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Ken Cherven, 46, chief executive officer and president of First Community Bank Corp. of Pinellas Park, is chairman of SPCs Foundation Board of Directors. A banker in Florida since 1981, he served as president and chief executive officer of Gulf Bank from 1989 to 1993, and at Premier Community Bank from 1994 to 1999. He is a past president of the American Institute of Banking. Since 2002, he has served as chairman of SPCs 75 Years and
Growing capital campaign, which had an original goal of raising $7.5 million in private contributions for scholarships, faculty development, capital projects, and academic programs. The highly successful capital campaign concluded March 31, 2007, and far exceeded the initial goal. Cherven is a graduate of Fort Myers Edison Community College. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Tampa and a bachelors in Finance from Florida Southern College. He is an adjunct professor for the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, where he also serves as a trustee.
About St. Petersburg College:
In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college.
In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it the first community college in Florida to offer four-year degrees. On Dec. 11, 2001, the college received the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' accreditation to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees.
In 2002, St. Petersburg College began offering courses leading to bachelor's degrees in Education, Nursing and Technology Management. The college's commitment to its two-year curriculum, which has earned it wide recognition and annually wins it high national rankings, remains as strong as ever.
Today, SPC has eight learning sites throughout Pinellas County and recently became the first college in Florida to offer a four-year degree in Dental Hygiene. This program's offerings augment its two-year program, which has been in operation since 1963. SPC added four-year degrees in Veterinary Technology, Public Safety Administration and Orthotics and Prosthetics in 2005.
College Accreditation
St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees in the following areas: Banking, Nursing, Business Administration, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Elementary/Secondary Education, Paralegal Studies. Educational Studies. Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification. Dental Hygiene. Public Safety Administration. Health Services Administration. Sustainability Management. International Business. Technology Management. Management & Organizational Leadership. Veterinary Technology.
SPC also offers access to junior and senior level courses for bachelors and graduate degrees at the University Partnership Center. The UPC partners with the University of South Florida, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Eckerd College, University of Florida, Florida State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Central Florida, Florida International University, Florida A&M University, Saint Leo University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Institute of Technology, Barry University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Indiana University, and St. Petersburg College.
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Ken is my grandfathers cusin i have never met him but he is the richest cherven alive
animalmix55 1 year ago