Lady Jets News

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the SGTC 2023 GOAL Winner, Barbering student Tredarrian Colbert, and his Barbering Instructor Andre Robinson.   Tredarrian Colbert of Americus, GA, a Barbering student in Andre Robinson’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2023.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide...

Jason Wisham is shown above with SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology graduate Makalya McCants who is still going the extra mile even after graduating from South Georgia Tech.   Makayla McCants of Oglethorpe, signed up for the Aircraft Structural Technology program at South Georgia Technical College as soon as she graduated from Macon County High School.  Now less than a year and a half later, she has landed her dream job at the Warner Robins Air Force Base as a Flight Line Mechanic working...

Jeff S. Sheppard, Jr. of Cordele, hired as the new Electrical Systems Technology Instructor at the SGTC Crisp County Center.   Jeff S. Sheppard, Jr., of Cordele, has been hired as the new Electrical Systems Technology Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and the Vice President of Academic...

Tammy Hamilton named SGTC Crisp County Accounting Instructor.     Tammy Hamilton of Americus was hired as the new full-time Accounting Instructor for the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center effective immediately, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  She will report to South Georgia Technical College Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain and the Vice President of Academic Affairs.     Hamilton earned an Associate of Applied Science in...

SGTC Grant Coordinator Beth Wisham (right) is pictured with Michelle Kimble, CTAE Director/Assistant Principal, Taylor County High School (second from right), Nicole Acree, Executive Director, Taylor County Chamber of Commerce (left) and students from the Taylor County Youth Leadership Program during a recent tour of the South Georgia Technical College Campus.Seven Taylor County High School students in the Youth Leadership program visited South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Chester Taylor with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2023 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    SGTC Math Instructor Chester Taylor was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2023.       Each year Synovus or the former SB&T branch presents the winner of the South...

Shown above are the SGTC GCAA Players of the Week. Luana Leite, 1; Nathan Wilson, 20, and Alexia Dizeko, 5.   Three of the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets basketball players have earned Player of the Week honors from the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) for their conference play over the past two weeks.  The top-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association Lady Jets are now 20 – 1 overall and 8 – 0 in the conference and the Jets are 2 – 2 and...

Photo: Pictured are members of the SGTC GOAL selection committee for 2023 (l-r) Walter Knighton, Dr. Marnie Dutcher, Richard McCorkle, and Amber Batchelor. Not pictured is Rev. Michael Coley. The committee to select South Georgia Technical College’s candidate for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) met recently on the campus of SGTC in Americus. The committee interviewed three finalists for the honor and chose a winner to be announced Wednesday, January 25th during the GOAL...

Mitch Roundtree joins SGTC as High School Initiative Specialist.   Thomas Mitch Roundtree of Waycross has been hired as a full-time High School Initiative Specialist at South Georgia Technical College effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Roundtree will report to High School Initiative Coordinator Vickie Austin and the SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs.    Roundtree is a graduate of Clinch County High School in Homerville, GA, and earned an Associate of...

SGTC nursing student Kagen Leigh Mathis donates blood during a recent American Red Cross Blood Drive on the SGTC campus in Americus.The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, January 17 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program...

Mandy Reeves Young (left), daughter of SGTC President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves is shown above presenting Taylor (right) with a check for being named SGTC 2023 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an endowed fund with the South Georgia Technical College Foundation to honor the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year each year.  Chester A. Taylor, III, an SGTC Math Instructor was the...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above presenting Math Instructor Chester Taylor (right) with the SGTC Instructor of the Year award for 2023.    South Georgia Technical College Math Instructor Chester A. Taylor, III, has been selected as the 2023 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), announced President Dr. John Watford at a special ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus in front of SGTC...