Laura Harms had no idea when she was sitting in senior class meeting at Navarre High School that her name would be added to the school’s Class of 2015 Academic Hall of Fame.
Madeline M. Pumariega was appointed May 13 as the Florida College System chancellor. The college system serves more than 800,000 students at 28 colleges throughout the state. Pumariega will be in place before colleges begin their fall terms.
Alfred G. Cuzan, Ph.D, distinguished professor of political science at the University of West Florida, received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant.
ACT test takers take note: The No. 2 pencil is losing its cachet. Greater numbers of high school students will be able to take the college entrance exam on a computer next year.
The University of West Florida recently created its Center for Research and Economic Opportunity (CREO), the result of a merger of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Office of Economic Development and Engagement.
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Elizabeth Fitzgerald, a third grade teacher at Gulf Breeze Elementary School, as the 2015 Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year at a reception May 6.
