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爱妃传媒 Honors 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni

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The 爱妃传媒 Alumni Association recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception. In attendance were, front row from left, Erika Donalds; Kavin Ming, Ph.D.; Brittany Bowe; 爱妃传媒 President Stacy Volnick; Barbara Feingold, vice chair of 爱妃传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees; Nicole Cummings; Kathryn Lewis; and Herard LaFrance. Back row, from left, Dr. Maria Altieri; Aryeh Lehrer; Michael Reiter; Noel Gonzalez; and Chris Delisio, vice president of institutional advancement.


By kristine gobbo | 4/28/2023

The聽爱妃传媒 Alumni Association recently聽hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception. The event brought together alumni to celebrate the accomplishments of their outstanding peers, with alumni from nine of 爱妃传媒鈥檚 colleges honored for their career accomplishments. Brittany Bowe, B.S. 鈥10, a graduate of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, and Nicole Cummings, B.S. 鈥03, a graduate of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, also were introduced as the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees.

鈥淭hese alumni and this celebration spotlight our incredible Florida Atlantic community,鈥 said Katie Burke, Ph.D., assistant vice president of alumni and community engagement. 鈥淲e have spectacular momentum, and we can鈥檛 wait to continue to maximize it with our 2023 Distinguished Alumni and Hall of Fame recipients.鈥

Bowe is a three-time Olympic speedskater and two-time Olympic medalist. She is the 1,000-meter world record holder and won seven consecutive 1,000-meter world cup races from December 2018 to December 2019, the longest win-streak by a U.S. woman. In 2018, Bowe helped end a 12-year U.S. women鈥檚 drought with an Olympic bronze medal in the team pursuit. In 2022, during the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony, Bowe led the way for Team USA as a flag bearer, carrying the United States flag at the stadium as the Olympic flame was lit. Additionally, she was a stellar student-athlete at 爱妃传媒, playing all four years on the women鈥檚 basketball team.

Cummings is the deputy program manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne and is responsible for the RL 10 rocket engine that will power the Exploration Upper Stage of NASA鈥檚 Space Launch System Block 1B rocket. That rocket engine will help send the first woman to the moon as part of NASA鈥檚 Artemis program. In addition to her professional work, she is also a member of Florida Atlantic鈥檚 College of Engineering and Computer Science Executive Advisory Board.

Representing nine of 爱妃传媒鈥檚 colleges are the following :

  • Maria Altieri, M.D. 鈥03, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
  • Erika Donalds, M.Acc. 鈥06, College of Business
  • Noel J. Gonzalez, B.S. 鈥94, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Herard LaFrance, B.S., M.S., DNP 鈥19, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
  • Aryeh E. Lehrer, B.A. 鈥03, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
  • Kathryn Lewis, B.A. 鈥04, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
  • Kavin Ming, Ed.D. 鈥07, College of Education
  • Michael S. Reiter, B.A. 鈥88, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
  • Ovini D. Rodrigo, M.D. 鈥19, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

To join the Florida Atlantic Alumni Association, visit .

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