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Chris Murphy, a 1987 graduate of South Georgia Tech, is shown above.   In 1987, President Ronald Regan visited West Berlin and delivered a speech calling for the leader of the USSR, Gorbachev, to open the Berlin Wall.  The first “The Simpsons” cartoon short was shown on the Tracey Ullman Show, and the popular television sitcom, “Full House,” debuted on ABC.    All of those were important news events 35 years ago, but Chris Murphy remembers 1987 fondly because that is the year he...

Pictured left to right are SGTC WIOA Director Sandhya Muljibhai, SGTC student Hailey Dunford, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, RVRC WIOA Director Janice West, RVRC WIOA Program Specialist Tenisha Tookes, and SGTC WIOA students Shannon Jones and Aislin Vicente-Pelico.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a meeting of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) board in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. In attendance were: SGTC WIOA...

Photo: Practical Nursing instructor Jennifer Childs (second from right) and her students assisted in the recent American Red Cross Blood Drive at SGTC in Americus.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 23 units of blood, enough to save up to 69 lives. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Georgia Power Company Electrical Lineworker Scholarship students Murray Somers and Cordarius Jackson along with SGTC Economic Development Assistant and Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird.      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker students Murray Somers of...

Fanta Gassama, 23, selected to the NJCAA National All-Tournament Team.Fanta Gassama, 23, selected to the NJCAA National All-Tournament Team.   South Georgia Technical College sophomore center Fanta Gassama was one of 13 players named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Women’s basketball All-Tournament team recently.    Gassama, a 6’ 1” center from Matro, Spain, helped lead the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, r, and Su Ann Bird, SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement (c), are shown above with members of the Flint Energies Foundation Board who presented SGTC with a check recently.The Flint Energies Foundation recently granted South Georgia Technical College Foundation (SGTC) $5,000 to assist with renovations, purchases, and scholarships to students. In addition, SGTC needs funds to continue to offer course books at no charge to...

Students compete in the recent Super Smash Bros intramural tournament at SGTC.The SGTC Office of Student Affairs recently hosted its annual intramural Super Smash Bros video game tournament on the Americus campus. Sixteen people participated in the tournament, with Eric Bailey emerging as the winner. To claim the top spot, Bailey had to defeat last year's champion, Jason Penn-Simon, in the final round. Students at South Georgia Technical College participate in a variety of activities...

Alexia Dizeko, 5, led the Lady jets in scoring with 19 points against Northwest Florida State.Lubbock, Texas – The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Cinderella season came to a heartbreaking crash Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s national tournament when the eventual NJCAA National Champion Northwest Florida State Raiders overcame an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to capture a 72 – 61 win and move on to...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Adult Education Advisory Committee Nicole Acree, Kevin Brown, Lisa Truitt, Alton Ford, Kim Hester, Lisa Jordan, Lillie Ann Winn, Tracy Israel, Margie Everett, Michelle McGowan, Betty Eschmann, Robbie Edalgo, Angie Kauffman, Lissa Faircloth, Zack Mincey, Tonya Visage, Karen Werling, Cynthia Carter, Beth NeSmith, Elaine Neally, and James Ingram. Not pictured but also in attendance were Diane Wills, Roger Ann Davis, Marisa Wedges, Julie Tinsley, and Jill...

Alexia Dizeko , 5, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets with 19 points.Lubbock, Texas - The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets broke the two-year curse of number one teams losing their first game in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s National Basketball Tournament Thursday as they edged out the 17th ranked Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds 54 – 49 in the Sweet Sixteen round in the Rip Griffin Center at Lubbock...

The number one ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets play on Thursday, March 23rd at 3 p.m. in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s National Basketball Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. This is their seventh consecutive time qualifying for the National Tournament and 10th overall.Lubbock, Texas - The number one seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets arrived safely in Lubbock, Texas for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Scholarship winners Gavin Teal and Turner Layfield with Economic Development Assistant and Partnership Coordinator Tami Blount.      Two South Georgia Technical College students were awarded Flint Energies Electrical Lineworker Scholarships by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently.  Gavin Teal of Warner Robins and Turner Layfield of Ideal received the Foundation’s...