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TCSG State Board Chairwoman Lynn Cornett, left, Savannah Technical College President Kathy Love and TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson pose with Savannah Techs Perdue Award for the TCSG Technical College of the Year. - photo by Photo provided.
Wyler Smith
Correspondent
Updated: Dec 11, 2013, 7:00 PM
Published: Dec 11, 2013, 3:58 PM

College Foundation’s 10th annual Opportunity Award Gala.
TCSG board Chairwoman Dr. Lynn Cornett recently presented the Perdue Award for the TCSG Technical College of the Year to Savannah Technical College President Kathy Love during the board’s monthly meeting in Atlanta.
“Dr. Love and the faculty and staff of Savannah Technical College are to be congratulated for their strong focus on serving their students, changing lives and building a better workforce for the Coastal Georgia region. We thank everyone, including the college’s many supporters, for their commitment to excellence in technical and adult education and strong desire to help every student succeed,” Cornett said.  
Savannah Tech’s Liberty County campus, led by Dean of Student Affairs Terrie O. Sellers, and the Liberty College and Career Academy work together with area manufacturers to help define employers’ needs and determine instructional offerings at the academy.
“As chairman of the board for Savannah Technical College, I can say that having Savannah Tech as a partner in workforce development has been a great enhancement to our labor force,” Liberty County Commission Chairman Donald Lovette said. “Through Savannah Tech, we are offering CDL classes for local citizens to achieve their CDL licenses. In addition, we opened a fully operational state-of-the-art cosmetology lab at the Liberty County campus of Savannah Tech ... ”
In addition, the Liberty County Manufacturers Roundtable, facilitated by Savannah Technical College, recently was created to put manufacturing in the forefront as a lucrative career path for this region.
“The Liberty campus of Savannah Technical College has added tremendous value to us. It has enabled us to service a community that has been extremely supportive of technical education. In coming years, we plan to expand our manufacturing capabilities. We are very excited by this possibility,” Savannah Tech marketing director Gail Eubanks said.
Also during Friday’s gala, Liberty County’s largest industrial manufacturer, SNF Inc., was honored for advancements in manufacturing. SNF President Peter Nichols accepted the award.
Gala attendees included members of Liberty County Development Authority, Liberty County commissioners and Interstate Paper representatives.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
Published: May 17, 2018, 8:37 PM

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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