Lady Jets News

   South Georgia Technical College Foundation Board member Sharad Patel and his wife, Ila, and their family are valuable supporters of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  This year, they pledged their support to continue to help “Celebrate Success” during the college’s 75th anniversary year.    The Patel’s endowed a culinary arts scholarship with the foundation in 2017 to support students enrolling in the Culinary Arts program at...

Atlanta, GA –Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the launch of GEORGIA MATCH, one of the largest state-run direct admissions initiatives in the nation, during the inaugural Governor’s Workforce Summit. The culmination of multiple state agencies working together to ease the process of connecting students with higher education opportunities, this program will engage all learners and households, including those that do not typically consider postsecondary education pathways. No other state in...

     Shemara Fields of Vienna is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michele McGowan on the Crisp County Center campus.    Fields is a graduate of Dooly County High School and has been employed as the Store Manager of Rue 21 for the past year and a half.  She has worked with that company for approximately six...

    Cambrette Hudson of Warner Robins was hired as the new full-time Early Childhood Care and Education Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center campus effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Michelle McGowan on the Crisp County Center campus.    Hudson...

The Magnolia District of the Garden Club of Georgia presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation to provide scholarships for students enrolled in the South Georgia Tech Environmental Horticulture Program recently.  Kay Hagler, 2023 - 2025 Director of the Magnolia District of the Garden Club of Georgia, presented SGTC President John Watford with the donation during the Magnolia District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., Magnolia District Annual Fall Meeting...

     Approximately 100 individuals attended the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club 2023 Tip Off banquet recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium (The Hangar) at South Georgia Technical College in Americus.     All Jets Booster Club members, prospective members, guests, and interested persons were invited to attend the “Tip-Off Event” which featured a Low Country Boil Dinner and door prizes.  Individuals had the opportunity to meet and greet the Jets and Lady Jets...

Atlanta, GA - South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and South Georgia Technical College administrators recently attended Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp’s inaugural Governor’s Workforce Summit in Atlanta at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot. Governor Kemp hosted the summit to promote Georgia’s status as being named the “number one state for business” for the 10th consecutive year.  “Thanks to sustained efforts from communities across the state, companies...

The South Georgia Technical College Industrial Programs Advisory Council recently met on the campus of South Georgia Tech in Americus to discuss SGTC’s Electronics, Industrial/Electrical Systems Technology, Precision Machining and Manufacturing, and Welding programs. The meeting was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center. Members of the advisory councils represent local business and industry that have a direct interest in the program they are involved with and volunteer...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently held its Student of Excellence ceremony for the month of October. Brantley Vansickle, a Criminal Justice student from Americus, was honored as the overall winner at the event. He was nominated by his instructor, Teresa McCook. McCook praised Vansickle for his outstanding work in the classroom and for his achievements in the SkillsUSA competition despite being in his first semester at SGTC. “I’ll be honest,” McCook said, “I...

D.W. Persall, Media and Library Services Specialist on the Cordele campus of South Georgia Technical College, recently conducted a workshop on effective studying skills for SGTC students. The workshop was held at the college’s Crisp County Center. In his presentation, Persall shared strategies for understanding and retaining information presented in the classroom. He stressed the importance of an organized and effective approach to studying in order to successfully recall material when...

   Keadrick Pittman of Americus has been hired as a new full-time Commercial Truck Driving Instructor for South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Pittman will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Academic Dean Brett Murray.    “There is a great need for commercial truck drivers and as a result our CDL training program is growing,” explained President Watford.  “We are...

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) barbering and cosmetology program advisory committees jointly met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the programs and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the college’s beauty programs. SGTC’s barbering instructor, Andre Robinson, and cosmetology instructor, Dorothea Lusane-McKenzie,...