OTAN invites nominations of California adult education learners who are successful as a result of the education received at adult education agencies for the California Adult Education Students Succeed program. The program honors outstanding students who are adults with significant life responsibilities, who have made positive contributions to the community, established and met life goals by attending an adult education program, improved the life situations of self and others, and overcome difficult circumstances in order to pursue adult learning experiences. The program recognizes the hard work that outstanding adult education students have completed in the pursuit of their personal, academic, and professional goals and aspirations.
You can read stories and watch videos from previous years by clicking on the Students tab. You can also explore stories from specific adult education agencies and programs by clicking on the Schools and Programs tabs. To learn how to nominate a student for the program and to submit an online nomination form, click on the Nomination tab.
Students Succeed Honoree: Stephen Hughes
It is my privilege to nominate Stephen Hughes for the Students Succeed award. He is in his second semester attending my class without missing any class periods. I have ben able to witness his hard work ethic and his thirst for knowledge. Almost every class he has a new question for me related to welding, whether it is about something from our last lecture or something he researched online in his own time. Even though he has a checkered past and made some bad decisions that eventually landed him in prison, he is determined to turn his life around. He has become someone that his fellow students trust, as well as go to for advise. Stephen is the first to lend a hand to other students or volunteer for any assignment that I may need done. He does this all with a smile on his face and with an outstanding attitude.