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Pictured from left to right are SGTC Cosmetology and Barbering advisory committee members Leonard Lassiter, Xavier Jackson, Adrian Hicks, LaWarrior Gardner, Kembrial Harris, Tracy Finch, Quentavious Bell, Martha Bruce, and Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie.   The South Georgia Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering 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...

Pictured from left to right are SGTC Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee members Vanessa Wall, Mike Tracy, Chris Hall, Jimmy Colson, Blake Hill, and Teresa McCook.   The South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee met recently in the Criminal Justice Technology classroom 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 Criminal Justice...

SGTC students and advisors gathered to raise awareness for domestic violence by participating in a Domestic Violence Awareness Month walk recently on SGTC’s Americus campus.   South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) for the Americus campus recently sponsored a Domestic Violence Awareness Walk for the month of October, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. NTHS officers and members, as well as other club and organization members and...

Celtics' Crowder fights way to the top By: On Pro Basketball Michael Muldoon Lawrence Eagle Tribune LAWRENCE ¬— Jae Crowder was pounding nails Tuesday, repairing benches in the playground at Lawrence’s Frost Middle School. It was perfect. That’s what the Celtic forward is ... blue collar through and through. In the NBA, blue-collar is a double-edged sword. It means you are tough and driven. It also usually means you aren’t physically gifted like so many of your freakishly talented...

Technical College System of Georgia Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education, Beverly Smith is shown above with SGTC Adult Education Assistant Lisa Jordan, SGTC Assistant Vice President for Adult Education, LaShondra Coleman, and TCSG Commission Gretchen Corbin. SGTC’s adult education department was recognized for having the Highest Postsecondary Transition rate in the state for FY2016. This is the second year that SGTC has won this honor.ATLANTA – South Georgia Technical College...

Pictured from left to right are the newly elected Crisp County Center PBL officers at a recent Student Leadership Retreat: MyKaula Harvey, D.W. Persall, Christian Powell, and Lisa Ray. South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization for the Crisp County Center campus recently elected new club officers for the 2016-2017 academic year. Those officers included: D.W. Persall, a Business Technology student from Cordele, President; Lisa Ray, a Business...

Schley County Middle School students are pictured outside SGTC’s Odom Center on the Americus campus. The students took a tour of several of SGTC’s program areas, including Cosmetology, Early Childhood Care and Education, Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, Diesel Equipment Technology, Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology, Air Conditioning Technology, Welding and Joining Technology, and Diesel Equipment Technology.   South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff recently...

Shown above are the members of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Trustees, Board of Directors and Administrative Staff who were present at the TCSG Leadership Conference in Savannah when the Charles L. Mix Fund received the Technical College Foundation Association Benefactor of the Year award. Shown above (l to r) on the front row are: South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird, SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves, 2016 TCSG GOAL Winner Ashley...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above thanking Sumter EMC Foundation Chairman Greg Crowder (c) for the donation to the SGTC Foundation. South Georgia Technical College Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird is also shown (r).The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently. Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation Chairman Greg...

Shamekia “Polly” Murray, 10, is shown above in her South Georgia Tech Lady Jets uniform. This is her photo that is shown on the SGTC Wall of Fame in the gym. She has now signed a control to play in a professional basketball league.RICHMOND, Ky. — Former South Georgia Technical College and Eastern Kentucky University standout Shameekia “Polly” Murray has signed a professional contract with the DePiro Basketball Club. DePiro is an affiliate of the Malta Basketball Association...

Shamekia “Polly” Murray, 10, is shown above in her South Georgia Tech Lady Jets uniform. This is her photo that is shown on the SGTC Wall of Fame in the gym. She has now signed a control to play in a professional basketball league.

SGTC’s newly elected club officers are pictured at a recent leadership retreat with their club advisors and workshop facilitators.   South Georgia Technical College students elected into student club and organization leadership positions had the opportunity to participate in a local student leadership retreat and installation ceremony, held recently in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Club Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries,...