LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2008) – Amanda Dunivan, director of Greek life at Florida Southern College, has received the Floyd W. Field Award for Outstanding Greek Affairs Professional. The award, commissioned by the Grand Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity, honors an outstanding Greek affairs professional for commitment to and support of the ideals of Greek student life.

Dunivan graduated from Florida Southern in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and earned her master’s from Florida State in higher education in 2002. She worked at Belmont University in Nashville for four years as the coordinator of student organizations and Greek life, returning to Florida Southern in 2006 as the director of Greek life.

The award is named in honor of Floyd Field, the first initiate of the Alpha Nu Chapter at Georgia Tech Institute of Technology. Field created the first representative student government and established the first dean of men position at Georgia Tech.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive United Methodist-affiliated college with a liberal arts core. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 46 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio; is a national leader in engaged learning; and boasts 26 NCAA Division II national championships. It is ranked in the Top 5 “Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South” by U.S. News & World Report and is included in The Princeton Review’s “366 Best Colleges” guide. The College is committed to the development of the whole student through vibrant student life programs that prepare graduates to make a positive, consequential impact on society. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.

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