https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions Articles, news, products, blogs and videos covering the Awards/Honors > Diverse Champions market. en-us https://www.diverseeducation.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15741035/guiding-community-colleges-toward-mission-fulfillment https://www.diverseeducation.com/institutions/community-colleges/article/15741035/guiding-community-colleges-toward-mission-fulfillment Dr. Karen A. Stout is the recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:27:51 -0500 Institutions / Community Colleges https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15666737/making-equity-a-priority https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15666737/making-equity-a-priority Dr. Keith Curry is the 2024 Diverse Champions Award winner. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:09:05 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15352939/relatable-community-college-leader-recognized-as-2023-diverse-champion https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15352939/relatable-community-college-leader-recognized-as-2023-diverse-champion Dr. Steven R. Gonzales is a 2023 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:26:28 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15290277/a-purposedriven-life https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15290277/a-purposedriven-life Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher is the 2022 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:47:26 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15108917/california-community-colleges-chancellor-eloy-ortiz-oakley-is-2021-diverse-champion https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15108917/california-community-colleges-chancellor-eloy-ortiz-oakley-is-2021-diverse-champion Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:40:24 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15106607/2020-diverse-champion-how-dr-curtis-l-ivery-transformed-wayne-county-community-college-district https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15106607/2020-diverse-champion-how-dr-curtis-l-ivery-transformed-wayne-county-community-college-district Dr. Curtis L. Ivery has become somewhat of a celebrity in Detroit, using his high-profile status as the chancellor of the Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) to champion opportunity and educational equity for the 70,000 students enrolled at the multi-campus college. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:09:37 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15104513/dr-ken-atwater-a-studentcentered-president https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15104513/dr-ken-atwater-a-studentcentered-president Dr. Ken Atwater’s enthusiasm for community colleges is quite infectious. It’s apparent when you talk to administrators, faculty and some of the nearly 45,000 students at the five-campus Hillsborough Community College (HCC) where he serves as president. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:13:57 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15102352/roueche-made-profound-difference https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15102352/roueche-made-profound-difference Dr. Suanne Davis Roueche, a prolific educator, administrator and researcher who passed away in December, maintained a rigorous and active research and writing agenda while making a profound impact on community college education. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:54:09 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15102349/mcphail-rallies-around-college-access https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15102349/mcphail-rallies-around-college-access Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, who became a pioneer in the community college world in 1998 and has gone on to blaze more trails in higher education, is the 2018 Diverse Champions winner. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:47:17 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15099762/kay-mcclenney-named-as-2017-diverse-champions-award-winner https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15099762/kay-mcclenney-named-as-2017-diverse-champions-award-winner Dr. Kay McClenney, a veteran leader in education and a community college advocate, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Diverse Champions Award. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:51:32 -0600 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15098340/50-years-of-leadership-lands-obanion-diverse-champions-award https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15098340/50-years-of-leadership-lands-obanion-diverse-champions-award Saying he was “humbled and deeply honored,” Dr. Terry O’Banion accepted the 2016 Diverse Champions Award before a packed ballroom. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:02:49 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15096317/padrn-honored-with-fourth-annual-diverse-champions-award https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15096317/padrn-honored-with-fourth-annual-diverse-champions-award Diverse: Issues In Higher Education awarded Dr. Eduardo Padrón, president of Miami Dade College (MDC), with the fourth annual Diverse Champions Award. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:46:29 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15094537/jerry-sue-thornton-honored-with-diverse-champions-award https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15094537/jerry-sue-thornton-honored-with-diverse-champions-award Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, the president emeritus of Cuyahoga Community College, was honored with the 2014 Diverse Champions Award Sunday evening. Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:11:45 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15093040/bumphus-takes-center-stage-at-aacc-conference https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15093040/bumphus-takes-center-stage-at-aacc-conference Community college giant cited as a “leader among leaders” as he is named 2013 Diverse Champions Award winner for his service. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:20:36 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15091425/john-roueche-awarded-inaugural-diverse-champions-award https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/diverse-champions/article/15091425/john-roueche-awarded-inaugural-diverse-champions-award On the eve of his retirement from the Community College Leadership Program, Dr. John E. Roueche said farewell Tuesday to his community college colleagues at the 34th annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development conference. Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:00 -0500 Awards/Honors / Diverse Champions