April 2018
NEWS
2018 Alumni Award Winners Announced
The Alumni Association has selected Habibah Sulayman Smith ‘04 as the recipient of the 2018 Alumni Professional Achievement Award. She is an author, blogger, inspirational speaker and life coach who has served more than 17 years in the social service field working to better the lives of women and children. She currently serves as a Youth Services Program Specialist for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program with the Family and Youth Services Bureau for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Habibah will receive her award as the 2018 Commencement Keynote speaker on Thursday, May 17 at West Chester University.

The Alumni Association is also proud to announce that it has selected Captain Matthew LeTourneau ‘95 as the posthumous recipient of the 2018 Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award. Captain LeTourneau perished in the line of duty earlier this year in the service of the Philadelphia Fire Department. In addition to his professional role, Captain LeTourneau was a longtime volunteer within his community as well as an Emergency Medical Technician and CPR instructor for the Allied Health, Emergency Services and Nursing Division. The award will be presented to his family later this fall.

Please visit our website for more details on these celebr ated graduates: www.dccc.edu/alumni-awards .

EVENTS
Baseball Alumni Celebration, May 1
All baseball players past and present are invited to celebrate the 47-year career of Coach Paul Motta on Tuesday, May 1 at 3 p.m. Coach Motta will retire at the end of the current season.

Alumni are invited to come watch one of Coach's final games against Ocean County College on the Phantoms’ home field. If it rains, the event will be hosted Thursday, May 3 when the Phantoms face Bergen County Community College at 3:30 p.m. If you cannot attend but want to send Coach your best wishes, please send an email to  alumni@dccc.edu with the subject line “Thank You Coach Motta” by Friday, April 27.  

Law Day, May 1
The Paralegal Society invites all paralegal alumni to save the date for  Tuesday, May 1, to celebrate Law Day on the Marple Campus. The event will feature a moot court with lawyers from the Young Lawyers Division of the Bar Association acting as jury members. Paralegal students and graduates will be eligible to participate in the moot court case as well.    For more details, please send an email to   alumni@dccc.edu   and we will update you when information is available.

New Choices Designer Bag Bingo, May 9
College alumni, bingo lovers, and fans of designer handbags are invited to the New Choices Career Development Program's Designer Bag Bingo which will take place on Wednesday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Marple Campus Academic Building Café. Guests will be able to participate in Designer Bag Bingo as well as sample local wines and fine chocolates in a casual, yet enjoyable event. For registration, please visit newchoices.ticketleap.com/nc-bingo.
Golf Classic, June 25
The Delaware County Community College Golf Classic will be held at  Rolling Green Golf Club  on Monday, June 25. Rolling Green was the host of the USGA Women’s Amateur Championship in 2016 and is one of the premier course destinations in both Delaware and Chester Counties. Registration is $225 per person for college alumni or $250 per person/ $1,000 for foursome. Sponsorship and related details are now available online at www.dccc.edu/golf-classic or contact the Educational Foundation office at 610-359-5131.
CONNECTIONS
As Commencement rapidly approaches, the Alumni Association would like to introduce you to three current student leaders who have made a great impact during their time on campus. Each soon to be alumna has led a campus organization while maintaining high academics and offering their time to help their fellow students. The stories of Lisa Belgrove, Kylie White and Yesenia Diaz Lopez are prime examples of success made possible at Delaware County Community College.