Reetika Dhawan

Reetika Dhawan of Arizona Western College Selected for the Aspen Institute’s Rising Presidents Fellowship

April 16, 2024

With Wave of Experienced Community College Presidents Retiring, New Aspen Fellow  Commits to Learning the Practices of Transformational Leaders 

Yuma, AZ (April 17, 2024) – The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) announced today that Reetika Dhawan, Entrepreneurial College Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Workforce & Healthcare Programs at Arizona Western College, is one of 40 leaders selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship.

AWC Dean of Career and Technical Education speaks at Harvard conference

March 29, 2018

Dhawan speaks about college’s entrepreneurship model

Yuma, AZ (March 29, 2018) – Arizona Western College Dean of Career and Technical Education Reetika Dhawan was recently afforded the opportunity to attend a conference of her choosing as part of the award package for winning AWC 2017 Teacher of the Year.

Dhawan Named AWC’s Dean for Career and Technical Education

September 21, 2017

Arizona Western College recruited from within when they hired Reetika Dhawan as the Dean for Career and Technical Education. After three years as the Co-Chair of the Mathematics Division, Dhawan transitioned to the Dean position in August.