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The Civic Federation was pleased to honor JUAN SALGADO, chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, as the recipient of the 33rd Annual Motorola Solutions Foundation Excellence in Public Service Award, presented and administered by the Civic Federation.
Chancellor Salgado has focused his career on improving education and economic opportunities for residents in low-income communities. As Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, he oversees Chicago's community college system, serving more than 66,000 students across seven colleges, more than three-quarters of whom are Black or Latine students. Under his leadership, City Colleges of Chicago has become Chicago’s most accessible higher education engine for racial and socioeconomic mobility. Chancellor Salgado has been nationally recognized for his work, including as a 2015 MacArthur Fellow.
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The Excellence in Public Service Award is an annual recognition of a non-elected government official who has had an extraordinary impact on the quality of state or local government services in Illinois. The award seeks to recognize individuals who show dedication to a vision of quality management, leadership and innovation that leads to lasting achievements and more effective government.
AWARD HISTORY
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WATCH CHANCELLOR SALGADO'S TRIBUTE VIDEO:
PROGRAM:
- Acknowledgments - Joe Ferguson, President, Civic Federation
- Welcome - Veronica Herrero, Executive Vice Chancellor, Chief Institutional Advancement Officer and Chief of Staff, City Colleges of Chicago
- Presentation of the Excellence in Public Service Award - Cynthia Yazdi, Senior Vice President of Communications and Brand, Motorola Solutions
- Video tribute to Juan Salgado, Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
- Fireside chat with Chancellor Salgado and Sylvia Puente, President and CEO, Latino Policy Forum
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