32 Chatt Tech Students Nominated for GOAL Award

Instructors at have nominated 32 of their students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Lucylle Shelton, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program.

Marietta nominees include:

• Scott Kirsch, Interiors Program;
• Nicholas Dyer, Accounting Program;
• Sarah Strength, Associate Degree Nursing;
• Greta Samuels, Early Childhood Care and Education;
• Brandy Cuthbert, Early Childhood Care and Education;
• Daniela Conversano, Early Childhood Care and Education; and
• Adrianne Cole, Television Production.

Now in its 40th year, GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students.  GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 25 technical colleges as well as the two Board of Regents colleges with technical education divisions. 

"The purpose of the GOAL program is to spotlight the outstanding achievement by students in Georgia's technical colleges and to emphasize the importance of technical education in today’s global workforce," Shelton said.

A screening committee of administrators at Chattahoochee Technical College will review each of the nominations then conduct personal interviews.  After the nominees have been ranked, four finalists will then be chosen to compete to be the college’s GOAL winner for 2012.

After another round of interviews and evaluations, the student judged most outstanding will be designated as the college’s GOAL winner and move on to the regional competition. 

The student who earns the state GOAL winner title is awarded the responsibility of traveling the state as the ambassador for the entire technical college system.  To make that travel easier, the winner also receives a new car.