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Florida State University
216 Westcott
Tallahassee FL 32306-1350
Phone: 850/644-1000
Fax: 850/644-3612
eMail: trustees@www.fsu.edu
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Allan Bense, a Panama City resident, is the president and chief executive officer of Bense Enterprises Inc. He represented Florida's 6th District from 1998 to 2006 in the Florida House of Representatives, where he was speaker from 2004 to 2006. A double alumnus, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree and an M.B.A. from Florida State.
Mr. Bense is a member of numerous boards and councils, among them Gulf Power Company, Enterprise Florida, the Florida Council of 100, and the Bay County Economic Development Alliance. He is chairman of the board of both the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the James Madison Institute. He also serves on the boards of charitable organizations and as chairman of the board of the Bense Family Foundation, which makes contributions each year to various state and local not-for-profit causes. |
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- Edward E. "Ed" Burr
- Greenpointe Holdings LLC
- 7807 Baymeadows Road East #205
- Jacksonville, FL 32256
- 904/998-8841
- 904/996-2481 FAX
- email: eburr@greenpointellc.com
Edward Burr is president and chief executive officer of GreenPointe Holdings, LLC, a diversified holding company he founded in 2008. After graduating from FSU College of Business with a B. S. in Accounting in 1979, he began his career with Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He founded the LandMar Group LLC in 1987 and led the company's creation of master-planned, award-winning communities in Florida and coastal Georgia. Ed also co-founded Hampton Golf & Lifestyles Management.
Ed has served on Board of Trustees of the FSU Foundation, the board of the Seminole Boosters and the Executive Board of the FSU Center for Real Estate Education and Research in the College of Business.
Throughout his career, Ed has been actively involved in business, civic and community organizations. He has served as chairman of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce and is currently on the Chamber Board of Directors overseeing the Downtown Development Council. Burr was named Developer of the Year by his peers and accepted a gubernatorial appointment to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. He is actively involved in the Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Home Builders and the Northeast Florida Builders Association. A longtime advocate for bettering the lives of children, Ed is founder of the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, a foundation committed to the prevention of child abuse. |
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Susie Busch-Transou is co-owner of Tri-Eagle Sales, the locally owned and operated Anheuser-Busch distributor in and surrounding Tallahassee, Florida. She is Vice President of the company with a focus on community relations and development.
Before assuming her present position in July 1996, she held sales and brand management positions with Anheuser-Busch Inc., the brewing subsidiary. She was President and CEO of Busch Creative Services Corporation, the former creative communications subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. She managed advertising, public relations and product development at Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment subsidiary. Prior to her work with Anheuser-Busch, she held internships at DDB Needham Worldwide in Chicago and Fleishman-Hillard in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Busch-Transou currently serves on the Board of the United Way of the Big Bend where she is Chair of the United Way Campaign and serves on the Leadership Council of the Whole Child Leon Project. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the FSU Career Center. Past Board service includes terms on the Florida Education Foundation, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Challenger Learning Center, the Leon County School Board Foundation, and the City of Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
Transou received her bachelor's degree in public policy from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and a master's degree in business from the J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. |
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- Joseph L. Camps
- Southeastern Urological Center, P.A.
- 2000 Centre Pointe Boulevard
- Tallahassee, FL 32308
- 850/309-0400
- email: nfabiano@seuc.com
Joseph L. Camps, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Florida State University in 1978. During his FSU years, he led the Florida State Seminoles as captain of the football team. He received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Camps has been practicing urology in Tallahassee since 1990. Having served in many leadership positions, he is currently chair of the Board of Directors at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Dr. Camps' leadership qualities extend beyond the field of medicine. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Premier Bank of Tallahassee.
In addition, he served as the 1997-1998 Chairman of the Seminole Boosters Executive Board and the FSU Athletic Board from 2006- 2011. Dr. Camps has been honored with the FSU Circle of Gold and the FSU Golden Torch. In 2000 he received the Moore-Stone award and was also inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame. In 2007 he received the "The Living Legend" award from the Tallahassee Area Chapter 100 Black Men of America. |
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- Emily Fleming Duda
- 2451 Mikler Road
- Oviedo, FL 32765
- 407/365-6336
- email: tracy@duda.com
Emily Fleming Duda, of Oviedo, is an active member of the FSU Booster Club board, serving five years on the board's executive committee. She was awarded the Godfrey Smith Award for Outstanding Service to the board in 2000.
Ms. Duda also served on the board of directors of the Florida Leadership Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources, which is administered through the University of Florida Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. |
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- Joseph Gruters
- Shinn and Company LLC
- 1001 Third Ave West, Suite 500
- Bradenton, FL 34205
- 941/747–0500
- email: joegruters@gmail.com
Joseph Gruters, CPA, is an accountant with Shinn and Company LLC in Bradenton and the chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota. In addition, he is the immediate past chairman of the Sarasota County Planning Commission. He serves as a member of the board of the Humane Society of Sarasota County and the Florida Sports Foundation.
From 2000 to 2010, Mr. Gruters worked in various corporate and political roles including campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, of Sarasota. Gruters holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State and an M.B.A. from the University of South Florida. He resides in Sarasota with his wife, Sydney. |
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- Wm. Andrew Haggard, Chair
- 330 Alhambra Circle
- First Floor
- Coral Gables, FL 33134
- 305/446-5700
- email: WAH@haggardlawfirm.com
Wm. Andrew Haggard, of Coral Gables, has been senior partner for the Haggard Parks Haggard & Bologna, P.A. law firm since 1995. He has been a member of the Florida Bar in good standing since 1967. From 1990-92, he served as a Commissioner on the Florida Commission on Ethics. He is listed in the publications The Best Lawyers in America and Greatest American Lawyers and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a Fellow and previous Chairman of the State Chair Committee of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member and 1998 National Chairman of the Board of the FSU Seminole Boosters; Chairman of FSU College of Arts & Sciences Leadership Counsel and served on the 1993 FSU Presidential Search Committee.
Mr. Haggard received his Bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1964, and his law degree from Mercer University in 1967. |
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Mark Hillis, of Winter Park, earned a bachelor's degree from The Florida State University College of Business in 1964 and a juris doctorate from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He served for 33 years as first vice president for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta. He is a retired major from the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Hillis has served on the FSU College of Business Board of Governors since 1989, including as chair from 1996 to 1998. Since 2003, he has served on the College of Business Real Estate Executive Advisory Board, and from 2004-2008 on the Florida State Alumni Association Development Committee. A lifetime member, he served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors from 1993 to 2002, including a term as treasurer, and has served as a member of the Alumni Association Centennial Steering Committee. From 1995-2008 he was a member of the FSU Foundation Board of Trustees, serving as secretary and chairing the Finance, Real Estate, Development and Capital Campaign Executive Committees. In addition, he is a member of the Seminole Boosters. A generous contributor and active alumnus, he has received the Florida State University Alumni Association Circle of Gold Award. Hillis' wife, Nan Casper Hillis, is a 1976 graduate of Florida State and is involved in numerous university activities. |
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James E. Kinsey, Jr. is a fourth generation Floridian from Fort Myers. He has been actively involved in southwest Florida real estate through his company Kinsey Associates Inc. for the past 25 years as a licensed real estate broker, mortgage broker and developer.
Jim is the past chairman and current member of the city of Fort Myers Planning Board and was instrumental in the redevelopment of downtown Fort Myers. He is also a past member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Investment Society of southwest Florida, past president of the Lee County YMCA and past president of the Rotary Club of Fort Myers, one of the oldest service clubs in the state. More recently, Jim was appointed by the Lee County Board of County Commission to the Executive Regulatory Oversight Committee for Lee County.
Jim received his B.A. degree in economics from Tulane University in 1977 and a M.B.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans in 1980. Jim's father is a graduate of FSU and was a freshman member of the first football team in 1947. |
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- Sandra Lewis
- College of Education
- 2205L Stone Building
- Tallahassee, FL 32306-4459
- 850/644-8409
- email: slewis@fsu.edu
Sandra Lewis is President of the Faculty Senate at Florida State University, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1993. A professor in the School of Teacher Education, she received the Mary K. Bauman Award from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired in 2010, and is also the recipient of numerous teaching awards at FSU.
Prof. Lewis has been Coordinator of the Program in Visual Impairment since her arrival at FSU, and conducts research in the current status and efficacy of services to students who are blind or who have low vision. She is the author of peer reviewed articles and chapters in professional books on topics as varied as educational programming, assessment, provision of low vision services, and teaching career education to blind and low vision students in elementary school. Prof. Lewis has also directed several federal and state funded contracts and grants related to personnel preparation and improving services to all individuals who are visually impaired and serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. |
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- Margaret A. "Peggy" Rolando
- Shutts & Bowen
- 1500 Miami Center
- 201 South Biscayne Boulevard
- Miami, FL 33131
- 305/379-9144
- email: mrolando@shutts.com
Peggy Rolando, of Coral Gables, has been a partner in Shutts & Bowen's real estate department since 1984. She is a board-certified real estate attorney and is "AV" rated. She is active in legal professional associations and serves on the Board of Governors of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. She is treasurer of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. She received her B.A. from Spring Hill College in 1972; her M.A. in English Literature from Florida State University in 1974; and her J.D. with honors from Florida State in 1978. A long-time supporter of the College of Law she has served on the Florida State College of Law Board of Visitors since 1994, including as chairman of the board from 1999-2001. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia. |
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- Brent W. Sembler
- The Sembler Company
- 5858 Central Avenue
- St. Petersburg, FL 33707
- 727/544-4244
- email: Brent.Sembler@sembler.com
Brent Sembler, of St. Petersburg, is vice chairman of The Sembler Company, one of the country's most recognized shopping center development and management companies responsible for over 130 major shopping center projects and over 165 freestanding retail stores since its inception.
Mr. Sembler serves on the boards of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Gulf Coast Community Care and All Children's Hospital. He is a past member of Shorecrest Preparatory School's Board of Trustees. He and his wife Debbie established a philanthropic fund that benefits numerous Bay Area charities.
Born in 1957 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Mr. Sembler earned a B.S. degree from Florida State University in 1980. He and his wife have three children: a daughter and two sons, one of whom currently attends Florida State University. |
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Rueben M. Stokes II, a native of Weston, Florida, is president of the Student Government Association. A graduate student, he is pursuing a Master's of Science in Marketing.
A member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity since his freshman year, Mr. Stokes has also served on the executive boards of the Interfraternity Council and Garnet and Gold Key, the Greek Conduct board, and the Homecoming Executive Council.
In 2010, Mr. Stokes was elected to the 62nd Student Senate at Florida State University and by that body was elected chair of the Student Affairs Committee. In 2011, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and the following year was elected president. |
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