
Alumni/Foundation
General Info
About NCC’s Alumni & Foundation
Northwest Iowa Community College is proud of our alumni and their contributions to the community and their chosen professions.
Their success is our story!
- Our alumni have a 96% Employment Placement Rate
- We have more than 12,500 alumni
Connect with NCC’s Alumni Group
Individuals and businesses help support the education and success of NCC’s future alumni through NCC’s Foundation.
Alumni Resources
Alumni Association
Learn more about our Alumni Advisory Committee.
Donate to NCC
Learn more about how to donate to NCC.
Alumni Magazine
Read a publication for Alumni and Friends of NCC.
Update Your Records
Submit this form to keep your Alumni records up-to-date.
What Are You Up To?
Submit an update to NCC to tell us what you're doing now!
Nomination Form
Use this form to nominate an Alumnus of the Year.
Donate to NCC

The following information may be helpful as you consider how you can support the Everyone Knows Someone Who Chose NCC Campaign.
Alumnus of the Year
We invite you to nominate an NCC alum for Alumnus of the Year!
Accomplishments can be personal or professional. We review all nominations in early March. We honor the recipient at the Spring Commencement exercises.
Please fill out the form below. NCC may contact you for additional information about your nominee.
Alumnus of the Year Nomination Form
2020–2021 Alumnus of the Year—Andy Jacobs
Each year, one outstanding graduate of Northwest Iowa Community College is recognized for his or her accomplishments. The recipient of the 2020–2021 Alumnus of the Year is Andy Jacobs of Sutherland. Andy is a 2002 Diesel Technology graduate and is currently employed as the Branch Operations Manager at Ziegler CAT in Sheldon.
Read More.
Past Recipients
2019 David Taylor
2018 John Dvorak
2017 David Miller
2016 Art Van Bruggen
2015 Angie Shilling
2014 Nancy McDowell
2013 Drew Fish
2012 Dave Popkes
2011 Adam Besaw
2010 Rich Morgan
2009 Mark Nilles
2008 Ron Damstra
2007 Loren Vogel
2006 Dan Tracy
2005 Roberta Snow
2004 Ken Van Oort
2003 Gary Rosenboom
2002 Polly Sanson
2001 Mark Malenke
2000 Richard Rikkers
1999 Bonnie Huygens
1998 Doug Von Arb
1997 Dave Westra
1996 Lary Rosenboom
1995 Les Burggraff
1994 Mark Nibaur
1993 Dennis Janssen