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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...

Shown above are the five Lady Jets featured individually in the NJCAA rankings for their individual efforts. They include: Luana Leite, 1, Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, Alexia Dizeko, 5, and Fanta Gassama, 23.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll released this week.  This is the second consecutive week the Lady Jets have earned this...

Aaron Pitts, 4, was the top scorer for the Jets in the 83 – 70 loss to East Georgia. Pitts had 18 points.    Former South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Travis Garrett and his East Georgia State College Bobcats took an 83 – 70 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference decision over current Jets head coach Chris Ballauer and the South Georgia Technical College Jets in the Hangar Monday night.  The Jets fell to seventh place in...

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...

Aaron Pitts, 4, was the top scorer for the Jets with 18 points in the 80 – 70 loss to Central Georgia Tech.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets just couldn’t get it all together Saturday and dropped an 80 – 70 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) decision to Central Georgia Tech in the Hangar.  The Jets dropped to 2 – 3 in the conference and 5 – 13 overall.  Central Georgia Tech is 2 – 2 and 9 – 7.    “We didn’t play well and we turned the ball over too...

Veronika Palfi, 4, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets with 17 points against Andrew College. She was three of four from the three-point line.   The top-ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets rolled to an 83 – 42 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) win over Andrew College and a 63 – 51 victory over Albany Tech on the road this past week to move to 21 – 1 and 9 – 0 in the conference.     The Lady Jets are...

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...

Aaron Pitts was the top scorer for the Jets in the 80 – 76 loss to Gordon State College.   A banked three-point shot at the buzzer forced the South Georgia Technical College Jets into overtime against the Gordon State College Highlanders.  Gordon State rode that momentum into the five-minute overtime session and outscored the Jets 11 – 7 to take the 80 – 76 victory.    “We had opportunities to walk away with a win tonight,” said South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach...