SGTC Board of Directors recognized at state conference

October 31, 2019
South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the South Georgia Technical College staff, Board of Directors and SGTC Foundation Trustee members who attended the Technical College System of Georgia leadership conference in Savannah recently. Shown (l to r) are Board Chairman Jimmy Davis and his wife Roger Ann Davis, Vice Chair Don Porter and his wife, Tammy, SGTC Executive Assistant to the President Teresa O’Bryant, Janet Siders, Kerri Post of Americus who accepted a plaque on behalf of her late mother Betty Deriso Pope, Barbara Watford, SGTC Foundation Chairman Sharad Patel, SGTC President Dr. John Watford, and SGTC Foundation member and Technical College Foundation Association officer Mike Cheokas. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann Bird.

SAVANNAH, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors was recognized as a fully certified board at the Technical College Directors Association and the Technical College Foundation Association Leadership conference in Savannah recently.

   All seven members of the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors have completed individual board member certification training and are fully certified board members. The seven-member board is made up of community leaders representing the SGTC service area, which includes Sumter, Schley, Crisp, Macon, Marion, Webster and Taylor counties.

   The South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors are led by Chairman Jimmy Davis of Macon County, and Vice Chair Don Porter of Lee County who works with Georgia Power in Sumter County. Other board members include: Jake Everett of Webster County, George Bryce of Sumter County, Richard McCorkle of Marion County, Janet Siders of Sumter County, and Mattye Gordon of Taylor County. Janet Siders also serves on the Technical College Directors Association Board.

   Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur recognized the South Georgia Technical College board members who had all earned their TCDA board certification. Commissioner Arthur also recognized South Georgia Tech President Dr. John Watford and presented the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors with a framed certificate and plaque for the 100% certification at the annual conference. SGTC Board Chairman Jimmy Davis, Vice Chair Don Porter, and Janet Siders accepted the plaque with Dr. Watford.

   The mission of the Technical College Directors’ Association of Georgia (TCDA) is to build the capability of the local boards of directors to effectively increase the real and perceived value of technical and adult education in Georgia.

   The local Board of Directors of individual colleges were created by Georgia State Statute to assist the Technical College System of Georgia State Board in carrying out its mission. The primary purpose of the local board and its members is to: 1.) advise on program direction via their personal subject matter expertise and awareness of area business needs for program decisions and priorities; 2.) serve as a check and balance for the development and implementation of college goals and objectives as well as operations policies and procedures; and 3.) advocate within the community and in the state legislature on issues of importance in support of the technical college system and Georgia’s workforce development efforts.

   Members of the local boards of the state-managed technical colleges in Georgia are automatically members of TCDA. Members have the choice of completing requirements to become a Certified Board Member through workshops and activities offered by TCDA. Workshops include information dealing with community advocacy, governance, budget and financial management, and other topics.

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur is shown above with TCDA and SGTC Board member Janet Siders, SGTC Board of Directors Chair Jimmy Davis, SGTC Vice Chair Don Porter, and SGTC President Dr. John Watford along with TCDA Executive Director Adie Shimandle. The board members accepted the SGTC Board’s 100% certificate for the 2019 year at the TCSG Leadership Conference in Savannah.
Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur is shown above with TCDA and SGTC Board member Janet Siders, SGTC Board of Directors Chair Jimmy Davis, SGTC Vice Chair Don Porter, and SGTC President Dr. John Watford along with TCDA Executive Director Adie Shimandle. The board members accepted the SGTC Board’s 100% certificate for the 2019 year at the TCSG Leadership Conference in Savannah.