Western Region
Past Regional Awards Recipients
TRUSTEE AWARD
2010 Michael Williams, Houston Community College System, TX
2009 Kitty Boyle, Dallas County Community College District, TX
2008 James P. Lucas, Miles Community College, MT
2007 Conny M. Moore, Frank Phillips College, TX
2006 Manuel Benavidez, Jr. South Texas College, TX
2005 Bruce A. Austin, Houston Community College, TX
2004 Mike Bailey, Eastern Oklahoma State College, OK
2003 Betty J.C. Wright, Rose State College - Midwest City, OK
2002 JoAnn Sharp, Seward County Community College, KS
2001 Elmer Beckendorf, North Harris Montgomery CCD, TX
2000 Jerry Jircik, Alvin Community College, TX
1999 Ken Wortman, Central Community College, NE
1998 Don S. Reynolds, Rose State College, OK
1997 None
1996 Darrell Shumway, Pratt Community College, KS
1995 W. L. Levi Smallwood, San Jacinto College District, TX
1994 John Michael Williams, Oklahoma City Community College, OK
1993 Virginia Krebs, Johnson County Community College, KS
1992 Rex Monahan, Northeastern Junior College, CO
1991 Elmer Dezso, Alvin Community College, TX
1990 Lanny Gardner, Oklahoma City Community College, OK
Robert Keenan, Barton County CC, KS
1989 Leighton B. Dawson, Navarro College, TX
1988 Albert Romero, Santa Fe Community College, TX
1987 Bobby Ann Peiffer, ACCT Texas State Chairman; Trustee, Houston CCS, TX
1986 Harold Walker, Cowley County Community College, KS
1985 Hugh W. Speer, Johnson County Community College, KS
1984 Richard Corkle, Northeast Technical Community College, NE
CEO AWARD
2010 Jo Anne McFarland, Central Wyoming College, WY
2009 Jane A. Karas, Flathead Valley Community College, MT
2008 Jacqueline Vietti, Butler Community College, KS
2007 Cary A. Israel, Collin County Community College District, TX
2006 James J. Cook Rose State College, OK
2005 David E. Daniel, Midland College, TX
2004 Michael J. Glennon, Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, NM
2003 Millicent M. Valek, Brazosport College, TX
2002 Marc Nigliazzo, President, Temple College, TX
2001 Dean VanTrease, President/CEO. Tulsa Community College, OK
2000 James Grote, President, Seward County Community College, KS
1999 James C. Henderson, President, San Juan College, NM
1998 Luther “Bud” Joyner, President, Amarillo College, TX
1997 Stephen J. Kridelbaugh, President, Amarillo College, TX
1996 Gerald E. Burson, President, Navarro College, TX
1995 William A. Wojciechowski, President, San Jacinto College District, TX
1994 A. Rodney Allbright, President, Alvin Community College, TX
1993 John H. Anthony, President, Collin County Community College, TX
1992 Tom S. Sewell, Chancellor, San Jacinto College District, TX
1991 Charles J. Carlsen, President, Johnson County Community College, KS
1990 None
1989 Dan Angel, President, Austin Community College, TX
1988 Joe A. Airola, Chancellor, North Harris County College, TX
1987 Joe B. Rushing, President, Tarrant County Junior College, TX
FACULTY MEMBER AWARD
2010 Ivan Lorentzen, Flathead Valley Community College, MT
2009 Ken Dewey, Rose State College, OK
2008 Gretchen Wheeler, Casper College, WY
2007 Richard Laidlaw, Laramie County Community College, WY
2006 Joyce Meinecke Central Community College, NE
2005 John C. Corley, Houston Community College, TX
2004 Mike Anzaldúa, Del Mar College, TX
2003 Craig Ratzliff, Central Community College, NE
2002 Roger Green, Nebraska Community College, NE
2001 Carol Nicklaus, Amarillo College, TX
2000 John Britt, Lee College, TX
1998 Debra J. King, Northern Wyoming Community College District, WY
1997 Sally P. Flotho, Golden West College, Coast Community College District, CA
1996 Neal Pohlman, Northeast College, TX
1995 Roger Boston, Houston Community College System, TX
1994 Carolyn Neptune, Johnson County Community College, KS
1993 James W. Lamb, El Paso Community College, TX
1992 Mary Ann Merz, Oklahoma City Community College, OK
1991 Geoffrey Grimes, Mountain View College, TX
1990 Jva Lee, McLennon Community College, TX
1989 Walter E. Klarner, Johnson County Community College, KS
1988 Sandra P. Tate, EL Paso Community College, TX
1987 Latham P. Mortensen, Faculty Member, Central Community College, NE
1986 Mary Lou Holmberg, Central Community College, NE
1985 Elizabeth H. Gibson, Pikes Peak Community College, CO
PROFESSIONAL BOARD STAFF MEMBER AWARD
2010 Coral Richards, Western Nebraska Community College, NE
2009 Consuelo "Connie" Chavez, Mesalands Community College, NM
2008 Diana Chavez, Central New Mexico Community College, NM
2007 Janet Dale, Northern Wyoming Community College District (Sheridan College), WY
2006 Doretha Eason Houston Community College System, TX
2005 Antonia Black, Colorado Mountain College, CO
EQUITY AWARD
2010 College of the Mainland, TX
2009 San Juan College, NM
2008 Dallas County Community College District, TX
2007 Dallas County Community College District, TX
2005 South Texas College, TX
2003 Houston Community College System, TX
2002 San Juan College, NM