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 many politicians, judges, and university presidents.[3][4][5] Its members live across the United States.[3]
Academia
| Name | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Brogan | Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, president of Florida Atlantic University, and 15th Lt. Governor of Florida | [6] |
| Marshall Criser | President of the University of Florida | [3][6] |
| Sandy D'Alemberte | President of Florida State University, president of the American Bar Association, and Florida House of Representatives | [6] |
| Albert A. Murphree | President of Florida State College and University of Florida | [citation needed] |
| Stephen C. O'Connell | President of the University of Florida and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court | [3][5][6] |
| 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
| Name | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Graham | Former publisher and co-owner of The Washington Post | [9] |
| Julia L. Johnson | FirstEnergy board of directors, president of NetCommunications, and Florida Public Service Commission | [6][10][11][12] |
| Alfred C. Warrington | Accountant and business executive | [13] |
Law
Politics
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Sports
| Name | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| James W. Kynes | Florida Attorney General and professional football player | [21] |
| Harold Sebring | Head coach of Florida Gators football, member of the
Subsequent Nuremberg Trials tribunal, and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court |
[27] |
| Steve Spurrier | Coach for the Florida Gators and coach of the Washington Redskins | [53][6] |
| Tim Tebow | football and baseball player, 2007 recipient of the Heisman Trophy | [54] |
References
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- 1 2 3 Butt Jr., Nixon (November 26, 1939). "We Heard..." The Orlando Sentinel. p. 21. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Blue Key Ordered to Pay $250,000 in Suit". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. April 17, 1998. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dunkelberger, Lloyd (February 27, 2019). "The boys of 'Old Florida' make way for the women". Florida Phoenix. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Finnerty, David (October 16, 2023). "The (Blue) Key That Unlocks Doors". University of Florida Advancement. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Vogel, Mike (February 1, 2004). "Leadership: The New Blue Key". Florida Trend. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "University of Florida President Dr. J. Wayne Reitz Being Inducted into Florida Blue Key 1955". UF Digital Collections. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Who's Who in Florida Blue Key, vol. XIII, 1st ed. Aimee Collins-Mandeville, editor. Gainesville: University of Florida, 2009.
- ↑ "Philip L. Graham Program Fund". University of Florida Advancement. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Pomerantz, David; Anderson, Dave (March 25, 2022). "Political operative Julia Johnson to leave FirstEnergy board as fallout from bribery scandal continues". Energy and Policy Institute. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Julia L. Johnson, Director | Person Details". American Water. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Miracle, Barbara (October 1, 2000). "Julia Johnson: Bold Choices". Florida Trend. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Proctor, Samuel (July 16, 1993). "Interview with Alfred Warrington 1993-07-16". University of Florida Oral History Program. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via University of Florida.
P: How did you get into [Florida] Blue Key? W: I was not initiated in Blue Key on campus. I was taken in later because of my involvement with the University ...
- ↑ "Beth Bloom". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Dexter Douglass, a Lawyer for Gore in 2000 Recount, Dies at 83". The New York Times. September 18, 2013. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Justice Raymond Ehrlich dies". The Florida Bar. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Justice Stephen H. Grimes". Florida Supreme Court. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Gordon Harris Obituary - Orlando, FL". Orlando Sentinel. April 5, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Mark W. Klingensmith". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Chief Judge Mark W. Klingensmith". Fourth District Court of Appeal. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- 1 2 "About James W. Kynes | Office of Undergraduate Affairs". University of Florida. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
- 1 2 "Bill McCollum". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Chad Mizelle Resume | PDF | Law Clerk | Lawyer". Scribd. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Kathryn Kimball Mizelle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ Levine, Caroline Johnson (March 2024). "Judicial Profile: Hon. James S. Moody, Jr. U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida" (PDF). The Federal Lawyer. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Federal Bar Association.
- ↑ "Justice Peggy A. Quince". Florida Supreme Court. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- 1 2 Jacob, Bruce R. "Remembering a Great Dean: Harold L. "Tom" Sebring" (PDF). Stetson Law Review. 30: 102 – via Stetson University.
- 1 2 "Judge Robert L. Shevin". Third District Court of Appeal. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "William Reece Smith Jr. in Memoriam". Levin College of Law University of Florida. January 16, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Justice Charles Talley Wells". Florida Supreme Court. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Steve Zack". Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "W.O. Birchfield Obituary". Legacy.com. Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Times-Union. February 9, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Jason T. Brodeur - 2016 - 2018 ( Speaker Corcoran )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arcenas, Rey (January 23, 2024). "The precipitous decline of Florida Blue Key". The Gainesville Iguana. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Charles Wesley". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Sure-Footed Politician Faces Uphill Challenge". Sun Sentinel. October 25, 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Ben Diamond - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Chris Dorworth - 2010 - 2012 ( Speaker Cannon )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Dane Eagle - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (April 5, 2000). "William Hamilton, 61, a Top Pollster for Democratic Candidates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Bernstein, Adam (February 27, 2024). "William R. Hamilton, 61". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Romano, Lois (March 2, 2024). "Hamilton: Telling It Like It Is". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Dave Kerner - 2012 - 2014 ( Speaker Weatherford )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "About the Director". Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Jeff Kottkamp". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ Sullivan, Dan (January 17, 2025). "How Ashley Moody's deep roots shaped the future of Florida's next U.S. senator". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Saunders - 2010 - 2012 ( Speaker Cannon )". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ↑ "About George A. Smathers | Communications UF Libraries". University of Florida. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ Nohlgren, Stephen (November 29, 2003). "Life of the Political Party: The Transplant Who Won Florida". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "W. Gregory "Greg"Steube". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Rep. Greg Steube - R Florida, 17th, In Office - Biography". LegiStorm. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ The Florida Senate 1976-1978 (PDF). Tallahassee: State of Florida Senate. 1976. p. 15. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Steve Spurrier". Direct Sportslink. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Tim Tebow - Football". Florida Gators. Retrieved May 30, 2024.