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List Of University Of North Florida People
This is a list of alumni and presidents of the University of North Florida. Alumni * Janet H. Adkins, Former member of the Florida House of Representatives * Coreen Carroll, Cannabis chef * Patrick Faber (politician), Patrick Faber, Belize, Deputy prime minister and minister of education in Belize * Drayton Florence, Former NFL player * Nat Glover, Former sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida * Todd Haley, NFL coach, including head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns * Rebecca Heflin, Romance novelist (pseudonym of Dianne Farb); attorney * Kasper Hjulmand, Manager of the Denmark national football team * Betty Holzendorf, Former member of the Florida Senate * Yoanna House, Fashion model and winner of ''America's Next Top Model'' * Will Ludwigsen, Writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction * Greg Mullins (baseball), Greg Mullins, Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers * Kevin Phelan, Golfer * Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of North Florida
The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Its campus comprises 1,300 acres amid a natural preserve on Jacksonville's Southside. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". UNF was established in 1965 and began offering classes in 1972. UNF was initially designated an upper division college for juniors and seniors. It began admitting freshmen in 1984. UNF is organized into six colleges, five of which offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctoral degree programs, with noted business, coastal biology, nursing, nutrition, and music programs. Most students reside off campus, though there are six areas of on-campus housing. In 2006, the Social Sciences building became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Heflin
Rebecca Heflin (aka Barbara Dianne Farb born in 1963) is an American women's fiction and contemporary romance novelist living in Gainesville, Florida. The name Rebecca Heflin is a pseudonym used by B. Dianne Farb and was inspired by her great-great-grandmother, Sarah Anne Rebecca Heflin Apple Smith. As Dianne Farb, she works at the University of Florida and runs a local nonprofit organization with her husband. Life as Dianne Farb Dianne Farb grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where she lived most of her adult life. She met Ron Farb in 1993 and married him soon after. Together, they moved to Gainesville in 2001 and have resided in Haile Plantation since 2004. Education and law career After graduating from high school, Farb worked in the Medicare division for Blue Cross Blue Shield. Her interest in health care then led her to work for two private medical practices. At the age of 30, Farb began her college education at the University of North Florida, where she received her B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake business division is Hudson's Bay, commonly referred to as The Bay ( in French). After incorporation by English royal charter in 1670, the company functioned as the ''de facto'' government in parts of North America for nearly 200 years until the HBC sold the land it owned (the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin, known as Rupert's Land) to Canada in 1869 as part of the Deed of Surrender, authorized by the Rupert's Land Act 1868. At its peak, the company controlled the fur trade throughout much of the English- and later British-controlled North America. By the mid-19th century, the company evolved into a mercantile business selling a wide variety of products from furs to fine homeware in a small number of sales shops (as opposed to trading posts) acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Zucker
Anita Zucker (born 1951/1952) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the chair at the Hudson's Bay Company. Taking over after her husband's death, she is now the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Intertech Group. She is the 2nd wealthiest person to reside in the state of South Carolina. Early life and education Born Anita Goldberg, Zucker is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rose and Carl Goldberg. She graduated from the University of Florida and received a Master of Arts from the University of North Florida. Career After moving with her husband Jerry to the Charleston area in 1978, the couple launched InterTech in 1982. She is the widow of Jerry Zucker (businessman), Jerry Zucker, and took over his role as chairman and chief executive officer of the Intertech Group following his death in 2008 from a brain tumor. She owns the Carolina Ice Palace and is part owner of the South Carolina Stingrays ice hockey team. As of July 2019, she is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wood (baseball)
Michael Burton Wood (born April 26, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), and one in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), from 2003-08. Career Wood graduated from Forest Hill Community School in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997 and then went on to attend the University of North Florida. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the tenth round (311th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Wood made his major league debut on August 21, 2003, with the Athletics. The Kansas City Royals acquired Wood on June 24, 2004, from the Athletics as part of the three-team trade that sent Carlos Beltrán to the Houston Astros. Kansas City immediately promoted him from Triple-A and put him in their starting rotation, where he compiled a 3–8 record with a 5.94 ERA in 17 starts. Wood spent the early part of the 2005 season in the bullpen, but was used as an emergency starter when Brian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Walsh
Sara Elizabeth Walsh (born April 12, 1978) is an American sportscaster who currently works for NFL Network. She worked for ESPN from 2010 to 2017. Walsh came to ESPN from WUSA in Washington, D.C., where she served as the station's weekend sports anchor and Redskins beat reporter from 2006 to 2010. Early life and education Walsh grew up in the Tampa Bay area, graduating from Gulf High School in New Port Richey, Florida. Walsh was a four-year starter as a forward on the University of North Florida soccer team, where she holds the school record for goals and points in a game. Career Prior to WUSA, Walsh worked at WKRN in Nashville from 2003 to 2006, winning four regional Emmys in three years. She co-hosted the weekly ''Monday Night Live'' with Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, and hosted a weekly radio show with then Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Walsh also served as Sports Director at WPGA in Macon, Georgia from 2001 to 2003, and began her career as a sports writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Phelan
Kevin Phelan (born 8 November 1990) is an Irish professional golfer who finished T62nd at the 2013 U.S. Open. Phelan was born in Waterford, Ireland and grew up in St. Augustine, Florida. He played college golf at the University of North Florida. He turned professional in September 2013. Phelan finished T-17 at the European Tour Qualifying School to earn his 2014 European Tour card, after playing in all three stages. Results in major championships ''Note: Phelan only played in the U.S. Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Ireland): 2010, 2012 *St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2011, 2013 *Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2013 *Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Mullins (baseball)
Gregory Eugene Mullins (born December 13, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mullins was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent in 1995. He played with the team at the Major League level in 1998. Mullins played sparingly at the collegiate level at St. John's River State College and the University of North Florida The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Sch .... References Baseball players from Seminole County, Florida Milwaukee Brewers players Major League Baseball pitchers North Florida Ospreys baseball players 1971 births Living people Baseball players from Columbus, Ohio Beloit Snappers players El Paso Diablos players Helena Brewers players Louisville Redbirds players Stockton Ports players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Ludwigsen
Will Ludwigsen is an American writer of horror, mystery, and science fiction. His work has appeared in a number of magazines including Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Weird Tales, and Strange Horizons. He has also published three collections, including the highly praised ''In Search Of and Others.'' Writing career Ludwigsen earned his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Florida in 1994, followed by a Masters in the same discipline at the University of North Florida in 2005, and later, an MFA from University of Southern Maine. He is also a 2006 graduate of the Clarion East Writers Workshop. He is currently adjunct faculty at University of North Florida, where he teaches Creative Writing among other courses. Ludwigesen's 2013 short story collection, ''In Search of and Others'', was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best single author collection. The book was well received, with starred reviews from both Kirkus Reviews and Publishers We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's Next Top Model
''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. Created by Tyra Banks, who also serves as an executive producer, and developed by Ken Mok and Kenya Barris, the series premiered in May 2003, and aired semiannually until 2012, then annually from 2013. The first six seasons (referred to as "cycles") aired on UPN, before UPN merged with The WB to create The CW in 2006. The following sixteen cycles aired on The CW until the series was first cancelled in October 2015. The series was revived in 2016 and has been airing on VH1 ever since. The series was among the highest-rated programs on UPN and was the highest-rated show on The CW from 2007 to 2010. Advertisers paid $61,315 per 30-second slot during the 2011–12 television season, the highest of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoanna House
Yoanna House (born April 9, 1980) is an American fashion model and television host, best known as the winner of Cycle 2 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography House was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. House's father, a medical doctor, is from Canada and her mother is from Mexico. From early childhood, House showed great interest in fashion, which she claims was spurred by her grandmother, saying: I was always in her closet. We would watch TV, read magazines, go to the mall. She taught me about couture and how important it was. A lot of my appreciation came from her. After graduating from Bishop Kenny High School in 1998, House attended the University of North Florida, majoring in international relations and Asian studies. House speaks fluent Japanese as well as Spanish (which she spoke from a young age). Around this time, House also began to pursue a career in fashion modeling, but claimed she found her options limited because she was overweight. She says she ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Senate
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately upon their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building. Following the November 2022 elections, Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 28 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 12 seats. Titles Members of the Senate are referred to as Senators. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of the U.S. Senate, constituents and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
