2025 Tri-C Celebration Breakfast

Join Us in Honoring Tri-C's Outstanding Advisory Committee, Community Champions and Outstanding Alumni

Since 1993, Tri-C has hosted an annual event to honor and celebrate the contributions of its Program Advisory Committees. Community and staff members with professional expertise are invited to sit on the committees, providing input on developing Tri-C programs and ensuring students are well-positioned for success in their chosen fields. The committees are nominated for an annual award by the Tri-C faculty and staff working directly with them.

In recent years, this event has grown to include awards for Community Champions and Outstanding Alumni. Tri-C honors Community Champions making a difference in the lives and career paths of Tri-C students. Nominated by Tri-C faculty and staff, awards are given in three categories — Individual, Small Business (less than 50 employees) and Large Business (more than 50 employees). Candidates are nominated via essays that detail the over-and-above efforts of the nominees. 

Community Champion Award Nomination Forms

Individual and Student Nominations

The Community Champion Award recognizes an individual (staff, faculty, students or community member) who exemplifies community leadership by demonstrating the best of volunteerism, character, leadership and a sense of caring and responsibility for others. These individuals go above and beyond to be good role models for the external or College community. Nominations should fall into one of the following categories:

• Supporting the external community: Nominate a staff or faculty member or a student who demonstrates the best of volunteerism, character, leadership and a sense of caring and responsibility for an external community organization.
• Supporting Tri-C students/student success: Nominate an external community member who demonstrates the best of volunteerism, character, leadership and a sense of caring and responsibility to support the College or its students.

Business Nominations

This Community Champion Award recognizes a large corporation or small business that has made significant contributions to student success at Tri-C.

These contributions could be projects, programs or other community services that support students at Tri-C.