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BTech grads
Kind work
in Griffin
Griffin Tech graduates
Intinue to be placed in jobs in
L Griffin area, according to
tech counselor Coy Hodges.
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bem new skills that they can
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Alumni will join with
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a use at the school on Thurs
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During the open house, in
structors and administrators
will answer questions about the
school, as well as demonstrate
many of the fine teaching facili
ties.
“We are hoping people will
come out to see some of the
things we are doing and possible
find some way that we can meet
some of their needs, either as
potential students or em
ployers,” he added.
Sandra Nicks, a graduate in secretarial
science, is now employed as a Griffin
secretary. “I could have never gotten a job
like this without attending Tech,” she said.
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Kenneth Jester, a 1971 drafting graduate,
now draws plans of future land and zoning
developments for the Griffarea. “I started
to quit school after a few weeks, but I had
an instructor who took a real interest in
helping me, so I finished the course,” he
said.
James Walker, a radio and television
technology graduate, now repairs
electronic equipment in Griffin. “The only
thing I needed after finishing school was
some on-the-job experience,” he said.
Johnny Dearing (1) and Jerrall Goodman,
computer programers, trained at Tech,
now work together operating an IBM 360
computer for a large Griffin concern.
“Being trained on the most modern
equipment available while we were at
Tech helped greatly,” they concurred.
Lon Fleming (1) and Mike Brooks, auto
mechanics graduates, now work as
repairmen for a leading Griffin auto
dealership. “We went through everything
you would want to know about repair in our
classes,” they agreed.
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Bernie Nolan, a welding graduate, now
helps fabricate heavy equipment at a
Griffin plant. “Without the working
experience I gained while I was a student at
Tech I could have never gotten this job,”
he said.
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Shirley Brown, a 1969 graduate in
practical nursing, now works in the office
of a Griffin doctor. “I received excellent
'training for my job, especially at the
hospital,” she said.
Data processing graduates (1-r) Judy
Storey, Katherine Corley, and Sharon
Ledbetter are employed at the same
Griffin firm using their skills at key punch
and other processing stations.