Inspired by mentors, grad from Venezuela pursues leadership in higher ed
Marena Sanoja makes her accomplishments all sound so easy: Leaving her family behind in her native Venezuela at age 12...
New FGCU Foundation board chair gives time, talent and treasure
Chuck Ketteman, outgoing FGCU Foundation board chair, handed over the gavel to Samantha Scott, the first alum selected to lead...
Theatre grad juggles roles working backstage and voice acting
Actors get all the spotlights and applause. But for every aspiring stage star, there are countless people behind the scenes...
Education grad finds her calling in advocating for students
When Madison Franz was a young girl, she enjoyed being the teacher in a pretend school she set up. She’d...
Engineering alum finds rail industry is the right track for her
As a project engineer for Brightline Trains, Alexandra Westphal has been fully immersed in the design, pricing and building of...
Professor Receives Industry’s Highest Honor and Recognition from Students
With a 26-year career in city government and a decade of teaching at Florida Gulf Coast University, Robert Lee calls...
Alumni Awards’ top honoree exemplifies community leadership
Giving back is woven into Stefanie Ink Edwards’ DNA. So, it comes as no surprise she was nominated for and...
FGCU alum manages to write her own stage career on Broadway
FGCU alumna Danielle Ranno is the stage manager of “& Juliet,” a hit Broadway musical comedy that puts a new...
FGCU grad finds recipe for success in restaurant industry
When Michael Kemna (’16, Criminal Justice ) was just out of high school in Cumberland, Maine, in 2010, he put together binders...
Graduate flees ‘country in chaos’ to pursue dreams of college degree
For Venezuela native Sofia Morón Márquez, the path to graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University began with her escape from...
Philanthropist helps father of 2 achieve dream of college degree
For Andre Green, a 30-year-old Jamaican native and father of two, a circuitous 10-year effort to earn a college degree...