. A . ▁in ▁management ▁from ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁his ▁B . S . ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁from ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁degree ▁from ▁St et son ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁administration . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁administrative ▁affairs . ▁Upon ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁college ▁president ▁Michael ▁M . ▁Ben nett ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁K utt ler ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁Florida ' s ▁young est - ever ▁community ▁college ▁pres idents . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁transition ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁institution ▁( now ▁called ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁College ) ▁offering ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees , ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁campus ▁from ▁two ▁camp uses ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁learning ▁locations , ▁and ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁en roll ment ▁from ▁ 1 3 , 3 0 0 ▁to ▁ 3 6 , 1 3 3 ▁students . ▁ ▁K utt ler ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁" entre pr ene ur ial " ▁college ▁president ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁form ▁partners hips