Phi Theta Kappa - Honor Society

Twenty-Five Receive Administrator Awards of Distinction

Jackson, MS - Twenty-five college administrators were honored with 2009 Administrator Awards of Distinction, presented by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The Administrator Award of Distinction is awarded to college vice presidents, deans, or leaders other than college presidents/CEOs serving in an administrative capacity who have demonstrated a strong level of support for Phi Theta Kappa.

The 2009 Administrator Awards of Distinction recipients are:

Ms. Jean Ann Abel, Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona

Dr. Kim Armstrong, Black Hawk College, Moline, Illinois

Dr. John Avendano, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

Mr. Roger Bingham, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Columbus, Indiana

Dr. Sadie Bragg, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Regal Park, New York

Ms. Gail Chesterfield, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Muncie, Indiana

Dr. Ralph Choonoo, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey

Dr. William Coppola, Lone Star College-Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas

Mrs. Brenda Edleston, Cloud County Community College, Junction City, Kansas

Ms. Cathy Edwards, Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas

Dr. Richard Fleming, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia

Dr. Diane Hegeman, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado

Mr. John Jablonski, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, New York

Dr. Dennis King, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, North Carolina

Dr. Carl Kowalski, Massasoit Community College, Brockton, Massachusetts

Dr. Jim Krudop, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, Greenville, Alabama

Dr. Mary Locke, Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida

Dr. Judith Maxson, Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio

Mr. Donald Plotts, North Central State College, Mansfield, Ohio

Dr. Steve Runnebohm, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California

Mr. Gary Schindler, Riverland Community College, Austin, Minnesota

Ms. Rhonda Seibert, Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar, Iowa

Dr. Ronald Shade, Georgia Highlands College, Cartersville, Georgia

Dr. Vernon Smith, Rio Salado College, Tempe, Arizona

Ms. Nancee Sorenson, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually.