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Alumni Spotlights

Jacksonville Knight and Chiropractor Aligns Passions with Profession

By the time Dr. Vicki Zifteh ’17 was ready for college, she wanted to follow her two older sisters who…

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Building Futures: Engineering Alum Establishes Endowed Scholarship

Rafiqul Chowdhury, owner and president of Quadrant Engineering, P.C., in New York City, recently established the Quadrant Engineering – Chowdhury…

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Climbing the Mountain: How Andrea Shaffran ’05 is Making Her Dreams Come True

Andrea Shaffran, the executive assistant to eight executives in the Aspen Valley Hospital District in Colorado, recently received the 2023…

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Taking Flight

by Trina Ryan Raised by a single mother in a low-income Miami neighborhood, Mark Norato ’91 is giving others who…

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Rosen Alumna Recognized for ‘Extraordinary Achievements’ by Hillsborough County

Kristina Lavallee, who co-owns The Cake Girl with her husband, Kirby Lavallee,  recently received recognition from the Hillsborough County Commissioner.…

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Erica Cornelison ’23: Human Factors Grad is on a ‘Space’ Mission

Fully Online Human Factors Student Discovers Her Dream Career   It took Erica Cornelison ’23 some time to find a…

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The Inspiring Trajectory of Airbus Exec Krista Russell ’06 ’08MNM

Like many Knights, Krista Russell, Deputy General Counsel for Airbus OneWeb Satellites, desired more out of life than what she…

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Recapping Our Third National Networking Knight!

On Thursday, March 7, UCF Knights gathered throughout the Kingdom for the third annual National Networking Knight. Whether you were…

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Mariia Nuzhnaia: First Recipient of Marian Lacy Endowed Scholarship

Mariia Nuzhnaia, the first recipient of the Marian Lacy Endowed Scholarship, was born in Russia and came to the United…

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Susan Leslie ’73 Establishes Scholarship to Honor Mother’s Legacy

Susan Leslie ’73 recently established the Marian Lacy Endowed Scholarship in the College of Nursing to honor her mother’s memory.…

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