Albany Technical College will hold the annual awards banquet for nominees selected for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Rick Perkins Award (Instructor of the Year), and the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) for the upcoming calendar year on Monday, November 24, 2014, at 6pm in the Kirkland Conference Center on the Albany Tech campus.

The 13 nominees for GOAL include: Jamie Darlington (Business Administrative Technology); Brennon Farmer (Electrical Computer Engineering); Jerri Jarrell (Medical Assisting); Elvin Mallory (Cosmetology); Donald Poole (Design and Media Production Technology); Perry Reeves (Environmental Horticulture); Pamela Roberson (Accounting Technology); Lacreasha Small (Design and Media Production Technology); James Tillman (Design and Media Production Technology); Benjamin Warren (Civil Engineering Technology); Joe White (Environmental Horticulture); Lucretia Williams (Environmental Horticulture); and Riley Williams (Environmental Horticulture).

Out of these 13 nominees for GOAL, four finalists will be announced and interviewed in January by an Albany Area Chamber of Commerce panel and one will be selected to compete at the State GOAL competition to be held in April in Atlanta. The state winner is the official spokesperson for technical education in Georgia for 2014. The Albany Tech winner will also have an opportunity to compete at the Regional Competition for GOAL, which will be held for the Southwest Georgia consortium in March at Moultrie Tech’s Tifton campus.

The Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year nominees include: Matt Beard (Culinary Arts); Tomekia Cooper (Business Administrative Technology); Mark Crawford (Plumbing/Pipefitting Technology); Dan Jenkins (Accounting Technology); Lisa Riddle (Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management); and Theresa West (Business Administrative Technology).

The Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) nominees include: Terez Cobb (Clay County); Alexander Cretcher (Lee County); Gabrielle Lemon (Calhoun County); Malcolm Mitchell (Dougherty County); Maleeka Stephens (Randolph County); and Chad Thompson (Terrell County).

All nominees will be honored at the banquet and the final Perkins and EAGLE winner will be presented. The final GOAL winner will be presented at a later date in January by the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce at a monthly Rotary Club meeting.