2005   ~      ~   2005

Sandy Shugart

Valencia Community College

 Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart serves as the fourth president of Valencia Community College, one of the nation’s largest and most celebrated two-year colleges.  Valencia, the second largest producer of graduates in the country, is especially well regarded for its learning centered approach to higher education, its economic development programs, and its outstanding academic programs.  Dr. Shugart came to Valencia after serving as president of North Harris College in Texas and Vice President of the North Carolina Community College System.  He received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He is a published poet and songwriter and enjoys life with Jane, his wife of 23 years, and their four children in Orlando, Florida.