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 UWF Welcomes 80 "Top 5" Scholars
For 80 University of West Florida freshman students, getting good grades has brightened their futures. UWF just awarded them with “Top Five” Academic Merit Scholarships. The new scholarship program implemented at UWF for the 2009-2010 academic year rewards students who earned a class rank of number one through five after the first semester of their senior year of high school in Florida public schools. “This is part of an effort to make a quality university education accessible, as well as recruit and reward top-performing students in the state of Florida,” said Judy Bense, UWF president. “We are delighted to welcome these top scholars to UWF.” Link: UWF
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Regional Engagement
 Public Health Program Meets Regional Needs
There’s no doubt that public health is one of the main concerns facing the nation. In spring of 2006, the University of West Florida launched the online Master in Public Health (MPH) program within the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences to provide opportunities for people who aspire to work in the fields of public and allied health. The program now has full accreditation for five years from the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Link: UWF
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Alumni Spotlight
 Q&A with Alumna Judy Stokley
Judy Stokley graduated from UWF in 1976 with a master's degree in teaching: mathematics. She looks back at her experience at UWF and how it prepared her for a career in the Air Force Senior Executive Service as executive director of the Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base. Stokley was responsible for technology transition, weapons development and procurement, contracting, financial, program management and engineering processes and workforce development with a budget of more than $4 billion annually and a workforce of more than 20,000 military, civilian and contractor personnel. Link: UWF
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Student Success
 Setting the Pace: UWF Runner Shows Promise
Named “Most Promising Freshman” last year by the University of West Florida Women’s Cross Country team, UWF sophomore Bailee Hedstrom continues to exceed expectations. Placing first in almost everything she participates in, Hedstrom is the first UWF female cross country runner to earn a Gulf South Conference “Runner of the Week” award and she took the top spot for the Argos in her first collegiate race. Link: UWF
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Creating Great Futures Campaign
 Rotary Club of Pensacola Endows Need-based Scholarship
Scholarship support for UWF students from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties has increased thanks to the generous support of the Rotary Club of Pensacola. At its Sept. 1 meeting, club President Margaret Stopp presented two $60,000 checks, one to the University of West Florida and one to Pensacola Junior College. The gift will establish a need-based scholarship endowment for qualifying students maintaining a 2.75 GPA and living in Escambia or Santa Rosa County. Link: Creating Great Futures |
