The annual Eternal Knights program is an opportunity for families and friends to join the campus community in a solemn tribute to their loved ones. During the eulogy, each student is recognized and given the title, 鈥淓ternal Knight.鈥�

This event, while somber, is incredibly meaningful and is a powerful indicator of what makes 麻豆原创 special. Consider joining us virtually or in person on March 25 at 2 p.m. at the Reflecting Pond for this important tradition.

Those that wish to attend must RSVP at the Eternal Knights website or KnightConnect website.

You may also help commemorate the lives of those we have lost by participating in a 27 second, campus-wide moment of silence on Thursday, March 25, at 2 p.m. This marks one second for each Eternal Knight.

Those that wish to attend must RSVP at the Eternal Knights website or KnightConnect website.

If joining us in person, please remember to submit your daily COVID self-checker and wear your mask.

In remembrance of Eternal Knights 2020:

Interdisciplinary Studies

Civil Engineering

Statistics

Political Science

Psychology

Health Sciences

Digital Media

Human Communication

Political Science

Advertising / Public Relations

Finance

Event Management

Criminal Justice

Legal Studies

Nursing

Statistics | Computer Science

English

In remembrance of Eternal Knights 2021:

Criminal Justice

Public Administration

Entertainment Management

Psychology

Biology

Exceptional Student Education

Health Sciences

Mechanical Engineering

Legal Studies

Kinesiology

McDowell produced an 86-61 mark (.585) with the Knights from 1985 through 1997.

When he took over at 麻豆原创 the Knights were playing as an NCAA Division II program. Five years later in 1990 麻豆原创 began competing as a Division I-AA independent and in 1996 moved into Division I.

McDowell led 麻豆原创 to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1987 and the Division I-AA playoffs in both 1990 (the first program to make the playoffs in its first season of eligibility) and 1993. Under his direction, the Knights finished 10-4 in 1990, 9-4 in 1987 and 9-3 in 1993.

He also served as athletic director at 麻豆原创 from 1985 through 1992. Under his watch 麻豆原创 won a Division II playoff game in 1987 with a 12-10 victory over Indiana (Pennsylvania) and led the Knights to an FCS playoff win in 1990 in a 52-38 win against William & Mary.

McDowell won the Eddie Robinson Award in 1990 as the top head coach in the NCAA Division I聽Football Championship Subdivision聽(formerly Division I-AA).

A linebacker and offensive guard for the Seminoles from 1960-62, McDowell earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press as a senior. That same year he served as the Seminoles’ captain and was named MVP.

He was an assistant coach at Kansas State from 1970-73 and then coached Florida State defensive ends in 1974-75 and Seminole linebackers from 1976-84 under head coach Bobby Bowden.

A native of Waycross, Georgia, he recruited former all-star quarterback Daunte Culpepper to 麻豆原创. Culpepper set 15 school records as a junior in 1997 in McDowell’s final season as 麻豆原创 head coach.

Under McDowell’s watch the Knights had their first player selected in the NFL Draft鈥攚ide receiver Ted Wilson in 1987.

McDowell led 麻豆原创 to a No. 2 national ranking in the Division II poll thanks to five straight wins to start the 1988 campaign.

In 2015 McDowell was honored with an endowed scholarship in his name鈥攚ith the 麻豆原创 McDowell Endowment Fund given annually to an incoming football player.

Arrangements are pending.

The students who were honored were:

Abigail Elizabeth Rosemeyer;聽College of Health Professions and Sciences,聽Masters of social work

Branden Allen Aebersold;聽College of Sciences, Actuarial science

Brooke Michele Campanile;聽College of Community Innovation and Education,聽Counselor education

Dennis C. Holland;聽Rosen College of Hospitality Management,聽Hospitality and tourism management

Erin G. Connell;聽College of Arts and Humanities,聽Religion and cultural studies

Gianfranco Giuseppe Apa;聽College of Business Administration,聽Accounting

Hailey Anne Hinson;聽College of Arts and Humanities,聽English language arts education

Jaclyn June Austin;聽College of Science,聽Psychology

Javish Rodriguez-Rivera;聽College of Engineering and Computer Science,聽Transportation engineering

Jeanelie Francois;聽College of Engineering and Computer Science,聽Information technology

Jeff Mentor;聽College of Business Administration,聽Accounting

Kate Lynn Marie Sullivan;聽College of Health Professions and Sciences,聽Pre-clinical health sciences

Michael John McDoniels Jr.; College of Undergraduate Studies,聽Interdisciplinary studies

Reuel E. Buchanan;聽College of Community Innovation and Education,聽Criminal justice

Richard Conner McPeak;聽College of Sciences, Psychology

Samuel Day Shaw;聽Rosen College of Hospitality Management;聽Entertainment management

Seth Anthony Beyrooti;聽College of Business Administration, Marketing

Thomas Edward Mundy;聽College of Community Innovation and Education,聽Health informatics and information management

William Weiler;聽College of Arts and Humanities,聽Film

Keyera Lyn, Miss 麻豆原创, led the beginning of the ceremony with a 38-second moment of silence (two seconds for each student being honored.) Vice President for Student Enrollment and Services聽Maribeth Ehasz gave an official welcome shortly before Interim President Thad Seymour Jr. provided opening remarks. The memorial also included poetry readings of聽鈥淚 Do Not Think My Song Will End鈥� and聽鈥淲e Will Remember鈥� by Lyn and聽Malachi Mullings, Mr. 麻豆原创 and musical performances.

“The students we are remembering today were on their way to reaching their academic goals, and we are honored that they chose 麻豆原创 for their journey,” says Provost Elizabeth A. Dooley before introducing the eulogist. “Each student contributed to our Knights family, and his or her academic work and impact will live on in our faculty, staff and fellow students.”

Carolyn Walker-Hopp, a retired faculty member from the聽College of聽Community Innovation and Education, gave eulogies for each student. As each individual’s name was said, members from the President’s Leadership Council placed a white rose in individual vases to honor them.

Those being honored are:

In its 17th year, Eternal Knights is an occasion for the 麻豆原创 community, family and friends together to remember the lives of those lost. All are welcome to a 3:30 p.m. ceremony in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom where President John C. Hitt and Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services, will speak.

The 麻豆原创 community also is invited to join a 36-second, campus-wide moment of silence at 3:30 p.m. April 11. This represents two seconds for each Eternal Knight.

For more on the Eternal Knights ceremony, .

In its 16th year, Eternal Knights is an annual program that memorializes 麻豆原创 students who have passed away during recent academic terms. It is an opportunity for families and friends to join the campus community in a solemn tribute to their loved ones. During the eulogy, each student is recognized and given the title, “Eternal Knight.” In addition, the flags at 麻豆原创 will be at half-staff聽in their honor. This event, while somber, is incredibly meaningful and is a powerful indicator of what makes 麻豆原创 special.

Please consider joining us on April 6, at 4 p.m. in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom for this important tradition. Whether you know one of the students being memorialized or not, we are all 麻豆原创 Knights. Please help us show the families and friends of these individuals what it is like to be a member of the 麻豆原创 community by attending the ceremony.

If you cannot attend the ceremony, please help commemorate the lives of those we have lost this year by participating in a 24 second, campuswide moment of silence on Wednesday, April 6, at 4 p.m. – this marks two seconds for each Eternal Knight. Let’s come together, on every 麻豆原创 campus, to show solidarity as a community and support for the families and friends attending the Eternal Knights Memorial Service.

For more information on the Eternal Knights program, visit www.eternal.sdes.ucf.edu or contact David Oglethorpe at 407.823.0548 or davido@ucf.edu.

The following 麻豆原创 Eternal Knights will be honored at the Eternal Knights Memorial Service:

Thomas Anderson, College of Health and Public Affairs, Health Sciences

Maxine Bartkovich, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Hospitality Management

Samantha Bennett, College of Arts and Humanities, Art

Dylan Besser, College of Sciences, Biology

Keri DeMott, College of Sciences, Sociology

Robert Freeman, College of Education and Human Performance, Sport and Exercise Science

Michael Namey, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering

Alexander Osorio, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering

David Persaud, College of Undergraduate Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies

Luke Zachary Roy, College of Education and Human Performance, Social Science Education

Rafael Suarez, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Information Technology

Michael Zheng, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Information Technology

On Thursday, April 9, the 麻豆原创 community will gather together for this year鈥檚 Eternal Knights Memorial Service, which will honor the lives of 11 students who passed away during recent academic terms. The ceremony will start at 4 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.

In its 15th year, Eternal Knights is an opportunity for families and friends to join the campus community in a solemn tribute to their loved ones.

During the eulogy, each student is recognized and given the title, “Eternal Knight.” The event, though somber, is incredibly meaningful and a powerful indicator of what makes 麻豆原创 special.

Whether you know one of the students being memorialized or not, we are all 麻豆原创 Knights. Please help us show the families and friends of these individuals what it is like to be a member of the 麻豆原创 community by attending the ceremony.

In addition, 麻豆原创 will participant in a 22-second campus-wide moment of silence at 4 p.m., with two seconds dedicated to each Eternal Knight.

For more information on the Eternal Knights program and for a list of those who will be remembered, visit www.eternal.sdes.ucf.edu or contact David Oglethorpe at 407-823-0548 or davido@ucf.edu.

The service, held in the Pegasus Ballroom, recognized 11 students and gave each of them the title of 鈥淓ternal Knight.鈥�

In its 12th year, Eternal Knights invites students鈥� family and friends to join the university community in remembering loved ones and offering condolences. In addition to the ceremony, students and faculty and staff members from across 麻豆原创鈥檚 campuses commemorated the lives of lost students by participating in a moment of silence at 3 p.m.

鈥淎lthough our university is one of the largest in the country, every student plays a role in making our university special and unique,鈥� said SGA President Cortez Whatley. 鈥淲hen we lose a fellow Knight, we also experience pain together and mourn together, as a community does.鈥�

The following were recognized:

The Knights remembered at this year鈥檚 ceremony included Stephan Gomez, Christopher Beck, Kyle Urbanik, Andres Bermudez, Anwar Rashid, Anna Adams, John Phillips, Ann Hefferin, Mathew Paul, Taylor Wynn, Jack Beard and Sean McLeod.

The ceremony began when a single bagpipe player led a processional of speakers toward the stage.

Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services, welcomed the guests, then led them through the campus-wide moment of silence. When the intercom announced the moment throughout the Student Union, the building鈥檚 normal hustle and bustle was humbly silenced for 30 seconds.

The moment of silence was followed by the presentation of colors and the singing of the National Anthem, as well as a prayer by Brad Crawford of Campus Faiths and Ministries.

Though Crawford expressed thanks for many gifts, he ended his prayer on the theme of strength.

麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt followed by telling a story of a man in a Nazi Germany prison who questioned what individuals must do in the face of loss.

鈥淭hank you for coming today, even at the cost of pain, to honor your loved ones among these 麻豆原创 students, who are now Eternal Knights,鈥� Hitt said.

Hitt was followed by Student Body President Matthew McCann.

鈥淭ogether, as we remember the students we have lost this year, we uphold and embrace the third tenet of our creed: community,鈥� McCann said. 鈥淥ur campus is more than a school or a collection of buildings: 麻豆原创 is a community and a family.鈥�

The 麻豆原创 Gospel and Cultural Choir followed McCann with the singing of the traditional gospel tune, 鈥淭otal Praise.鈥�

Eulogist Dr. Carolyn Hopp introduced each Eternal Knight by name, college of study and major. After each introduction, a single yellow rose was placed in a vase dedicated to an individual student. After the placement of the rose, a bell was rung and the student was declared an Eternal Knight.

A moment of quiet reflection was held for the audience as a time to observe the honor their friend or family member had just received, and then Contemporary A Cappella stood and sang 鈥淪tand By Me.鈥�

The event ended with a poem, We Will Remember, which was written for the ceremony.

Students from around campus attended the event, many of whom came straight from class. Those who did not know any of the honored students still found the ceremony a touching and rewarding experience.

鈥淎 lot of people think that because we鈥檙e 58,000 that students can get lost in the fray, but that鈥檚 really not the case,鈥� said Abu Ngauja, a sophomore advertising/public relations major.

Also in attendance were numerous Delta Delta Delta sorority members, coming to remember and give respects to freshman Hefferin, who died during the first week of the fall semester.

鈥淚 met Ann this past fall and only got to know her for a week,鈥� sophomore advertising/public relations major Araima Caballero-Contini said. 鈥淏ut she is an inspiration to all of us and taught us all a really great lesson in community.鈥�

In respect for the Eternal Knights, the 麻豆原创 emblem in the middle of the Student Union was covered with yellow roses for the day.

The 麻豆原创 flag flew half聽staff on March 30 as the 麻豆原创 community honored the lives of 14 students. Eternal Knights, in its tenth year, memorializes 麻豆原创 students who have passed away during recent academic terms. It enables families and friends to join with the campus community in a solemn tribute to their loved ones. During the eulogy, each student is recognized and given the title, “Eternal Knight.”

A team of Student Development and Enrollment Services (SDES)聽and Student Government聽Association聽representatives volunteered to plan the program, with the goal of increasing awareness of the ceremony and making it more personal for the families in attendance. This year, the planning committee implemented a number of initiatives, including:

At the reception following the ceremony, SDES Leadership Team members presented a Certificate of Achievement, the Senate resolution, and an etched vase to each family, on behalf of the university. While this was a very somber event, families and friends in attendance seemed to appreciate the gesture, including the fact that a university of this size took the time to recognize their loved ones.

The 麻豆原创 community honored 14 students who passed away during the past academic year at the Eternal Knights Memorial Service on campus Wednesday.

In its tenth year, Eternal Knights recognizes students鈥� family and friends as the university community joins together to remember loved ones and offer condolences.

During the eulogy, students were individually recognized and given the title 鈥淓ternal Knight.鈥�

鈥淎lthough 麻豆原创 is very large, every student contributes to the fabric of what we are,鈥� said Michael Kilbride, president of 麻豆原创鈥檚 Student Government Association.

In addition to the ceremony, students and faculty and staff members from across the main campus and 麻豆原创鈥檚 Regional Campus communities commemorated the lives of lost students by participating in a 30-second moment of silence.

鈥淲hether on campus for one semester or for several years, they were all a valuable part of the 麻豆原创 community, and we miss them,鈥� said Dr. Maribeth Ehasz, vice president for Student Development and Enrollment Services.

The following individuals were remembered at this year鈥檚 ceremony:

— Charles Greely, Office of Undergraduate Studies

— Benny Abreu, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

— Kelly McConnell, Office of Undergraduate Studies

— Gerald-Mark Breen, College of Health and Public Affairs

— Helen Hoekstra, College of Sciences

— Gregory Martin, College of Health and Public Affairs

— Frank Marchica, College of Business Administration

— Jennifer Roqueta, College of Business Administration

— Vanessa Marson, College of Health and Public Affairs

— Jennifer Laird, College of Sciences

— David Schaefer, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

— Chelsea Torres, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

— Tina Davia, College of Health and Public Affairs

— Maria Vanegas, College of Engineering and Computer Science