Eighteen University of Central Florida students will receive the Order of Pegasus, UCF\u2019s most prestigious student award.<\/p>\n
The award honors outstanding undergraduate academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students are selected separately based on academic achievement, professional or community service, leadership and publication or research experience.<\/p>\n
The winners will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony later this spring. The names and a picture of the inductees will be added to the wall of the Pegasus Lounge, which is located on the second floor of the Student Union overlooking the Pegasus Ballroom.<\/p>\n
Inductees also receive commemorative medals, Student Government Association scholarships and lifetime memberships to the UCF Alumni Association.<\/p>\n
The 2011 Order of Pegasus inductees, their majors and their colleges are:<\/p>\n
Graduate Students<\/strong><\/p>\n Ashley Curry, M.D. Program, College of Medicine, Charter Class<\/p>\n Adam Giery, Higher Education Policy Studies, College of Education<\/p>\n Anika Mirick, M.D. Program, College of Medicine, Charter Class<\/p>\n Sylvia Torres-Thomas, Nursing, College of Nursing<\/p>\n Zachary Walker, Exceptional Education, College of Education<\/p>\n Undergraduate Students<\/strong><\/p>\n Aaron Alva, Political Science, College of Sciences\u00a0<\/p>\n Keristen Black, Management, College of Business Administration<\/p>\n Melissa Blette, Marketing, Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Business Administration and Undergraduate Studies.\u00a0 She is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Jacqueline Boehme, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine.\u00a0 She is also member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Brennan Dobbins, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n Ashley Ewh, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.\u00a0 She is also a member of the The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Kumail Merchant, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine.\u00a0 He is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Michelle Messina, Interdisciplinary Studies, Undergraduate Studies.\u00a0 She is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Jasmine Rosa, General Business, College of Business Administration<\/p>\n Stephen \u201cKyle\u201d Schumacher, Finance, College of Business Administration.\u00a0 He is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Kyle Simpson, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine.\u00a0 He is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Rachael Spangenberg, English Literature, College of Arts and Humanities.\u00a0 She is also a member of The Burnett Honors College<\/p>\n Gabrielle Swaby, French, Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts and Humanities and Undergraduate Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eighteen University of Central Florida students will receive the Order of Pegasus, UCF\u2019s most prestigious student award. The award honors outstanding undergraduate academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students are selected separately based on academic achievement, professional or community service, leadership and publication or research experience. The winners will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony later this…","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":20167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,27],"tags":[],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-20166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-student-life"],"yoast_head":"\n