Augusta Technical College GOAL Program
Thursday, November 12th, 2015
Instructors at Augusta Technical College have nominated 22 of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership competition, according to Amy Laughter, 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 22 technical colleges as well as one Board of Regents college with a technical education division.
"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 Laughter.
Chosen for recognition by their instructors are:
|
Last Name |
First Name |
Program of Study |
City |
|
Barton |
Jody |
Cosmetology |
Sardis |
|
Battle |
Markita |
Culinary Arts |
Thomson |
|
Black |
Nikiki |
Practical Nursing |
Evans |
|
Bostic |
Kenyonna |
Cosmetology |
Waynesboro |
|
Brearley |
Jason |
Surgical Technology |
Martinez |
|
Carter |
Tanjanika |
Pharmacy Technology |
Waynesboro |
|
Dixon |
Almeter |
Business Technology |
Louisville |
|
Drayton |
Brittany |
Accounting |
Waynesboro |
|
Dunn |
Amanda |
Accounting |
Augusta |
|
Feliciano |
Roberto (Robert) |
Business Administration |
Grovetown |
|
Frederick |
Melissa |
Dental Assisting |
Grovetown |
|
Hardy |
Johnson (Jake) |
Computer Programming |
Augusta |
|
Justice |
Jerry |
Occupational Therapy Assistant |
Martinez |
|
Noriega Rios |
Diana |
Accounting |
Martinez |
|
Price |
Eddie |
Electronics Technology |
Grovetown |
|
Pritt |
Melissa |
Culinary Arts |
Augusta |
|
Russell |
Lauren |
Culinary Arts |
Augusta |
|
Scearce |
Jenae |
Pharmacy Technology |
Augusta |
|
Scott |
Amber |
Culinary Arts |
Augusta |
|
Smith |
Michael |
Business Management |
Hephzibah |
|
Stewart |
Mary (Ivy) |
Practical Nursing |
Waynesboro |
A screening committee of administrators at Augusta Technical College will review each of the instructors’ nominations then conduct personal interviews with the students. After the nominees have been ranked, three to four finalists will then be chosen to compete to be the Augusta Technical College GOAL winner for 2015.
These finalists will then 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 like 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 competition. Then three from each of the three regions will make up the nine regional finalists, who will be named in April at the state GOAL conference in Atlanta. The nine regional finalists will then move to 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.
