Date Posted: February 22, 2021
Four students from Southern Crescent Technical College have been selected as local finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Cherryl Burks, coordinator for the local GOAL program. These students were announced Friday afternoon, February 19, 2021.
Chosen as finalists are: Elena Cohn – Industrial Systems; Beulah Floyd – Automotive Technology; William Hendon – Business Management; and Marinda Wilson – Culinary Arts.
“The GOAL program,” said Burks, “seeks to spotlight the importance of technical education in today’s world and to recognize outstanding achievement by students in our state’s technical colleges.”
According to Burks, the Screening Committee of administrators at Southern Crescent Technical College selected the four finalists from 20 students who were nominated for this recognition by their instructors. Prior to being named as a finalist, these students completed an extensive interview process to prepare them for the state competition to be held in April.
“A Selection Committee of individuals from outside the school will now interview and evaluate these four students, “explained Burks “and the one judged most outstanding will compete with representatives from Georgia’s other technical colleges for the 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership medallion.”
The student, who is selected as the State GOAL Winner by demonstrating excellence in leadership, will receive the grand prize of a new automobile.
