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Not many people become department heads in just their second year of teaching. For Felipe Maldonado (’16, Art), leading the art department at North Fort Myers High School just two years after graduation from Florida Gulf Coast University’s art program has strengthened his belief in the importance of life’s “little decisions.” It was a little…
Charles Vaught plans to sell one million bamboo straws in the United States, and he’ll be sleeping in his car until the job is done. “Starting in March, I’m going to be driving all over Florida, slingin’ straws fulltime as the U.S. distributor for Bamboo Step,” he said with the passion of a true believer.…
The Medieval Foam Fighting Club was started to give students a fighting chance. Between 12 and 15 members use foam-wrapped swords, lances, daggers, arrows and even soft fabric “rocks” twice a week to release their frustrations on the battlefield (Rec Field 1 or 2). For the most part, no one gets hurt, despite fighting to…
Robbie Roepstorff is the quintessentially well-dressed professional when serving as vice chair of the FGCU Board of Trustees and as president of Edison National Bank, which she co-founded with her husband, Geoff, in 1977. Her surprising after-hours passion snuck up on her. Geoff Roepstorff and two high school friends were unsuccessful in Florida Fish and…
Cecelia Morales’ career blooms from a seed planted freshman year. A trip to the campus Food Forest to cheer up her visiting brother has grown into her position as the new organic garden manager at Shangri-La Springs in Bonita Springs, a 1921 hotel and spa being renovated as a destination for weddings, dining and fitness.…
As a student at FGCU, Andrew French played on the university’s inaugural basketball team. “There’s some debate between me and a couple of other guys as to who was the first to be signed by the university, but I know I’m among the first three,” he says proudly. French is still an avid supporter of…
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