Inside CONNECTION MAGAZINE Spring 2022
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Q&A WITH THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT Dr. Martha D. Saunders
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VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Howard J. Reddy
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ADVANCEMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS Katie Schutts
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Brittany Sherwood ’14 MANAGING EDITOR Colton Currier ’18 SENIOR EDITOR Brittany Swinford ’11 DESIGN STRATEGY & LAYOUT Jennifer Peck ’08 DESIGN Lacey Berry ’12 PHOTO DIRECTION & PHOTOGRAPHY Matt Coughlin Morgan Givens ’18 Joe Vinson WRITERS AND EDITORS Allison Morgan Jenny Pedraza Leonor Roper ’18 Claire Stewart PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN ASSISTANTS Olivia Ashcraft ’18 Thatiana Rodriguez ’21 Ruben Gardner ’22 Blake Russell ’23 William Tate ’22
VICE PRESIDENT NEWS & NOTES
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ROLFS GIFT AND THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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ARGO INVESTMENTS PROGRAM FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: KAREN MOLEK
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MAKING HISTORY
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BAJA RACE TEAM ALUMNI EVENTS
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ALUMNI PROFILE: DESTINEE STEELE
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ALUMNI PROFILE: JACLYN BRAMLETTE
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SNAPSHOTS
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CLASS NOTES
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UWF Connection is published semi-annually by Alumni Relations and Institutional Communications. The purpose of Connection is to communicate and engage with UWF alumni, donors, friends and others interested in the activities of UWF.
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