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May 15, 2009 (WALB) - It's unclear how the Flint River chapter of Habitat for Humanity might benefit from Habitat's largest ever single donation, 100-million dollars. They're not waiting to find out. Instead, they're moving forward with a plan to use $500,000 to build and rehab foreclosed homes. Through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, the city secured a grant that will allow them to partner with Habitat to fix up as many as six foreclosed city properties and five Habitat...

* (Left to Right): Kenya Hicks, Brad Cantrell, Sergius Figura, Ashley Hall and Kimberly Gonzalez. Not pictured: Kristie Singleton, Joel McBride and Rachel Kimbrel.   May 15, 2009 – Seven Albany Technical College students placed at the Georgia SkillsUSA Competition held April 17-19, 2009. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, as well as high school and college students, who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations including...

**Dr. Gillespie at Center for Emergency Responders May 13, 2009 – Members of the Region Eight EMS Council presented Charles B. Gillespie, M.D. with two state resolutions during a meeting at Albany Technical College on May 13, 2009. The meeting took place at the college’s Charles B. Gillespie, M.D. Center for Emergency Responders, which was named for the Albany physician.The resolutions, one from the Georgia State Senate and the other from the House of Representatives, recognize...

May 11, 2009 - Eight members of the West Georgia Consortium recently completed Albany Technical College’s Certified Customer Service Specialist (CCSS) Program, and some took part in ATC’s Spring Graduation held on April 24, 2009. The West Georgia Consortium is made up of representatives from six housing authorities in Cuthbert, Shellman, Fort Gaines, Arlington, Edison and Blakely.  The CCSS program was held at Albany Tech’s Randolph County Learning Center in Cuthbert. The technical...

May 8, 2009 – Albany Technical College will assist Novena University, in Nigeria, with the development of the university’s technical education programs. The Pro-Chancellor of Novena University, Chuks Ochonogor, recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding along with Albany Tech’s President, Dr. Anthony Parker, during a visit to Albany on April 30, 2009. Albany Tech will help Novena University develop its technical education curriculum in several occupational areas. Instructors...

  May 5, 2009 –Albany Technical College’s Lady Titans basketball team will hold an open try-out Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 10:00a.m. at the Bill Miller Community Center located at 322 Vick Street.  The Lady Titans have already signed three players to the inaugural team and are looking to round out the rest of the team within the next month. The Lady Titans will join the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association (GJCAA). Albany Tech instructor, Kenneth Williams, will coach the Lady...

  May 1, 2008 – Four Albany Technical College students received first and second place awards at the Phi Beta Lambda of Georgia 61st Annual Leadership Conference held in Atlanta April 17-19th. Erica Savage, an Accounting student from Albany, placed first in the Future Business Teacher and in Community Service Project. Savage also placed second place in Public Speaking. Brandon Pinto, a Management and Supervisory Development student from Albany, placed first in Human Resource Management....

**Pictured from left to right: Dr. John Culbreath, Dr. Anthony Parker, Joel Wernick, Dr. Bill George, Lem Griffin, Jeff “Bodine” Sinyard (in costume as Wernick’s twin from Arkansas), and Dr. Laurence Crimmins.   April 29, 2008 - The Albany Tech Foundation held is fifth fundraising “Roast” on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Joel Wernick, CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System, was this year’s Roastee. The Roast and silent auction raised around $9,000, which will be used for student...

April 30, 2009 – Albany Technical College signed three new players to the Lady Titans team today during a ceremony in the Kirkland Conference Center. The players signed include: Jasmine Thomas, Mitchell County High School; Courtney Seay, Dougherty County High School; and Lativia Grier, Westover High School. In addition, a ceremony was held at Worth County High School earlier in the day, where the Lady Titans signed Ann Wilcher. The Lady Titans will launch the season this fall, just two...

April 22, 2009 - The Albany Tech Titans continue to reload following the first winning-season in program history. The Titans, who are looking to replace ten players from last winter's 20-win squad, signed a pair of Albany natives to scholarships on Tuesday afternoon. Monroe's Terrence Wethers and former Albany standout Brian Barzier signed with ATC on Tuesday. Coach Sylvester Patterson says he was looking for guards to fill some holes in his roster and thinks Wethers and Barzier will do the...

April 24, 2009 (WALB) -  With competition for jobs so tough these days, more people are turning to technical colleges to improve their skills or learn new ones.That was evident by the big crowd at tonight's spring commencement at Albany Technical College.The school awarded 59 associate degrees, 291 diplomas, and 183 technical certificates.The president said a technical college education is more useful than ever these days."We know they're likely to find better jobs especially with this...

  April 23, 2009 (WALB) - Hundreds of people turned out at a job fair Thursday at Albany Technical College. Both students and members of the community looking for work or for a better fit were there.People lined up outside before the doors opened Thursday morning.Patrick O'Flynn is a student at Albany Tech. He's got a job, but is looking for something different. His advice to other job seekers: Don't take no for an answer, and don't expect a job to come to you.He said, "You've got to be...