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Florida International University Alumni Association
The Florida International University Alumni Association is an alumni organization for former students of Florida International University. It is governed by a 32 volunteer member Board of Directors and currently has over 20,000 dues paying members made up of alumni, students, faculty/staff and friends of FIU. Signature events Torch Awards Gala Each year, the FIU Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni at the Annual Torch Awards Gala which was established on FIU's 25th anniversary. During the 14th Annual Gala, which took place on March 28, 2015, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, the FIU Alumni Association broke a university record with over 800 guests in attendance and commemorated the university's 50th anniversary. The gala boasts an attendance of university leadership, high-level donors, alumni and friends of FIU. The awards categories include: * Alumnus/a of the Year Award presented to an outstanding alumnus/a who has been a dedicated contributor to their field, alma ...
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Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban econ ...
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Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau
Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau is an Argentine-born French author, born in Argentina in 1964. Biography After Alvarado-Larroucau completed his secondary education in the province of Tucumán, he settled in Buenos Aires, where he studied languages, philosophy and law. He further pursued his studies for many years in Canada, USA and France. He holds a doctorate degree in French Language and Literature from Paris 8 University. He graduated with honors in Comparative Literature and French Literature at the University of Montreal, Canada, having obtained a fellowship from the Ministry of Education of Quebec. He earned a diploma with honors from Florida International University in the United States, and the Sorbonne University and Paris 8 University in France. He lectures at several universities and colleges in Argentina and publishes on literature in specialized media. He has been a visiting professor at other worldwide universities. He is a member of the Golden Key Intern ...
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Andrea Nagy
Andrea Nagy (born November 16, 1971) is a retired professional basketball player. After a stand-out career playing at Florida International University, Nagy was drafted into the ABL before finishing her career in the WNBA playing as a point guard. College Nagy attended Florida International University (FIU), where she played from 1991 to 1995. She is considered one of the greatest players in the school's history,W Basketball – Golden Panthers in the WNBA – Florida International University Athletics
and one of three players with a jersey retired by the Panthers. She helped FIU to two NCAA Tournament appearances, and finished with ...
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List Of Mayors Of Miami-Dade County, Florida
The following is a list of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Mayors See also * List of mayors of Miami (city) * Government of Miami-Dade County References

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Carlos Álvarez (American Politician)
Carlos Álvarez (born 1952) is a Cuban American politician, and the former mayor of Miami-Dade County. He was first elected mayor in 2004, and re-elected in 2008. His mayoralty ended in March 2011 after a recall election. In both mayoral elections, he listed his party as "No Party Preference", but an article in '' The Christian Science Monitor'' described him as a member of the Republican Party."As recall wave builds, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez first to go"
Patrik Jonsson, '' The Christian Science Monitor'', March 16, 2011


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Mike Lowell
Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees (1998), Florida Marlins (1999–2005), and the Boston Red Sox (2006–2010). With the Red Sox, he was named MVP of the World Series. Personal life Lowell was born in Puerto Rico to Carl and Beatriz Lowell on February 24, 1974. His parents were born in Cuba, and are of Irish and Spanish ancestry. His family relocated to Miami, Florida when Lowell was four years old. He has always identified himself as both Cuban and Puerto Rican. He attended elementary school at Epiphany Catholic School in South Miami, Florida. As a high school sophomore at Christopher Columbus High School, he was selected to the varsity baseball team but did not get playing time, so he transferred to Coral Gables Senior High School for his junior year. In 1992, Lowell graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Flor ...
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United States District Court
The United States district courts are the trial courts of the United States federal judiciary, U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each United States federal judicial district, federal judicial district, which each cover one U.S. state or, in some cases, a portion of a state. Each district court has at least one courthouse, and many districts have more than one. District courts' decisions are appealed to the United States courts of appeals, U.S. court of appeals for the circuit in which they reside, except for certain specialized cases that are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or directly to the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court. District courts are courts of common law, law, Court of equity, equity, and Admiralty court, admiralty, and can hear both Civil law (common law), civil and Criminal law, criminal cases. But unlike U.S. state courts, federal dis ...
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Cecilia Altonaga
Cecilia María Altonaga (born December 26, 1962) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States. Biography Altonaga was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to parents who escaped from the communist regime in Cuba.Lisette Garcia,County judge attains new benchmark, ''Miami Herald'' (August 29, 1999), Neighbors Sunday Profile, p. 4. She attended Notre Dame Academy in Miami, graduating in 1980, and then received a B.A. from Florida International University in 1983, and a J.D. from the Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1986. She worked as an attorney in the Miami Dade County Attorney's Office from 1986 to 1987, and then served as a law clerk to Edward B. Davis of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 1987 to 1988 before returning to the County Attorney's Office as an assistant County Att ...
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Maryland House Of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, the state capital. The State House also houses the Maryland State Senate Chamber and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the State of Maryland. Each delegate has offices in Annapolis, in the nearby Casper R. Taylor Jr. House Office Building. History of Maryland House of Delegates 17th century origins The Maryland House of Delegates originated as the Lower House of the General Assembly of the Province of Maryland in 1650, during the time when it was an English colony, when the Assembly (legislature) became a bicameral body. The Lower House often fought with the Upper House for political influence in the colony. The Upper House consisted of the Governor and his Council, all personally appointed by Lord Baltimore a ...
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Kirill Reznik
Kirill Reznik (born August 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian-born American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39. District 39 encompasses a horseshoe-shaped area in the middle of Montgomery County, Maryland, and includes parts of North Potomac, Darnestown, Germantown, Montgomery Village, Derwood, and the Town of Washington Grove. District 39 is represented by fellow Democrats, Senator Nancy J. King, and Delegates Gabriel Acevero and Lesley Lopez. Background Born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Reznik's family immigrated to the United States in 1978 when he was 4 years old. His family settled in Miami Beach, Florida. Reznik attended Dade County Public Schools, graduating from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1992. Reznik attended Florida International University, where he served in the student government alongside future political journa ...
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List Of Texas A&M University Presidents
The list of Texas A&M University presidents includes the previous presidents of Texas A&M University. As of August 2021, the president is Katherine Banks M. Katherine Banks is an American engineer and the 26th president of Texas A&M University as of June 1, 2021, having been nominated for the position on March 3, 2021, and confirmed by the Board of Regents on March 31, 2021. She is an Elected Fel .... Presidents External linksPresidents of the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas & Texas A&M University {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Texas AandM University Presidents * Presidents Texas Aandm Texas education-related lists ...
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