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MGT Fall Quarter 1995
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President’s Perspective
Reflections
As we come to the close of another
school year, it is an appropriate time to re
flect on a few recent developments which
will affect the future of Middle Georgia
Technical Institute and the people of the
Middle Georgia community.
The Middle Georgia Aerospace Youth
Apprenticeship Program (MGAYAP) is now
in full swing, with its first class of high
school graduates currently taking part in an
8-wcek paid internship at either McDonnell-
Douglas in Macon or Northrop-Grumman in
Perry.
MGAYAP apprentices come from the
school systems of Bibb, Dodge, and Hous
ton Counties and train, while still in high
school, with their respective technical insti
tutes - Macon Tech, Heart of Georgia Tech,
and Middle Georgia Tech.
Apprentices begin the program in their
junior year of high school and continue the
program for two years while still in high
school, a summer internship, and two more
quarters at a technical institute. The pro
gram is the culmination of two and one half
years of hands-on training and classroom
Matthews, Phi Beta Lambda land national awards
On Monday, July 17, a ceremony was
held at Middle Georgia Technical Institute
in honor of the school’s chapter of Phi Beta
Lambda (PBL).
Members of the Middle Georgia Tech
PBL chapter recently returned from the Fu
ture Business Leaders of America-PBL Na
tional Leadership Conference, which took
place on July 5-9 in Orlando, Florida. In or
der to compete at the national level, one
must have placed either first or second in
~late competition. PBL chapters from each
of the fifty states were represented at the
competition. Chapters come from technical
institutes, two-year colleges, and four-year
•olleges. Representing MGT's chapter w'ere
Kcri Augsburger, Dan Kelly, Bebe Lunde,
and Jeremy Matthews.
For the first time since the formation of
MGT’s PBL. chapter, a competitor from the
school placed in the top ten at the national
level. Jeremy Matthews, a Marketing Man
rgemcnt student at MGT placed 6th out of
some 100 contestants in the Marketing com
Georgia Gov. Miller announces donations for technical
In July, Governor Zell Miller
mnounced that the TECHNIQUIP
Partnership Program had provided
nore than $380,000 in aid to
Jeorgia’s 32 technical institutes
Juring the previous six months.
“The continued success of the
r ECHNIQUIP Partnership Pro
uarrt exemplifies what can be ac
orn pi i shed when the private and
on developments which affect MGT
study.
In July, Department of Technical and
Adult Education Commissioner Ken Bree
den and State School Superintendent Linda
Schrenko toured the two facilities to ob
serve the apprentices and discuss the pro
gram with them. Both agreed that, so far,
MGAYAP is a success. You will here much
more about apprenticeship in the future.
The Middle Georgia Technical Institute
Foundation was officially kicked off with a
dinner meeting of its 23 Board of Trustees
members in March. The Foundation was
formed, according to its by-laws, “to en
courage, solicit, receive, and administer
gifts and bequests of property and funds for
educational and charitable purposes at
MGT.”
At the close of the meeting, checks were
presented to the Foundation by Northrop-
Grumman Corporation, the W. Mansfield
Jennings Jr. Charitable Trust, and by Mr. W.
P. Thompson Jr.
Senator Sam Nunn, Honorary Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, was unable to at
tend the meeting, but sent this message to
petition, which consisted of a 100 question
written examination. Matthews credits the
assistance he received from faculty mem
bers at MGT with his success at the nation
al level. “I especially want to thank my
Marketing Management Instructor Beth
Burris, who helped me study during her
lime off,” said Matthews, “and I want the
thank our advisor Bill Logan for his leader
ship and encouragement.”
Along with Matthews’ award, MGT’s
chapter was also one of only two in Georgia
to receive the Gold Key Award. In order to
receive this award, chapters must complete
ten special activities, including submitting
an article to Tomorrow's Business Leader;
Recruiting five professional members; con
tributing to the National Building Fund;
maintaining or increasing membership;
inviting a school official to participated in
PBL activities; and participating in a Chal
lenge, a public visibility project, an FBLA
PBL learning experience, a community ser
vice project, and in a leadership activity.
public sectors pool their resources
and work together,” Governor
Miller said.
“More than ever, what you
learn determines what you earn.
And Georgia's technical schools
offer the continuing education pro
grams needed to meet the job de
mands of the future. That’s why
these generous donations have be-
the Board members: “The work of the Foun
dation and its Board of Trustees will be very
important to the success of Middle Georgia
Tech’s expanding role in helping Georgians
secure high-tech, high-productivity jobs that
mean so much to the future of our State. In
today’s fiercely competitive global econo
my this work is more important than ever
before, and I am proud to join you in your
effort.”
Middle Georgia Tech’s new facility is
currently under construction near the inter
section of Houston Lake Road and Highway
96 in Houston County. The new facility will
be fully equipped with the latest in state-of
the-art technology so that our students will
be in step with business and industry upon
graduating. The new facility will double the
current student capacity, allow for an expan
sion in the number of programs we offer,
and will contain an auditorium which will
be available for public use
With these and the many other exciting
things happening at Middle Georgia Tech,
we are all very busy. But we cannot be too
busy to concentrate on the future. Appren-
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(L to R) PBL Advisor Bill Logar. displays the chapter’s Gold Key Award and
Jeremy Matthews displays his 6th place plaque as Marketing Management In
structor Beth Burris looks on.
come even more important.”
TECHNIQUIP, a joint effort of
the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce and the Georgia Department
of Technical and Adult Education
(DTAE), provides grants, scholar
ships, equipment, supplies and
training for all of Georgia’s post
secondary technical institutes.
Since January, TECHNIQUIP has
received more than 25 major dona
tions from individuals and firms
throughout the state.
Since its inception seven years
ago, TECHNIQUIP has received
more than $4.2 million in donated
resources.
Technical school enrollment in
Georgia has reached record levels,
thanks in part to the Governor’s
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President
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ticeship programs, foundation fund drives,
campus relocation, and the normal day-to
day activities of keeping a technical insti
tute up and running - these are only a few of
the challenges that we are facing. But with
the persistence and hard work that the MGT
faculty and staff have displayed in the past,
we will meet these challenges and continue
to move forward.
institutes
HOPE (Helping Outstanding
Pupils Educationally) scholarship
program.
Students attending a Georgia
technical institute to earn a certifi
cate or. diploma are eligible for
HOPE, regardless of GPA or in
come. HOPE covers tuition,
mandatory fees and a book al
lowance of up to SIOO per quarter.
