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FAMU Board Of Trustees Extends Interim President Larry Robinson’s Contract
Middleton-Blake Heritage Classic Is Oct. 6
The annual Middleton- Blake High School football game will be held Friday, Octo- ber 6, 2017 at Abe Brown Sta- dium at Middleton High School. But the game has added meaning this year for several reasons.
School Board Member Tammy Shamburger and Tampa Mayor Bob Buck- horn have proclaimed both George S. Middleton and Howard W. Blake “Legacy Schools.” Both officials will take part in festive pre-game ceremonies at the stadium. The ceremony begins at 6:45 p. m., with the game following at 7:30 p. m. Game tickets soon will be on sale at both schools, with a large crowd anticipated.
Blake was named for the Tampa educator who spent twenty years as principal at Booker T. Washington Junior High School. Middleton bears the name of the former U. S. Postal Service employee and secretary-treasurer of Central Industrial (Life) Insurance
Company. Both men were heavily involved in community service. Middleton High School opened in 1934 and Blake High School opened in 1956: Blake’s forerunner, Don Thompson High School, opened in 1945.
“Middleton and Blake are traditionally recognized as Tampa’s historically Black high schools. Their graduates have contributed so much to this community,” Shamburger said recently. “Mayor Buck- horn and I wanted to make it official that we recognize and salute both schools’ outstand- ing legacies. And what better place to do that than at a Mid- dleton-Blake football game.”
Although both schools closed as high schools in 1971, they both were re-born in new facilities years later: a new Blake opened in 1997 and Mid- dleton moved into a new home in 2002 -- both near their orig- inal sites. Dr. Kim Moore is principal of Middleton and Jesse Salters is principal at Blake.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tuesday, the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the contract of In- terim President Larry Robinson, Ph.D.
The contract is effective September 15, 2017 through September 14, 2018.
“The unanimous vote is not only another signal of our confidence in the current leadership of Dr. Robinson and his team, but it is also a continuation of our journey toward making a good and thoughtful decision on select- ing the next permanent pres- ident of Florida A&M University,” said Board of Trustees Chair Kelvin Law- son. “Extending Dr. Robin- son’s contract gives us time to weigh our options, post the next Board of Governors' meeting, to determine if we
sity.”
Dr. Robinson ex-
pressed his appreciation for the confidence and support of the trustees and reiterated his commitment to serving the University.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to continue to serve this great institution as interim president and humbled by the vote of the Board of Trustees,” said Robinson. “I remain dedi- cated to working with our faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters to en- sure that the goals of the Uni- versity are successfully accomplished.”
Dr. Robinson has served as the interim presi- dent since September 15, 2016, and previously served in the capacity from July 2012 to April 2014 and in 2007.
MS. TAMARA SHAMBURGER
MAYOR BOB BUCKHORN
LARRY ROBINSON, Ph.D. Interim President, FAMU
will conduct a national search or ask Dr. Robinson to con- tinue his work as the perma- nent president. The Board is committed to making the best decision for our univer-
FAMU Leaders To Recruit Tampa Bay’s Best And Brightest Students During Tampa Classic Football Weekend
Game Still On For Saturday
TAMPA/TALLAHAS- SEE, Fla. – Florida A&M Athletics announced Wednesday that the FAMU Tampa Football Classic will be played as scheduled this Saturday, Sept. 16 at 6 p. m., at Raymond James Sta- dium in Tampa.
In coordination with partners from Tennessee State University, FAMU Ath- letics confirmed through the Tampa Bay Sports Authority and City officials, that Ray- mond James Stadium is in a safe, game-ready condition, post Hurricane Irma.
Recruiting The ‘Best And Brightest’
Florida A&M University (FAMU) leaders, recruiters, students, and alumni are preparing to head to Tampa this weekend with the goal of recruiting the area’s best and brightest high school stu- dents.
The event is a part of the
Tampa Classic Football Weekend, where the FAMU Rattlers will take on the Ten- nessee State University Tigers at Raymond James Stadium, which will take place at 6 p. m., on Saturday, September 16.
The recruitment event will be held on Saturday at 10 a. m., at Jefferson High School, 4401 W. Cypress St. The first 100 high school sen- iors in attendance will re- ceive a free ticket to the FAMU vs. Tennessee game.
Students in attendance will get to meet one-on-one with recruiters from some of the University’s top degree programs, including nursing, business, health sciences, en- gineering, biological sci- ences, psychology, criminology, education, com- puter science, and animal science.
Students will also hear from the University’s Interim President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., Vice President for Stu- dent Affairs William Hud- son, Jr., Ph.D., members of the FAMU National
Alumni Association, and stu- dent leaders and performers. Students can RSVP by calling 850-599-3147 or
emailing student.affairs@fa mu.edu.
First Responders To Get Complimentary Game Tickets
The Tampa Classic W e e k end is dedicated to first responders and families impacted by Hurricane Irma.
All first responders and their immediate family members will be provided with complimentary tickets to the game and donations will be collected onsite for the American Red Cross to help Floridians who are still in need of assistance.
Fans can purchase tick- ets at ticketmaster.com or by calling the FAMU Box Office at (850) 599-3141. First re- sponder’s can pick up com- plimentary tickets at the main box office by present- ing their official ID (limit 4 tickets per family).
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