Nominations are now open for the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award, an award generally given annually by Highline College. The award honors former Highline students who have made notable achievements in their profession or community.
The award’s first recipient was Norm Rice in 1990, who was elected as Seattle’s first African-American mayor in 1989.
Other past recipients include Sandra Cravens Robinson, nurse and Army veteran, and Ezra Teshome, businessman and global humanitarian.

Seattle Mayor Norm Rice sits with Highline President Shirley Gordon before the 1990 commencement ceremony where he would receive the college’s first Distinguished Alumnus Award. Rice attended Highline during the 1968–69 academic year.
Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Highline.
Nominees will be asked to submit a résumé and personal profile questionnaire for review by a campus selection committee.
The person selected will be recognized at Highline’s commencement ceremony, June 14, 2018.
Nomination forms are available online through Alumni Relations. Send submissions by May 4, 2018, via email to abhaga@highline.edu or hard copy:
PO Box 98000 MS 99-248
Des Moines, WA 98198
Questions?
Contact Asha Bhaga at (206) 592-3868 or abhaga@highline.edu.