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Mark Laughlin named Dean of GSW College of Arts and Sciences

By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS — Mark Laughlin, D.M.A., has been named dean of the Georgia Southwestern State University…

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Morris and Cynthia Tookes Council believe that attending South Georgia Tech was ‘a great decision’ even 40-years later

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Over 40-years have passed since Morris Council, Jr., and Cynthia Tookes Council enrolled…

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Georgia Southwestern student-athletes deliver 1,600 teddy bears to Phoebe

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Athletes from Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) hauled a literal truckload of stuffed animals…

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SGTC’s Mincey and Visage recognized at TCSG EAGLE conference

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College’s 2023 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) student…

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Joseph Jolly awarded the SGTC Foundation Flex-Tec Scholarship

From Staff Report AMERICUS – Joseph Jolly of Nashville, TN, an Industrial Mechanical and Systems Technology student, was…

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Kayla Hudgins named to University of Mississippi Fall 2022 Chancellor’s Honor Roll

From Staff Report   OXFORD, MS – Kayla Hudgins of Americus, GA was named to the University of…

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From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Approximately 500 high school students, counselors and high school administrators from 12 different…

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SGTC Alumnus Chance Simpson featured on WMAZ 13 for Black History Month celebration

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College Alumnus Chance Simpson of Macon County, who is studying…

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Three Culinary Arts Scholarships awarded by SGTC Foundation

From Staff Reports   AMERICUS – Three South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts students were awarded scholarships by…

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TCSG State Board Member Carvel Lewis speaks at SGTC Black History Day celebration

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Technical College System of Georgia State Board member Carvel Lewis from Georgetown, GA…

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WIOA Program at SGTC Provides Federal Funds to Help Eligible Students Learn New Skills

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program established in…

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South Georgia Tech Foundation awards Phil Jones – Alfred “Foots” Harris scholarship to Automotive Technology’s Reeves and Sanchez

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez, outstanding…

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Nine SGTC Caterpillar Heavy Equipment and EPG students earn Agrium Nutrien scholarships

From Staff Reports   AMERICUS –Nine students enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s…

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SGTC nursing students receive Temporal Scanners from Exergen Corporation

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 57 Exergen home Temporal Scanner thermometers and…

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SGTC hosting Alumni and Sophomore Day celebration

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and in recognition…

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John Welch named SGTC Student of Excellence for February

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – John Welch, a Criminal Justice student from Ellaville, earned the South Georgia Technical…

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Hurricane Hearts: How Two Students Found Love and a Life-Saving Community at GSW

By Rebekah McLeod AMERICUS – Many young college students dream of finding lasting love and lifelong friendships during…

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SGTC Foundation awards record number of student scholarships, grants in 2022

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – The South Georgia Technical College Foundation set a new record for the number…

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TCSG State Board Member Carvel Lewis to speak at SGTC Black History Day celebration

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Technical College System of Georgia State Board member Carvel Lewis will be the…

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Smarr-Smith Foundation adds to endowed scholarship at South Georgia Technical College in memory of fallen officers

From Staff Reports   AMERICUS – The Smarr-Smith Foundation presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a…

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GSW’s Propel campaign for scholarships over halfway to $1 million goal

By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Propel: GSW’s Campaign for Scholarships is over halfway to its goal of raising…

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GSW benefits from new career planning tool for student success

By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University has a new career-planning platform for students, Steppingblocks, that…

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President Emeritus Sparky and Allene Reeves honor South Georgia Tech’s 2023 outstanding student, Tredarrian Colbert, with scholarshi

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, established an…

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Sumter County Board of Education votes to triple their pay

Tracy K. Hall The Sumter County Board of Education (BOE) met for their regular meeting on Thursday, February…

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South GA Technical College Foundation awarded grant from Sumter EMC Foundation for TechForce

From Staff Reports AMERICUS —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of…

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Georgia Southwestern provost named president at SUNY Potsdam

By Chelsea Collins AMERICUS – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA)…

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Americus Rotary Club presents South Georgia Tech’s 2023 outstanding student with stipend

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical…

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SGTC education has kept Gregory Harris, Sr. employed for over 36 years

From Staff Reports AMERICUS – Gregory W. Harris, Sr., who was born and raised in Americus, graduated from…