Moultrie Tech Announces 2011 GOAL Finalists
MOULTRIE, GA. Moultrie Technical College (MTC) announced its 20 student nominees and four finalists for the 2011 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) on February 10, according to Lisa Newton, MTC’s GOAL coordinator. Annual GOAL winners represent MTC as the Student of the Year.
Moultrie Tech’s finalists are Business Administrative Technology student Michelle Brazeau, Computer Information Systems student Harrell Gant, Medical Assisting student Lydia Mann and Criminal Justice Technology student Will Robinson.
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| Pictured are the 2011 GOAL nominees who either attend the MTC Campus in Moultrie or reside near that campus. Shown, left to right, are Renee Ellenberg, Kelly Ruzzo, Sonya Soloman, Verlon Bennett, Cass Boatner, Michelle Brazeau, Will Robinson, Michelle Morrell, Harrell Gant and Elizabeth Stinebaugh. |
All 26 of Georgia’s technical colleges statewide present these awards. Local winners serve as ambassadors to their communities on behalf of their colleges. 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 more than 190,000 students studying 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 February 14.
"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 College's most outstanding student."
The announcement will be made at a luncheon scheduled for February 22 in the MTC 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.
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Pictured are the 2011 GOAL nominees who either attend the MTC Campus in Tifton or Ashburn or reside near those campuses. Shown, front row, left to right, are Kyna Fowler, Selena Branch and Lydia Mann. On the second row, left to right, are Ryan King, Richard Gonzales, and Joseph “Ryan” Dyers. |
Additional nominees from Moultrie Tech’s various campus locations are Business Administrative Technology students Patrice Bryant and Kelli Ruzzo; Cosmetology students Rebekah Gibbs and Kyna Fowler; Early Childhood Care and Education students Gary Smith and Sonya Solomon; Electrical Construction and Maintenance student Verlon Bennet; Industrial Systems Technology student Ryan King; Marketing Management students Cass Boatner and Elizabeth Stinebaugh; Neuromuscular Therapy student Kandis York; Practical Nursing student Renee Ellenberg; Radiologic Technology students Selena Branch and Michelle Morrell; Surgical Technology student Joseph Dyers; and Welding and Joining Technology student Richard Gonzales.
A statewide winner will be selected in May and will travel the state for a full year on behalf of Georgia’s Technical College System. Carmaker Chevrolet will donate a 2011 Chevy Cruze vehicle to the state’s winner.
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