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Wally Summers (standing, left), Vice President of Economic Development at South Georgia Technical College, with representatives from International Paper at the Job FairA large crowd of job seekers recently attended the annual job fair at South Georgia Technical College. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. SGTC hosts the job fair in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor to help connect employers with qualified job seekers....

Shown above seated are SGTC President Dr. John Watford and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good. Shown standing are Vice President of Operations Karen Werling, Adult Education Administrative Assistant Lisa Jordan, Dean of Adult Education at SGTC Lillie Ann Winn and Adult Ed Transition Specialist Tracy Israel. Dr. Cayanna Good, Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education for the Technical College System of Georgia, visited South Georgia Technical College in...

Chef Ricky Watzlowick (right) is shown above with some of the Americus Culinary Arts students who helped with the TechForce Silent Auction. South Georgia Technical College Americus Culinary Arts instructor Ricky Watzlowick and Crisp County Culinary Arts Instructor Hunter Little and their culinary arts students on the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses gained valuable experience recently and also donated their time and talents for a good cause.    The SGTC Culinary Arts...

South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Ken Hair is shown above with Demarious Hixson, Sr. who was the first driver to complete the SGTC new Log Truck Driver Safety Training program. Demarious Hixson, Sr. of Plains was the first student to complete South Georgia Technical College’s new Log Truck Driver Safety Training program. He is currently employed with Sumter Trucking Company, Inc. in Americus, GA.       The South Georgia Technical College Log...

Student of Excellence winner Tison F. Smith with nominating instructor Chad Brown.South Georgia Technical College student Tison F. Smith was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of September. Smith, a Precision Machining and Manufacturing student, was recognized for his hard work and commitment to learning at a ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the college’s Americus campus. Smith was nominated for the award by his instructor,...

Whitney Crisp, SGTC Admissions Director, donates blood at the recent American Red Cross blood drive in Americus.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a successful blood drive for the American Red Cross. Students, faculty and staff members as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC nursing program instructor Raissa Welch was on hand with several of her students to assist with the event and give the students an opportunity for valuable experience. Nursing...

Kelli Kindred Phillips and Kerri Kindred Post are shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford displaying some of the items they presented to South Georgia Technical College in memory of their mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Deriso Pope. The family of the late Elizabeth “Betty” Deriso Pope donated special memorabilia to South Georgia Technical College in memory of their mother recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford thanked the family for their...

SGTC Financial Aid Director Kelly Everett (r) is shown above with SGTC accounting student Adanous Brown (C) and SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kierra Sparks (l) with a handful of the bookmarks that were printed up for the faculty, staff, and students in observance of Constitution Day recently. South Georgia Technical College observed Constitution Day and Citizenship Day recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.         Each educational...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above seated with TCSG State Board Member Carvel Lewis, who came to visit South Georgia Tech recently. Also shown are SGTC Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe, SGTC Vice President of Economic Development Wally Summers, SGTC Vice President of Operations Karen Werling, SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens, Assistant to the President Don Smith, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David...

Kelly Everett named Financial Aid Director at SGTC. Kelly Everett of Vienna, has been named Financial Aid Director at South Georgia Technical College announced President Dr. John Watford. Her appointment was effective immediately. She will report to SGTC Vice President of Administrative Services Lea Coe.    Everett has been working in the South Georgia Technical College Financial Aid office since 2007. She has been with South Georgia Tech since 2003. She began her career on...

Shown above are South Georgia Technical College Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC John Deere Tech instructor Matthew Burks, Dave Bostic, John Deere Territory Customer Support Manager (TCSM) South East Mississippi, South Alabama, and West Georgia for Flint Ag, SunSouth, and Smith Tractor; SGTC Instructor Wayne Peck, John Deere Division Customer Support Manager for the Eastern Region – Agricultural and Turf Division Bob Cunningham; John Deere Territory Customer Support Manager (TCSM) for...

Rachel Hart, the Police Chief for Oglethorpe, left, is shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford who thanked her for impacting success in her community. South Georgia Technical College 2013 Law Enforcement Academy graduate Rachael Hart of Macon County is a great example of how South Georgia Technical College and its graduates are “Impacting Success @ South Georgia Tech” and the communities where they serve.    “We are proud of our...