Sep 26, 2022 | Burnett Honors College, Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
Philanthropist Gil Kemp understands the transformative power of giving. He has achieved incredible success in business, but nothing has given him greater joy than using the fruits of his labor to help others. Gil Kemp, a founding member of the Burnett Honors College...
Sep 2, 2022 | CON News, Feature, Philanthropy, Stories
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 11 years since 8-year-old Marlie Kai Dodson passed away from a brain tumor, says her mother, Sarah Dodson ’01. The grief from losing Marlie can sometimes make the passage of time irrelevant, Dodson admits. “Life is...
Apr 11, 2022 | Feature, IMPACT Magazine, Stories
“My UCF degree is like an investment in Apple or Amazon,” says Tandreia Bellamy ’98MS, “because it just gets more valuable as time goes on.” As a member of the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board, Bellamy gets an up-close look at the future. “Everything that...
Apr 1, 2022 | Feature, IMPACT Magazine, Philanthropy, Stories
“Although autism affects 1 in 44 children today, there are very few scholarships specifically for these students,” says Terri Daly, director, UCF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD). Daly and Judee Samuels, an autism disorders specialist, broached the...
