Thoughts..

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve. ~Tehyi Hsieh

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle Creates a 100K in Savings

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle saves FKCC $100K a year by getting the staff to turn out the lights!! Can you imagine how much money we can save through simple measures like this applied at home, in our workplace, in our public buildings....

OK, maybe it was a bit more than turning out the lights, but not all that much more. Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle, started through a simple communications to all employees asking for their help in conservation measures, turn out the lights, turn off computers, etc.. The maintenance team incorporated an energy check into their rounds and at the end of the day all student computers were turned off.. Beyond these simple manual measures, timers were incorporated on public TV's and lighting sensors were used in public area's. Over time light bulbs were replaced with more efficient lighting and new energy efficient equipment was phased in. Even the shower were fitted with water conservation shower heads, which were provided for free from the County Water Authority.

None of these changes are hard or expensive, and yet clearly they are effective. Keep up the good work Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle.

Unprecedented Gift to Dive Program

In 2009 when the recession was at it's peak, Dr Jill Landesberg-Boyle was able to bring an unprecedented $1 million bequest to FKCC from the James E. Lockwood Estate. This gift enabled to college to expand it's diving program into a nationally recognized curriculum rather having to face cut-backs.

FKCC being a community college has a mission for workforce development. This bequest enables FKCC to offer education on underwater welding, hyperbaric medicine, port security, coral reef mapping and coral reef restorations.

Furthermore, there is no doubt that Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle success with bringing this gift to the college, set the college up for further success and funding. The $1 million bequest enabled FKCC to further invest in the diving programing, giving it national recognition and the resources to support larger initiatives.

At the end of 2009 Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle received fantastic news from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The Federal Appropriation for the IUTS project, that Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle, Bill Chalfant, Dr. Patrick Rice, and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen were working to bring to FKCC was approved.

An Outstanding Educator and Administrator - Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle

Quote from Dr. Susanne Woods, Provost Emerita, Wheaton College, MA

I worked with Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle on a couple of projects, and can attest that she is an outstanding educator and administrator, who took our local Florida Keys Community College from sure-failure to substantial success, including rising enrollments and exciting new programs. These latter include a new partnership with the Navy for diving and marine programs, accompanied by a $2 million federal grant.