Gwinnett Technical College has named Holly Sanders, an instructor in the surgical technology program, the school’s 2012 instructor of the year.

Sanders has been an instructor at Gwinnett Tech since 2008. She has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Kennesaw State University and a surgical technology diploma from Gwinnett Tech. Previously she worked for Cryolife and as a member of the transplant team at Piedmont Hospital.