ATC Students are Winners... SkillsUSA Four Albany Tech students brought home awards during the SkillsUSA State Competition held in Atlanta in March. Students received medals in the following program areas: Sharonda Bussey (Third Place, Dental Assisting); Ernest Brown (First Place, Masonry); Kristina Mathis (Second Place, Medical Math); and De’Keria King (Second Place, Cosmetology). Ernest Brown quali ed to compete in the National Championship in Kansas City, Mo.
DECA ATC had ve students earn placements at the State DECA Competition held last month at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston. The winning students included: Nick Sacca (Third Place, Marketing Management); Carter Graham and Terrance Ward (First Place, Website Design Team); Ula Peterson (Third Place, Professional Sales Presentation); and La’Rhonda Thomas (First Place, Retail Management). These students competed in four events: Marketing Management, Professional Sales Presentation, Retail Management, and Website Design.
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Two Albany Tech students won awards at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) State Conference held in Atlanta in April 2013. Tonya Hagines and Tammy Hagines will both move on to the PBL National Competition scheduled to be held on June 24-27, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. Tonya Hagines placed third in the Statistical
ATC hosted its Spring Honors Day Program in June. Fortyve spring honor graduates were recognized in the following areas: Collegiate DECA, Honors with Distinction, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), Presidential Scholar, SkillsUSA, and General Education Development (GED®). The guest speaker for the program was Col. Stephen Anthony Medeiros, Commander of the Marine Depot Maintenance Command Albany.
Analysis event and received the Who’s Who in PBL Award, while Tammy Hagines placed fth in the Information Technology event and was also selected as a nominee for the Georgia PBL Outstanding Member Award.
Capping and Pinning Albany Tech held its Capping and Pinning Ceremony for spring semester in April. Health Care Technology programs participating in the ceremony included Practical Nursing, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Pharmacy Technology. The guest speaker for the ceremony was Ken Miller, Ph.D., M.Div., a national motivational speaker. He serves as the Command Chaplain aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany. Pictured are graduates of the Practical Nursing, Paramedicine Technology, Pharmacy Technology and Health Information Technology.
DECA Winners
National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Albany Tech’s chapter of the National Technical Honors Society (NTHS) inducted several students for spring semester during a ceremony in April. NTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement in technical education. The organization also offers scholarships every year to its members. Keynote speaker for the evening ceremony was AAmir Greene, who is the 2013 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Albany Tech and current Student Government Association (SGA) president.
NTHS Inductees
Health Information Technology
PBL Winners
Paramedicine Technology
Albany Tech held its Spring Commencement exercises on June 7 at the Albany Civic Center. A reception was held preceding the ceremony. Over 60 students received their associate degrees; almost 200 received diplomas; and more than 40 earned technical certi cates of credit. In addition, more than 100 students were awarded a GED®. The guest speaker was Lt. Cmdr. K. Moore, Commanding Of cer of the United States Coast Guard Station Atlantic City and Coast Guard Station Small Great Egg.
Albany Tech, a Tree Campus USA, celebrated Arbor Day June 5, on campus by planting a tree. George Paul, Environmental Horticulture instructor selected a live oak, which is the Georgia state tree. Mr. Chuck Norvell, Urban Forester for the Georgia Forestry Commission, spoke to attendees on the history of Arbor Day and the importance of trees in our environment, as well as proper tree planting procedures.
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SkillsUSA Winners
Practical Nursing Capping Candidates
Pharmacy Technology
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