Karnes named SGTC Student of Excellence for March

March 31, 2017
Michael Karnes (far right) is pictured with Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers and his nominating instructor Andrea Ingram and the Student of Excellence banner that will hang in the Computer Information Systems program area until the next Student of Excellence is named.
Michael Karnes (far right) is pictured with Vice President for Academic Affairs David Kuipers and his nominating instructor Andrea Ingram and the Student of Excellence banner that will hang in the Computer Information Systems program area until the next Student of Excellence is named.

Seated from left to right are Student of Excellence nominees Erika Baily, Mackenzie Smith, Michael Karnes, MarQuellis Watts, and Derrick Trawick. Standing, from left to right, are nominating instructors Brenda Boone, Annita Barron, Andrea Ingram, Mary Cross, and Travis Garrett.

Michael Karnes of Americus, a South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Computer Information Systems student, was named SGTC Student of Excellence for March during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus Campus.

Karnes was given a plaque of recognition and a financial award from SGTC for his accomplishments. He was nominated for this honor by SGTC Computer Information Systems instructor Andrea Ingram. Ingram stated testimonies from different classmates about the kind of man Michael Karnes is.

Each month, students from certain divisions selected for that month are nominated for the Student of Excellence award by their instructors. This month’s ceremony recognized students in business and computer programs at SGTC. The winner is selected based on a number of criteria, including grades, work ethics, participation in clubs and organizations, and amount of program completion. Each nominee is presented with a certificate and a South Georgia Technical College Student of Excellence T-shirt.

Other nominees included Erika Bailey of Americus, Accounting; Mackenzie Smith of Americus, Business Technology; MarQuellis Watts of Americus, Marketing Management; and Derrick Trawick of Macon, Recreation and Leisure Management.

Additional nominating instructors included Brenda Boone, Accounting; Annita Barron, Business Technology; Mary Cross, Marketing Management; and Travis Garrett, Recreation and Leisure Management.