Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) recognized 23 college administrators with Distinguished College Administrator Awards during PTK Catalyst 2024, the Society’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, April 4-6, 2024.
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,” 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.”
Honorees were selected from among thousands of college administrators eligible to receive this award.
The 2024 recipients are:
| Dr. Chuck Argo National Park College Arkansas | Jennifer Baker Delaware Technical Community College- Stanton Delaware |
| Sherry Bellmon Hinds Community College- Utica Mississippi | Dr. Todd Brand Ashland Community & Technical College Kentucky |
| Christina Brandon Western Iowa Technical Community College Iowa | Dawn Brunson Passaic County Community College New Jersey |
| Cherie Colin Skyline College California | Dr. Lee Conerly Coastal Alabama Community College- Bay Minette Alabama |
| Dr. Susan Graybeal Northeast State Community College Tennessee | Dr. Lawrence Hlavenka Bergen Community College New Jersey |
| Dr. Mary Holloway Midlands Technical College South Carolina | Dr. Lewis Kahler Mohawk Valley Community College- Utica New York |
| James Millard Craven Community College North Carolina | Dr. Tampa Nannen Tyler Junior College Texas |
| Dr. Brandon Nichols Olive-Harvey College Illinois | Dr. Keith Reed Northwest Mississippi Community College- Desoto Center Mississippi |
| Lenzy M. Reid, III Athens Technical College Georgia | Justin Sampson Clinton Community College Iowa |
| Michelle Sekul Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College- Jackson County Mississippi | Ashley VanHeest Jackson College Michigan |
| Dr. Jenny Williams Spartanburg Community College South Carolina | Dr. Martin Wolfger Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington Indiana |
| Dr. Peter “Tony” Zitko Solano Community College California |
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.
