LAKELAND, Fla. (April 21, 2005) - Florida Southern College faculty members Dr. Barbara Giles, Dr. Victoria Wuertz, Dr. Craig Bythewood, Bernice Sutton, and professor emeritus Dr. Eugene Lebrenz have been included in the 9th Edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," to be published in November 2005. Nominations may come only from students who themselves are listed in "Who's Who Among America's High School Students" or "The National Dean's List," and students may nominate only one teacher from their entire academic experience. 

Lebrenz, former business and economics professor, and Wuertz, chair of the communication department, have been selected four times for this honor. Giles, political science professor, has appeared three times. Bythewood, assistant business professor, and Sutton, assistant accounting professor, are appearing for the second consecutive year. 


About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 24 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.