ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Bill Law of Tallahassee, Fla., was selected over Peninsula College President Tom Keegan as the new president of St. Petersburg College in Florida.
Today’s vote by the college’s five-member Board of Trustees was unanimous. Law is the now the president of Tallahassee Community College.
Keegan had tied with Law as the search committee’s top choice when it compiled a slate of four finalists.
Wilma Norton, assistant director of institutional advancement, said that the decision was debated in a two-hour meeting this afternoon.
“It was very close between Dr. Keegan and Dr. Law,” she said.
“When it looked like it was going to be a 3-2 vote for Dr. Law they decided to vote to make it unanimous.”
Keegan had interviewed at the college on March 31.
Keegan was in a Peninsula College Board of Trustees meeting this afternoon and was not immediately available for comment.
“This was a difficult decision, as all four finalists brought interesting credentials and visions to the process, and any one of the four could have led SPC with distinction,” said Terrence E. Brett, the board’s chairman in a prepared statement.
“As the selection process progressed, we came to feel that William Law possessed the unique set of leadership qualifications and values that we were looking for.”
