Office of the President Information for Faculty & Administration at the Florida Keys Community College in Key West, FL
Office of the President
Larry W. Tyree, Ed.D.
President
A native of Pensacola, Florida, and a graduate of Pensacola Junior College, Larry W. Tyree is now serving in his ninth presidency and eleventh community college at FKCC. He previously held the rank of full professor at the University of Florida, where he was also the director of the Institute of Higher Education and the executive director of the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges.
Tyree served as a community college CEO for 26 years at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, the Dallas County Community College District in Texas, and Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. He also served as interim president of five other institutions, including Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, and Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York.
Tyree has many publications to his credit, including a book entitled The Leadership Dialogues: Community College Case Studies to Explore. He served as board chair of the American Association of Community Colleges and the League for Innovation in the Community College and was a member of the board of directors of the American Council on Education. Tyree was named a distinguished alumnus by each of his three alma maters -- Pensacola Junior College, Indiana University, and the University of Florida. He is also a League for Innovation in the Community College Senior Fellow and received the American Association of Community Colleges' National Leadership Award. He was named president emeritus by both Santa Fe College and Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas.
Married to Donna, Tyree has three grown children and four grandchildren, Katie, Andrew, Grace, and Jordan, who are the apples of his eye. Besides an occasional outing on his boat and round of golf, he is a voracious reader and enjoys alternating his time between his homes in the mountains of North Carolina and on the southwest coast of Florida.