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Alumni Spotlight: Natasha (Suggs) Johnson

For Natasha (Suggs) Johnson, the journey to becoming a nurse began with a dream – and a bus ticket. When she enrolled at Pensacola State College in 2014, Johnson didn’t have a car. Instead, she relied on public transportation, catching a 7 a.m. bus from Century every day and returning…

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Homegrown at PSC: Spotlight on Roxanne Rachel Lavelle

Roxanne Rachel Lavelle serves as the College’s Associate Director of Marketing/Web, where she brings imagination, strategy, and heart to everything she touches. Supporting Executive Director of Marketing and College Communications, Sheila Nichols, she helps shape the creative direction of the department, guiding projects alongside graphic artists and leading the Web…

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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Latiya Robinson

Everything changed for Dr. Latiya Robinson in 2023 – in a heartbeat. Literally. After battling health issues for most of her life, beginning with childhood heart issues and undiagnosed Lupus, Robinson’s condition took a sharp turn. In her early 30s, she was diagnosed with heart failure, experiencing severe fatigue and joint…

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Homecoming Returns to PSC

Why not a Pensacola State College Homecoming? Why did we ever stop? The College is bringing back some old Pirate swagger with a Homecoming 2023 celebration complete with tailgate parties, sporting events, aerial basketball performers, a White Out Glow Dance Party, a Homecoming Court and the crowning of a Homecoming…

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Kenneth Phillips is Back at Pensacola State to Face the Music

When Pensacola State guitar instructor Joe Stallings formed the College’s first guitar ensemble in 1983, Kenny Phillips was a member. Now, 37 years later, Kenneth Phillips is back at the College and though the surroundings are familiar, the job is brand new. Phillips is now the head of the Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department. “It’s a…

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PSC Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Vann

Ryan Vann’s business is the fast-growing sport of disc golf. And Vann’s business education began at Pensacola State College. Today, Vann is the owner of Flight Factory, a disc golf store that operates both online and from its brick-and-mortar store on Tippin Avenue near the Pensacola campus. Vann is one of…

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PSC Alumni Spotlight: Mike Ensley

Mike Ensley knows more famous people than you do. It’s a fact. But Ensley also has helped tens of thousands of Pensacola and Northwest Florida residents meet their pop culture heroes – from actors and musicians to professional wrestlers and authors. Ensley, a Pensacola State College alumnus, is the founder…

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PSC Alumni Association Fishing Excursion 2021

The Alumni Association Fishing Excursion took place the weekend of April 8th through the 11th. Seventeen guests joined the fun that raised more than $10,300 to benefit the Delta Kappa Alpha Fraternity Alumni Scholarship. The group, comprised of alumni members and supporters, spent their time in Lafitte Louisiana enjoying campsite…

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PSC Alumni Board Members Support Culinary Arts

Members from the Pensacola State College Alumni Association Board celebrated PSC’s culinary programs by participating in a full-service dinner on November 12th. The dinner was to honor the board members for their dedication to the Alumni Association and give them the opportunity to enjoy the fine dining experience offered by the culinary and hospitality students. PSC instructor and chef Jimmie Langham, also an alum, came…

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2020 Annual Quail Hunt and Pheasant Shoot

Pensacola State College Alumni Association held their Annual Quail Hunt and Pheasant Shoot on November 6th and 7th.  Thanks to great weather and the wonderful hosts at Dennis Lake Wing Club, participants spent two days enjoying the outdoors and each other’s company all while raising money.  Gerry Goldstein, a faithful supporter of the college, helped…

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Alumni Anchor | Winter 2019

Read the 7th edition of the Alumni Anchor. Issue Highlights: Alumnus Establishes Scholarship in Mentor’s Name Alum Helps Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs PSC is a Tradition for McArthur Family Association Honors 8 Accomplished Alumni 15 Inducted into College’s Athletics Hall of Fame DKA Fraternity Donates Memorial Cabinet to Library

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The Commemorative Edition

This 70th Anniversary Commemorative Edition publication celebrates the historical milestones of Pensacola State College and the accomplishments of eight distinguished alumni.  It also recognizes the supporters of our Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala, the Alumni Association Board of Directors and our Lifetime Charter members. As Pensacola State enters its 71st…

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Pheasant Shoot & Quail Hunt 2019 Recap

Support for Scholarships… It was a hunt to remember! The setting was amazing, the weather was perfect and just chilly enough to get everyone in a fall frame of mind and ready to shoot for scholarships! After a Friday afternoon of quail hunting and evening dinner and camaraderie, Saturday 28…

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2019-2020 Lyceum Calendar Released

Explore the many worlds of Lyceum — concerts, comedy, drama, dance, exhibitions, and lectures featuring nationally and internationally recognized speakers and performers as well as local talent. Initiated in 1958 by Performing Arts Chair John T. Venettozzi, the PSC Lyceum Series is the oldest continuous cultural arts program in the…

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Hassani Gravett signs with Orlando Magic!

The former player, under Coach Pena, not only had an outstanding career here at Pensacola State College but South Carolina as well. The long-range sharpshooter has now set his sights on a bigger stage. After graduating from South Carolina he has been in the spotlight playing in Las Vegas at the National 3X3U Championship…

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Pensacola State College Honors 8 Distinguished Alumni

Eight highly-accomplished Pensacola State alumni were recognized at the College’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala held Saturday, May 4, in the Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio on the Pensacola campus. “Building on Tradition – Investing in the Future” was the theme of the inaugural event where alumni were recognized…

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PSC Instructor is True Work of Art

Paula Work believes that art is fundamental. “I feel it’s sort of a core thing that can help you learn about yourself – whether you become an acting artist or not,” Work shared. Work teaches drawing, painting and printmaking at Pensacola State College and strives to impart what she’s learned…

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PEN AIR ROOM NAMING CEREMONY

It was standing room only when Pensacola State and Pen Air Federal Credit Union employees gathered Tuesday, Sept. 19, for the naming ceremony of the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Classroom in the Edward M. Chadbourne Library. In November, Pen Air donated $100,000 to Pensacola State to coincide with the…

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