Twenty-three College Presidents Receive Paragon Award for New Presidents
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) recognized 23 college presidents with the Paragon Award for New Presidents during PTK Catalyst 2024, the Society’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, April 4-6, 2024.
To be eligible for this award, college presidents and CEOs are new in their role having served less than three years. Recipients are nominated by students on their campus and are only eligible to receive the award once.
The award recognizes college presidents who have shown support of student success initiatives leading to stronger pathways to completion, transfer, and employment. They have taken an active interest in supporting high-achieving students and developing student leaders on campus.
“These college presidents have students-first leadership styles and made it a priority to support student success both inside and outside the classroom,” said Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “This award is special because it comes directly from the students, and it is evidence of the gratitude they feel for the support for them and students like them.”
The 2024 recipients are:
| Dr. Kevin Beardmore Southeast New Mexico College New Mexico | Dr. Paul Broadie, II Santa Fe College Florida |
| Dr. Mordecai Brownlee Community College of Aurora Colorado | Greg Dart Western Nebraska Community College Nebraska |
| Dr. Jeff Goodwin Northwest-Shoals Community College Alabama | Dr. Robert Griffith Ozarks Technical Community College- Table Rock Missouri |
| Dr. Warren Hilton Onondaga Community College New York | Dr. Mike Hobbs Georgia Highlands College Georgia |
| Kimberly Hogan CT State Community College Middlesex Connecticut | Dr. Justin Hoggard Coastal Bend College Texas |
| Dr. Larry Johnson Guttman Community College New York | Dr. Damon Kennedy Midland College Texas |
| Dr. Scott Latiolais Cuyahoga Community College- Westshore | Dr. Oscar Loynaz Miami Dade College- Homestead Florida |
| Dr. Christopher Matheny Fox Valley Technical College | Dr. Dewayne Middleton Copiah-Lincoln Community College Mississippi |
| Dr. Jason Morrison Trinity Valley Community College Texas | Dr. Torence Powell Napa Valley College California |
| Dr. Brian Singleton Wayne County Community College District Michigan | Lindsay Stoaks Southwestern Community College Iowa |
| Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers Atlanta Metropolitan State College Georgia | Dr. Patrick Tompkins NHTI – Concord’s Community College New Hampshire |
| Dr. Natalie Tucker Marian University’s Ancilla College Indiana |
About Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is the first honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 4.3 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.