EDUCATION
believed in me and encouraged me to go higher and higher.
We still talk several times a week. I still think of him and his
family as the first family of Port St. Lucie. Great people.
“So, being named president of the campus that bears his
name was an incredible honor.”
PRAISES CHOICE
For his part, Pruitt is enthusiastic about Treadwell’s new
role at IRSC.
“Dr. Moore couldn’t have made a better choice,” he said.
“Andy is a public servant; he puts everyone else first, he does
all he can to elevate the prosperity of others. So, he’s a natural
leader, it’s in his DNA. Andy is going to bring that campus to
new heights.”
Pruitt doesn’t seem fazed by Treadwell’s lack of management
experience.
“He was on the front lines when I was senate president,”
he said. That’s as bare knuckles as it gets. He’s seen what it
takes to advance a cause. He has the political acumen to navigate
turbulent waters. That’s very unusual.
“You have to understand politics to make public policy. It’s
very unusual for someone to have both abilities like Andy
does. He’s not cynical or jaundiced. He takes his position
— but not himself — seriously. It’s not about him, it’s about
the institution. He’ll always put that first and foremost, and
that’s a forgotten commodity these days.”
HIGHLY RECRUITED
Rather like Pruitt had done in 2004, Massey recruited
Treadwell to come work for him in 2009.
“I was his utility infielder,” Treadwell recalled. “I wrote >>
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Treadwell and Pruitt Campus students and staff show off their pink attire during IRSC’s Pink Out for breast cancer awareness in October.
Treadwell accompanied a group of student government leaders in November
on a trip to the State Capitol in Tallahassee. The group was advocating
for IRSC, its students and its many programs.