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Lori Levoy ’01 poses with her two daughters and UCF Knights football player Shaquem Griffin in the CFE Arena<\/p><\/div>\n

Lori Levoy\u00a0is UCF\u2019s self-proclaimed biggest fan. She graduated from the\u00a0Nicholson School of Communication\u00a0<\/strong>in 2001 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in communication. A former UCF student athlete, Levoy has maintained her love for UCF for more than 15 years. In 2017, during UCF\u2019s perfect football season, that love motivated her to write and publish her own children\u2019s book, \u201cI Am Going to be a UCF Knight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think UCF is the most amazing school in the country,\u201d said Levoy. \u201cI ran cross-country and track at UCF and wanted to share my love for my university. When I had children of my own, I wanted to read to them about the school I love. There was no UCF children\u2019s book, so I wrote one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Levoy had the rough draft for several years, the book was published in September 2017, at the start of UCF\u2019s undefeated football season. She reached out to her former professor\u00a0Michelle Dusseau\u00a0and said she wanted to publish it. With Dusseau\u2019s encouragement, Levoy contacted Mascot Books, and the rest is (UCF) history.<\/p>\n

\u201cLori is an example of someone who not only understands, but embodies the UCF creed,\u201d said Dusseau, who is an instructor of human communication. \u201cAs a student, she was as dedicated to the success of others as she was to herself. Lori has always been proud to be a UCF Knight and spreads that pride through her positive actions. Her message to the next generation of scholars isn\u2019t just to enroll at UCF; it\u2019s also to embrace the diverse opportunities UCF will bring to their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book features illustrations by Ron Florendo, a freelance illustrator and comic artist; each illustration is of a photo handpicked by Levoy. The cover illustration is from the front page of the Orlando Sentinel, when former UCF Knight Javier Beorlegui kicked the game-winning\u00a0field goal<\/a>\u00a0against Alabama in 2000. Currently a special education teacher, Levoy was more than happy to watch the undefeated Knights football team this past season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis past football season was something to witness,\u201d said Levoy. \u201cUCF is much different from any other university in Florida. When I committed to UCF, I did not inherit a dynasty of winning. UCF\u2019s 13-0 season was fought for and won. To see what these athletes have been able to accomplish is nothing short of amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI Am Going to be a UCF Knight\u201d is available online at\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Barnes and Noble.<\/a><\/p>\n

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