South Georgia Tech students elected to state offices for 2017 – 2018

June 6, 2017

Georgia Student Government Association State Officers – Shown above are the Georgia Student Government Association State Officers for 2017 – 2018 and their respective positions and the technical colleges they represent. They are (l to r): Lester Allen, Secretary, Southeastern Technical College; Jennifer Harris, President, Augusta Technical College; Savia Aldridge, Vice President, Lanier Technical College; Josh Chappell, Reporter/Historian, South Georgia Technical College; and Brian Weston, Parliamentarian, Southern Crescent Technical College.

HELEN, GA – Four South Georgia Technical College students were selected by an external panel of judges to serve as officers for state student organizations during the Technical College System of Georgia State Student Organizations and Planning Committees retreat held recently at the Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, GA.
“This is a tremendous honor for South Georgia Technical College to have four outstanding students to represent our college as officers at the state level,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “Congratulations to these students, the advisors, and each of the student clubs and organizations on both the Americus and Crisp County campuses.”
Stephanie C. Tyson, a South Georgia Technical College Early Childhood Care and Education major from Americus, was elected to serve as Vice President for the Skills USA Georgia Postsecondary organization. Joshua Chappell, Christian Powell and Marie Rivera from the South Georgia Tech Crisp County Center were also elected to serve as state officers for the Georgia Student Government Association and the National Technical Honor Society.
Marie Rivera, a Marketing Management major from Vienna, was elected secretary for the National Technical Honor Society, and Christian Powell, a Computer Information Systems major from Cordele, was selected to serve as the Reporter for that organization.
Joshua Chappell, a Culinary Arts major from Cordele, will serve as the Historian/ Reporter for the Georgia Student Government Association.

National Technical Honor Society State Officers – Shown above (l to r) are: South Georgia Technical College’s Christian Powell, Reporter/Historian for the NTHS group with JoAnne Garza, Vice President, West Georgia Technical College; and Jonas Barlow, President, Columbus Technical College. Not shown is South Georgia Tech’s Maria Rivera, who was elected secretary of this organization.

SkillsUSA State Officers – The new 2017 – 2018 State Officers for SkillsUSA are: Brandy LeVan, Secretary/Treasurer, Georgia Northwestern Technical College; Trevell Pittman, President, Gwinnett Technical College; Stephaine Tyson, Vice President, South Georgia Technical College; Chauncy Walker, Parliamentarian, Atlanta Technical College; and Richard English, Reporter/Historian, Lanier Technical College.