West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is excited to announce that Willie Walker has been selected as the 2025 Adult Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year (OTOY). Walker will represent West Georgia Technical College at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) Leadership Institute March 3-5, 2025.
The Adult Education OTOY program is designed to recognize and honor outstanding Adult Education teachers who make significant contributions to the field through instruction, innovation, and leadership. These outstanding teachers participate in school and community activities, understand the importance of and are committed to the Adult Education profession, and exemplify excellence. The OTOY has a deep commitment to the mission of the Office of Adult Education (OAE).
Walker has been in education for over 10 years and, for the past two years, has served as an Adult Education instructor at WGTC, teaching math and science. Walker structures his lessons on hands-on learning by using real-world situations to help students relate and understand complex problems, including developing and teaching students in math boot camps.
Walker was also a key figure in relaunching the Adult Education correctional program in Carrollton, which had previously been shut down in 2020. The program guides inmates in earning their GED.
“Willie Walker’s passion for teaching and his genuine care for his students’ success is what sets him apart,” said Rebecca Wheeler, Dean of Adult Education. “He has an incredible ability to meet students where they are and help them achieve their full potential. His impact on our adult learners, particularly those in underserved communities, is both profound and lasting.”
WGTC offers adult education/high school equivalency classes in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. For more information, contact the adult education department at [email protected] or 770.838.3192.
West Georgia Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, and Troup counties and class sites in Heard and Meriwether counties, offers more than 120 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Georgia Tech is one of the largest of the state’s 22 technical colleges. For more information, please visit www.westgatech.edu.
