28 to Receive Distinguished College Administrator Awards

February 14, 2022
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize 28 college administrators with Distinguished College Administrator Awards during PTK Catalyst 2022, the Society’s annual convention in Denver, Colorado, April 7-9. 

The award recognizes college administrators working directly with student leaders to solve problems on campus and in their communities. They have taken an active interest in supporting high-achieving students and developing student leaders. “These college administrators are beloved on campus—they know students by name and by circumstance,” says Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “Their nomination is evidence of the gratitude their PTK students feel for supporting them and students like them—even during the most difficult times.”

Honorees were selected from among thousands of college administrators eligible to receive this award. The 2022 recipients are:

Renee Aldrin
Midland College
Texas

David Baty
Lone Star College
Texas

Vinson Bradley
Coastal Alabama Community College
Alabama

Dr. Cedric Bradley
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi

Dr. Karl Brooks
Oakton Community College
Illinois

Dr. Marcelo Bussikki
Blinn College
Texas

Dr. Todd Butler
Jackson College
Michigan

Frank DuRoss
Mohawk Valley Community College
New York

Dr. Tammy Franks
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Dr. Jennifer Frei
Lane Community College
Oregon

Veronica Gerosimo
Hudson County Community College
New Jersey

Dr. Leslie Hafer
St. Petersburg College
Florda

Dr. Demond Hargrove
Union County College
New Jersey

Tonya Howden
Glen Oaks Community College
Michigan

Kristy LeVert
Ivy Tech Community College
Indiana

Michael Logan
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Iowa

Jackie Martin
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Mississippi

Dr. Beth Nikopoulos
Dallas College
Texas

Dr. Janet Ortega
South Mountain Community College
Arizona

Dr. Kris Rarig
Thomas Nelson Community College
Virginia

Dr. Sarah Robb
Neosho County Community College
Kansas

Lynwood Roberson
Edgecombe Community College
North Carolina

Guin Robinson
Jefferson State Community College
Alabama

Deanna Smith
Meridian Community College
Mississippi

Dr. Michelle Sumerel
Itawamba Community College
Mississippi

Dr. Diane Ward
Roane State Community College
Tennessee

Steven Woodburn
Ashland Community & Technical College
Kentucky

Jennifer Zabokrtsky
Cloud County Community College
Kansas

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