Alumni awards open college

The Okanagan College Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award and Young Alumni Award.

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an Okanagan College or Okanagan University College alumnus, who has demonstrated excellence in the areas of leadership, environment, business or industry, public or community service, arts or support of the college.

“We rely heavily on community members to nominate their OC and OUC alumni peers or colleagues that make a difference in their industry or community,” says Kara Kazimer, president of the OCAA Board of Directors.

Grace Greyeyes, who completed practical nursing training at the college (then B.C. Vocational School) in 1968, as well as additional arts courses in the early 1990s, was the recipient of last year’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Country musician Ben Klick, who completed the audio engineering and music production program in 2014, was honoured with the Young Alumni Award Nominees must have completed a certificate, diploma, degree, apprenticeship program or have completed a minimum of 30 academic credits at OC or OUC.

The deadline for nominations is March 14. Nominations may be made by completing an online form at okanagan.bc.ca/DAAYAA.

The 2018 awards will be presented in September.