
This is the ninth year in a row that EAB has recognized outstanding achievements in student success. Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate, EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish, the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021.
“Students, faculty, and campus staff have become savvier with respect to combining both online and in-person student support services,” said EAB President of Technology, Scott Schirmeier. “The winners of EAB’s 2022 Student Success Collaborative Awards are leading the way in rethinking the student support model and using technology in creative ways to keep students on track to graduate.”
Read on to see this year's award winners, past award winners, and award descriptions.
Congratulations to our 2022 winners:
Technology Pioneer Award:

Bakersfield College

Pepperdine University
Return on Education Award:

South Puget Sound Community College

Lynn University
Collaborative Citizen Award:

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Texas Southern University
Excellence in Technology Administration Award:

John W. Ellenberger, Programmer/Analyst – Starfish Consultant, Penn State University

Pooja Agarwal, EAB Navigate App Administrator, Key Trainer & Data Analyst, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Visionary Leadership Award:

Dr. Jose Aviles, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Louisiana State University
CONNECTEDness Award:

Winthrop University

York Technical College
Past winners
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Sierra College
- Marshall University
- Washburn University
- Trident Technical College
- Baylor University
- Colorado Community College System
- Mercy College
- West Virginia University
- Tuskegee University
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Perimeter College at Georgia State University
- California State University – Fullerton
- State University of New York at Albany
- University of South Alabama
- East Kentucky University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Pacific Union College
- University of the District of Columbia
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- National Louis University
- Broward College
- University of Delaware
- Cerro Coso Community College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Samford University
- University of Northern Colorado
- Southern Illinois University
- Jessica Bucher, Tarleton State University
- Dolores Radlo, Lasell University
- Janice Stubbs, Broward College
- Stacey Moore, York Technical College
- Lisa Matye Edwards, Arapahoe Community College
- Elizabeth Lambert, Keuka College
- Stacey Bradley, University of South Carolina
- Shawn Utley, Wiregrass Community College
- Melissa Boog, Salisbury University
- Thomas Enders, California State University – Long Beach
- Andy Alt, Bowling Green State University
- Southeastern Wisconsin Moon Shot Region (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Carthage College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, University of Wisconsin – Parkside)
- Old Dominion University
Award types
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