PSC Visual Arts Students 

Receive Honors and $23,590 in 

Scholarships and Awards

Pensacola State College’s Visual Arts 

Department awarded ribbons, plaques and 
$23,590 in scholarships and prizes to students 
at the 51st Annual Art Student Honors 
Ceremony recently. 

Photography major Michael Suhor won 

the fi rst-ever Best of Show ribbon for his 
work, “Time, Light, and Life,” a fi lm-based 
medium that transitioned from a positive to 
negative to positive image as its light source 
changed.

“Creating this piece required a lot of 

steps and a lot of work. I feel honored – and 
surprised – to get the Best of Show award for 
it,” Suhor said.   
Judges Choice Awards were presented for:

Print making, drawing, painting – 
Nestor Taylor, fi rst; Daniela de Castro 
Sucre, second; Stephanie Rosemore, third
Photography – Sally Dupre, fi rst; Nick 
Bridges, second; Michael Suhor, third
Jewelry, 3-D, sculpture, glass – Frederick 
Lane, fi rst; Cookie Kichler, second; 
Dorothy Mozelle, third
Graphic design – Hannah Peltier, fi rst; 
Sarah Goolsby, second; Kyle Wilkins, third

Renee Bates received the Visual Arts 

Department Scholar award for having the 
highest GPA.

Clover Student Art Purchase Awards went 

to Renee Bates ($200), Kristian Breeze ($150) 
and Catherine Scully ($150). Works by these 
students were purchased to remain with 
Pensacola State’s permanent art collection. 
For more information, contact PSC 
Marketing Director Sheila Nichols at     
850-484-1428.

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City of Pensacola Awarded 

Brownfi eld Grant

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward along 

with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) have announced the selection 
of the City of Pensacola as one of fi ve 
communities in the State of Florida to receive 
funding for brownfi eld site revitalization.  

The brownfi eld cleanup grant is for local 

governments to redevelop vacant and unused 
properties, transforming communities 
and local economies. The $200,000 grant 
will be used for the 35-acre submerged 
area of Pensacola Bay which historically 
housed commercial piers, an industrial 
repair dry dock for commercial ships, and a 
railroad freight terminal. It contains more 
than 500 creosote-treated poles and is also 
contaminated with toxic hydrocarbons. Grant 
fund will also be used to support community 
outreach activities.  

“These grants leverage considerable 

infrastructure and other investments, 
improving local economies and creating an 
environment where jobs can grow,” said EPA 
Administrator Scott Pruitt. 

 Among the local entities that applied for 

the grant, the City was the sole recipient. 
The award marks the fi rst time that EPA 
has approved a grant for the cleanup of 
submerged land in its Southeast region.

Lyter Offi cially Sworn in as Chief of 

Police

Former Assistant Chief of Police, Tommi 

Lyter was sworn in Friday by the Honorable 
Amy P. Broderson after 27 years of law 
enforcement experience.  The swearing-in 
ceremony was held at Olive Baptist Church 
with many community and city leaders in 
attendance. 

Tommi Lyter was appointed Chief of Police 

by Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward III on 
May 11, 2017. He was named Acting Chief 
of the Pensacola Police Department on May 
6, 2017, one day after the previous Chief of 
Police, David Alexander III, retired.  

“Tommi has consistently been a 

professional both on and off duty,” said 
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward. “He is 
the prime example of how a strong drive for 
success, dedication to your job, and treating 
all those around you with the utmost respect, 
will lead you to achieve your goals,” Hayward 
said. “Pensacola is blessed to have one of the 
fi nest, most professional, and most dedicated 
police departments in America and I am 
proud to see Chief Lyter take the helm.”

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