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Members of the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center’s Business Technology, Accounting and Marketing Management advisory committees met recently on the SGTC Crisp County Center in the LaPorte Auditorium. Shown above are: Shearer Turton of Turton Investments; Becky Fitzgibbons of Crisp County Power Commission; Jessica Carter of Crisp Regional Hospital; David Wade of City of Cordele; and Carol Arflin of Plantersfirst. Also present at the advisory meeting were SGTC instructors...

South Georgia Technical College’s Jennifer Robinson, Audra Cook Ekkel and Eulish Kinchens are shown above with On My Mother’s Shoulders’ Claudia Phillips and Pamela Whitfield in front of some of the toiletries donated to the college for students in need in the Jets Pantry area.     Representatives from the “On My Mother’s Shoulders” organization from Marietta, Georgia, delivered hundreds of toiletry items to stock the “Jets Pantry” at South Georgia Technical College recently...

SGTC will be hosting a Drive-Thru graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 10th. Students will be able to exit the car and receive their diploma from SGTC President Dr. John Watford. Here is a mock set-up of how the graduation will look.    South Georgia Technical College will be honoring all 2020 graduates with a special Drive-Thru graduation ceremony on Thursday, December 10th at 6 p.m.  Both the Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 graduations had to be adapted due to the Coronavirus.  A...

South Georgia Technical College Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology student Lane Douglas will be competing as a finalist in the FFA national Proficiency Award in the area of Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Placement at the virtual National FFA Convention October 27th – 29th. He is an apprentice with Yancey Caterpillar.   South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology student, Lane Douglas, has earned the right to participate in in...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (third from left) is shown above presenting Tyler Beckon with the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Electrical Lineworker Scholarship certificate. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount, SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Dr. Watford, Tyler Beckon, Lineworker instructor Bobby Baxley, SGTC Economic Development Director Paul Farr, and Electrical Lineworker instructor Dewey Turner.      The Kyle Glenn...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above presenting Donna Davis with a framed copy of the House of Representatives House Resolution 1400 honoring the life and memory of former SGTC Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Technology instructor Rick Davis. Also shown are Trent Davis, nephew of Rick Davis, and SGTC Heavy Equipment Caterpillar Instructor Kyle Hartsfield, who worked with Rick Davis and also was a student of Davis.    State Representative Mike Cheokas of the...

SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (right) is shown above with his son, Kevin, and grandson, Will, at the 2019 Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting the 6th annual Sparky Reeves Classic Golf Tournament on Thursday, November 12th, 2020 at the Griffin Bell Golf and Conference Center in Americus, GA.  Everyone is encouraged to participate and all proceeds will go to the South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from left) is shown above presenting Louis Mahovetz with the Chattahoochee Flint RESA Electrical Lineworker Scholarship certificate. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount, Dr. Watford SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Scholarship recipient Louis Mahovetz, Lineworker instructor Bobby Baxley, Chattahoochee Flint RESA Director Richard McCorkle, Electrical Lineworker instructor Dewey...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above thanking Sharad Patel for his contributions to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Foundation Chairman Sharad Patel and his family, owners of the Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel in Americus, are valuable supporters of South Georgia Technical College and the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.     “It is our pleasure to be able to support South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l), is shown above thanking George Bryce (r) of Star Racing for his service to the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors and for the gift of the National Championship ‘Wally’ trophy to the college as a symbol of partnership between Star Racing and the college.             South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors member George Bryce, owner and operator of Star Racing in Americus, announced his resignation...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from left) is shown above presenting Zykieal Johnson and Marcus Shipp with Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship certificates. Also shown (l to r) are SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount, Dr. Watford, SGTC Lineworker Instructor Sidney Johnson, Scholarship winners Zykieal Johnson and Marcus Shipp, Lineworker instructor Bobby Baxley, Georgia Power Region External Affairs’ Don Porter, Electrical...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford (seated, second from left) is shown above with the SGTC Board of Directors for 2020 – 2021. Shown seated (l to r) with the Board of Directors is SGTC Chair Don Porter, Dr. Watford, SGTC Vice Chair Janet Siders, and SGTC former chair Jimmy Davis. Shown standing on the back row are: Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, Mattye Gordon, Richard McCorkle, Jake Everett, and George Bryce.     Don Porter, local manager of Georgia Power in...