TACTC Transforming lives award

Please nominate a current or former student for the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges (TACTC) Transforming Lives Awards.

The TACTC Transforming Lives Awards recognize current or former students whose lives have been transformed by attending a Washington State Community or Technical College (CTC).

One current or former student from each of the 34 Community and Technical Colleges will be nominated by the college’s Board of Trustees. From the nominations submitted by the campus community, the Shoreline Community College’s Board of Trustees will determine the college’s nominee and forward the individual’s name and the reasons the Board selected the individual, to the TACTC.

The TACTC will honor all 34 nominees at a Transforming Lives Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with the January 28, 2015 TACTC Legislative Contact Conference. The TACTC Awards Committee will select 5 winners from the 34 nominations. The 5 award winners will be the featured speakers at the January 28 Dinner and each of the 5 will also receive a monetary award in the amount of $500.

CRITERIA:
• The nominee may be either a current or former Washington community or technical college student who has completed or made significant progress toward completing a degree or certificate that has helped him/her prepare for or be successful in their future endeavors.

• The nominee must share a compelling story in written format (maximum 500 words) about overcoming barriers to achieve higher education goals and how the education and support received at his/her community or technical college was life transforming (e.g. new employment, self-sufficiency, etc.).

Please note: all student stories will be published in the Transforming Lives Booklet. The booklet is widely distributed to Legislators, CTC Stakeholders and the Public.

Please send all nominations to Lori Yonemitsu no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.