CUMMING — Lanier Technical College hosts its share of banquets and events for groups throughout the community at the Forsyth Conference Center, but on Thursday night the celebrations shined solely on the school itself. The six-campus college held a gala to honor the school’s 50th anniversary, welcoming past presidents, business and industry partners and former and current staff and students. “We opened a small campus in Oakwood and now here we are, standing in Forsyth.