League Reaffirmation - Johnson County Community College

Bobanne Kalkofen, associate professor, interior design,
received the Chapter Educator Medalist Award in recognition
of outstanding service and significant contributions to her
chapter and to the body of knowledge that supports the
profession of interior design. Diana Ingham, associate
professor, interior design, received the national ASID Chapter
Medalist Award. She was one of 11 people in the United
States to be presented with this award in 2007. The Medalist
Award is second only to becoming an ASID Fellow, the
highest award bestowed by ASID.
In December 2007, Charles R. Rogers, artistic director of
the Carlsen Center, received the sixth annual North American
Performing Arts Managers and Agents Award for Excellence
in Presenting the Performing Arts. The NAPAMA Award is
given each year to a distinguished presenter in recognition of
the awardee’s dedication to the future of presenting the
performing arts, professionalism, respect for colleagues and
high ethical standards. The award includes a citation for
excellence, and the recipient’s organization receives $1,000
toward its endowment for presenting – the only such monetary
award in the presenters’ industry.
At the annual National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators IV­West Regional Conference held in 2006,
Dr. Dennis Day, vice president, Student Services, was
awarded the Distinguished Service Award, presented to the
individual who provided exceptional service to the region and
enhanced the professional organization.
Julie Pitts, program director, Intercultural Center, and
Dr. Judy Korb, vice president, Human Resources and
Organizational Development, have received International
Exemplary Leadership Awards from the Chair Academy, an
organization committed to academic and administrative
leadership for post­secondary institutions globally.
Ruth Randall, interim dean, Liberal Arts, was selected as a
Faculty Scholar for both the 2006 and 2007 Phi Theta Kappa
Faculty Scholar Conference and Phi Theta Kappa
International Honors Institute. In addition, in 2007 she
received the Distinguished Chapter Advisor Award at the Phi
Theta Kappa International Convention. Phi Theta Kappa is the
international honor society for two­year colleges.
Larry Thomas (pictured, left), professor of fine art, was
selected by the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
and the Charlotte Street Foundation to participate in the
Creative Capital Professional Development Program in
2007. Thomas was one of 24 artists chosen from a field of
74 artists working in multiple disciplines from the Kansas City
area. Thomas was also one of six Kansas City artists selected
for the eighth annual public art display at six intersections
between 9 th and 16 th streets on Central Avenue, Kansas City,
Mo., Avenue of the Arts. He was also the only community
college art faculty member to be selected for inclusion in an
art exhibition titled, “AD ASTRA PER ASPERA: To the Stars
Through Difficulties.” The exhibit is a juried exhibition of
Kansas university and college art faculty.
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