Keegan Spell, Radiologic Technology Instructor and Clinical Coordinator, has been awarded Southeastern Technical College’s (STC) Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and Riley Corner, an Associate of Science in Nursing student, has been named as the College’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL).
The announcement of winners was made at Southeastern Tech’s 2022 Rick Perkins and GOAL Awards Ceremony on January 20 in Vidalia’s Tattnall Auditorium by President Larry Calhoun.
The Rick Perkins Award honors faculty who have been nominated by their peers for outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields.
STC’s other finalists for instructor of the year were Tony Criswell, Electrical Construction Technology Instructor, and Stephannie Waters, Medical Assisting Instructor.
The GOAL program highlights the importance of technical education and recognizes the outstanding achievements of Georgia’s technical college students and emphasizes the importance of technical education in today’s global workforce. This statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) honors excellence in academics and leadership.
“Being nominated for GOAL is one of the highest honors an STC student can achieve,” said President Larry Calhoun. “To be nominated a student must have completed 12 credit hours, have at least a B average, and be in good standing at our College. Additionally, the student must recognize the impact of technical education on Georgia’s economic health and be willing to serve as an ambassador for technical education.”
GOAL winners are selected at each of the TCSG’s 22 technical colleges. A screening committee of college administrators reviewed nominations and conducted interviews with the students. Four finalists were chosen to give a speech and interview with a panel of local business, civic, and industry leaders for a winner to be chosen.
The other GOAL finalists were Kaitlyn Corner, Associate of Science in Nursing student from Montgomery County, Grayson Griffaw, Dental Hygiene student from Evans County, and Laura Lee, Associate of Science in Nursing student from Emanuel County.
