Governor DeSantis has also awarded the Governor’s Medal of Freedom to the legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden, the Cuban American freedom fighter Felix Rodriguez, and the champion of pediatric healthcare Barbara Nicklaus.
At the ceremony, Governor DeSantis signed SB 1360, making the Governor’s Medal of Freedom a permanent feature of Florida statutes, affording more great Floridians the opportunity to be honored with this accolade in the future.
The transmittal letter can be found
here.