Past National Pacesetter

2023
Dr. David Sam

Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL

2022
Joe Garcia

Colorado Community College System
Denver, CO

2021
Dr. Donald Generals

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

2020
Dr. Michael Ash

Southeastern Community College (Iowa)
West Burlington, IA

2019
Dr. Natalie Harder

South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA

2018
Dr. Lane Glenn

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA

2017
Dr. Dianne Van Hook

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

2016
Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

2015
Dr. Bradley Gottfried
College of Southern Maryland

2014
Dr. Eric Reno
Northeast Lakeview College, TX

2013
Dr. Robert L. Breuder
College of DuPage, IL

2012
Dr. Sandra L. Kurtinitis
The Community College of Baltimore County, MD

2011
Dr. Peter B. Contini
Salem Community College, NJ

2010
Dr. Shirley A. Reed
South Texas College, TX

2009
Dr. Carey A. Israel
Collin County Community College District, TX

2008 
Daniel M. Asquino, Ph.D.
Mount Wachusett Community College, MA
  
2007
Dr. Brenda Watts Jones
Atlanta Technical College, GA
 
2006
Kenneth L. Ender, Ph.D.
Cumberland County College, NJ
  
2005
Dr. Vernon O. Crawley
Moraine Valley Community College, IL
  
2004
Dr. Harlon D. Crimm
Chattahoochee Technical College, GA
  
2003
Darroch "Rocky" Young
Pierce College, CA 
 
2002
Dr. Antonio Perez
Borough of Manhattan Community College, NY 
 
2001
Dr. Robert D. Jensen
Pima County Community College District, AZ 
 
2000
Dr. Gary D. McDaniel
South Plains College, TX 
 
1999
Dr. Sanford C. Shugart
North Harris College, TX 
 
1998
Dr. Andrew M. Scibelli
Springfield Technical College, MA 
 
1997
Dr. Joe May
Pueblo Community College, CO 
 
1996
Dr. Tom Umphrey
Shelton State Community College, AL 
 
1995
Dr. Daniel T. Hayes
Finger Lakes Community College, NY 
 
1994
Dr. Steven W. Jones
Phillips County Community College, AR 
 
1993
Dr. Richard Fonte
South Suburban College, IL 
 
1992
Dr. Richard J. Pappas
Harford Community College, MD 
 
1991
Dr. James A. Caillier
Delgado Community College, LA 
 
1990
Dr. Charles C. Spence
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, FL 
 
1989
Dr. Charles J. Carlsen
Johnson County Community College, KS 
 
1988
Dr. Catherine Cornelius
South Florida Community College, FL 
 
1987
Dr. Dan Angel
Austin Community College, TX 
 
1986
Dr. H. James Owen
Northeast State Technical CC, TN 
 
1985
Dr. Shirley Gordon
Highline Community College, WA 
 
1984
Dr. Dale Parnell
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, DC 
 
1983
Dr. Nolen Ellison
Cuyahoga Community College, OH 
 
1982
Dr. Harold McAninch
College of DuPage, IL 
 
1981
Dr. Eldon Schafer
Lane Community College, OR