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Port St. Lucie attorney appointed to 
Florida Southern board of trustees

LAKELAND, Fla. (June 11, 2003) - Evett L. Simmons, a Port St. Lucie, Fla. attorney, was appointed to Florida Southern College's board of trustees in May at the Florida United Methodist Annual Conference in Lakeland. Simmons will serve on the board for a three-year term. 

Simmons, a 1979 FSC alumna, is a partner at Ruden McClosky, P.A., in Port St. Lucie. She received her JD degree from Mercer University Law School in 1982. Simmons is active in numerous professional associations, including the American Bar Foundation, the Florida Bar, and the National Bar Association, of which she served as president in 2000. Her civic and service organizations include Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Mu Fraternity, The Links International, Pace Center for Girls, NAACP, and United Way. She has won many awards and honors, including Alumna of the Year at Mercer University School of Law, Alumna Achievement Award at FSC, and Honorary Doctorate of Laws at Suffolk University.

"Evett is a distinguished alumna," said Dr. Thomas L. Reuschling, president of Florida Southern. "With her legal expertise and active involvement in community affairs, she will be a great asset to our board." 

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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