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SGTC IT Director Dianne Trueblood, who is retiring June 1, 2022, is shown above at her computer.   South Georgia Technical College Information Technology Director Dianne Trueblood has dedicated over 20-years of her professional career to the faculty, staff and students at South Georgia Technical College.  She announced recently that it was time to change gears. She will retire effective June 1, 2022.     “For two decades, Dianne Trueblood has been a very critical part of the growth of...

Shown above is Jae Crowder playing in the NJCAA National Tournament with South Georgia Technical College Jet in 2008 – 2009.Charlotte, NC - Former South Georgia Technical College Jets basketball player Jae Crowder, who is currently playing with the Phoenix Suns (AZ) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) League, was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men’s Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame for 2022.    Crowder played basketball for South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College Diesel Technology instructor Chase Shannon is shown above with the SGTC Foundation’s four Caterpillar Excellence Scholarship winners. They are Donald A. Gay and Jeremy Huiras of Leesburg, Bo J. Snider of Mitchell, GA and Bernard M. Bryan, III of Buena Vista, GA.Americus, Ga.—Four students in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) were awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation Caterpillar Excellence...

Marvin Chad Smith, IV, of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22-01 is shown above (right) receiving the SGTC Foundation Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship award from Lou Crouch who endowed the scholarship.    Marvin Chad Smith, IV of Americus was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22 – 01...

Alexia Dizeko (5) and Fanta Gassama (23) selected to represent South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets in the 2022 NJCAA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta on July 22nd & 23rd.    South Georgia Technical College’s Lady Jets rising sophomores Alexia Dizeko and Fanta Gassama have been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-Star Weekend at Clayton State University in Atlanta, GA, July 20th – 23rd,...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the spring semester, which included 143 students from around the area and several other states.To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) in an associate degree or diploma program and have a 4.0 GPA for that semester’s coursework. Those students who qualified included: Baker County: John Hamilton Bryan of Leary,...

Shown above with Peyton Norris (second from left), the Thompson Tractor CAT student who was awarded the 2022 Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarship are SGTC Caterpillar Think Big Instructor Kyle Hartsfield, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and SGTC CAT Think Big Instructor Don Rountree.   Peyton Norris, a Thompson Tractor South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Think Big Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology program graduate was awarded the Adrian “Goose” Johnson tool scholarship in...

Lou Crouch (l), who endowed this scholarship is shown above with LaKeitha Ellison (c) who was awarded the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement scholarship and Vanessa Wall, who retired from SGTC as the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs in January. She was instrumental in starting the SGTC Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academy.LaKeitha Ellison of Butler was awarded the Chief Vanessa Wall Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia...

Lou Crouch who helped endow the Smallwood - Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at South Georgia Technical College is shown above presenting the Smallwood – Sondron Scholarship award to Charittie Faith Walker.Charittie Walker of Arabi, GA, was awarded the Smallwood-Sondron Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship at the conclusion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 22 – 01 training.        Lou Crouch of Bryon endowed this scholarship for the South...

Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Science Fair Overall Winner Sau Yi Diaz Chan of Macon County Elementary School (left) with Executive Director Richard McCorkle.South Georgia Technical College Aircraft Structural Technology instructor Jason Wisham (right) interviews Jeanette Trevino of Macon County Middle School as part of the judging in the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Science Fair.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted the final round of the Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Science Fair in the James...

South Georgia Technical College aviation maintenance alumnus Dale Deno (right) is shown above with his son Carlos (left) who will be attending SGTC in the aviation maintenance program this fall. They are shown by the Souther Field Aviation sign in Americus where Dale worked while he was in college and worked full-time after graduation.    Twenty-three years ago, Dale Deno enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance program right out of high school.  He graduated in...

South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Director Brett Murray is shown above with Smarr-Smith Scholarship recipient Alicia Colwell of Albany, who works at the Sumter County Sheriff’s office. Also shown are Jody Smith’s mother, Sharon Johnson and Americus Police Chief Mark Scott of the Smarr-Smith Foundation. Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology students Alisa Colwell and Jacqueline Teresa Miller were awarded the Smarr-Smith Law...