Alumni Association
Alumni Association Application
Join your fellow Ranger graduates and support your alma mater by becoming a member of the Northwest Alumni Association! You can also donate to help students, future Northwest alumni.
Benefits of Lifetime Membership
• Welcome gift of NWCC blanket
• 20% bookstore discount
• Free admission to all on-campus, regular season athletic events*
• Free admission to all Fine Arts events on campus, excluding Heindl Center for the Performing Arts events*
• Northwest Library benefits
• Cafeteria access (at regular meal cost)
• Priority mailings for alumni related events
• Lifetime subscription to Alumni / Foundation Magazine, Northwest NOW
• Personalized Membership Card
• Official Northwest Alumni Association automobile decal
*Benefits of annual membership
Cost of Lifetime Membership
• $200 for individual
• $250 for couple
Cost of Annual Membership
• $30 for individual
• $50 for couple
Upcoming Honors
NOMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2024 ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND THE 2024 YOUNG ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION IS APRIL 15, 2023.
Click here for the Alumni Professional Achievement Award
Click here for the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2023 ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AND 2023 SPORTS HALL OF FAME. DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2023.
The Northwest Alumni Association is taking nominations for the 2023 Alumnus of the Year.
To be eligible for this distinction, nominees must be alumni of Northwest Mississippi Community College, having attended at least 15 years ago for one semester or more. Graduation from Northwest is not necessary for consideration in the selection. Nominations can be made by any NWCC alumnus, faculty, or staff member. Considerations when selecting a nominee:
- Has the individual made a mark of distinction in his/her profession and community?
- Does the nominee demonstrate integrity in his/her personal life?
- Has the individual maintained connection with NWCC? (attending events, financial support, vocal support, children attend NWCC, etc)
Individuals may also submit candidates for the Northwest Sports Hall of Fame. A list of sports that the nominee participated in and any honors received while involved in intercollegiate athletics is required. A list of accomplishments after leaving intercollegiate athletics should also be included.
Nomination forms must be submitted by April 1, 2023 in order to be considered as a 2023 honoree.
Alumni Spotlight
Matthew Locke
Northwest Mississippi Community College is proud to announce that recent graduate Matthew Locke of Oxford has been awarded the prestigious Lyceum Scholarship at the University of Mississippi.
“I was told that over 350 students applied, and only 15 scholarships are awarded,” Locke said. “Obviously, I may have been number 15 on the list, but I’m on it. It means all of the hard work is starting to pay off, in and out of the classroom. It means I have more academic, social and leadership ability than I once gave myself credit for. It also means people believe in that ability enough to help make my academic dreams a reality.”
Locke, a home-schooled student from Oxford, graduated from Northwest in the spring of 2022 with an associate’s degree in business administration. He attended the Oxford campus, and was a recipient of the Students Honoring Bobby King Endowed Scholarship. A member of Gamma Beta Phi and president of Phi Theta Kappa Beta Eta Theta chapter during his time as a student, he was also named to the PTK All-Mississippi Academic Team. He graduated from the college with a 3.949 GPA.
“Usually when people are met with accolades, they will say something along the lines of, ‘This honor humbled me,’ but I’m proud of my achievements at Northwest,” Locke said. “They gave me the confidence to try anything that piques my interest.”
He intends to continue pursuing leadership roles at Ole Miss, expressing interest in the university’s Student Real Estate Society, as well as potentially serving as an orientation leader and a Student Leadership and Engagement Ambassador to help other students find clubs and organizations that interest them.
In addition to receiving the Lyceum Scholarship, he has also been awarded the Chancellor’s Leadership Class Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship 2, Phi Theta Kappa President Scholarship, and the Academic Excellence Scholarship.
CONTACTS
Patti Gordon, Executive Director
Phone: (662) 560-1103
Leeann Elrod, Institutional Advancement Specialist
Phone: (662) 560-1112
Gracie Perry, Advancement
Service Coordinator
Phone: (662) 560-3944
Hannah Lopez
Scholarship Coordinator
Phone: (662) 560-1105
ADDRESS
NWCC Office of Alumni Affairs
NWCC Box 7015
4975 Hwy 51N
Senatobia, MS 38668