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Deborah German was appointed founding dean of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in December 2006 following a distinguished career at Duke University, Vanderbilt University, and St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. She has overseen the construction of UCF’s 375,000-square-foot medical school at Lake Nona and is now helping to build a joint

It’s rare to find such a rich blending of research, partnerships and entrepreneurial talent in one place — and this is a picture of how it works in real life. ELEVATOR PITCHIn any given week, more than 9,000 students and 125 faculty members are engaged in some sort of networking around UCF’s College of Business.

ELEVATOR PITCH Crooms Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) is the only all magnet high school in Seminole County and is part of the National Academy Foundation. At Crooms, all 700 students are given opportunities to pursue coursework in network systems, computer science, and multimedia design. Crooms AOIT students benefit from a small school environment, individualized

As Interim President, Vice President for Partnerships and Chief Innovation Officer at UCF, Thad Seymour is helping to implement an aggressive 20-year plan for the university, including overseeing the new UCF Downtown campus at Creative Village in the heart of Orlando. In addition to his multiple entrepreneurial ventures, Seymour helped lead the Tavistock Group’s development