Date Posted: November 14, 2024
Southern Crescent Technical College recently announced the nomination of 14 students for the 2025 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) at a reception held November 5, 2024 on the Griffin Campus. The annual GOAL program recognizes students who possess excellence in leadership and ability.
“The purpose of the GOAL program,” said Mrs. Candice Buckley, GOAL Coordinator, “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.” The local GOAL winner will speak on behalf of Southern Crescent Technical College to promote technical education throughout the community and state.
A screening committee at Southern Crescent Technical College will review each of the instructors’ nominations then conduct personal interviews with the students. Finalists will then be chosen to compete to be the Southern Crescent Technical College GOAL winner for 2025.
The finalists will take part in another round of interviews and evaluations by representatives from local business and industry. That panel will consider the students’ qualities including 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 regional preliminary judging; then three from each region, which will make up the nine finalists, will attend competition for the state GOAL award and selection as the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2025 Student of the Year where they will have the important responsibility of traveling the state as the ambassador for the entire Technical College System of Georgia.
Chosen for recognition by their instructors, the nominees from Southern Crescent Technical College include:
| NOMINEE | PROGRAM OF STUDY | NOMINATING INSTRUCTOR |
| Ivy Atkinson | Medical Assisting | Sandra Fender |
| Kelly Barker | Cosmetology | Wendy Anderson |
| Andrea Buchanan | Associate of Science Nursing | Amy Adams |
| Bryan Colocho | Film Technology | Dr. Damon McCoy |
| Jonathan Corbitt | Associate of Science Nursing | Dr. Samantha Bell |
| Christina Girard | Associate of Science Nursing | Nicole Williams |
| Mia Holt | Associate of Science Nursing | Stephanie Rogers |
| Kristian Lummus | Medical Assisting | Mettie Hogan |
| Caroline Mason | Associate of Science Nursing | Stephanie Rogers |
| Jakia Parker | Associate of Science Nursing | Dr. Samantha Bell |
| Sy’Nique Petersen | Medical Assisting | Milling Belvin |
| Tyanna Rogers | Associate of Science Nursing | Dr. Samantha Bell |
| Brandon Watson | Medical Assisting | Christy Smith |
| Chundra Williams-Lawhorn | Associate of Science Nursing | Dr. Samantha Bell |
| Taylor Young | Cosmetology | Susan Allen |
Photo:
Front Row (L-R): Ivy Atkinson, Kristian Lummus, Jakia Parker, Kelly Barker, Dr. Irvin Clark, Sy’Nique Petersen, Christina Girard, Tyanna Rogers
Back Row: Brandon Watson, Bryan Colocho, Chundra Williams-Lawhorn, Andrea Buchanan, Jonathan Corbitt, Mia Holt, Caroline Mason
Not Pictured: Taylor Young