CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE NAMES SEMI-FINALISTS FOR GEORGIA OCCUPATIONAL AWARD OF LEADERSHIP AND RICK PERKINS AWARD 
2/22/2010 - Left Photo - From left to right: Mike Smith-North Metro Campus, Diesel Equipment Technology Instructor; Bill Moore-Appalachian Campus, Math Instructor; Lisa Houston-Marietta Campus, Business Administrative Technology Instructor; John Hatfield-North Metro Campus, Environmental Horticulture Instructor. Right Photo - Front row left to right: Yohanon Lelonek of Marietta and Associate Degree Nursing student; Bethany White of Canton and Interiors student. Back row left to right: Jonathan Valdes of Marietta and Drafting student; Sybil Thompson of Marietta and Associate Degree Nursing student.
Four exceptional students have been selected as Chattahoochee Technical College’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) and four outstanding instructors have been chosen as the Rick Perkins Award (RPA) for Excellence in Technical Instruction.
According to Lucylle Shelton, GOAL Coordinator, the following students were announced as the semi-finalists: Yohanon Lelonek of Austell and Associate Degree Nursing student; Sybil Thompson of Marietta and Associate Degree Nursing student; Bethany White of Canton Interiors student; and Jonathan Valdes of Marietta and Drafting student.
Dr. Mark Reddick, Rick Perkins Award Coordinator, announced the following instructors have been chosen as Rick Perkins Award semi-finalists: John Hatfield-North Metro Campus, Environmental Horticulture Instructor; Lisa Houston-Marietta Campus, Business Administrative Technology Instructor; Bill Moore-Appalachian Campus, Math Instructor; and Mike Smith-North Metro Campus, Diesel Equipment Technology Instructor.
GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. To be considered for the GOAL award, a student must be nominated by his or her instructor and meet certain eligibility requirements. During the selection process, such factors as student grades, attendance and class performance along with charter, leadership potential, personal goals and enthusiasm for technical education are considered when nominating a GOAL student.
The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s most outstanding instructors. Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence, the Rick Perkins Award is presented each year to an outstanding educator in technical education who displays innovative instructional techniques and who is involved in institutional and community activities. The Rick Perkins Award recipient serves as an ambassador for technical education throughout the state.
Both the GOAL and Rick Perkins semi-finalist will participate in an additional screening process to select the final winner that will represent Chattahoochee Technical College during the state competition. Congratulations to all of the semi-finalists on a job well done.
A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Chattahoochee Technical College is the largest technical college in the state with a student population of more than 11,000 students. The college has seven campus locations throughout the counties of Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Paulding, and Pickens counties. Chattahoochee Technical College offers over 100 certificate, diploma and associate degree programs through traditional classroom courses as well as online training. The college also provides the community with learning opportunities including customized workforce training, adult literacy and continuing education programs. For more information, visit www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu.
| 
