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Learn more about recipients of the awards offered by The RP Group, honoring the many ways institutional research and effectiveness (IRPE) professionals support students, strengthen institutions, and advance the California Community Colleges system.

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Rising Star

Jaime Sykes

Research and Planning Analyst, San Diego Community College District

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Rising Star

Kevin Hsu

Senior Research and Planning Analyst, Irvine Valley College

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Outstanding Project

Crossing Borders, Bridging Identities: Empowering Binational Students at the US and Mexico Border

Led by Project Team Members at San Diego College of Continuing Education: Jesus Rivas, Associate Dean, Research, Planning, and Innovation Dr. Semei Coronado Ramirez, Research Associate Jessica Luedtke, Dean, Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness Dr. Shakerra Carter, VP Student Services

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Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Brad C. Phillips

Founder, California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-PASS) Founder, Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) Founder, Caring Campus RP Group Board Member (1992-2003)

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Honorable Mention Project

From Enrollment to Completion: Exploring Noncredit Time to Completion

Led by Project Team Members at North Orange Continuing Education: Dr. Harpreet Uppal, Senior Research Analyst Jason Makabali, Senior Research Analyst Alvin Makabali, Research Technical Support Specialist and Coordinator Dulce Delgadillo, Director of Institutional Research and Planning

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Honorable Mention Project

Improving the Student Experience and Increasing Access by Streamlining Workflows: A Collaborative Between EOPS and Research

Led by Project Team Members:

Kevin Hsu, Research and Planning Analyst, Irvine Valley College Luis Macias, EOPS Specialist, Irvine Valley College Cindy Duran, Counselor, Saddleback College Sarah Smeltzer, Former EOPS Student/EOPS; Student Worker, UC Irvine Diego Valencia, Former EOPS Student/EOPS; Student Worker, UCLA

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EDI Champion

Dr. Michelle Fowles

Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Los Angeles Valley College

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EDI Champion

Dr. Tina Ngo Bartel

Executive Director, San Diego & Imperial Center of Excellence

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Outstanding Project

Faculty Impact on Black Student Success

Led by Project Team Members at Norco College: Dr. Greg Aycock, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Caitlin Busso, Institutional Research Specialist

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Leadership

Dr. Hannah Lawler

Dean of Institutional Research, Santa Monica College

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Honorable Mention Project

Noncredit to Credit Alignment Lab: Framework to Equity for Noncredit Students

Led by Project Team Members from San Diego College Community College District:

Dr. Jacqueline Hester, Dean, Child Development Emeritus, San Diego College of Continuing Education Marc Grabiel, Research and Planning Analyst, San Diego Community College District Dr. Masahiro Omae, Dean, Behavioral & Social Science, Consumer and Family Services, San Diego City College Amertah Perman, Dean, Workforce Development, San Diego Community College District Rachel Rose, Faculty/Department Chair, Child Development, San Diego College of Continuing Education

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Honorable Mention Project

Amplifying Student Voices: Riverside College's Student Street Team

Led by Project Team Members at Riverside City College: Wendy McEwen, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness Mia Armenta, Student Emily Escoto, Student Joudi Sawas, Student

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Partner Achievement

Alice van Ommeren, Ed.D.

Former Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District; Former Director of Research, Analysis, and Accountability, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

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Partner Achievement

Patrick Perry

Former Director of Research and Data, California Student Aid Commission; Chief Information Officer, CCC and CSU Chancellor's Offices

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Partner Achievement

Willard Hom, MBA

Former Director/Dean of Research, Analysis, and Accountability, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

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Outstanding Project

Crossing the Finish Line: On the Power of Information and Monetary Incentives to Motivate Action

Led by Project Team Members at Irvine Valley College: Vinh Nguyen, Senior Research and Planning Analyst; Loris Fagioli, Director, Research, Planning, and Accreditation Kevin Hsu, Research and Planning Analyst; Amanda Romero, Career Center & Adult Re-Entry Program Coordinator/Counselor

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Lifetime Achievement

Cathy L. Hasson, Ed.D.

Co-Lead, Institutional Effectiveness Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Project, CCCCO and The RP Group; Former Director of Institutional Research and Planning, San Diego Community College District

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Lifetime Achievement

Jim Fillpot, M.A.

Dean, Institutional Research, Policy, and Grants, Chaffey College

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Leadership

Carol Rains-Heisdorf, M.Ed.

Former Senior Research and Planning Analyst, Fresno City College

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Honorable Mention Project

Benefits and Opportunities: California Community College Baccalaureate Programs

Led by Project Team Members: Hai Hoang, Lead Researcher, CCC Bachelor's Degree Program/Acting Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, San Diego Mesa College; Davis Vo, PhD Student, School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Professor, School of Education & Information Studies/Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UCLA

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Outstanding Project

Institutional Effectiveness and Marketing Collaboration: Using Data-Driven Decision-Making to Measure and Improve College Marketing Strategies

Led by Project Team Members: Oleg Bespalov, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Moorpark College; James Schuelke, Director of Outreach and Marketing, Oxnard College; Gabby Chacon, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Moorpark College; Karla Montenegro Gonzalez, PACE Program Coordinator, Moorpark College; and Jennifer Lawler, PACE Counselor, Moorpark College

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Lifetime Achievement

Barbara McNeice-Stallard, MS

Former Director, Research & Institutional Effectiveness Mt. San Antonio College

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Lifetime Achievement

KC Greaney, MA, PhD, EdD

Former Director of Institutional Research Santa Rosa Junior College

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Leadership

Daylene Meuschke, EdD

Associate Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning, Effectiveness and Student Experience Redesign Co-Chair, Institutional Review Board College of the Canyons

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Outstanding Project

Be Mindful of the Gap: Are Success Rate Gaps a Result of Student or Faculty Success?

Led by Project Team Members at De Anza College

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Outstanding Project

Strengthening your Data Literacy Infrastructure

Led by Project Team Members at Coastline College: Aeron Zentner, Dean, Institutional Research, Planning, Effectiveness, and Grant Development

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Outstanding Project

Confirming the Socio-ecological Outcomes (SEO) Model to Predict Student Success of Men of Color at Community Colleges

Led by Project Team Members at Fresno City College: Lijuan Zhai, Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning; Dee Cetin-Berber, Senior Research and Planning Analyst; Raymond Ramirez, Equity Coordinator; Carol Rains-Heisdorf, Senior Research and Planning Analyst; Lili Gao, Senior Research and Planning Analyst; and Chuck Kralowec, Research and Planning Analyst

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Outstanding Project

The Past, Present and Future of Noncredit Education in California

San Diego Continuing Education

Outstanding Project

The Evolution of Crisis Dissertation,

Megan Diane Corry, San Francisco, California

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Outstanding Project

The CTE Outcomes Survey: What Have we Learned After 5 Years?

KC Greaney, Ph.D, Director of Institutional Research, Santa Rosa Junior College Director of the California Community College's Statewide Career and Technical Education Employment Outcomes Survey (CTEOS)

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Outstanding Project

Progress on the Strategic Plan Goal

Carol Arnold, Coordinator, Institutional Research, Chabot College

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Outstanding Project

A Cost Effectiveness Study of the First Year of PCC Pathways,

Patricia Quinones, Office of Institutional Research, Pasadena City College

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Outstanding Project

A Multi-Perspective Examination of Developmental Education: Student Progression, Institutional Assessment and Placement Policies, and Statewide Regulations

Kristen Erin Fong, Research Analyst, Cerritos College; Ph.D. in Philosophy (Education), University of Southern California

Outstanding Project

>Who Gets to Count? Constructing a Skills-Builder Success Metric

Ryan Fuller, Alice van Ommeren, and the Doing What Matters for Jobs & the Economy team, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office; KC Greaney, Santa Rosa Junior College; Peter Riley Bahr, University of Michigan; VERATAC; and Kathy Booth, WestEd

Outstanding Project

Multiple Measures Assessment Project Technical Report

Peter Riley Bahr, Associate Professor of Education, University of Michigan; Danielle Duran, Special Assistant to the President, Stuart Foundation; Craig Hayward, Director of Research, Planning and Accreditation, Irvine Valley College; John Hetts, Senior Director of Data Science, Daniel Lamoree, Senior Research and Systems Analyst, and Ken Sorey, Executive Vice President, Educational Results Partnership; Mallory Newell, Supervisor for Institutional Research and Planning, De Anza College; Alyssa Nguyen, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, RP Group; and Terrence Willett, Director of Research, Planning, and Knowledge Systems, Cabrillo College

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Outstanding Project

Decision Making and Planning Handbook - Making Integrated Planning

Pierce College Council; Academic Senate; Kathleen F. Burke, President; Oleg Bespalov, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness; and Amari Williams, Assistant Research Analyst, Pierce College

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Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Linda Umbdenstock

Administrative Dean of Planning Long Beach City College (retired)

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Lifetime Achievement

Dr. Robert Gabriner

Co-Director, Leading from the Middle RP Group

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Outstanding Project

How to Increase Data Democracy and Develop a Culture of Inquiry within Faculty and Staff<

Chialin Hsieh, Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness; Janet Stringer, Dean of Science and Technology; Tracy Huang, Planning and Research Analyst; Michael Hoffman, Math Faculty and Student Equity Coordinator; and Anniqua Rana, Dean of Athletic, Learning Resources, and Library, Cañada College

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Outstanding Project

Efficacy of the California Basic Skills Initiative

Erik Cooper, Dean of Planning, Research and Resource Development, Sierra College, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, California State University, Sacramento

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Outstanding Project

Curricular Redesign and Gatekeeper Completion: A Multi-College Evaluation of the California Acceleration Project

Craig Hayward, Director of Research, Planning and Accreditation, Irvine College; Terrence Willett, Director of Planning, Research and Knowledge Systems, Cabrillo College; and Vinod Verma, System Software Specialist III, CCCCO

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Outstanding Project

Decision Support System

Dan Lamoree, Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer, Mt. San Antonio College

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Outstanding Project

Hope and Mindset: Changing Institutional Culture to Improve Student Success

Jim Fillpot, Dean, Institutional Research and Resource Development, Chaffey College

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Outstanding Project

Let Them In: Increasing Access, Completion, and Equity in College English

Leslie Henson, Instructor and Co-Chair, English and Journalism; Eric Hoiland, Director of Assessment; and Wim McSpadden, Senior Designer/Developer, Butte College

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Outstanding Project

Tracking Wages of California Community College Completers

Alice Van Ommerman, Dean, Research, Analysis and Accountability, and members of the Technology, Research and Information Systems (TRIS) Division, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

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Honorable Mention Project

Institutional Effectiveness Committee - Purpose and Function

Special Commendation for Excellence in Planning - Hannah Lawler, Dean of Institutional Research; and Christine Schultz, Professor, Political Science, Santa Monica College

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Outstanding Project

Integrated Program Review and Budget Planning

Barry Gribbons, Asst. Superintendent/V.P., Institutional Development, Technology and Online Services; and Daylene Meuschke, Director, Institutional Research, College of the Canyons

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Outstanding Project

Relationship of the Fall 2012 Left Land Cohort to Enrollments, Student Success and Fall to Spring Retention

Keith Wurtz, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Research & Planning, Crafton Hills College

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Honorable Mention Project

Illuminous - Formerly Universal Cohort Progression Tool

Daniel Lamoree, Educational Research Assessment Analyst, Mt. San Antonio College

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Outstanding Project

Chaffey College's Integrated Planning Model

Sherrie Guerrero, Associate Superintendent of Instruction and Student Services; Laura Hope, Dean of Instructional Support; and Jim Fillpot, Interim Dean of Institutional Research and Resource Development, Chaffey College

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Outstanding Project

SOFIA: Student Outcomes for Faculty Inquiry and Analysis

Terra Morris, Institutional Research Specialist, Cabrillo College; Craig Hayward, Director of Research, Planning & Accreditation, Irvine Valley College; and Vinod Verma, System Software Specialist, Chancellor's Office

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Outstanding Project

Tips for Using the Basic Skills Progress Tracker

Craig Hayward, Cabrillo College; and Myrna Huffman, Vinod Verma & Tom Nobert, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, with support from Katie Hern, Lynn Wright & Myra Snell, 3CSN

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Outstanding Project

Crafton Hill College's Integrated Planning and Program Review

Denise Hoyt, Jessica McCambly, Dr. Cheryl Marshall, Michael Strong, Ralph Rabago, Michelle Riggs, Rebeccah Warren-Marlatt, Sherri Wilson, Gary Williams, Keith Wurtz, Marcus Dashoff, Lucas Manning, Margaret Yau, and Jason Brady, Crafton Hills College

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Outstanding Project

Promising Pathways - Placement, Performance, and Progress in Basic Skills and Transfer Level Courses in English and Mathematics

Project Team Members at Long Beach City College: John Hetts; Andrew Fuenmayor; and Karen Rothstein