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The first Mike Cochran Aviation Scholarship was awarded recently to SGTC Aviation Maintenance student Ragan Norman of Americus, (third from right). Shown above (l to r) is SGTC Aircraft Structural Technology Instructor Jason Wisham, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Victoria Herron, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Aviation Maintenance Instructor David Grant, Nancy Cochran, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Charles Christmas, Ragan Norman, Aviation Maintenance Instructor Paul Pearson, and...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Garrett Kennedy (left) and nominees (top row) Correy Jackson, Cullen McDonald, Eric Stephens, (bottom row) Jeremy Robinson, and William Nolan.Garrett Kennedy of Pine Mountain, a Motorsports Vehicle Technology Student, was honored recently as the Student of Excellence at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC). He was nominated by his instructor, Kevin Beaver. “I nominated Garrett because he’s a great student,” Beaver said. “He comes in on...

Pictured left to right: Al Harris, Sandy Larson, and Cynthia Carter conduct a mock interview with SGTC Electrical Lineworker Apprentice student Alex Endreson.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted mock Interviews for the 13 students enrolled in the college’s Electrical Lineworker Apprenticeship Program. The SGTC mock interview team consisted of Al Harris, Economic Development; Sandy Larson, Human Resources Director; and Cynthia Carter, Career Services Director. The...

South Georgia Technical College Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above displaying the front of the SGTC graduate shirt with the 2020 Survivor words and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens is shown showing off the back of the graduate shirt.   The year 2020 has been a strange one to say the least and because of COVID-19 restrictions, graduates and others have missed out on some special occasions or had those events changed to virtual.  South Georgia Technical College...

Shown above (l to r) are South Georgia Technical College Business and Industry Director Paul Farr, Georgia Power Company Workforce Development Coordinator Marilyn Walker, Georgia Power Company Electrical Lineworker Scholarship students Shabius Williams, Bakari Etienne, and LaBaron Lewis with Kenny Holiday from Georgia Power Talent Acquisitions. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird.      South Georgia Technical...

Dual Enrollment students Chance Simpson and Christiana SmithChance Simpson of Marshallville and Christiana Smith of Albany are pursuing their education at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) while they are still finishing high school. Both students enrolled at SGTC as part of Georgia’s Dual Enrollment Program. The program allows qualified high school students to maximize their education and career training by taking courses that earn college and high school credit at the same...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford, and SGTC Athletic Director James Frey are shown above with the Synovus winning team of Buddy Guth and Jason Evans. Jodie Hayes was the third member of the winning team but he is not shown. SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves is also shown congratulating the winning team.   The Synovus team of Buddy Guth, Jason Evans, and Jodie Hays won the coveted “Red Jackets” when they captured first place in the sixth annual South Georgia...

Leslie Fisher presented a South Georgia Technical College recently.     Leslie Fisher of Fisher Technologies Inc. presented an on-site Professional Development session at South Georgia Technical College titled, “Tools You Can Use Tomorrow,” for approximately 35 individuals including representatives from South Georgia Tech, as well as school systems in Sumter, Schley, Macon, Marion, Crisp, Taylor, Webster, Muscogee, and Talbot counties.    The presentation was limited so that the college...

SGTC President John Watford (l) is shown above with SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley in front of the display in the SGTC Odom Center. Dr. Watford is pointing to a photo of his father, who served in the military and Dr. Finley is pointing to his photo.    South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association paid tribute to the individuals who have served in the United States Armed Forces as part of its Veterans Day Celebration...

South Georgia Technical College Commercial Truck Driving Instructor Ken Hair (right) is shown above with David Harbort of Georgia Forest Products, Inc. in Americus, who enrolled in the program recently.    South Georgia Technical College is helping to make the highways safer by offering Log Truck Driver Safety training.  Individuals with a CDL license can sign up for the program or drivers who need a CDL can select to include this training after earning their license.    The South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above in the John Deere TECH lab with SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, SGTC Agricultural Technology Instructor Mathew Burkes and Christian Cole Sawyer and Mark V. Arceneaux, Agricultural Mechanics Instructors from Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma, LA.     Representatives from Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma, LA visited South Georgia Technical College in Americus recently to tour the college and...

Jack Stanley, a 1967 graduate of South Georgia Tech, is a retired telecommunication executive from Time Warner Cable, who was honored as “Mr. Cable Television in North Carolina.”   “Find something you like to do and go be the best you can be,” were the words of wisdom retired Telecommunications Executive Jack W. Stanley, who is a 1967 graduate of South Georgia Tech’s Electronics program, offered when he was asked what advice he would give to the next generation of students who...