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Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Northwest Florida Announces
Partnership with Krewe of Hip
Huggers
Big Brothers Big Sisters is excited to
announce a partnership with Krewe of
Hip Huggers this coming year. Their
philanthropic focus on service will assist Big
Brothers Big Sisters in impacting Littles’
lives.
The partnership will begin with a back to
school collection drive, during which time the
Krewe will purchase a backpack stuffed with
school supplies, a pair of shoes, and socks for
50 Littles in our program. After that, Hip
Huggers will do multiple activities including
our Littles, such as a holiday event in
December, and a spring event around Easter.
“Many of the children in our program
come from low-income, or single parent
households,” says Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Northwest Florida President and CEO Paula
Shell. “For some, their families don’t have
the means to get them new school supplies
or shoes at the start of each school year. Hip
Huggers will be donating supplies to ensure
our Littles go to school prepared this year.”
“We are excited to give back to Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Northwest Florida,” says Krewe
of Hip Huggers President, Suzie West.
Pensacola State Ranks Among
Most Affordable Colleges In U.S.
The U.S.
Department
of Education
lists
Pensacola
State College
as a best
value among
public four-
year colleges and universities for the seventh
consecutive year.
Pensacola State is ranked 37th on the list
of 71 institutions cited for lowest tuition in
the U.S. Department of Education’s College
Affordability and Transparency annual
report. With annual tuition listed as $2,704,
Pensacola State is eighth among the 25
Florida colleges to make the most affordable
ranking.
Average tuition is $8,022 for the nation’s
681 public four-year institutions, according
to the report. In all, the report gives data
for 2,606 four-year institutions, including
private and private for-profi t colleges and
universities.
“We have worked
hard and continue to
strive to keep tuition
and fees low for our
students while still
offering a variety of
programs ranging
from university
transfer and
workforce programs
like cybersecurity,
nursing, construction trades and welding,”
said Pensacola State President Ed Meadows.
“Our workforce programs are designed to
respond to the local employment needs.”
Computations are based on data for full-
time beginning students from the fall 2016
and spring 2017 terms. The report is available
online at http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc/.
Pensacola State offers associate and
bachelor’s degrees, career oriented certifi cates,
college prep, adult education, GED prep and
standard high school diplomas.
For more information, call Pensacola State
Marketing Director Sheila Nichols at 850-
484-1428.
Engineered Cooling Services
Promotes Drew Adams to Chief
Operating Offi cer and Welcomes
Bobby Marcus and Laurel Woodfi n
Engineered
Cooling Services
(ECS) is proud
to announce the
promotion of Drew
Adams to Chief
Operating Offi cer
and the newest
additions to their
corporate offi ce in
Pensacola: Bobby Marcus P.E., Vice President
of the Controls Division, and Laurel
Woodfi n, Marketing Coordinator.
Drew joined
ECS in 2006 as
Chief Financial
Offi cer, at which
time his main
responsibilities
encompassed
accounting and
purchasing. As
the company continued to grow, his role
expanded into information technology,
administrative operations, customer service
and human resources. In his new role as Chief
Operating Offi cer, Drew will be involved in
company-wide planning and initiatives to
promote ECS as a leading commercial HVAC
company.
Bobby Marcus
brings a wealth of
experience to his new
position at ECS as
Vice President of the
Controls Division.
Prior to joining ECS,
Bobby spent more
than 33 years with
Siemens Building
Technologies, serving
as the Service Operations Manager in Atlanta
for 10 years and the Branch Manager in
Pensacola for over 23 years.
Laurel Woodfi n
joins ECS as
Marketing
Coordinator,
responsible for
developing and
implementing
marketing strategies
to reach company
goals and objectives.
In her new role,
Laurel focuses on branding, communications,
customer relations and community
involvement.
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