Law School
University of Florida, J.D., 1949
Law School Graduation Year
1949
College
University of Florida, B.A., with honors, 1947
Memberships
American Law Institute; American Judicature Society
Biographical
Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws by Florida Southern College (1986) and Flagler College (1983). Awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by St. Leo College, 1970 and Florida State University (1990). Attorney for Florida Citrus Commission, 1961-1965. Member, 1967-1975 and Chairman, 1969-1972, Florida Board of Regents. Member and Chairman, Florida Postsecondary Education Commission, 1976-1980. Member, 1980-1990, Chairman, 1986-1990, Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission. Member, Governor's Unitary Tax Committee, 1984-1985. Member, ABA Committee on Law Firms, 1981—. Member, Legal Advisory Board of the Southeastern Legal Foundation, 1981-1999. Member, Florida High Speed Rail Committee, 1982-1984. Member, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, 1987-1992. Member, 1967— and Chairman, 1984-1986, The Florida Council of 100. Member, 1986— and Chairman, 1986-1988, Lakeland Committee of 100. Member, 1986— and Chairman, 1986-1988, Lakeland Economic Development Council. Member, 1991—, Orange Bowl Committee. Director, 1981—, Bok Tower Gardens Foundation, Inc. of Lake Wales, Florida. Director, 1998—, Citrus and Chemical Bancorporation. Member and Chairman, Polk County Citizen's Task Force for Children, 1990—. President, 1984-1986 and Director, 1978—, University of Florida Foundation, Inc. Member, Governor's Commission for Government By the People, 1990-1992. Member, The Council for Sustainable Florida, 1999—. Director, The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies, 1988-1994. Inducted to Tampa Business Hall of Fame, 1992. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Also Tampa Office)