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3 former Pensacola State Pirates play in Softball World Cup
Three former Pirates competed with the Australian team in the 2024 WBSC Women’s World Cup Finals. Georgia Hood, Jenna Trim and Shaylan Whatman helped the Aussie Spirit to a seventh-place finish in the World Baseball Softball Confederation finals held July 15-21 in Castions di Strada, Italy. Hood, the most recent Pensacola State College alum, was…
Pensacola State alum earns Escambia County Fire Rescue service award
Pensacola State College alumnae Shannon Hoffman is among several firefighters and support staff employees recognized at the 2024 Escambia County Fire Rescue Awards Ceremony at Marcus Pointe Baptist Church in June. A fire and rescue department photographer, Hoffman received a Service Recognition Medal. A double-PSC graduate, Hoffman has been with the fire and rescue department for over four years.
Pensacola State College Cosmetology Program alum wins big at The Skin Games competition
‘Jess Lee Smo’ captures 1st place in Avant Garde Makeup Artist category A former Pensacola State College student is one of the best makeup artists in the world. Jessica Smothers, known professionally as “Jess Lee Smo,” won first place in the Avant Garde Makeup Artist of the Year category at The Skin Games held March…
Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
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…