Every year, FIU Magazine gathers the Torch Award winners for a Vanity Fair moment in front the camera. This year’s Torch theme was the Roaring 20s so, art director Aileen Sola and photographer Roldan Torres created an elegant set that would make F. Scott Fitzgerald proud. Of course, it’s our dashing and stunning alumni winners – along with the inimitable President Mark B. Rosenberg – who make this portrait something special.
Pictured above, from left to right: Abraham S. Ovadia, Esq. ’09; Pamela Silva Conde ’03, MBA ’12; Gregory Bossart, Ph.D. ’95; Carlos Duart ’94, MS ’99; Gerald C. Grant Jr. ’78, MBA ’89; Katherine Vargas ’04; Louis Stervinou ’87; FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg; Ernie Diaz ’89; Ana Menéndez ’92; Gustavo Roig, Ph.D.; Dr. Vivian Obeso ’94; Barbara M. Sharief ’97, MSN ’00; Marlene M. Liriano ’89; James S. Rose ’78; Timothy E.D. McLaughlin-Munroe, MPH ’02 (Not pictured: Francisco Martin ’93)
More Torch 2014 coverage:
- From dishwasher to million-dollar donor: Alumnus of the Year Gerald Grant Jr.
- A master of form and function: Alumna Marlene Liriano’s work showcases contemporary trends in commercial interior design
- Georgia Aquarium’s Gregory Bossart Ph.D. ’95 on the importance of dolphins
- Alumni from around the world honored at Torch Awards