Brent Scott
Published: November 22, 2006
After a six-year dry spell, PJC instructors Ken McAferty and Vicki Carson received an honor that only five other PJC faculty members ever received. They have been inducted into the <b><a href=”https://www.flccaa.org/”>Florida Community Colleges Activities Association </a></b> Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame inductees are chosen for their outstanding moral character, sportsmanship, and academics. Inductees have a plaque displayed in the FCCAA building in Tallahassee as well as receiving one of their own.
<b>Vicki Carson</b>
Vicki Carson coached the PJC women’s basketball team for 25 years beginning in 1980, and in that time she accumulated a 515-189 record. Carson coached the team to 16 state tournament appearances, appearing in the Final Four 12 times and has won the Panhandle Conference Championship nine times.
However, Carson herself does not consider any of those accomplishments her greatest achievement.
Her greatest personal achievement was sending 100 players to four-year colleges on basketball scholarships, with 98 percent graduating.
Carson now is back in the classroom, teaching classes in performance and recreation.
Carson was very surprised, and at the same time extremely glad that the state recognized the academic and athletic excellence of PJC’s women’s basketball programs.
“It takes a lot of people to help you be successful,” Carson said.
“PJC’s commitment to the program in 1980, the community’s commitment, and the 100-plus student athletes I’ve had the privilege to coach over the years have given me the opportunity to be successful, and I am very grateful for that.”
<b>Ken McAferty</b>
Vicki Carson coached the PJC women’s basketball team for 25 years beginning in 1980, and in that time she accumulated a 515-189 record. Carson coached the team to 16 state tournament appearances, appearing in the Final Four 12 times and has won the Panhandle Conference Championship nine times.
However, Carson herself does not consider any of those accomplishments her greatest achievement.
Her greatest personal achievement was sending 100 players to four-year colleges on basketball scholarships, with 98 percent graduating.
Carson now is back in the classroom, teaching classes in performance and recreation.
Carson was very surprised, and at the same time extremely glad that the state recognized the academic and athletic excellence of PJC’s women’s basketball programs.
“It takes a lot of people to help you be successful,” Carson said.
“PJC’s commitment to the program in 1980, the community’s commitment, and the 100-plus student athletes I’ve had the privilege to coach over the years have given me the opportunity to be successful, and I am very grateful for that.”