Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIII, Issue II Fall 2019 | Page 21

From left: Timothy L. Beard, PHSC President,
Mike Fasano, Pasco County Tax Collector, and
Rao Musunuru, M.D., member, PHSC District
Board of Trustees.
MIKE FASANO HONORED AT COMMENCEMENT
Pasco-Hernando State College’s (PHSC) spring commencement, HOOPS FOR HOPE NETS DONATIONS FOR PHSC
ATHLETICS AND CANCER AWARENESS
held on Wednesday, May 1, included a special honoring of Pasco PHSC hosted the Tampa Bay Titans in a special benefit game
County Tax Collector Mike Fasano. Fasano, who was the Charge in March, providing an opportunity for students, staff and the
to the Graduates speaker for the afternoon ceremony, was community to enjoy professional level basketball at the College’s
awarded an honorary Bachelor of Applied Science in supervision West Campus Physical Education Center. A special thank you
and management and inducted into PHSC’s Legislative Hall to Event Sponsor LEMA Construction, Inc., for championing
of Fame. this first-ever event, raising money for PHSC athletics and the
Moffitt Cancer Center. Also, thank you to Silver Sponsor Greatest
The leadership and support provided to PHSC by Mike Fasano Hits106 and the Tampa Bay Titans for an exciting 134-133 win
during his tenure in the Florida Legislature was stellar. The over the Raleigh Firebirds!
College benefitted greatly from his leadership to acquire nearly
$116 million dollars to construct two of PHSC’s campuses, the
Spring Hill Campus, and the Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch
in Wesley Chapel. Additionally, Fasano was instrumental as
the Appropriations Chair in acquiring the necessary funding to
construct the Conference Center and classroom building S on the
West Campus. For a period of nearly 20 years (1994-2012), no
other legislator within the region had the impact on the growth of
PHSC as Senator Fasano.
Fasano joins prior PHSC Legislative Hall of Inductees Sen. Wilton
Simpson, Sen. Jack Latvala and former Speaker of the Florida
House of Representatives Will Weatherford. During the two spring
commencement ceremonies, approximately 433 degrees and
certificates were conferred at the ceremonies. An estimated 998
spring graduates were eligible to participate. For more information
about PHSC’s programs and services, visit www.phsc.edu.
Associate VP of Alumni and College
Relations/Foundation Executive Director, Lisa
Richardson, Ed.D., President Timothy Beard,
Ph.D, and Yurina Plasencia Rojas, of LEMA
Construction, pose courtside.
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