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2019 Winning Innovations
Anne Arundel Community College
LEAD AACC
Suzanne Boyer, Erin Byrd, Riley Clark, Myra Dennis, Monica Herbert, Kailey Hubbard, Jen Lara
Arapahoe Community College
Darcy Briggs, Lisa Matye Edwards, Chris McKellips, Edward Nance, Kayce O’Brien
Arizona Western College
The AWC Welcome Center: Engaging Potential Students and the Community
Mandy Heil, Leah McKeogh, Sharon Register, Gabriela Reyna, Michael Rose
Austin Community College
ACC Fashion Incubator
Lorlie Ellis, Lori Friedman, Sharrion Jenkins, Molly Beth Malcolm, Nina Means, Mike Midgley, Ina Midkiff, Gretchen Riehl
Bakersfield College
High-Tech, High-Touch Transfer Pathways
Lesley Bonds, Sonya Christian, Janet Fulks, Matthew Garrett, Craig Hayward, Eleonora Hicks, Jennifer Johnson, Marisa Marquez, Mark Osea, Billie Jo Rice
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Faculty Leadership Fellows Program
James Berg, Christopher Shults, Karrin E. Wilks
Central Piedmont Community College
Enrollment and Student Services (ESS) Assessment Training Guide
Matt Bruining, Amanda Capobianchi, Ryan Hall, Connie Johnston, Stephen Lancaster, Clint McElroy, Pat Nash
Cerritos College
Ally Program
Rosa Carrillo, Erik Duane, Adriana Flores-Church, Amy Holzgang, Lance Kayser, Jamie Quiroz, Lynn Wang
Coastline College
Comprehensive Library Services at a Distance
Elizabeth Horan
College of the Desert
EDGE-plEDGE Program
Gary Bergstrom, Katie Chartier, Jessica Enders, Laura Graff, Joel Kinnamon, Felix Marhuenda-Donate, Matthew Musselman, Amanda Phillips, Reid Sagara
Collin College
Collin College Student Mobile Application
Mike Dickson, Kasie Dodd, Mark Garcia, Jeramie Hicks, David Hoyt, Nicola Marshman, Jennifer McDermott
Columbia State College
Capstone Partnership With Tractor Supply Company
Deepa Janakiraman
Community College of Allegheny County
Campus Closet
Jacqueline Cavalier, Ebony Edwards, Kathryn Farkas, Darren Lesher, Kelli Maxwell, James Messer, Megan Rice, Surbhi Sharma, Evon Walters
Community College of Baltimore County
Deaf and Dental Hygiene: A Collaborative Approach to Serving the Community
Tonya Beatty, Rebecca Minor
Community College of Philadelphia
Oh Dear, What’s a Career? Children’s Book
Eve Markman, Angela Miles, Qurana Moody, Nikki Sarpolis, Jessica Scicchitano
Cuyahoga Community College
Help Is Here
Kevin Berg, Courtney Clarke, Kellee Ellis, Brittany Hanek, Kathleen Heinlen, Robert Johnson, Katie Khoury, Kevin Kuntz, David Nardecchia, Michelle Nicopolis, Ann Proudfit, Katie Ramunni, Michelle Thomas
Dallas County Community College District - Brookhaven College
Texas Tech Paso Nursing and Brookhaven College Nursing Dual Enrollment Program
Juanita Flint, Mark Meyer
Dallas County Community College District - Richland College
Research Skills Boot Camp for STEM Students
Jennifer Baggett, Jill Buettner, Zahra Ghacemi, Rita Maher, LuAnn Morton
Delta College
Reading Across Disciplines (RAD) Initiative
Sharon Bernthal
George Brown College
Harnessing Experiential Education to Build Excellence
Dario Guescini
Grand Rapids Community College
Sterile Processing Technician Apprenticeship Program
Eric Christopherson, Nick Finkbeiner, Nikki Grashorn, Terri Grego, Amy Lebednick, Julie Parks, Ashley Sischo, Steven Smith, Kelly Terpstra, Shana Welch, Kelly Wilczak, Linda Witte
Greenville Technical College
Expressway to Tiger Town
Michelle Cook, Jan Hirt, Staci Koonce, Jeff McCoy
Gulf Coast State College
Unique Partnership: Emergency Services and Airwaves on a College Campus
James Baxley, Erica Goines, John Holdnak, Scott Kirkman, Jose Lopez-Baquero, Patrick Main, Jim C. McDougall, Chuck Palmieri, Marko Phelps, Victoria Richardson, Brandon Smith, David Thomasee
Hennepin Technical College
College Foundation Contributes to Preparing a Diverse Workforce
Nairobi Abrams, Jessica Lauritsen
Houston Community College
Z Degree
Katherine Abba, Gisela Ables, Reni Abraham, Alan Ainsworth, Raven Davenport, Bryant Evans, Emmanuel Ewane, Katherine Fields, Susan Fife, Helen Graham, Marina Grau, Sophie Haci, Nicole Boutte-Heiniluoma, Susan Hines, Aaron Knight, Stephen Levey, Karen Saenz, Cammy Shay, Nathan Smith, Danielle Stagg, Kumela Tafa, Amy Tan, Carlos Villacis
Howard Community College
Learning Pathways: Undergraduate Research at Howard Community College
Alex Barr, Daniel Friedman, Kathy Lilly, William Straube, Patricia Turner
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
HumberOnline.Solution
Hanadi Alnawab
Institute of Technical Education
Automated and Intelligent Financial Assistance System Technology (AI FAST)
Ang Jenny, Cheang Wee Kok Shang, Cheng Karen, Chong Leong Fatt, Fang Wei, Goh Bee Tim, Goh Winsome, Ho Chee Fang, Koh Pee Teck, Lee Foo Wah, Lim Jane, Lim Kristy, Meng Leong Chong, Ong Jessie, Tan Hwee Siang, Tan Soon Hoe, Tan Wee Khiang, Ting Kok Guan, Wong Siew May, Wong-Choong Ming Ling, Yeow Swee Soon
Isothermal Community College
i-TECH: Isothermal Engineering & Technology Academy
Anne Hardy, Joe Looney
Johnson County Community College
Reimagining Honors: Community and Critical Thinking
Tara Karaim, Maria Martinez, Anna Page, Nellie Schuckman
Kirkwood Community College
IT FastTrack Program
Jim Glasgow, Brenda Steinke, Dan Tuuri
Lane Community College
Outdoor Taphonomy Research Facility for Undergraduate Research
Stephen Clarke, Susie Holmes, Rosie Kirwin, Stacey Kiser, Jeanne McLaughlin, Paul Ruscher
Lethbridge College
Learning Through Virtual and Augmented Reality
George Gallant, Kris Hodgson-Bright, Candace P. Lewko, Mike McCready, Cherie Reitzel, Lana Vandesteeg
Lone Star College - CyFair
The College Academy: A Dual Credit Pathway to Degree Completion for At-Risk Students
Linda Macias, Katrina Nelson, Ashlie Resendez, Hollander Thompson, Michel A. Rodriguez-Zuch
Lone Star College - University Park
GradUP
Kathy Cecil-Sanchez, Zack Coapland, Shannon Hausinger, Deshonta Holmes, Paula Khalaf
Madison Area Technical College
Results Reporting
Jason Verhelst
Maricopa Community Colleges - Chandler-Gilbert Community College
CGCC’s Food and Green Waste Recycling Program: An Ongoing Collaborative Project Model for Sustaining Student Learning, Success, and Creativity Through Experiential Learning
Mary Beth Burgoyne, Joshua Doddroe, Markus Fossett, Raquel Gonzalez, Miriam Kleinman, Trina Larson, Jay Linford, Mickey Marsee, Bassam Matar, Charlie Poure, Kanapathipillai Prabakaran, Yvonne Reineke, Patrick Williams
Middlesex Community College
A Student-Centered FYE Program With Embedded High-Impact Practices
Jo Mucci, Matthew W. Olson
Monroe Community College
DWIGHT: A Campus Response to Address Student Food Insecurity
Christine Accorso, Jennifer Caruso, Julianna Frisch, Ambika Howell, Rebecca Mack, Sylvia Mendez, Betty Stewart
Montgomery County Community College
The Mix Room
Victoria Bastecki-Perez, David Doskicz-Ivory, Andy Gulotta, Michael Kelly, Celeste Schwartz, Jim Stasik
Moraine Valley Community College
Nursing 140 I-Best Program
Kiana Battle, Ann Marie Jagiella, Patrick Lohan, Georgina Murphy, Kelli Nickols
Morton College
Compassionate All-Inclusive Retention Effort (C.A.R.E.)
Lydia Falbo, Toula Kelikian, Carolyn Markel
Pima Community College
Integrated College Skills
Darla Aguilar, Melissa Laliberte-Bouey, Mary A. Minke, Jeff Thies
Polk State College
Establishing Leaders in Teaching Education (ELITE)
Angela Garcia M. Falconetti, Sharon Kochanowski, Patricia Linder, Sharon Moser, Rebecca Pugh
Reading Area Community College
College Success Strategies: From Barrier to Gateway
Teri Floyd-Brumm, Susan D. Looney, Denise Strohmayr
San Diego Community College District - San Diego City College
Video Audio Monologue Performance (VAMP) Student Storytelling Showcase
Nadia Mandilawi, Patricia “Trissy” McGhee
San Juan College
Strategic Tuition Rate Management Policy
Hoskie Benally, Evelyn Benny, R. Shane Chance, Ed DesPlas, Byron Manning, Toni Hopper Pendergrass, Joseph Pope, Joseph Rasor, John Thompson
Seattle Colleges
Seattle Promise
Aimee Brown, Kurt Buttleman, Vanessa Calonzo, Barbara Childs, City of Seattle, Sheila Edwards Lange, Victor Kuo, Melody McMillan, Elizabeth Pluhta, Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap, Traci Russell, Corinne Soltis, South Seattle College Foundation
Sinclair Community College
Corequisite Remediation in Mathematics
Najat Baji, Craig Birkemeier, Robert Chaney, Wendy Cheng, Kay Cornelius, David Hare, Eric Kraus, Kinga Oliver, Olga Stephens, Richard Uchida, Jesse Williams, James Willis
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Disrupting Construction With Unmanned Systems Innovation
Mishal Arif, Fatima Auada, Dasome Choi, Cara Genis, Wade Hawkins, Shaun Hofman, Stephanie Lapointe, Joseph Mathieu, Shahab Moeini, Philip Neville, Azzeddine Oudjehane, Jeff Samson, Sydney Sheppard, Ken Whitehead
St. Clair County Community College
Experience Center: Educating, Engaging, and Inspiring Our Community Through Interactive STEAM Programming
Suzanne Doherty, Carrie Dollar, Mel Drumm, Becky Gentner, Spencer Hazlewood, Kirk Kramer, Jessica Smith, Deborah A. Snyder
St. Louis Community College
Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Nursing Simulation With Deaf Patients, Interpreting and Nursing Students
J. Eric Driskill, M Michelle Petterchak
St. Petersburg College
Career and Academic Community Triad Leadership Teams
Rebecca Frank, Kelliann Ganoo, Sandra Gordon, Jennifer Gregor, Ethan Hart, Ariel Hartman, Patrick Hernly, Paula Knipp, Nicolas Manias, Sheryl Mundorff, Jason Nicholson, Douglas Rivero, Lara Sharp, Paul Vermeren, Robin Wilber
Union County College
The Union County College Innovation Center
Jeffrey Gutkin, Maris Lown, Erica Martinez, Bernard Polnariev
Valencia College
Collaborative Creation of New Media Communication A.S. Degree
Edie Gaythwaite, Wendy Givoglu, Lesena Jones, Courtney Lewis, Rob McCaffrey, Linda Neal, Rebecca Newman, Kristy Pennino, Lisa Schellpfeffer
Wake Technical Community College
Wake Technical Community College Academic Advising Assessment Plan
Jancinta Allmond, Kristy O’Brien, Kathy Rusch, Lori Woodruff
Wallace State Community College
ENR 098 Course
Haley Nix
Wayne County Community College
Art of Giving
Angie Waller
