Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize 25 college presidents with the Paragon Award for New Presidents during PTK Catalyst 2019, the Society’s annual convention, April 4-6 in Orlando, Florida.
These awards are given to new college presidents who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their college. Recipients were nominated for the award by the students on their campus.
PTK students have a 91 percent student success rate, and research has shown that strong presidential leadership and support of PTK increases member success and the depth of their college experience.
More than 500 college presidents were eligible to receive this award. The 2019 recipients are:
Dr. Jay Allen
Itawamba Community College
Mississippi
Keith Brown
Jefferson State Community College
Alabama
Dr. Seth Carter
Colby Community College
Kansas
Dr. Sarah Clemmons
Chipola College
Florida
Dr. Sharon Davis
Mountain View College
Texas
Dr. Adrian Douglas
Cloud County Community College
Kansas
Dr. Angelea Garcia Falconetti
Polk State College
Florida
Michael Gutierrez
Sacramento City College
California
Dr. Travis Haire
Ivy Tech Community College
Indiana
Kimberly Hollingsworth
Olive-Harvey College
Illinois
Dr. Patricia Huber
New River Community College
Virginia
Dr. Thomas Huebner
Meridian Community College
Mississippi
Patty Hughston
Coastal Alabama Community College
Alabama
Dr. Susan Looney
Reading Area Community College
Pennsylvania
Dr. Linda Lujan
Lamar Community College
Colorado
Dr. Ryan McCall
Marion Technical College
Ohio
Dr. Tony Miksa
Walters State Community College
Tennessee
Dr. Shelly Mondeik
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin
Dr. Kindred Murillo
Southwestern College
California
Dr. Ricky Shabazz
San Diego City College
California
Dr. Raymond Staats
Craven Community College
North Carolina
Dr. Devin Stephenson
Northwest Florida State College
Florida
Dr. David Stout
Brookdale Community College
New Jersey
Dr. Michael Torrence
Motlow State Community College
Tennessee
Dr. Mark Watkins
Labette Community College
Kansas
