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Lakeland trucking industry executive
appointed to Florida Southern board of trustees

LAKELAND, Fla. (June 11, 2003) - M. Hunt Berryman, a Lakeland trucking company executive, was appointed to Florida Southern College's board of trustees in May at the Florida United Methodist Annual Conference in Lakeland. Berryman will serve on the board for a three-year term. 

Berryman is president and founder of Sunco Carriers, Inc., a regional trucking company based in Lakeland. He is a member of the Florida Southern College President's Council. In addition, he currently serves on the board of directors at the Florida Trucking Association and the Truckload Carriers Association and is active with numerous other community organizations. Berryman has received awards for his community service, including Leadership Lakeland's Jere Annis Award, the Hollis award given by Florida Baptist Family Ministries, the 1999 George Jenkins award given by the Lakeland Chamber, and the Florida Chamber's Chairman's Award. 

"We are proud to have Hunt on the board," said Dr. Thomas L. Reuschling, president of Florida Southern. "His deep commitment to education is recognized throughout the state." 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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