Valencia College President Wins McGraw Prize

Sandy Shugart, president of Florida's Valencia College, is one of three recipients of this year's McGraw Prize in Education, which is administered through an alliance between McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University.

Shugart's prize was for his role in a "stellar model of community college change that is increasing graduation rates and helping large numbers of Hispanic students succeed," according to a news release, which said Shugart had overseen an "83 percent increase in the number of students who earn an A.A. degree each year" from 2006 to 2014.