SUMMER 2013
New Name for UCF Arena CFE Federal Credit Union has acquired the naming rights for the 10,000-seat UCF Arena. In addition to men’s and women’s basketball games, concerts and other attractions, the now-renamed CFE Arena will soon be home to a branch of the CFE Federal Credit Union, offering flexible hours during arena events, convenient ATMs and a lounge for arena visitors. In making the announcement, President Hitt noted that the enhancements are the result of an expansion in the long-standing relationship between the university and CFE Federal Credit Union. “We are pleased to strengthen our relationship with an outstanding organization that has served our campus and our community so well,” Hitt says. “We can’t think of a better partner for the naming rights for one of our most prominent facilities.” At the May 2013 Board of Trustees meeting where the announcement was made, Joseph A. Melbourne Jr., president and chief executive officer of CFE Federal Credit Union, said, “We are pleased to be named the official sponsor of the CFE Arena on the UCF campus. We have been a consistent supporter of education in Central Florida since our founding in 1937 and recognize UCF’s unique presence as an ever-expanding community of students, staff and alumni.” UCF will receive $3.95 million over seven years as part of the naming rights agreement for the arena. CFE currently serves more than 124,000 members.
Kevin Miller, senior vice president, CFE Federal Credit Union; Mary Lynn Williams, chair, CFE Federal Credit Union Board of Directors; UCF Board of Trustees Chair Michael J. Grindstaff, ’78; Joseph Melbourne Jr., president and CEO, CFE Federal Credit Union; President Hitt; Katie Thomas, director of UCF Development for CFE; Robert J. Holmes Jr., CEO, UCF Foundation
New Board Members The UCF Foundation welcomed three new board members at its spring meeting.
MICHAEL SARPU is the vice president of operations for
Todd Stansbury
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support. He has extensive experience in manufacturing and engineering assignments, ranging from technical support and scientific computing to engineering and factory operations. Sarpu’s background includes hardware fabrication, design and troubleshooting, process streamlining, and financial planning and management. He has served as engineering process director for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Enterprise.
Helping Knights charge on by sharing vision, talents and resources Todd Stansbury joined UCF in early 2012 as vice president and director of Athletics and immediately began creating opportunities for present and future knights. As a participant in the annual Faculty and Staff Campaign, he has made substantial commitments to the Golden Knights Club to support student programming and scholarships for UCF’s student-athletes. “I give to UCF because of the opportunities it provides young people to become more than what they think is possible,” he says. Stansbury helped launch the Varsity Knights Leadership Council, part of his vision for creating a Center for Student-Athletic Leadership, an initiative which will provide former studentathletes an outlet for business networking, professional development and mentoring. “The council will develop programming for former student-athletes that will serve them throughout their professional careers and unleash the power of their network,” he says. Stansbury envisions including a service component to the initiative, where current and former studentathletes work together on projects in Central Florida and overseas.
PHIL KEAN is the president of Phil Kean Designs, Inc., an internationally recognized, award-winning architecture, residential construction and interiors firm located in Winter Park, Fla. The firm specializes in creating one-of-a-kind custom, luxury residences. Kean is an expert at spatial and functional design. Though well known for his modern and contemporary designs, Kean’s firm has designed homes ranging in style from SpanishMediterranean to French country, West Indies and colonial.
BRUCE GOULD served as a principal of Gould Publications, Inc., a family-owned publishing business specializing in law books and reference materials for the legal and law enforcement communities. The company, founded in 1951 by Gould’s parents, was sold to LexisNexis in 2004. Gould received his B.A. in 1981 and his master’s degree in 1993 from New York University. He is also a 1984 graduate of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. Gould and his family are longtime UCF supporters.
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