Published: August 31, 2022
UT Presents Annual Sykes Hall of Fame Business Speaker Series
Gerald “Jerry” Divers, the founder of The Bank of Tampa, and Gregory Celestan, CEO of Celestar Corp., will speak as part of The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business’s Hall of Fame Business Speaker Series on Thursday, Sept. 15.
The Sykes College of Business’s Hall of Fame Business Speaker Series will take place on Thursday, Sept. 15
The presentation, “Passion: A Key to Entrepreneurial Success,” will take place on campus at the Falk Theatre, 428 W. Kennedy Blvd., at 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event is free for registered students and guests, but seating is limited and reservations are required. RSVP at www.ut.edu/business/sykeshalloffame/.
Divers, a University of Florida alumnus with a degree in banking and finance, established The Bank of Tampa in 1984. The bank has become the largest community bank in the Tampa Bay area and 10th largest Florida chartered bank. Divers also serves on the UT Board of Trustees.
Celestan started Celestar Corp., a defense consulting company specializing in intelligence support, in 2015 in Tampa. Previously, Celestan served 20 years in the U.S. Army, providing intelligence support and coordinating operations in locations such as Belarus, Germany and West Africa.
For more information, contact Dominique Walker, coordinator of College of Business operations, at dwalker@ut.edu or (813) 257-3782.
