We are currently accepting nominations for the 2022 and 2023 Amarillo College Distinguished Alumni award recipients. The nomination period will end June 1, 2023.
A Distinguished Alumni is someone who has an extensive Amarillo College career, including academic activities, extracurricular activities, leadership activities, honors and continued support to the college. A Distinguished Alumni is the exemplary model of professional distinction through degrees, training, professional service, advancement and contribution. Finally, A Distinguished Alumni is dedicated to community service for both Amarillo College and the Amarillo area.
View the most recent Distinguished Alumni Recipients on the Alumni Association page
2016 - Shanna Peeples
2015 - Ron Boyd
2014 Sam Lovelady
2013 - Allen Durrett
2012 - John Smithee
2011 - Beth Duke
2010 - Betty Roller
2009 - Gene Shelburne,minister
2008 - Dr. Neal Nossaman, optometrist
2007 - Dr. Emily Archer, obstetrician
2006 - Mary Stack Ware, philanthropist
2005 - David Wilder, banker
2004 - Mary Lou Robinson, U.S. district judge
2003 - Louise Daniel, educator
2002 - Margaret Cannon Boyce Brown, civic leader
2001 - Joan J. Coleman, Ph.D. and businesswoman
2000 - Dr. Ernestine Smith,
1999 - Jerome Jerry McDonough, educator and playwright
1999 - R. C. Neely Jr., engineer and businessman
1998 - Sharen Wilson, state district judge
1997 - Catherine Winsett, community volunteer
1996 - Jack Virgil Light, civil engineer
1996 - Sam Winters, attorney and presidential appointee
1995 - Dr. Richard K. Archer, medical doctor
1995 - Betty Bivins, philanthropist
1994 - G. William Miller, Treasury secretary
1993 - Ben Sargent, editorial cartoonist