Jean and Sal Campisi, Sr. Academic Center for Physical Therapy
2019
The Jean and Sal Campisi, Sr. Academic Center for Physical Therapy building was dedicated on November 15, 2019. The building is located in Lakeland's historic Dixieland District, and its design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building houses the School of Physical Therapy, which received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education in 2021, just two years after the program started. In the building are state-of-the-art research and training technologies such as ceiling-mounted cameras and monitors in the study laboratories, plastinated cadaver specimens, portable ultrasound units, and cutting-edge balance and gait analysis systems.
Dedicated in honor of Sal Campisi and his wife Jean. A descendant of Italian immigrants, Sal grew up in Alabama. He got his first sales job as a door-to-door salesman selling brushes and cleaning supplies for the Fuller Brush company in Birmingham. When he was 24, he was offered a job selling cars at a Pontiac dealership. Sal was promoted to general sales manager, and later bought a Pontiac, Buick, and GMC dealership. He bought a second dealership in Lakeland, Florida, and renamed it Regal. Sal has been running Regal ever since, becoming Lakeland’s biggest and most popular dealership. Now, all five of Sal’s children work there too. He praises his wife Jean for her work in raising the kids and taking care of their family while he was selling over the years.
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