Middle Georgia Technical College

Nine MGTC Students Nominated for GOAL Award

Warner Robins - Instructors at Middle Georgia Technical College have nominated nine outstanding students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) award, according to Janet Kelly, coordinator for the college"s GOAL program.

GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state"s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state"s 25 technical colleges, as well as one Board of Regents college with a technical education division.

Chosen for recognition by their instructors are Curtis Holmes of Warner Robins, an Industrial Systems student nominated by Tony Shelley; Hollie Day of Bonaire, a Radiologic Technology student nominated by Evelyn Grove; Amy Moore of Warner Robins, an Accounting student nominated by Kelly Icard; Sandra Thomas of Warner Robins, an Early Childhood Care and Education student nominated by Valencia Hickey; Craig Campbell of Macon, an Industrial Systems student nominated by Tony Shelley; Mark Ayers of Warner Robins, a Cosmetology student nominated by Jolie Martin; Amy Hayes of Perry, a Radiologic Technology student nominated by Evelyn Grove; Amee Stevens of Cochran, an Information Technology student nominated by Felicia Everidge; and Stephanie Middleton of Warner Robins, a Practical Nursing student nominated by Anne Sartain.

"The purpose of the GOAL program is to spotlight the outstanding achievement by students in Georgia"s technical colleges and to emphasize the importance of technical education in today"s global workforce," said Kelly.

The top four finalists at MGTC will be announced at the Awards Day ceremony, held Wednesday, December 7 at 11 am in the A building auditorium.

A screening committee of administrators at MGTC will review each of the instructors" nominations then conduct personal interviews with the students. After the nominees have been ranked, four finalists will then be chosen to compete to be the Middle Georgia Technical College GOAL winner for 2012.

The four finalists will take part in another round of interviews and evaluations by a selection committee of representatives from local business and industry. That panel will consider the students" qualities such as academic achievement, personal character, leadership abilities, and enthusiasm for technical education.

The student judged most outstanding will be designated as the College"s GOAL winner and move on to the Central Region competition held at Central Georgia Technical College in Macon in February. The top three from each of the three regions will make up the nine semi-finalists for the state award. The announcement of the state"s top nine will be made in April at the state GOAL conference in Atlanta. The nine regional finalists will interview again at the state level and compete for the title of state GOAL winner.

The student who earns the state GOAL winner title is also awarded the important responsibility of traveling the state as the ambassador for the entire technical college system. To make that travel easier, the winner also receives a new car from Chevrolet, the statewide corporate sponsor of Georgia"s GOAL program.