{"id":146720,"date":"2025-05-09T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=146720"},"modified":"2025-05-12T07:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:24:09","slug":"yvette-kanouff-awarded-honorary-doctorate-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/yvette-kanouff-awarded-honorary-doctorate-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Yvette Kanouff Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Sciences Spring 2025 commencement ceremony featured a special guest speaker, alumna Yvette Kanouff, who received one of the highest honors bestowed by UCF, an honorary doctoral degree. Kanouff earned both her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/mathematics-bs\/\">bachelor\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/mathematical-science-ms\/\">master\u2019s<\/a> degrees in mathematics from UCF and has remained engaged with UCF in the subsequent years, currently serving on the College of Sciences Dean\u2019s Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so humbled by this honor,\u201d Kanouff says. \u201cWhen I received my master\u2019s degree, Dr. Ahmed Zayed \u2014 my \u2018thesis father\u2019 and mentor \u2014 told me that my work in math was worthy of a doctorate. However, I was not in a position to pursue that level of education at the time. I am so grateful, proud and honored to stand here now and receive this degree from UCF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her continued commitment to the university has made an impact on students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a rare opportunity for students to interact and learn from a person as passionate and successful as Yvette \u2014 yet she took the time from her busy schedule this spring to teach a calculus class while she was visiting campus for meetings,\u201d says Anthony Pomonis, executive director of advancement at the College of Sciences. \u201cShe is truly devoted to the people around her and makes an incredible difference through her professional contributions and her volunteer leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanouff is a partner in JC2 Ventures, a venture capital firm reimagining the power of investment. Through this work, she helps address challenges around the globe, encouraging startups that can drive economic growth, job creation and innovation through digital technologies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146722\" style=\"max-width: 1381px;\" class=\"figure float-right\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1381\" height=\"922\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-146722 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Yvette Kanouff speaking at a graduation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-1198x800.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1381px) 100vw, 1381px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1381\" height=\"922\" class=\"figure-img size-full wp-image-146722 img-fluid lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201381%20922%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Yvette Kanouff speaking at a graduation\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201381%20922%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1381px) 100vw, 1381px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-1198x800.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2025\/05\/UCF_Yvette-Kanouff_Commencement-Sprign-2025.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Yvette Kanouff speaking at a Spring 2025 commencement ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She drew on this experience in her commencement speech, inspiring the graduating students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in an era of innovation and transformation in technology and in how we work, play and live. I am fortunate to have started my career during times of great innovation, and you have such an opportunity today,\u201d Kanouff said during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Kanouff offered lessons from life to the students, speaking of the power of bringing \u201cdrive and grit\u201d to work and the importance of giving back.<\/p>\n<p>She previously received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in Engineering and Technology, the National Cable and Television Association&#8217;s Vanguard Award for Leadership in Science and Technology, and was named one of the most influential people in the television industry.<\/p>\n<p>Kanouff has left a legacy in a number of industries, helping to create on demand video, contributing to everyday technologies and spearheading the technology behind the streaming services that most people utilize and enjoy today. However, she came from humble beginnings, working to pay her tuition while going to school<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to put myself through college and am proud of having done that for my undergraduate and graduate degrees,\u201d Kanouff says. &nbsp;\u201cI worked while going to school and consistently focused on innovation, and disruptive technology and mathematics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her commencement remarks, she expressed appreciation to her family and friends and spoke to the power of mentorship in her &nbsp;life, encouraging graduates to give back, especially to their alma mater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s up to you to create something more and to help future students and others accomplish what you have accomplished today,\u201d Kanouff said to graduates. \u201cUCF has always welcomed me, as well as other alumni, and that\u2019s a relationship that will continue [for you] after this [ceremony] \u2014 continue to be a part of this special place wherever life takes 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