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Marc Arnett shares insights on personal selling and entrepreneurship with students in SGTC’s Marketing Management program.Students in South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Marketing Management program recently welcomed motivational speaker and entrepreneur Marc Arnett to their class where he shared lessons on the importance of personal selling, brand building, and entrepreneurship. An Americus native, Arnett works to inspire others through speaking and mentoring initiatives. He...

SGTC mathematics instructor Chester Taylor presents inductees into the National Technical Honor Society.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently inducted three new members into the college’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic achievement. The ceremony was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. The students honored with induction into the NTHS were Brandon Laethem of...

Pictured are members of the SGTC advisory committee for accounting and business technology. Seated (l-r) are: Donna Lawrence, SGTC Business Technology instructor; Willette Smith, Macon State Prison; Jamie Campbell, Wells Fargo Bank; and Dr. Andrea Oates, SGTC Academic Dean. Standing (l-r) are: Gwen Hall, SGTC Accounts Payable Technician; Brenda Boone, SGTC Accounting instructor; Amparo Aguirre, SGTC Business Technology student representative; Barbara Hill, Haugabook & Hudgins; and April...

Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler is shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. Dr. Watford introduced Commissioner Butler at the Employer Summit held recently at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center.Cordele, GA – Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler was the featured speaker at a 2019 employer summit held at the South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center in Cordele recently. SGTC President Dr. John Watford...

South Georgia Technical College Registrar Kari Bodrey is shown above with Lacy Bailey from the SGTC Financial Aid Department and Financial Aid Director Kelly Everett. They are ready and willing to help students sign up for Spring Semester. Students needing help with filling out and completing the FASFA can stop by and see Lacy Bailey, Kelly Everett, Kierra Sparks, or Danyl Tobias. If you have been to college before and are ready to come back, Kari Bodrey can help by looking at your...

Pictured is the SGTC Fire Science advisory committee (l-r): Dr. David Finley, Academic Dean at SGTC; Chief Roger Bivins, Americus Fire and Emergency Services; Chris Holloway, Americus Fire and Emergency Services/SGTC adjunct EMT instructor; Darrell Holbrook, Webster County Fire and EMS; Chief Jerry Harmon, Sumter County Fire Department; Brad Harnum, AirEvac/SGTC adjunct EMT instructor; Jared Ward, Americus Fire and Emergency Services/SGTC adjunct Fire Science instructor; and Brad Harnum, SGTC...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with Kerri Post (left) who accepted the 2019 Distinguished Service Award on behalf of her mother at the Technical College System of Georgia Leadership Conference in Savannah recently.Savannah, GA - The late Elizabeth “Betty” Deriso Pope was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Service Award for the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the Technical College System of Georgia 2019...

Anna McKendree (14) led the Lady Jets in scoring during the Lady Jets Tip-Off Classic. She had 23 points in the first game and 15 in the second game for a total of 38 points in the Classic. The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets opened the 2019 – 2020 basketball season with two wins over Santa Fe College and Chattahoochee Valley Community College in the Lady Jets Tip Off Classic in Americus to move to 2 – 0 on the season. Central Georgia Technical College was also unbeaten in...

Marc Arnett will be the featured speaker at the American Enterprise Program November 12.The South Georgia Technical College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda will host its annual American Enterprise Program on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. Marc Arnett will be the featured speaker for the program. Arnett is a Motivational Speaker, Author and Entrepreneur. Born and raised in Americus, he is a dynamic speaker and distinguished...

Pictured is the SGTC Automotive Technology Advisory Committee. Back row (l-r): Garrett Coulter, NAPA; A.J. Teal, Teal Automotive; David Miller, Miller Auto Parts; Earl Snider, Snider Automotive. Front row (l-r): Dr. David Finley, SGTC Academic Dean; Brandon Dean, SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor; Carey Mahone, SGTC Automotive Technology Instructor; Ron Peacock, NAPA; April Hilliard, SGTC Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC)...

Pictured here are participants in SGTC’s “Penny War” to raise funds in the fight against breast cancer.South Georgia Technical College recently held a “Penny War” on the Americus campus as a fundraiser to fight breast cancer. The Law Enforcement Academy won the friendly competition for the largest contribution. In total, the effort netted nearly $200. Other programs that participated were cosmetology, criminal justice, culinary arts, electrical systems, medical assisting, and...

Pictured are the SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Advisory Committee members (l-r): Jack Johnson, Johnson Metal Roofing; Sammy Bledsoe, Magnolia Manor; Stan Fussell, Eaton/Cooper Lighting; Phil Deese, SGTC Industrial Instructor; Gabriel Hillard, Imerys; Dr. David Finley, SGTC Academic Dean; Paul Farr, SGTC Economic Development; Josh Strange, RAMTEC; Chad Brown SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor; and Nicholas Elmer, MDMC.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC)...