LANSING, Mich. – The LCC Foundation has opened the nomination process for the 2026 Distinguished Alumni. Nominations will be accepted online until Feb. 9.
 
Since 1991, LCC has honored an outstanding alumnus who has excelled in their career and in service to their community. Nominations are accepted from family members, coworkers, former classmates, or anyone with knowledge of a nominee’s achievements. Self-nominations are also accepted.
 
The Distinguished Alumni are selected by the LCC Foundation Alumni Committee and Lansing Community College representatives.
 
Kelli Ellsworth Etchison was the 2025 Distinguished Alum. She graduated summa cum laude from Lansing Community College in 2007 with an associate degree in general studies. She serves as both chief marketing officer and chief diversity officer at LAFCU, where she has spent nearly 40 years of her career.
 
The 2026 Distinguished Alumni will be recognized at LCC’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 7, at the Jack Breslin Center on Michigan State University’s campus.
 
For more information about the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award, please contact the Alumni Committee at the Lansing Community College Foundation at 517-483-1985 or foundation@star.lcc.edu.

 

About Lansing Community College

Lansing Community College, founded in 1957, is one of the largest community colleges in Michigan, serving more than 14,500 students across a six-county area each year. LCC offers courses in general education for those interested in transferring to a four-year institution, career and workforce development, developmental education and personal enrichment. To meet the professional development and training needs of regional employees, the college offers customized programs for credit, non-credit and continuing education. The Transfer Center at LCC offers students the opportunity to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from five partner universities on the downtown LCC campus. For more information, visit lcc.edu.

LCC provides equal opportunity for all persons and prohibits discriminatory practices based on race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, creed, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, military status, veteran’s status, or other status as protected by law, or genetic information that is unrelated to the person’s ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position or participate in educational programs, courses, services or activities offered by the College.

For information regarding the nondiscrimination policies contact: Equal Opportunity Officer, Washington Court Place, 309 N. Washington Square, Suite 150, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-1730.

For employees 504/ADA Accommodations contact: HR Director of Total Compensation & Employment, Administration Building, 610 N. Capitol Ave. Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-1875;

For students 504/ADA Accommodations contact: Care Services Manager, Center for Student Support, Gannon Building, 411 N. Grand Ave. Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-1358.

For Title IX, reporting, or complaints contact: Director of Risk Management & Legal Affairs, Student and Employee Title IX Coordinator, Washington Court Place, 309 N. Washington Square, Suite 150, Lansing, MI 48933, 517-483-1730, and/or U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, Michigan Department of Civil Rights.