▁ 2 – 1 ▁margin . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Community ▁and ▁Junior ▁Colleg es , ▁K utt ler ▁developed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁annual ▁President ial ▁Le ad ership ▁Sem in ars ▁on ▁current ▁issues , ▁first ▁with ▁former ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁at ▁the ▁Carter ▁Center ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁former ▁President ▁Ger ald ▁Ford ▁at ▁the ▁Ger ald ▁R . ▁Ford ▁President ial ▁Museum ▁in ▁Grand ▁Rap ids , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁K utt ler ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁on ▁Edu c ational ▁Research ▁and ▁Im prov ement , ▁and ▁was ▁re - n omin ated ▁as ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁that ▁council ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁K utt ler ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁by ▁many ▁prominent ▁organizations ▁as ▁an ▁out standing ▁community ▁college ▁president , ▁including ▁the ▁Florida ▁Association ▁of ▁Community ▁Colleg es , ▁Ph i ▁Th eta ▁K appa , ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁Staff ▁and ▁Organ iz ational ▁Development , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Community ▁College ▁Trust ees ▁in ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁ ▁Other ▁awards ▁include ▁the ▁American ▁Bar ▁Association ’ s ▁Liber ty ▁Bell ▁Award ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Werner