2025 Alumni Award Nominations
The Illinois Community College Trustees Association's Distinguished Alumni Award and Pacesetter Award recognize the many success stories of Illinois community college students.
Nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award and Pacesetter Award are now being accepted. Prior nominee names must be submitted each year to be considered for an award. Family members and/or partners/spouses of the nominee may not submit an award nomination form. Following the Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 deadline date, the award review committee will convene and evaluate each nominee's application.
Distinguished Alumni Award nominees are reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Completed a recognized program of instruction or attended at least 30 semester hours at an ICCTA member college (Sandburg).
- Have shown outstanding success and distinction in chosen field.
- Have humanitarian service that has proven greatly beneficial to society.
- Possess continued interest in and support of education and community colleges.
- Demonstrated overcoming life's obstacles.
2025 Distinguished Alumni Award nomination form
Pacesetter nominees are reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Completed a recognized program of instruction (including dual credit courses) or attended at least 30 semester hours at an ICCTA member college (Sandburg) after June 30, 2014.
- Have shown outstanding promise and distinction in chosen career/field of study.
- Have humanitarian service that has proven greatly beneficial to society.
- Possess continued interest in and support of education and community colleges.
- Demonstrated overcoming life's obstacles (especially those who were non-traditional students).
2025 Pacesetter Award nomination form
All nomination forms and support materials are to be submitted to Stacey Rucker, assistant manager of alumni engagement and advancement communications, in the Sandburg Foundation office (E207) or to [email protected]. Nominations are to be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 13, 2025.
Questions about the ICCTA Alumni Awards nomination process may be directed to [email protected] or 309.341.5330.