Posted by Staff Reports | Aug 11, 2026 | Gordon News | 0 | Two scholarships awarded through Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) are helping a stay-at-home father complete his associate degree in Cybersecurity. Greg Huff, who grew up in Chattanooga, attended GNTC’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton and completed his classes in July. A first-generation college student, he and his wife live in Dalton with their 8-year-old son, 3-year-old daughter and newborn son. “Receiving Selena’s Scholarship was crucial in allowing me to finish my education while my wife was pursuing her master’s degree and working full time, and I stayed home with our children while attending school full time,” Huff said. Selena’s Scholarship honors the late Selena Magnusson, who was GNTC’s executive vice president of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success. A Chickamauga resident, Magnusson was employed at GNTC for 26 years in a variety of leadership roles before she passed away in 2024. “Greg’s scholarship application really impressed the review committee,” said Lauretta Hannon, executive director of Institutional Advancement at GNTC. “From his academic performance to his military service and law enforcement background, we could see he was serious about both his education and helping people.” Huff, 34, was also among the first 12 GNTC students who received the new Disabled Veterans Support Scholarship in 2026. Funded by voluntary state income tax return donations, the Disabled Veterans…
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