{"id":17773,"date":"2016-06-28T16:02:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T20:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=17773"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:43:08","slug":"powerful-list-features-cos-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/powerful-list-features-cos-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Most Powerful&#8217; List Features COS Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Story by <a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/73057-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Today<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17775\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17775\" class=\"wp-image-17775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/06\/50Most_Landing-a7114b54-e1467120092455.jpeg\" alt=\"50Most_Landing-a7114b54\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/06\/50Most_Landing-a7114b54-e1467120092455.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/06\/50Most_Landing-a7114b54-e1467120092455-299x195.jpeg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO COURTESY OF ORLANDO MAGAZINE<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several UCF College of Sciences alumni were listed on Orlando magazine\u2019s 2016 list of the region\u2019s 50 most powerful people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div id=\"single\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span7\">\n<article>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<p>The July edition of the magazine for the first time divides the 13th-annual list into categories, ranging from government and politics to philanthropy and community voices.<\/p>\n<p>In GOVERNMENT and POLITICS, \u00a0<strong>Marcos Marchena<\/strong>, &#8217;82, chairman of UCF\u2019s Board of Trustees, is No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Marchena graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in political science from UCF in 1982. As chairman of the trustees, he has worked diligently to win state approval for the UCF Downtown project. He is managing shareholder in Marchena and Graham and is general counsel for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.<\/p>\n<p>In TOURISM and TRANSPORTATION,\u00a0Walt Disney World president <strong>George A. Kalogridis, &#8217;76,<\/strong>\u00a0hold the second spot.<\/p>\n<p>Kalogridis, a \u201976 sociology graduate at UCF, leads the largest single-site employer in the country with 74,000 cast members. Disney World helped local causes last year by contributing $5.6 million as well as $38 million of in-kind support.<\/p>\n<p>In PHILANTHROPY and COMMUNITY VOICES, former Florida Rep. <strong>Dick J. Batchelor<\/strong>, a \u201971 political science graduate, is actively involved in numerous social causes, including homelessness, domestic violence and children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Kilsheimer<\/strong>, a \u201979 journalism graduate, is mayor of Apopka, Orange County\u2019s second-largest city. He was named in\u00a0<em>Orlando<\/em> magazine&#8217;s 15 PEOPLE TO WATCH in Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/73057-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story<\/a> on UCF Today including all of the University of Central Florida leaders and alumni recognized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by UCF Today Several UCF College of Sciences alumni were listed on Orlando magazine\u2019s 2016 list of the region\u2019s 50 most powerful people. 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