NIACC President Dr. Steven Schulz has been selected to receive the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award. Schulz will be one of nine retiring college presidents recognized with this award during PTK Catalyst 2024, the Society’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, April 4-6, 2024.
These awards are given to retiring college presidents who have shown support of student success initiatives leading to stronger pathways to completion, transfer, and employment. They have taken an active interest in supporting high-achieving students and developing student leaders on campus. Recipients are nominated by the students on their campus.
The award is named in honor of the late Dr. Michael Bennett, longtime president of St. Petersburg College in Florida.
The 2024 recipients are:
Dr. Steven Schulz North Iowa Area Community College (Iowa)
Dr. Michele Haney Red Rocks Community College (Colorado)
Dr. David Devier Glen Oaks Community College (Michigan)
Dr. Kathrine Swanson Metropolitan Community College (Missouri)
Dr. Ronald Rhames Midlands Technical College (South Carolina)
Dr. Pamela Anglin Paris Junior College (Texas)
Dr. Richard Rhodes Austin Community College (Texas)
Dr. William “Bill” Coppola Tarrant County College (Texas)
Dr. Celia Esposito-Noy Solano Community College (California)
“These college leaders have made student success a priority throughout their career,” says Phi Theta Kappa President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “This award is special because it comes directly from the students, and it is evidence of the gratitude they feel for the support for them and students like them, both inside and outside the classroom.”
President Schulz will retire from NIACC at the end of June 2024.
