Activites resume

Honors societies and community service organizations:

  • Member of Golden Key Honors Society, UF 10/99-present.
  • Member of Club 20 (Law student association), Bond University, Queensland, Australia 9/99-12/99.
  • Member of Pre-legal Honorary Society, UF 9/98-6/98.
  • Co-founder and past Vice President of first Circle K International chartered at Palm Beach Community College-Eissey campus, PBCC 9/97-8/98.
  • Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, PBCC 9/97-8/98.
  • Member of Phi Beta Lambda (Future Business Leaders of America), PBCC 1/98-8/98.

Academic and scholastic awards and honors:

  • Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship recipient 8/96-present.
  • Study Abroad scholarship recipient 9/99-12/99.
  • Speaker at graduation ceremony, PBCC 8/6/98.
  • Selected to All Florida Academic Team, Tallahassee, FL 4/98.
  • Third in state Business law competition (Phi Beta Lambda) Tampa, FL 3/98.
  • Third in national Business law competition (Phi Beta Lambda) Orlando, FL 7/98.
  • Business law student of the year, PBCC 1997-98.
  • Won Single Service award at state convention for Circle K for donating retired Beanie Babies and organizing raffle that raised about $800 for campus library, PBCC 10/11/97.
  • Recognized at annual Board of Trustees meeting 4/98.
  • Completed Honor’s Option Project for Freshman Communications II, PBCC winter semester.
  • Speaker at faculty meeting for implementing a honors program at PBCC 3/98.

Conventions and study abroad program:

  • Study Abroad at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 9/99-12/99.
  • Circle K International convention in Ochos Rios, Jamaica 8/8-8/11/98.
  • Phi Theta Kappa International convention in Nashville, TN 4/2-4/5/98.
  • Phi Theta Kappa district convention in Key Largo, FL 11/14-11/16/97.

Community Service and extracurricular activities:

  • "Schoolies" volunteer for Gold Coast City Council, Surfer’s Paradise, Australia-volunteer at high school students’ graduation celebration from Australian and New Zealand high schools. 11/99.
  • Published photograph on the front page of the local section in the Stuart News for covering the annual Earth Day celebration 4/19/99.
  • Cooked food for families at Ronald McDonald House, Gainesville, FL 11/2/98.
  • Mentored weekly at Lincoln Elementary School, 1/98-end of school year.
  • Walked for Children’s Miracle Network, 6/98.
  • "Christmas in April" helped to rebuild a man’s home after he suffered a stroke, 4/25/98.
  • Brought handicapped children to the circus (Kiwanis Action Club), 4/17/98.
  • Delivered Turkeys for Food for Families, 11/22/97.
  • Volunteered with infants at Easter Seals Early Intervention Center, 11/21/97.
  • Supported track runners during torch relay at Special Olympics, 11/15/97.
  • Junior Achievement mentor at Allamanda Elementary 9-10/97.
  • Participated in "mocktail social" to promote non-alcoholic drinking on college, 10/13/97.
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