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Waubonsee Community College has announced the 2022 Support Staff Awards for Excellence. Awards were presented in each of three categories: Innovation and Creativity, Service and Quality, and Diversity and Inclusion. 

Doing what you love and following your passion is sage advice frequently heard during the graduation and back-to-school season. But has anyone ever taken the time to explain how to discover one's life passion when doling out this advice?  

One of the enduring benefits of attending college is the expanded opportunity to discover new passions. Education has the power to transform lives because it opens doors for individuals to step into new realities, new opportunities, and new identities, putting them in a position to reap exciting new rewards. 

Here at Waubonsee, the spring semester has come to an end. To every student who has successfully completed all their coursework or has graduated and is now moving on to the next chapter in their lives, I want to sincerely congratulate you on your accomplishment; mission accomplished, you did it! 

Waubonsee Community College has announced its 2022 Outstanding Faculty Member, Denise Nakaji, Professor of Therapeutic Massage. Nakaji has served Waubonsee as a full-time instructor in Waubonsee’s Massage Therapy Program since 1999. 

Waubonsee Community College recognized the ACEN accredited Nursing Program at its May board meeting for providing 50 years of excellence in nursing education. Together with numerous community health partners, the college celebrates the outstanding learning experiences it has created for more than 2,800 nursing alumni. 

Since 1968, Waubonsee Community College has awarded 28,429 associate degrees. And newly added to this number are 877 members of the Class of 2022. It is no secret that many of these graduates have navigated obstacles and overcame barriers once believed impossible in higher education.     

Two Waubonsee Community College students will be honored among Illinois' top community college students. Waubonsee students Jennifer Tripathi, of Aurora, and Jatniel Morales Gomez, of Oswego, were chosen for the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team.  

As an automotive professor, I always believed education in a community college is a place for growth for people of all ages and levels. It is a place with a positive atmosphere where one can grow academically and socially. 

A Waubonsee Community College alumnus has been recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Dr. Indigo Debra Triplett, a Waubonsee alumna and Waubonsee’s 2021 Distinguished Alumnus, was recognized as one of three 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award winners by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Entrepreneur, consultant, and author, Dr. Indigo, was recognized May 3 during the Outstanding Alumni Celebration at AACC Annual in New York City.