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General Sessions

Sunday, September 30, 2012
Opening General Session
Anthony J. Connelly
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, U.S.

 

Anthony Connelly currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer for Disney’s U.S. Parks and Resorts businesses and is based in Lake
Buena Vista, Florida. In his role, Anthony is responsible for the financial planning
and fiscal management of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Disney
Vacation Club. He is also responsible for the Financial Planning and
Controllership functions of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Worldwide.
In 1989,

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Monday, October 1, 2012
General Session
Dr. Walter Bumphus
President of AACC

 

 

Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, Ph.D. is President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges. From 2007 to January 1, 2011, Dr. Bumphus served as a professor in the Community College Leadership Program and as chair of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. He also held the A. M. Aikin Regents Endowed Chair in Junior and Community College Education Leadership. 

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Tuesday, October 2
Closing General Session
Dr. Sanford C. Shugart
President of Valencia College, recipient of the prestigious Aspen Award

 

 

Dr. Sanford C. “Sandy” Shugart serves as the fourth president of Valencia College, one of the nation’s largest and most celebrated two-year colleges. Valencia, the second largest producer of graduates in the country, is especially well regarded for its learning centered approach to higher education, its economic development programs, and its outstanding academic programs. Dr. Shugart came to Valencia after serving as president of North Harris College in Texas and Vice President of the North Carolina Community College System. He received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a published poet and songwriter and enjoys life with Jane, his wife of thirty years, and their four children in Orlando, Florida.