Flagler College honors Thrasher with Distinguished Visitor Award

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• Senator John Thrasher, left, stands with State Representative and Flagler College Chancellor Dr. William L. Proctor.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (12/05/2013)(readMedia)-- Flagler College President William T. Abare, Jr., honored Senator John Thrasher with the Distinguished Visitor Award on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the College at a ceremony on Dec. 4 in the Solarium.

Abare said that the award was based on his significant contributions to the State of Florida, St. Johns County, City of St. Augustine and Flagler College, particularly in the areas of education and historic preservation.

In addition, Thrasher was also presented with a letter of appreciation by the City of St. Augustine and a proclamation by St. Johns County.

Senator Thrasher served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992-2000 and as Speaker of the House from 1998 to 2000.

He was elected to the State Senate in 2009, re-elected subsequently, and serves as Chair of the Rules Committee.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.