NACCE Awards San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance

Carroll Lifetime Achievement Award

Springfield, MA, October 15, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The National Association for Community College
Entrepreneurship (NACCE), the nation's leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship
through community colleges, has awarded Constance Carroll, Ph.D., its 2019 Lifetime Achievement
Award winner during its annual conference in Newport Beach, California. In her role as Chancellor of the
San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) for the past 15 years, Carroll has demonstrated an
entrepreneurial leadership style that embraces empowerment and inclusion.

“NACCE's Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes inventive leadership and dedication to local
communities and is presented to an individual who has achieved entrepreneurial success and played a
pivotal role in the community through involvement and support of civic and philanthropic activities,” said
NACCE President and CEO Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D. “This year's selection of Chancellor Carroll is based
on the many contributions she has made to students and the local communities served by the district's
colleges.”

SDCCD is the second largest community college district in California and the sixth largest in the United
States. It serves 100,000 students annually. Carroll's achievements include increased emphasis on equity
and diversity, as well as support services to assure student success. “Each of our colleges has food
pantries and weekly farmer's markets to help students with food insecurities,” she stated. “We also
provide services for under-supported students in the form of study groups, counseling, and mentoring
services.”

Carroll was instrumental in establishing a baccalaureate degree option, a three-year effort that required
(and received) state approval. One of her major goals is to increase the number of baccalaureate degrees
offered. “This is being addressed in the state legislature and is an important entry point for many
employers,” she said.

Carroll's agenda for moving the district forward will continue to emphasize diversity. “We want to hire
more faculty from diverse heritages and backgrounds,” she said. “We will also continue to do everything
we can to provide students with the infrastructure and equipment they need,” said Carroll, under whose
helm the district spent over $1.6 billion in building construction over the past several years.

In 2011, Carroll was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on
the National Council of the Humanities. Her breadth of achievements parallels that of Martha Kanter,
former Under Secretary of Education during the Obama administration. Kanter served as chancellor of
the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California and established the first program for
students with learning disabilities at San Jose City College. Kanter presented Carroll with the Lifetime
Achievement Award at NACCE's 2019 Annual Conference.

About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on igniting

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entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus. NACCE has two main goals: to empower the
college to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset; and to
grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem.
The association represents 300+ community and technical colleges and 2,000 faculty, staff,
administrators, and presidents who serve more than 3.3 million students. Visit: www.nacce.com.

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Contact Information:
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Carol Savage
978-857-1473
Contact via Email
www.nacce.com

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