Nineteen College Presidents Receive Shirley B. Gordon Awards of Distinction
Jackson, MS - Nineteen college presidents received 2006 Shirley
B. Gordon Awards of Distinction at Phi Theta Kappa's International
Convention in Seattle.
This Award of Distinction is named after
Dr. Shirley B. Gordon who serves as chairman of the Phi Theta Kappa Board
of Directors. She is the President Emeritus of Highline Community College
in Washington.
The Gordon award recipients have demonstrated
continued support for their colleges? Phi Theta Kappa chapters by providing
a variety of resources including faculty advisor release time, a line-item
budget for the chapter, financial support for chapters to participate
in regional and international events and scholarships for Phi Theta Kappa
members.
These presidents have also provided academic support
to their students by coordinating All-State Academic Team Programs and
supplying nominations to scholarship programs such as Jack Kent Cooke
and Coca-Cola Scholarships.
The recipients of the Shirley
B. Gordon Awards of Distinction for 2006 are:
Dr. Carol Ballantyne,
Garden City Community College, Garden City, Kansas
Dr. Phillip Barry,
Mesalands Community College, Tucumcari, New Mexico
Dr. William
Bonaudi, Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington
Dr.
Linda Bowman, Community College of Aurora, Aurora, Colorado
Dr.
Thomas Butler, Montgomery College, Conroe, Texas
Dr. Peter Contini,
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey
Mr. Stephen Daily,
Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo Campus, Kokomo, Indiana
Dr. H.
delos Santos, Guam Community College, Mangilao, Guam
Dr. George
Edwards, Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Mrs.
Jean Floten, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington
Mr.
Joseph Garcia, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr.
Augusta Julian, Maysville Community & Technical College, Maysville,
Kentucky
Dr. Jon Larson, Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey
Dr.
Wright Lassiter, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas
Mr. Bill McKenna,
Jefferson College, Hillsboro, Missouri
Dr. James McLaughlin, Lower
Columbia College, Longview, Washington
Dr. Glenn Roquemore, Irvine
Valley College, Irvine, California
Dr. William Simpson, John Wood
Community College, Quincy, Illinois
Ms. Ann Wynia, North Hennepin
Community College, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Phi Theta Kappa
is the oldest and largest honor society serving two-year and community
colleges in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, U.S. territorial
possessions, the British Virgin Islands and the Republic of Palau. Approximately
100,000 students are inducted annually in the Society's 1,200 chapters.
