Thirty to Receive Distinguished College Administrator Awards

March 6, 2023

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.

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