Tom Dowling
(863) 297-1051

PCC To Hold 3rd Annual Martin L. King Breakfast Celebration On Jan. 12

01/05/2007: Polk Community College will hold its 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration Breakfast on Jan. 12, 8 am in Room WST-126 of the Student Center, Winter Haven Campus.

The event, which is open to the public, requires an RSVP by Jan. 9. To confirm your attendance individuals need to call 297-1095 or 297-1098.

PCC students, faculty and staff will gather with the community to honor the memory and accomplishments of Dr. King. The guest speaker will be Leatrice Williams, an administrator at George’s Department of Technical and Adult Education. Her speech will focus on “A Legacy of Unity.”

Ms. Williams, who is a community college graduate, is working on a Ph.D. from Florida State University and has two master’s degrees – one from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University and one from the University of South Florida, where she also received a Bachelor’s degree.

She served for over a quarter of century with the Florida Department of Education in Tallahassee. Ms. Williams currently is the Regional Education Coordinator with Georgia’s Department of Technical and Adult Education, providing leadership and technical assistance in support of adult literacy programs and services in the Atlanta region.

From 1971 to 1980, she taught in various capacities in Hillsborough County, serving as an elementary teacher and School Coordinator, an instructor at USF’s Upward Bound Program and as Media Services Coordinator at Hillsborough Community College.