MTCC Alumni Awards

Each year we will honor and recognize individuals who have made outstanding  contributions and exceptional accomplishments in their chosen career; significant  contributions to their community and to the lives of others; and/or exceptional service in  support of McDowell Technical Community College. 

Alumnus is defined as a person who has been awarded a degree, diploma or certificate  from MTCC since 1964. 

Three categories of Awards 

The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an alumnus who has served with  exceptional distinction, has sustained, outstanding career success, and/or has earned a  superior reputation within his or her career field, or made significant contributions to the  college or to the local, state or national community.  

Outstanding Divisional Alumni Awards are given to alumni from College Transfer,  Health Sciences and Technical and Workforce Development programs for outstanding  achievement and service in her or his profession, in civic and community affairs, and/or  service to the college. 

The Young Alumni Award honors two categories of individuals: alumni 35 years of age  or younger who have exceptional achievements in career, public service and/or  volunteerism that brings honor to the college; and those who have graduated within the  past three years who embody the late Dr. Dallas Herring’s system philosophy of “taking  people where they are and carrying them as far as they can go.” Herring was one of  North Carolina’s earliest community college advocates and is often referred to as the  “Father of the North Carolina Community College System.”