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FGCU Foundation honors four loyal supporters BY KAREN FELDMAN
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HE FLORIDA GULF COAST University Foundation has honored four new Foundation Fellows. Richard Ackert, Lee Seidler, Linda Taylor and Charles Winton were recognized in March for their support to the university. Tey join Barron Collier III, J. Dudley Goodlette, Alan Richard Ackert Lee Seidler Korest, W. Bernard Lester, David Lucas, Juliet Sproul, and the late Ben Hill Grifn, III. ON THE “Te designation honors people who have gone above and beyond in their support FGCU360.com of the university over a long period of MEET THE FELLOWS time,” says Kitty Green, vice president for Advancement and executive director of the FGCU Foundation. “We deeply appreciate all they have done to make this the excellent institution it has become.” Richard Ackert was a founding foundation board member. He is past chair of the FGCU Financing Corp., and was instrumental in creating student KITTY GREEN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR housing. Te Commons Building is named the Richard C. Ackert Community Center. He is the A D VA N C E M E N T A N D E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R retired president and CEO of SouthTrust Bank and O F T H E F G C U F O U N D AT I O N Alico Corp. board of directors. Linda Taylor was a founding foundation board member and vice chair of the FGCU Board of Trustees. A retired elementary school teacher, she served on the Florida Board of Education and as a trustee for the Foundation for Florida’s Future. Lee Seidler is a foundation board member and longtime donor for whom Seidler Hall is named. He supports an annual lecture series, art exhibitions and First Generation scholarships. An author on accounting and taxation and Price Waterhouse professor of auditing at NYU Stern School of Business, he was a general partner and senior managing director at Bear Stearns & Co. Charles Winton is a former chair of the foundation board, served as summer 2020 commencement speaker and provided cars to the Athletics department as well as scholarships. A certifed public accountant, he is president of Estero Bay Chevrolet, and additional car dealerships. n Linda Taylor Charles Winton
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We deeply appreciate all they have done to make this the excellent institution it has become.”
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