GNTC Instructor Dwight Watt Wins Cisco Teaching Award

Dr. Dwight Watt, a computer information systems instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, earned the 2025 Instructor Excellence Advanced Level Award from the Cisco Networking Academy. The award recognizes him among the top 25 percent of instructors globally based on student feedback and exam performance.

Instructors qualify by teaching at least 20 students with a minimum 50 percent completion rate on final exams. Watt teaches Introduction to Networks, Cisco Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials, Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation, and Implementing Operating Systems Security.

"Dwight continues to demonstrate excellence in teaching and a strong commitment to student success," said Rocky Spurlock, program director of Computer Information Systems Technology at GNTC.

Watt trains several times a year to keep current with cybersecurity and networking developments. "Threat agents are also learning, and we have to stay ahead of them," he said.

Cisco honored Watt with the same award in 2024 and granted him a 25 Years of Service Award. He holds more than 50 information technology certifications.