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SGTC President John Watford (l) is shown above with SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley in front of the display in the SGTC Odom Center. Dr. Watford is pointing to a photo of his father, who served in the military and Dr. Finley is pointing to his photo.    South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association paid tribute to the individuals who have served in the United States Armed Forces as part of its Veterans Day Celebration...

South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Ken Hair (right) is shown above with David Harbort of Georgia Forest Products, Inc. in Americus, who enrolled in the program recently.    South Georgia Technical College is helping to make the highways safer by offering Log Truck Driver Safety training.  Individuals with a CDL license can sign up for the program or drivers who need a CDL can select to include this training after earning their license.    The South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above in the John Deere TECH lab with SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC Agricultural Technology Instructor Mathew Burkes and Christian Cole Sawyer and Mark V. Arceneaux, Agricultural Mechanics Instructors from Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma, LA.     Representatives from Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma, LA visited South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently to tour the college and...

Jack Stanley, a 1967 graduate of South Georgia Tech, is a retired telecommunication executive from Time Warner Cable, who was honored as “Mr. Cable Television in North Carolina.”   “Find something you like to do and go be the best you can be,” were the words of wisdom retired Telecommunications Executive Jack W. Stanley, who is a 1967 graduate of South Georgia Tech’s Electronics program, offered when he was asked what advice he would give to the next generation of students who...

Jeff Moore of Ellaville joints SGTC as Maintenance Technician.Jeff Moore of Ellaville has joined South Georgia Technical College as a full-time Maintenance Technician for the Americus campus.  He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling. Moore has spent over 20 years in the construction industry in various capacities, including framing, irrigation, remodeling, project supervision and has operated his own company specializing in...

Bryan Hodge joins SGTC Crisp County Center as Facilities Assistant.Bryan Hodge of Arabi has joined South Georgia Technical College as the full-time facility assistant for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center. He will report to SGTC Maintenance Director Jeff Wiseman and Vice President of Operations Karen Werling. Hodge has been employed at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center as a part time security officer.  In his new role, he will still perform some...

SGTC Registrar Kari Bodrey, Financial Aid Director Kelly Everett, Student Affairs Assistant Terrie Smith, and Accounts Receivable Technician Gloria Bell dressed in red for Red Ribbon Week.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently held a series of events and competitions to mark Red Ribbon Week and Halloween. Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign every year from October 23 – 31 to support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Nykeria Wright (left) and nominees (top, l-r) Brandon Gooden, Gloria Taylor, and (bottom) Michael Driggers.Nykeria Wright, a Marketing Management student from Americus, was recently honored as the October Student of Excellence for the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by Marketing instructor Mary Cross. “Nykeria has a great work ethic and she’s an excellent student,” Cross said. “I’m...

South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Vice Chair Janet Siders (second from the right) is shown above with David Danzie, Jr., Past President TCDA; Adie Shimandle, Executive Director TCDA; Representative Sanford Bishop; and Billie Izard, Executive Assistant TCDA. Siders has now been elected President of the TCDA Executive Committee.     South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors Vice Chair Janet Siders of Americus has been elected President of the Technical College Directors...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Douglas and Hartsfield under the Yancey Caterpillar banner hanging in the SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology building on the Americus campus.South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with Douglas and Hartsfield under the Yancey Caterpillar banner hanging in the SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology building on the Americus campus.   South Georgia...

Members of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Business Technology, Accounting and Marketing Management advisory committees met recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center in the LaPorte Auditorium. Shown above are: Shearer Turton of Turton Investments; Becky Fitzgibbons of Crisp County Power Commission; Jessica Carter of Crisp Regional Hospital; David Wade of City of Cordele; and Carol Arflin of Plantersfirst. Also present at the advisory meeting were SGTC instructors...

South Georgia Technical College’s Jennifer Robinson, Audra Cook Ekkel and Eulish Kinchens are shown above with On My Mother’s Shoulders’ Claudia Phillips and Pamela Whitfield in front of some of the toiletries donated to the college for students in need in the Jets Pantry area.     Representatives from the “On My Mother’s Shoulders” organization from Marietta, Georgia, delivered hundreds of toiletry items to stock the “Jets Pantry” at South Georgia Technical College recently...