Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIV, Issue II Fall 2020 | Page 34

ALUMNI
PROFILE
Angela Y. Lewis-Bennett
CLASS OF 1977 • Honored as PHSC’s 2020 Distinguished Alumna of the Year
At the annual Student Life and
Distinguished Alumni
Awards ceremony held
virtually this past spring,
Angela Yvette Lewis-
Bennett was honored
as the College’s 2020
Distinguished Alumna of
the Year. Lewis-Bennett,
a Dade City native, is a
1975 graduate of Pasco
High School and received
her Associate in Science in
Business from Pasco-Hernando
Community College in 1977.
Lewis-Bennett continued her education
receiving a Bachelor of Science in Physical
Education from Saint Leo University and a master’s
in educational leadership and supervision through
Nova Southeastern University. She taught physical
education in Pasco County for 36 years before
retiring in May 2016.
Lewis-Bennett has continually maintained a close
relationship with PHSC. She currently volunteers
as a reading instructor for the College Reach-
Out Program, Center for Excellence and National
Achievers Society pre-collegiate programs and
volunteers as a member of the East Campus Pasco
Notable Committee. In the past, she also served as
the East Campus softball coach and
has participated in many student
leadership retreats.
An outstanding leader in
numerous community and
professional organizations,
Lewis-Bennett is the
president of the Beta
Sigma Chapter of Alpha
Ph Chi National Sorority,
Inc. and holds leadership
positions in the African
American Heritage Society of
East Pasco County Inc., the Moore
Academy-Mickens High School Alumni
Association and the NAACP. She also serves
as a liaison for United School Employees of Pasco
County, Retired Unit, and is actively involved with
Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Dade City.
Lewis-Bennett has received numerous honors and
recognition for her exemplary character, leadership
and devotion to the growth and development of
youth in the community, including recognition as
a top finalist for the Florida Education Association
Teaching Excellence Award.
“I value the education that I received at PHSC,”
said Lewis-Bennett. “It has made all the difference
in who I am today.”
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