{"id":11644,"date":"2015-02-17T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T20:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=11644"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:42:01","slug":"inaugural-outstanding-alumknights-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/inaugural-outstanding-alumknights-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/02\/COS-Outstanding-AlumKnights-2015-Ybeth.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11646\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/02\/COS-Outstanding-AlumKnights-2015-Ybeth-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"COS-Outstanding-AlumKnights-2015-Ybeth\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 5, the University of Central Florida College of Sciences and its alumni chapter hosted the inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights award reception at the Orlando Science Center.<\/p>\n<p>COS Dean, Dr. Michael Johnson welcomed the crowd, and faculty representatives from each of the college\u2019s 10 departments and school presented the awards to their respective recipients.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 awardees were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthropology | <strong>Keith Edwards, \u201910, \u201911<\/strong>, president, Medstar Medical<\/li>\n<li>Biology | <strong>Alice Bard, \u201986, \u201989<\/strong>, environmental specialist II, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation &amp; Parks, Bureau of Parks, District 3<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry | <strong>Jennifer McKinley, \u201994, \u201996<\/strong>, co-founder and chief operating officer, IRradiance Glass<\/li>\n<li>Nicholson School of Communication | <strong>Clay McMillan, \u201990<\/strong>, president, CMI Production Services<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics | <strong>Aicha Elhor Gillespie, Ph.D., \u201900<\/strong>, senior vice president of Citi Shared Services Global Re-engineering<\/li>\n<li>Physics | <strong>Clara Rivero-Baleine, Ph.D., \u201901, \u201903, \u201905<\/strong>, mechanical engineer, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control<\/li>\n<li>Political Science | <strong>Ybeth Bruzual, \u201905<\/strong>, morning news\/political coverage anchor\/moderator, News 13<\/li>\n<li>Psychology | <strong>Kristin Chase, \u201903<\/strong>, director of organizational development department, Universal Orlando<\/li>\n<li>Sociology |<strong> Nicholas Guittar, Ph.D., \u201901, \u201905, \u201911<\/strong>, assistant professor of sociology, Valdosta State University<\/li>\n<li>Statistics |<strong> Stephanie Urdahl, \u201905<\/strong>,\u00a0assistant vice president and actuary, Financial Solutions Pricing Department, Hannover RE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not only did the event honor the college\u2019s most outstanding alumni, but\u00a0it\u00a0also raised money for scholarships through a silent auction.<\/p>\n<p>Guests had fun interacting with exhibits at the science center, including a hands-on liquid nitrogen demonstration that had everyone\u00a0jumping at the explosion of an expanding balloon! They\u00a0also enjoyed live music, while sipping drinks and snacking on hors d\u2019oeuvres \u2014 including the crowd-favorite flaming donuts.\u00a0To finish off the evening\u2019s\u00a0festivities, awardees and their families\u00a0dressed up in UCF props and captured their Knight pride in\u00a0the\u00a0photo booth.<\/p>\n<p>To view a photo album from the event, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tk-photos.com\/Other\/UCF-Science-Center-Awards\/n-Jq4qb\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To read original story from\u00a0UCF AlumniToday.com, <a href=\"http:\/\/ucfalumnitoday.com\/college-of-sciences-presents-inaugural-outstanding-alumknights-awards\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more stories about alumni at <a class=\"external\" title=\"UCF Alumni Today\" href=\"http:\/\/ucfalumnitoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ucfalumnitoday.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>By Angie Lewis <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Feb. 5, the University of Central Florida College of Sciences and its alumni chapter hosted the inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights award reception at the Orlando Science Center. 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