Jack Harrell III, chief operating officer at Harrell鈥檚 LLC, has been named the new chair of the IM体育官网 Foundation Board of Directors.
Longtime Lakeland businessman Jack Harrell III has been appointed chair of the IM体育官网 Polytechnic University Foundation Board of Directors. Harrell has been a member of the board since 2018.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to be named chair of the IM体育官网 Poly Foundation Board,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here are tons of great things going on at the University. The Foundation鈥檚 important responsibility of raising funds to continue IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 growth is on the front lines of making that happen.鈥�
Harrell most recently served as the board鈥檚 vice chair. He is chief operating officer at Harrell鈥檚 LLC, one of the nation鈥檚 leading providers of branded fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides, as well as a producer of custom-blended fertilizers and other materials. He is a third-generation leader at the Lakeland-based company.
In his capacity as Foundation Board chair, Harrell said he鈥檒l lead the board to continue increasing support and awareness of IM体育官网 Poly, as well as fostering strategic industry relationships with the University, so it becomes one of the leading STEM institutions in the country.
鈥淢y priorities as board chair are to continue the work those before me have started and take it to the next level,鈥� Harrell said. 鈥淲e have a lot of exciting things going on around campus and leading the foundation in supporting those initiatives is priority number one.鈥�
Among the Foundation鈥檚 recent achievements are successful events such as IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 2023 Giving Day and the annual Leaders in STEM recognition event.
鈥淭he University has already had so much success in our few short years that the sky is the limit,鈥� Harrell said. 鈥淲hen you are around the students, you see why that is. This University has so much potential for what it can do not only for these incredible students, but also Lakeland, Polk County, the I-4 Corridor, and the state of IM体育官网.
In addition to his service on the IM体育官网 Poly Foundation Board, Harrell is a member of the Governance Board at Lakeland Regional Health, Givewell Community Foundation Board, Parker Street Ministries Advisory Board, and Harrell鈥檚 LLC Board of Directors.
鈥淚 could not be more thrilled to see Jack take the helm of our Foundation Board,鈥� said Kathy Bowman, CEO of the Foundation and IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 vice president of advancement. 鈥淗e is a dedicated and purposeful leader who I am certain will continue to make great things happen for both the Foundation Board, and, in turn, the University.鈥�
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