MTC Announces 2007 GOAL Finalists
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| Moultrie Technical College announced its 23 nominees and four finalists for the 2007 GOAL award which highlights excellence in student leadership in Georgia’s Technical College System. The college’s winner will be announced on March 19 at the GOAL Award luncheon on the Veterans Parkway campus in Moultrie. |
MOULTRIE , GA. Moultrie Technical College announced its 23 student nominees and four finalists for the 2007 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership [GOAL] on February 26, according to Lisa Newton, MTC’s GOAL coordinator.
Moultrie Tech’s finalists are Medical Assisting student Brandy Harrell and Electronics Technology student Andrew Kenny of the college’s Moultrie campus and Welding and Joining Technology student John Arnold and Surgical Technology student Hope Hudson of the Tifton campus.
All 38 technical colleges and divisions statewide present these awards, and each winner serves as an ambassador to their communities on behalf of their college. Moultrie Tech’s winner will represent the college in its four-county service area of Colquitt, Tift, Turner and Worth.
The objective of the GOAL program, says Newton, is to recognize and reward excellence among the more than 155,000 students studying full-time at Georgia's technical colleges. GOAL was the first statewide program in the nation to honor outstanding technical education students.
Members of the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development committee will select Moultrie Tech's winner through a series of interviews and speeches given by the four finalists on March 5.
"The screening and selection process is fairly involved and time consuming," added Newton. "But our job is to find the very best candidate to represent Moultrie Tech. When the evaluations are complete, we hope to have found the school's most outstanding student."
The announcement will be made at a luncheon scheduled for March 19 in the Moultrie Tech Conference Center on the Moultrie Veterans Parkway campus. The Chamber will present the winner with a cash award of $200 and each runner-up with a $100 prize.
Additional nominees from Moultrie Tech are Accounting student Tara Byrd; Business Office Technology students Sherrie Hopkins, Megan Sawyer, Susie Snow and Jo anna Stone; ComputerInformation Systems student Toni Barnes; Cosmetology student Vera Lindsey; Criminal Justice student Dawn Parker; Drafting Technology student James Hay; Electronics Technology students Derrick Newvine and Andrew Clark; Marketing Management student Amanda Miller; Medical Assisting students Lora Allen, Judy Broxton, Tammy Gomez and Deveta Lopez; Practical Nursing student Rebecca Baker; Surgical Technology student Timmie Paulhill; and Welding and Joining Technology student Robert E. Paulk III.
A statewide winner will be selected in April and will travel the state for a full year on behalf of Georgia’s Technical College System.
