{"id":270358,"date":"2026-05-14T03:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270358\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:11:10","slug":"hillsborough-college-honors-the-mosaic-company-with-champion-in-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270358\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough College Honors The Mosaic Company With Champion In Education Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mosaic.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mosaic.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"mosaic\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough College (HC) is proud to recognize The Mosaic Company as the recipient of HC President Dr. Ken Atwater\u2019s 2026 Champion in Education Award. This annual recognition honors an individual or organization that demonstrates outstanding initiative in supporting student success, expanding education access and strengthening community impact through support of the college. <\/p>\n<p>The Mosaic Company has been a strategic partner of Hillsborough College since 2001, helping to align workforce needs with the college\u2019s academic and technical programs in support of the Tampa Bay labor market. The company has also shown a strong commitment to student success, contributing nearly $200,000 in philanthropic support to the college\u2019s foundation through first-generation scholarships, the Engineering Technology program and the Presidential Showcase. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to present The Mosaic Company with the 2026 Champion in Education Award,\u201d Dr. Atwater said. \u201cMosaic has been a valued partner not only in advancing opportunities for our students but also in enriching the Tampa Bay community.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mosaic\u2019s leadership extends to active involvement on the foundation\u2019s board of directors and participation on the President\u2019s Council at HC\u2019s Brandon and SouthShore campuses, underscoring a shared emphasis on workforce readiness and economic mobility. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelping the world grow the food it needs starts with strong communities and a skilled workforce,\u201d said Bruce Bodine, president and CEO of The Mosaic Company. \u201cWe are proud to partner with Hillsborough College to support students and create opportunity right here in Tampa Bay.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>About Hillsborough College <\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough College serves more than 46,000 students annually at its five campuses located throughout Tampa Bay. For more information, visit\u202fwww.hcfl.edu. <\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough College is accredited by the\u202fSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)\u202fto award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Hillsborough College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels.\u202fQuestions about the accreditation of Hillsborough College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; by calling 404-679-4500; or by using information available on SACSCOC\u2019s website (www.sacscoc.org). <\/p>\n<p>Visit\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcfl.edu\/accreditation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.hcfl.edu\/accreditation<\/a>\u202ffor more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hillsborough College (HC) is proud to recognize The Mosaic Company as the recipient of HC President Dr. Ken&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-270358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}