The Inaugural Young Alumni Awards

Florida State’s newest generation of alumni is far beyond its years in terms of accomplishments, both professional and civic. This spring, the Alumni Association set out to recognize the best of this promising young group of recent graduates for the first time. After a worldwide call for nominations, a committee of fellow FSU graduates selected 30 exceptional alumni, all of whom are 30 years old or younger, from an impressive pool of candidates.
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Integration Then,
Engagement Now

With the confident walk of the eternal athlete, Fred Flowers (B.A. ’69, M.S. ’73) stepped away from the dugout and strode to the pitcher’s mound at Dick Howser Stadium to throw the opening pitch in the Seminoles’ first of three victories over the Miami Hurricanes. His appearance on April 20, a sunny Friday afternoon, was part of a week of celebration and commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the integration of Florida State University.
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Inspiring Change on a Global Scale

A Florida State Alumnus Proves that Small Decisions Can Lead to Big Things

Francisco Sánchez (B.A. ’81, J.D. ’86) is the current Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Since his childhood in the Tampa Bay area, Sánchez has understood that people — from individuals to small business to large government bodies — could inspire change and encourage communities to move forward.
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