sentences:  Gunn, who later earned degrees from Florence State College and the University of Chicago, went on to a distinguished career in finance and in 1982, was appointed an international trade adviser to President Ronald Reagan.Yet another major milestone was crossed in 1967 when the Alabama Legislature removed jurisdiction for the college from the State Board of Education and vested it in a Board of Trustees.Scarcely a year later, the new board voted for another name change to Florence State University, once again symbolizing the steady expansion of the institution's academic offerings and mission.