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Alumni Spotlights

Meet one of our Knight Authors: Kelly Shea ’23

Tell us a little about yourself! Kelly Shea is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and author. At the age of 18,…

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Meet one of our Knight Authors: Melyssa Allen ’12 ’20MA

Tell us a little about yourself! Hey Knight Nation! I’m Melyssa Allen — a double board-certified lifestyle medicine coach, author,…

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Meet one of our Knight Authors: Nafije Prishtina ’21MS

Tell us a little about yourself! I’m a proud UCF alumna who has continued to grow with the university ever…

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Meet one of our Knight Authors: Christinne Gray ’00 ’02MS

Tell us a little about yourself! I love to read and to write about a wide variety of topics. Publishing…

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Meet two of our Knight Authors: Jana Piragic ’07 ’09MA and Lori Levoy ’08

Tell us a little about yourself Jana: I am a PROUD UCF aluma, freelance writer, real estate agent, and adjunct…

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Meet one of our Knight Authors: Hep Aldridge ’80

Hep Aldridge is a certified scuba diver, cave diver, amateur archaeologist, and retired college administrator whose main area of interest…

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Meet One of Our Knight Authors: Alia Luria ’06

Tell us about yourself I’m a novelist and humor essayist who practices privacy law by day and writes feverishly by…

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Meet One of Our Knight Authors: Myrna Ossin ’73

Tell us a little about yourself! I have been writing and lecturing for more than 50 years. I about to…

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Meet One of Our Knight Authors: Rob Sheinkopf ’85

Tell us a little about yourself! Former Director of Admissions at UCF, Master’s degree in Counseling, 1985, retired after a…

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How Anita Maharaj ’14 Found Her Place at UCF and Beyond

Anita Maharaj’s story doesn’t begin with a single moment — it unfolds like a mosaic, each piece shaped by ambition,…

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