Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of Motlow College, recently received the 2012 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during the annual Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) convention in Nashville. The honor is named after the late Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, who served as chair of Phi Theta Kappa’s board of directors for 20 years. She was president emeritus of Highline Community College in Washington.Twenty college presidents/ campus CEOs from across the United States received the award with Dr. Apple being the only one recognized in Tennessee.