{"id":51517,"date":"2025-09-15T11:56:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51517"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:54:15","slug":"acc-honors-outstanding-alumni-at-the-2025-alumni-achievement-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/09\/15\/acc-honors-outstanding-alumni-at-the-2025-alumni-achievement-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Honors Outstanding Alumni at the 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/09\/RS30293_20250911-RGC-Alumni-Achievement-Awards-ca-1251_scr.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) proudly celebrated remarkable Riverbat alumni at the 2nd Annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday, September 11, at the Rio Grande Campus. The event brought together employees, alumni, students, and community members to recognize graduates who are making a difference locally and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s honorees were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/meet-dustin-bolander-recipient-of-the-2025-acc-alumni-service-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dustin Bolander<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Alumni Service Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/meet-jonathan-barona-accs-2025-community-leader-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Barona<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Community Leader of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/meet-accs-distinguished-alumni-of-the-year-michael-lofton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Lofton<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Distinguished Alumni Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/meet-michelle-mccarty-recipient-of-accs-2025-social-impact-innovation-alumni-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle McCarty<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Social Impact &amp; Innovation Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/meet-accs-graduates-of-the-last-decade-the-tiarras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tiarras<\/a> (Tori, Sophia &amp; Tiffany Baltierra)<\/strong> \u2013 G.O.L.D. (Graduates of the Last Decade) Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each honoree\u2019s story highlights the impact of ACC alumni across industries and communities \u2014 from entrepreneurship and social justice to healthcare, education, and the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read their inspiring stories at the links above and explore more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Newsroom<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) proudly celebrated remarkable Riverbat alumni at the 2nd Annual Alumni Achievement Awards on Thursday, September 11, at the Rio Grande Campus. The event brought together employees, alumni, students, and community members to recognize graduates who are making a difference locally and beyond. 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