{"id":2561,"date":"2012-05-07T13:57:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T13:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2012-05-07T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T13:57:43","slug":"ucf-grads-include-pro-race-car-driver-shea-holbrook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-grads-include-pro-race-car-driver-shea-holbrook\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF grads include pro race-car driver Shea Holbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A recent Orlando Sentinel article featured a COS graduate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shea Holbrook, who graduated with distinction Saturday from the University of Central Florida, already has a good job. And she&#8217;s likely the only graduate who wears a fire-retardant jumpsuit and helmet at work.<\/p>\n<p>Holbrook, 22, is a professional race-car driver in the Pirelli World Challenge, a racing series held at different tracks and courses across the country. And Holbrook, who took home a first-place finish at a race in California last year, is holding her own in a sport dominated by men. She graduated\u00a0with a degree in\u00a0<strong>Interpersonal\/Organizational Communication.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holbrook, of Groveland, joined more than 1,000 students in the UCF Arena on Saturday for the school&#8217;s spring graduation. Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry, who presided in the Casey Anthony trial, gave the commencement address.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The class of 2012 has arrived, and the world will never be the same,&#8221; Perry said during his 15-minute speech. He concluded by saying, &#8220;Good luck. God bless. Go Knights!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UCF has held five commencement ceremonies since Thursday to accommodate the more than 7,200 spring graduates \u2014 the largest number in the school&#8217;s 44-year history. Another milestone was passed Friday, when the 200,000th UCF graduate received a degree.<\/p>\n<p>To read the entire article please click <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.orlandosentinel.com\/2012-05-05\/news\/os-ucf-graduation-race-car-driver-20120505_1_shea-holbrook-spring-graduates-car\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent Orlando Sentinel article featured a COS graduate. Shea Holbrook, who graduated with distinction Saturday from the University of Central Florida, already has a good job. And she&#8217;s likely the only graduate who wears a fire-retardant jumpsuit and helmet at work. 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