Savannah Technical College recognized 358 students for excellence in academics for the Spring 2023 Dean’s List. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have at least a 3.5 GPA and have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours (or full-time) for that semester. These students represent 30.5% of the full-time students for spring semester 2023.

Construction Management student Heather Slaughter is on the Spring 2023 Dean’s List. She is retired from the U.S. Army with 20 years of service. She has an MBA from St. Leo University. She learned that she enjoyed home renovation during COVID and had never used a drill when she started classes at Savannah Tech. She graduates this spring with an associate degree in Construction Management and a certificate in Air Conditioning Assistant (aka HVAC Refrigeration). She is a member of National Technical Honor Society.

Spring 2023 Dean’s List

• Jamal Abercrombie (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Dakota Adams-Parrimore (Early College Essentials)
• Tyler Aguilar (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Chelsea Akahi (Business Management Diploma)
• Shatha Al Malaei (Air Conditioning Tech Assistant)
• Kamila Alameda (Shampoo Technician)
• Devin Albert (Barbering)
• Mykal Allen (Cybersecurity Diploma)
• Grayson Allen (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Noriza Ames (Health Care Assistant)
• Dominique Anderson (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Brandon Anim (Practical Nursing Diploma)
• Amanda Arnold (Accounting Degree)
• Julio Arrieta (Electrical Technology)
• Chanece Babbs (Shampoo Technician)
• Tanner Bailey (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• David Baker (S. Criminal Justice)
• Caleb Baldinelli (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Carter Baldinelli (Auto Engine Performance Technician)
• Jennifer Barfield (Culinary Arts Degree)
• Anthony Barnette (Computer Support Specialist)
• Harley Barwick (Practical Nursing Diploma)
• Corin Battey (Computer Support Specialist)
• Graham Beard (Sustainable Technologies)
• Kristen Beckworth (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Mishala Bell (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Meachie Bell (Air Conditioning Technology Diploma)
• Lorelai Belogorska (Undeclared)
• Matthew Bennett (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Thomas Bentley (Vertical Shielded Metal Arc)
• Makayla Black (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Keyshauna Blackwell (Marketing Management Degree)
• Ashleigh-Beth Blevins (Business Management Degree)
• Samuel Boatright (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Sohan Bolle (Culinary Arts Degree)
• Heather Bonham (Health Care Assistant)
• Eden Bonwell (Business Management Degree)
• Layla Bosche (Technical Specialist)
• Shaniya Boyd (Early College Essentials)
• Kristin Boyett (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Ashley Bradarvelt (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Hannah Braden (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Anna Marie Bragg (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Symone’ Branson (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Dustin Briggs (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Justin Brigman (Basic POST Certification)
• Grace Brooks (Master Welder I)
• Sha’mariyah Brown (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Jeriesha Brown (Medical Coding/Insurance Data)
• Reginald Brown (Barbering)
• Tieshia Bryant (Cybersecurity Diploma)
• Kamrin Bryant (Business Management Degree)
• Larry Bryant (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Christie Buchanan (S. Logistics Management)
• Taylor Budd (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• William Bullard (Gas Metal Arc Welder)
• Brandi Burkett (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Makala Burns (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Chelsei Bush (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Kenneth Butler (Film Prod On-Set Production)
• Justin Byerly (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Wilfredo Calderon (Networking Specialist Degree)
• Steven Calvert (Electrical Technology)
• Marcia Caraballo (Shampoo Technician)
• Zacharry Carel (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Joyce Carter (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Jaliya Carter (S. Criminal Justice)
• Venecia Chery (Health Care Assistant)
• Madison Christiansen (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Victoria Chung (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Nicholas Cicciari (Technical Studies)
• Aiden Cimadevilla (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Emele Clark (Medical Coding/Insurance Data)
• Abigail Clark (Drafting Degree)
• Andrew Coffee (Business Management Degree)
• Moniesha Cole (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Lindsey Coletti (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Khari Collins (Barbering)
• Steven Cowart (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• William Crawford (EMS Professions)
• Antoinette Crews (Medical Assisting Diploma)
• Kelis Crocker (Early College Essentials)
• Andrea Cuartas Useche (Marketing Management Diploma)
• Bruce Cushman (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Kaden Dalal (Aircraft Structural Technology)
• Derek Dalgo (Technical Studies)
• Cede Daniel (Cosmetology Diploma)
• William Davidson (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Kelvin Davidson (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Dayana Fernanda Del Larco Cardenas (Construction Management Degree)
• Alexis Delafuente (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Nasha Denson (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Arlie Dipolito (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Carmen Dow (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Neeali Dozier-Muhammad (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Roxana Drew (Health Care Assistant)
• India Dudley (Medical Assisting Diploma)
• Landon Duggar (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Heath Dutton (Air Conditioning Technology Diploma)
• Grayson Elliott (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Damian Elmore (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Logan Estrada (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Jennifer Evans (Accounting Degree)
• Tavashyette Facey (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
• Patrick Fagin (Electrical Utility Technology Degree)
• Brenda Feliciano (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Sofia Fernandez (Marketing Management Degree)
• Jason Fernandez (Construction Management Degree)
• Aaliyah Finklin (Health Care Science)
• Noah Fisher (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Alexandra Flath (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Ariel Floyd (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Marla Fordham (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• John Fortner (Basic POST Certification)
• Aaron Freeman (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Ariella Gallegos (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Brittaney Gardner (Health Care Assistant)
• Jordan Gardner (Health Care Science)
• Kirsten Garner (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Jayde Geddes (Business Management Degree)
• Daniel Genard (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Bryce Genova (Historic Preservation/Restoration Diploma)
• Daeshaun Gibbs (Early College Essentials)
• Grace Glover (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Lisely Gonzales Francisco (Health Care Science)
• Ariel Gordon (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Cayden Gosseck (Early College Essentials)
• Jeshua Grach (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Haley Grajiola (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Kyron Grant (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Kiara Green (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Franklin Green (Master Welder I)
• Kaylee Greene (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Kayla Griffith (Health Care Assistant)
• Marla Groover (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Mercedes Guzman (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Rachel Hall (Dental Hygiene)
• David Hall (Aircraft Assembly Technician)
• Kianna Hamilton (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Anthony Hand (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Steven Harden (Construction Management Degree)
• Cadyn Hart (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Patrick Hart (Construction Management Degree)
• Kiley Harvey (Business Technology Degree)
• Shaneka Harvey-Frater (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Liam Havener (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Steven Hawkins (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Kevin Hayes (Air Conditioning Electrical Technician)
• Edward Hayes (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Malaysia Hendrix (Aircraft Structural Technology)
• Lourane Henriques-Phipps (Business Management Degree)
• Breyona Hepburn (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Don Hewitt (Culinary Arts Degree)
• Suelema Hickman (Construction Management Diploma)
• Molatelo Hodges (Health Care Assistant)
• Malachi Holloway (Networking Specialist Degree)
• David Holton (Business Technology Diploma)
• Taylor Honnerlaw (Aircraft Upholstery and Trim)
• Golam Hosseini (Cybersecurity Diploma)
• Lonnie Houston (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Claire Howard (Health Care Assistant)
• Jesse Hubbert (Cybersecurity Diploma)
• Megan Huck (Business Management Degree)
• Clemtonio Huffham (Medical Assisting Diploma)
• Tyrone Hughes (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Tristen Ingram (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Moesha Jackson (Drafting Degree)
• Marquis Jackson (Barbering)
• Ethan Jaster (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Bailey Jeffers (Networking Specialist Degree)
• Doria Johnson (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Amber Jones (Drafting Degree)
• Erykah Jones (Business Management Degree)
• Aliyah Jones-Ruhl (Technical Specialist)
• Tamera Joyce (Medical Assisting Diploma)
• Arden Kaluza (Electrical Technology)
• Jacob Kendrick (Technical Studies)
• Shannon Kersey-Biggs (Health Care Science)
• Donnie King (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Marquis Knight (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Bazhena Kolesova (Business Management Degree)
• Cliodhna Lane (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Ethan Lathrop (Electrical Technology)
• Shaun Laws (Precision Manufacturing)
• Vu Le (Construction Management Degree)
• Santos Leon (Barbering)
• Stephon Lewis (Aircraft Structural Technology)
• Glenda Lippy (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Ivelisse Liriano (Early College Essentials)
• Gabriel Long (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Haydee Lopez Soutelo (Historic Preservation and Restoration)
• Erick Lopez-Martinez (Accounting Degree)
• Stacey Loth (Dental Hygiene)
• Janine Lowry (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Kyle Ludy (Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS)
• Pamela Lunderman (Historic Preservation/Restoration Diploma)
• Joshua Lunsford (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Gloria Macdonald (Business Management Degree)
• Nicole Magnani (S. Criminal Justice)
• Roxanna Mandes Rivera (Cosmetology Diploma)
• William Maney (Precision Manufacturing)
• Anthony Mannello (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Eligio Marcelo (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Cataldo Maria (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Joscelyn Marriott (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Zaniah Martin (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Sophia Martin (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Samantha Maxwell (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Conlan McDaniels (Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS)
• Mary McDonald (S. Logistics Management)
• Scott McGinnity (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Kashaunie McKenzie (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Jasmine McLloyd (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Bria McMullen (Basic POST Certification)
• Brandi McPherson (Dental Assisting Diploma)
• Mallory Meador (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Luis Medina (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Victoria Meier (Business Management Degree)
• Daniel Merrill (Air Conditioning Technology Assistant)
• Erika Meyer (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Kennedy Middleton (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Stuart Mixon (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Sara Moore (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Rachael Moore (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Kemarie Moore (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Randy Moss (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Amariah Moultrie (Health Care Assistant)
• Humberto Nevarez (Historic Preservation and Restoration)
• Elijiah Newsom (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Dao Nguyen (S. Information Technology)
• Blaze Nofi (Industrial Maintenance System Technology)
• Nasiriyah Northcutt (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Larraine Oakes (Health Care Assistant)
• Elizabethe O’Donnell (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Doris Marie Okain (Technical Specialist)
• Axel Oliva-Carrillo (Business Technology Degree)
• Melissa Olson (Health Care Assistant)
• Andrew Osborn (Cybersecurity Diploma)
• Robert Osterman (Accounting Degree)
• Christie Oxendine (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Heungsuk Pak (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Yasmin Palomares (Barbering)
• Christopher Parker (Construction Management Degree)
• Jordan Parker (Technical Studies)
• Evan Parker (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Joshua Parker (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Nidhi Patel (Undeclared)
• Nilay Patel (Business Management Degree)
• Luis Paulino Soto (Aircraft Structural Technology)
• Lashanda Pelzer (Health Care Assistant)
• Lilia Perez-Segura (Early College Essentials)
• Randy Pierre (Health Care Assistant)
• Alexandria Pope (Health Care Assistant)
• Lavonna Pounds (Health Care Assistant)
• Sidney Pullen (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Colton Puls (Industrial Maintenance System Technology)
• Carl Denver Punzalan (Accounting Degree)
• Brandon Quintero (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Korynth Ramsby (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Jeanette Reese (Automotive Fundamentals)
• Haley Register (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Sasha-Gaye Reid (Health Care Science)
• Aleyshia Reynolds (Technical Specialist)
• Jamara Richardson (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Angela Rigor (Film Prod On-Set Production)
• Ethan Riley (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Tyler Roberts (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Dayne Robertson (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Jake Rockwell (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Manuel Rodriguez (Basic POST Certification)
• Nicholas Roebuck (Networking Specialist Degree)
• Tayler Rogers (Early College Essentials)
• Emma Rowe (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Alexis Rowe (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Timothy Rowland (Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS)
• Rebecka Roy (Health Care Assistant)
• Zachary Rudolph (Cyber Forensics Technology)
• Victor Ruiz (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Bobbie Ryans (Construction Management Degree)
• Stephanie Sampson (Health Care Assistant)
• Malek Sanders (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Carter Sandt (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Crystal Sapp (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Kristi Schatzline (Aircraft Upholstery and Trim)
• Ashley Schlangen (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Andrew Schmidt (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Rebecca Schouten (Automotive Technology Diploma)
• Christina See (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Ashley Semper (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Spencer Shank (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Celine Shaw (Cybersecurity Degree)
• King-Israel Shellman (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Jessica Sheppard (Early Childhood Care/Education Degree)
• Lillie Simmons (Health Care Assistant)
• Terrion Simon (Barbering)
• Mariana Sistos Barron (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Heather Slaughter (Construction Management Degree)
• Madison Smalley (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Seabrook Smith (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Elton Smith (Air Conditioning Technology Diploma)
• William Smith (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Erin Smith (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Deandre Smith (Culinary Arts Degree)
• Jovanni Smith-Lopez (Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder)
• Isaiah Soley (Air Conditioning Technology Assistant)
• Julles Spruill (Electrical Technology)
• Jeffrey Stamm (Electrical Technology)
• Jason Stark (Aircraft Structural Technology)
• Aubrie Stevens (Technical Specialist)
• Corina Stewart (Business Management Degree)
• Heath Strickland (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Hannah Swanerbury (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Scott Szurley (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Brooke Targett (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Joby Taylor (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Natalie Taylor (Culinary Baking/Pastry Art AAS)
• Denise Taylor (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Leilani Tenen (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Grant Thompson (Gas Metal Arc Welder)
• Faith Tompkins (Marketing Management Degree)
• Pedro Trejo-Morales (Air Conditioning Technology Diploma)
• Jessica Trentacosta (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Terrance Truell (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Kimberly Tuopaeh (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Selah Underwood (Health Care Assistant)
• Nicklas Vanderhoff (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Nicolas Vargas (Aircraft Upholstery and Trim)
• Migdalia Vargas (S. Criminal Justice)
• Blake Vaught (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Peter Vega (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Paul Villanueva (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Blake Vincent (Aircraft Upholstery and Trim)
• Tyler Waagen (Electrical & Computer Engineer)
• Jason Walton (Technical Studies)
• Eddie Walton (Air Conditioning Technology Diploma)
• Payne Watson (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Brittany Watts (Medical Assisting Diploma)
• Brandon Weinstein (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Gideon Weymer (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Emily White (Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Degree)
• Tre White (Basic POST Certification)
• Alyssa Whitlock (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
• Jd William (Computer Support Specialist)
• Tre Williams (Basic POST Certification)
• Brady Williams (Early College Essentials)
• Aaliyah Williams (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Mykalia Williams (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Misty Wilson (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Makaya Wilson (Technical Specialist)
• Ronnie Windham (Air Conditioning Technology Degree)
• Demetria Winters (Paralegal Studies Degree)
• Elijah Woodall (Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS)
• Joshua Woods (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Emil Wright (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Christopher Wynns (Early College Essentials)
• Dylan Youghn (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Jalisa Young (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Christopher Youngblood (Basic POST Certification)

#2341 | May 24, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Leadership from Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and Savannah Technical College (STC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a training partnership today. HMGMA CEO/President Oscar Kwon and STC President Dr. Kathy Love signed the MOU followed by a champagne toast for attendees.

“Everything we do at Savannah Technical College is about workforce development for our region,” said Dr. Love. “We are proud to partner with HMGMA to help train their workforce. We appreciate their input to develop this short-term, specialized training certificate.”

The first program with this partnership is a new Electric Vehicle Professional certificate starting next semester at Savannah Technical College. Those that complete the program will be preferred for employment with HMGMA.

“HMGMA is excited to work with Savannah Technical College now and for many years to come. This partnership gives the community a clear pathway to employment at our exciting and cutting-edge smart factory,” said Mr. Oscar Kwon. 

This certificate was designed at the request of Hyundai to prepare students for entry level employment in the electric vehicle production industry. Training emphasis will be placed on safe and effective automotive shop operations, automotive electrical principles, and operation and service of electric vehicles. Graduates will have the skill set to work in sub-assembly shops, building components. They could also work on the production floor to manufacture electric vehicles.

This eight-credit-hour certificate includes three courses. The College plans to offer this training at its Savannah and Liberty campuses with plans to expand.

For more information or to be added to a program interest list visit: www.savannahtech.edu/Hyundai.

 

About HMGMA

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) is Hyundai Motor Group’s first dedicated Electric Vehicle mass-production plant and will be located in Bryan County, GA. The new plant will boast a highly connected, automated, and flexible manufacturing system, which organically connects all elements of the EV ecosystem to realize customer value. The Georgia facility will become an intelligent manufacturing plant. All processes of production—order collection, procurement, logistics and production—will be optimized utilizing AI and data. The innovative manufacturing system will also help create a human-centered work environment with robots assisting human workers.

About Hyundai Motor Group

Hyundai Motor Group is a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, IT, and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group’s mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication, and the will to take on any challenges, we strive to create a better future for all. More information about Hyundai Motor Group, please see: www.hyundaimotorgroup.com

#2340 | May 10, 2023

RINCON, Ga. – Savannah Technical College Cosmetology students hosted a hair show at the Effingham Campus this week. This annual event provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills and creativity for family, friends, and the community. This year’s theme was masquerade. 

Ariella Gallegos participated in the hair show and plans to work at her mom’s salon, Chic & Co. Studio. Ariella earned her GED with prep classes from Savannah Tech and then enrolled in Cosmetology. She is projected to graduate with a Cosmetology Diploma in May 2023.

Jada Lovett is a dual enrollment Cosmetology student at the Effingham Campus and a South Effingham High School senior, who will graduate from high school next month. She is on track to complete the Shampoo Technician TCC this spring and will continue the Cosmetology diploma program at the College. She plans to work in a nail salon and eventually open her own shop.

STC’s hair show started as a fun option for second-year students also known as “seniors.” After the College’s first hair show in 2011, all Cosmetology students were invited to participate, including STC’s dual enrollment students.

To see photos from STC’s 2023 Hair Show visit: https://bit.ly/SavTechHairShow2023.

STC Cosmetology Instructor Denean Reynolds came up with the idea of a hair show after attending a Bronner Brother’s hair show, one of the biggest in the world. She thought it would be fun and exciting for students to showcase their talent and a great opportunity to promote the program.

Cosmetology is offered at the College’s Effingham, Liberty and Savannah campuses. The program emphasizes not only specialized training in the field of cosmetology, but also interpersonal relations development, employability skills and work ethics. The curriculum meets state licensing requirements of the State Board of Cosmetology, and STC’s graduates have a 100% pass rate.

Once program graduates receive a Cosmetology diploma and pass their board exams, they are eligible to work as a hair stylist, nail technician, makeup artist, salon manager/owner, skin care specialist, and more. Students may also take short-term training to earn a technical certificate of credit with for designer, nail technician, and shampoo technician. Cosmetology’s occupational programs are open to high school students in 10-12th grade through Dual Enrollment. For more information about Cosmetology training visit www.savannahtech.edu/Cosmetology.

The College offers hair, skin and nail care services for the public when classes are in session. Visit www.savannahtech.edu/beautyshop for a list of services, pricing, and the schedule that shows when the shops are open based on academic instruction. Prices are subject to change without notice. Student services are offered in conjunction with coursework in an educational environment and may take longer than similar services provided with non-educational service providers.

#2339 | April 21, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Twelve students from the Savannah Technical College Peace Officer Academy celebrated graduating from the program with a ceremony on April 20, 2023.

These graduates have completed coursework containing the entire Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Training Course. Their successful completion of the program qualifies them to be state-certified peace officers.

This is the 41st group of students to complete the program since its inception in 2009. To date, the program has graduated more than 400 P.O.S.T.-certified officers. Eleven of these graduates have been hired by area police departments. STC’s Peace Officer Academy has a 100% placement rate (AY21).

Each cohort selects a fallen officer for whom the graduating class will be named. The cohorts have a tradition of giving the family of the fallen officer a challenge coin dedicated to the officer. A challenge coin is a symbol of an unbreakable bond of dedication and allegiance among military personnel and law enforcement officers. The challenge coin tradition started as a military tradition in World War I and was later adopted by law enforcement.

This cohort honors Capt. Ramsey Mannon of Effingham County Sherriff’s Office, who passed away on August 12, 2021 from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Captain Mannon was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and had served with the Rincon Police Department and Effingham County Sheriff’s Office for 38 years in various law enforcement positions. He is survived by his wife, two children, and two grandchildren.

The Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to become competent law enforcement officers. The 11-week cohort program utilizes classroom instruction pertaining to criminal justice theory and the prevailing principles of modern law enforcement, as well as practical application of pertinent enforcement skills. College coursework contains the entire Georgia Peace Officers Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Training Course so that successful completion of the program will qualify the student to be a state-certified peace officer. Students that qualify for HOPE may receive additional funds through the HOPE Career Grant with this program.

This TCC offers a first step in law enforcement.  Select courses in the Basic Law Enforcement Certificate program transfer towards an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice.  Many agencies pay all or part of the tuition for officers to work toward degrees in criminal justice, police science, administration of justice, or public administration and pay higher salaries to those who earn one of those degrees.

For more information about the Peace Officer Academy visit www.savannahtech.edu/PeaceOfficerAcademy or contact the office at 912.443.5191 or njones@savannahtech.edu.

The next cohort begins in May 2023.

#2338 | April 20, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College won six gold, one silver, and three merit for national marketing and advertising competitions for work completed in 2022. Awards were presented by Collegiate Advertising Awards and the 38^th Educational Advertising Awards.

The College won gold for a “Wanted” flyer to recruit Culinary Arts student success stories (self-promotion), the 2022 Opportunity Award Gala honoring Bill Cathcart (invitation and total fund raising/development campaign), the 2022 Instructor of the Year environmental photo of Natural Sciences Chair Brandon Robinson (photo/illustration), the SkillsUSA 2022 team promotional photos on STC’s Facebook page (Facebook content), and a series of TV commercials in the Career Ready campaign (TV advertising series).

The 2022 Tribute to Community STARs program, slides, and social media posts won silver (special event materials). The College received the award of merit for a Career Ready commercial featuring employers (TV advertising single), COKE truck recruitment event (special event materials), and the Culinary Arts “Wanted” recruitment flyer (misc. collateral, special promotion).

For more information about STC’s national and regional awards for the past two decades visit www.savannahtech.edu/awards.

The 38th annual Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising competition in the U.S. This year more than 2,000 entries were received from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from the U.S. and several foreign countries. Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals.

The Collegiate Advertising Awards is an elite national program seeking to recognize today’s most talented marketing professionals for outstanding excellence in all forms of advertising, marketing and promotion specific to higher education products and services. All entries are centralized for judging (per category) by a panel of design and education marketing professionals with decades of combined experience. Entries are judged on: creativity, layout/design, typography, production, quality and overall effectiveness.

#2337 | April 11, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected Mr. Tal Loos as its Vice President of Economic Development. He was most recently the Aviation Division dean at the College. He will plan, administer and evaluate economic development services to include supervision and leadership in the activities of personnel as related to economic development. He will also maintain his leadership role with STC’s Aviation Division and Aviation Training Center.

 

 

 

Other responsibilities include:

• assisting community leaders in the recruitment of new and expansion of existing business and industry within the College’s service area;
• developing partnerships with businesses, industries, agencies, schools and other community stakeholder organizations to make community and economic development programs accessible;
• promoting, developing, providing instruction and/or administering professional development and pre-employment training programs at the College and industry settings; and
• conducting industry job and training analysis, developing training plans and designing performance-based training.

Loos was dean of the College’s aviation division for the past decade and was the dean for Industrial Technology for three years. He successfully led the College through 14 CFR Part 147 Aviation Maintenance School certification, which received full certification on the first attempt.

He has a master’s degree in aviation science from Everglades University in Florida, a bachelor’s of science in sport management from Erskine College in South Carolina, and an associate of applied technology in aviation maintenance technology from Middle Georgia Technical College. He is currently a member of the Technical College System of Georgia Senior Leadership Academy.

STC’s Economic Development division provides high-quality, affordable customized training tailored to the specific needs of businesses to strengthen their competitive advantage and professional learning opportunities for people from all walks of life seeking to acquire knowledge, skills, and industry-recognized credentials.

#2336 | April 7, 2023

ATLANTA, Ga. – Savannah Technical College was recognized for excellence at the Georgia 2023 SkillsUSA Post-secondary State Conference.

Students won medals in 14 competitions: seven gold, four silver, and three bronze. Photos of 2023 SkillsUSA state medalists and honorees may be found on STC’s Facebook page.

SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization/competition that annually serves more than 395,000 high school, college and post-secondary students–and their instructors–in technical, skilled and service-occupation instructional programs.

The College also earned a Chapter of Excellence Quality Chapter designation and Chapter of Distinction – Gold Level Award.

More than 35 students participated in 20 competitions. Seven individuals/teams won gold and will compete in the national SkillsUSA leadership and skills competition in Atlanta this June:

• The Community Service team won gold for the third year in a row with teammates: Corina Stewart, Ashleigh Beth Blevins, Lourane Hernandez-Phipps; 
• The Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) team won gold for the third year in a row with Hunter Mathews, Gabrielle Cantanese, Beverly Newman; 
• The Promotional Bulletin Board team won gold for the second year in a row with Early Childhood Care & Education teammates: Joyce Carter, Janine Lowery, and Chelsea Brown; 
• Culinary Arts student Sohan Bolle won gold with the Culinary Arts competition;
• Air Conditioning student James Kiene won gold for the Sheet Metal competition;
• Automotive student Erin Smith won gold for Mobile Electronics; and
• Savannah Film Academy students Lore Carter and Dalton Kleman won gold for the TV Production competition.

STC teams or individuals won silver medals in four competitions:

• Air Conditioning student Heath Strickland won silver for HVAC;
• Automotive student Marc Livingston won silver for Automotive Service;
• Early Childhood Care & Education student Chelsea Fleming won silver in the Early Childhood Education; and
• Early Childhood Care & Education student Akala Gordon won silver for Customer Service.

Three teams or individuals won bronze:

• Baking & Pastry Arts student Gabriela Ramirez won bronze for Baking & Pastry Arts;
• Cosmetology student Mishala Bell won bronze for Nail Care; and
• Savannah Film Academy students Angela Rigor and Kenneth Butler, II, won bronze for Digital Cinema.

#2335 | March 27, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College will host an interactive event led by Savannah Culinary Institute instructors with hands-on demonstrations paired with wines, known as Bistro Savoir Interactif, at 5:45 p.m., on Thursday, March 23 in the Eckburg Auditorium (5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, 31405).

Interactif 2023 will feature four destinations stations along with appetizers and desserts. Guests will travel around the world with elegant tasting opportunities paired with wine selections at the destination stations with take-home recipes. Three stations will feature chef demonstrations where guests work alongside chefs to learn techniques of making artisan sourdough crackers, bacalao fritters, and a mole spice rub. International cuisine will include Brazil, France, and Spain.

Cost is $125 per person with proceeds supporting the Patrick Ansley Williams Memorial Scholarship at Savannah Technical College. Seating is limited to 100. Advance tickets may be purchased online: www.savannahtech.edu/BistroSavoirInteractif.

Guests will enjoy artisan sourdough crackers paired with cheese, house-made charcuterie and accoutrements; traditional bacalao fritters paired with harissa aioli; mole-braised short ribs with yucca gratin along with artisan breads, cheeses, charcuterie, and artisan chocolates. The event is 21+ and all IDs will be checked. No one under 21, please.

This year Sidney Lance, owner of Rhoot Man, will lead a tour of shrubs with craft cocktails. He was the lead bartender at the new Kimpton Hotel (Pacci) in Savannah. He has been voted Best Bartender in Savannah. He has designed bars, created menus and provided staff training. He has consulted distilleries for pairings and started his own line of mixers with Rhoot Man in 2021.  

This event has raised nearly $70,000 to benefit the Patrick Ansley Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund. In 2020, the College developed an alternate event for this scholarship with its Big Pig Fundraiser sales, which have raised an additional $18,000.

This scholarship was started in 2012 by Bill Dickinson to honor the late Patrick Williams. Five $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to STC culinary and hospitality students with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, who are selected by the College’s scholarship committee. Funds are applied toward tuition, fees, books and required supplies.

STC scholarship funds are managed by the Savannah Technical College Foundation, a 501 (c)3 organization whose sole purpose is to raise private funds to support the mission of Savannah Technical College. Gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

With support from the Savannah Technical College Foundation, the College purchased 7 West Bay Street as the new downtown location for an expansion of its Culinary Arts program, which will more than double the available instructional space. Senior level (second year) students will take classes and work in the bakery and restaurant. The hands-on, real-world experience in the restaurant/bakery will allow students the opportunity to apply techniques learned in the classroom to practical use, complete a required field placement, and gain first-hand experience in restaurant operations.

New students are admitted to the baking and pastry program year-round. For more information about Culinary Arts at Savannah Tech visit: www.facebook.com/SavannahCulinaryInstitute.

About the Savannah Technical College’s Savannah Culinary Institute

The Savannah Culinary Institute, an American Culinary Federation-accredited culinary arts program, has been described as the “best in the U.S.A” by its ACF accreditation review board. According to his committee chair, the Culinary Institute of Savannah, offering ACF-accredited diploma and degree programs in culinary arts, has gone “well over and above the standards and expectations for a technical college teaching facility.” The committee recommended that the program receive the maximum accreditation time of seven years, when the average is three years. Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts associate degree graduates have a 100% placement rate in their field since 2015. The program has earned regional and national recognition with ACF-sponsored competitions. For more information visit: www.savannahtech.edu/SavannahCulinaryInstitute.

#2334 | February 16, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected Kay Thigpen as its program administrator for Dental Hygiene. She will provide instruction, clinical supervision and administrative leadership for the program.

She has worked as a Dental Hygiene instructor (both full-time and part-time) since 2016 for Savannah Technical College. She has more than 20 years as a registered dental hygienist in private practice, in both general dentistry and a specialty practice in periodontics.

She is a graduate of the Dental Hygiene program when it was at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) with an Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and Master of Public Health from AASU.

She is a member of the American Dental Hygiene Educators and American Dental Hygiene Association. She has held leadership positions with the Junior League of Savannah, Friends of Oatland and the Dental Hygiene advisory committee at AASU/STC.

The 83-credit-hour Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene program accepts approximately 26 students annually. Students provide clinical patient care as a component of their curriculum requirements. STC’s Dental Hygiene faculty and staff are proud of the program’s record of success, noting that most students are offered employment positions pending successful completion of two credentialing examinations and licensure. The program has been accredited for more than four decades. For AY2021, in field placement for STC’s dental hygiene graduates was 95%.

The program utilizes a competitive admissions process. Students wishing to enter the Dental Hygiene program must complete an application packet and take the TEAS test by spring for admission to the fall class.

For more information about program admission, please contact STC’s Health Sciences Academic Advisor Cindy Cole (ccole@savannahtech.edu or 912.443.5721) or Dental Hygiene Administrative Assistant DeeDee Hall (dnhall@savannahtech.edu or 912-443-4089).

The STC program in Dental Hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation [and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements”] The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The Commission’s website is: http://www.ada.org/en/coda.

#2333 | February 3, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Mashama Bailey, award-winning chef and co-founder of Grey Spaces, the hospitality group behind restaurants such as the critically acclaimed The Grey, Diner Bar and its all-day counterpart The Grey Market, will be honored at the 18^th annual Opportunity Award Gala, Friday, April 14, 2023. The event, hosted by the Savannah Technical College Foundation, honors deserving leaders in the local community for a lifetime of service in creating and enhancing opportunities for others to succeed.

The STC Foundation will honor Bailey for her commitment to culinary excellence, leadership for aspiring chefs, and dedication to the preservation of Southern cuisine. Event proceeds will benefit Savannah Culinary Institute students. 

Bailey opened The Grey, a Savannah-based restaurant serving Port City Southern cuisine in a 1938 art deco Greyhound Bus Terminal, with her co-founder and business partner Johno Morisano in 2014. Since its opening, the duo have garnered national attention, with Mashama being honored by the James Beard Foundation as ‘Best Chef: Southeast’ in 2019 and ‘Outstanding Chef’ in 2022. 

That same year, Bailey and Morisano brought a slice of Savannah to Texas, opening  two restaurants, Diner Bar, an all-day, full-service restaurant and bar with a lively, convivial spirit, and a new outpost of The Grey Market, a community gathering place with counter-service, display cases filled with baked goods, grab-and-go items, pantry staples and provisions, in the new Thompson Austin .

Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens with maternal roots from Waynesboro, Ga., Bailey attended grammar school in Savannah. She first learned to cook at the hands of the women in her family and her formal education includes the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City as well as LaVarenne in Burgundy, France. Prior to The Grey, Bailey’s career includes a dozen years cooking throughout New York City, the last four of which were at Prune on Manhattan’s Lower East Side under the tutelage of Gabrielle Hamilton. In 2019 and with the premier of Netflix’s “Chef’s Table” (Season 6), she became the first African American chef to star on that show.

Together with Morisano, Bailey co-wrote Black, White and The Grey (Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House) which explores the business partners’ challenges navigating race, class and culture while building businesses, relationships, and community in the South.

Named “the most important chef in America” by the Financial Times, Bailey’s influence extends far beyond the restaurant. She serves as the chairwoman of the Edna Lewis Foundation, whose mission is to honor and extend the legacy of Edna Lewis by creating opportunities for African Americans in the fields of cooking, agriculture, food studies, and storytelling.

The event gathers community and civic leaders for a celebratory evening honoring a special individual. The evening also showcases the talents of students enrolled in Savannah Technical College’s award-winning Culinary Arts programs. Past recipients include: Former Governor Zell Miller, Arnold Tenenbaum, Judge Griffin Bell, Tom Coleman, Dick Eckburg, Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr., Bob and Alice Jepson, Howard Morrison, Stratton Leopold, Chef Jean Vendeville, Ted Kleisner, Kevin “Catfish” Jackson, and Dr. Bill Cathcart.

The event is a fundraiser for the Savannah Technical College Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that raises funds to support Savannah Technical College. STC Foundation Board members are leading the fundraising efforts. For ticket and sponsorship information, visit www.savannahtech.edu/gala or contact Robert Grant rgrant@savannahtech.edu or 912.443.3022.

Founded in 1984, the Savannah Technical College Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that exists to raise and disburse funds to support the College’s efforts to enhance learning, workforce training and economic development in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties. The Foundation also supports student success through its many privately funded scholarships.

#2332 | February 1, 2023