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Nominations
Accepted for SAC 2005-2006 Outstanding Former Student
For
Immediate Release
September 26, 2005
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations,
San Antonio College
210/733-2147
jhammond@accd.edu
The
community is invited to submit nominations for the
2005-2006 San Antonio College Outstanding Former Student
Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October
7, at 5 p.m. The recipient will be recognized at the
San Antonio College Commencement Ceremony in May.
To qualify, the nominee must have been enrolled for
a minimum of 24 college credit hours at San Antonio
College, must not be a current employee of the college
or Alamo Community College District, and must have
made a significant contribution to the community (local,
state, national and/or world communities).
Nominations should include the nominator's name and
contact information and as much information as possible
about the nominee. This includes a current resume
or biographical profile (including occupation, address
and, if known, dates of attendance at SAC and social
security number), clippings, letter of nomination
detailing the reasons why the nominee should be considered
for the award. Based on this information, a college
committee will review all nominations and make a recommendation
to the president.
The first person to receive the award was U.S. Congressman
Henry B. Gonzalez in the 1982-1983 academic year.
Since that time, honorees have included people from
a variety of professions. A few of the honorees include
Our Lady of the Lake President Tessa Pollack, Judge
Sarah Garrahan, archaeologist Lisa Brown, artist Jesse
Treviño, former District Attorney Steven Hilbig,
entertainer Patsy Torres, Chief of Police Albert Ortiz,
psychiatrist Dr. Robert L. Jimenez, and astronaut
Francis Scobee. In 2004-2005, the award was given
to LULAC President Hector Flores and Dr. Joe Neal,
President Emeritus of the Texas International Education
Consortium.
Nomination forms are optional but may be picked up
at the Public Relations Office, Fletcher Administration
Center, room 313, or by calling 210/733-2147 to request
a form by fax or mail. All materials may be submitted
in person, by fax (210/733-2146), or by mail to Janet
Lozano, San Antonio College, Public Relations Office,
FAC 313, 1300 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio, TX 78212-4299.
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