PARAGON AWARDS FOR NEW PRESIDENTS

College presidents and campus CEOs serving three years or less are selected for this award for their outstanding efforts given toward promoting Phi Theta Kappa and its mission.

Tona Ambrose
Lincoln Trail College
Illinois

Dr. Kellie Butler
Solano Community College
California

Dr. Ryan Crider
Metropolitan Community College - Longview
Missouri

Dr. Patrick Englert
Ivy Tech Community College - South Bend/Elkhart
Indiana

Dr. Anne Howsare Boyens
Marshalltown Community College
Iowa

Dr. Gregory Little
Midlands Technical College
South Carolina

Dr. Thomas Mills
Hill College
Texas

Dr. Carol Rothstein
Jackson State Community College
Tennessee

Dr. Brent Bates
State Fair Community College
Missouri

Dr. James Carlson
Northshore Technical Community College
Louisiana

Dr. Ellen Crowe
Metropolitan Community College - Maple Woods
Missouri

Dr. Gregory Feeney
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Kentucky

Dr. Pamela Lau
Parkland College
Illinois

Dr. Jena Marr
Redlands Community College
Oklahoma

Dr. Bryan Renfro
John Wood Community College
Illinois

Dr. Jana Schwartz
Paradise Valley Community College
Arizona

Dr. Wendi Tostenson
Volunteer State Community College
Tennessee

Dr. Stephen Benson
Paris Junior College
Texas

Erik Coyne
Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
Indiana

Dr. Amber Donnelli
Great Basin College
Nevada

Dr. Macario Hernandez
Dallas College - Mountain View
Texas

Dr. Kathleen Linaker
Riverland Community College
Minnesota

Dr. Jeff McCord
Northeast State Community College
Tennessee

Dr. Teresa Rich
Yakima Valley College
Washington

Dr. Greg Tanner
South Georgia State College
Georgia