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Recent news about SPC President Dr. Tonjua Williams

• Power 100: Most Influential Business Leaders of 2025
  Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jan. 27, 2025
• Most Admired CEOs: Tonjua Williams, St. Petersburg College

  Tampa Bay Business Journal, Sept. 20, 2024

• Revealed: The inaugural Most Admired CEOs are transformative leaders

  Tampa Bay Business Journal, July 10, 2024

• 2024 Men and Women of Distinction Awards

  The Weekly Challenger, May 4, 2024

• PCUL Vision 2030 initiative launches Next Level Urban Alliance

        The Weekly Challenger, March 22, 2024

• Power 100: Tampa Bay’s Most Influential Business Leaders Of 2024

      Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jan. 31, 2024 | March 22, 2024

• 2024 CCBA Pioneer Award Honorees

        Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), March 7, 2024

• 25 People to Watch: Tonjua Williams, president, St. Petersburg College

         Tampa Bay Business Journal, Dec. 8, 2023

• Editorial: What we’re celebrating at St. Petersburg College

          Tampa Bay Times, Sept. 10, 2023

• Bank of America awards $1 million to St. Petersburg College to boost Tampa Bay’s workforce

         Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jan. 25, 2022

• Here’s the group that will help choose USF St. Pete’s next leader

          Tampa Bay Business Journal, Dec. 8, 2021

• St. Petersburg College gives the Tampa Bay economy a $2.3 billion boost

         Tampa Bay Times, Dec. 2, 2021

• Taking the Reins | Women in Leadership

          Florida Trend, Oct. 27, 2021

• Community colleges like St. Petersburg College have innovated throughout this pandemic to educate our students

Tampa Bay Times, April 26, 2021

• Power 100

Tampa Bay Business Journal, February 26, 2021

• Tonjua Williams keeps St. Petersburg College nimble to quickly align with new workforce demands 

Tampa Bay Business Journal, Feb. 19, 2021

• Tampa Bay community college leaders support Biden’s free tuition plan

Tampa Bay Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2021

• 25 People to Watch: Tonjua Williams, president, St. Petersburg College

Tampa Bay Business Journal, Dec. 4, 2020

• Constructing the Learning Experience

Deep Dives with Trimeka Benjamin Podcast, July 1, 2020

• Academic, economic development leaders react to civil unrest, protests

83 Degrees Media, June 7, 2020

• Dear SPC Family

The Weekly Challenger, June 4, 2020

• Community Voices: Open letter from SPC President Tonjua Williams

St. Pete Catalyst, June 2, 2020

• Presidents of USF and SPC weigh in on George Floyd’s death, protests

          Tampa Bay Times, June 2, 2020

• SPC President Tonjua Williams condemns police brutality, encourages empathy and education

Florida Politics, June 2, 2020

• Open for Learning and Ready to Restart the Economy

          Diverse Education, May 14, 2020

• How St. Petersburg College is preparing for the new normal

          Tampa Bay Times, May 1, 2020

• An Inspired Community College Leader’s Rise from Poverty to the Presidency
  Higher Learning Advocate, April 18, 2019
• SPC president shares plan to drive economic prosperity, meet workforce needs
  Catalyst, March 12, 2019
• Column: Working together to help Pinellas students succeed
  Tampa Bay Times, Nov. 9, 2018
• “What’s Right with Tampa Bay”
  Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Feb. 5, 2018
• Editorial: 5 Tampa Bay leaders to watch in 2018
  Tampa Bay Times, Dec. 8, 2017
• Movers and Influencers in Education: Tonjua Williams
  Florida Trend, Nov. 3, 2017
• SPC responding to students in Puerto Rico, Texas suffering after hurricanes
  Weekly Challenger, Oct. 5, 2017
• SPC awarded 2017 Outstanding Impact Award
  Tampa Bay Newspapers, Oct. 3, 2017
• Lifer: St. Petersburg College taps Tonjua Williams as president
  Florida Trend, Sept. 28, 2017
• Trigaux: Ten Tampa Bay movers and shakers to watch in second half of 2017
  Tampa Bay Times, June 30, 2017
• Amid budget shortfall, new St. Petersburg College president to make less than predecessor
  Tampa Bay Times, June 21, 2017
• Appointments, Resigations
  Chronicle of Higher Education, June 18, 2017
• Sister Circle gathers to bless new SPC President Dr. Tonjua Williams
  The Weekly Challenger, June 8, 2017
• First Female and First Black President to Lead St. Petersburg College
  Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 4, 2017
• Editorial: An inspiring choice to lead St. Petersburg College
  Tampa Bay Times, June 2, 2017
• Meet the new president of SPC
  The Weekly Challenger, June 1, 2017
• St. Petersburg College selects its first black and first female president in school history
  Tampa Bay Times, May 31, 2017
• SPC names new college president
  Tampa Bay Business Journal, May 31, 2017