North Georgia Technical College recently named Wayne Randall as the college’s new School of Agriculture program director. Randall served as Franklin County school superintendent from 2016-2019.
In making the announcement, the college touted Randall’s years of experience teaching and developing agriculture education curriculum. It also noted his work with a nationally recognized agriculture and FFA program.
Experience and accolades
Randall earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education from the University of Georgia in 1988 and a master’s degree of agriculture from Clemson University in 1996. He received an educational specialist degree from the University of Alabama in 2004.
He lives in Martin with his wife and has three children.
NGTC Dean of Academic Affairs Leslie McFarlin says Randall has worked closely with the college throughout his career.
“North Georgia Technical College is very fortunate to have someone with Mr. Randall’s knowledge, leadership and community connections as our director of agriculture,” says McFarlin. “He not only has a deep understanding of agriculture education but technical education as a whole.”
McFarlin says she’s very excited to work closely with Randall to “build a great agriculture program and develop his progressive vision for our School of Agriculture.”
NGTC President Dr. Mark Ivester says Randall’s previous agriculture education experience is a perfect fit for the future of the college’s brand new School of Agriculture.
“Mr. Randall strongly believes in our college mission of workforce development,” says Ivester. He adds, Randall’s “vision for equipping future farmers with the knowledge, education, and experience needed to be successful will propel our agriculture programming to a higher level of expertise.”
Ag student applications now being accepted
The college is currently accepting students interested in studying agriculture beginning fall semester 2019. The School of Agriculture will offer an associate degree and diploma in modern agriculture and agribusiness, as well as a technician certificate in sustainable urban agriculture.
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The deadline for fall semester applications is July 25. Applications are available online. Visit www.northgatech.edu or call 706-754-7700 for more information.
