Nominations open for Heartland Distinguished Alumni award

[March 16, 2015]  NORMAL - The Heartland Community College Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its Distinguished Alumni award. The award recognizes notable HCC alumni who demonstrate exceptional achievement in their profession and make a positive impact on their community. Nominations are due March 31, 2015.

"Our first Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was Chad Pregracke. He was named CNN’s Hero of the year in 2013 for his work in cleaning up rivers,” said Director of Alumni Relations and Donor Engagement, Colleen Reynolds. “We know there are other alumni who are making a difference in their community.”

Reynolds is encouraging employers, co-workers, family members, friends and professors to consider taking a few minutes to nominate an alum who deserves to be honored.

Criteria for Nomination

To be considered for the Distinguished Alumni award, candidates need to meet the following requirements:

• Completed at least one class at HCC
• Achieved success of an exceptional nature within their chosen field or profession
• Made a positive impact on his/her community, through leadership and/or active volunteering
• Agrees to be present and accept the award during commencement Saturday, May 15 at the College

Nomination forms are available at heartland.edu/alumni (click the Distinguished Alumni Award link on the left).

Completed forms can be submitted to:

Colleen Reynolds, Director of Alumni Relations -Donor Engagement
Heartland Community College
1500 West Raab Road (CCB 2300)
Normal, IL 61761

Forms can also be scanned and emailed to [e-mail].

For more information, call [phone].

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[Becky Gropp, Heartland Community College]