Jan 30, 2023 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
With a generous $500,000 gift, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation has become one of the founding donors for the new UCF College of Nursing building at Lake Nona’s Medical City. This investment in UCF will help unleash the potential of more Knight nurses while...
Jan 12, 2023 | COM News, Feature, Philanthropy
Written by Brian Butler, Vice Chair, UCF Foundation Board When my family and I established the Dr. Michael B. Butler Endowed Scholarship for students in the UCF College of Medicine, we did so not only to honor my father’s incredible legacy and celebrate his love for...
Jan 11, 2023 | CAH News, Feature, Philanthropy
(image: Jacob Wagner with Bruce Whisler) Bruce Whisler and his late wife, Marilyn, knew early on that education was one of the keys to a successful life, so they made the most of what they had been given, and took advantage of every opportunity. The Whislers also took...
Dec 13, 2022 | Feature, Philanthropy, UCF News
(Photo: L-R: Marcela DeFaria, Director of Advancement for Rosen College; Lori Gustafson, Chief Brand and Digital Officer Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation; Stephen P. Weisz, retiring chief executive officer, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation; Rico...
Dec 5, 2022 | Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
Cancer doesn’t care about football games or charitable causes, but Alan Gooch ’84 ’89MA does. Gooch, a UCF Athletics Hall of Famer, was moved to help create the Cure Bowl in 2015 as a way of supporting cancer research through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. He...
Nov 30, 2022 | Feature, Giving Tuesday, Philanthropy, UCF News
Over the past 9 years, UCF has participated in Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity that celebrates philanthropy, volunteerism and community service to highlight the powerful difference people can make when they come together to help others. On November 29,...