education
Miami Dade College President Honored
for His Dedication and Commitment to
Diversity in Higher Education
T
he American Council on Education (ACE) today pre- and more than 160,000 students. While at Miami Dade,
sented Eduardo J. Padrón, president of Miami Dade Padrón has engineered a culture of success that has produced
College, with the 2008 Reginald A. Wilson Diversity impressive results in student access, retention, graduation and
Leadership Award for his extraordinary contributions to the overall achievement.
higher education enterprise. “We are pleased to recognize the hard work and dedication
The award, named after Reginald Wilson, senior scholar Dr. Padrón has demonstrated throughout his years of service
emeritus at ACE and former director of ACE’s Office of as a higher education leader,” stated Diana I. Córdova, direc-
Minority Concerns, was presented during ACE’s 90th Annu- tor of ACE’s Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic
al Meeting, which concluded today in San Diego. Equity. “He joins a long list of notable award winners who
A native of Cuba, Padrón began his studies at Miami Dade have shown an unfailing commitment to advancing diversity
College and went on to earn his doctorate in economics from in higher education, and we commend him for a lifetime of
the University of Florida. Now he leads one of the nation’s achievement in this critical arena.”
largest institutions of higher education with eight campuses “I am extremely honored by this very special award named
Eduardo J. Padrón (center) with Ricardo R. Fernández, former ACE Board Chair and Lehman College The City University of
New York president; and Mildred Garcia, president, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
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