November 30, 2015 - Albany Technical College will hold Honor's Day for fall on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, beginning at 11am in the Kirkland Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the program will be Justin Strickland, President of the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission.
A native of Albany, Georgia, Justin Strickland works every day to bring new jobs and investment to Albany and Dougherty County. He has been employed since 2007 by the public-private partnership of the City of Albany, Dougherty County, and the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. He came to the EDC from the private sector, where he was a bank marketing executive for a multi-state bank holding company.
Strickland was recently recognized by the International Economic Development Council as a Certified Economic Developer. A graduate of Albany High School, the University of Georgia, Leadership Albany, and the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, his honors include being named one of Southwest Georgia's 40 Under 40 and Marketer of the Year by The Community Bankers' Association of Georgia. He currently serves on the Foundation of the Methodist Home for the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and as Vice Chairman of Locate South Georgia, a regional economic development marketing alliance for South Georgia. He has also served as Chairman of the Professional Development Committee for the Georgia Economic Developers Association, and was charter president and founding member of the Albany Downtown Sertoma Club.
Nearly 130 Albany Tech students will be recognized during Tuesday's ceremony for award categories such as American Criminal Justice Association Club, ATC Ambassadors, Collegiate DECA, Engineering Club (E-Club), Honors with Distinction, Mr. and Miss ATC, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), Presidential Scholar, SkillsUSA, Student Fellowship for Christians (SFC), Student Government Association (SGA), and General Education Development (GED).
The fall Honors Day program recognizes honor students in advance of Albany Tech's regularly scheduled spring graduation, which will be held on this coming Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 7pm, at the Albany Civic Center. More information to come later this week on Albany Tech's fall graduation.
