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Tallahassee Community College Distinguished Alumni Award

2009 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients with Alumni Association Board President Dalynda Vause and TCC President Bill Law. View a slideshow of the 2009 Ceremony	The TCC Alumni Association established its Distinguished Alumni Award program in 1996 to recognize and honor TCC graduates who have achieved significant recognition for their professional accomplishments; contributions to the betterment of the community, region, state or nation; or outstanding community leadership, service or philanthropy. In 2004, the first Distinguished Alumni Award recipients were inducted into the TCC Alumni Hall of Fame. Photos of the honorees are on display in the TCC Hall of Fame in the Student Union. The call for nominations for the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards will be issued in Fall 2010. For more information or to view the 2009 nomination form, go to TCC Distinguished Alumni Awards.
TCC Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees
CHERRY HALL ALEXANDER Class of 1973 Director of Library Services Tallahassee Community College Inducted February 17, 2004	LORENZO ALEXANDER Class of 1973 Retired Florida Department of Transportation Inducted February 17, 2004
LESLIE BATTISTE Class of 1973 Public Relations/Industrial Technician Goodwill Industries, Inc. Inducted February 17, 2004	JANEGALE BOYD Class of 1975 Chief Executive Officer/President Florida Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Inducted February 17, 2004
CAROL D. BURCH Class of 1969 Medical Health Care Program Analyst Agency for Health Care Administration Inducted February 17, 2004	MATTHEW M. CARTER II Class of 1977 Commissioner/Chairman Florida Public Service Commission Inducted February 16, 2006
COLLEEN M. CASTILLE Class of 1980 Former Secretary Florida Department of Environmental Protection Inducted February 16, 2006	LYNETTE B. CLARK Class of 1998 Inducted February 17, 2004
THOMAS R. COE Class of 1969 Assistant City Manager City of Tallahassee Inducted February 17, 2004	LEE R. COLSON Class of 1969 Retired Utility Systems Engineer Florida Public Service Commission Inducted February 17, 2004
L. FINLEY COOK Class of 1984 Owner Cook Brothers, Inc. Inducted February 19, 2009	LAURIE COX-LAWSON Class of 1983 Physical Education Teacher Leon County Schools Inducted February 17, 2004
COL. W. THOMAS CUMBIE Class of 1977 Chief Circuit Military Judge, Eastern Circuit United States Air Force Inducted February 16, 2006	CYNTHIA E. DICK Class of 1991 Chief Tallahassee Fire Department Inducted February 16, 2006
CYNTHIA D. FLETCHER Class of 1978 Attorney Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar Inducted February 16, 2006	M. RONEY FRANCOIS Class of 1981 Former Secretary Florida Department of Health Inducted February 16, 2006
MICHAEL P. GILLESPIE, JR. Class of 1993 Assistant Basketball Coach Florida A&M University Inducted February 16, 2006	GLENDA GUESS Class of 1976 Comptroller Florida Department of Health Services Inducted February 17, 2004
RICHARD L. GUNNELS Class of 1989 Coordinator of Agricultural Advisory Councils Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Inducted February 17, 2004	D. BERT HARTSFIELD Class of 1974 Property Appraiser Leon County Inducted February 17, 2004
GLEE R. HOLLANDER Class of 1976 Licensed Psychologist Florida State Hospital Inducted February 17, 2004	CAROL L. HARDISON Class of 1979 Chief Executive Officer North Carolina Crisis Assistance Ministry Inducted February 17, 2004
JEFFERY B. KNAPP Class of 1992 Instructor TCC Communications and Humanities Inducted February 17, 2004	HAROLD M. KNOWLES Class of 1968 Managing Shareholder Knowles, Marks & Randolph Inducted February 16, 2006
CHARLES LEMON Class of 1993 Director, Promotions & Creative Services WTWC NBC 40 Inducted February 19, 2009	WALTER A. MCNEIL Class of 1979 Secretary Florida Department of Corrections Inducted February 19, 2009
THERESA C. MESSLER Class of 1980 Accessibility & Inclusion Coordinator Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and Parks Inducted February 19, 2009	ART MYERS Class of 1973 Anchor WCTV Channel 6 CBS Inducted February 17, 2004
JUAN M. PADILLA Class of 1996 Pitcher New York Mets Inducted February 16, 2006	BARBARA PALMER Class of 1968 President Palmer, Musick & Associates Inducted February 17, 2004
CHRISTINA D'AMICO POOLE Class of 1994 Injury Prevention Coordinator New Hanover Regional Medical Center Inducted February 19, 2009	ERNETTA ROBERTS Class of 1988 Correctional Services Administrator Florida Department of Corrections Inducted February 19, 2009
KATHLEEN R. SHIRAH Class of 1989 President Shirah Design & Construction, Inc. Inducted February 16, 2006	MICHAEL SITTIG Class of 1978 Executive Director Florida League of Cities Inducted February 17, 2004
VICTOR SWAN, JR. Class of 1972 On Air Personality CBS Radio Inducted February 17, 2004	WILLIAM F. VENTRY Class of 2006 President Ventry Engineering, LLC Inducted February 16, 2006
CHRISS WALKER Class of 1969 Director Prepaid Legal Services Inducted February 17, 2004	ELEANOR J. WARMACK Class of 1983 Executive Director Florida Recreation and Parks Association Inducted February 17, 2004
TRINIDAD WEAVER Class of 1979 Electrophysiology Coordinator Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Inducted February 17, 2004

For more information about the TCC Alumni Hall of Fame or the Distinguished Alumni Awards program, contact alumni@tcc.fl.edu or (850) 201-6065.

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