Overman Selected as Moultrie Tech's Instructor of the Year
John Overman, marketing management instructor at Moultrie Technical College, was chosen by his peers as the 2005 Instructor of the Year and will represent the college on a regional and state level in the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction competition.
John Overman Named
Moultrie Tech’s Instructor of the Year
MOULTRIE , GA. Moultrie Technical College (MTC) marketing management instructor John Overman of Omega was recently selected by his peers at MTC as the school’s nominee for the state Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. Overman teaches at the college’s Veterans Parkway campus in Moultrie and conducts online courses as well.
“I am extremely humbled by the honor that has been bestowed on me to represent Moultrie Technical College as our Rick Perkins nominee,” says Overman of his nomination.
Named in memory of Thomas “Rick” Perkins, an instructor at West Central Technical College, who received the DTAE Commissioner’s Award of Excellence prior to his untimely death, the award is the state technical college system’s version of an “instructor of the year” honor. It is presented to the person who has shown the most dedication to the job, commitment to students and skill in the classroom.
Annually, all 34 technical colleges, plus the four Regents system schools with technical divisions, nominate an instructor to represent their colleges for the statewide honor.
Nominees then compete on a regional basis. Overman will compete with representatives from Albany, East Central, South Georgia, Southwest Georgia and Valdosta Technical Colleges for the Southwest Georgia consortia title. Winners from each technical college consortia will go on to compete for the state honor in September.
Overman added, “I will do all I can to represent the college to the best of my abilities and pray that people will recognize that the glory is not mine. I feel like there are so many excellent instructors here at Moultrie Tech that are more worthy than I am for this recognition. I want to thank you all for allowing me to be your representative. It is a great feeling to receive such a distinguished and prestigious recognition.”
His accomplishments include many years of service for the Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) organization that promotes leadership among marketing and management students.
He served as the State of Georgia DEX chief financial officer for 13 years, as the assistant event director at the International DEX Career Development Conference and supervised the Georgia DEX Career Development Conference for over 100 Marketing Management students from all over the state for 10 years.
Overman also earned the prestigious International DEX 30-year Service Award in 2004 and was recognized as International DEX Advisor of the Year in 1999. In 2001 he received the Georgia Virtual Technical College Excellence in Learning award, which honors accomplishments in the online studies environment.
The state Rick Perkins Award winner serves as an ambassador for technical education in Georgia. He or she will make many public appearances throughout the year including addresses to the Georgia General Assembly, the Governor, and the Georgia Technical College System Leadership Conference in November.
