The Funding & Standards Committee is concerned with the formation of funding applications and the review of applications. It meets once or twice, early in each fiscal year, to revise the applications. A sub-committee is convened to act as a Review Panel for funding applications.
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George Fender graduated from Northern Illinois University and is a CPA and Partner with KRG&G, LLP. He practices in all areas of accounting, including tax compliance, consulting and planning. George uses his vast business experience to assist clients in setting, addressing and solving their goals and objectives. He has developed since 1971 many long term relationships which is the goal of the firm. George is a member of the American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
George has been involved in many non-profit arts group since 1982, including the Orlando Opera Company, a present Board member and Past Chair and Past President; Mennello Museum of Art, a member and Past President of the Board; Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Past Chair and Past President; Enzian Theater, President of the Advisory Board and member of the Society; Ivanhoe Foundation member of the Board.
In his capacity as General Manager of the Orlando Marriott Downtown, over the years Mark has worked with many aspects of the arts community. He has also had the opportunity to assist with and participate in various local projects and social endeavors.
Orange County Commissioner for District 5 and owner of a diversified real estate company. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami. Commissioner Segal is a board member on the Orlando Museum of Art Board of Trustees and the Council of 100. He is also founder of both the Coalition for the Homeless and the Florida Symphony Orchestra, as well as an ex officio member the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Mr. Walden is President of Walden Enterprises, which conducts Human Resources and financial consulting. He serves as a director of Florida Citrus Sports, Urban Trust Bank, Florida Bar Foundation, and Orange County Public Schools Compact. He also serves as director and treasurer of the Mayflower Retirement Community. He is a former Associate Superintendent of Human Resources with Orange County Public Schools. He is also former director of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, the Florida Bar Board of Governors, Heart of Florida United Way, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Jacksonville Branch and the Orlando Utilities Commission.
My goal as a life-long educator and administrator is to cultivate well-rounded students who will become aware and engaged citizens in the communities in which they live. As Dean of UCF's Burnett Honors College (TBHC), this means that I develop opportunities for students to pursue academic excellence as well as provide opportunities for cultural enrichment and community engagement for our students. One example is our award-winning Honors Educational Reach Out (HERO) Program which has successfully partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Florida. In the fall of 2006, over 500 Honors students taught JA lessons in 19 underserved Orange County schools. This effort represented over 3,000 hours of service impacting 10,040 K-5 students. We are proud of our students and of the fact that our HERO/JA partnership is a best-practice model for Honors colleges around the nation. On a personal level, I hold myself to the same high expectations that I have for my students. Academically, I achieved high standards when I pursued my B.A. and Ph.D. in psychology (in addition to serving as a Dean, I am also a professor of psychology at UCF). I have always maintained an interest in arts and culture (I was a few credits shy of obtaining a second baccalaureate in Art History) and I am an avid world traveler. In fact, I was able to integrate my passions when I developed the seminar, The Psychology of Art? which I have taught at UCF as well as in Florence, Italy as part of a semester teaching abroad program. I have always provided service to my profession and community. For instance, from 2000-2004 I served as Vice-President for the National Honors Society for Psychology. For the past three years, I have been an active board member of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation as well as a member of the Garden Theater Committee which is overseeing the renovation of Winter Garden.
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