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 Stinnett
Hired as Men's Basketball Coach
Bob Stinnett was hired as head coach of the University of West
Florida Men’s Basketball Team. His appointment was announced by
UWF President Judy Bense and Athletic Director Dave Scott at a press
conference held at the Argonaut Athletic Club. Stinnett, a UWF Athletics
Hall of Fame inductee and team captain of the first basketball team
at the university, comes into the position with a wealth of coaching
knowledge and experience in the region. Link: UWF
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Regional Engagement
 UWF Haas Center Analyzes Regional Needs
Understanding the local economy is critical to economic growth
and vitality. That's where the Haas Center for Business Research and Economic
Development, a part of the University of West Florida College of Business,
comes in handy. The Haas Center collects, analyzes and distributes information
about the Northwest Florida region and provides basic data services to
the public for business development. Currently, the Haas Center is leading
an effort to analyze how the use of the airspace associated with the Gulf
Regional Airspace Strategic Initiative interacts with the regional economy
(including Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington
Counties). Link: UWF
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Alumni Spotlight
 Math Skills Pay Off for Computer Science Alumnus
Leave it to a computer science major to dream of designing electronic circuitry. University of West Florida alumnus Stephen McGourty, '85, turned this dream into his reality. Now, McGourty works for Boeing, the world's leading aerospace company. He works at the enterprise level projecting network traffic using a software system that he invented. He attributes part of his success to the skills he learned while attending UWF. Link: UWF
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Student Success
 Engineering
Student Takes Flight
The sky's not even the limit for Neil Edmonston, a University
of West Florida senior majoring in Electrical Engineering. For the past
two years, he has served as the captain for UWF's Unmanned Aerial Systems
Team, competing in student competitions. Last month, Edmonston led the
UWF team at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
competition, the world's largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively
to advancing the unmanned systems community. The team placed second
in the flight competition out of 25 colleges and universities and fourth
overall. Link: UWF
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Creating Great Futures Campaign
 UWF
Employees Give Back
Every year, thousands of alumni, friends and employees support
University of West Florida students through annual giving to the UWF
Annual Fund. One component of the annual fund plan is the Faculty and
Staff Campaign. This year, employees kicked off the campaign amidst
numerous challenges, including deep state budget cuts, a nation-wide
recession and pending workforce reductions. Despite these circumstances,
university employees maintained the same level of participation in giving
as the prior year at 38 percent. Link: Creating Great Futures |
