SGTC Crisp County Center business programs host advisory meeting

April 19, 2019
Shown above (l to r) at the SGTC Crisp County Advisory meeting are: Shearer Turton of Turton Investments; Dametra Patterson of Crisp County High School; Hannah Weaver, Marketing Management student; Kennedy Allen, Business Technology Student; Karen Bloodworth, Marketing Management Instructor; Christopher Mathews, Business Technology Student; Becky Fitzgibbons of Crisp County Power Commission; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Allysia Oliver, Business Technology Student; and Arthur Ben Morris of PlantersFirst Bank.
Shown above (l to r) at the SGTC Crisp County Advisory meeting are: Shearer Turton of Turton Investments; Dametra Patterson of Crisp County High School; Hannah Weaver, Marketing Management student; Kennedy Allen, Business Technology Student; Karen Bloodworth, Marketing Management Instructor; Christopher Mathews, Business Technology Student; Becky Fitzgibbons of Crisp County Power Commission; Teresa Jolly, Business Technology Instructor; Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management; Allysia Oliver, Business Technology Student; and Arthur Ben Morris of PlantersFirst Bank.

South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management programs held an joint advisory meeting in the boardroom on the college’s Crisp County campus recently.

  Members of SGTC Accounting, Business Technology and Marketing Management advisory committee met with Business Technology instructor Teresa Jolly and Accounting/Marketing instructor Karen Bloodworth. The members reviewed all aspects of the program to keep the program abreast of trends and changes in the accounting and business administrative technology industries.

  The purpose of the advisory committee meetings is to provide expert support for the programs. The meetings promote interaction between the program and business and industries served by the program. The faculty uses the expertise of the advisory committee to improve content and operation of the program.

  As committee members, individuals may serve as guest speakers in class, help arrange field trips for the program, assist with recruitment, provide on-the-job training for students, provide assistance with job placement for the students, as well as provide other services as the committee sees fit.

  Members of the committee present at the advisory meeting were Shearer Turton of Turton Investments; Becky Fitzgibbons with Crisp County Power Commission; Dametra Patterson with Crisp County High School; and Arthur Ben Morris of Plantersfirst;. Also present at the advisory meeting was Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management. Special guests were students that placed in recent Phi Beta Lambda State Competition. Christopher Mathews, Business Technology student, won 1st place in Computer Concepts and 2nd place in Networking Concepts; Kennedy Allen, Business Technology student, won 1st place in Business Communication and 2nd place in Computer Applications; Allysia Oliver, Business Technology student, won 1st place in Administrative Technology; Hannah Weaver, Marketing Management student won 2nd place in Sales Presentation and 3rd place in Marketing Concepts. Christopher Mathews, Kennedy Allen and Allysia Oliver will advance to Phi Beta Lambda National Competition held in San Antonio, Texas in June.

For more information about SGTC’s Business Technology program contact Teresa Jolly in Cordele at 229.271.4023 and Accounting/Marketing Management programs contact Karen Bloodworth at 229-271-4074. South Georgia Technical College is currently accepting applications for summer semester. Classes begin May 23, 2019 and open registration will be held on May 22, 2019. For more information call the admissions office at 229.271.4051 in Cordele.