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2006 Exemplary Leader Award Winners



The Chair Academy, an organization dedicated to advancing academic and administrative leadership training worldwide, takes great pride in announcing this year's 2006 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.




Pam Bergeron
Peggy Aalund
Director, Nursing, Kingwood College, Texas
Helen Burnstad
Carol Achs
Dean, Academic Affairs, Mesa Community College, Arizona
Marina Engelking
Antoine Barnaart
Australia Team Leader, Australian Chongqing/China Vocational Education & Training Project, Chongqing, China
Gary Filan
Ray Battee
Department Chair, Instructor, Developmental Math, Cochise College, Arizona
Dr. John Bell
Associate Dean, Extended Campus, State Fair Community College, Missouri
Amanda Bernal-Carlo, Ph.D.
Chair, Natural Sciences, Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College, New York
Dr. Wilma Bonaparte
Associate Dean, Early Childhood, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin
Josee Bours
Manager, Center for Teaching & Learning, Koning Willem I College, The Netherlands
Joanne Braxton
Associate Vice President, Campus Affairs, Suffolk County Community College, New York
Dr. Barbara Brown
Department Chair, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia
Patty Charlton
Vice President of Finance & Administration, Community College of Southern Nevada, Nevada
Dr. William Coppola
Dean, MASH Division, Kingwood College, Texas
Kelly Cowan
Interim Dean, Miami University, Ohio

Dr. Dianne Crisp
Psychology Professor, Kwantlen University College, British Columbia

Zoe Cujak
Associate Dean, Service Occupations, Fox Valley Technical College, Wisconsin

Rafeef Dahir
Teacher/Career Counselor, Sharjah Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

Marie Davenport
Chair of Business Information Technologies, Broome Community College, New York

Doug Desanti
Department Chair, Applied Technology, Glendale Community College, Arizona

Denise DiGianfilippo
Department Chair, Nursing, Glendale Community College, Arizona

Duane Doyle
Division Chair, Occupational Studies, Arkansas State University, Arkansas

Stacy Ehmen
Director, Admissions & Records, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Margaret Ehrlich
Department Chair, Mathematics, Computer Science, & Engineering, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia

Maria Encisco
Faculty, Foreign Languages, Phoenix College, Arizona

Dr. Glenna Jeanne Opuulani Ewing
Team Leader for Continuous Improvement, Northcentral Technical College, Wisconsin

W. Howard Finney
Executive Dean, Business & Public Service, El Centro College, Texas

Craig Fowler
Campus Administrator, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Dr. John Gall
Director, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Community College of Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Christine Godwin
Chair, English & Foreign Languages, SUNY-Orange, New York

Gloria Goldman
Professor & Chair, Nursing Department, Sinclair Community College, Ohio

Alison Groene
Associate Director, Residential Life, Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota

Richard "Bubba" Hall
Assistant Dean, Math, Science, & Behavioral Science, Cochise College, Arizona

Sheila Hancock
Co-Chair, English Department, Kwantlen University College, British Columbia

Dr. Tara Hart
Chair, English & World Language, Howard Community College, Maryland

Linda Heiland
Director, Curriculum, Learning, & Assessment Support Services, Central Arizona Collge, Arizona

John Hood
Dean, School of Computer & Engineering Technology, Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology, Canada

Mildred Huertas Sola
Vice-Chancellor, Universidad del Este of Ana G. Mendez University, Puerto Rico

Jim Hull
Director, Counseling, Career, & Transfer Services, Tompkins Cortland Community College, New York

Dr. Anthony Iacono
Assistand Dean, Developmental Education, Indian River Community Collge, Florida

Janet Ingargiola
Director, Financial Aid, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Dr. Ron Joekel
Professor, Education Adminstration, University of Nebraska, Nebraska

Paula Johns
Vice Chancellor, Economic Development, Bossier Parish Community Collge, Louisiana

Dr. Richard Kalfus
Professor/Department Chair, St. Louis Community College, Missouri

Patti Kielpinski
Department Chair, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin

Dr. Brent Knight
President, Morton College, Illinois

Judy Korb
Director, Staff & Organizational Development, Johnson County Community College, Kansas

John Lampignano
Director, Center for Teaching & Learning, GateWay Community Collge, Arizona

Marilyn Leach
Director, Learning Resources, Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota

Liz Ligon
Chair, Health Enhancement Department, Phoenix College, Arizona

Jonathan Long
Vice President, Student Services, Johnson County Community College, Kansas

Adel Mikhail Louis
Visa & Housing Office, Abu Dhabi Men's College, UAE

Jean Madill
Vice President, Enrolment Management & Learner Services, Lethbridge Community College, Canada

Erick Mann
Chair, Historical & Policy Studies, Oakton Community College, Illinois

Donald Marcouiller
Campus Administrator, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Wisconsin

Paul Marsala
Director, Adult Basic Education, Truckee Meadows Community College, Nevada

Stacy Martin
Director, Human Resources, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Wisconsin

Dr. Janet Martinez-Bernal
Director, Title V-ConeXiones, Cochise College, Arizona

Geraldine McBroom
Dean, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, New Mexico

Dr. Marjorie McColm
Director, Academic Excellence, The City College-George Brown, College

John McGrath
Chief Technology Officer, Grant MacEwan College, Canada

Keithen McKenzie
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Kentucky

Mark Mitsui
Assistant Dean, Student Services, Green River Community College, Washington

Dr. Stephen Mittelstet
President, Richland College, Texas

Dr. Milady Murphy
Director, Wellness Center, Shelton State Community College, Alabama

Dr. Susan Murphy
Dean, Math, Sciences, & Engineering, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, New Mexico

Ben Nagy
Dean, Trades & Heavy Industrial Division, Keyano College, Canada

Scott Newman
Division Chair, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma

Linda Nieman
Executive Director, Advancement & Planning, Sussex County Community College, New Jersey

Liz O'Brien
Chair, Communication, Theater, Film, & Sign Language, Phoenix College, Arizona

Mary Olson
Program Leader, Medical Careers, Rochester Community & Technical College, Minnesota

Dr. Toni Pendergrass
Executive Dean, Communications, Mathematics, El Centro College, Texax

Kurt Penner
Coordinator, First Year Experience, Kwantlen University College, Canada

Bonnie Petterson
Chair, Health Information Management, Phoenix College, Arizona

Jan Pitera
Associate Professor & Chair, Business Department, Broome Community College, New York

Robert Prior
Chair, Math & Sciences, Riverside Community College, California

Margaret Przygoda
Chair, Biology Department, Middlesex County College, New Jersey

Geri Rasmussen
Chair, Liberal Arts Division, GateWay Community College, Arizona

Dr. Teresa Ray-Connell
Instructor/Clinical Dentist, Wallace State Community College, Alabama

Annette Reynolds
Chair, Sociology/Anthropology, Kwantlen University College, Canada

Dr. Cynthia Reynolds
Chair, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Manatee Community College, Florida

Melinda Rudibaugh
Chair, Mathematics, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Arizona

Gary Russell
Chair, Language & Literature, Manatee Community College, Florida

Roy Saigo
President, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota

Robert Saldarini
Professor, Bergen Community College, New Jersey

Elizabeth Saliba
Chair, Library Department, Phoenix College, Arizona

Lynn Schiffman
Dean of Students, Snow College, Utah

Dr. Margi Schultz
Assistant Director, Nursing Division, GateWay Community College, Arizona

Dr. Paula Myrick Short
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee

Dr. Ray Somera
Assistant Director, AIE, Guam Community College, Guam

Donna Speeker
Spanish Instructor, Wallace State Community College, Alabama

Sandra Stokes
Manager/Chairperson, Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana

William Strohaver
Campus President, Executive Vice President, Education & Student Services, Jackson Community College, Michigan

Dr. Verna Teasdale
Academic Assistant to the Vice President, Instruction, Prince George's Community College, Maryland

Joan Tiller
Assistant Vice President, Valencia Community College, Florida

Doug Udell
Chair, Early Childhood Education, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin

Dr. Patrick Vaughn
Dean, Arts & Sciences, St. Charles Community College

Ike Wheeler
Division Chair, University Studies, Arkansas State University, Arkansas

Rebecca Wiggenhorn
Professor, Business Communications, Clark State Community College, Ohio

Dr. Kris Williams
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Santa Fe Community College, New Mexico

Diana Wyatt
Director, Career Services, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Linda York
Counselor, Department Chair, CalWORKs Project Director, Golden West College, California

Dr. Robert Zeigler
President, San Antonio College, Texax
 

Meet the Exemplary Leader Teams!