Dear CCBA Essay Contest Participant,

We are pleased to report that we received a record number of essays from more than half the states and several foreign countries. The level of interest in improving access to four-year degrees through community colleges is at a new high.

It was not easy to choose finalists because so many of the submissions were outstanding. I encourage anyone who was not a finalist or this year’s winner to submit again next season.

Thanks for participating and best of luck in all your educational endeavors.

Dr. Hagan

Winner

Domenic Caloia
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida

Finalists

Patricia Arcuri
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL

Eric D. Bank
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL

Domenic Caloia
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, F

Curtiss Elliott
Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV

Timothy R. Grubbs
Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL

Richard D. Lucas-MacGibbon
Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Joanne Puryear
Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, TX

Randa Lynn Smith
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA

Wendy Stryker
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL

Bonnie Willis
Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI