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SGTC Vice President for Academic Affairs, Julie Partain, presents the overall Student of Excellence award to Caleb Howard of Leesburg, a Diesel Equipment Technology Student.Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Andrew Avery, Brandon Elliott, Alexandria Swain, Jeni Turner, Caleb Howard, Cameron Hillsman, and Adrian Barredo. Standing (l-r) are nominating instructors David Grant, Charles Christmas, Brandon Dean, Starlyn Sampson, David Cox, Jason Wisham, and Kevin Beaver.Caleb...

The Erica Scannavino Skilled Trades Scholarship is established in memory of Erica Scannavino, shown above, who passed away in 2017. The Erica Scannavino Skilled Trades Scholarship is established in memory of Erica Scannavino, shown above, who passed away in 2017.      Bud and Mary Scannavino of Kennesaw, GA, have established the Erica Scannavino Skilled Trades Scholarship at South Georgia Technical College in memory of their daughter, Erica Scannavino.  The scholarship will be open to...

SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter provides resume tips to a group of students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program.South Georgia Technical College recently held a workshop for students on resume-writing skills and the importance of an effective resume in the job-search process. The workshop was facilitated by Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, and Dr. Deo Cochran, Retention and Coaching Specialist/Testing Coordinator. Carter instructed students on effective...

Pictured (l-r) are Jets Head Basketball Coach Chris Ballauer, Jafeth Martinez, Jets Assistant Coach George Ross Jr., and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets Head Coach Jason Carpenter. While helping clean out a storage area in the South Georgia Technical College James S. Peters gymnasium, Jafeth Martinez, a 6’9” freshman forward for the SGTC Jets basketball team, had a question. “We were just doing some cleaning, and we had some old basketballs that hadn’t been used for a long...

Seated (l-r) are SGTC Student of Excellence nominees Dasheyna Colson, Tiffany Tolbert, Akybia Freeman, Keyshonna Felton, Jacob Jones, and Jayden Bledsoe. Stading (l-r) are instructors Carol Cowan, Tammy Hamilton, Brandy Patrick, Wanda Bishop, Brad Aldridge, and Jeff Sheppard.SGTC Crisp County Center overall Student of Excellence Winner Akybia Freeman (left) with Practical Nursing instructor Brandy Patrick.South Georgia Technical College recently recognized Akybia Freeman of Montezuma as the...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee Monica Warren, Cambrette Hudson, Michelle McGowan, Katrice Martin, Verneda Johnson, Jaye Cripe, and Brett Murray.South Georgia Technical College’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia...

Sophomore guard Vea Gunaydin, 11, was one of the leading scorers for the Lady Jets with 16 points.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a 71 – 66 victory over the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Lady Pirates Saturday in new head coach Jason Carpenter’s first home game in the Hangar.  The win propelled the Lady Jets to 1 – 1 overall after a loss to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) sixth ranked Gulf Coast Community College in Panama...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points.   The Coastal Alabama Coyotes held the South Georgia Technical College Jets scoreless in the final 2:24 minutes of the final game of the Jets Veterans Day Classic to come from behind and capture the 80 - 72 victory.  The loss dropped the Jets to 3 – 2 on the season.  Coastal Alabama came away undefeated in the Veterans Day Classic after coming from behind to beat East Georgia in their opening game.    “This was a tough loss,”...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets in scoring with 14 points.   “A great win,” was the way South Georgia Technical College Jets head coach Chris Ballauer described the Jets 61 – 56 win over the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) eight ranked Florida Southwestern Buccaneers in the Veterans Day Classic in the Hangar on the Americus campus Friday night.    In the opening game of the Veterans Day Classic Coastal Alabama defeated East Georgia State College and former...

Matthew Cowan hired as full-time biology instructor at SGTC.   Matthew Cowan of Valdosta has been hired as a full-time Biology instructor at South Georgia Technical College, effective immediately, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  Cowan will be teaching online as well as on the Americus and Crisp County campuses. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain and Academic Dean/Director Katrice Martin.     “This is the first time that we have hired a...

SGTC Marketing students Kaitlin Champion and Leah Nunley are shown above wearing apparel with logos they created for their future businesses.    South Georgia Technical College Marketing Management students Leah Nunley and Kaitlin Champion of Americus, saw an opportunity to put into practice what they have learned in their classes at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie recently.    “We were asked to help work the South Georgia Technical College booth at the Ag Expo in Moultrie,” said...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (left) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown, (center) and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain with the Gene Haas donation to the SGTC Foundation.   The Gene Haas Foundation donated $12,500 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently to support Precision Machining and Manufacturing scholarships and student competition teams highlighting the...