Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship Awarded to South Georgia Tech Electrical Lineworker Zandreel Brown

     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was presented to South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Zandreel Brown of Musella, GA.

    The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship fund was established and endowed by Georgia Transmission and Aubrey Silvey Enterprises in memory of Kyle Glenn Holcombe, a 23-year old electrical worker who was employed by Aubry Silvey Enterprises in Carrollton, Georgia.

    Brown expressed his appreciation to the Holcombe family and to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation for the scholarship opportunity.

   “I am very thankful for this scholarship and I appreciate the opportunity to have the additional assistance to begin my new career as a lineworker,” said Brown. “I chose to enter the lineworker program at South Georgia Tech to begin a new career after 10 years of being a truck driver. I wanted to become a part of a brotherhood that was dedicated to benefiting communities that need vital services.  As a truck driver, I spent a large amount of time by myself.  However, being a lineworker is a way I can connect with my fellow lineworkers and the public.

   “I have experience several moments during storms where our power was out and I appreciated watching the hardworking people that came out to restore our power and putting their own safety on the line to ensure that my community was safe and able to get back to their sense of normalcy,” explained Brown.

   “This career fits my work ethic.  I am familiar with putting in the time, discipline, and grit to meet the demands of the job.  My desire is to build a long-term career in the electrical industry and this scholarship is helping me to obtain the safety equipment and tools I need to continue my journey.”

   Brown also expressed his sympathy to Kyle Glenn Holcombe’s family for their loss, but thanked them for giving back so others can advance toward a career in this industry.

    The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship was the first scholarship designated specifically for the SGTC Electrical Lineworker program.  

      Kyle Glenn Holcombe was born January 21, 1981 at North East Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama.  His parents are Glenn and Joni Holcombe of Fruithurst, Alabama.  He was a loving, hard working young man with many hopes and dreams and is missed by his parents, as well as his sister, Tracy, and her husband, Marc Mayfield, and their two children Annsley and Austen.

   “We envision this scholarship having a long-lasting impact on the lives of the young men and women who will benefit from this gift,” said Kyle’s mother, Mrs. Joni Holcombe.  “Kyle was an extraordinary young man and we hope that this scholarship will be a tribute to his memory as well as provide assistance to other deserving, outstanding students.”

The Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship endowment guarantees indefinite educational opportunities and will impact electrical lineworker students at SGTC for many years.  Each recipient of the Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial Scholarship receives a photo of Kyle and a note from the family congratulating them on their accomplishment as well as give them some background information about the young man for whom the scholarship is named for.

For more information about the Electrical Lineworker Program at South Georgia Technical College contact Tami Blount in the Economic Development Office at 229.931.2040 or visit the SGTC website:  www.southgatech.edu.

To learn more about how to establish an endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College contact Su Ann Bird, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at 229.931.2110.