Nominations open for 2025 Harper College Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Harper College Alumni Program has opened nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which honors alumni who have achieved excellence in their careers and in service to the community. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Monday, May 5. Self-nominations are accepted.

Nomination forms are available here. The annual awards will include an award for Outstanding Recent Alumni – an alum who has attended Harper within the last 10 years. Read the criteria for Distinguished Alumni Award nominees.

The 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Reception is set for Thursday, November 6, at Harper’s Wojcik Conference Center. Beginning in 2008, the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program has honored more than 90 Harper alumni. The Outstanding Recent Alumni Award debuted in 2019 to celebrate those who completed their Harper journeys within the previous decade. View all past honorees here.

The Harper College Alumni Program fosters lifelong connections between alumni and Harper College. The program creates and facilitates meaningful opportunities and experiences for alumni to engage with the college and each other, including Harper Connect and the Harper Talks podcast.