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves son, Kevin Reeves (l) and daughter, Mandy Reeves Young (r), are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2023 GOAL winner Tredarrian Colbert (c).   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. ...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation, Su Ann Bird (r), is shown above accepting the Sumter EMC Foundation check from Sumter EMC’s Whitney Johnson (c) in support of the SGTC Foundation’s annual TechForce Drive. Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College...

Gary Prince accepts new position at SGTC.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Gary Prince of Leesburg has been appointed as the SGTC Chief Information Officer over Technology. Prince will report to SGTC Vice President of Administrative Affairs Lea Coe.  The new appointment is effective immediately.    Prince has been working full-time with South Georgia Technical College since 2001 as the Information Systems Administrator, Technical Support Specialist...

Gregory W. Harris, Sr. is a 1986 graduate of South Georgia Tech.   Gregory W. Harris, Sr., who was born and raised in Americus, graduated from the South Georgia Tech’s Business Equipment Technology Program in 1986 under retired instructor Harold (Buddy) Holloman and because of the excellent technical education he received, Harris has been able to work and thrive in that career for over 36 years.    “Because of the outstanding training I received at South Georgia Technical College, here...