Tifton Welding instructor Brad Simmons was recently chosen as the Postsecondary Teacher of the Year by the Trade & Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) AND the Georgia Association for Career & Technical Education (GACTE). Simmons was chosen by a distinguished panel of fellow educators across the state. He will now represent Georgia at the Association for Career & Technical Education Region II Leadership Conference in October. He is the third instructor from Southern Regional to receive the honor in the past 5 years. The previous winners being Lynn Tanner and Toby Heard. Simmons is currently serving in his 5th year as a Postsecondary Director for TIEGA. He also serves on the Legislative Committee for GACTE.