Liston (Lin) D. Bochette III, born June 16, 1957, is an internationally recognized athlete, artist and civic leader. He participated in several Olympic Games as an athlete and administrator. Bochette was a Junior All American, attended the University of Florida on a Track and Field Scholarship offered to him by Olympic Coach Jimmy Carnes and was later inducted into the University's Hall of Fame. He also studied at Florida State University, the University of Puerto Rico, and was accepted at Stanford University. He collected a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Florida; a Master's degree in Humanities from Inter American University; studied an ED. at Inter American University and completed a Ph.D. in Education from Pacific Western University. In 1983 he was awarded a Citat