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2025

 
 
Alumni of the Year

2025 Alumni of the Year Alex Crenshaw

2025 Alumni of the Year
Alex Crenshaw, Paulding Market President
First National Community Bank

Industry Partner of the Year

LGE Credit Union representatives accepting the SPARK Award

2025 Industry Partner of the Year
LGE Community Credit Union

Benefactor of the Year

Atlanta gaslight representatives accepting the SPARK Award

2025 Benefactor of the Year
Atlanta Gas Light

2024

 
 
Alumni of the Year

Paul Hardie accepting the SPARK award

2024 Alumni of the Year
Paul Hardie

Volunteer of the Year

Yancey Brothers accepting SPARK award

2024 Volunteer of the Year
Yancey Brothers

Benefactor of the Year

Dr. Anil Yadav accepting SPARK award

2024 Benefactor of the Year
Dr. Anil Yadav

 

 

2023

 
 
Alumni of the Year

Beau Witcher, Ashley Payne Stoner, Ojay Jones, Samuel Harris, award winner Mattie Harris, and LeighAnn Echols Brock standing and smiling

2023 Alumni of the Year
Mattie Harris

Volunteer of the Year

Allison Giddens and John Hudson of Wintech, inc. smiling with the award.

2023 Volunteer of the Year
Win-Tech, Inc.

Benefactor of the Year

Georgia Power received the 2023 Spark Workforce Benefactor of the Year award.

2023 Benefactor of the Year
Georgia Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 
 
Alumni of the Year

Photo of Jennifer Chin accepting her award

2022 Alumni of the Year
Jennifer Chin

Volunteer of the Year
Max Caylor accepting the Spark Award

2022 Volunteer of the Year
Max Caylor

Benefactor of the Year
Paulding County Rotary Club accepting Spark Award
2022 Benefactor of the Year
Paulding County Rotary Club
 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

   
Alumni of the Year

Jenny Lynn Bridges receiving the 2021 Alumni of the Year Award

2021 Alumni of the Year
Jenny Lynn Bridges, Physical Therapy Assistant

Volunteer of the Year

Ed Voyles Automotive Group receiving 2021 Volunteer of the Year Award

2021 Volunteer of the Year
Ed Voyles Automotive Group

Benefactor of the Year

Craig Douglass receiving the 2021 Benefactor of the Year Award

2021 Benefactors of the Year
Craig and Glinda Douglass

 

2020

   
Alumni of the Year

Portrait of Dustin Cain

2020 Alumni of the Year
Dustin Cain, Surgical Technology AAS, 2012

Benefactor of the Year

Lockheed Martin Vice President and General Manager Roderick McLean receiving the 2020 Benefactor of the Year Award

2020 Benefactor of the Year
Lockheed Martin

 

 

2019

   
Volunteer of the Year

2019 Volunteers of the Year - Alan and Claire Peterson

2019 Volunteers of the Year – Alan and Claire Peterson

Alan and Claire Peterson, along with a group of dedicated family and friends, established the Mike Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund, in memory of their son, Mike.  The primary fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund is an annual golf tournament. Proceeds from the tournament are used to purchase automotive, diesel and now automotive collision tool sets for upcoming program graduates. Through the Peterson’s efforts and those of the Tournament Board, the Scholarship Fund has raised over $160,000 for the purchase tools awarded to 82 students.

Benefactor of the Year

Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust – Elizabeth Smith Williams

2019 Benefactor of the Year – Elizabeth Smith Williams

The Beacon Foundation supports the Special Population Fund from which the college provides bus passes, books and book codes for the textbook lending program, and this year, helped us establish funding for homeless students needing short-term housing – a growing need for today’s college student.

 

 

2018

   
Alumni of the Year

2018 Chattahoochee Tech Alumnus of the Year, Cecelia Byers

2018 Alumni of the Year
Ms. Cecilia Byers, Biomedical Engineering Manager, WellStar Health System

  • Associate of Applied Technology (AAT)
  • Degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology
  • AAT in Electronics and Engineering Technology
 

 

 
2026 SPARK Award recipients, event sponsor and President Heather Pence
Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Recognizes Alumni, Benefactors, and Industry Partners at 2026 SPARK Workforce Awards

April 29, 2026

The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation recognized outstanding contributors to student success and workforce development at the 2026 SPARK Workforce Awards reception, held April 28 at the college’s Marietta Campus. Sponsored this year by True Natural...

Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Recognizes Alumni, Benefactors, and Industry Partners at 2026 SPARK Workforce Awards
Dr. Anil Yadav, MD (far left) and students pursuing careers in the health care field who received the scholarship that he sponsors.
Chattahoochee Technical College Honors Scholarship Recipients at Annual Reception

April 27, 2026

Chattahoochee Technical College celebrated the achievements of its 2026 scholarship recipients during a special Scholarship Awards Reception held Wednesday, April 17, at the college’s North Metro Campus. The event brought together students, donors,...

Chattahoochee Technical College Honors Scholarship Recipients at Annual Reception
Representatives from Chattahoochee Tech and Cobb County Police Department at agreement signing meeting.
Chattahoochee Technical College and Cobb County Police Department Create Seamless Pathway From College to Career in Law Enforcement

April 23, 2026

Chattahoochee Technical College and the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) have launched a new partnership that creates a direct, supportive pathway from college coursework to a full‑time career in public safety. Through this agreement, students...

Chattahoochee Technical College and Cobb County Police Department Create Seamless Pathway From College to Career in Law Enforcement

 

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