Julie

I am so proud of Julie. She just won Professor of the Year for Scottsdale Community College. She is amazing. She received it for a couple of reasons, but the two biggest being the following:

First Ammendment fight: SCC district was trying to censor free speech of college students. Julie worked to keep the first ammendment and newspaper rights available to college students. This was a huge case and she risked everything to defend the first ammendment. When she won, the school painted an entire wall with the words to the first ammendment.

Heart to Heart: Julie started a group to feed college students. With the economic downturn, a lot of the college students at SCC were homeless but still trying to go to school. Julie headed up the Heart to Heart foundation to help feed college students that are struggling to just make it and stay in school.

Julie has been such a huge influence on me in trying to get involved in the community and in community service. She always taught me to give back and to think outside of just family and church groups and really serve and give back in the community. She is incredible and is involved in all kinds of community causes.

I am so impressed with Julie and so happy that she is being recognized for the great person and leader that she is.