The Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) created the Transforming Lives Awards program to recognize current or former students whose lives have been transformed by pursuing higher education at a community or technical college.

Each year the ACT Awards Committee chooses a small number of the winners to serve as keynote speakers at the awards banquet, typically held during the ACT Winter Conference in January.

  Learn more at Transforming Lives Award.

The Transforming Lives award program was suspended by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges in 2024.

Lower Columbia College Winners

Vidal Villagran

2023

Vidal Villagran

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Brittany Lovely

2022

Brittany Lovely

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Adelina Machuca Santiago

2021

Adelina Muchaca Santiago

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John Fitzpatrick

2020

John Fitzpatrick

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Gordon Bolar

2019

Gordon Bolar

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Clinton Howard

2018

Clinton Howard

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Adelina Delao

2017

Adelina Delao

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Shawney Garbe

2016

Shawney Garbe

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Angela Gates

2015

Angela Gates

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Previous winners:


Contacts for Student Awards

Questions about Dean's or President's List?

  registration@lowercolumbia.edu

Questions about all other student awards?

  Richard Arquette, Director of Student Programs & Student Housing

  rarquette@lowercolumbia.edu