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Homero
Lopez, Ph.D. is a higher education consultant and was the founding president of
Estrella Mountain Community College of the Maricopa Community Colleges (AZ). He
recently retired after 32 years of accomplishments as an instructional and
administrative community college leader. He built Estrella Mountain into a
nationally recognized showcase of innovation including its “Learning Studio”
model classroom design in partnership with Herman Miller, Inc. and the Educause
Learning Initiative (ELI).
He was a
long-time consultant-evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools and served on the American
Association of Community Colleges Commission on Academic, Student and Community
Development. He served on the National Advisory Boards for the Community
College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the National Community College
Hispanic Council (NCCHC). He was known locally and nationally as a visionary
leader and was recognized as a "Distinguished Graduate" of the
Community College Leadership Program of the College of Education at The
University of Texas at Austin. He was selected as Laredo Community College's
(TX) Top 50 Distinguished Alumni.
Dr. Lopez
holds the B.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin (Community
College Leadership Program), and the M.A. from the University of Michigan. He also received an A.A. from Laredo
Community College (TX).
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