All-USA Academic Team
The All-USA Academic Team recognizes high achieving college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extends their education beyond the classroom to benefit society. Twenty team members are named annually with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship, a total of $100,000 in scholarship awards. In addition to scholarships, team members are presented at the annual President’s Breakfast held during the American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention.
The program is sponsored by Cengage with additional support provided by the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa.
Nominees to the All-USA Academic Team may also be considered for the Coca-Cola Academic Team, New Century Scholars Programs, and All-State Academic Teams when applicable.
Application for the program is by college nomination only.
Recipients
2023
Carlen Arevalo | Miami Dade College | Florida
Brendan Batchelder | Paris Junior College | Texas
Albino Canales III | Western Nebraska Community College | Nebraska
David Cassidy | Coconino Community College | Arizona
Jordan Chapin | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Tatiana Cherry | Calhoun Community College | Alabama
Sarah Crespo | Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana
Juan Dills | Rose State College | Oklahoma
An Ha | Mt. San Antonio College | California
James Keller | Northeast Alabama Community College | Alabama
Zachariah Knapp | Phoenix College | Arizona
Maren Larsen | Northeast Iowa Community College | Iowa
Carine Medellus | Union County College | New Jersey
Kira Okuma | Pima Community College | Arizona
Bhavi Pandya | Pellissippi State Community College | Tennessee
Jacqueline Pecker | Palm Beach State College | Florida
Kelly Pilotte | NHTI, Concord’s Community College | New Hampshire
Malachi Steward | UA Pulaski Technical College | Arkansas
Holly Stiebel | Santa Monica College | California
Parmesh Thakoordial | Schenectady County Community College | New York
2022
Lucia Barberena | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Mississippi
Jasmine Camille Brown | Georgia Highlands College | Georgia
Megan Capp | Rogue Community College | Oregon
Hannah Combs | Jefferson State Community College | Alabama
Brianna Cooley | Bossier Parish Community College | Louisiana
Cheyenne Glass | Chipola College | Florida
Carly Glassé | Orange County Community College | New York
Brianna Huynh | American River College | California
Tanner Keck | Walters State Community College | Tennessee
Frank Lee | Jefferson State Community College | Alabama
Edilawit Mehari | Cottey College | Missouri
Susana Piedrahita | Miami Dade College | Florida
Halianna Piller | Pima Community College | Arizona
Isaac Pope | Centralia College | Washington
Sangeetha Punnam | Raritan Valley Community College | New Jersey
Benjamin Rawald | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Washington
Andrea Salazar Calderon | Pima Community College | Arizona
Sydney Swedick | Schenectady County Community College | New York
Kyle Tan | Galveston College | Texas
Anastasia Whitley | Thomas Nelson Community College | Virginia
2021
Geri Bakushi | Cuyahoga Community College | Ohio
Savannah Berryman | Northwest Shoals Community College | Alabama
Monica Bliss | Berkshire Community College | Massachusetts
Ferdinando Castro Gonzalez | Dallas College | Texas
Bernard Harrigan | Palm Beach State College | Florida
Preston Hong | Saddleback College | California
Kerry Katz | Community College of Allegheny County | Pennsylvania
Bagul Mammedova | Jamestown Community College | New York
Yozgyul Mustafova | Harry S. Truman College | Illinois
Yasaman Nassab | Irvine Valley College | California
Mary Nguyen | Lone Star College | Texas
Bianca Isabelle Osma | Passaic County Community College | New Jersey
Jared Smith | West Virginia University | West Virginia
Samiha Syed | College of DuPage | Illinois
Erin Tan | Mt. San Antonio College | California
Kari Warne | Yavapai College | Arizona
Angela White | Pima Community College | Arizona
Jacquelyn White | Johnson County Community College | Kansas
Dahyun Yoo | Bergen Community College | New Jersey
2020
Reyad Al Faituri | Pima Community College | Arizona
Muhammad Bangash | Harry S. Truman College | Illinois
Lilah Beldner | Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York
Shayna Berman | Montgomery College | Maryland
Antonio Bonaduce | Miami Dade College | Florida
Leena Boone | Lorain County Community College | Ohio
Olivia Brichter | Tidewater Community College | Virginia
Cassie Burton | Columbia Basin College | Washington
Charles Kerry Griffith | Gadsden State Community College | Alabama
Steffanie Hills | Schoolcraft College | Michigan
Lowell Hobson | Pima Community College | Arizona
Michelle Karlsberg | Montgomery College | Maryland
Shaina Kaye | Delgado Community College | Louisiana
Oliver Myers | Collin College | Texas
Davidson Nzekwe-Daniel | Broward College | Florida
Alexander Picciano | Lakeland Community College | Ohio
Kelly Shanley | Community College of Denver | Colorado
Kendall Stephens | Community College of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania
Zilla Tofte | LaGuardia Community College | New York
Justin West | Tulsa Community College | Oklahoma
2019
Andrew Allison | Madison Area Technical College| Wisconsin
Cam Do | Bunker Hill Community College| Massachusetts
Elizabeth Edwards | Pima Community College| Arizona
James Elliott | Delaware Technical Community College | Delaware
Amanda Forbes | Cleveland State Community College| Tennessee
Alejandro Garcia | Miami Dade College| Florida
Christopher Hunt | Mesa Community College| Arizona
Sharon Jang | Tacoma Community College| Washington
Kimberly Kay | Northwest Arkansas Community College| Arkansas
Carrie Klein | Northeast Iowa Community College| Iowa
Niketas Koussis | Northern Virginia Community College| Virginia
Jennifer Leonard | Ivy Tech Community College| Indiana
Jennifer Longo | University of New Mexico| New Mexico
Becca McLaughlin | Tulsa Community College| Oklahoma
Lara Lee Meintjes | Long Beach City College| California
Genesis Saenz | Miami Dade College| Florida
Abderahim Salhi | Hudson County Community College| New Jersey
Philippe Schicker | Citrus College| California
Barbara Wilson | Pueblo Community College| Colorado
Vrey Ange Zigre | North Lake College| Texas
2018
Michael Aguilar | Lone Star College | Texas
Orion Barber | SUNY Broome Community College | New York
Heber Bibang | Mountain View College | Texas
Jennifer Bryan | Community College of Rhode Island | Rhode Island
Alan Dailey, III | Bishop State Community College | Alabama
Brenda Godoy | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Joshua Gray | Metropolitan Community College | Missouri
Michael Guzman | Paradise Valley Community College | Arizona
Michael Alexander Hamilton | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Mississippi
Carl Harris | Renton Technical College | Washington
Jeffrey Jaureguy | MiraCosta College | California
Bernard Kondenar | College of Lake County | Illinois
Kylene Landenberger | Sierra College | California
Nirav Mehta | Montgomery College | Maryland
Luis Mesias | Hillsborough Community College | Florida
Kyle Mondino | Quinsigamond Community College | Massachusetts
Anna Pham | Des Moines Area Community College | Iowa
Jacob Riddle | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Horace Michael Shultz | Walters State Community College | Tennessee
Johnathan Speakman | Mesa Community College | Arizona
2017
Mo Abdullahi | Renton Technical College | Washington
Justin Alozie | Tarrant County College | Texas
Keegan Arnold | Marion Military Institute | Alabama
Anna Pauline Badillo | Mt. San Antonio College | California
Rachel Diaz | Miami Dade College | Florida
Scott Duffy | Delaware County Community College | Pennsylvania
Juan Carlos Flores | Palomar College | California
Grayson Katzenbach | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Virginia
Rowen Kellogg | Normandale Community College | Minnesota
Charles Kivlehen | Lone Star College | Texas
Audrey Leggere-Hickey | Front Range Community College | Colorado
Samueal Lema | Bristol Community College | Massachusetts
Andrew Marshall | Northeast Mississippi Community College | Mississippi
Savannah Martin | Lone Star College | Texas
Yulisa Morelia | Grays Harbor College | Washington
Trisha Norfleet | Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana
Elizabeth Pennington | Pima Community College | Arizona
Elis Sholla | Schoolcraft College | Michigan
Sheetal Singh | Oakton Community College| Illinois
Michael Stark | Phoenix College | Arizona
2016
Amie Bernstein | Suffolk County Community College |New York
Alex Martinez Figueroa | Pima Community College | Arizona
Elisandra Fini | Suffolk County Community College | New York
Patrick Fritz | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Virginia
Miguel Angel Gaspar Marquez | Oregon Coast Community College | Oregon
Erin Jane Georgia | Jefferson State Community College | Alabama
Jesse Kane | Arizona Western College | Arizona
Cecilia Lee | Arapahoe Community College | Colorado
Ya Xing Li | Lone Star College | Texas
Issanna Loughman | San Diego City College | California
Eduardo Lujan Olivas | Pima Community College | Arizona
Dylan Nikkel | Des Moines Area Community College | Iowa
Brody P. O’Conner | Hudson Valley Community College | New York
Maria Alejandra Ortiz | Miami Dade College | Florida
Joshua Pickering | Santa Fe College | Florida
Natalie Beth Seales | Jones County Junior College | Mississippi
Alexis Slade | Des Moines Area Community College | Iowa
Elizabeth Taylor | Grayson College | Texas
Sameerah Wahab | Brookdale Community College | New Jersey
Shawn Zamani | Hillsborough Community College | Florida
2015
Helene Alt | Hillsborough Community College | Florida
Mason Rockwell Buran | Montgomery College | Maryland
Brianna Leia DiSanza | Germanna Community College | Virginia
Macie Gillock | Redlands Community College | Oklahoma
Brandon Tyler Hayes | Walters State Community College | Tennessee
Valerie Le Grande | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Rachel Brianna Lee | Reading Area Community College | Pennsylvania
Karen Meacham | Tarrant County College | Texas
Anastassiya Neznanova | LaGuardia Community College | New York
Quan Nguyen | Bunker Hill Community College | Massachusetts
Audua Pugh | North Hennepin Community College | Minnesota
Rhonda Richardsen | Bergen Community College | New Jersey
Aaron Rosengarten | Northampton Community College | Pennsylvania
Jhoalmo Sibrian | Tarrant County College | Texas
Andrew Sypher | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Sarah Taha | San Diego Mesa College | California
Zeinab Noureddine Vazquez | Miami Dade College | Florida
Tricia Wildman | SUNY Suffolk County Community College | New York
Ashley Williams | Illinois Valley Community College | Illinois
David Michael Patrick Yama | South Seattle College | Washington
2014
Lilliam Alexa Acosta | Collin College | Texas
Jennifer Brady | Mohave Community College | Arizona
Joseph Burch | Central Piedmont Community College | North Carolina
Vicente Cortez | Enterprise State Community College | Alabama
Julie Crafton | Heartland Community College | Illinois
Michelle Machado Davis | Paradise Valley Community College | Texas
Laura D. DeNardo | Jefferson Community College | New York
Kayla Duchaine | Eastern Florida State College | Florida
Sarah Farmer | San Diego Mesa College | California
Jenna Freund | St. Louis Community College | Missouri
Robert Matthew Gonzales | Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso | New Mexico
Noah Griffin | Northeast Texas Community College | Texas
Abigail Harding | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Eric Howard | Muskegon Community College | Michigan
Christian Keen | Santa Fe College | Florida
Michelle L. Kemeny | Mesa Community College | Arizona
Shannon Kreutzer | Cottey College | Missouri
Georgia Swinford | Hinds Community College | Mississippi
Lorena A. Villanueva | Central Arizona College | Arizona
Zachary Warren | Jones County Junior College | Mississippi