James Thomas has received the Central Carolina Community College Excellence in Advising Award for 2022-2023. Thomas is CCCC YouthBuild Student Services Director.

Since the inception of the YouthBuild program in 2019, Thomas has directly contributed to the success of over 100 program participants through his excellent advising practices. He is available to his students and colleagues at any time of the day or night and will regularly go above and beyond outside of regular business hours to remove barriers in order to ensure equitable access to education and resources. Because of his talent and dedication, these students are seeing success that will last a lifetime.