One of the nation’s leading humanitarian physicians, Dr. Pedro José Greer, of Miami, has been named the Bob Graham Center’s 2017 Citizen of the Year. President of 1000 Friends of Florida Inc. and University of Florida graduate Ryan Smart, of Tallahassee, was selected as the 2017 Young Floridian. Both awards will be presented at the Bob […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A video commercial commissioned by the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service has been awarded a Suncoast Regional Emmy® by the National Academy of Television Arts. The commercial features University of Florida graduate Jayce Victor. Victor received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a minor in public leadership from […]
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Orlando entrepreneur and humanitarian Harris Rosen has been named the 2016 Citizen of the Year by the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center. Jacksonville native and Gov. Rick Scott appointee Chester Spellman receives the nod for the center’s 2016 Young Floridian award. In its fourth year, the citizenship awards recognize individuals who have made substantial […]
U.S. Rep. and civil rights pioneer John Lewis (D-GA) will deliver a public address at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the University of Florida’s University Auditorium.  The event is free and open to the public and will be streamed live on the Bob Graham Center website at www.bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu. The University Auditorium box office will open […]
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lucy Morgan will be honored tonight by the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center Citizen as its Citizen of the Year. Jacksonville local Aaron Zahn, a national leader in the wastewater infrastructure and organic waste industry, will be presented with the Young Floridian Award for 2015. The awards will be given […]
Former University of Florida Provost Dr. David R. Colburn has been appointed interim director of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service effective May 15, the center announced in a press release. Colburn will head the center until a permanent successor for Ann Henderson is selected. Henderson recently resigned as director to become the president and CEO […]
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Watch the Conference Live: The main speaker events for the conference will be webcast live on December 3-4. The December 4 afternoon workshop sessions will not be webcast or recorded. Recordings will remain available for viewing on the Graham Center website following the event. December 3 webcast: http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/6695d907473a483ebc4153e61ddf3f381d December 4 webcast:  http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/9e1ec02d55df4e3981e3be2c118f7e381 As the University of Florida looks to […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Floridian who has worked tirelessly to preserve the state’s natural resources, including the Everglades, has been named the inaugural Bob Graham Center Citizen of the Year. The Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida will honor Nathaniel Reed, its 2013 Citizen of the Year award winner, and […]
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