FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE TO HOST MOTHER'S DAY LUNCHEON FEATURING EMMY AWARD WINNER KATHIE LEE GIFFORD

LAKELAND, Fla., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College will host its 7^th Annual Mother's Day Luncheon in support of The Roberts Academy on Wednesday, May 4. The keynote speaker will be Kathie Lee Gifford, four-time Emmy Award winning former co-host of the fourth hour of NBC's Today show.

The luncheon will take place in the George W. Jenkins Field House at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for the event must be purchased in advance at www.FLSouthern.edu/MothersDay. The event is expected to sell out, and no tickets will be available the day of the event.

The event is presented by TECO, NFocus, Murray Equipment Sales, Heath Funeral Chapel & Crematory, the Regal Automotive Group, Kathy Abels, and Ginny and Mike Houghton.

Gifford has had a stellar career in the public spotlight, primarily as a television host, first with Regis Philbin on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee, then with Hoda Kotb on Today. In 2015, Gifford was inducted into the Broadcast & Cable Hall of Fame and presented with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

She has also garnered critical acclaim as a playwright, producer, singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She has penned five New York Times bestselling books, including several children's books. Her latest book is "The Jesus I Know, Honest Conversations and Diverse Opinions About Who He Is."

About Florida Southern College

Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.

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