Grogan to be honored for his leadership at Phi Theta Kappa national convention

MCC-Longview president Fred Grogan has been named the recipient of the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B Gordon Award of Distinction.

The national award is named after Phi Theta Kappa’s longest serving board chairwoman and founder and long-time president of Highline Community College in Washington.

"I am extremely gratified to receive this award from such an important and prestigious organization," Grogan said. "However, I am even more pleased to have been nominated by the students and advisers of the Longview chapter, Kappa Tau. Our PTK chapter has consistently served their membership and the college in an exemplary fashion.  The support we have been able to provide to this fine student organization has resulted in benefits back to the college many times over."

Campus president nominated by their PTK chapter are selected for this award based on their outstanding support of PTK, a campus honors organization that serves students and the community.

For years, Grogan has supported the efforts and individuals of the PTK honors society at MCC-Longview. His dedication and unwavering support for this student organization has proven to be invaluable as students come and go from MCC-Longview remember with much pride their time here with PTK and its advisors.

Grogan will be given the award at PTK’s national convention in April in Seattle, Washington during the groups general session with more than 3,500 students, PTK advisers and campus presidents in attendance.

About Phi Theta Kappa 
Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 2 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United Arab Emirates and Palau.

The innovative programs and services and array of membership benefits offered by Phi Theta Kappa are unequaled among honor societies. It is estimated that 200,000 students participate in Phi Theta Kappa programs each year. To be eligible for membership a student must complete a minimum of twelve hours of associate degree course work and generally earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students must maintain a high academic standing throughout their enrollment in the two-year college, generally a 3.25 GPA.