after a stalwart man. I accept it on behalf of all my colleagues and
students at Miami Dade College who are champions of racial
equity,” said Padrón.
Padrón has served as Miami Dade College president since
October 1995. He is nationally respected for his advocacy for
underserved populations in higher education, innovative teaching
and learning strategies, and focus on support for student success.
His work at Miami Dade College has been hailed as a model of
innovation in higher education. In 1993, President Bill Clinton
recognized him as one of America’s foremost educators. More
recently, President George W. Bush appointed him to the Nation-
al Institute for Literacy Advisory Board. During his career, he has
been selected to serve in posts of national prominence by four
American presidents.
In addition to receiving the Wilson Diversity Leadership
Award, Padrón was named to the ACE Board of Directors yester-
day for a term ending in February 2011.
“This appointment allows me to join the nation’s top leaders in
higher education with the aim of improving opportunities for col-
lege students in America,” added Padrón. “ACE is one of the old-
est and most respected organizations in higher education and I
look forward to ensuring that Miami Dade College and institu-
tions like it have a unified voice in the national educational
arena.”
Previous Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award winners
include William E. Cox, president and CEO of Diverse: Issues in
Higher Education; Frank L. Matthews, editor-in chief of
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; James C. Moeser, chancel-
lor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Diana S. glyph1197atal-
icio, president of the University of Texas at El Paso; TomЗs
Arciniega, president emeritus, California State University-Bak-
ersfield; Jacquelyn Belcher, former president, Georgia Perimeter
College; Jewel Plummer Cobb, president and professor of bio-
logical science emerita, California State University, Fullerton;
Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., former vice chancellor for educa-
tional and student development, Maricopa Community Colleges
(AZ), and research professor, Arizona State University; James J.
Duderstadt, president emeritus, University of Michigan; Juliet
V. GarcТa, president, University of Texas at Brownsville; Ken-
neth Gros Louis, chancellor, Indiana University-Bloomington;
Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio personality and philan-
thropist; Frank H.T. Rhodes, president emeritus, Cornell Univer-
sity (NY); and John Brooks Slaughter, president and CEO, The
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. HNM
Founded in 1918, ACE (www.acenet.edu) is the major coordi-
nating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, rep-
resenting more than 1,600 college and university presidents, and
more than 200 related associations, nationwide. It seeks to pro-
vide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education
issues and influence public policy through advocacy, research,
and program initiatives.
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