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2021 AAHHE Early Career Award Recipient
William Serrata, PhD William Serrata, PhD was named the President of the El Paso County Community College District effective August 1, 2012. Dr. Serrata holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M University – College Station, a Master’s Degree from the University of Texas at Brownsville, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University – College Station. During his career, Dr. Serrata has provided enrollment management leadership in fostering enrollment growth as well as increases in; student retention, dual credit enrollment, and graduation rates with an emphasis on first-generation and Hispanic populations and establishing a college-going culture. Dr. Serrata is an active member of the El Paso community and currently serves as a member of the Board for Workforce Solutions Borderplex, Board of Directors for the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors for the Hospitals of Providence Combined Board, Board of Directors for the El Paso Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Chair of the Board for the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence. At the state level Dr. Serrata serves as the Vice-Chair for the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) and serves as Chair of the (TACC) Legislative Committee, Chair of the (TACC) Texas Success Center Advisory Committee and Chair of the Texas Student Success Council convened by Educate Texas. On the national level, Dr. Serrata serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Chair of the Board of Directors of Excelencia in Education, and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Higher Education Research and Development Institute (HERDI). Dr. Serrata previously served on the National Student Clearing House Advisory Council and was a member of the 2015 class of the Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows. In 2019 Dr. Serrata was selected as the Western Region Chief Executive of the Year by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and subsequently received the Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Officer Award during the national conference. Under Dr. Serrata’s leadership, the Aspen Institute announced that El Paso Community College (EPCC) was named one of 10 nation-wide finalists for the 2015 Aspen Prize for community college excellence which recognizes a college’s impact on student success. EPCC was selected from a pool of nearly 1,200 community colleges. Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and Community College Week Magazines continue to recognize EPCC as the national leader in awarding associate degrees to Hispanic students. EPCC was announced as the winner of the 2016 American Association of Community Colleges’ Student Success award and the 2016 Association of Community College Trustees Western Regional Equity award winner. Dr. Serrata and his wife Jessica have been married for nearly 20 years and are blessed with two wonderful sons, Nathan and Joshua. Dr. Serrata enjoys fishing, reading, and spending time with his family.
February 2021 |
