Outstanding Chief Administrator Award
The Outstanding Chief Administrator Award recognizes an active chief executive officer (President or Chancellor) of a member Community College Board. Previous recipients are ineligible. A cover letter of support from the Board is required.
Nominations must address the following for each nominee:
- What has the chief executive officer initiated or helped to develop in the area of innovative programs used in community colleges?
- In what capacity has this chief executive officer served as a member of a technical or special committee serving the community college concept and how did this effort affect the total college program at the community, state, regional or national level?
- How has the chief executive officer demonstrated a “caring attitude” toward the board of trustees, administrators, faculty and students?
- How has the chief executive officer been active in developing, organizing or supporting state and/or national community college education associations?
- What has the CEO published in the area of community college educational concepts?
- What other specific awards, honors or recognition has this chief executive officer received within the community college, community, state or nation in recognition of their leadership?
- What outstanding characteristics of this CEO motivated you to nominate him or her?
Past Recipients:
1987 – Dave Buettner (NIACC)
1988 – John Blong (EICCD)
1989 – Robert Kiser (WITCC)
1990 – Rich Byerly (SWCC)
1991 – Richard Blacker (ILCC)
1992 – Gene Gardner (SCC)
1993 – Norm Nielsen (KCC)
1994 – Carl Heinrich (IWCC)
1995 – Don Roby (NICC)
1996 – Steve Ovel (KCC)
1997 – Paul Tambrino (IVCCD)
1998 – Robert Paxton (ICCC)
1999 – Joseph Borgen (DMACC)
2000 – James E. Billings (ILCC)
2001 – Dan Kinney (IWCC)
2002 – Rob Denson (NICC)
2003 – Barbara Crittenden (SWCC)
2004 – Robert Dunker (WITCC)
2005 – Michael Morrison (NIACC)
2008 – Beverly Simone (SCC)
2009 – Patricia Keir (EICCD)
2010 – William Giddings (NCC)
2011 - Jim Lindenmayer (IHCC)