Lauren Hockaday, a Firefighter/EMSP student at Lanier Technical College from White County, has been named the college’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership winner.
Hockaday was chosen by a panel of local leaders over three other nominees for the award. The runners-up were Heather Chick, Barrow County, Medical Assisting; Kristie Stith, Hall County, Medical Assisting; and Allison Smith, Forsyth County, Interiors.
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.
Hockaday will now proceed to regional judging.
