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Join us at the Distinguished Alumni Banquet on April 17, 2008 at 6:00 pm at Pierce College Puyallup Call 864-3260 for reservations
Each year the Foundation honors alumni who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in their personal, professional or academic lives.
We honor alumni who have extraordinary achievements in their personal, professional or scholastic lives. A permanent plaque honoring recipients hangs in the District Office. The awards are presented at the Distinguished Alumni Banquet, held each year in the late spring.
The 2008 Distinguished Alumni are: Read profiles of these individuals.
"The associate's degree from Pierce College was the most important degree I've obtained in my career -- it got the ball rolling and opened my eyes to the possibilities for a successful future in food management."
— Jim Murphy, Senior Vice President for International Operations, Costco Wharehouse
Nominee received a degree or certificate or earned 15 credits at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom (formerly known as Fort Steilacoom Community College) or Pierce College Puyallup
Stanley Flemming, 1997 Pierce College Distinguished Alumni and 2008 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient for the American Association of Community Colleges, has been in more than a few places and done more than a few things.
The osteopathic physician and surgeon helped found the city of University Place, traveled the world as a decorated officer in the U.S. Army, served the state of Washington as its first elected Native American state legislator, conducted ground-breaking AIDS research and was a candidate to be surgeon general of the United States - to list just a few of his accomplishments.
"If it hadn't been for community college, I never would have gone to college at all. I would not be who I am today without Pierce College."