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David Ford with Students

FSU Remembers David Ford, Former Board of Trustees Member and Champion of Student Success

Prominent New York businessman David B. Ford, a Florida State University alumnus and former member of the FSU Board of Trustees who had a passion for student success, died Sept. 20 of complications related to cancer.

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New FSU College of Business Endowed Professorship Named For Former Business Dean Stith

The executive committee of the Florida State University College of Business Board of Governors honored former dean Mel Stith by creating a new professorship, the Melvin T. Stith Sr. Professor of Business Administration.

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Maybird Heeth

Alumna Pays Tribute to Her Family’s History by Supporting CARE Students

Alumna Lindy Benton (’78) comes from a long line of proud Florida State University alumni, beginning in 1910 when her great aunt Maybird Heeth graduated from the Florida State College for Women.

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Dedman School of Hospitality Announces the Launch of the Director’s Club

Florida State University Dedman School of Hospitality is excited to announce the launch of a new alumni giving society, the Director’s Club.

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FSU Alumni Continue to Champion Unconquered Scholars with Estate Gift

The mission of the Unconquered Scholars Program is to provide qualified Florida State University students guidance, continual mentorship, security and a voice to further ensure their academic success and long-term independence.

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Alumni Reel in Support for FSU Real Estate Students

Arriving at the dock in the early morning hours, an afternoon venturing across Florida’s blue coastal waters awaits. Alongside your fellow Seminoles, the anticipation of weigh-in looms back at shore, but it only heightens everyone’s excitement as the winners of the Renegades of Reel Estate Fishing Classic are announced. As Founder and Chair Dan Paulus explained, “It’s a picture we want people to remember 20 years from now.” 

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Couple Honors FSU Graduate with Namesake CARE Scholarship

Alumna Jane Morgan (’82) has been a longtime promoter of Florida State University and its students. Embodying the sentiment “once a Nole, always a Nole,” Morgan is passionate about not only sharing her experiences and fond memories with current students and recent graduates but also financially assisting students with their higher educational goals.

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Marilyn J. Young Endowment for Intercollegiate Debate Receives Gift of Real Estate

Marilyn J. Young, Professor Emerita of Communication , and her husband, Michael K. Launer, Professor Emeritus of Russian, have made a real estate contribution to the Marilyn J. Young Endowment for Intercollegiate Debate.

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Generous Alumni Help Build New Memories for FSU Students

When passing by Woodward Avenue, excitement looms as the framework of the new Student Union at Florida State University begins to take shape..

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A Message from President John Thrasher

I am writing today to update you on our efforts to address concerns expressed by our Jewish community and others and to reaffirm that Antisemitism and religious discrimination have no home at Florida State University.

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Christopher Holmes, Justin Sevier, and Evan Thomas Jones

Florida State University Professorship Recipients Now Tenured Faculty

Florida State University is honoring members of its new class of tenured faculty through the annual Celebration of Newly Tenured Faculty and Showcase of the Library Endowment Book Collection.

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Georgia student named first recipient of Maura Binkley Memorial Scholarship

18 months ago, a shooting at a Tallahassee yoga studio left two women dead; one of which was 21-year-old Florida State student Maura Binkley. While her life was cut short, her legacy continues on.

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