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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]

Following is a list of Florida Blue Key members.

Academia[edit]

Name Notability Reference
Marshall Criser eighth president of the University of Florida [6]
John S. Allen Founding president of the University of South Florida
Jon L. Mills Dean of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law

and speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

Albert A. Murphree President of Florida State College and University of Florida
Stephen C. O'Connell President of the University of Florida and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court [6][5]
J. Wayne Reitz President of the University of Florida [7]
James F. Rinehart Chair of the Department of Political Science and Dean of the

College of Arts and Sciences of Troy University

[8]

Business[edit]

Name Notability Reference
Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor director at the office of digital and design innovation at Impact Hub Accra
Phil Graham Former publisher and co-owner of The Washington Post [9]
Jamal Sowell Enterprise Florida president and CEO
Alfred C. Warrington Accountant and business executive

Law[edit]

Name Notability Reference
Alto L. Adams Chief justice to the Florida Supreme Court
James C. Adkins Justice to the Florida Supreme Court
Martha Barnett Attorney, second female president of the American Bar Association [4]
Paul D. Barns Justice to the Florida Supreme Court
Raymond Ehrlich Former justice to the Florida Supreme Court
Stephen H. Grimes Chief justice to the Florida Supreme Court
James W. Kynes Florida Attorney General and professional football player [10]
Bill McCollum Florida Attorney General and U.S. Representative
Chad Mizelle acting general counsel of the US Department of Homeland Security
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle District judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Ashley Moody 38th Florida Attorney General [4]
James S. Moody Jr. Senior judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
John Morgan Attorney, head of the country's largest personal injury law firm
Stephen C. O'Connell Chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court

and president of the University of Florida

[6][5]
Harold Sebring Member Nuremberg trials tribunal and

chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court

Robert L. Shevin Florida attorney general, Florida Senate, and Florida House of Representatives
Chesterfield Smith President of the American Bar Association [5]
W. Reece Smith Jr. President of the International Bar Association

and president of the American Bar Association

B. Campbell Thornal Former justice to the Florida Supreme Court [2]
Stephen N. Zack President of the American Bar Association, attorney in Bush v. Gore

Military[edit]

Name Notability Reference
Chester R. Allen United States Marine Corps major general
Leonard F. Chapman Jr. 24th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps

Politics[edit]

Lawton Chiles
Bob Graham
Nikki Fried
Laurel Lee
Bill Nelson
Marco Rubio
Name Notability Reference
Alex Andrade Florida House of Representatives
Reubin Askew Governor of Florida and United States Trade Representative
Jeffrey Atwater Chief Financial Officer of Florida and president of the Florida Senate
Bill Birchfield Florida House of Representatives
Jason Brodeur Florida House of Representatives
Julie Imanuel Brown Chairman and commissioner of the Florida Public Service Commission [4]
C. Farris Bryant 34th governor of Florida
Dean Cannon Former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Doyle E. Carlton 25th Governor of Florida
Carey Cavanaugh US ambassador and special negotiator for Eurasian conflicts
Lawton Chiles 41st Florida Governor and former U.S. Senator [3][5][11]
Chuck Clemons Florida House of Representatives
Marshall Criser 8th president of the University of Florida
Rick Dantzler Florida State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency,

Florida Senate, and Florida House of Representatives

Chris Dorworth Florida House of Representatives
Nikki Fried Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Florida Democratic Party chair [4][5]
Bob Graham 38th Governor of Florida, U.S. Senator, and

founder of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service

[12][11]
Ben Hill Griffin Citrus magnate and state legislator [5]
Spessard Holland 28th Governor of Florida [11]
Ed Jennings Former member of the Florida House of Representatives
Dave Kerner Florida House of Representatives and mayor of Palm Beach County
Laurel Lee Secretary of State of Florida and U.S. Congressman [4]
Tom Lee Florida Senate president
Connie Mack III U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman [13]
Buddy MacKay 42nd governor of Florida, lieutenant governor, and U.S. Congressman [11]
Bill McBride lawyer and politician
Daniel T. McCarty 31st governor of Florida
Bill McCollum U.S. Representative and Florida Attorney General
Perry McGriff Florida House of Representatives and mayor of Gainesville
John Mica U.S. House of Representatives
Katie Miller White House communications director [5]
Jon L. Mills Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

andean of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law

Wayne Mixson 39th Governor of Florida
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, and NASA astronaut
Adam Putnam Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and U.S. Congressman [5][11]
Marco Rubio U.S. Senator and speaker of the Florida House of Representatives [5]
Ron Saunders Florida House of Representatives
T. Terrell Sessums Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Robert L. Shevin Florida attorney general, Florida Senate, and Florida House of Representatives
George Smathers Former U.S. Senator
Bruce A. Smathers Florida Senate and Secretary of State Florida
Greg Steube Florida House of Representatives [14][15]
Pat Thomas Florida Senate [16]
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch politician and author [5]
Fuller Warren 30th governor of Florida [11]
Steve Spurrier

Sports[edit]

Tim Tebow
Name Notability Reference
James W. Kynes Florida Attorney General and professional football player [10]
Steve Spurrier Coach for the Florida Gators and Heisman Trophy winner [17]
Dennis K. Stanley University of Florida football coach and dean
Tim Tebow football and baseball player, 2007 recipient of the Heisman Trophy [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thompson, Daniel (2014-10-16). "The silencing of the Growl". Gator County. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ a b c Butt Jr., Nixon (1939-11-26). "We Heard..." The Orlando Sentinel. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Blue Key Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Suit". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. 1998-04-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Dunkelberger, Lloyd (2019-02-27). "The boys of 'Old Florida' make way for the women". Florida Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Finnerty, David (October 16, 2023). "The (Blue) Key That Unlocks Doors". University of Florida Advancement. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ a b c "Blue Key Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Suit". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. 1998-04-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "University of Florida President Dr. J. Wayne Reitz Being Inducted into Florida Blue Key 1955". UF Digital Collections. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ^ Who's Who in Florida Blue Key, vol. XIII, 1st ed. Aimee Collins-Mandeville, editor. Gainesville: University of Florida, 2009.
  9. ^ "Philip L. Graham Program Fund". University of Florida Advancement. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ^ a b "About James W. Kynes | Office of Undergraduate Affairs". University of Florida. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via web.archive.org.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Arcenas, Rey (January 23, 2024). "The precipitous decline of Florida Blue Key". The Gainesville Iguana. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  12. ^ "Blue Key Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Suit". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. 1998-04-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Blue Key Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Suit". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. 1998-04-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-30 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "W. Gregory "Greg"Steube". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  15. ^ "Rep. Greg Steube - R Florida, 17th, In Office - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  16. ^ The Florida Senate 1976-1978 (PDF). Tallahassee: State of Florida Senate. 1976. p. 15. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "Steve Spurrier". Direct Sportslink. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  18. ^ "Tim Tebow - Football". Florida Gators. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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