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Sansing offers inspiration, financial assistance to PSC scholarship recipients

Pensacola business icon Sandy Sansing has helped more than 1,100 Pensacola State College students with nearly $500,000 in financial assistance since he established the Sansing Universal Scholarship in 2002.

But as much as the financial assistance is appreciated and needed, there’s more that Sansing gives to the “Sansing Scholars.”

“The scholarships mean so much to us,” said Sansing Scholar Emily Wade, who is studying accounting at PSC. “But it’s more than that. To have someone believe in you is important. It helps you focus more on your goals and gives you that extra drive and determination.”

Wade was one of 10 Sansing Scholars from 2020 and 2021 who attended a pizza luncheon with Sansing on Monday, Oct. 18, at the PSC Pensacola campus.

Donors Enable First Generation Student Success

First generation in college students are those whose parents did not earn a bachelor’s degree and many of these students require extra support to succeed in higher education. However, generous scholarship donors help make it possible for first-gen students to excel! The below first generation students share their gratitude for the scholarship support they received from private donors.

Much needed conference center gets financial support from PSC’s loyal donors and supporters

A proposed Pensacola State College Conference and Training Center has more than $750,000 in pledges from some of the institution’s most loyal supporters.

PSC officials announced the financial donations on Thursday, Oct. 7, at a press conference in the Dona and Milton Usry Board Room on the Pensacola campus.

The PSC Conference and Training Center is a high priority of the College due to the critical need for dedicated meeting space for the College and the community, said PSC President Ed Meadows. The approximately 13,000-square-foot planned conference and training center will house student activities such as job fairs and provide meeting space for faculty and staff seminars and workshops.

IT Gulf Coast Invests in the Tech Leaders of Tomorrow

On Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 the Information Technology Association of the Gulf Coast, Inc. (IT Gulf Coast) presented Pensacola State College (PSC) with a generous gift of $5,000 – of their $20,000 pledge – to establish a new scholarship fund as part of the Your Community, Your Legacy Campaign. PSC cybersecurity and mathematics faculty gathered with IT Gulf Coast Board Members in the Baars Technology Building to celebrate the exciting opportunity for students.

New Opportunity for Pace Center for Girls

The Margie and Alan Moore Endowed Scholarship is awarded to individuals who have persevered through adversity and are striving to continue their education. Throughout their lives, Margie and Alan Moore have worked with and supported organizations that help open the doors of education for young people, including Margie’s work as Past President of the Pensacola…

Central Credit Union of Florida pledges $100,000 to PSC Athletic Department

Central Credit Union of Florida has pledged $100,000 over a five-year period to the Pensacola State College Athletics Department.

Danny Gilman, chairman of the CCUFL Board of Directors and a PSC alumnus, made the gift announcement Monday, Sept. 27, at a press conference in the College’s Hartsell Arena.

“Today, we are strengthening our commitment to funding the athletics program because we believe future leaders are groomed through PSC’s team sports and your strong focus on academic excellence,’’ Gilman said. “Our commitment to provide $100,000 to support the future leaders developed through PSC’s athletics program is a signal of our believe in your work and the value that work provides to our members.”

Two stunning art exhibits are on display at Pensacola State College

  We are pleased to announce the opening of two new exciting exhibits at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts – showcasing the works of Lauren Woods and PSC’s own Visual Arts faculty. As we usher in a new school year, this is a wonderful time to learn more about how the Visual…

Culinary Arts Fall 2021 Lunch and Dinner Series – Announced

The Culinary Arts program will begin its much-anticipated, Lunch and Dinner Series, this Fall starting in late September.  This highly regarded culinary experience, that typically sells out in a couple of hours, allows students to show off their culinary and hospitality skills in a real-life restaurant environment, held in the Molly McGuire Martin Culinary Dining Room located in the PSC Delaino Student Center.

Local builder establishes Student Constructors Endowed Scholarship at PSC

Local builder Amir Fooladi didn’t put his or his company’s name on the endowed scholarship he established to help Pensacola State College students hoping to enter the construction field.

The goal of the PSC Student Constructors Endowed Scholarship isn’t to build the Fooladi name. It’s to help strengthen the College’s workforce commitment and supply Northwest Florida with more qualified workers in the construction and contracting trades.

On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the endowed scholarship was announced at a press conference held outside Building 18 (building trade work and storage area) on the Pensacola campus.