Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize 30 college administrators with Distinguished College Administrator Awards during PTK Catalyst 2023, the Society’s annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 20-22.
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. “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.”
Honorees were selected from among thousands of college administrators eligible to receive this award. The 2023 recipients are:
| Beth Bryars Coastal Alabama Community College Alabama | Marilyn Thomas University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton Arkansas |
| Dr. Greg Pereira Rio Salado College Arizona | Dr. Joan Fisher Yavapai College Arizona |
| Dan Balski Arapahoe Community College Colorado | Dr. Joseph Smiley St. Petersburg College Florida |
| Dr. Harry Akoh Atlanta Metropolitan State College Georgia | Mardell Mommsen-Flippen Clinton Community College Iowa |
| Jack Driscoll Ivy Tech Community College Indiana | Dr. Matthew Miller Mid Michigan College Michigan |
| Justin Gaeta Jackson College Michigan | Heidi Olson Ridgewater College Minnesota |
| Dr. Tracy McGrady Ozarks Technical Community College Missouri | Leia Hill Meridian Community College Mississippi |
| Dr. Bronwyn Martin Holmes Community College Mississippi | Dr. Elmira Ratliff Hinds Community College Mississippi |
| Michele Wilson Stokes Pearl River Community College Mississippi | Dr. Rolonda Brown Coahoma Community College Mississippi |
| Charles Wethington Craven Community College North Carolina | Dr. Kelly Christensen Central Community College Nebraska |
| Dr. Brock Fisher Bergen Community College New Jersey | Tom Moore Passaic County Community college New Jersey |
| Judith Atkinson Rowan College of South Jersey New Jersey | Sharon Silverstein Suffolk County Community college New York |
| Isabelle Billen Rose State College Oklahoma | Randall Dawson St. Philip’s College Texas |
| Dr. Benjamin Worth Mountain Gateway Community College Virginia | Dr. Aimee Stephenson Community College of Vermont Vermont |
| Dr. Brandon Kosine Casper College Wyoming | Dr. Ladd Taylor Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Mississippi |
About Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is the premier 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 3.8 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.
