2010 Innovation Award Winners

2010 Innovation Award Winners

Recognizing exemplary practices that expand options for low-income students

The first-ever Innovation Awards were presented at the College Board regional forums in February 2010. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!

Download the CollegeKeys Compact Catalog of Effective Practices 2010 (.pdf/398K) to learn about each of the exceptional programs that participated this year. We look forward to collecting more effective practices from Compact members for the 2011 awards. Stay tuned for the next call for submissions.

Middle States Region

• Getting Ready:
  Hispanic Youth Institute – Hispanic College Fund, Washington, DC
• Getting In:
  Reach for College! in Schools – Reach for College!, Washington, DC
• Getting Through:
  Program for Students with Cumulative GPAs of Less than 2.0 – Westchester Community College, NY

Midwestern Region

Midwestern Region: Joseph Rochford, Stark Education Partnership; Ron Williams, The College Board; Herb Elish, The College Board

• Getting Ready:
  Advancing College Opportunity – Stark Education Partnership, OH
• Getting In:
  Admission Possible – Admission Possible, MN
• Getting Through:
  Gen-1 Theme House – University of Cincinnati, OH

New England Region

• Getting Ready:
  Connecting Aspirations to a Plan – South Portland High School, ME
• Getting In:
  Dual Enrollment Initiative – Eastern Connecticut State University, CT

Southern Region

Southern Region: Sean Madison, Miami Dade College; Dana Shumate, Jefferson County Public Schools, KY; Gaston Caperton, The College Board; Dianne Lovett, Orange County Public Schools, FL; Ron Williams, The College Board; Jenny Krugman, The College Board

• Getting Ready:
  Destination College: It's Elementary! – Orange County Public Schools, FL
• Getting In:
  Close the Deal – Jefferson County Public Schools, KY
• Getting Through:
  Learning Outcomes Initiative – Miami Dade College, FL

Southwestern Region

Southwestern Region: Autumn Brinegar, University of Central Oklahoma; Kay Stanson, Our Lady of the Lake University, TX; Ron Williams, The College Board; Lynne Dozier, Klein Forest High School, TX

• Getting Ready:
  College Conexion – Our Lady of the Lake University, TX
• Getting In:
  Sophomore Summit – Klein Forest High School, TX
• Getting Through:
  Compass Learning Community – University of Central Oklahoma, OK

Western Region

Western Region: Steven Gering, North Central High School, WA; Ron Williams, The College Board

• Getting Ready:
  Getting Ready – Punahou School, HI
• Getting In:
  Registration for a College-Ready Transcript for All – North Central High School, WA
• Getting Through:
  Chico Student Success Center – California State University Chico, CA