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South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l) is shown above with Cordele Rotary Club President Grant Buckley at the close of the Rotary Club meeting where Dr. Watford presented the program recently. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford was the guest speaker at the Cordele Rotary Club recently and shared with members some of the outstanding accomplishments of South Georgia Technical College and the Crisp County Center campus. He also talked about...

Robert West Watzlowick and Thomas Collins join SGTC staff as custodians. Robert Watzlowick of Leesburg and Thomas Collins of Americus have been hired as a Custodians at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. They will report to SGTC Maintenance director Jeff Wiseman and Special Assistant to the President Don Smith.    Watzlowick has been head chef at Aramark, food service worker at Americus Head Start program as well as a Food Director...

SGTC Nursing faculty and staff are shown above waiting to be served their Tex-Mex restaurant meal in the Hicks Hall “Landing” restaurant area. South Georgia Technical College’s culinary arts students recently set up a pop-up restaurant in the college’s Hicks Hall “Landings” Restaurant and served Tex-Mex Cuisine to SGTC faculty and staff as part of their hands-on curriculum.    The menu consisted of a house salad, Mexican corn and black bean salad, beef and chicken...

Shown above is a collage of photos that shows SGTC President Dr. John Watford and the college’s Bobble Head ACE mascot displaying flags. It also shows different students and faculty advisors showing their support of Flag Week with Bobble Head ACE. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford joined members and advisors of the National Technical Honor Society, Phi Beta Lambda and the Student Government Association at the Crisp County Center in recognizing Flag Week. ...

Jimmy Whaley, Board member of the Americus Sumter County Chamber of Commerce (l), is shown above with Minh Nguyen (r), the Chamber of Commerce 2019 Platinum Trustee Scholarship winner. The scholarship is sponsored by the Platinum Trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. The Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce presented a $1000 Platinum Trustee Scholarship to Minh Nguyen of Leslie, a South Georgia Technical College General Equivalency Diploma (GED) graduate, who recently received...

Colony Bank President Bob Evans, and W. T. Standard are shown above with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and Colony Bank’s Jeffery Hester. W. T. Standard of W.T. Standard Automotive & Collision met with South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford recently to explore partnership opportunities for training and hiring automotive, auto collision and repair, and diesel engine technicians for his metro Atlanta fleet vehicle businesses.    W.T....

South Georgia Technical College Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn (right) is shown above the GED Graduation speaker Heather Hinton. “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet,” was the quote that 2019 EAGLE Delegate and South Georgia Technical College GED Graduation speaker Heather Hinton shared with the graduates from the South Georgia Technical College 2019 Spring General Educational Development Diploma (GED) Graduation ceremony in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Here is just a sample of the cars on display and competing for prizes at the SGTC Inaugural Father’s Day Car Show at South Georgia Tech on June 15th. South Georgia Technical College will be sponsoring the inaugural SGTC Father’s Day Car Show on Saturday, June 15th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in front of Gailey Park on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus.    Admission is free and lunch will be provided. First, second, and third place prizes for Best in Show, Old...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (l to r) with WIOA Board Chair Janice Teele and WIOA Director of the River Valley Regional Commission Janice West, Kelsi Cannon, and WIOA Coordinator at South Georgia Tech Sandhya Muljibhai. Kelsi Cannon, South Georgia Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2019, was invited to speak at the WIOA regular board meeting recently which was held in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Kyle Hartsfield rejoins South Georgia Technical College as Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor. David Kyle Hartsfield has been hired as a Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology Instructor at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.    Hartsfield worked with South Georgia Technical College from 2012 until 2017 until he moved to the Atlanta area to become a full-time Training Instructor with Yancey...

Jessica Wright South Georgia Technical College nominated Jessica Wright, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Innovative Senior Solutions (ISS), as a Technical College System of Georgia Foundation outstanding alumni, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.    Wright, a 2005 licensed practical nursing graduate of South Georgia Technical College, utilized her education at South Georgia Technical College to continue her education and earn her RN...

South Georgia Technical College Admissions Coordinator Kari Bodrey and SGTC Dean of Adult Education Lillie Ann Winn are shown above at the two South Georgia Technical College booths at the Crisp County Community Council Family Connection Parent Engagement Event. South Georgia Technical College was one of over 20 vendors that participated in the Parent Engagement Event sponsored by the Crisp County Community Council Family Connection at Crisp County Middle School.    Kari Bodrey,...