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“$300,000 for Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL for purchase of equipment to support nursing programs”

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Recipient Web Site:  Recipient Address:  (Flag)
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL
33801-5698
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
Lakeland, FL
Short Description of Recipient Organization: 
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 24 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site? 
Yes
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site? 
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts? 
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Contracts (Fedspending.org):  Does the Recipient have Federal Grants? 
Yes
Link to the Recipient's Federal Grants (Fedspending.org):  Have employees of the recipient collectively contributed more than $20,000 to candidates for federal office during the current and last election cycle?: 
No
Does a sponsoring member take credit? 
Yes
Did the recipient hire federal lobbyists? 
No
URL of Lobbying Data from OpenSecrets 
N/A
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erichzimm wrote:

http://www.flsouthern.edu/flhistory/putnam.htm

Adam Putnam, this project's sponsor, also sits on the Board of Governors of the College's Center for Florida History.

In addition, Chanel Dedes, a former aide to Congressman Putnam was recently hired as the College's Director of External Relations
http://www.flsouthern.edu/news.asp?ACTION=view&ID=167

Putnam received an honorary citation from the college in 2001
http://www.tblc.org/fsc/archives/honorarydegrees.html

posted November 16, 2007 at 12:38 a.m.



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