Lithgow honored by the American College Personnel Association

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to student affairs and her unwavering commitment to fostering youth leadership development, Jana Lithgow has been recognized by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA-College Student Educators International) as a 2025 Diamond Honoree.

Lithgow, executive director of Fisher’s Undergraduate Programs Office, manages a staff dedicated to providing premier educational programming and support services to more than 9,000 Business Buckeyes. Their work was recently reflected in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent rankings, as Fisher’s undergraduate program was named the #14 overall program in the country and #7 among public universities.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the ACPA-College Student Educators International has more than 7,500 members representing 1,200 private and public institutions from across the U.S. and around the world. The organization is dedicated to transforming higher education by creating and sharing influential scholarship, shaping critically reflective practice and advocating for equitable and inclusive learning environments.

The prestigious recognition by the ACPA-College Student Educators International is the latest honoring Lithgow’s work at Fisher. In 2022, she was named a member of the Aspen Institute’s Inaugural Aspen Index Impact Fellows. She was one of 90 community stakeholders ― college presidents, senior leaders, educators and youth from across the U.S. ― selected for the program, which works to advance access to and quality of youth leadership development through creation, enhancement and testing of learning designs.