NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: April 18, 2005
Contact: Terri Giltner, (859) 256-3186, terri.giltner@kctcs.edu
Jackie Bondurant, (859) 256-3219, jackie.bondurant@kctcs.edu
KCTCS student, administrators receive national recognition
VERSAILLES, Ky. (April 18, 2005) - Three members of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) family have received national recognition for outstanding contributions to postsecondary education.
Susan Adams, graduate of Ashland Community and Technical College System (ACTC); Jacqueline Addington, president of Owensboro Community and Technical College System; and KCTCS Chancellor Keith Bird were recognized for their outstanding achievements at the April meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges held in Boston.
Adams is Kentucky's New Century Scholar, an honor given by Phi Theta Kappa, the scholastic honor society for two-year colleges.
Adams was honored as having the highest All-USA Academic Team application score in Kentucky. She received a $2,000 scholarship and her college, ACTC, also received special recognition. The New Century Scholars program is sponsored annually by AACC, The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, and Phi Theta Kappa.
Owensboro President Addington and KCTCS Chancellor Bird each received the Phi Theta Kappa 2005 Shirley B. Gordon award of distinction. They were among 28 college presidents, campus chief executive officers and state community college directors receiving this honor.
The award is named for Shirley Gordon, president emeritus of Highline Community College Washington, and chair of the Phi Theta Kappa board of directors. The honorees have "devoted themselves to the mission of the community college and epitomize Phi Theta Kappa's commitment to excellence."
The KCTCS colleges are among 1,200 community colleges across the country celebrating April as National Community College Month.
KCTCS has become a national leader in the community college sector of postsecondary education. Beginning July 1, KCTCS President Michael B. McCall will begin his term as chair of the AACC board of directors. AACC serves approximately 11.6 million students.
KCTCS is changing the lives of Kentuckians by providing affordable and accessible postsecondary education at 16 community and technical colleges on 65 campuses throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.