Savannah Technical College recently selected Kenneth McKenzie as department head for Construction Management. He has 35 years of experience working in all aspects of construction for commercial and residential projects.

Civic leader Bill Cathcart will be honored at the 17th annual Opportunity Award Gala, Friday, April 22, 2022. The event, hosted by the Savannah Technical College Foundation, honors deserving leaders in our community for a lifetime of service in creating and enhancing opportunities for others to succeed. Proceeds will support the College’s Freedom Fund military scholarship.

Savannah Technical College recently selected Jacqueline E. Korengel, Ed.D. as Dean for Adult Education. She will manage adult education programs for individuals and employers throughout the College’s four-county service area (Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties).

Savannah Technical College’s Savannah Culinary Institute offers its ninth annual online, pre-order Sweetheart Sale featuring assorted artisan chocolates, pastries and artisan breads for pick-up Feb. 10-11 at www.bistrosavoir.com

The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has renewed Savannah Technical College’s grant ($140,571.50) for a second year (FY22) to operate the Coastal Georgia Center for Driver Safety. Grant funds will continue to provide two core services: distracted and impaired driver prevention education for youth, young adults and parents in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties.

Nine students from the Savannah Technical College Peace Officer Academy celebrated graduating from the program with a completion ceremony on December 10, 2021. The six men and three women 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.

Michelle Maynard has been selected as the 2022 Savannah Technical College Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) recipient. She is a dual enrollment student taking GED-prep classes, along with Cybersecurity courses through STC’s Fast Forward program.

Savannah Technical College recently selected Wendy Herndon as department head for Dental Assisting. Herndon has nearly four decades of experience as a dental assistant and dental hygienist. She has taught both dental hygiene and dental assisting. She has been a dental hygiene instructor at Savannah Tech for the past 2.5 years.  

Construction Management student Cristian Veloso was one of 11 students in the U.S. to receive a $2,500 scholarship from Fine Homebuilding. He is president of STC’s SkillsUSA chapter. His OSHA team won gold/first in the national SkillsUSA competition, after winning gold in the state competition.

Savannah Technical College recently selected Bridget Betterson as department head for Surgical Technology. Betterson has nearly two decades of experience as a certified surgical technologist with the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.