2025 Career Education Review Awards

The 2025 Career Education Review (CER) Awards celebrate excellence across our sector, honoring organizations that strengthen communities, schools that forge standout employer partnerships, and educators who elevate teaching and student success. The program also recognizes leaders driving the future of career education, spotlighting innovative practices that expand opportunity, accelerate pathways to good jobs, and advance a workforce-ready education model. Together, this year’s honorees showcase how career schools change lives and communities for the better.

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2025 Career Education Review Awards Recipients

Community Impact Award

The Community Impact Award recognizes organizations committed to community service and philanthropy, fostering positive change and strengthening communities.

Innovation in Employer Collaboration Award

The Innovation in Employer Collaboration award highlights organizations that create partnerships with employers to enhance student learning and career readiness.

Exceptional Educator Award

The Exceptional Educator Award celebrates educators who inspire and empower students, advancing beneficial learning environments and enriching lives.

Sponsored by Cengage

Chad Hinton

Chad Hinton, Lead HVAC Instructor, Delta Technical College - Ridgeland, MS

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Ceferino Ibarra

Ceferino Ibarra, Pharmacy Technician Instructor, The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen, TX

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Jacklyn Otero

Jacklyn Otero, Regional Program Manager for the Bachelor’s in Allied Health Program, NUC University Florida Technical College

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Top People Changing Career Education Award

The Top People Changing Career Education Award honors visionaries and innovators dedicated to advancing career education to meet the evolving needs of students and the workforce.

Linda Fedrizzi-Williams, Ed.D., President, Central Penn College - Enola, PA

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Larry Foster, Ed.D.

Larry Foster, Ed.D., Chief Operating Officer, Tricoci University of Beauty Culture - Locations across IL, IN & WI

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CECU AI Task Force

 
Stephen Arthur
Stephen Arthur
Co-chair
Director of AI and Analytics
ECPI University
Dana B. Hutton
Dana B. Hutton 
Co-chair
Chief Marketing & Enrollment
Management Officer
Southeastern College
Mitch Talenfeld
Mitch Talenfeld
Co-chair
CEO
MDT Marketing
 

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Career Education Review's 2024 Exceptional Educator Awards

The Exceptional Educator Awards are a tribute to educators who consistently go above and beyond, making a lasting impact on students' lives. These winners have inspired and empowered their students and positively contributed to the field of higher education. Their devotion to excellence is evident in their teaching effectiveness, leadership, and community engagement.

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Career Education Review's 2023 Exceptional Educator Awards

The Exceptional Educator Awards are a tribute to educators who consistently go above and beyond, making a lasting impact on students' lives. These winners have inspired and empowered their students and positively contributed to the field of higher education. Their devotion to excellence is evident in their teaching effectiveness, leadership, and community engagement.

View the recipients here!

Sponsor the Career Education Review Awards

The awards are consistently the most eagerly anticipated and widely read CER publication. Awardees and school leaders are honored by this recognition and often display the award in addition to sharing it across social media platforms and among their colleagues. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Samantha Cornmesser at [email protected]