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Three students win
President's Scholarship Medal

LAKELAND, Fla. (June 9, 2004) - Three Florida Southern College 2004 graduates received the President's Scholarship Medal during spring commencement May 1. The scholarship is awarded to students with a 3.85 or higher grade point average and who represent the best qualities of an FSC student, participating in the life of the college and the community. 

Joy Beurrier, an English major, is the daughter of Jim and Paulette Beurrier of Stuart, Fla. Beurrier also received the Robert Lee Zimmerman Award for Excellence, the T.G. Buckner Medal in Philosophy; the Cantilevers Student Writing Award in poetry, and Outstanding English Senior Award.

Erin Cadiz, a business administration major, resides in Lakeland, Fla. In addition to attending FSC full-time her last semester, she holds a full-time management position at GEICO Direct, where she has worked for over four years. She serves as chair for Social Responsibilities at GEICO and volunteers with the March of Dimes. She plans to earn her MBA. 

Georgette George, an Orlando nursing graduate, resides in Winter Park, Fla. Born in Jamaica, she currently works for Florida Hospital in critical care. As part of her nursing education, she participated in assessing and presenting health education and health promotion to members of Pabellon Victoria Church. 


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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