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Allene Reeves(left) and Kevin Reeves (right) are shown above presenting Dr. Seay (center) with a check for being named SGTC 2024 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 annually.  Dr. Michele Williams Seay, SGTC’s psychology instructor, was the recipient for 2024.    Allene...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently announced the college’s President’s List for the fall semester, which included 135 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: Berrien County: Kaeden Jack Barnett of...

SGTC Psychology instructor Dr. Michele Seay accepts the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.Dr. Michele Seay has been named the 2024 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for her work as the psychology instructor at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to Dr. Seay at a breakfast ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Also...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the 77 – 56 loss to East Georgia.Swainsboro, GA – The East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats defeated the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 77 – 56 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up in Swainsboro.    The win allowed East Georgia to remain in a tie for first place in the conference with Central Georgia Tech with identical perfect 2 – 0 records.  The Lady Jets dropped to 1 – 1 in...

Former SGTC student Ashley Rodgers wins national pageant.   Ashley Rodgers, a 2016 graduate of South Georgia Technical College and a resident of Macon County, was crowned Ms. Elegance International 2023-24 during the American Elegance National/International Pageant Finals held recently in EastnPeoria, Illinois.    Rodgers, a marketing major, was selected as South Georgia Technical College’s GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner in 2016 and was also recognized as the...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC GOAL selection committee Ervin Anderson, Richard McCorkle, Dr. Gaye Hayes, Amber Batchelor, and 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 finalists for the honor and chose a winner to be announced Tuesday, January 16th during the GOAL Luncheon at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Nurse Aide instructor Janice Wiseman with graduates Emily Born and Brooke Parrish and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.Pictured with instructor Janice Wiseman (left) are SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide graduates (rear, l-r) Christian Jones, Avery Jordan, Parth Patel, (front, l-r) Brittany Collins, A’kayla Jackson, and Nigel Brooks. Not shown is graduate Jasmine Ridley.South Georgia Technical College recently recognized several students on...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin recently was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first week of 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Snow College and St. Petersburg College.    Vera Gunaydin, a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey, averaged 11 points and nine rebounds in match-ups against...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 14 points against Andrew College.Cuthbert, GA – South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was able to secure his first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in a 68 – 45 decision against Andrew College in Cuthbert.    “It felt good to get the win,” said Carpenter, whose team is now 8 – 5 on the season and in a three-way tie for first place in the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Spring Semester registration is planned for Tuesday, January 9,2024 in the Odom Center on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center in Cordele. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.    “Now is the perfect time to enroll in college classes,” said South Georgia Tech President John Watford.  “South Georgia Technical College is offering in-person and online classes to provide the training for careers of a lifetime. Many...

Kadeem Williams of Americus named Student Affairs Assistant at South Georgia Technical College.Kadeem Williams of Americus is joining South Georgia Technical College as a Student Affairs Assistant in the Student Affairs office, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  His office will be located on the Americus campus. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens and Admissions Director Candie Walters.     Williams has a Bachelors of Science in...

Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in two games in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament that featured three of the NJCAA top 20 ranked teams this season.   The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 4th ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores went 3 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament to take bragging rights in the eight-team tournament that had three of the top-ranked NJCAA Division I teams in the nation competing against each other.    The...