St. Petersburg College will honor its top graduates and alumni during commencement ceremonies May 18 at Tropicana Field. Lorena Hmelas was selected as the Apollo Award winner, the highest honor an associate degree graduate can achieve. Savannah Strandlof will receive the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor a bachelor’s graduate […]
Awards and Recognitions
At SPC, we are proud of our honors, awards, highlights and mentions in the press bestowed on those associated with the college.
Celebration honors Triad Leadership
The Triad Leadership teams at SPC were recognized for their talent, hard work and efforts to help students at a fiesta-themed celebration at the EpiCenter on May 9. Sabrina Crawford, Jason Krupp and their teams organized the event, honoring the many faculty and staff members who work to organize and […]
Respiratory Care program earns accolades
Congratulations are in order for SPC’s Respiratory Care program, which just earned the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). According to CoARC, the credential shows a program’s success in inspiring graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional goals, and considers a […]
SPC student selected as Chancellor’s Clark Maxwell Scholar Student of the Month
Congratulations to SPC student Clifford Hobbs for being selected as the Chancellor’s Clark Maxwell Scholar Student of the Month for March by the Florida College System. Hobbs is a full-time student at St. Petersburg College (SPC) pursuing an Associate in Science degree in Business Administration. Dedicated to serving his peers […]
CROP student gets big scholarship money
Tori Roberts, a College Reach-Out Program (CROP) senior at Boca Ciega High School, received over $20,000 in academic scholarships, including the Take Stock in Children Scholarship at the Senior Awards Ceremony on April 29. One of the scholarships was the Sunshine Opportunity Scholarship, which offered $20,000 for a high-achieving high […]
Get your nominations in for Student of the Month!
Each month, in honor of the late Florida College System (FCS) Chancellor Clark Maxwell Jr., one student from the 28 state colleges will be selected as Clark Maxwell Scholar Student of Month award. Nominees must demonstrate leadership skills, academic success, and/or commitment to community service through his/her involvement in the local community. […]
SPC professor wins Distinguished Faculty Award
During the Association of Florida Colleges’ (AFC) International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, St. Petersburg College’s Sharon Olsen, Associate Professor of Psychology, was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Award. This award is designed to pay tribute to the faculty member who shows dedication to academic teaching and scholarship and […]
Model United Nations team earns top honor at national conference
SPC’s Model United Nations team received the Outstanding Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference held on April 13-18 in New York City. The award is the highest honor that can be received by school delegations and is only attained by those who place in the top […]
Brandi Jordan, HEC SGA President, receives award
Brandi Jordan, the Student Government Association (SGA) President of the St. Petersburg College Health Education Center received the FCS SGA Bob Graham Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes a student who gives back to their college. Jordan, a first year student in the Dental Hygiene Program, was elected to serve […]
Palladium Director publishes first book
Paul Wilborn, Executive Director of the Palladium at St. Petersburg College, published his first book, which was released on Monday, April 15. The book, Cigar City: Tales from a 1980s Creative Ghetto, is a collection of linked short stories about the artists, writers, poets, musicians and actors in Tampa’s Ybor […]
SPC Vet Tech program wins award
The Association of Florida Colleges gave the 2019 Teaching and Learning Center Award to SPC’s College of Veterinary Technology associate degree program. The $1000 award, which will be used for the enrichment of the program’s housed animals, was presented at the AFC’s Conference on College Teaching and Learning on Friday, […]
SPC employee named U.S. Air Force Key Spouse of the Year
We are excited to announce that Mrs. Lauren Bley was named the U.S. Air Force Key Spouse of the Year. Lauren is the Law Enforcement Coordinator for the College of Public Safety at SPC’s Allstate Center. Her husband, Master Sergeant Timothy Bley, serves as a U.S. Air Force Reservist in […]
Music Business professor an award finalist
Professor John Kurnik was recognized Friday as a finalist for the Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology for his interdisciplinary ingenuity developed around the Clearwater Jazz Holiday platform during the year and at the festival. Each year, Kurnik is the conduit to the festival […]
Titan Coders win first place in programming competition
SPC’s Intercollegiate Programming Team, the Titan Coders, recently took home first place in the team competition at the Florida Intercollegiate Programming competition on Saturday, April 6. They beat out seven other Florida colleges. The competition, which is open to students who are enrolled at least part-time at a Florida state […]