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Nominations are open for the 2024 Riverland Community College Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes contributions Riverland alumni make and increases the pride all alumni, students, staff and faculty have for Riverland.

The Riverland Distinguished Alumni Award honors alumni in recognition of their achievement and contributions to their career field, meaningful service to their community or advocacy of higher education and/or Riverland. By honoring former students, the college hopes to inspire today’s student to strive for both personal and professional success.

The Distinguished Alumni recipient will be recognized at the Riverland Community College commencement May 10.

To be considered for the award, a nominee must have attended one of these colleges that now are considered Riverland Community College:

• Albert Lea Area Vocational Technical Institute
• Albert Lea/Mankato Technical College
• Albert Lea Technical College
• Albert Lea Technical Institute
• Austin Area Vocational School
• Austin Community College
• Austin Junior College
• Austin State Junior College
• Austin Technical College
• Austin Technical Institute
• Minnesota Riverland Technical College
• Owatonna Extension Center – Austin State Junior College
• Owatonna Higher Education Center
• Owatonna College and University Center
• Riverland Community College

Deadline to nominate for the 2024 award is March 31. Late nominations will not be considered. Online nominations to https://www.riverland.edu/alumni are encouraged.

Riverland Community College, a member of the Minnesota State system, is a community college that strives to transform lives through excellence in service, education and career training. Approximately 4,500 students are served annually through a wide range of credit-based educational opportunities. Of those 55% are first-generation students and 26% are students of color. With campuses located in Albert Lea, Austin and Owatonna, Riverland may be found on the Internet at www.riverland.edu.

Minnesota State includes 26 community and technical colleges and seven state universities serving approximately 340,000 students. It is the third-largest system of two-year colleges and four-year universities in the United States.