A
Legacy
OF STUDENT SUCCESS
Founding Visionaries of the Foundation:
1967
1967: A Vision
Takes Root The Florida Legislature founds Pasco-Hernando
Community College.
Harry Albertson
James Kimbrough
1972
1972: The
“ College Without Walls” Opens The first classes are held for 712 students in borrowed spaces like churches and storefronts.
Milton O. Jones, Ph. D. Wayne Cobb
1975
1975: The Foundation is Born
On June 19, the PHSC
Foundation is officially established during a dinner at Guido’ s Restaurant, with
James Kimbrough as its first chairman.
The Pasco-Hernando State College story is fundamentally a partnership with the community. Recognizing that state funding alone could not fuel the College’ s ambitions, leaders established the PHSC Foundation on June 19, 1975, to secure private support for scholarships and critical programs. From its humble beginnings, raising $ 36,000 in its first two years, the Foundation immediately became an engine for progress. This was powerfully demonstrated in 1977 when rancher Alric C. T. Pottberg donated 140 acres for the West Campus, and later through strategic partnerships that launched vital workforce initiatives, such as the successful Dental Hygiene program. The Foundation’ s impact has been propelled by cornerstones like Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Suncoast Credit Union and the Hernando Healthcare Foundation, which have invested millions in capital projects and student wellness.
1977
1977: A Gift of Land
Rancher Alric C. T. Pottberg donates 140 acres, establishing the land for the future West Campus in
New Port Richey.
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