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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara, are shown above as they prepared to welcome guests to the South Georgia Tech Christmas gala. The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Christmas gala recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students. The...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford and his wife, Barbara are shown above with Santa at the SGTC Light Up Your Future event.“Bigger, brighter, and better.” Those were some of the words used to describe South Georgia Technical College’s second “Light Up Your Future” event that brought over 1,000 individuals to the illuminated campus and its programs of study. The event was held in Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus and each program area was represented...

The Chamber Champions, a group of 25 high school juniors from different Sumter County schools, stand for a picture in the foyer of the John M. Pope Technology Center on the SGTC campus.South Georgia Technical College hosted a development program recently for a group of area high school juniors known as the “Chamber Champions,” a youth leadership program sponsored by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. According to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Champions are...

Guest speaker Jessica Wright (third from left) stands with members of the Phi Beta Lambda student organization (back row) and members of the Webster County Future Business Leaders of America club (front row).Local entrepreneur and South Georgia Technical College graduate Jessica Wright was recently featured as a guest speaker for an American Enterprise Day program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus Campus. The co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center left) is shown above thanking Marie Waitsman (seated center right) for the new endowed healthcare scholarship that she and her family endowed in honor of two longtime Magnolia Manor employees, “Kitty” LaDaisy Battle (kneeling left) and Laurie Jessop. (kneeling right). South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (seated center left) is shown above thanking Marie Waitsman (seated center right) for the...

Karen LewisKaren Lewis of Americus was promoted to Banner Receivables Specialist at South Georgia Technical College recently, announced Dr. John Watford, President. Lewis will continue to report to Lea Coe, Vice President of Administrative Services. Lewis has been a member of the South Georgia Technical College staff since 1990. She worked as the JTPA Assistant/Veterans Services Certifying Official from September 1990 to July 1997. Then she moved to a Payroll/Personnel Technician...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Aviation advisory committee members Jason Wisham, Mike Collins, David Grant, Reed Wiglesworth, Paul Pearson, Charles Christmas, Mark Fayerman, Raymond Holt, Victoria Herron and April Hilliard.The South Georgia Technical College aviation advisory committee met recently in the Griffin Bell Aerospace building on SGTC’s Americus campus to discuss the state of the trade. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff...

South Georgia Technical College will host it's second annual Light Up Your Future event on Thursday, Nov. 30South Georgia Technical College invites the community to see the SGTC campus “as you’ve never seen it before,” on Thursday, Nov. 30 during its second annual Light Up Your Future event. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Tom Gailey Park in the center of the college’s Americus campus. The holiday-themed event will feature inflatable slides and bouncers,...

Pictured left to right: Amber Chancellor, Kathy Tookes, Carolyn Tholen, Lauren Ard, Ashton Singletary, Mark Miller, Colyn Johnson and Mary Solis.South Georgia Technical College’s Americus campus chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inducted ten new members recently. The Fall 2017 new members participated in an induction ceremony that included a candle lighting, membership pledge, and a pinning ceremony. Those who were inducted include Lauren Taylor Ard of Americus,...

Pictured left to right: Dr. Andrea Oates, Dianne Trueblood, Andrea Ingram, Will Paterson, Nelson McCrary, and Christopher Saunders. Not pictured Michael Wilson. The South Georgia Technical College Computer Information Systems advisory committee met recently in the Odom Center Conference Room on the SGTC Americus campus. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Computer Information System program. SGTC...

Lisa Truitt of Americus has been hired as the GED Chief Examiner for South Georgia Technical College.Lisa Truitt of Americus has been hired as the GED Chief Examiner for South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. As chief examiner, Truitt will report to Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Truitt brings over 30 years of relevant experience to the college. She comes to SGTC from Macon County...

Pictured from left to right are Practical Nursing advisory committee members Debra Webb, Tammi Johnston, Christine Rundle, Sheri Arial, Sandhya Muljibhai, Vanessa Wall and Jennifer Childs. The South Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing advisory committee met recently in the McLain Hall building on the SGTC Americus campus to discuss the career field and training with one another. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous...