Sandersville Technical College Names Semi-Finalists for GOAL Award

Sandersville - Four Sandersville Technical College students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Shirley Forrest, coordinator for Sandersville Tech’s GOAL program.

Chosen as semifinalists are: Philip Dunn – Computer Information Systems; Shannon Gober – Early Childhood Care and Education; Jill McCloud – Nursing/Health Care Assistant; and Beverly Sneed – Computer Information Systems

The 2008 GOAL Nominees are (pictured left to right) Jeffery Frady, Philip Dunn, Jessica Black, Jill McCloud, Beverly Sneed, Ashley Heinzen, Shannon Gober, Michael Surgbally, (not pictured) Tabitha Brown, and Melissa Wright.

Chosen for recognition by their instructors are: Jessica Black, Tabitha Brown, Philip Dunn, Jeffery Frady, Shannon Gober, Ashley Heinzen, Jill McCloud, Beverly Sneed, Michael Surgbally, and Melissa Wright. From this outstanding group of students, a screening committee of administrators at Sandersville Tech selected the four semifinalists.

GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 33 technical colleges as well as the four Board of Regents colleges with technical education divisions.

GOAL winners from each campus will compete in Atlanta in May and one will be named as the statewide GOAL winner.

"The purpose of the GOAL program is to spotlight the outstanding achievement by students in Georgia 's technical colleges and to emphasize the importance of technical education in today’s global workforce," said Shirley Forrest.

Chosen for recognition by their instructors are: Jessica Black, Tabitha Brown, Philip Dunn, Jeffery Frady, Shannon Gober, Ashley Heinzen, Jill McCloud, Beverly Sneed, Michael Surgbally, and Melissa Wright. From this outstanding group of students, a screening committee of administrators at Sandersville Tech selected the four semifinalists.

"The next step is for a panel of business, civic and industry leaders from the community to interview and evaluate these four students and select one to be the college’s 2008 GOAL winner," explained Forrest. “The one judged most outstanding will compete in Atlanta against college GOAL winners from each of the Georgia’s technical colleges and Board of Regents colleges with technical divisions and vie to be named as the 2008 statewide GOAL winner.”

The state GOAL winner becomes the student ambassador for the Technical College System of Georgia and receives a grand prize of a new car provided by Chevrolet, the statewide corporate sponsor of Georgia’s GOAL program.

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