Harry S. Truman Award The Harry S. Truman Award is given to someone outside the field of education who has had a major, positive impact on community colleges. It is named for President Truman who commissioned a study on higher education in 1947 where the term “community college” was first used widely. The idea of community colleges appealed to the President, and his administration began to put in place mechanisms to foster the growth of such institutions around the country. The award selection is made solely by the CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges and is not given annually. See Past Recipients.
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