{"id":6161,"date":"2012-03-07T19:28:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2017-01-19T15:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T20:37:13","slug":"mdc-president-receives-greater-miami-chamber-of-commerce-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-president-receives-greater-miami-chamber-of-commerce-award\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC President Receives Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padr\u00f3n was awarded the Sand in My Shoes Award by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday Feb. 28\u2014an annual award given to a leader who has made a significant contribution to the South Florida community.<\/p>\n<p>Padr\u00f3n was given the award during a dinner at Jungle Island for demonstrating his love for, involvement in and dedication to the community.<\/p>\n<p>Under Padr\u00f3n\u2019s leadership, MDC has transitioned from a junior college to an institution that offers several four-year degrees. The College is the country\u2019s largest institution of higher learning, with eight campuses and 174,000 students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am truly humbled by this recognition, but it is Miami Dade College that has truly made our community the best possible place in which to live and work,\u201d said Padr\u00f3n in an MDC news release. \u201cThe nearly two million people who have studied at MDC and all the fine men and women who have labored at this institution over half a century have each left some sand in all our shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padr\u00f3n was awarded the Sand in My Shoes Award by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday Feb. 28\u2014an annual award given to a leader who has made a significant contribution to the South Florida community. 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