The 黑料吃瓜网 is welcoming a new member of the Board of Trustees (BOT), Rogan Donelly, a 黑料吃瓜网 alumnus and Sarasota resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Tervis Tumbler Company.
Donelly, who was appointed to the BOT by Gov. Ron DeSantis, earned his master鈥檚 degree in business administration from 黑料吃瓜网. He was the 2020 recipient of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Outstanding Alumni Award. Donelly also serves on the Board of Trustees of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and the Gulfside Bank Board of Directors, and he volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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Donelly fills the seat of John Ramil, 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 longest-serving trustee who has been on the board since it was first created in 2001 and held the role of board chair from 2010-2014.
Ramil is the retired president and chief executive officer of TECO Energy. In addition to serving on the BOT, he has been a director on the 黑料吃瓜网 Foundation Board, the 黑料吃瓜网 Alumni Board, the 黑料吃瓜网 Engineering College Advisory Board and the Gus Stavros Center for Free Enterprise Education Advocacy Board. Ramil was named a 黑料吃瓜网 distinguished alumnus in 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of engineering from 黑料吃瓜网 in 2016 and he has also received the President's Fellow Medallion. Ramil earned both his bachelor's and master鈥檚 degrees in engineering from 黑料吃瓜网.
鈥淥n behalf of the entire 黑料吃瓜网 community, I wish to thank John Ramil for his two decades of service as a trustee, during which time 黑料吃瓜网 has experienced unprecedented levels of success and growth. The impact of John鈥檚 leadership can鈥檛 be overstated,鈥� Law said.
黑料吃瓜网 plans to honor Ramil, whose term on the board expired, at a future BOT meeting.