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celebration and dedication ceremony with the Lamar, Reilly, Switzer families, and 

other dignitaries were held on February 20 at The Charles W. Lamar Studio at 

the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. In 1998, the Lamar, Reilly, and 

Switzer families made a generous $1 million gift to Pensacola State College for the 

enhancement of the College’s Visual Arts program. The gift led to the opening of the Anna 

Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts.  Believing that great experiences extend beyond physical 

spaces, family members generously funded numerous endowments to support the Visual Arts 

Department.

·      The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Teaching Chair

·      The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Artist Chair

·      The Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Student Scholarship

In August, 2014, the Lamar, Reilly, and Switzer families committed an additional $1 million 

to complete the Visual Arts facility with the addition of the Charles W. Lamar Studio, named 

in honor of the family patriarch. Since their initial investment in 1998, the Lamar, Reilly, and 

Switzer families have provided gifts resulting in more than $4 million to the College. The Lamar, 

Reilly, and Switzer families have a long tradition of not only contributing signifi cant resources to 

Pensacola State, but to the Pensacola community as well. The Charles W. Lamar Studio opened 

to the general public on February 21.

photos  & story by

 

Steve Barber

VIP Pensacola at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts

Lamar Studio Ribbon 

Cutting & Open House 

Wendell Smith & Donte Sheppard

David Collins & Gaye LaCasce

Kristen Regan-Miller & Jane Hatcher

Patrick Dawson, Margie Moore, Wendell Smith, Carol Carlan, Ed Moore, Herb Woll & Chip Simmons

Ribbon Cutting

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