A longtime executive in the steel industry is in line to join the Board of Trustees for the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ).
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’s appointed Steven Hughes to be the next member of that panel overseeing FSCJ operations on the First Coast.
The FSCJ Board of Trustees has up to nine members who are appointed by Florida’s Governor. It is the policy and practices organization that sets standards for the school, which has four main campuses in Duval County and three additional educational centers in that county and Nassau County.
Hughes has a career steeped in CMC Steel, which has more than 200 operations across several states and Europe. The Commercial Metals Co. has steel production sites and metal recycling operations in Florida, where Hughes is a Director of Operations.
Hughes was previously the Texas Works Manager at CMC Steel, where he also served as the Houston Area Manager for CMC Construction Services. Before that, Hughes served as the Director of Operations for CMC Steel Arkansas.
Hughes’ educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. He went on to obtain a master’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he majored in business administration.
The Florida Senate still must confirm Hughes’ appointment.
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