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NOTABLE quote “The Class of 2009 is the most highly qualified ever admitted to the College. We have many reasons to be proud.” —President Lewis Duncan
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ROLLINS ALUMNI RECORD
Rollins Alumni Make National TV PHOTOS BY ANN MARIE VARGA ’82
Rita Bornstein, President Emerita and George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Professor of Philanthropy and Leadership Development, was elected to a two-year term as board chair by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) … The Winter Park City Commission unanimously approved a resolution nominating Vice President and Treasurer George Herbst for the “City Citizen of the Year Award,” given annually by the Florida League of Cities for commitment, support, skills, leadership, outreach to other citizens, and the desire to make a positive impact on the city. Herbst, who serves as chairman of Winter Park’s George Herbst Central Park Committee, was also recognized in the League’s magazine, Quality Cities, for his part in furthering the unique and collaborative relationship between the College and the City of Winter Park … Members of the Claudio Milman family made a generous gift to establish the Professor Claudio Milman Memorial Scholarship at the Crummer Graduate School of Business in memory of Milman, a highly regarded international business professor and researcher who was fatally injured while leading students on an internaEric Alexander tional marketing project in Cuba in 2001 … Rollins hosted notable speakers Eric Alexander, an avid skier, mountaineer, and teacher of disabled skiers, who, in 2001, defied the odds by helping to guide his blind friend Erik Weihenmayer to the lofty 29,035-foot summit of Mt. Everest; and Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Artist Lola Haskins, who has published seven collections of poetry, including Extranjera, The Rim Benders, Desire Lines: New and Selected Poems, and Hunger, which won the Iowa Poetry Prize in 1992.
TWENTY-ONE ROLLINS ALUMNI who were among a group attending the Alumni Association’s recent “Arts Exploration” and alumni reception in New York City were willing to “rise and shine” to appear live outside the Plaza on CBS’ The Ira Joe Fisher and Saturday Early Show. Alumni Mary Martin Hayes ’55 spokesperson Asunta D’Urso Fleming ’81, a current member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, told weather reporter Ira Joe Fisher: “Rollins is the number one regional university in the South! We were here to meet with 150 New York alumni…New York is one of our biggest alumni groups.” Rollins hats, shirts, and banners filled the television screen as the group cheered during appearances, which aired Saturday, October 1.
S P O RT S scene INTERIM AD APPOINTED—Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator Pennie Parker was appointed interim athletic director in July. She took over for Phil Roach, who retired after 13 years as director of physical education and athletics. “I’m very excited for the opportunity to lead the department while we search for a new athletic director,” Parker said. “Phil has built one of the strongest departments in the nation and I Parker look forward to maintaining the current level of excellence in this time of transition.” Parker has been at Rollins since May 2002, having served previously in the athletic departments at Florida State University, Jacksonville University, and the University of Georgia. PAR FOR THE COURSE—The NCAA-champion women’s golf team was featured in the “Golf-first ranking” in the September 2005 issue of Golf Digest for its excellent performance. The article cites the team as “the dominant school in Division II, winners of three straight NCAA titles by an average margin of 47 shots.” To follow the Tars’ exciting 2005-06 season and for the latest information on Rollins Athletics, visit www.rollins.edu/athletics.