Florida Blue Key is a student leadership honor society at the University of Florida. [1] [2] It was the founding chapter of the national Blue Key Honor Society in 1923, but later withdrew and operates as a local organization. [2] Florida Blue Key members include of many politicians, judges, and university presidents. [3] [4] [5] Its members live across the United States. [3]
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Frank Brogan | Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, president of Florida Atlantic University, and 15th Lt. Governor of Florida | [6] |
Marshall Criser | President of the University of Florida | [7] [6] |
Sandy D'Alemberte | President of Florida State University, president of the American Bar Association, and Florida House of Representatives | [6] |
Albert A. Murphree | President of Florida State College and University of Florida | [ citation needed ] |
Stephen C. O'Connell | President of the University of Florida and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court | [7] [5] [6] |
J. Wayne Reitz | President of the University of Florida | [8] |
James F. Rinehart | Chair of the Department of Political Science and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of Troy University | [9] |
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Phil Graham | Former publisher and co-owner of The Washington Post | [10] |
Julia L. Johnson | FirstEnergy board of directors, president of NetCommunications, and Florida Public Service Commission | [6] [11] [12] [13] |
Alfred C. Warrington | Accountant and business executive | [14] |
Name | Notability | Reference |
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James W. Kynes | Florida Attorney General and professional football player | [21] |
Harold Sebring | Head coach of Florida Gators football, member of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials tribunal, and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court | [27] |
Steve Spurrier | Coach for the Florida Gators and coach of the Washington Redskins | [53] [6] |
Tim Tebow | football and baseball player, 2007 recipient of the Heisman Trophy | [54] |
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P: How did you get into [Florida] Blue Key? W: I was not initiated in Blue Key on campus. I was taken in later because of my involvement with the University ...