SCC Distinguished Alumni Nominations Due Aug 1

06/09/2014

Nominations for Southeastern Community College’s 2015 Distinguished Alumni awards will be accepted through Friday, August 1, 2014.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established by the Southeastern Community College Alumni Association to recognize and honor alumni of SCC [or its predecessor colleges, Burlington Junior College, Burlington Community College, & Keokuk Community College], who have achieved substantial public recognition for their accomplishments or successes. To be eligible for nomination, each nominee should have:

  1. Earned 30 credit hours at Southeastern Community College [or predecessor college] or was considered a full-time student for two semesters, and
  2. Earned the respect and trust of his/her associates in his/her chosen field, or
  3. Made substantial contributions to the good of his/her fellow human beings or be recognized as an outstanding practitioner of his/her profession or vocation, or
  4. Served as a motivational force for others in a positive manner.

The Distinguished Alumni award has been in place since 1997. Honorees are celebrated at a reception prior to their respective graduations, and are also invited to present the keynote speech during the commencement exercises. A granite plaque etched with each recipient’s likeness is installed on the Distinguished Alumni wall at the campus from which the honoree graduated. Awardees have included Dr. Edward Stone, Wayne Duke, Clifford Lloyd Yohe, LeRoy Pease, brothers John, Phillip and David Linquist, Dick Wagner, Gary Graham, Sally Beaird, Dr. Donn Brolin, Carol Will, Bill Madlock, brothers Charles, Richard and Robert Matsch, Milton Meuler, Michael Dunn, Richard Loghry, Dr. Eugene Shaw, Tom Haas, Dr. Patt Dodds, Dr. Paula Willoughby DeJesus, Dr. Cindy Murphy, Nancy Hodson, James Engle, Martha Wolf and Jerri Dean, Richard Canella, Mary Sue Chatfield, Kathy Gabel, Greg Smith, Linda S. Murphy and Craig Upton.

The Alumni Association selects Distinguished Alumni Award winners annually at its regular October board meeting. The annual SCC Alumni Association-sponsored golf outing, scheduled this year for Friday, July 18 at Sheaffer Golf Course, provides funding to support the award, reception and transfer scholarships given in the name of the honoree.

Nominations must be submitted online by August 1 at https://www.scciowa.edu/scripts/information/alumni/alumnomination.asp. For more information about SCC Distinguished Alumni program or the SCC Alumni Association, including the new Nursing Alumni Chapter or the Fine Arts Alumni Chapter, or to register for or sponsor the 2014 golf outing, contact Becky Rump, brump@scciowa.edu (319) 208-5065 or visit www.scciowa.edu.