Jackson, MS – Seven retiring college presidents/campus CEOs will be honored with the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award during Phi Theta Kappa’s Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida April 8-10. These college administrators provided many years of committed service to Phi Theta Kappa and their campus chapters.Named in honor of the former president of St. Petersburg College in Florida, Michael Bennett, this award is presented to retiring college administrators for their exemplary dedication to Phi Theta Kappa while promoting the goals and ideals of the Society. The selected administrators have also proven to be commendable supporters of their college’s Phi Theta Kappa campus chapters and Phi Theta Kappa regions.
The 2010 Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are:
- Dr. G. Edward Haring, President, Kellogg Community College, Michigan
- Dr. Cheryl Frank, President, Inver Hills Community College, Minnesota
- Ms. Ann Wynia, President, North Hennepin Community College, Minnesota
- Dr. Valeriana Moeller, President, Columbus State Community College, Ohio
- Dr. Donald Voelter, Chancellor, Blinn College, Texas
- Dr. Barbara Pearson, Vice President, Blinn College-Bryan/Brazos County Campus, Texas
- Dr. James Perkins, President, Blue Ridge Community College, Virginia
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,250 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually.
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Contact: Melissa Mayer melissa.mayer@ptk.org 601.984.3684