Distinguished Alumni Award
Know an alumni that has made a difference in their community? Nominate them for the Distinguished Alumni Award.
Recognizing Red Hawks Who Soar Above the Crowd!
2023 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD SUBMISSION FORM
Each year, CVCC recognizes alumni who have brought distinction to themselves, credit to the college and genuine benefit to their communities.
Alumni who have been awarded a degree, diploma or certificate from Catawba Valley Community College and who have made outstanding contributions in one or more of the following ways are eligible for nomination:
- Exceptional accomplishment in their chosen field;
- Exceptional service in local, state or national affairs; or
- Exceptional service in support of Catawba Valley Community College.
2022 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
greg Martin
Industrial Engineering
Class of 1976 and 1978
General Manager, Southland Electrical Supply
Megan Parsons
Associate Applied Science, CVCC
Bachelor of Arts, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Masters Degree, UNC Chapel Hill
Class of 2010
Counselor/Supervisor Caldwell County Department of Health and Human Services
Ramie Robinson
Class of 1996
Director of CVCC Electrical Systems Program
2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
MISTIE HOOSIER
Associate Degree Nursing
Class of 2019
BS Nursing
Registered Nurse, Catawba Valley Medical Center
VIDAL SIPE
Associate Degree Criminal Justice
Class of 2010
BA Criminal Justice American Military University
Chief of Police for the Newton Police Department
BRYAN NORRIS
Associate Degree Business Administration
Class of 2019
Division II Championship Golf Winner
2019 CVCC Sports Hall of Fame
Business Owner Backstreets Bar & Grill
2020 Distinguished Alumni Award
Robin P. Nicholson
School of Workforce Development and the Arts
Class of 1981
Pfeiffer University Class of 1985
The Duke Energy Foundation
Board Member of Several Economic and Youth Organizations
Donald Graye Brown
Criminal Justice
Class of 2004
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice-Gardner-Webb University
Cheif of Police-City of Newton
Sheriff-Catawba County
FBI National Academy
Timothy Allen Lee
Cosmetology
Class of 2011
Gardner-Webb University Graduate
Volunteer Interpreter for 2020 Hands to Honduras
Interpreter for the local medical community
2019 Distinguished Alumni Award
Gerry Millholen
Turfgrass Technology
Class of 1974
US Navy - Vietnam Veteran
Guy Hollar Golf Tournament Committee Chair
Tosha Brown
Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology
Class of 2009
Owner- Impressions Screen Printing and Graphics, Taylorsville, NC
Wendy Chavez 2019
Associate Degree Nursing
Class of 1990
BS and MS of Nursing
Thrived Skilled Pediatric Care - Director of Operations
2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
Johnny Vang
Associate of Science
Class of 2015
Bachelor of Science - UNC-Chapel Hill
Project GoMed - Founder
US Youth Abassador for the United Nations
Rex Benfield
Information Systems
Class of 2005
Bachelor in Business Administration - Western Carolina
Bachelor in Management and Business Ethics - John Wesley College
Owner - Prodigy Voice and Data, Hickory, NC
Porschia Wimbush
Cosmetology
Class of 2014
Owner - Get Porschd Salon-GPS Salon, Hickory, NC
Creator - Gliterrati Hair Collection
2017 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
David Sain
Business Administration
Class of 1969
Lowe's Home Improvement - Director of Contractor Sales
CVCC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Leonor Tobar
Education
Class of 1988
Bachelor in Birth to Kindergarten Education - Western Carolina University
Catawba County Schools - Parent Educator
Community Liaison
Certified Translator and Interpreter
Corey Pittman
Emergency Medical Science
Class of 1994
Mission Health System Asheville Certified Flight Paramedic
CVCC Faculty Member