Alumni fishing tournament awards 16 scholarships, raises $16,000 for 2012

06/24/2011 By
FIU Alumni Association President Jack González ’97; Michael Aquino; Jessica Martinez; Alumni Association Vice President Gonzalo Acevedo ’91, MBA ’10; Wen-Ju Chien; Natalie Diaz; Stephanie Cruz; FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg; Fabiana Ferrer; Amanda Almirall; Jesse Peinado; Alumni Association Associate Executive Director Duane Wiles; Eric Feldman ’10; Ferran Coleman; and Roary. Not pictured: Carlos Hidalgo, Mais Kayyali, Miroslava Koleva, Melissa Pierro, Alessa Torres and Candice Veilleux. Photo: Stacey Ambrosio.

More than 180 FIU alumni, students, staff, family and friends – as well as an estimated thousand-pound, 12-foot mako shark – made the 9th Annual FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament the most exciting one yet, with 16 FIU students receiving $13,000 in scholarships at the event. The annual tournament, presented by [...]

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Fun under the sun

06/20/2011 By
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Art student Wen-Ju Chien (right) was among the 16 Panthers who received scholarships at the 9th Annual FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament June 18. Here, she strikes a pose poolside at Monty’s Miami Beach with FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, her friend Huong Phan and Roary.

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Summer Fun

08/25/2010 By
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Fishing Tournament reels in dollars for student scholarships By Martin Haro ’05 Bianca Anghel is already anticipating next summer’s 9th Annual FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament. A Legacy Scholarship ($1,000) recipient this year, the senior special education student – she is graduating this year – looks forward to participating in the [...]

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