{"id":11865,"date":"2015-03-31T11:54:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=11865"},"modified":"2015-03-31T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T15:54:24","slug":"cos-students-receive-ucfs-highest-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/cos-students-receive-ucfs-highest-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"COS Students Receive UCF&#8217;s Highest Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11865 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/Order-of-Pegasus-Alice-Neira-e1432914978221-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A professional headshot of a smiling young woman with long dark hair, wearing an honor black blazer and a beige blouse, against a gray background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11898\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11898'>\n\t\t\t\tAlice Neira\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/03\/Order-of-Pegasus-Shannon-Payne-e1432914995275-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A professional headshot of a smiling woman with blonde hair, wearing a gray blazer over a black top, against an honor gray background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11899\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11899'>\n\t\t\t\tShannon Payne\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recently, two undergraduate students from the College of Sciences received UCF\u2019s highest student honor.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/order.sdes.ucf.edu\/\">Order of Pegasus<\/a> recognizes exemplary performance by undergraduate students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership and community service.\u00a0Because of the breadth of accomplishments required for this award, the Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious and significant student award that can be attained at UCF.<\/p>\n<p>Political science major Alice Neira and anthropology major Shannon Payne will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony in April. Their names and photos will be added to the wall of the Pegasus Lounge, which is located on the second floor of the Student Union overlooking the Pegasus Ballroom. They will also receive commemorative medals, <a href=\"http:\/\/ucfsga.com\/\">Student Government Association <\/a>scholarships and lifetime memberships to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ucfalumni.com\/\">UCF Alumni Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a full list of all 19 students selected, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/students-honored-prestigious-award\/\">UCF Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Recently, two undergraduate students from the College of Sciences received UCF\u2019s highest student honor. The Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary performance by undergraduate students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership and community service.\u00a0Because of the breadth of accomplishments required for this award, the Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious 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