Middle Georgia Technical College

MGTC's Keturah Felder Among 30 Adult Learners Honored by TCSG

Atlanta - The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) recently paid tribute to 30 adult learners, including Middle Georgia Technical College's Keturah Felder of Vienna, for their outstanding achievement in the state's adult education program.

The students were recognized during a luncheon as Georgia's 2011 EAGLE delegates. EAGLE, or Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education, is a TCSG Office of Adult Education program that annually honors an outstanding student from each of the state's 30 local adult education programs.

This year's EAGLE delegates represent the more than 95,000 men and women who are enrolled in adult education classes throughout Georgia.

The event, held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel on February 11, was in conjunction with the TCSG Office of Adult Education's annual Leadership Institute.

Gwendolyn Boyd, executive assistant to the chief of staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and chair of the Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council, gave the luncheon keynote address. An engineer who received her doctorate from Yale University, Boyd was recently was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Both Boyd and TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson spoke of how the EAGLE delegates overcame life's obstacles to earn the education and respect that they deserve. This year's EAGLE delegates, they said, are role models for the million-plus adults in Georgia who have never obtained their high school diploma or a GED.

"The EAGLE program inspires all of us with the personal stories of our fellow Georgians who have found success through education and whose accomplishments make them so very deserving of our deepest admiration and respect," said Jackson. "These men and women are shining examples of how adult education can transform lives, improve job prospects, and created a brighter future for people throughout our state."

MGTC's Felder was selected for this honor locally after being nominated by her instructor Ethel Ross.

"Keturah is a positive, caring, and motivating student," said Ross. "She is a strong leader who encourages and motivates others to achieve their goals, dreams, and to settle for nothing less than the best. Keturah Felder is truly an exceptional Georgian."

Other 2011 EAGLE delegates from across the state include: Keonna Tumblin, Albany Technical College; Winifred Nails, Altamaha Technical College; Elaina Stowers, Athens Technical College; Annie White, Atlanta Public Schools; Dorothy Smith, Augusta Technical College; Julian Gallemore, Central Georgia Technical College; Caroline Gaddy, Chattahoochee Technical College; Monica Duron, Clayton County Schools; Jamie Albee Cobb County School District; Angela Kaye Nicholson, Dalton State College; Armeta Griffin, Decatur County Schools; Marcia Enamoraldo, DeKalb Technical College; Shavanti Hiles, Georgia Northwestern Technical College; Selvin Morales Lopez, Gwinnett Technical College; Brandon Stanley, Heart of Georgia Technical College; Lisa Beck, Lanier Technical College; John James, Muscogee County Schools; Jennifer Holbrooks, North Georgia Technical College; Debbie Hamilton, Northwest Housing Authority; Alvin Smiley, Ogeechee Technical College; Claire Armstrong, Okefenokee Technical College; Wiley Tremaine, Sandersville Technical College; Daniel Speer, Savannah Technical College; Catherine Volley, South Georgia Technical College; Maureen Copleand, Southeastern Technical College; Kerry Stusak, Southern Crescent Technical College; Michaela Rivers, Southwest Georgia Technical College; D. Amanda Trapp, West Georgia Technical College; Brittany Gray, Wiregrass Valdosta Technical College; and Vicky McKinnon, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (East Central).

Keturah Felder