Zuri Todd selected as Augusta Technical College 2025 College GOAL Winner
Posted on Jan 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
|
For Immediate Release |
|
|
|
Media Contact | Original Press Release | AugustaCEO Article Kimberly N. Holden |
Zuri Todd selected as Augusta Technical College 2025
College GOAL Winner
Augusta, GA - January 16, 2025
Zuri Todd, an Interdisciplinary Studies student, has been named as the Augusta Technical College winner of the 2025 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made via Facebook Live by College President Dr. Jermaine Whirl.
Ms. Todd stated that she chose to attend Augusta Technical College to further her career in the healthcare field. After being selected, Mrs. Todd stated, “This feels surreal. I've been used for my knowledge, skills, and talents all my life; however, this is the first time I've actually been recognized for my hard work and persistence! This makes me really happy, and I can't tell you the last time I've felt celebrated like this. ”
After being selected, Ms. Todd thanked her competitors for the amazing competition, her nominating instructor, Charles Barreras, for his continued support and commitment to his students and their success.
Ms. Todd was chosen by a panel of local leaders over three other nominees for the award. The other GOAL finalists were Casandra Garcia, a Culinary Arts student; Taylor Hollien, a Cybersecurity student; and Ayanna Youngblood, an Accounting student.
GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 22 technical colleges.
"Augusta Tech congratulates Ms. Todd on being selected as this year’s GOAL Winner. She exhibits all the characteristics of a stellar student, a working professional, and we celebrate her life’s story," stated College President Dr. Jermaine Whirl. "More importantly, she’s a champion of technical education, and I know she’ll represent us well throughout the region and within the TCSG statewide competition."
Ms. Todd will represent Augusta Technical College at the regional competition on February 26 at Central Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins. The nine regional finalists, three finalists from the three regions, will be announced at the Leadership Conference at the Grand Hyatt in April 2025, and if selected, Ms. Todd will participate in the state competition at the conference. A panel of leaders from the business, industry and government sectors will interview them and choose one to be the 2025 State GOAL Winner, TCSG’s Student of the Year, and the recipient of the GOAL medallion.
The grand prize includes a brand-new car, courtesy of KIA, the statewide corporate sponsor of the GOAL program.
###
About Augusta Technical College
Augusta Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public postsecondary institution that provides academic and technical education, customized business and industry training, continuing education, student support, economic development, and adult education services to its service area (Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties) at a competitive financial value. Associate of Science Degrees, Associate of Applied Science Degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit are provided through traditional and distance delivery methods. For more information, visit augustatech.edu.
- Categories:
- Press Release
- Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Award
- School of Arts and Sciences
- 2025
Media Contact
- Kimberly Holden
- Director of Community Engagement & Public Affairs
- kimberly.holden@augustatech.edu
- 706.771.4819