December 5, 2019
Emma Blaze chosen as Lanier Technical College’s 2020 GOAL Winner
Emma Blaze, a Gwinnett County resident and Dental Hygiene student at Lanier Technical College, has been named as the College’s 2020 winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students.
The announcement of Emma Blaze as the Lanier Technical College’s GOAL winner was made by Dr. Ray Perren, Lanier Technical College President, at the College’s GOAL recognition luncheon on December 4, 2019 at the College’s Ramsey Conference Center.
Ms. Blaze was chosen by a panel of local leaders over three other nominees for the award. The runners-up were Rachel Lee, Welding and Joining Technology, Barrow County; Angela Brewer, Esthetician, Gwinett County; and Dustin Penner, Fire Fighting/EMSP, Lumpkin County.
In accepting her award, Ms. Blaze told the audience, “I am so honored and incredibly blessed to be surrounded by such encouraging instructors and my fellow students. I found my way at Lanier Tech, and I want to help others find their way here at Lanier Tech, too.”
Blaze will now proceed to regional judging on March 3, 2020 where nine regional finalists, three finalists from the three regions, will be announced. The regional winners will be interviewed by a panel of leaders from the business, industry and government sectors to select the 2020 state GOAL winner and the recipient of the GOAL medallion on April 22, 2020.
The grand prize also includes a new car, courtesy of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, the statewide corporate sponsor of the GOAL program.
Lanier Technical College has a 100 percent job placement rate five out seven years in a row. The 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. Lanier Technical College is a Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. For more information about Lanier Technical College, visit www.laniertech.edu or phone 770-533-7000.
