Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Several new faces and a familiar one have joined the Pensacola State College Foundation Board of Governors for the 2021-2023 term. New board members are Jo-Ann Price, Fallon Kurpuis and Dick Dixon. Lisa McKenzie Dampier, who served on the Board of Governors in the 1990s, rejoined the board. ● A…
Mike Morette has served on the Pensacola State College Foundation Board since 2009. In that time, team members and other voluntary leaders have found many reasons to admire him. His sincerity and his willingness to exceed expectations cause others to aspire to his level of commitment. Mike is a board officer and will follow his…
Sandy Sansing has an inspirational tale that he tells on occasion. It’s about his humble upbringing working for 25-cent tips at the old Jitney Jungle grocery store on 12th Avenue in Pensacola. It includes his time attending what was then Pensacola Junior College, on a golf scholarship. “It was $99 a semester,” Sansing recalls. “It…
It was 1978 and Charlie Switzer had just returned to Pensacola after his last tour of service in the Navy, an eight-year commitment. He joined his wife, Fran, who was just completing her Navy career at NAS Pensacola. The couple had a young son, Jason, and knew it was time to build the foundation for…
Editor’s Note: Katie Snyder, a Bari-Saxophone player in the PSC Wind Ensemble, was the recipient of a PSC Performing Arts Scholarship. Here, she pens a heartfelt thank you, as well as a tribute to a favorite instructor, Don Snowden, who is retiring this month as head of the PSC Performing Arts Department. Dear Mr. Snowden,…
Dear Donor, We hope you are ok! At Pensacola State College, you and your family are in our thoughts. We hope you are healthy and safe during these difficult times. We would love to hear from you and welcome your call, email and/or questions. Since you have been such a strong supporter, we want you to know how…
Couple’s support of college goes beyond major $100,000 gift By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Dona and Milton Usry came from Oklahoma to Pensacola in 1986 and Pensacola State College – and Northwest Florida – found lifelong friends and supporters. The couple’s support of PSC is substantial and inspiring – and not solely because of…
Education gift bears former state Sen. John Broxson’s name By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Once known for bringing in some of the nation’s leading speakers and public figures, the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club is no more, having merged with the University of West Florida Downtown Lecture Series in early November. But the club’s legacy…
By Mary Mabins, Pensacola State College “That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” — “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri Robinson Honors Program Scholars recently gifted the world to students at the Pajwenda Primary School in Uganda. For its 2019 service project, Pensacola State College’s Robinson Honors Program collected 1,326 books…