MCDC 1982 grad Alfonzo Hagan visits center
Alfonzo Hagan, a 1982 graduate of MCDC, returned to campus July 2 to see the changes that have taken place on center and to recall the opportunities and training he received at MCDC.
Alfonzo Hagan, left, with Alex Sutton |
Hagan obtained his GED and heavy equipment operator’s certificate at Muhlenberg, and after completing the Job Corps program, enlisted in the Army Reserve where he became a transport operator. When his tour of duty with the Army Reserve was complete, Hagan became a deputy sheriff in Georgia. He later became a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Hagan recently retired from the GBI and opened his own business, Central Georgia Polygraph with offices in Savannah and Statesboro, Ga.
Hagan was amazed by the changes that have taken place on the MCDC campus since 1982, but equally impressed with the changes that took place within himself during his time there. “I came to Job Corps as a youth who did not trust anyone and thought everyone was against me. I finally came to the conclusion that the people at the Job Corps in Muhlenberg do not know me so why should they be against me!” He said Job Corps changed his life.
Accompanying Hagan on his visit was Alex Sutton, former MCDC employee. Sutton, currently living in Hopkinsville, was the first security officer hired at Muhlenberg and spent 17 years at the center. Sutton met Hagan at MCDC and became a mentor to him. They have kept touch over the last 30 years. Hagan said he visits Sutton in Hopkinsville every few years and they stay in contact by phone in between visits.
During the visit Sutton met many MCDC staff he had worked with during his tenure at the Job Corps center. Hagan agreed to come back in the near future to speak at a MCDC graduation ceremony.
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