Diverse Champions

2023 Award Recipient

Dr. Steven Gonzales is the recipient of the 2023 Diverse Champions Award -- read the article here.

Dr. Steven Gonzales
More about the Diverse Champions Award

The award was created by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2012 upon the retirement of the inaugural Diverse Champions Award winner, Dr. John E. Roueche, as director of the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at the University of Texas at Austin. Of the more than 500 CCLP graduates produced during his 40-plus year tenure at CCLP, more than 60 percent are women and people of color.

The Diverse Champions Award is given to individuals who have made similarly extraordinary contributions to the world of higher education.

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Dr. Steven R. Gonzales and Dr. Alfredo de los Santos, Jr. (posthumously) to receive the 2023 Diverse Champions Award
February 21, 2023
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Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher to receive the 2022 Diverse Champions Award
February 8, 2022
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Eloy Ortiz Oakley to receive the 2021 Diverse Champions Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: ralph@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, VA.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce that Eloy Ortiz Oakley will be the recipient of the 2021 Diverse Champions Award. Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley embodies the impact that California Community Colleges are having in transforming lives. He grew up in […]
February 8, 2021
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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.
April 9, 2020
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Press Releases
Dr. Curtis Ivery to receive the 2020 Diverse Champions Award
Fairfax, Va.— Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Curtis Ivery will be the recipient of the 2020 Diverse Champions Award.
February 6, 2020
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Community Colleges
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.
April 16, 2018
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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.
January 10, 2017
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50 Years of Leadership Lands O’Banion Diverse Champions Award
Saying he was “humbled and deeply honored,” Dr. Terry O’Banion accepted the 2016 Diverse Champions Award before a packed ballroom.
April 10, 2016
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PadrĂłn Honored With Fourth Annual Diverse Champions Award
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education awarded Dr. Eduardo PadrĂłn, president of Miami Dade College (MDC), with the fourth annual Diverse Champions Award.
April 19, 2015
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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.
April 6, 2014
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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.
April 21, 2013
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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.
May 29, 2012
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