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Alumni Spotlights

Nicholas Grandchamps ’15: Shining Knights Alumnus 2021

By Nicholas Grandchamps ’15 Since receiving the Shining Knights Young Alumni Award, I have continued to advance U.S. diplomacy worldwide.…

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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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Marly Mentor ’16: Shining Knights Alumna 2024

By Marly Mentor ’16 Since receiving the Shining Knights Alumni Award in 2024, I have been actively engaged in a…

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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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Carey Sobel ’09: Shining Knights Alumnus 2017

By Carey Sobel ’09 Since receiving the Shining Knights Alumni Award in 2017, life has continued to evolve in exciting…

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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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Kristina Merritt ’12: Shining Knights Alumna 2020

By Kristina Merritt ’12 Since being honored with the 2020 Shining Knights Young Alumni Award, I have transitioned into a…

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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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