2012 Woman of Distinction Linda McGurn started recycling while a University of Florida student in the early 1970s, well before curbside recycling was the norm. “I would collect our recyclables all month and then a friend would take them to…
Author: Aaron (page 195)
DeeJay Hellrung: Champion for Children
2012 Woman of Distinction DeeJay Hellrung is one of Florida’s leading advocates on issues relating to maternal and child health, child welfare and child abuse. Feisty, funny and savvy, Hellrung’s singular focus all her adult life has been the betterment…
New AFC Members
Please welcome our newest members: George Mazzeo, Loretta Bainbridge, Wade Huggins, Joe Jester, Mark Kanzler, Priscilla Fort, CJ Fort, Katherine Krause, Glen Gold, Eileen Monck, Andrea Perini, Ed Book, and Roddey Williams.
Jenna Stafford: Expressing Love and Acceptance
2012 Woman of Promise There have been two constants in 17-year-old Jenna Stafford’s young life: her family’s love, and her love of animals. First came Kareem, a rescue puppy. She saved up her allowance and dove for coins under couch…
AFC News Briefs
-Submitted by Debbie Kennedy Membership drive: The Santa Fe AFC Chapter is working hard to increase AFC membership. Please welcome some new members: George Mazzeo, Loretta Bainbridge, Wade Huggins, Joe Jester, Mark Kanzler, Priscilla Fort, CJ Fort, Katherine Krause, Glen…
“Like” SF’s AFC Chapter on Facebook
The Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Santa Fe College Chapter now has a Facebook page. Help promote advocacy of all the great things we do at Santa Fe College by going to our new Facebook page and “like” it!
Sylvia Reddish: Lifelong Love Affair with Bradford County
Sylvia Reddish, 71, wasn’t born in Bradford County, but she should have been. From the time she was a young child, her family vacationed from Jacksonville to a cabin on Crosby Lake, and later moved to Starke when Sylvia was…
AFC 2012 Carnation Sale
Valentine’s Day will soon be here and it’s time for you to show your appreciation to those who assist you, or to the special people in your life. Let AFC deliver your valentines for you, to any office on any…
From Russia with Love, Sergei Rachmaninoff, played by Roberta Swedien
Hear the life story of the last of the great Romantics, a selection of his preludes for piano and the musings of Russia’s celebrated writers and poets, Pushkin, Chekhov, Pasternak and Dostoevsky in this memorable evening of words and music…
SF Engineering Club Enters NASA’s Student Rocket Race
The Santa Fe College Engineering Club is one of 42 university level teams nationwide chosen to design, build and launch a reusable rocket with a scientific or engineering payload. The SF club will compete against such schools as Rensselaer Polytechnic…
Dr. Mark Milliron, Deputy Director for Postsecondary Improvement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Mark Milliron, Deputy Director for Postsecondary Improvement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will give timely insights into meeting the growing challenge of retaining students until they graduate from Santa Fe. You may remember Mark was President of…
Nuru (Princess) Kisitu Nabbumba: Battle to Survive
Nuru (Princess) Kisitu Nabbumba, an HIV/AIDS educator and counselor from Uganda, will give insights into the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in her country. Hear about the struggles and successes she has experienced in her battle to teach others how to deal…
Dr. Terry O’banion and Dr. Jackson Sasser discuss, strategic design to advance institutional goals.
Dr. Terry O’Banion was President of the League for Innovation in the Community College for 23 years until his retirement. Under his leadership the League became an international organization serving over 700 colleges recognized by Change magazine in 1998 as…