Zhihua Qu Earns UCF’s 2026 Medal of Societal Impact for Contributions to the Power Systems Industry The Pegasus Professor of electrical engineering will receive the award during the Founders’ Day event on April 1.
UCF Chemistry Instructor’s Creative Approach Earns Excellence in Online Teaching Award Nicole Lapeyrouse ’16MS ’18PhD is the latest winner of UCF’s Chuck D. Dziuban Excellence for Online Teaching Award, which she’ll receive during Founders’ Day on April 1.
Founders’ Day 2026: Celebrating Student, Faculty and Staff Knights Employees, faculty and students will be recognized at three separate ceremonies in the Pegasus Ballroom on April 1.
UCF’s Major Milestones of 2025 From preeminence to powerhouse partnerships, sports victories to record-setting philanthropy — 2025 was a year of remarkable progress.
UCF Honors Faculty with 2025 Founders’ Day Awards More than 240 faculty, including Pegasus Professors and Reach for the Stars honorees, were recognized for their commitment to excellence during the annual Founders’ Day celebration.
Meet UCF’s 2025 Pegasus Professors The recipients of UCF’s most prestigious faculty honor use their inspiring backgrounds to make impacts in the fields of psychology, hospitality and cybersecurity.
Profound, Innovative, Analytical and Resilient: Meet UCF’s 2025 Reach for the Stars Honorees The 2025 Reach for the Stars award recipients are recognized for conducting highly successful research and fostering creative activity that has a national or international impact.
2025 Order of Pegasus, Student Awards Celebrates UCF’s Best and Brightest During the April 2 Founders’ Day event, 37 students will receive UCF’s highest student honor, which recognizes those who exemplify excellence in academic achievement, leadership and service.
Founders’ Day 2025: Celebrating Student, Faculty and Staff Knights Employees, faculty, and students will be recognized at three separate ceremonies in the Pegasus Ballroom.
Celebrating Employee Excellence on Founders’ Day 2024 UCF celebrates the remarkable spirit of teamwork, commitment and dedication of our talented employees this Founders’ Day.
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