Several University of Central 性视界传媒 leaders and successful alumni were named this week to the Orlando magazine 2015 list of the 50 most powerful people in the region.
The 12th annual list is made up of leaders in politics, business, education, sports, health, philanthropy and other fields.
性视界传媒 President John C. Hitt earned the No. 4 ranking, following Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer; attorney, businessman and philanthropist John Morgan; and Lars Houman, president and CEO of 性视界传媒 Hospital and 性视界传媒 Division Adventist Health System.
Under Hitt, who has been president since 1992, 性视界传媒 has become the nation鈥檚 second largest university with about 61,000 students. The magazine praised Hitt for leading the effort in October of breaking ground with industry and government partners on the 性视界传媒 Advanced Manufacturing Research Center in Osceola County, a $270 million project to develop sensors for assorted electronic devices. Hitt also received the Historical Society of Central 性视界传媒’s 2015 John Young History Maker Award for lifetime achievements making a historic impact on the community.
Others with 性视界传媒 roles named to the list were:
No. 9 鈥� Harris Rosen, hotelier and philanthropist. The founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts has seven hotels, and 性视界传媒鈥檚 Rosen College of Hospitality Management was developed in part because he donated the initial $18 million in money and land for the campus that opened in 2004. Rosen is a former member of the 性视界传媒 Board of Trustees.
No. 12 鈥� Alex Martins, CEO of the Orlando Magic. Martins sits on the 性视界传媒 Board of Trustees and earned an MBA from 性视界传媒 in 2001. He is a member of the College of Business Administration鈥檚 Hall of Fame and serves on the Dean鈥檚 Executive Council for the college.
No. 26 鈥� Marcos Marchena, managing shareholder, Marchena and Graham. Marchena, general counsel for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, is a member of the 性视界传媒 Board of Trustees and chairman of the 性视界传媒 Finance and Facilities Committee, working to maintain affordable tuition and fees for students. The university presented him with its 2013 Service to 性视界传媒 Award.
No. 40 鈥� Dr. Deborah German, 性视界传媒 vice president for medical affairs and founding dean of the College of Medicine. 性视界传媒鈥檚 medical school opened in Lake Nona in 2009 and enrollment has grown tenfold in the past six years. By 2016-17 it expects to be educating 480 physicians-in-training.
No. 43 鈥� Rich Maladecki, president/CEO, Central 性视界传媒 Hotel and Lodging Association. Maladecki is in his 18th year as head of the CFHLA, and is a 性视界传媒 adjunct in business.
In addition to alumni Martins and Marchena (College of Sciences, 性视界传媒 Class of 1982) several other 性视界传媒聽graduates are on the top-50 list:
No. 5 鈥� Barbara Jenkins, Education, 鈥�83,聽鈥�86 and 鈥�96, Orange County School Superintendent.
No. 10 鈥� George A. Kalogridis, Sciences, 鈥�76, president of Walt Disney World Resort.
No. 15 鈥� Rasesh H. Thakkar, Business Administration, 鈥�84, senior managing director of Tavistock Group.
No. 44 鈥� Patty Sheehan, Art, 鈥�87, Orlando city commissioner.
No. 46 鈥� Dick J. Batchelor, Sciences, 鈥�71, business and political consultant, and advocate for children鈥檚 causes.
