PSC grad Austin Pugh is 1st Valentino Wall of Fame champion
When Austin Pugh started courses at Pensacola State, he never imagined his name would one day grace the wall of a College classroom. However, Pugh knows you should “never say never!”
18 students awarded Sandy Sansing Scholarships
Michaela Rosales has a clear plan for her life. The Pensacola State College graduate earned an associate degree in August and re-enrolled in the College’s Electrocardiograph Technician Program this fall. The Sansing Scholars Endowed Scholarship helped make it possible.
Pensacola State College celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sept. 13 with a full day of events
Pensacola State College celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sept. 13 with a full day of events. The College opened on Sept. 13, 1948, with 136 students in Akins Boarding House in downtown Pensacola. PSC has grown to seven campuses and centers – Pensacola, Milton, Warrington, Downtown, Century, South Santa Rosa, and a Truck Driving Training Facility in the Santa Rosa Industrial Park East.
PSC culinary management grad places in Pensacola Gumbo Cookoff
Louisiana native and Pensacola State College alumna Carolyn Lungaro has been cooking gumbo for decades. The Spring 2022 PSC culinary management grad recently showcased her skills in the Pensacola Gumbo Cookoff held April 22. Lungaro won first place in showmanship and second place in judges voting for her Mama C’s Cajun Cookin’ Chicken and Sausage…
Pensacola State alum discover fulfilling careers at UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County
Khaliah Williams’ new job is an important one that will improve the lives of Escambia County’s most vulnerable and those in need. On March 20, Williams, a Pensacola State College alumna, started work as an office assistant for the UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County. She is assigned to the Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program…
PSC Alumnus Sandy Sansing Inspires, Provides Scholarships to Students
A half million dollars is a bunch of money. And at Pensacola State College, one of the consistently affordable colleges in the nation, that $500,000 goes a long way. Pensacola business icon Sandy Sansing has donated over $500,000 in scholarships to more than 1,100 PSC students since starting a scholarship at the College in 2002.…
Domestic Violence Awareness Week Ends with Walk That Raises Funds for Carla Williams Memorial Scholarship
It was another reminder that their beloved Carla Williams was gone. Still, the family of the Pensacola State College Pirate legend knew they had to walk through the pain. After all, they and so many others were walking to raise awareness about the trauma and tragedy of domestic violence and raise scholarship funds in Williams’…
True Texan Behind ‘Texan B’s BBQ’ is PSC Culinary Arts Grad
Bill Davis’ brisket is so good he doesn’t fancy it up with much. “Just salt and pepper” and then cook low and slow for about 13 hours. Not everything that Davis serves in his Texan B’s BBQ food truck is so simple and minimalistic. His pork has a more involved rub. His barbecue sauce? It’s…
PSC Alumna Kristian Breeze Now a Graphic Artist at Georgia O’Keefe Museum
PSC alumna Kristian Breeze During spring break 2018, Kristian Breeze and her partner took a road trip to New Mexico. One of the must-see stops for Breeze, a Pensacola State College graphic design student at the time, was the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. The museum celebrates one of the country’s most significant artists,…
PSC Distinguished Alumni Association Awards Gala honors 5 who helped College, communities
The five honorees recognized at the Pensacola State College Distinguished Alumni Association Awards Gala on Saturday, June 11, have not only made the College better. They have improved their communities as well.
“This event celebrated the achievement of outstanding individuals,” said Hailey Lotz, PSC Executive Director or Development, Alumni and Athletics. “It was about our heritage and history. We gathered to recognize greatness and honor individuals who have shown dedication to a higher purpose.”