Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President Dr. Tina K. Anderson is pictured with Bobby Stalvey, President of Ace Electric (TCSG Benefactor of the Year) and Sidney Morris, Wiregrass Foundation South Trustee (TCSG Volunteer of the Year)

Valdosta, GA – Long–time supporter of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was recently recognized at a Technical College System of Georgia Conference in Savannah for his support and contributions to the college. Sidney Morris was recognized as the TCSG’s Volunteer of the Year, and Ace Electric was named one of TCSG’s Benefactors of the Year.

Sidney Morris was a founding member of the Valdosta Technical Institute Foundation that started in 1988. Now 30 years later, he continues to be a driving force and key supporter of the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation South Board of Trustees. Morris is a committed annual donor and rarely misses a meeting or Wiregrass event. The college has benefitted greatly from his leadership. He has served on committees and chaired events. However, his most notable contribution to the Wiregrass Foundation is assisting with securing the college’s first $1 million pledge from a single donor. With three decades of service to the Board, he is a trusted advisor, ambassador, and true friend of the college.

Also recognized was Wiregrass supporters, Ace Electric, as one of TCSG’s Benefactors of the Year. Ace Electric is a long-time supporter of Wiregrass both as an annual donor and employer of graduates. Their most recent commitment to Wiregrass, a $25,000 classroom naming, has resulted in a renewed and invigorated partnership. Realizing there is a shortage of trained commercial electrical technicians, Ace is partnering with Wiregrass to launch a new program: Commercial Electrical Construction Technology. With the new program, Commercial Electrical Construction Technology, will focus on the skills needed to work in the industrial and commercial electrical construction industry. The company’s founders, Tommy and Bobby Stalvey, graduated from Valdosta Technical Institute in the early 1970’s.

For information about investing in education with a donation to Wiregrass Foundation North or South, visit www.wiregrass.edu/foundations. For more information about enrolling at Wiregrass, call 229.333.2100. New students are being accepted now for Spring Semester, classes begin January 9, 2019.