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DR. BRENDAN KELLY, Vice President, University Advancement; President, UWF Foundation, Inc. MARTHA LEE BLODGETT, Associate Vice President, University Advancement MISSY GRACE ’10, Alumni Relations Director, University Advancement
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Spring 2015 UNIVERSIT Y o f WE ST FLOR IDA
Antione Griffin II, Wide Receiver, at the first UWF Spring football practice.
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In history-rich Pensacola, where Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano led Spanish sailors in the first settlement attempt of the New World, stories of voyages past are still being uncovered today. The UWF Division of Anthropology and Archaeology is at the forefront of this discovery.