Sixteen University of Central Florida students will receive the Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award.
The award honors outstanding undergraduate academic achievement, university involvement, leadership and community service. Graduate students are selected separately based on academic achievement, professional or community service, leadership and publication or research experience.
The winners will be honored at ceremony in April. The names and a picture of the inductees will be added to the wall of the Pegasus Lounge, which is located on the second floor of the Student Union overlooking the Pegasus Ballroom.
Inductees also receive commemorative medals, Student Government Association scholarships and lifetime memberships to the UCF Alumni Association.
The 2010 Order of Pegasus inductees, their majors and their colleges are:
Graduate Students:
Shelly Frick, Master of Business Administration, College of Business Administration
Timothy Harnden, Sports and Fitness (Master’s), College of Education
Carla McKnight, Higher Education and Policy Studies (Master’s), College of Education
Sergio Tafur, Physics (Ph.D.), College of Sciences
Undergraduates:
Anthony Battaglia, Political Science and Psychology, College of Sciences. He also is pursuing a minor in Criminal Justice.
Jennifer Bazemore, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine. She also is a member of The Burnett Honors College, and she is pursuing a minor in Health Sciences.
Natalia da Silva, Art History, College of Arts and Humanities
Amber Dukes, Psychology, College of Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies, Undergraduate Studies. She is pursuing a minor in Hospitality Management.
Brenna Egan, Legal Studies, College of Health and Public Affairs, and English, College of Arts and Humanities. She also is a member of The Burnett Honors College.
Lisa Kipersztok, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine. She also is a member of The Burnett Honors College.
Stephanie Koffler, Economics, College of Business Administration, and Political Science, College of Sciences.
Andrea Long, Nursing, College of Nursing
Stephanie Neubert, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine. She is pursuing a minor in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies.
Lauren Rehm, Marketing, College of Business Administration. She is pursuing a minor in legal studies.
Patrick Stauffer, Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is a member of The Burnett Honors College, and he is pursuing a minor in Economics.
Miguel Ubiles, Political Science, College of Sciences, and Social Science Education, College of Education