The Chair Academy, an organization dedicated to advancing academic and administrative leadership training worldwide, takes great pride in announcing this year's 2008 Exemplary Leader Award Winners. This award represents a leader, or team of leaders, in post-secondary institutions worldwide who have modeled best practices to advance academic and adminstrative leadership development.

What makes this award so special is that each leader was nominated by someone within their college. There can be no higher honor than being recognized by your colleagues.

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	Individual Award Recipients
Dr. Elizabeth Ashton President Camosun College Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Cheryl Bassett Executive Dean, Educational Systems Mott Community College Flint, Michigan	Dr. Treva Berryman Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Tennessee Board of Regents Nashville, Tennessee
John Birnie Vice President, Learning Northern Lights College Dawson Creek British Columbia. Canada	Michael L. Bodnar Dean, Business Technologies Division Stark State College of Technology North Canton, Ohio	Sharon Bookhalter Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies Grant MacEwan College Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Peggy Bradford Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences Rock Valley College Rockford, Illinois	David Bunting Executive Director of Secondary Programs Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Dr. Paula Burns Vice Prevost, Academic Division and Chair, Anaesthesia The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Caren Coleman Director of Program Development Florida Community College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida	Lisa A. Conyers, Ph.D. Vice President, Educational Services Moreno Valley Campus, Riverside Community College Moreno Valley, California	Dr. Farhad Dastur Chair, Psychology Department Kwantlen University College Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Ella J. Davis Discipline Chair, English and Speech Departments Wayne County Community College District Detroit, Michigan	Maureen Dey Dean, Arts and Commerce Seneca College Toronto, Ontario, Canada	David Feeney Executive Vice President Bristol Community College Fall River, Massachusetts
Dr. Sarah L.D. Garrett, J.D Vice President of Academic Affairs Bristol Community College Fall River, Massachusetts	Dr. Anthony Gambino Professor, Natural Science Department Manatee Community College Bradenton, Florida	Guy C. Harmer Dean, Academic and Career Programs Keyano College Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Joycelyn Jacobs Chair, Developmental Studies Lee College Baytown, Texas	Dr. Anne Jones Pro Vice-Chancellor, Vocational Education Victoria University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Margo Keys Instructional Support and Development Manager Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Dr. Larry Kimbrow Executive Vice President VP for Academic Affairs Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff, Missouri	Greg Larsen Vice President, Corporate Services Northern Lights College Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada	Dr. Gordon Nixon Vice President, Academics SAIT Polytechnic Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Shari Olson Vice President, Planning and Administrative Services Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Cheryl Pollmuller Chair, School of Business Lethbridge College Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Kay Pope Curriculum Services Coordinator Florida Community College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Mary Preece Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs The Michner Institute for Applied Health Sciences Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Dr. Angela Radford Lewis Chair/Associate Professor East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee	Anita Rios Director, Staff and Leadership Development Minnesota State Colleges and Universities St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Michelle S. Santos Dean, School of Technology and Student Services Guam Community College Barrigada, Guam	Dr. Julia Schroeder Vice President for Instruction John A. Logan Community College Carterville, Illinois	Brian Turtle Director and Chief Executive Belfast Metropolitan College Belfast Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dr. James Underwood President Kaskaskia College Centralia, Illinois	Phyllis Williams Professor and Chair of Biology Department Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio	Maria Wise Division Chair, Mathematics Central Arizona College Coolidge, Arizona