People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. "He would arrive on campus in khaki pants, a straw hat and usually with a cigar in his mouth," said Bob Owen, Florida College president from 1982 to 1991. "And, he always had two sacks: One was a sack of oranges for the students, and one was a sack of money to make sure the faculty got paid." Owen, who is married to Boswell's daughter Janelle, was among the speakers at the Aug. 15 dedication of the new 320-capacity Boswell Hall for male students, named in honor of the college's longtime supporter, a Lakeland citrus farmer who died in 1994, and his wife, Margaret, the mother of their five daughters. The ceremony also marked the opening of the Christian college's 90-student-capacity Terrace Hall, the neighboring new women's dormitory. ...more

August 22, 2008

His studio isn't spacious, but his imagination has no bounds. When Hernie Vann gazes at a felled tree in the woods, a bird perched on a car or sunlight filtering through the trees, he sees elements of a painting. ...more

August 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Saint Leo University announced the hiring of Evan Ortiz as its new sports information director Tuesday. ...more

August 6, 2008

When it comes to saving for college, Florida families have several options, most choosing the Florida Prepaid College Plan and the Florida College Investment Plan. ...more

August 1, 2008

The University of Florida can add another national honor to the NCAA titles it has collected in the past couple of years. ...more

July 29, 2008

For nearly 18 years, Sandra Ranell Wilbanks taught technical health classes at Pasco-Hernando Community College under the guise that she was a registered nurse. ...more

June 27, 2008

Sandra Ranell Wilbanks of Shady Hills was arrested Wednesday, accused by Pasco-Hernando Community College of misrepresenting herself as a registered nurse to teach at the school. ...more

June 26, 2008

Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. ...more

June 4, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - Alternative energy sources, energy conservation, a national health care system and the national debt were among the issues U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam addressed Thursday during a town hall meeting at Florida College. "We have to get off fossil fuels for the future," said Putnam, R-Bartow, who discussed building nuclear plants and investing in clean coal energy while focusing on using today's resources wisely. Putnam, whose district covers portions of Hillsborough, Polk and Osceola counties and includes cities such as Temple Terrace, Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven, said health care is a hot topic, especially among the Democratic candidates in this year's presidential campaign. ...more

May 30, 2008

For 29 years, the state of Florida has provided tuition grants for Florida residents attending a private Florida college or university full time. ...more

January 19, 2008