▁for ▁and ▁received ▁$ 6 . 5 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁Florida ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁purchase ▁and ▁rem odel ▁three ▁ret ail ▁buildings ▁for ▁college ▁use . ▁ ▁K utt ler ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁calling ▁and ▁sending ▁a ▁card ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁college ' s ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁full - time ▁employees ▁on ▁their ▁birth days . ▁He ▁also ▁sent ▁birth day ▁g ifts ▁to ▁Florida ▁legisl ators ▁– ▁" ties ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁scar ves , ▁p ins , ▁or ▁K mart ▁cry stal ▁for ▁the ▁women " ▁– ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁p otted ▁plant ▁to ▁every ▁new ▁community ▁college ▁and ▁university ▁president ▁in ▁Florida . ▁He ▁instit uted ▁an ▁employee ▁recognition ▁program ▁and ▁dispatch ed ▁a ▁con gr at ul atory ▁letter ▁to ▁every ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ▁student ▁who ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁ ▁International ▁relationships ▁K utt ler ▁formed ▁international ▁relationships ▁and ▁joint ▁educational ▁vent ures ▁with ▁Russia , ▁China , ▁E cuador , ▁Est onia , ▁Gu atem ala , ▁Greece , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁Music , ▁dance , ▁and ▁bal let ▁performances ▁have ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .- Russ ian ▁cultural ▁exchange . ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ' s ▁police ▁training ▁a cademy ▁has ▁trained ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁police ▁officers . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁K utt