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2007 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 2007 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.





Elizabeth Armstrong
Vice President, Office of Instruction, San Diego Mesa College, California

Dr. Linda Baer
Senior Vice-Chancellor, MN State Colleges & Universities, Minnesota

Dr. C. Larry Bouldin
Dean, Math/Science Division, Professor of Math, Roane State Community College, Tennessee

Dr. Margarita Cabral-Maly
President, Kent Campus, Florida Community College, Florida

Dr. David Campbell
President, Northeast Alabama Community College, Alabama

Todd Carter
Chair, Math/Science Division, Title III Coordinator, Seward County Community College, Kansas

Carlo De Martinis
Director, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology TAFE, Australia

Jackie Elliot
Dean of Students, Northwest Missouri State University

Amber Entas
Assistant to Director of Student Support Services, Sauk Valley Community College, Illinois

Luci Frith
Professor, Humanities and Speech, Manatee Community College, Florida

Larry Gee
Dean, Instructional Operations, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Wisconsin

Janet Graul
Teaching Associate, Child Development Center, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Dr. Jonathan Gueverra
Dean, School of Business and Public Service, SUNY Canton, New York

Darrin G. Haynes
Building Services Attendant, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Kerry Henrickson
Chair, Science Dept./Biology Instructor, Cochise College, Arizona

Mike Henry
Associate Dean, School of Business, Grant MacEwan College, Canada

Chuck Hoyack
Dean, Douglas Campus, Cochise College, Arizona

Kristi Irving
Counselor/Associate Professor, Sauk Valley Community College, Illinois

Rosemary James
Program Coordinator, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida

Mike Kukuk
Director, Contract Training, Texas City, Texas

Dr. Rosemary Layne
Dean, Faculty Professional Development & Credentialing, Brevard Community College, Florida

Kathy Lundeen
Dean, Enrollment Services, South Puget Sound Community College, Washington

Angela Maddy
Director, Student Support Services, Barton County Community College, Kansas

Dr. Rhonda E. Maneval
Director, Nursing, HACC - Lancaster/York, Harrisburg Area Community College - Lancaster Campus, Pennsylvania

Deborah McGee
Director, Human Resources, Richland Community College, Illinois

Jim McMullen
Director, Construction and Technical Programs, Santa Fe Community College, Florida

Dr. Lois Mignone
Academic Chair, Suffolk County Community College, New York

Feleccia Moore-Davis Dean, Cy-Fair College, Texas

Dr. Deborah Morris
Director, Program Development, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida






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Mark Ifeanyi Obi
Reverend, Teamwork Bible College, The Gambia

Becky E. Osborne
Director, Student Support Services, Danville Area Community College, Illinois

Joanne Packham
Dean, Business and Human Services, Red Deer College, Canada

Dr. Karen Pinter
English Professor, Sauk Valley Community College, Illinois


Dr. Roger Ramsammy
Professor III and Department Chair, Palm Beach Community College, Florida

Nilda I. Rosado
Vice-Chancellor for Licensing and Accreditation, Universidad del Este, Puerto Rico

Dr. Dennis C. Runde
Department Chair, Mathematics, Manatee Community College, Florida

Dr. Jack Sbrega
President, Bristol Community College, Massachussetts

Dr. Katherine Schuster Coordinator of Global Studies, Oakton Community College, Illinois

Dorothy Sisneros
President, Sisneros and Associates, Arizona

Dr. Lily Siu
Dean, Communications, Education, Humanities, FA, Richland Community College, Illinois

Marjorie Villani
Interim President, Pueblo Community College, Colorado

Tom Wagner Chair, District/Campus Academic Senate President, Norco Campus - Riverside Community College, California

Judy Williamson
Retired English Instructor, Sauk Valley Community College, Illinois

Dr. Lori E. Zakel
Chair and Professor, Communication Department, Sinclair Community College, Ohio
Meet the Exemplary Leader Teams!