Longtime Florida Southern College President Anne B. Kerr plans to retire this year.
Kerr, 69, made the announcement Friday at the college’s board of trustees meeting, board chairman Robert L. Fryer said in a news release posted to the college’s website.
“It has been an honor and great blessing to serve as president of what I consider to be the finest small college in the nation,” Kerr said in the news release. “I am deeply grateful for the unflagging support of the Florida Southern College Board of Trustees, the untiring commitment to excellence of an exceptional faculty, and the dedication and tireless work of the staff in fulfilling the College’s mission to provide a learning community that enables students to realize their dreams and make a consequential impact on society.”
Kerr took over as the 17th president of the private, liberal arts college on June 1, 2004.