Marlon Thornburg receives Phi Theta Kappa Administrator Award

Jackson, MS— Marlon Thornburg, Vice President for Learning of Coffeyville Community College, has received the 2007 Administrator Award of Distinction from Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of the Two-Year College.

The Administrator Award of Distinction recognizes community college vice presidents, deans or leaders serving a community college in an administrative capacity. Recipients are honored for their participation in promoting the goals of Phi Theta Kappa through their support of their campus chapters and their Phi Theta Kappa regions.

Thornburg supports the chapter by encouraging funding for chapter advisors and members to attend Phi Theta Kappa meetings and programs. He suggests the nomination of students for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Program, the All-USA Academic Team and the Coca-Cola Two-Year Scholarship Program. He speaks at the chapter’s induction ceremony and has assisted in designating scholarships for Phi Theta Kappa members while at community college. Mr. Thornburg has also helped to secure Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarships at senior colleges.

“We are pleased to recognize Mr. Marlon Thornburg for his outstanding support of Phi Theta Kappa. His efforts on behalf of the Coffeyville Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and of our regional and international programs, have provided opportunities for excellence for numerous students and faculty members,” said Executive Director Rod Risley. “The Administrator Award of Distinction acknowledges these individuals who exemplify the very best in college administrators who are student -focused.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,200 chapters on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 100,000 students inducted annually.