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Lanier Tech names Christian Johnson as 2018 GOAL Student of Year.
Christian Johnson, Industrial Systems Technology student named as Lanier Technical College's 2018 GOAL Student of the Year.
Christian Johnson, an Industrial Systems Technology student at Lanier
Technical College from Hall County has been named as the College’s
winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL).
The announcement was made at the College’s GOAL recognition luncheon on January 24th,
2018 at Gainesville Civic Center.
Johnson was chosen by a panel of local leaders over three other nominees
for the award. The runners-up were Rodica Nemes, Forsyth County,
Practical Nursing; David Tapia, Hall County, Cosmetology; and Melissa
Thornton, Dawson County, Accounting.
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GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia,
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 as well as one Board of Regents
college with a technical education division.
The announcement of Johnson as the Lanier Technical College’s GOAL
winner was made by Dr. Ray Perren, Lanier Technical College President.
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Johnson will now proceed to regional judging. All college GOAL winners
will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Atlanta for two days in April.
Nine regional finalists, three finalists from the three regions, will be
announced in Atlanta on April 25, 2018. A panel of leaders from the
business, industry and government sectors will interview them and choose
one to be the 2018 state GOAL winner and the recipient of the GOAL
medallion.
The grand prize also includes a new car, courtesy of Kia Motors
Manufacturing Georgia, the statewide corporate sponsor of the GOAL
program.
Johnson said he “was shocked when he heard his name but is excited about representing Lanier Technical College.”
Lanier Technical College offers over 50 programs of study in some of the nation's fastest-growing career fields including healthcare, energy, business and industry, and public or private service. More information about Lanier Technical College may be obtained by calling 770.533.7000 or by visiting www.laniertech.edu. Lanier Technical College is a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.
