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South Georgia Technical College Instructor of the Year winner Brett Murray accepts the Rick Perkins Award from SGTC president Dr. John Watford.Instructor Brett Murray has been named the 2019 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for his work as the director of the college’s law enforcement academy. SGTC president Dr. John Watford made the announcement at a recent breakfast which honored the eight finalists for the award. “A couple...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray (center) is shown above with Corporal Craig Fowler (left) and Captain James Buck (right) of the Perry Police Department presenting SGTC’s Murray with the keys to the donated vehicle for the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy training.The City of Perry and the Perry Police Department donated a 2013 Ford Interceptor Police Vehicle equipped with lights and sirens to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to be...

South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupation Award of Leadership (GOAL) semi-finalists and their nominating instructors stand together for a picture during a recent luncheon honoring them. Left to right: Ricky Watzlowick, Christine Anderson, Glynn Cobb, Prince Burns, Jennifer Childs, Kelsi Cannon, Jaye Cripe and Aisha Douglas.Through tears and turkey sandwiches, South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently got to learn more about their four Georgia Occupational Award of...

Military Friendly Designation LogoSouth Georgia Technical College with campuses in Americus and Cordele, GA, earned the 2019 – 2020 Military Friendly ® designation by VIQTORY recently for its dedication to provide veterans and their spouses with the finest choices for post-secondary education. “South Georgia Technical College is pleased to be included in the coveted Military Friendly Schools ® list again this year,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford....

Jeremy Johnson, 21, led the Jets to the 80 – 77 victory over Gordon State College.BARNESVILLE, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets clinched their fifth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference win Saturday in an 80 – 77 come from behind win over Gordon College in Barnesville. The Jets moved to 5 – 2 in the conference and 9 – 12 overall. The Jets were down 51 – 40 at the end of the first half but played strong defense in the second half and...

Shown above (l to r) are Americus and Sumter County Hospital Authority members: Dr. Deborah Jones of South Georgia Technical College, Lewis Webb, Sherrill House, Dr. Fred McLaughlin, Dr. David Kitchens presenting the check to SGTC President Dr. John Watford, along with Hospital Authority members Ginger Starlin, Robert Harvey, Pamela Angry and Fredia Gardner.The Americus-Sumter County Hospital Authority has partnered with South Georgia Technical College to provide scholarship opportunities...

SGTC Financial Aid Specialist Kelly Everett is shown above talking with students at the Financial Aid Management workshop on the Crisp County Center campus recently.South Georgia Technical College hosted a Financial Aid Management Workshop for students on the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus recently. The workshop was open to the public. Kelly Everett, SGTC Financial Aid Specialist on the Crisp County Center campus, was the presenter at the workshop. She shared...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (c) is shown above with Jamie Hendren and Bruce Wilcox who delivered the ambulance for Project El Crucero to the South Georgia Technical College campus and presented Dr. Watford with the keys to the donated ambulance.Project El Crucero from Highlands Ranch, CO, donated a 2002 F-350 ambulance with a new motor to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to be utilized for the college’s Emergency Medical Technician...

Student of excellence winner Prince Burns, right, stands with his nominating instructor Glynn Cobb, left, beside the student of excellence banner. The banner will be hoisted in the air conditioning technology area until the next winner is determined in February. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Americus campus named Prince Burns of Americus, an air conditioning technology student, the Student of Excellence for the month of January. He was announced as the winner of the seven...

SGTC’s Jaylan McKinney, 1, hit three of four free-throws in the final minutes of the match-up with Albany Tech to lift the Jets to their fourth consecutive win in an 84 – 80 match-up.Albany, Georgia - The South Georgia Technical College Jets overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to take a last second 84 - 80 victory over Albany Technical College in Albany. This was the Jets fourth consecutive win and they moved to 4 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

Shown above are the SGTC basketball players ranked nationally in the NJCAA Division I individual statistics January 8th poll. They are: Mari Hill, 10; Fatou Pouye, 12; Bigue Sarr, 21; and Justin Johnson, 5.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets climbed back to 16th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings last week after dropping to 18th in the first poll of the 2019 year. The Lady Jets are currently 10 – 0 in the Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, (third from right) is shown above with Earl Fowls (second from left) and one of the wing spans from the wood ultralight aircraft that he donated to South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance and Aircraft Structural program. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Aircraft Structural Instructor Jason Wisham, Fowls, Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, A.J. Rodriquez from Delta, Dr. Watford, and SGTC Aviation Maintenance...