Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Gunther
954-762-5275,
mgunther @fau.edu
FAU’s Fifth Annual Seaside
Shindig Raises Scholarship Funds and Honors ‘Wave
Makers’
FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL (March 9, 2010) – Florida Atlantic
University’s National Alumni Association will host the fifth
annual “Seaside Shindig” on Saturday, April 10 from
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at FAU’s SeaTech campus, 101 N. Beach Road,
Dania Beach. The Broward fundraiser is a catered event
celebrating a commitment to higher education while recognizing the
“Wave Makers” who have shown exceptional dedication to
the University and its Broward campuses.
This year’s honorees are Regent Bank as the corporate
partner; HANDY as the community partner; and the Outstanding Alumni
honoree will be announced at the event. Additionally, the
“Pearl of Broward” is a special award presented each
year to an individual who has shown leadership, advocacy and
support of FAU. This year, FAU Board of Trustees Chair Nancy
Blosser will receive the prestigious award. P.J. Rossi
Jewelers is the official “Pearl of Broward” designer
and five-time sponsor of the event.
Honorary Chair Virginia “Ginny” Miller and event
co-chairs Kathy Molinet ’95, ’04 and Kathy Kohler
’01 are pleased to host this event, which raises money to
support student scholarships, as well as alumni initiatives at FAU.
Annually, the event is attended by more than 200 top business and
community leaders, FAU alumni and friends of the university.
2010 event sponsors include James B. Pirtle Construction Company,
Broward Education Foundation, Broward Health Foundation, Broward
College, Regent Bank, State Farm Insurance and TRANE. Tickets
and sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information, contact Maggie Gunther at 954-762-5275 or
mgunther@fau.edu.
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About Florida Atlantic
University:
Florida Atlantic University opened
its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida.
Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and
graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its
rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class
faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture,
Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts
& Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical
Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the
College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet
L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E.
Lynn College of Nursing and the
Charles E. Schmidt College of
Science. For more information, visit
www.fau.edu
.
