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Trustee Roberts retires from FSC Board

LAKELAND, Fla. (June 10, 2002) - Florida Southern College announced the retirement of Rodell F. Roberts from the board of trustees, effective May 2002. Roberts, who has been on the board since 1985, will assume the role of emeritus trustee.

A former teacher and counselor, Roberts is an influential and effective lay leader of Ebenezer United Methodist Church of Jacksonville and an active member of the Florida Association of Educational Administrators and the National Educational Association. He has been active in community service with the American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts of America and Phi Delta Kappa.

Roberts earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from New York University. He has continued his studies with doctoral work at New York University, Florida A&M University and the University of Florida. Bethune Cookman College and Edward Waters College have awarded him honorary degrees.

Florida Southern College president Thomas L. Reuschling presented a resolution honoring Roberts at the recent board meeting. He said, "On behalf of the entire Florida Southern College family, we express our deepest appreciation for Rodell Roberts' service as a member of the board and wish him well in the days and years to come."

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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