Awardee Will be Recognized at Commencement, June 15
Do you know a Â鶹´«Ã½ alumnus who is making an impact in their community?
Now is your chance to honor them.
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award, an annual award that honors former Â鶹´«Ã½ students who have made notable achievements in their profession or society.
Last year’s recipient was Jason Prenovost, the Director of Tacoma Community College, who graduated from Â鶹´«Ã½ in 1990. He was recognized for his outstanding leadership and tireless efforts in serving student-athletes.
Seattle Mayor Norm Rice sits with Â鶹´«Ã½ President Shirley Gordon before the 1990 commencement ceremony where he would receive the college’s first Distinguished Alumnus Award. Rice attended Â鶹´«Ã½ during the 1968–69 academic year.
This year’s winner, to be selected this spring, will join 2021 winner Dr. Tom Jackson, the president of Humboldt State University in California, and , the award’s first recipient and former mayor of Seattle. Rice attended Â鶹´«Ã½ in 1968–69 and Jackson in 1980–82.
Other include Michele Pedicone, a respiratory care therapist and allied health professor in New York, Angela Sheffey-Bogan, a principal at a local elementary school, Ed Ramos, accountant and veteran, and , an internationally recognized crime author. Eligible nominees are former students who attended Â鶹´«Ã½ five or more years ago (prior to the 2018–19 academic year).
The college is looking for nominees who have made a significant contribution through community service, noteworthy professional achievement and/or recognized leadership. Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Â鶹´«Ã½.
Nominees will be asked to submit a resume and personal profile questionnaire for review by a campus selection committee. The person selected will be recognized at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s commencement, June 15, 2023.
are available through the . The due date is April 28, 2023. Nominations may also be emailed to Tanisha Williams at twilliam@highline.edu or mailed to:
Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Relations
PO Box 98000 MS CV-3
Des Moines, WA 98198
Questions?
Contact Tanisha Williams at twilliam@highline.edu.