Media Contacts:  
Lupe Brito, WVC Foundation development director, 509-682-6573
Rachel Evey, WVC Foundation executive director, 509-682-6415  

The Wenatchee Valley College Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2025 WVC Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations must be submitted online at https://bit.ly/WVCDA by March 28, 2025.

Established in 1975, the WVC Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an alum who has:

• distinguished themselves in their chosen professional field
• made significant contributions to their community on a local, state, national or international level
• demonstrated integrity in their personal life and gained the respect of their peers.

To qualify, the nominee must have attended WVC for a year or longer. Self-nominations are permitted. A group may be considered for this award, but all members must be WVC alumni.

Recent recipients include clinical social worker Ricardo Escobedo (2024), Omak entrepreneur Dennis Carlton (2023), community volunteer Darrel Dickenson (2022), Eastmont educator Jaime Ramirez (2020), and NCW Libraries executive director Barbara Walters (2019).

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Wenatchee Valley College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and student enrollment. All programs are free from discrimination and harassment against any person because of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, parental status or families with children, marital status, religion, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status or any other prohibited basis per RCW 49.60.030, 040 and other federal and state laws and regulations, or participation in the complaint process.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and Title IX compliance for both the Wenatchee and Omak campuses:

• To report discrimination or harassment: Title IX Coordinator, Human Resources, Wenatchi Hall 2322M, (509) 682-6445, title9@wvc.edu.
• To request disability accommodations: Student Access Manager, Wenatchi Hall 2133, (509) 682-6854, TTY/TTD: dial 711, sas@wvc.edu.