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SPC Foundation
Board of Directors
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Beth A. Horner
Chairman
Joseph G. Blanton
R. Michael Carroll
Kenneth P. Cherven
Stephen O. Cole
Paul Demirdjian
Deveron M. Gibbons
Robert L. Hilton
Amy Lockhart*
William D. Law*
Bill McCloud
Angela McCourt
Frances Neu*
Steven Shepard
Shan Shikarpuri
Richard B. Winning
David Zillig
Directors Emeriti
Leon R. Hammock
Helen K. Leslie
Alfred T. May
Henry B. Sayler
Honorary Director
Wendell R. Ware
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Ex officio members
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In celebration of Black History month, the College is very pleased to host an art exhibition entitled, The Beauty of Truth and Freedom: African American Art in the 20th Century. The exhibit, which showcases works from the collection of Drs. James Stewart and Caryl Sheffield, centers around the themes of civil rights, education, family and music and includes works by renowned artists Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Charles Bibbs, Elizabeth Catlett, Jonathan Green, Jacob Lawrence, Hughie Lee-Smith and Dane Tilghman among others.
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SPC Trustee, Deveron Gibbons; SPC Foundation Board member Steve Shepard; Art Collectors Drs. Caryl Sheffield and James Stewart; St. Pete Gibbs Provost Jamelle Conner and Foundation Curator
Julie Henry-Matus enjoy the exhibit.
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The exhibit will run through March 4 at the Music Center on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus and is open to the public Monday-Friday 5-7 p.m., Saturdays 1-5 p.m., and by appointment (call 727-341-4656 to schedule). The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH) is co-sponsoring this must-see event.
Sincerely,
Frances Neu
VP of Institutional Advancement &
Foundation Executive Director, St. Petersburg College
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Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce Honors SPC
SPC President Bill Law accepts the Economic Advancement Award at the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce's 95th Annual Meeting in January from Alan Bomstein, President & CEO of Creative Contractors and Chamber President Carol Hague. Executive Director of SPC's Collaborative Labs Andrea Henning and Clearwater Campus Provost Stan Vittetoe joined Dr. Law on stage.
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Rotary Clubs' Partnerships Building a Strong Workforce
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SPC Professor is Guest Conductor in Moldova
SPC music professor Dr. Susan Bailey Robinson served as a guest conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra of Moldova early this month. The program was Symphony No. 2 by Rachmaninov, The Overture-Fantasy Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky, and Waltz by Khachaturian.
Dr. Robinson has a long history of conducting many concerts in Europe, the most recent was in October when she guest-conducted the Zabrze Philharmonic Orchestra in Zabrze, Poland in a masterworks concert featuring Schumann's Symphony No. 3.
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J. Kokolakis Contracting Partners with Foundation
Joseph Kokolakis established the J. Kokolakis Contracting Scholarship Fund to support students preparing for a career in Engineering, Architectural Design or Construction.
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Calyx Schenecker Art Infinitum Art Exhibit
The Foundation is pleased to announce the first annual Calyx Schenecker Art Infinitum Art Exhibit at SPC's Crossroads Gallery. Pinellas County public and private high school students are invited to submit works of art for an adjudicated student exhibit that will run May 16- July 6, 2017. The Calyx and Beau Schenecker Memorial fund will award SPC scholarships to three young artists.
"My family and I are honored to partner with SPC to give extremely talented young people an opportunity to exhibit their work to the entire community. I can't think of anything Calyx would have loved more than to have her name associated with this great event," said Colonel Parker Schenecker, Calyx's father.
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SPC Alum Making a Difference in Elementary Education
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SPC Elementary Education graduate and kindergarten teacher at Pinellas Park Elementary School, Kristen Lintz, was nominated for the 2016-2017 National LifeChanger of the Year Award. Nominees are exceptional K-12 public and private school teachers across the U.S. who are making a difference in students' lives everyday.
Kristen graduated from SPC's College of Education with a B.S. in Elementary Education K-6 with an ESOL endorsement and is currently in her second year of teaching.
Kristen was nominated by a grandparent of a student who wanted to recognize her for caring personally about each student and fostering their love of learning.
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Create a Legacy That Gives an Education
 Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, IRAs, and gifts of property are some of the ways you can provide significant and lasting support to SPC.
To learn how your planned gift can meet your financial objectives while supporting the work of the College and the aspirations of students, call us at 727-341-3302.
Change a life today!
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