NFC President John Grosskopf to Receive Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction
JACKSON, MS (February 8, 2024) – Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize John Grosskopf, President, North
Florida College (FL), along with 18 other college administrators with
the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during PTK Catalyst 2024, the Society’s annual convention in Orlando, Fl, April 4-6, 2024.
To be eligible for this award, college presidents and CEOs must have served in their role for at least five years. Recipients are nominated by students on their campus and are only eligible to receive the award once over the course of their career.
President Grosskopf has shown support of student success initiatives leading to stronger pathways to completion, transfer, and employment. He has taken an active interest in supporting high-achieving students and developing student leaders on campus.
“This college president has made it a priority to support student success both inside and outside the classroom,” 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.”
The Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction is Phi Theta Kappa’s most prestigious award for community college presidents and is named in honor of the late Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa’s longest-serving Board of Directors Chair and a founder and long-time president of Highline Community College in Washington.
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