GCCC President Ruda Named Paragon President Award Winner
[Garden City, KS] February 10, 2022 -- Garden City Community College President, Dr. Ryan Ruda, has been named a winner
of the 2022 Paragon President Award from Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. The
award recognizes college presidents who have shown support of student success initiatives
leading to stronger pathways to completion, transfer, and employment, as well as having
taken an active interest in supporting high-achieving students and developing student
leaders on campus.
Dr. Ruda is among 20 recipients out of 426 eligible candidates, and one of only two from Kansas. Recipients were nominated for the award by students on their campus.
"I am very humbled and honored to receive the PTK Paragon President award. Garden City Community College has a tremendous student body and a very active PTK chapter that I am extremely proud of," said President Ruda.
President Ruda will be recognized at the annual PTK Catalyst convention in Denver, Colorado, April 7-9, 2022.
Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation's colleges.
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Garden City Community College exists to produce positive contributors to the economic and social well-being of society.