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Solano Community
College’s alumni search
is officially underway

By Matt Larson
Over the past 70 years, Solano Community College (SCC) has become one
of the top community colleges in the state. With locations in Fairfield, Vallejo,
Vacaville and Travis Air Force Base, SCC is busier than ever and the sky is the
limit. With so many exciting things going on, the Solano Community College
Educational Foundation has decided to create an alumni association for the
school. With tens of hundreds of thousands of names to start contacting, the
epic search has only just begun.
“We want to establish an alumni association,” said Curt Johnston, Executive
Director for the Solano Community College Educational Foundation. “We’re
going to be going out into the community, seeking out individuals who want
to participate. As we roll into the fall that’s going to be one of the programs
we’re putting together: a marketing program around searching for alumni.”
The SCC Educational Foundation was created in 1985 to raise funds that will
support student and educational excellence at Solano Community College.
Johnston hopes that by reaching out to the alumni they can begin to build
an even stronger support system within the community on behalf of SCC.
Last year they started the Distinguished Alumni Program, which is something
they’ve never done before, as well as an Alumni of the Year program.
“Our alumni are leaders in business, education and government throughout
Solano County,” said Johnston. He begins to list numerous Solano Community