House Bill 1735
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Florida House of Representatives - 1999 HB 1735
By the Committee on Colleges & Universities and
Representatives Casey, J. Miller, Lawson, Bense, Dennis and
Waters
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the designation of
3 facilities; designating the baseball field at
4 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
5 as the "Oscar A. Moore - Costa Kittles Baseball
6 Field"; designating the tennis courts at
7 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
8 as the "Althea Gibson Tennis Courts";
9 designating Building #2 at Florida Gulf Coast
10 University as "Charles B. Reed Hall";
11 designating Building #5 at Florida Gulf Coast
12 University as "Roy E. McTarnaghan Hall";
13 designating the Seminole Golf Course at Florida
14 State University as the "Don A. Veller Seminole
15 Golf Course"; designating Building 76 at
16 Florida State University as "William A. Tanner
17 Hall"; designating Building 1012 on the Panama
18 City Campus of Florida State University as the
19 "Larson M. Bland Conference Center";
20 designating the Administration Building at the
21 University of Central Florida as "Millican
22 Hall"; designating the Humanities and Fine Arts
23 Building at the University of Central Florida
24 as "Colburn Hall"; designating the Cancer
25 Center at the University of Florida as the
26 "Jerry W. and Judith S. Davis Cancer Center";
27 designating the University Athletic Center at
28 the University of Florida as the "L. Gale
29 Lemerand Athletics Center"; designating the
30 tennis facility at the University of Florida as
31 the "Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex";
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1 designating the Golf Management and Learning
2 Center at the University of North Florida as
3 the "John and Geraldine Hayt Golf Management &
4 Learning Center"; authorizing the respective
5 universities to erect suitable markers;
6 providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. The baseball field at Florida Agricultural
11 and Mechanical University is hereby designated as the "Oscar
12 A. Moore - Costa Kittles Baseball Field" in honor of their
13 extraordinary leadership ability and outstanding contributions
14 to the university and its students. During Mr. Kittle's
15 tenure as baseball coach, the team won eight SIAC baseball
16 titles, six NAIA district playoffs, and one NAIA national
17 tournament.
18 Section 2. The tennis courts at Florida Agricultural
19 and Mechanical University are hereby designated as the "Althea
20 Gibson Tennis Courts" in honor of the university's star
21 athlete who is a pioneer in the realm of professional tennis
22 as the first African-American to win Wimbledon.
23 Section 3. Building #2, which houses the Colleges of
24 Arts and Sciences and Business at Florida Gulf Coast
25 University, is hereby designated as "Charles B. Reed Hall" in
26 recognition of his tireless and dedicated services as
27 Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and his
28 commitment to the creation and development of Florida Gulf
29 Coast University.
30 Section 4. Building #5, which houses Student Services
31 at Florida Gulf Coast University, is hereby designated as "Roy
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1 E. McTarnaghan Hall" in recognition of his 23 years of
2 dedicated service to the State University System and the
3 leadership and vision he exhibited in support of the
4 establishment of Florida Gulf Coast University.
5 Section 5. The Seminole Golf Course at Florida State
6 University if hereby designated as the "Don A. Veller Seminole
7 Golf Course" in recognition of his role in developing Florida
8 State University's athletic program from its formative years
9 to the program of distinction it is today.
10 Section 6. Building 76 at Florida State University is
11 hereby designated as "William A. Tanner Hall" in honor of his
12 contribution to the formation of the Florida State University
13 Police Department and his service to the community as a leader
14 and mentor for 35 years.
15 Section 7. Building 1012, located on the Panama City
16 Campus of Florida State University, is hereby designated as
17 the "Larson M. Bland Conference Center" in recognition of his
18 visionary leadership and guidance as Dean of the Panama City
19 Campus.
20 Section 8. The building known as the Administration
21 Building, located at the University of Central Florida, is
22 hereby designated as "Millican Hall" in recognition of over 30
23 years of tireless and dedicated service of Dr. Charles N.
24 Millican, the founding president of the University of Central
25 Florida.
26 Section 9. The building known as the Humanities and
27 Fine Arts Building at the University of Central Florida is
28 hereby designated as "Colburn Hall" in recognition of Dr.
29 Trevor Colburn, the second president of the university, for
30 his outstanding leadership and dedication to the university's
31 growth.
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1 Section 10. The Cancer Center at the University of
2 Florida is hereby designated as the "Jerry W. and Judith S.
3 Davis Cancer Center" in recognition of the generosity of Jerry
4 and Judith Davis for their contribution to the development of
5 improved methods of cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis
6 and treatment.
7 Section 11. The University Athletic Center at the
8 University of Florida is hereby designated as the "L. Gale
9 Lemerand Athletics Center" in recognition of the generosity of
10 L. Gale Lemerand to the university's athletic center.
11 Section 12. The tennis facility at the University of
12 Florida is hereby designated as the "Alfred A. Ring Tennis
13 Complex" in recognition of the service and generosity of
14 Alfred A. Ring to the university and its students.
15 Section 13. The Golf Management and Learning Center at
16 the University of North Florida is hereby designated as the
17 "John and Geraldine Hayt Golf Management and Learning Center"
18 in recognition of the generosity of John and Geraldine Hayt to
19 the university and its students.
20 Section 14. The respective universities are authorized
21 to erect suitable markers for the designations made by this
22 act.
23 Section 15. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
24 law.
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27 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Designates facilities at certain universities. Authorizes
29 the respective universities to erect suitable markers.
See bill for details.
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