Seminole Boosters Unconquered Magazine Fall 2020

SEMINOLE BOOSTERS MAGAZINE

FALL 2020

A TRIBUTE TO ANDY MILLER AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR SEMINOLE BOOSTERS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Masthead ........................................................................................ 4 Q&A with David Coburn ................................................................... 6 Special Recognition.......................................................................... 8 A Parting Message by Andy Miller ......................................................9 A Tribute to Andy Miller ................................................................... 13 Let’s Do This, Together....................................................................20 What’s Next for Seminole Boosters .................................................22 Unconquered Campaign Report ..................................................... 24 Meet Doug and Doris Dunlap & Their “Why FSU” .............................30 Led by “The Twenty,” Renaissance Campaign Approaches $20 Million Raised ...........................................................................32 Brian, Cortney Williams make $1 Million Gift for FSU Football ...........34 Moore’s Renaissance Gift Prepares Student-Athletes For Life ...........36 Jim and Carole Henderson Make Significant Gift For Seminole Football ..........................................................................................39 Petway’s Renaissance Gift For Football An Investment In Florida State .................................................................................. 40 Langfords Proudly Carry On Family Tradition .................................. 42 Gary and Cumi Walsingham Commit $1 Million For Renaissance Of Seminole Football ...........................................................................45 Brian and Renee Murphy Step Up for Seminole Football .................. 47 Alan and Carol Flaumenhaft Help Propel FSU Athletics Forward ...... 49 Aggie and Jeff Stoops Step Up For FSU ............................................ 51

Dr. William T. Hold Becomes Million Dollar Donor To FSU Football ....52 Delores and Guy Spearman Lead The Way For Seminole Football .....53 Florida State: Through the Ages ......................................................54 Oh, College Football How I Love Thee... ..........................................62 First Impressions: FSU’s New 2020 Schedule Is Tough But Intriguing ..................................................................................65 The 2020 FSU Football Staff ............................................................68 Eternal Flame ..................................................................................70 Rhoads a Strong Advocate For FSU’s Student-Athletes ....................73 Helton Provides Help, Hope For The Future .....................................74 Hotel Indigo In College Town Celebrates Football Fun, Local Flavor ....................................................................................76 CollegeTown ...................................................................................78 Newest Noles .................................................................................81 The More You Nole .........................................................................83

ON THE COVER Andy Miller, retiring Seminole Boosters President and CEO after 45 years, standing outside the University Center Complex with Cindy, his wife of 44 years.

Cover photo by Kyle Pulek

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DIRECTORS AT LARGE

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2020-21 EXECUTIVE BOARD

BOB DAVIS Chairman

JIMMY GRAGANELLA Chairman Elect

PARRISH OWENS Secretary

CHARLIE DUDLEY Treasurer

PRESIDENT JOHN THRASHER University President

ED BURR Chairman of the Board of Trustees

DAVID COBURN Director for Intercollegiate Athletics

DOUG RUSSELL Immediate Past Chairman

GARY THURSTON 2nd Immediate Past Chair

CLIF CURRY At-Large

Anne Hamilton Rich Heffley Dan Hendrix Mark Hillis Nick Iarossi Moises Issa Mike Kosloske Beth Langford Pete Law Brett Lindquist Scott Madden John McCann Teri Miller DeVoe Moore

Diana Azor W.O. Bell Peter Boulware Jim Boyd Kevin Carpenter Marilyn Cox Scott Darling Bill Dawkins Mary Demetree Craig Dewhurst Doug Dunlap Linda Dupree Betsy Evans Bill Hagen

Brian Murphy Andy Norman Warner Peacock Craig Ramsey Mark Shelnutt Jim Steiner Jeff Stoops Mike Summey Philip Troyer Barry Vaughn Richard Welch Jerry Williams

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS President John Thrasher...................................................... University President Andy A. Jhanji ......................Interim University Vice President for Advancement Ed Burr .....................................................................Board of Trustees Chairman David Coburn .............................................. Director for Intercollegiate Athletics Nancy McKay ........................................................... Foundation Chair Designee Eleanor Connan ..............................................Women’s Athletics Representative Dan Berger ............................................................................... Alumni Chairman Pam Parrewe ................................................................. Athletic Board Designee Wade Wallace....................................................................Varsity Club Designee Riley Rubio .................................................................Student Booster Designee Bob Davis ......................................................................Seminole Boosters Chair Jimmy Graganella ..................................................Seminole Boosters Vice-Chair Doug Russell ....................................... Seminole Boosters Immediate Past Chair Gary Thurston .............................. Seminole Boosters 2nd Immediate Past Chair

PAST CHAIRS Kathy Atkins-Gunter W.G. Babe Starry* Bob Lee Bannerman* Tom Barron Hurley Booth Dennis Boyle* Steve Brown Spencer Burress* Bob Camp* Joe Camps Bill Carraway Jim Carter Ken Cashin Bob Caton Raymond Cottrell Dave Cowens Carl Domino Bill Dubey* Frank Fain* Mike Fields

Bob Fohl* Andy Haggard Kim Hammond* Bruce Harrell Mike Harrell Ed Haskell, Jr* Sherman Henderson Charlie Hill* Lou Hill* Ron Hobbs Jim Kirk* Chris Kraft George Langford* Lawton Langford W. S. Bill Lee* Douglas Mannheimer Payne Midyette, Sr* Russ Morcom John Olson Syde P. Deeb*

Bill Parker Doyle Pope* Frank Pope* Theo Proctor, Jr* David Rancourt Gene Ready* Charles Rosenberg* Doug Russell Godfrey Smith* Lomax Smith* Brian Swain Nylah Thompson Gary Thurston Gary Walsingham Herschel Williams* Tommy Williams* Albert Yates* *Deceased

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DELORES SPEARMAN At-Large

BILL STEPHENSON At-Large

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JOHN THRASHER At-Large President

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Maximo “Max” Alvarez Kathryn Ballard Edward E. “Ed” Burr, Chair William “Billy” Buzzett Eric Chicken Emily Fleming “June” Duda Jorge Gonzalez Jim W. Henderson Jonathan Levin Craig Mateer Bob Sasser Brent W. Sembler John Thiel John Thrasher (President, Florida State University)

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EXECUTIVE STAFF

Andy Miller ................................................................ Outgoing President & CEO Michael Alford .............................................................................................. CEO Greg Hulen ....................................................................Executive Vice President Paul Phipps .....................................................................Chief Marketing Officer Derril Beech ........................... Senior Vice President, Marketing & Annual Giving Eric Carr ...................................................Senior Vice President of Development Mike Dasher ................................................Senior Vice President, Development JP Sinclair ..........................................................................Chief Financial Officer Kari Terezakis .............................................Senior Vice President of Stewardship Ben Zierden.................................................... Senior Vice President, Operations

ACCOUNTING/HUMAN RESOURCES Chyenne Bibik .......................................................................... Accounting Clerk Amy Hanstein .....................Director of Employee Relations & Accounts Payable Mark Majszak ................................................................................... Comptroller

ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Patrick Harrity ............................................................Web Application Specialist Pheobe Metzger ................................................... Director of Advanced Services

COACHES CLUBS Cristian Gonzalez Mendez ............................ Assistant Director of Annual Giving

DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS

Tom Carlson .................................... Senior Vice President, North Florida Region Chris Wilson ............................................Director of Development, Atlanta Area Javi Garcia-Tunon .......... Associate Director of Fundraising, Goldcoast of Florida Colson Hosford .......................................Director of Real Estate & Development Billy Sexton ............................................ Director of Development South Florida Kevin Smith .......................Director of Development, Greater Tampa Bay Region Hugh Tomlinson ...................................Director of Development & Gift Planning James Warren .............. Associate Director – Panhandle Area & Big Bend Region Kyle Kashuck ..........................Assistant Director of Development, South Florida Max Zahn ............................................................ Regional Annual Fund Director

FSU TRADEMARK LICENSING Katie Watt Pugh ................................................ Director of Trademark Licensing Garrett O’Connor ...............................Assistant Director of Trademark Licensing

GIFT PROCESSING Stephanie Kimbrough.................................................. Gift Processing Specialist Nancy Westfall ............................................................ Gift Processing Specialist David Newman............................................................ Gift Processing Specialist

MARKETING

TICKET SALES & BOOSTER MEMBERSHIPS

Mark Cameron .................................. Senior Director of Ticket Sales and Service Andrew Pope .............................................. Account Executive – Sales & Service George Seliga ................................................................ Sales & Service Manager Ray Silva ...................................................... Account Executive – Sales & Service Brian Wagner.................................... Senior Account Executive – Sales & Service Danielle Friedel ........................................... Account Executive – Sales & Service Mikey Wagner .................................. Senior Account Executive – Sales & Service Justin Schaefer ............................................ Account Executive – Sales & Service Nicole Sullivan ............................................................... Sales & Service Manager Chelsea Knight ............................................ Account Executive – Sales & Service Ryan Agcaoili-Mullins .................................. Account Executive – Sales & Service Jahangir “Jay” Khan ..................................... Account Executive – Sales & Service

Monica Perez ..................................................................Director of Graphic Arts Joanna White .......................................................... Assistant Director of Events

STEWARDSHIP Blake Moore .................................................. Stewardship & Events Coordinator

VARSITY CLUB Betsy Hosey ....................................................................Director of Varsity Club

COLLEGETOWN Erin Owens.............................................................................. Director of Events

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OVERVIEW

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Unconquered magazine celebrates Seminole athletics and the indomitable spirit

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of its student-athletes who overcome adversity, the passion of its coaches and educators who help students reach beyond their limits and the devotion of donors who redefine the boundaries of generosity by giving scholarships that change lives and who make donations that build first-class athletic facilities. By sharing their stories of transformational experiences — on the athletic playing field, in the classroom and in life — Unconquered magazine encourages the growth of responsible world citizenship and cross-cultural understanding. Each issue carries stories on what makes student-athletes great and how they were shaped by their experience at FSU, features on Seminole community sports legends and profiles of donors who make contributions.

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Q&A Athletic Director

David Coburn SEMINOLE BOOSTERS: What factors did FSU consider in its decision to play this fall rather than the spring?

DAVID COBURN: The Conference made the decision to play this fall, and we agreed with that decision. We felt we had the appropriate testing capacity and medical protocols to protect the student-athletes and the staff. We continue to believe they are safer – mentally and physically – here playing and practicing than they would be otherwise. We also believe the loss of the sports they love could be damaging to them in so many other ways. There is the distinct possibility we might lose some of them and never get them back.

SB: What can fans expect on gameday?

DC: We will probably have 20 to 25 percent of the seats in Doak available. There will be no Marching Chiefs band on the field, nor cheer teams. A subset of the band will be in the stands, as will a subset of the students who might normally attend. We did get permission to have Osceola and Renegade lead the team onto the field.

The staff have been extremely cooperative. Even though they are working remotely, they’ve worked very hard. The media staff have worked hard on our social media presence. The facility and grounds crews had to work in shifts and we’ve had to freeze positions Everyone has had to pick up the slack, and they’ve all responded. I’m very, very proud of all of them.

SB: Covid has affected the lives of many Seminole Booster members and season ticket holders. What would you say to these families?

DC: I really appreciate the way they’ve responded. I know many of them are having a very, very hard time. Certainly, they saw that we’re going through much of what they’re going through in their businesses and in their personal lives. It’s not an easy time for anyone and we certainly understand it. But we’ve been thrilled with the way they’ve responded and we very much appreciate their support because we need to have an athletic program when we come out the other end of this.

SB: What has life been like around the athletic department since March?

DC: There was a long period back in March, April and early May when there wasn’t anybody here. The University gradually allowed more staff to come in to the office. Most of the staff continued to work remotely. It has taken some getting used to, but we are functioning fairly well.

SB: What highlights has the department enjoyed the past six months?

DC: Academically, the spring and the first summer semester have been really good, especially considering the transition to virtual classes. It’s really been remarkable. One of the highlights was certainly the condition the football team came back in. The strength and conditioning staff are very pleased with how they came back. Obviously, Leonard Hamilton and his staff’s recruiting has been a highlight. He’s sitting on the number one class in the country right now.

SB: How did your staff, the Boosters, coaches, players respond?

DC: I continue to be amazed at how well the coaches have responded. They have been organized, and have worked hard to continue to communicate with their student-athletes, who have been very receptive. They did a very good job academically both in the spring semester and in the first summer semester. I couldn’t be prouder of this group of coaches.

SB: How have your fall sports teams, not named football, fared?

DC: There’s a lot of talent on the soccer and volleyball teams.

They’ve begun workouts and the coaches are very optimistic about the potential of those teams. Both coaches have continued to recruit at very high levels. Volleyball’s got four of the top 100 recruits committed and Mark Krikorian just keeps finding soccer talent. Men’s and women’s cross country will be improved.

Obviously, entering and leaving the stadium will be very different. Tailgating will be different. The entire experience will change, hopefully for this one season only.

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Q & A

SB: You have cut 20 percent out of the athletic budget, including individual sports budgets and coaches’ salaries.

How have coaches received those budget cuts?

DC: They’ve stepped up. They’ve been supportive. They’ve been willing to do it. We are very fortunate to be working with a group of folks who understand the meaning of the word “team.” As Mark Krikorian said, ‘We are a team.’

They’re doing what they need to do to help the team. I’ve been very, very proud of them, and I am very appreciative of what they’ve been willing to do personally and professionally.

2020 donation and season ticket purchase an outright contribution to provide athletics with the revenue needed to sustain the program this year. What effect will their choice have on the budget?

DC: Well, it’ll affect us both now and in the future. If they choose a refund, obviously, it impacts us immediately. If they choose to roll it forward, the good news is that revenue is available now. But that means next year the money won’t be there, because that revenue will have already been brought in and spent but the good news is we will still have them as ticket holders.

SB: Will the cuts you’ve made be enough or will you have to cut more to balance the budget?

DC: We’ve cut everything we believe we can cut without actually damaging performance; without directly impacting the student-athletes.

If they make it an outright gift, it would obviously be the most helpful because it gives us the revenue right now and still leaves us the opportunity to earn more revenue (next year).

SB: Does Athletics or the Boosters have a reserve fund to draw upon?

DC: Not anymore.

SB: There are real estate assets, could they be sold?

DC: There is real estate, but most of that belongs to the endowment, which helps fund scholarship costs. Some of our real estate could be sold, but you still have to sell it, so it is not exactly liquid. Most of our real estate comes from restricted donor gifts, so the proceeds from the sale would be restricted to the purpose the donor intended and not available for general operations.

SB: Does the university have any ability to help athletics with funding?

DC: No. By law, the general funds of the university may not be used to support athletics and to my knowledge, none of the federal relief money associated with Covid-19 has been made available for athletics by the federal government.

SB: Can you explain a furlough?

DC: A furlough is placing an employee on a temporary unpaid leave from work for a specified number of hours, days or weeks.

SB: Can you do that with any employee?

DC: Yes, with very few exceptions.

SB: Would that include coaches?

DC: Yeah, the challenge there, if you are going to play in the spring, is there are certain positions that are still essential to get to the spring. It’s tough to furlough a lot of people related to the sport, which is the real budget challenge.

SB: FSU is giving Booster members an option of a refund, rolling their ticket purchase and donation or make their

SB: What are the long-term effects if a lot of people choose to ask for a refund?

DC: The entire program will be seriously damaged. Recruiting budgets will be impacted. We’re going to lose good staff. We already have. And it certainly affects morale and momentum. You lose all your flexibility to do anything.

It’s just hard in many ways.

SB: What would you ask readers to consider in order to sustain the program?

DC: The most important thing I need them to do is just stay with us and contribute to the extent they can financially, emotionally. I’m looking out the window at these student-athletes working as hard as they can to get better, and they really want to play. We need our fans and supporters to stay with us, and keep giving and keep buying tickets, to the extent they can, so we can continue to give these young people that opportunity. I know everyone is going through tough times. There’s no question about that. And all our folks need to know that we know that.

They saw last month, with our budget cuts, that we did the same kind of things they’re doing in their lives.

SB: If we lose football related revenue in the fall, is there any funding options other than the generosity of individual Seminole Booster members?

DC: We could look at a line of credit, or a loan, but we would need the resources to pay that back in the future, so that is not a very appealing option.

The options are going be reducing expenditures and relying on the generosity of our donors who know we work very, very hard to maximize our revenue streams. As most of our readers know, we’ve been doing things in the last couple of years to generate revenue from our facilities when not using them for our purposes. We’ve done everything we can think of to generate revenue.

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MAJOR GIFTS

Florida State University and Seminole Boosters, Inc. recognize the following donors for their selfless generosity by contributing $50,000 or more to the athletic scholarships and facilities. It is because of these gifts that Florida State University Remains UNCONQUERED.

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Danny Miller

Lance & Ashley Barton

DeVoe & Shirley McEwan Moore

John & Betty Crowe

Brian & Renee Murphy

Dr. Blanche W. Evans

Charles & Amy Newell

Dr. Teresa E. Fecteau

Roger Overby

FSU Football Equipment Managers Club

Jim Owens

Alfred Cope Garrett Jimmy & Lisa Graganella Jeff & Sonya Hartley Jimmy W. Henderson Lucy M. Ho James M. Doss Charitable Foundation Phil Kleinman Lawton & Beth Langford Legacy Toyota

Richard Rodick Jason & Lauren Sato Gerri & Bill Shephard Lloyd F. & Nancy R. Sweet Mark Taul David & Margaret Tedrick Audrey Valentine Gary & Cumi Walsingham Jerry Weil

Craig Mateer Greg & Michelle Michaud

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Guy & Delores Spearman

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Brian & Cortney Williams

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MY PARTING MESSAGE BY

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ANDY MILLER My parents, Bob and Jan Miller, were among the first FSU students in the fall of 1948 and 1949. They were avid fans of FSU football. The team, with a newly adopted name, the Seminoles, with colors borrowed from FSCW, with no stadium or scholarships, finished the 1948 season 7-1 under newly appointed head coach Don Veller.

They are the best parents anyone could have, and they remain dyedin-the-wool Seminoles. They backed the program in every way from the

beginning, even before the program was fully formed.

I am their oldest son, born in 1951, the summer after FSU beat the Bobby Bowden-quarterbacked Howard College Bulldogs in our first season in the Seminoles’ new stadium.

I grew up idolizing the legends like Steve Tensi, Fred Biletnikoff, the Seven Magnificents, Coach Pete and Sammie Seminole. I couldn’t wait for the time I would actually be able to enroll at FSU. There was never any question that I

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would follow my family and become a Seminole, and that my younger sister and brother would follow.

Getting an early start in the summer of 1969, I had my best semester at Florida State. I joined a fraternity and immersed myself in college life. Through our fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha, I was introduced to my lifetime friend and professional colleague, the multitalented Charlie Barnes. Charlie was a legend at the Pike House. Our budding relationship was put on hold

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when he was shipped to Vietnam, but I knew then that one day we would be reunited. I stood on the tarmac at the old Tallahassee airport to welcome him back to FSU in the fall of 1971.

Charlie and I had two more years together, working to build our fraternity and having more good times than should be allowed. He went to work for Proctor and Gamble and I was hired by Motorola.

I received a call from FSU. The Chairman of the newlyreorganized Seminole Boosters at that time was Doyle Pope, a Quincy native. Doyle knew my family in Havana. They were seeking someone with local ties and the FSU connection, so I was invited to apply.

I was reluctant at first. I had my sights on what I thought were bigger and better opportunities in business, but my Dad convinced me to take the interview. To my great surprise, I was offered the opportunity to lead the Boosters. Despite my hesitation, I realized that my love for the University, and the chance to build something truly worthwhile, was an offer too

Andy Miller with DeVoe Moore

Andy with Scott Warren

great to resist. In May of 1975, I became the Executive Director of Seminole Boosters.

My first year in the Boosters was a learning experience, bitter-sweet but valuable nonetheless. I witnessed the ugly side of the business when support for Coach Darrell Mudra deteriorated and financial support collapsed. Fortunately, a dynamic leader was in the wings and was recruited to save the program. George Langford was that man. I cannot say enough good things about ‘The General’. He was inspirational, energetic and as good a mentor as a young aspiring man could have.

In 1976, our third choice after Lou Holtz and Johnny Majors was hired. Bobby Bowden, if not the greatest coach of all time, is certainly the greatest program builder. Coach Bowden’s personality, leadership and winning transformed our University and left a legacy unmatched in College Athletics.

Tom Carlson, one of the best fund raisers I’ve ever known, said of Coach Bowden “There may be one day a better coach, but there will never be a better man.” I think all Seminoles agree.

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That same year, on my way to the office I was stopped in my tracks when I entered the Hecht House and my first sight was the continuing education’s newly hired receptionist.

She is a real beauty in every way, and she has been my wife for 44 years. Cindy is my perfect partner, always charming and willing to support (and endure) the lifestyle of a driven executive.

We were married in October of 1976. We had originally set the date for Saturday the 24th but received a call from my Dad advising us that date would not work due to FSU’s game at Auburn. We agreed, and were happily married Thursday the 21st. We honeymooned in Destin and by Saturday we joined the family for the Auburn Game. That might have been Cindy’s first introduction to the demands of collegiate athletics fundraising.

Together, Cindy and I have three terrific children, Shannon, Drew and Matt. We’re blessed with fantastic in-laws in Khalid and Courtney, and four awesome grandboys: Hudson, Ryder, Colson and Noah. It’s a 100% Seminole Family.

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Andy with Lawton Langford, Bob Davis & Bobby Bowden

Charlie was my first hire and he became the face of Seminole Boosters. He worked the volunteer network, directed the Spring Tour and was as good a partner and friend as one could have. Always entertaining, Charlie made being a Booster fun and contributed greatly to our success.

There were many other key members of the Booster team whose contributions were of significant value. All have a great love for the University and the desire to see it reach the highest pinnacles of success. Among them are Joel Padgett, Tom Carlson, Billy Sexton, Mary Pat Desloge, George Brand, Karen Rich, Peggy Bazzell, Barbara Mason, Matt Behnke, Jerry Kutz, Edie Snowden, Patti Barber, Max Zahn, Sherri Dye, Mary Bailey, Debbie Derzypolski and the current Executive team including Greg Hulen, Mike Dasher, Eric Carr, JP Sinclair, Kari Terezakis, Ben Zierden, Derril Beech and Paul Phipps. While he was not an official member of my staff, Gene Deckerhoff and I worked together since my first day on the job and I will always value his contributions to FSU and our personal friendship.

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After a terrific start in his first five seasons, Coach Bowden’s program slowed down. But 1987 was the transformational year, the first season of the Dynasty. It began a championship run still unequalled in collegiate football history.

Florida State University became a national brand, led by a charismatic coach and supported by prominent alumni in Hollywood and in the halls of state government. Burt Reynolds, Bob Urich, Herb Morgan, TK Wetherell, James Harold Thompson, Bo Johnson, Jim King, John Thrasher and the beloved President Bernie Sliger. Behind the scenes, and under extremely difficult conditions, the magic worked

by Dr. Jim Pitts and current AD David Coburn must never be understated.

Florida State’s stars seemed to be perfectly aligned. The faces of loyal Seminoles were prominent in the halls of power; FSU had a national icon as head coach, a highly popular President, and a ‘Team Behind the Team’ in Seminole Boosters, Inc. with the talent, smarts and determination to take advantage of all opportunities.

CollegeTown. I cannot thank enough Will Butler, Alan Hooper, Andy Haggard, Morris Miller, Charles Gardner, and always present, DeVoe and Shirley Moore, who were catalysts in this very successful project.

Perhaps most important, I cannot say enough about the great leaders who served on the Seminole Boosters Board of Directors, and especially the Board Chairs. Three Booster Board Chairs served multiple terms. In all, there have been 43 Chairs since the reorganization of 1974. Each served honorably and well. Most Seminoles will never know the particulars of the circumstances from year to year, but our program can never repay the guidance of those whose strength cleared the way.

They have endured my phone calls at all hours of day and night, but we always shared the same energy, enthusiasm and enduring vision for the Seminoles continued prosperity.

Our impressive assembly of dedicated Booster Board volunteers has enriched this University beyond the ability to measure. A supreme tribute to the success of Seminole Boosters is that we lack the capacity here to include every

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Andy with Russ Morcom and Al and Judy Dunlap

The DeVoe L. Moore University Center, once a pipe dream, became a magnificent reality: the largest contiguous brick structure in the United States, adorned with gothic spires, 80,000 seats, modern amenities and 500,000 square feet of University space.

In the early 90s, collegiate athletics was taking a decisive turn. The arms race to expand and improve facilities was underway. To respond to the growing challenge, we were fortunate to hire a truly outstanding Athletic Director in Dave Hart. Dave worked with Seminole Boosters to develop the facility master plan. That plan led to the construction of the new Moore Athletic Center, Dick Howser Stadium, the Morcom Aquatic Center, the McIntosh Track and Field Complex, Smith-Stiles Soccer Softball Complex, the Don Veller Seminole Golf facility, and Donald L. Tucker Center.

These projects and others were all developed, financed and constructed by Seminole Boosters.

Later, understanding the demands for game day amenities and new revenue streams, Seminole Boosters, Inc. developed

detail of every achievement, of every struggle undertaken to complete the next step, and to overcome every challenge along the way. A full list of current Board members and past Chairs can be found at the front of the magazine and I encourage you to join me in thanking them for their continuous hard work and dedication.

I would also be remiss to not mention our most transformational donors, our MICCO’s. Florida State Athletics is fortunate to have over 100 individuals and families who have committed over 1 million dollars each to our program.

From our first MICCO in 1996 to our most recent advocates in the Renaissance Campaign to the well-known DeVoe & Shirley Moore and Al & Judy Dunlap, these people are the torchbearers of our University and have led the way during our capital campaigns over the years, always answering our call to action when needed.

I also want to thank our loyal supporters. Some continue to make impressive financial gifts; others faithfully give what they can. We’ve been through hard times before and we know

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the truth that no amount is ever unimportant or unappreciated.

Some of these loyal supporters – names and faces I will always be able to see in my mind - have passed on in the 45 years since I was given the opportunity to lead the Boosters. Four and a half decades have been filled with so many people who have given incredible support as volunteers, leaders, donors and heart-loyal fans. Some were active and involved before I arrived, and are active and involved still.

And to the Alumni and friends who continue to invest their time and financial resources as fans and loyal Boosters, I thank you. I know very well that the strength of an organization lies within its people. Florida State’s family has always been our most powerful advantage. You have touched the lives of thousands of Student-Athletes, coaches, and administrators and have made an impact that cannot be measured.

Thank you to Pi Kappa Alpha, my fraternity whose brotherhood has always been a great source of inspiration and support.

Four and a half decades ago, we did not know what was ahead of us. Much the same is true now. We can never be certain what is ahead. But now we know where our true strength lies. Now we have wonderful coaches, and programs, and facilities and we will overcome all the challenges and emerge stronger. We always have.

In closing let me thank you, my Seminole family, for allowing me to lead the Booster Program for the past 45 years; it has been my greatest honor.

Until we meet again – Go ‘Noles!

TOP PHOTO: (left to right) Andy Miller with Frank Fain, Jim King, Hootie Ingram and Jim Pitts BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO: Andy and Cindy Miller with daughter Shannon and grandkids Colson and Noah BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO: Andy and Cindy Miller at the Seminole Booster event, Grand Nole Opry, 2006

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By CHARLIE BARNES, Photos Courtesy Seminole Boosters and the Miller family

TOP LEFT PHOTO: Andy and Cindy Miller and Family TOP RIGHT PHOTO: Andy Miller during Seminole Booster on-field recognition, 1991 BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO: Andy with Charlie Barnes BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO: Andy Miller with Charlie Barnes Bernie Sliger Lomax Smith and Jim King SEMINOLE-BOOSTERS.COM

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Andy with Charlie Barnes and Bobby Bowden on 1978 Bowden Tour

SEMINOLE BOOSTERS, INC. AND ROBERT ANDREW MILLER ENTERED THE WORLD TOGETHER IN THE FALL OF 1951.

Seminole Boosters was born in the lounge of the old Cherokee Hotel downtown as local business leaders sought to organize support for the athletics program. Andy Miller was born into a solidly Seminole family that has only grown and expanded since then. Miller’s mother, father and uncles were all part of the early iteration of the new Florida State University. His wife Cindy, his brother and sister, his children, his grandchildren, his in-laws of all stripes and varieties, all wear the Garnet & Gold.

In 2021, Seminole Boosters, Inc. and Andy Miller will mark their 70th Birthdays together.

After graduating from FSU, Andy Miller became a rising star in the Motorola Corporation.

He was so successful in the territory along the Panhandle that the company wanted to transfer him to the larger market in Jacksonville. But Miller wanted to remain close to his family in Gadsden County and Tallahassee.

Booster Board Chairman George Langford interviewed Miller to head the newest version of Seminole Boosters, Inc. Langford laughed, “Andy was so

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young, he still had milk on his breath.”

But Langford also said he saw in Andy Miller a young man bursting with energy, an aggressive spirt with a sense of vision beyond his years.

Langford might as well have been looking in a mirror. Sergeant Langford the young tank driver came ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and followed Patton until the end of the war. After Law School he founded Municipal Code Corporation, and built his dream into the most comprehensive and successful iteration of his business in America.

Following the near collapse of Seminole football in 1973, George Langford and FSU President Stan Marshall collaborated on a bold plan to rebuild the program from ground zero. The original Seminole Boosters organization had been successful raising money and selling tickets throughout the coaching tenures of Tom Nugent and Bill Peterson.

Following Peterson’s departure in 1971, Athletic Director Clay Stapleton disbanded the Seminole Boosters, and replaced their efforts with an ineffectual substitute under his control.

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Stapleton left following the 0-11, 1973 season.

In 1974, Stan Marshall and George Langford envisioned the ‘new’ Seminole Boosters as an authorized, independent ‘direct support organization’ with their own Board of Directors. They were to be a fundraising arm of the University, but separate from the Athletic Department.

That scenario was exactly tailored to someone of Miller’s aggressive, entrepreneurial bent.

In March 1975 Miller’s reputation, and Langford’s belief in him, was such that Florida State University turned over its entire collegiate athletics fundraising apparatus to Andy Miller when he was only 24 years old.

Miller attributes much of the Boosters’ success to the principle that they are a bottom-line organization.

“Hal Wilkins (President of the FSU Foundation in the 1970s) advised me never to take chances with our Board,” Miller says. “There are no freebies; no honorary memberships.

Everyone on the Booster Board is expected to either give big money or raise money, preferably both.”

It is no accident that for 45 years

many if not most of the University’s $1 million donors have served on the Seminoles Boosters Board of Directors.

Miller’s leadership included maintaining laser focus on the business at hand. He instructed his staff, “Our job is simple. We will take full advantage of every win, every opportunity that Bobby Bowden provides.”

Under Miller’s direction, the Boosters have raised more than a billion dollars in contributions – it has moved so fast that no one has been able to keep track of exactly how much.

In 1987, Miller recognized that escalating Scholarship costs would out-run the University’s funding capabilities.

Miller created the Seminole Boosters Scholarship Endowment and made those gifts a focus of the vast Booster volunteer network. The Endowment that started with zero dollars in 1987 is now valued at north of $70 million.

The Endowment will continue to grow until the Athletic Department no longer needs to write an annual check for scholarships out of the general budget.

Miller also created FSU’s licensing and affinity programs, with the income dedicated to growing the Scholarship Endowment.

In 1988, Andy Miller and his Board and University President Bernie Sliger shared a grand vision of Doak Campbell Stadium becoming a signature feature of the University, to include four entire Colleges and a host of student and administrative services. It would also serve to expand and upgrade the athletic department facilities, increase the number of income-producing skyboxes and serve as an iconic monument to the strength of the University around which Florida State alumni and fans could rally for generations.

This inspired vision of a massive public-private partnership energized all Florida State loyalists.

“I’ve known Andy for a long time, and I’ve always enjoyed working with him. He’s got a creative mind and incredible vision. When it comes to supporting our student-athletes and our coaches, his devotion to FSU is unmatched. He will be missed, but he built a strong foundation for the Boosters to stand on for many years to come.”

John Thrasher on Andy Miller

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The proposal would have to pass muster by the Board of Regents, and the Florida Legislature who would have to provide funding. Florida State counted on influential friends and alumni to move the dream forward.

Legislators wanted Florida State to prove that they could raise money on the scale needed to underwrite such a colossal enterprise. Once again, in 1989 FSU called on their ‘boy genius’ Andy Miller to assume temporary leadership of the FSU Foundation and conduct a very focused capital campaign to raise $10 million before a six-month deadline imposed by the Legislature.

Miller and Bernie Sliger along with Jim Pitts and George Langford organized an eleven-member cadre called ‘The A Team’ – a group characterized as our modern Praetorian Guard to secure this magnificent gateway for future generations of FSU students. The campaign itself was code-named ‘The Yorktown Project’, referring to a successful strategic initiative during the Revolutionary War. Under Miller’s guidance, the eleven members of ‘The A Team’ blew past their $10 million goal and raised $56 million in six months before the April 1990, deadline. In November, the Board of Regents approved FSU’s proposal for funds for University Center, and the Student Senate met to overwhelmingly approve resolutions supporting the project.

The Seminole Boosters’ cherished volunteer campaigns had long been the hallmark of their fundraising success.

Thousands of Seminole Booster volunteers throughout the United States and the wide network of Seminole Booster Clubs were still producing remarkable fundraising totals, but unfortunately not enough to meet the voracious demands of a growing athletic dynasty.

The Seminoles’ funding needs soon increased from millions, to tens of millions, and it was up the Seminole Boosters, Inc. to raise the money.

Those increasing demands forced Miller to shift the focus of his professional staff from volunteer campaigns to major capital gifts. In 1989, an outside capital campaign consultant advised Miller that he ‘did not see any $1 million gifts to Seminole Boosters in the near future’. Miller thanked the consultant, and ignored him. “We know where the money is,” he said. In 30 years, there have been around 100 individual gifts of at least $1 million each to Seminole Boosters.

It was Andy Miller’s vision that financed and brought to life the largest contiguous brick stadium complex in the United States. It was Miller’s vision to clad the stadium in classic Jacobean architectural style, reflecting the original look of the old campus.

Subsequent University Presidents including D’Alemberte, Wetherell, Barron and Thrasher all

Andy with Doug Mannheimer at Heritage Grove

“It is impossible to overstate his impact on the athletic department or the university as a whole.

Our fundraising as a university would not be where it is without Andy. He has engaged so many first time donors through athletics who now give to the university as well. I think the two most important people in the history of this athletic department are Bobby Bowden and then Andy Miller. I think if you asked George Langford or any of those great donors who have been the foundation of the Boosters, they would agree with that. His creativity. His vision. His drive. All of those things are key parts of Andy Miller and what made him a great fundraiser along with the fact he’s bled garnet and gold his whole life.”

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agreed that future construction will echo that architectural style.

And, where not long ago where there were acres of old and abandoned warehouses near the football stadium, there is now an entire village of shops, restaurants, hotels, bars, student housing and fan-friendly, game-day gathering places.

‘College Town’ is intended to bring fans closer to the stadium and create an enhanced game-weekend experience for Seminoles who must travel to the games. Those investments

by Seminole Boosters have already began returning dollars to grow the Boosters’ Athletic Endowment.

Observers have marveled at Florida State’s success. How did the only university to begin playing football from scratch in the last 75 years and win a National Championship (three actually, since you’re counting) manage to move ahead faster than so many other old-line programs?

It’s a good story, and the answer is worth contemplating for those who will follow in Miller’s footsteps.

An unexpected surprise 40 years ago in faraway Nebraska provided penetrating insight into the success of Seminole Boosters.

In 1980 the Cornhuskers were the pride of the state of Nebraska, and the Omaha World Herald newspaper conducted a nation-wide survey of major collegiate fundraising organizations, fully expecting that the results would affirm their assumption that the Big Red ranked as high in fundraising as they did on the gridiron.

They were in for a shock. No doubt, Cornhuskers were disappointed that Nebraska did not rank among the national leaders. But the greatest surprise was that fledgling power Florida State’s Seminole Boosters ranked #6 in the nation in terms of numbers of contributors and money raised.

How could it be that mighty Nebraska ranked dead last among the members of the Big 8 Conference? And how in the world could the Seminoles – a team that had never won a major bowl – rank among the nation’s elite?

Here’s the surprising answer. Five of the top 10-ranked collegiate athletic fundraising organizations were schools in the ACC. We Seminoles were still a decade way from joining the ACC but we were in that company when it came to fundraising.

The ACC was the nation’s premier basketball league.

Basketball programs generated enough income to sustain themselves, but their arenas were tiny compared to the vast, sprawling football stadiums of the SEC, Big 10, Big 8 and PAC 10. Basketball alone couldn’t support entire athletic programs.

Nebraska had sold every seat in their 76,000+ seat stadium for generations. The Cornhuskers were swimming in football money, as was every other major gridiron power. Ticket sales and television made their athletic department Booster programs a luxury instead of a necessity.

In fact, both Texas and Notre Dame sniffed haughtily at the Nebraska survey, each saying that they did not need to engage in annual fund drives.

But those Atlantic Coast Conference schools learned how to raise money because they had to, in order to sustain their athletic budgets. In his first year on the job, Andy

Miller exchanged visits with the IPTAY Club at Clemson, the Wolfpack Club at N.C State, the Rams Club at North Carolina and the Gamecock Club at South Carolina – all of those among the Omaha World Herald’s Top 10.

Media personality and sportswriter Jim Crosby noted that Miller told him, “I remember a time when we went to a local bank and borrowed a half million dollars to be able to pay the payroll. We had no cash flow and had spent all our ticket revenue and Booster contributions. We didn’t have a nickel.”

But Andy Miller and George Langford and the rest of the newly formed Golden Chiefs, plus an army of recruited volunteers, learned how to raise money in ways not required of the older, more established football schools.

Then the financial landscape of big-time college athletics began to change. Costs rose exponentially: scholarships, coaches salaries, the race to build competitive facilities, even the impact of Title IX requirements all contributed to an insatiable demand for more money. You’ll not be surprised to learn that even Texas and Notre Dame now conduct substantial annual fund drives to support athletics.

Schools that never had to raise money professionally wanted to know how it was done. Soon, athletic representatives from major athletic powers were seen visiting Tallahassee to learn how Florida State and Andy Miller’s Seminole Boosters structured their fundraising.

Florida State University has showered Andy Miller with every honor they could think to offer: He’s in the FSU Hall of Fame; was tapped for the Circle of Gold; he’s received the Moore-Stone Award, the Sliger Award and the Joanos Award.

And when they ran out of awards, they shifted to facilities.

Nearly two decades ago, the two-story convention space in University Center was officially designated Andy Miller Hall.

Andy Miller’s reputation as ‘the boy genius’ of 1975 was well earned. But the boy genius is now a grandfather. His long tenure was brilliant and transformative, his influence felt through the corridors of Westcott and extending across generations.

Make no little plans; They have no magic to stir men’s blood And probably themselves will not be realized.

Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, Remembering that a noble, logical diagram Once recorded will not die.

Daniel H. Burnham

The poem that inspired Andy to build today’s University Center.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING BOBBY BOWDEN, Former Head Football Coach “I was at Florida State for 34 years and now it has been 44 years and when I look back at the progress over that time, you can attribute a lot of it to Andy Miller. He was a great builder.

“He had just been appointed to head up the boosters the year before I got here. I thought he did a lot of great things but the best was the designing of the Florida State stadium. He was the guy who put that together. It most certainly made a big difference. When I came here we seated 41,000 and half of that was empty seats.

Andy got on that project and along with our success in athletics, he kept side by side improving and developing Florida State’s facilities.

“People came to a Florida State game in 1976 to an erector set, which was like sitting on steel and air between, and he turned that thing into a palace, and he did, a palace! I can’t tell you how helpful that is in recruiting.

“It is just going to seem different. There’s a guy who had his position for all my career here at Florida State. What it tells you is me and him are getting old. A guy as successful as him, the only way he leaves is to retire.”

LEONARD HAMILTON, Head Basketball Coach “Andy Miller was a visionary in college athletics whose ability to see into the future helped thousands of student-athletes compete at an extremely high level and, more importantly, earn their degrees from Florida State University. His legacies are many – from the University Center Complex, to Heritage Grove to Collegetown. Andy will be remembered for so many things that helped shape this great university but none will be more important than helping so many young people grow into adults because they received a quality education.”

BOB DAVIS, Chairman of Seminole Boosters, 2019-2020 “In going over the history of the Seminole Boosters it is amazing how far we have come.

Andy is truly a visionary as well as totally dedicated to Florida State University.

From the very early years when about $20,000 a year was raised to today where we have raised nearly $93,000,000 for our Unconquered Campaign in 2 1/2 years as well as almost $15,000,000 a year for our annual fund.

It is truly amazing what Andy’s leadership has accomplished.

He is a dreamer. Who could have ever anticipated Doak Campbell Stadium going from the erector set stadium to what it has become today? The Seminole Boosters have truly become the most diverse fundraising program in college athletics.

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the largest club seating projects in the country. And CollegeTown includes not only first class housing but a entertainment and commercial complex that are amazing.

When I think of FSU sports there are two names that will go down as the reasons we have been so successful.

Coach Bobby Bowden and Andy Miller have put FSU on the map in collegiate athletics.

NYLAH THOMPSON, Former Seminole Booster Chair, Current Unconquered Campaign Co-Chair It was great to work with Andy and see another of his visionary projects, the Dunlap Champions Club, open during my term.

Without Andy’s leadership Seminole Boosters would never became the entrepreneurial organization it is today. We have been truly blessed to have had Andy leading Seminole Boosters for the past four decades.

DAVE HART, Former Director of Athletics “Well Andy is a friend. Our friendship developed as we worked together for nearly 13 years. Those were still some formative years for the university and the athletics department and Seminole Boosters played a key role in the growth when you look at the impact of Seminole Saturday in Tallahassee.

“Andy was an idea guy. I always enjoyed sitting down and brainstorming various concepts. Once Andy set a direction, he knew where to go and how to get things done. When we planned the facilities enhancements, he and I would look at where we were and where we needed to go, and the role Seminole Boosters would play, which was a critical role in accomplishing some of those goals. We never one time had a disagreement or issues. Andy trusted me to do my job as Director of Athletics and I trusted him in his role. And it worked well.

“There were a lot of accomplishments spread over 13 years. The facilities enhancements, the Dynasty Campaign, all the campaigns we worked on, side by side, hand in hand. In those days we did the spring tour with 30 stops and they all included golf so we were together a lot on fundraising trips, brainstorming, and then implementation what came from those brainstorming sessions. We spent a lot of time together.

“Pam and I have so many fond memories of our time there and Andy and Cindy were a big part of it.

“We really had a great staff and you have to have great people to accomplish great things.

We got along very well together all pulling in the same direction. A lof of what was accomplished was through Andy’s ideas and putting those ideas in motion and working hand in hand.”

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surprised to find his office was a studio apartment. His files were in the bathtub. He was an absolute rookie and look where he has taken this organization. He was absolutely the best in the country.

Back then, there were a lot of people, mainly men, who were very concerned about women’s athletics and the effect it would have on the Athletics budget. Andy took progressive positions, hiring the first woman fundraiser, Debbie Derzypolski, and that was the springboard for creating endowed scholarships for women’s sports.

I just love Andy and what he has done for Florida State University.

I understand over time things change. I am truly sorry to see Andy retire because he has done an absolutely fantastic job. He certainly deserves retirement for all he has done for FSU and I wish only the best for him and for his family.

DR. JOE CAMPS, Former Chairman and Board of Trustees Member Andy was ahead of his time and history will prove it. I don’t’ think people fully appreciate what he has done. He was one of the most energetic, methodical and passionate people I have ever known. He was always looking to generate revenues that would support the program. He was not focused just on philanthropy because we were not rich with wealthy donors, so he created ancillary income for the university as well.

His ideas for the University Center will go down as unparalleled. I remember Andy when I was a freshman football player. I remember 0-11 and 3-8 seasons, when he started, and from that Andy built a dynasty in philanthropy and giving. We didn’t have one here before Andy and that is why I say he is one of the most successful people I have known. He was unselfish. He was Unconquered. He embodies the spirit of Unconquered.

This dude was incredible and yet he was unselfish. Everything he did he did with the university at heart and that’s what matters most to me.

LAWTON LANGFORD, Former Chairman and MICCO Donor Andy Miller is a rare combination of a person who has great vision, and who can execute that vision. Naming just a few of Andy’s visions: University Center; University Center Club; College Town; Burt Reynold Hall; and the list could go on. There are many great ideas, but few that become reality.

Andy’s magic is his humility, his devotion to FSU and his ability to attract the right person at the right time and get them to volunteer their time. We used to tease Andy about always having the perfect person as Chairman of the Boosters to handle whatever might be the issue of the year. Looking at the list of past Chairmen, you’ll see a fabric of influential

people woven tightly together and bonded by Andy Miller.

It’s rare for a person to last in an organization (especially one as political as a university) for 46 years! There were several attempts by people in very powerful positions who wanted to make a change in the Booster leader; but because Andy’s motivation was always “what’s best for FSU” he always prevailed and we benefitted by his extended tenure as the Booster CEO. Finally, Andy’s humility is under-appreciated. The Seminole Boosters are an organization led to greatness by Andy but he is reluctant to accept the credit.

So, Andy - and I speak for all us - job well done and THANK YOU! It was a pleasure working with you.

GARY WALSINGHAM, Former Chairman and MICCO Andy Miller has always been looking for new things to make FSU better. He was always working on a deal and of course he always needed help which he wasn’t bashful about asking us all to help.

When I first got involved with the Boosters and going on trips, we would also play golf. I noticed Andy would always be playing tennis.

I got Andy aside and told him, you don’t make business deals on a tennis court. The business deals are made on the golf course where you can talk to everyone. Andy didn’t say much but he started playing golf and I didn’t see him on a tennis court again.

LES PANTIN, Former FSU Board of Trustee Member After Bobby Bowden nobody in the history of FSU has done more for Florida State than Andy Miller. Not only the fundraising but the vision to see the University Center, College Town and so on. We’ve been friends for more than 40 years. I used to stay at his home before we were married. We joke about both being from Havana. I am from the big one (Cuba).

He from the little one (Florida).

DEVOE MOORE, MICCO You will never find another one like him.

I’m talking about creative. I’m talking about dedicated to the point he is working diligently in the spirit of Seminole Boosters and the athletic department and the students trying to build a better program. Look at the football stadium. It wouldn’t have been built without Andy and the Boosters and all of the staff who have worked with Andy.

Andy is the type who can put CollegeTown together and I don’t know you’ll find someone like that. Give Andy credit for it. CT is very important. He talked about it way before it was built, whenever I donated the land. The reason for donating it was to develop it the way it was developed and Andy could see it. We had conversation about doing something that would create revenue for scholarships for the future.

He and the Boosters went to bat and got it done. You have to give Andy a lot of credit for being motivated and energetic to where he was able to accomplish what he did. You can’t

give him all the credit but you can give him the credit for leadership and knowledge for development of a better program. You have to give the credit to the whole staff. He was the leader who saw it.

LARRY STROM, Chairman of the Legacy Campaign There are certain people you meet in the business world who have credentials and Andy Miller is one. I don’t even want to think of where we would be without his vision his hard work. Andy is one of a kind. We wouldn’t be in the position we are without him.

I was in Sarasota running a dealership and he came to see me because he knew I love Florida State. I knew a pro when I saw a pro and I knew he was one. Andy is a Florida State man and I feel very blessed to know him and to share the love of our school with him.

LEE HINKLE, FSU Vice President of University Relations “There have been so many dedicated employees that worked at Seminole Boosters but it was Andy’s leadership and tenacity that catapulted FSU sports to among the elite in collegiate athletics. He was like a chihuahua chewing on your ankles. He was relentless in his pursuit of donors who would fund projects and programs to attract the best student athletes and coaches in the country.”

ANDY HAGGARD, former Chairman of Seminole Boosters, Inc. and of the FSU Board of Trustees “I do not know how many times in the last 15 years I have said to people – whether we are walking across the campus, at the University Center or in the stadium—‘No one meant more to Florida State than Andy Miller.’

“Over the years, I’ve been around a lot of dedicated Seminoles –Jim King, Bernie Sliger, TK Wetherell – but no one has done more than Andy Miller.

“Andy loved it. He worked hard. Florida State meant everything to him.”

KEN CASHIN, Former Chairman “Steve Jobs once said, ‘If you are working on something that you truly care about you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.’

“In the early 1970s, Andy Miller saw a vision for FSU that most people thought impossible and he pulled all of us toward that vision of greatness.

“Start with building a nationally-renowned fundraising organization for athletics, creating the idea and executing the plan that lead to the Devoe L. Moore University Center and transforming a rundown industrial neighborhood into a thriving College Town District are but a few of Andy’s initiatives that have advanced our University. Andy is a true visionary that made the Seminole dream come to fruition and I am proud to call him my friend.”

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on the development of the university. He has been involved in many significant projects for the benefit of the university and athletics.

Those projects included land acquisition, University Center, University Center Club, and the multiple phases of College Town to mention a few. The University is a better institution because of Andy Miller.

GENE DECKERHOFF I first met Andy in 1975. His “office” was a tiny corner office in the Hecht House. He and Ted Ooutz(sic) were the total staff of the new Seminole Boosters.

As Color Analyst for the Seminole Radio Network in 1975, Any and I spent many hour’s and a few beers talking FSU Football and his plans for raising money for FSU Athletics. We won just 3 games that season Utah State, @ Clemson, and @ Houston. As I recall, Andy and I along with a lot of our fans, celebrated the win at Clemson before and after the game---we flew commercial and not with the team.

In the Fall of 1983 Andy hired me to Produce the Bobby Bowden TV Show and coordinate the Seminole Radio Network. Always thinking a step ahead of most, he gave me the title of Director of Electronic Media for Seminole Boosters, Inc. DEM-wit. Thanks Andy. With those responsibilities, Andy had me join Charlie Barnes as part of the Bobby Bowden Spring Tour.

In 1989 I was offered the job as play-byplay announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Andy was my boss. Bobby Bowden was my coach. Andy thought the exposure in the Tampa Bay area would be a huge PLUS for Seminole Boosters. He said YES. Coach Bowden agreed to do his television show when ever I scheduled it---sometimes at 3:00 in the morning after a Seminole away game so that I could handle my Buccaneers Radio assignment. No other Head Coach would have aver agreed to do that. Bobby said YES. I will be forever indebt to Andy and Bobby for giving me the opportunity----32 years ago! Thank you.

On April 14, 2014, Andy sponsored and witnessed my initiation into the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity—Delta Lambda chapter at Florida State University. We are Pike Brothers for life.

Two years ago I met Andy’s Havana HS basketball coach in the Home Depot parking lot. Since Andy and I both played basketball in high school, I was curious. I asked “Coach, how good of a player was Any?” His answer---“He could shoot free throws pretty good!”

Andy Miller. You are the BEST. One of a Kind. Thank you for all you have done to make Seminole Boosters the best Athletic Fund Raising organization in the country.

Thank you for making Florida State Athletics second to none in the country. And thank you for being my friend.

God Bless. And Go Noles!

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR SEMINOLE BOOSTERS

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS AND CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Read all the quotes about Andy Miller in this tribute issue and you could become convinced it can’t be done; you’ll never replace the Seminole Boosters President and CEO, who has been in the job for 46 years. But a national search committee did find a candidate who looks up to the task of taking Seminole Boosters into the next era. Meet Michael Alford, who brings a successful track record of sales and fundraising from iconic brands Alabama, Oklahoma, the University of Southern California, the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals.

The 51-year old most recently served as the athletic director at Central Michigan.

In addition to an impressive resume, Alford flashed a sense of humor when the selection committee asked him why he would leave an athletic director’s job for the lead job at Seminole Boosters.

“The opportunity only comes along once every 46 years,” he teased, before explaining his why. “The opportunity. It is the premier fundraising organization in the nation. It is Florida State University, one of the most iconic brands in our industry or within collegiate athletics. The People. The Region. You can probably tell I’m from the south, and have a little twang to my voice. Just the opportunity to go in and make a difference within this organization is something I’m really excited about getting there and establish my processes, my vision to grow Seminole Boosters.”

The personable Tennessee native is the son of a college football coach. An all-state baseball player (Louisiana), Alford was offered

by LSU and Mississippi State, and was part of a Bulldog team that defeated his dream school – Florida State – to advance to the College World Series in 1990. Alford’s wife Laura, a Southern California native, also signed a collegiate volleyball scholarship with the University of Hawaii, where she played for a national championship and later coached collegiate volleyball at the Division I level.

Alford remembers the 1990 Regional Final well. I do too as I was seated in the legendary “Left Field Lounge” covering the game for the Osceola when dreams of Omaha abruptly ended.

“Burke Masters (Now the Chicago Cubs team chaplain) hit a walk-off homerun,” Alford said as if it happened yesterday. “I got to play for a legendary coach, Ron Polk, who to this day influences me. We talk every month or two still and I still run things by him and ask his opinion. The relationships you establish with your

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coaches are just special.”

The Alfords know collegiate sports.

Alford’s father coached at Memphis State, where young Michael fell in love with the Tigers and the visiting Seminole baseball teams. While he hadn’t met FSU head coach Mike Norvell, who served on the selection committee, he paid close attention to and admired the job he did at Memphis.

“I grew up in his business, the son of a college football coach who later became a college administrator,” Alford said. “Both of my parents have master’s degrees in education, so I consider myself an educator and that’s why I got back into college athletics.”

“I could have stayed in pro sports a long time. The Dallas Cowboys were very good to me. The Jones family was exceptional to my family and me. It was a tough decision (to leave Dallas) but something was missing, an opportunity to get back into collegiate sports and make a difference for studentathletes. To provide opportunities for them, that has a higher job satisfaction or meaning for us.”

Alford said the magic sauce is being able to impart valuable life lessons on collegiate student-athletes at an impressionable period in their life.

“The opportunity to go to college as I did as a student-athlete, my wife did as a student-athlete, is a very special thing,” Alford said. “Now to be around these student-athletes on a daily basis, and just know that what you are doing, what drives you on a daily basis, provides an opportunity for them to get a college education that maybe they couldn’t have.

“Knowing the impact, the life lessons, will prepare them to go on after college and have very meaningful careers in the business world and in their communities. That is something that gets me up every morning knowing that what we are doing is making a difference.”

What does Alford do when not working?

“Family,” he said. “We have three daughters and they take up a lot of our time in a good way as anyone with children will understand.”

The Alfords three daughters – shocker – all play volleyball.

“I have that mother-daughter relationship going in my house and I tease them, ‘Don’t question your mom. She played for a National Championship and anyone who does that you can’t question,’ ” he said with a laugh.

Alford said Laura and he learned similar life lessons as collegians: “It set her philosophies in life and prepared her to go out and be a meaningful contributor to society.”

While Alford’s dream to play for FSU didn’t materialize, he’s excited to finally get the offer to be a Seminole.

“The people really stood out to me,” he said. “When I was able to go down and meet President Thrasher, David Coburn, Bob Davis and the whole committee, the people really stood out to me how genuine, how authentic they are. The community really stood out to me and it’s a place where Laura and I can live for a long time.”

Alford believes fundraising is the lifeblood of an organization.

“It provides opportunities to students who may not be able to

go to college,” he began. “It teaches them experiences, allows them to establish friendships that lead them to growth. They become an integral part of the community.”

With a track record for making programs better, what is Alford’s immediate priority?

“My experience has always been to take time to observe, listen to others, get input and perspectives, meet with the staff, meet with the coaches, meet with the great Seminole Boosters who have been involved with the program and give them a voice,” Alford said. “I want to hear what their vision is, where they see the program is heading, and what they need to be successful and then, establish my own identity, my own vision, piggybacking off what they have been able to educate me on, taking all their great ideas and putting them into a great business plan.

“Everywhere I go, it is about vision, it’s about engagement and it’s about establishing professional processes.

“I think any great department needs a clear sense of mission and core values. I’m going to be looking at what those are within our organization. We want to focus on the educational mission of the university first and foremost … with President Thrasher’s vision. We will make sure we are in alignment with what he wants to get accomplished.”

The next step will be developing the strategic plan, establishing different revenue streams that are data driven, developing a leadership team. But Alford knows he must put first things first. And the first thing this fundraising executive prioritizes is pressing flesh.

“I want to get out there and meet the people, share with them the stories of our student-athletes and let them know where we are going,” he said. “Any time there’s a change, especially in this organization where Andy is just an icon in our industry, change is difficult. There’s going to be people who want to know what the next vision is, where they stand in the organization, where we are heading, so it is about getting out, learning, listening and getting input from everyone.”

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The Campaign for Athletics Excellence Steering Committee & Executive Leadership Council Update August 2020 Photos By MIKE OLIVELLA, ROSS OBLEY AND RYALS LEE

INTRODUCTION It has been an exciting second year for the five-year Unconquered Campaign as it continues toward its goal of $100 million in support of Florida State athletics. We are pleased to report over $93 million has been committed with gifts totaling $14 million+ to the campaign as of December 31. This has been an unbelievable testament to the vision and support of the entire Seminole family.

FUNDING OVERVIEW Total Pledged

Received

$93,800,000

$21,900,000

In 2020, thanks to generosity of our donors, the Seminole Legacy Golf Club, significant improvements to Dick Howser Stadium and the construction of a new sunshade at the softball stadium will be completed. These show the impact the Unconquered Campaign is already having on the FSU campus.

As a donor to Seminole Boosters, we want to share this exciting update with you. The next 12 months is going to be a great year for our student-athletes; we hope to see you on campus soon and supporting our ‘Noles!

Go Noles!

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FOOTBALL OPERATIONS INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF SEMINOLE FOOTBALL It is a time for excitement about the future as new Head Football Coach Mike Norvell was introduced in December. Fresh off an AAC Championship, he brings energy and excitement to our football program. This extends to our continued progress toward the $60 million investment in football operations. To date, over $37 million has been committed to this initiative with $6 million given.

The next step for the project will be to receive the input of Coach Norvell regarding the existing proposed plans and his vision for Seminole football. With the football staff going through recruiting and spring practice in the current space, they will have the perspective to determine where the greatest needs exist in our physical infrastructure. It is our goal to make a strategic investment that will serve all aspects of our football program for the next 20+ years. This will include enhancements to strength & conditioning, recovery, rehabilitation and dining.

Leading the way for this effort has been Al & Judy Dunlap of Ocala, Florida. The Dunlaps made the lead commitment to the Unconquered Campaign with a $20 million pledge in 2018. Sadly, Al Dunlap passed in 2019. With this new project, the legacy of Al and Judy supporting Florida State Football will have an exciting new chapter that will benefit generations of future Seminoles.

Total Pledged

Received

$37,600,000

$7,200,000

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SEMINOLE FOOTBALL RENAISSANCE

Added to the campaign in late 2019, the Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort by the entire university to raise commitments to support the transition to Coach Mike Norvell’s football staff. Letters were mailed to select donors by President John Thrasher to ask for their consideration in being one of 20 donors to commit a leadership gift.

To date, over $16 million is pledged in support of this effort. This will play a key role in funding the hiring of Coach Norvell’s staff while not negatively impacting the pursuit of comprehensive excellence for our other 19 sports.

A second phase of the Renaissance Campaign was launched also in 2019 with a focus on increased annual giving. It is serving as an important part of Seminole Boosters’ ability to meet its financial obligations during the 2019-20 fiscal year. To date, annual fund donors from 2019 have increased by their commitment for 2020 by over $670,000.

The response of our donors to the Renaissance Campaign has been incredible. Our university enjoys many loyal and generous friends, and they certainly have stepped us to help put football back on the right path with Coach Norvell and his staff.

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Pledged

Received

$16,000,000

$4,100,000

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SOFTBALL Construction is complete at the FSU softball stadium with the new sunshade structure that debuted on February 7th for the Joanne Graf Classic. The $1.6 million project provides comfort to attendees via its roof covering and enhances the look of the stadium. Funding for the project came entirely from donor commitments to the Unconquered Campaign and the Softball Coaches Club.

“This is a clear demonstration of the commitment of our fans and administration for the continued championship level success for our program,” said Head Coach Lonni Alameda. “I am excited about its completion and look forward to developing the long-term plan for our softball facility. My entire staff is committed to bringing more titles home to Tallahassee.”

Total Pledged

Received

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

BASEBALL

The first phase of the master plan for Dick Howser Stadium has been completed with the addition of new lighting. The lighting, which cost approximately $1.3 million, is providing safer playing conditions for the team and greater flexibility for game scheduling. Funding for the project came solely from donor gifts to the master plan and the Baseball Coaches Club.

These improvements are part of an overall planned investment of $16+ million to renovate the 17-year-old stadium. Future enhancements will be determined by additional donor funding and the highest needs as identified by Coach Martin and his staff.

“I am very excited about the ability to address the lighting for this season,” said Head Coach Mike Martin Jr. “These are important for the safety and performance of our team, and I am appreciative of the donors that have provided the support.”

Total Pledged

Received

$1,600,000

$934,000

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GOLF COURSE The Seminole Legacy Golf Club opened to the FSU community with its grand opening on Saturday, March 7th. As the nation’s first Nicklaus Legacy Course, it is another connection between the Jack Nicklaus family and Florida State University. The club will serve as a day-to-day home for the men’s and women’s golf teams, an asset for the university and a destination for all golfers.

Total Pledged

Received

$4,900,000

$2,200,000

TUCKER CENTER The final phase of planned improvements for the Tucker Center is the new team lounges to be located above the locker rooms. These lounges will provide a place for our student-athletes to gather before and after games and serve an important role in hosting recruits and their families on game days. The anticipated cost of the project is $4 million. Design and construction can begin upon the identification of donor funding.

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UNRESTRICTED COMMITMENTS Unrestricted commitments play a key role in helping to fund the priorities of the Unconquered Campaign while providing the flexibility to allow FSUAA leadership the ability to identify where they can have the greatest impact.

Total Pledged

Received

$2,700,000

$2,100,000

STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS

For the Unconquered Campaign, a goal of $9 million in new scholarship funding was set. This will allow Seminole Boosters to continue to provide educational opportunities for FSU student-athletes while also providing long-term sustainability for FSU Athletics.

The funding for this goal comes from two sources. First, donors who make an active pledge to create a scholarship endowment. This is typically fulfilled over a five-year period. The other is those who include Seminole Boosters in their estate plans with a designation to create a scholarship endowment.

Total Pledged

Received

$5,300,000

$2,100,000

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MEET DOUG AND DORIS DUNLAP & THEIR “WHY FSU”

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Unconquered visited Doug and Doris Dunlap to share their family’s Seminole journey and find out why they are so involved with Florida State University.

The questions were the easiest they have ever been asked.

“We get a lot of pleasure out of it,” Doris said. “It’s just such a part of us.

“It’s fun because everyone, including grandchildren, enjoy sports and other university related activities, so it gives us a chance to get together as a family” The evidence is on display in Doug’s Syntech office, a company he has owned since 1989.

“Florida State is just a part of me,” Doug said. “I grew up in a neighborhood right

by Doak. I walked to every game from the time I was five or six.”

The Dunlaps have a skybox with 24 seats and buy 20 more in the stadium for employees. They own baseball and basketball tickets. They are members of the University Center Club where they host their annual Holiday company party for 300.

They fund multiple Golden and Silver Chief memberships and recently made a six-figure gift to baseball facilities and operations.

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with Mike Martin, Sr. and Carol and realized we had never given anything to baseball,” Doug recounts. “We’ve given money to engineering, to hospitality, the business school, plus the Boosters.

So I thought giving to Mike Jr’s program would be a good thing.”

Doug’s history dates back to the Danny Litwheiler era (1955-63) when he and friends served as batboys and loaded scores on the old board, taunting opponents, including Georgia and NFL Legend Fran Tarkenton.

“One year we dressed for opening day as bat boys,” Dunlap recalls. “Cliff and Bobby Hinkle. I wore Litwhiler’s St. Louis Cardinal’s uniform, so I got a lot of history there.”

Litwhiler’s 1958 squad, led by Dick Howser, was FSU’s first team to appear in the College World Series. That Litwhiler jersey might have been worn in the Cardinal’s 1944 World Championship season, in which Litwhiler played a pivotal role.

The Power Couple Dunlap joined the United States Marine Corps to fund his education with the GI Bill. After serving in Vietnam, he asked his father for advice.

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“Maybe I should go to Georgia Tech because he went to Georgia Tech,” Doug recalls. “He said, ‘If you want to work for somebody all your life, go be an engineer. But if you want to own the company, go to business school.’

“So that’s what I did and it turned out to be okay.”

Doug chose Accounting at FSU and now owns Syntech, employing 70 engineers and 200 total employees.

Prior to buying the company, which began as the Wayne Colony Company, Doug served as comptroller. Doris worked in human resources. Despite the fact they attended Leon High, they had yet to meet.

Their dates were frequently to FSU games. As the relationship advanced, they were living their jobs 24 hours a day, so Doris accepted an offer with the Tallahassee Democrat where her career flourished.

“I was hired as personnel director and then HR director and then took over administration and then accounting, delving into finance,” Doris said.

Within five years, she touched all the bases running marketing, production and circulation. “Eventually, I was over all of the business side,” said Doris, who

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was being promoted too fast to finish a degree.

People noticed. In 1996, she was selected the first female Chairman of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.

Meanwhile, Doug was pouring money into the development of FuelMaster, an automated fuels accounting system for the commercial market. Developed for the Air Force, FuelMaster would enjoy rapid growth in non-military segments.

In addition to secure fuel delivery for vehicles, FuelMaster maximizes fleet performance for over 8,000 customers.

The cloud-based system serves many users, including the US Government, Fortune 500 companies, local municipalities and schools, delivering fuel and fleet data real time.

In 2019, Syntech received the World’s Greatest Fuel Management Company award by World’s Greatest Television.

Knight Ridder, the parent company of the Democrat, sent Doris to an executive training program at Northwestern University’s Business School and tasked her with overseeing a project effecting 25 newspapers across the country.

“Yeah, (working away from home) was tough because I had a first grader and a seventh grader and my dad living with us and Shane (her oldest) entering college,” Doris said.

Doug became Mr. Mom for a hectic year.

“I owned the company and my partners were wondering if I still worked here,” Doug said with a laugh.

“But it was good because it gave me a great appreciation for how many roles women assume. It made me appreciate what my employees handle.”

The company continued to have great success, which allowed Doris to consider early retirement to spend more time with the family, and she completed this in 2000.

Where Did They Find Time For FSU Sports?

Listening to their journey, I ask, “How did this power couple find time to attend so many FSU games while raising three children?”

Another easy answer.

“I can’t imagine living in Tallahassee and not being involved with the University,” Doris said. “It’s a part of our lives we do together, whether at the game or watching away games on television, our family is always together.”

Each picture speaks a thousand words about family memories.

Doug’s prize possession is a composition of ticket stubs Doris crafted. From the first FSU-UF game played in Doak in 1964, Doug tossed his ticket stubs into a keepsake box, where they remained until framed.

Like a museum docent, Doug points to a picture of Doak he nearly tossed.

“If you look closely, the score is Florida 7, Florida State 3 and I thought what do I want with this?” Doug said. “Then I realized the picture was taken in the first half of the ‘Choke at Doak’.”

FSU trailed 28-3 at half but rallied to “win” 31-31.

“We’ve seen a bunch of wins down there too,” Doug said, noting two of his favorites occurred in Gainesville.

“1977 was one of the greatest because (Bobby Bowden’s team) really turned that thing around and went down there and beat Florida,” he said. “When they had the NFL Draft, I believe Florida had more players drafted than any college and here we went down there and man handled them.

“It was mostly want to… and Ron Simmons didn’t hurt.”

The 1993 win is a bigtime memory too. “My youngest son was there when Warrick Dunn caught that pass and went for a touchdown. It put a stake in the Gators’ heart,” Doug said, “and he’s been to every game since.”

Passing Down Fatherly Advice All three Dunlap children are FSU graduates. Oldest son Shane majored in Criminology. Daughter Sara played soccer at Florida State, and majored in Fashion Merchandising. Youngest, Scott, majored in Accounting and is now a CPA. Each entered the family business and with fatherly advice, will have accounting degrees.

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accounting degree,” Doug said. “The youngest has his CPA but the other two have gone back. Sara graduated with honors in accounting and is now studying for the CPA. Shane is two courses short and will sit for the CPA. If you really want to run the business, the biggest thing is to understand the financial implications of what you are doing. And when you send out a letter and can sign it as a CPA, it gives you a lot of credibility.”

The “Why” Examined Closer It is easy now to see why the Dunlaps give back.

“When you’ve been around it as long as I have, it doesn’t matter what the sport is, I want to see them play and I want to see them do well,” said Doug, who knows investment in development is essential to success.

“We have the financial resources to really make an impact and so we do,” he said.

Doris began to attend FSU games with her father so long ago “you could bring your umbrella in with you” but she didn’t understand the ins and outs of funding athletics until she married Doug.

“It’s like this basketball team,” she said. “We have met many of them over the years who are just good people. It is nice to give them the opportunities this program does. It is incredible. It really is.”

The Dunlaps have a final answer to their “why.”

“Giving to FSU is a way to touch so many people,” Doug said. “Whatever we did, whether it’s a little bit or a lot, it’s an institution that goes in a million different directions so (giving to FSU) is just a great avenue to absolutely touch a lot of people.”

“Yes, Doug Dunlap grew up a Seminole in the shadow of Doak Campbell Stadium,” Miller said. “But he, Doris, their family and the employees of their company are avid supporters of Florida State University and the people it serves.

“We are most appreciative of their support and their enduring legacy.”

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LED BY “THE TWENTY,” RENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN APPROACHES $20 MILLION RAISED

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Florida State University has always had Guardian Angels, alumni and friends who provide leadership in the university’s hours of need. Meet “The Twenty”, FSU’s latest generation of leaders who have stepped forward to answer the herald’s call to restore Florida State Football to its glory.

In early October, darkness fell over iconic Doak Campbell Stadium after a prolonged period of performance by Seminole standards. Punctuated by a loss to bitter rival Miami, FSU President John Thrasher faced a decision no university president wants to make.

With the support of the Board of Trustees and Athletic Director David Coburn, Thrasher fired his head football coach nine games into his second season. It was a bold decision and a brave one. Thrasher knew the decision would require a laborious national search for a replacement and raised serious questions about funding the budget necessary to attract a high demand coach and to provide the resources to bring FSU back to its glory.

Thrasher also knew not to decide, would be to decide.

FSU football fans wanted a change in the direction of the program; their vote reflected in 20,000 gleaming empty seats. Not to decide would acerbate

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the loss of revenue in season tickets and Seminole Boosters memberships, which approach $15 million per year and is critical to funding 20 men’s and women’s sports.

What Thrasher – and the FSU community – needed was a Renaissance of FSU Football and they needed to find the money to fund it.

In other words, FSU needed a new generation of Guardian Angels.

Meet “The Twenty” who responded to FSU’s call.

The herald was President Thrasher, who penned a letter to every current and recent-past Seminole Booster member and season ticket holder explaining the reason the coaching change was made and the funding necessary to hire the right coach and provide him with the resources needed.

Special packages were overnighted to 44 Seminole Booster members with a very specific ask to join a historic group of Renaissance donors.

Seminole fans – who are eager for a change of fortune –responded quickly.

17 individuals have already committed leadership gifts, which cumulatively exceed $16 million.

The campaign progress is historic and inspiring, thanks in large part to those 17 individuals who have already

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joined the ranks of “The Twenty”.

“People give to people for causes they believe in and President Thrasher was the right messenger with the right message – returning Seminole football to its rightful place in college football – a cause we can all support,” said Seminole Boosters President and CEO Andy Miller.

Thrasher, Miller and Coburn have long institutional memories, including the darkest nights in FSU Athletic history and of garnet and gold dawns, fueled by the heroic contributions of previous generations of Seminole supporters.

In addition to the letters soliciting “The Twenty,” a second letter from Thrasher went to donors and season ticket holders asking them to participate in the Renaissance by increasing their annual contribution to a higher donor level or by 20 percent.

More than 1500 individuals have responded to this call, either by increasing their annual fund contribution or by becoming new members, which has already generated more than $1 million in additional annual fund contributions.

The materials accompanying both letters honored previous generations of Guardian Angels who answered

THE TWENTY The following people have committed a leadership gift towards the Renaissance Campaign Anonymous Alan & Carol Flaumenhaft Jimmy & Lisa Graganella Jim & Carole Henderson William T. Hold Moises Issa

the university’s call. Their actions years ago enabled the program to flourish and now inspired a new generation of Guardian Angels, a heroic group who will forever be known as “The Twenty.”

1951 “Exactly one century after the founding of the school, a band of loyal Seminoles met in the old Cherokee Hotel to envision a future of greatness for Florida State University, and the original Seminole Boosters, Inc. was conceived,” the insert reported. “Since that historic meeting, Florida State Athletics has won 17 national championships and established itself as one of the iconic brands in sports.”

1974 “… The reorganization of Seminole Boosters in 1974 prepared the way for the arrival of Bobby Bowden and was highlighted by the Dynasty Years from 1987-2000 when Florida State University won two National Championships in Football and set records for continuous seasons ranked in the top five. Coach Bowden’s reign of success and dynamic personality changed our University forever, and Florida State University grew in numbers as well as prestige.”

1989 “The legendary A-Team was created with the task of securing legislative support for the construction of the University Center. Key to the approval was demonstrating to lawmakers Florida State University’s commitment and ability to generate financial support

Phil Kleinman Lawton & Beth Langford Craig C. Mateer DeVoe & Shirley McEwan Moore Brian & Renee Murphy Tom & Betty Petway

for the project. It was then the ambitious goal of raising $10 million dollars in six months was tasked to the A-Team.

“There was frantic opposition to the University Center from many corners, much of it from rivals who wanted to see the Seminoles remain in their “erector set.” Through the genius of the A-Team and our allies in the Legislature, Florida State’s football facilities were elevated to become some of the most magnificent in the nation.

“They embraced the challenge, and they had the vision to see that Bobby Bowden’s Dynasty was just beginning.”

2019-2020 Now, three decades later, there is once again a significant financial challenge.

And there is a need to ask the current generation of Seminoles to make the difference for Seminole football by contributing to the Renaissance Campaign.

“Like those donors who answered FSU’s call before, “The Twenty” will forever be remembered in FSU history for their efforts to restore FSU football to its rightful place on the top of college football,” Miller concluded.

THE LEGEND OF THE TWENTY Having persevered through two centuries of adversity, the Seminole Indians of Florida earned the right to call themselves “the Unconquered People.” Their indomitable spirit is one Florida State University proudly seeks to emulate in all endeavors.

Today, an elite circle of individuals has emerged, whose leadership, reputation

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Dr. Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers Guy & Delores Spearman Jeffrey & Agnes Stoops Gary & Cumi Walsingham Brian & Cortney Williams

and fortune is assured. Theirs is a devotion of the heart. With the proud tradition of Seminole Football at a crossroads, this resilient group known as “The Twenty” has come together to steer the proud program towards the future. By emulating the spirit of the Seminole people, The Twenty earn the right to call themselves unconquered.

For generations, alumni and friends of our University will know we had heroes at Florida State, legends on and off the field.

Who are the Seminole Heroes among us today? They are the men and women who committed themselves financially to ensure a new beginning for our program. These heroes stepped forward during challenging times and when they saw only a few others like them had the means and the willingness to set things right.

The legend of Bobby Bowden and The Dynasty live on in this elite group, known as The Twenty. They have been called by our leader, President John Thrasher to respond to the challenge of bringing greatness to Florida State Football. They will live in Seminole lore, responding to the call, stepping forward to lead and thereby ensuring the tradition of excellence continues. They will be known for fulfilling the promise of the Renaissance of Seminole Football.

Now is the time. Their legend is just beginning. They will now take their place of honor in the timeline of distinguished leaders of our university.

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BRIAN, CORTNEY WILLIAMS MAKE $1 MILLION GIFT FOR FSU FOOTBALL

By SEMINOLE BOOSTERS STAFF Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a $1 million leadership commitment from Brian and Cortney Williams, of Atlanta, in support of the Seminole football program and the Renaissance Campaign. The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Additionally, the Williams have made a significant commitment in support of student-athlete scholarships by establishing the Brian and Cortney Williams Family Endowment. They have also been long-time contributors to the Seminole Boosters’ annual fund and founding seat owners in the Dunlap Champions Club at Doak Campbell Stadium.

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served on the Seminole Boosters Board of Directors for six years.

Brian, 44, is the founder and CEO of Crown Asset Management, LLC, a professional receivables management and purchasing firm specializing in distressed consumer receivables. Crown Asset Management, LLC is a member of the 2020 Seminole 100, recognizing the fastest growing businesses owned by Florida State alumni.

“Florida State football has been part of my life for as long as I can remember,” said Brian. “During college and immediately after, for Cortney and me, attending FSU games with friends became a big part of our lives together. Over the years it has become a family affair, which now includes our children, Rush and Reagan. We have made lifelong friends and created countless lasting memories thanks to our affiliation with FSU football and

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Seminole Boosters. Cortney and I are pleased to be in a position financially to be a part of the Renaissance Campaign.

We look forward to supporting Coach Norvell and his staff as they bring FSU Football back to championship form, where it belongs.”

FSU Athletics Director David Coburn is grateful for the Williams family. ”Brian and Cortney continue to demonstrate their commitment to the success of Florida State Athletics,” Coburn said. “They have led by example – from opening their home to host FSU events, to endowing an athletic scholarship, to their most recent gift to the Renaissance Campaign. I am very grateful that Brian and Cortney are a part of the Seminole family. This is a very exciting time for the football program and Florida State Athletics.”

MOORE’S RENAISSANCE GIFT PREPARES STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR LIFE

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Have you ever found yourself in a “fight or flight moment” where you must jump in to help or flee to safety?

Fourteen-year-old Isaac Hosford found himself in one such moment when two, 2,000-plus pound water buffaloes began to pummel his 80-year-old grandfather DeVoe Moore and his grandfather’s friend Fred White.

Florida State University President John Thrasher faced adversity with the buyout of football coach Willie Taggart and the transition to the Mike Norvell era. Thrasher needed funding to turn the football program in the right direction and reached out to reliable friends, DeVoe and Shirley Moore, for a million dollar-plus gift.

An ask of that size is a “fight or flight moment” for many prospective donors and no one would have blamed the Moores, after a lifetime of giving, if they chose to pass on this ask. In 2011, FSU named the DeVoe L Moore University Center in their honor for all they have done for the university. But the Moore Family’s nature is to jump

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in to help, rather than to flee, and the theme of this story.

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES, FSU Instead of passing on President Thrasher’s million-dollar ask for the Renaissance Campaign for FSU Football, the Moores were among the first to say yes, which is their latest major gift.

“Shirley and I thought it was important to get a better level of coaches to work with our younger players,” Moore said. “I wanted to help fund the coaching staff, and therefore the players, to give them better opportunities for whenever they leave the university. We need to try to instill in these young people work ethic and character, so they will go out and be a better person. I believe that lies in the coaches, coaches like Bobby Bowden, and that’s why we made the commitment to it.”

President John Thrasher said he knew he could count on the Moores to help.

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“DeVoe and Shirley never say no — they are loyal friends who are always supportive of what Florida State is doing,” Thrasher said. “DeVoe is a generous and dedicated alumnus and an incredible gentleman.”

“DeVoe and Shirley love Florida State and have always wanted to be involved in taking action to make the university better,” said Andy Miller, CEO, and President of Seminole Boosters. “Any time we’ve presented him with a real need and a good idea, he’s been willing to jump in to help Florida State remain on the leading edge of collegiate athletics.”

In addition to money, Shirley devotes time through the Extra Point Club.

“The first thing that impressed me about Extra Point was they stop every monthly meeting for a few minutes to do a devotional, which is very inspirational,” Shirley said. “And then giving to FSU; not just money but time and that was something I was willing to do.”

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Campbell Stadium every game day carrying a “May I help you” sign and wearing a friendly smile, answering visitor questions and directing them to the appropriate gate.

Shirley also took the time to get to know FSU’s student-athletes, who are really kids, not unlike her own grandchildren.

“Every team you see play, you can’t imagine the sacrifice each of those individuals have made to support our program and how important it is to them,” she said. “I can sit there and watch, and I haven’t had to exert any energy. I appreciate them for all they do. I have not found one of those kids, I mean student-athletes, who is not well rounded. They are all about life and getting where they want to go which is important.”

THE BUFFALO ENCOUNTER DeVoe and Shirley Moore will tell you DeVoe’s life was saved on February 5, 2020, by the quick thinking and resourcefulness of his 14-year-old grandson, who in spite of his age was prepared to act.

Mike Norvell and his FSU football staff were looking forward to meeting DeVoe at the National Signing Day Party at Moore’s Tallahassee Automobile Museum. Unbeknownst to Seminole fans, who were eager to hear about the football signees, their host was in a battle for his life in the pasture outside the museum.

DeVoe is perpetually early so his absence alarmed arriving guests. It didn’t take long to learn why Moore was missing, and Thrasher and others were rushing to the hospital.

We’ll let DeVoe tell you the rest of the story, which stars his grandson Isaac.

“I had a phone call in the morning telling me two of my water buffaloes were locked up, head to head, with horns entangled,” Moore said of two of his herd of forty.

“I rode down to check on them on the way to the signing day party. The buffalos were now laying down, heads still locked together by their horns. I thought they were pretty tired now, so

maybe we can get them unhooked.”

One of the buffaloes – Bertha – had been a family pet and ridden by the Moore grandchildren in their younger years.

“It’s tough to see any animal in distress without trying to help,” Shirley Moore said. “And then, when it’s your friend (Fred White), you must act — and DeVoe did.”

Moore had exhausted his efforts to find help for the water buffalos, which are capable of lifting a 1,000-pound roll of peanut hay by their horns.

“We called veterinarians to tranquilize them, but nobody would do it,” he said. “We called Wildlife; they wouldn’t do it. We called law enforcement; they wouldn’t do it. So I called Fred White.”

If you know Moore and White, you’re laughing as to know these ole cowboys is to know they are no stranger to finding trouble.

DeVoe’s call to White went like this: “Fred, we got two buffaloes locked together. What can we do?

Fred: “We can saw them apart.”

DeVoe: “How are we going to do that?”

Fred: “I’ll be over there in a minute.”

Shirley and Isaac came down to watch, thinking the Buffalos were going to be tranquilized.

“My curiosity about how the vet tranquilizes a buffalo is the only reason Isaac and I went down to the pasture,” Shirley said.

Isaac wasn’t keen on his grandfather’s vet-less plan.

“I thought it was a pretty dumb idea,” Isaac said. “I told them they needed to go get the pole saw so they would’ve been a little farther back.”

White had other ideas: a hand saw.

Why didn’t grandpa listen?

“Paw Paw was in a hurry to get to the football signing party, and he didn’t want to waste any time,” Isaac said.

Haste nearly laid DeVoe to waste.

“As Fred sawed, the buffalos were just as gentle as they could be. No problem,” Moore said. “When the horn came off, the buffalos came unglued and attacked Fred.”

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Moore found himself in a fight-orflight moment. His reaction, as is his nature, was to come to his friend’s rescue.

Moore’s intent was noble; his method was questionable.

“I don’t remember any of it, but apparently I went to help Fred, and they say I threw my phone at one of the buffalos to distract it,” Moore said.

“Evidently, one attacked and hit me. I don’t remember it because it knocked me out for 20 minutes.”

That is when 14-year-old Isaac leapt into action with a plan far smarter than DeVoe’s.

“Isaac jumped in my truck, but the keys were in my pocket so he couldn’t crank it,” Moore said, “so he jumped into Fred’s (SUV), cranked it up, and ran it into the buffalos to push them back.”

“I went up to them honking the horn, hoping (the buffalo) would get off of him, and he did,” Isaac said. “(The buffalo) was just trying to get the SUV after that. I ran them halfway across the field and wasn’t worried about them after that.”

With the immediate threat diffused, Isaac called for medical assistance for the trampled cowboys.

DeVoe sustained a concussion, broken ribs, and a neck injury. Fred had several busted ribs and a nasty gore wound in his leg that is still healing.

Moore regained consciousness in the ambulance, where he learned about his grandson’s quick thinking.

“Isaac is smarter than me,” DeVoe admitted with a laugh. “You should put that in the story; a 14-year-old boy is smarter than an 80-year-old man.”

When asked about what his grandfather means to him, Isaac said, “He’s great. He teaches me to work. He teaches me not to ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself.

He teaches me a lot.”

LUCK IS WHERE PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY It wasn’t luck that saved DeVoe. It was preparation.

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said of Isaac. “He’s also worked and had experience on a farm. He probably has been in situations where he realizes the danger of those animals when they get to ‘pawing.’ He realized the damage they were doing to me unconscious.

He had the ability and the knowledge to get in that truck.”

Isaac was prepared for his fight or flight moment because his grandfather and his father, Russell Hosford, made it a priority to put him to work early.

“If it hadn’t been for Isaac’s work experience, knowing what to do, and his quick thinking, we wouldn’t be here talking, I believe they would have killed us both,” Moore said.

SELF-MADE COUPLE DeVoe and Shirley know something about resourcefulness and work ethic and they value it.

When DeVoe drove to Tallahassee from Tampa to enroll as an FSU student in 1961, he had $250 in his pocket.

From that moment to the instant he found himself on the business end of a buffalo horn, he used uncanny resourcefulness and the willingness to engage opportunities when they presented themselves to build the wealth that prepared him to come to FSU’s aid when Thrasher asked.

While a student, working part time for an auto parts business he later bought, Moore learned he could earn more money as a blacksmith, so he headed to Kentucky, then Shelbyville, Tennessee to learn the Farrier trade.

He also learned he could make money rebuilding clutches and brakes for semi-trucks and another business was born.

During his junior year (1966), he made $18,000, three times what a teacher in those days made; and more than most professors made.

“I said to Shirley, if I dropped out of school and worked full time, I would make $36,000,” DeVoe said; and he did despite being three classes from graduating FSU. After the sale of Fleet Supply, Inc., College Town was born on the property that he bought as a parttime student.

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Shirley, a graduate of the FSU School of Education, gave up teaching to handle the books and care for their first child. Shirley and daughter Tiffany still handle all the bookkeeping for the family businesses.

One business led to another, including the acquisition of land and to the construction and development of mini-warehouses and properties across the country. Moore’s attention to work detail was noticed by many, including one of his horseshoeing clients, Bernice Draughon, who was on the Board for the State of Florida Contractor’s Licensing Division.

“He realized I did what I was supposed to and was efficient at caring for his horses,” said Moore, who was developing Airport Industrial Park at the time. “I had to obtain a license for a General Contractor to pull the permit and construct my buildings. One day Mr. Draughon asked if I wanted to get my Contractor’s License. I said that would be like a gift from God. He told me to be at his office at the State Building at 3 PM the next day with $60.

I arrived at 2:45 PM and the lady said, Mr. Moore, sign here and give me $60.’”

Moore did as told.

“Then the lady said, ‘You will be the last person grandfathered in for a Contractor’s License in Leon County.

Others will be going to Jacksonville, FL, taking a test to receive the License.’”

“Under this License, by doing what is right, I have built approximately 1.5 million square feet of commercial and office buildings for myself.”

Resourcefulness and enterprise were in the DNA of these businesses and apparently their grandchildren too.

Now grandparents, the Moore’s see the fruits of their labor which they have introduced to each of their grandchildren.

Their oldest grandson, Noah Caldwell, is in college but has worked for DeVoe and Shirley growing up.

“He is so professional our customers come back and want to talk to him again and again because he does such good work,” Moore said. “And then there’s our 10-year-old granddaughter,

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Callie Dell, who came to me wanting a paddle board, but instead of asking me to buy her one, she said, ‘I want a job.

I want to make my own money to buy me a paddle board.

“So I bought her one and told her to use it.”

“She said ‘no’, I want to work for the money to buy it on my own. She said she wouldn’t use it until she had paid for it. I told her we needed to sign a contract. Signing a contract wasn’t easy for her but after I explained she could freely use the board and work to pay me back, she was okay with that and had me write her a contract. This was me wanting a contract, not her,” Moore said. “I told her to use it while the weather is good; We have a contract and she is working for Shirley to pay it off.”

The Moore’s want nothing less for FSU’s players. They want a coaching staff that will prepare FSU’s players the same way, so they will have the resourcefulness, work ethic and character to act appropriately when life serves them up fight or flight moments.

That’s why DeVoe and Shirley Moore said yes when President John Thrasher asked them to make the seven-figure gift to the Renaissance Campaign.

“We live it,” Moore said. What we are doing for these student-athletes, we’re doing for our grandkids too. I see the value in work and think it will produce good kids whenever you have them work for what they get. How did I get here? I got here because I was taught to work and I was taught to produce. I think these young people, our studentathletes, as well as our children, need to learn to work for what they get.”

“You cannot tell DeVoe’s life story – or this near-death story -- without using the words enterprise, personal initiative, work ethic and gumption,” said Seminole Booster Vice President Tom Carlson, who sees familial similarities. “Those qualities describe DeVoe and are exactly the qualities he wants to instill in our young people today.”

JIM AND CAROLE HENDERSON MAKE SIGNIFICANT GIFT FOR SEMINOLE FOOTBALL

By SEMINOLE BOOSTERS STAFF Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a leadership commitment from Jim and Carole Henderson of Longwood, Fla., in support of the Seminole Football program.

The Hendersons are among the first to contribute to FSU’s Renaissance Campaign, which is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Additionally, the Hendersons have made a commitment in support of the FSU Athletics Department’s upcoming investment in a football operations building as well as athletic scholarships as part of the five-year Unconquered Campaign.

Jim Henderson is CoFounder, Chairman, and CEO of AssuredPartners – the fastest-growing independent insurance agency in the United States. Under Jim’s leadership, AssuredPartners has remained one of the largest insurance brokers in the nation with offices in 38 states and two countries, exceeding $1 billion in revenue. The agency recently was ranked the 12th-largest broker of U.S. business in the July 2019 edition of Business Insurance.

A proud FSU alumnus, Jim was appointed by former Florida Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida State University Board of Trustees and has served in that capacity since January 2018.

“Carole and I identified with the need for additional resources to help lead FSU Football in a championshipfocused direction, so we decided to be a part of it,” said Jim Henderson. “We congratulate President Thrasher and

David Coburn on hiring Coach Mike Norvell. He is a terrific, accomplished young coach with lofty aspirations, and we believe he has a strong plan to execute his vision. In his short time in Tallahassee, Coach Norvell has already celebrated some fantastic feats. Carole and I are excited to help him continue to take FSU Football back to the highest level of competition.”

“Jim and Carole have already done a great deal for FSU Athletics, but this most recent commitment really amplifies their impact,” Athletics Director David Coburn said. “They lead by example not only as donors, but also in Jim’s terrific engagement with our University’s prestigious

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Board of Trustees – the highestranking leadership entity affiliated with Florida State University. Having this substantial commitment to the Renaissance Campaign from a prominent member of such a distinguished committee really sets the tone for what is already a deeplyengaged donor base. We are so grateful.”

Jim and Carole are Platinum Chief members of Seminole Boosters, Inc. and founding seat owners in the Dunlap Champions Club at Doak Campbell Stadium.

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PETWAY’S RENAISSANCE GIFT FOR FOOTBALL AN INVESTMENT IN FLORIDA STATE

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Tom Petway’s life is a classically American story. The captain of the Terry Parker High School football team dated Elizabeth Piersol, a cheerleader who became his wife of 58 years and the nucleus of his family. Petway graduated from Florida State University, built a business, has actively given back to his community, charities, high school and alma mater.

In the midst of all this, Petway was a key figure in attracting a National Football League team – the Jacksonville Jaguars

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– to his hometown against prohibitive odds and managed to find the time and the resources to help build Seminole football into a national power.

The Petways’ most-recent gift of $1 million was received immediately after receiving a letter from President John Thrasher explaining the Renaissance Campaign’s need to invest in the future of Seminole football. “I understand the process and have compassion for the university’s need and just want to help my university and longtime friend John

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Thrasher,” Petway said.

Petway is excited about the future of FSU football under the guidance of Mike Norvell, who Betty and he first met at a dinner at President Thrasher’s home.

“He has PMA – a positive mental attitude – and when you have a positive mental attitude you have won half the battle,” Petway said. “He knows what he wants and how to go about getting it.”

Petway credits President Thrasher, Athletic Director David Coburn and FSU Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Burr with finding “the right guy at the right time.”

“Betty and I are proud to support FSU, our good friend President John Thrasher and the Renaissance Campaign,” Petway said.

“I’ve known Tom Petway for about 40 years. He is a good friend and someone I have long admired,” said Thrasher. “It didn’t surprise me that he was one of the first to answer the call when we launched our campaign.

He and Betty love Florida State and are passionate Seminole fans.”

Described by many as a “Great American,” Petway is an easy interview.

Humble. Polite. Matter of fact. As he details his journey, he does so as if he’s the most blessed man breathing.

Betty, the love of his life, attended Florida State, where she was active in the FSU Circus while Tom was active with Sigma Chi. Tom and Betty married in 1961 and lived in Alumni Village. In 1962 Tom graduated with a general business degree and started a career with USF&G Insurance as a trainee in Jacksonville.

“I started at the ground level and worked my way up,” Petway said.

“I’ve only had one career and that is insurance.”

A committed civic and business leader at the local, state and national level, Petway has been active in numerous organizations to enhance his community, including youth and education, religious and cultural causes, Hospice and the Jacksonville Humane Society. He was active in the

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, serving as 1992 volunteer chairman and captain of the Jacksonville Quarterback Club.

The community networking built enduring relationships and his insurance business. By 1977, he launched US Assure, a national insurance marketing and administrative services company. Son Ty is now Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

The Founder of Touchdown Jacksonville, Inc., a private sector group formed to pursue an NFL franchise for Jacksonville, he was also an original partner of the Jaguars. Petway also served as CoChairman and CEO of the Jacksonville Committee to pursue and manage the 2005 Super Bowl in Jacksonville.

“I’ve lived the American dream. I wanted to be successful and just kept my nose to the grindstone and low and behold…” Petway said. “I attribute a lot of my success to FSU.” While busy in his community, Petway was equally active with his alma mater.

“Florida State University and Seminole Boosters have no better friends than Tom and Betty Petway,” said Andy Miller, CEO and President of Seminole Boosters. “As donors and advocates their impact on our university can’t be overstated.”

Petway has contributed a tremendous amount of time over the years, serving on the State of Florida’s Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995 and a second term from 1999 until 2002.

His first gubernatorial appointment was by Gov. Bob Martinez and his second by Gov. Jeb Bush. In 2002 the state of Florida formed the Board of Governors, replacing the Board of Regents, and Petway was chosen to be the first chairman.

He has fond memories of his service on those boards, which was a great time to be a Seminole.

“We had three national football championships in that era,” Petway recalls. “The Presidents did magical deeds to grow the university both

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athletically and academically. Sandy D’Alemberte brought the university together to create a long-range plan.

We were 43rd in academic ranking when John Thrasher took over as President and 18th FSU today, which is very impressive.”

D’Alemberte awarded Petway a Doctor of Humane Letters for his leadership as chairman of the FSU Foundation Board of Directors. He is a George Langford Award recipient and was inducted into FSU’s Circle of Gold.

“It was fun. Those were good times,” Petway said. “The Doctor of Humane Letters, the George Langford Award and the Circle of Gold really meant a lot to me; Sandy D’Alemberte meant a lot to me.”

Petway also connected with Miller very early.

“I love Andy; we are contemporaries,” he said. “Andy was new in his job and I was new in what I was doing. We respected each other. He’s a gentleman and was always forthright about what his needs were. When I was at the Board of Regents, there were issues that were controversial, and he was always a gentleman about presenting his viewpoints.”

Meanwhile, back in Jacksonville, Petway was coordinating a successful effort to attract an NFL franchise to the First Coast, which has been an economic boon for Northeast Florida.

Petway understands the economic benefits a football team can bring to a community and to a university too.

FSU has seen a correlation between football and the number, and quality, of applicants for admission as well as alumni engagement and giving.

In that sense, Petway’s contribution to the Renaissance Campaign for Football is also a smart investment in the overall health of his alma mater, Florida State University.

“My family has always been my priority as well as my church, community and Florida State,” this great American said. “It’s been a real pleasure to be actively involved with the people and causes that have meant so much in my life.”

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LANGFORDS PROUDLY CARRY ON FAMILY TRADITION

By BOB FERRANTE

A commitment to Seminole Boosters, Inc., is never a question. It’s in the Langford DNA. Lawton Langford was a student at Vanderbilt in the 1970s when his father, George, hired Andy Miller as president of the Boosters, which began to transform the small group of alumni into a powerful fund-raising organization. When Lawton returned to Tallahassee to earn his MBA and law degree at Florida State, finishing up in 1982, he began to get involved with the Boosters.

“Andy grabbed me and said, ‘We need to come up with a new policy for student tickets to football games,’ ” Langford

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said. “I had been to Vanderbilt and they had a pretty good program where the student would be admitted, simply showing their ID. I drafted the very first student ticket policy of the Bobby Bowden era, and it was based on Vandy’s policy. Andy had his hooks in me at that point, and thereafter I had the opportunity to work with the Boosters in a variety of roles, including fundraising, investing the Endowment, bylaws, restructuring as part of the FSUAA, being on the Board of Directors and ultimately Chairman.”

Lawton and Beth Langford continue to be actively involved with the Boosters, with Beth joining the Board of

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Directors this year.

Lawton met his future wife, Beth, during an intramural softball game in 1980; she was playing while he was coaching the other team. Beth earned her bachelor’s degree in communication and public relations in 1981 and both have been active in shaping the Boosters’ mission over the last four decades.

Lawton served as the Boosters’ board chairman in 1993, the year FSU won its first national football title.

Beth was part of the committee of 30 that helped celebrate and raise funds for women’s sports teams in the late 1990s.

“As a student at FSU my leadership skills were honed at Kappa Delta, serving as Chapter President, and as a charter member of the student Booster group ‘Scalp Hunters,’ ” Beth said. “That’s why it’s always been a priority to give back in time, talent and treasure.”

Lawton and Beth Langford, who have been married 36 years, have two children (Giles and Callie Corbin), a daughter-in-law (Jennifer) and a grandson (Jack). They have invested their energy and earnings into FSU athletics, helping ensure a strong future for student-athletes as well as the Seminoles’ 20 athletic programs.

The Langfords have long been donors to football, basketball and baseball, as well as other FSU sports. They have hosted the FSU women’s basketball team’s Christmas party in each season since Sue Semrau arrived in 1997, and the Micco fire ceremony in the fall.

“Beth and Lawton have been a central piece to the Seminole family since I was 17 years old,” said Brooke Wyckoff, who played at FSU from 1997-2001 and has been an assistant coach since the 2011-12 season. “They have not only supported our program by coming to games, by hosting our Christmas party, by giving financially but they have been friends. They really have developed relationships with our coaching staff and our players through the years that tie us all in to what part of the Florida State

family is. They are wonderful salt of the earth people.”

The Langfords are one of a group of 20 donors who have pledged an unrestricted leadership commitment as part of the Renaissance Campaign, which is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Lawton Langford says the football program is in a “time of renewal,” and he and Beth want to do what they can to ensure FSU athletics is on stable ground.

“Like father, like son,” Miller said.

“Lawton is the image of his father, George, the dynamic leader of Seminole Boosters. Lawton has given his time and incredible talents to Seminole Boosters for decades and now his wife and partner, Beth, who has distinguished herself on a national level, have agreed to serve on the Seminole Boosters Board of Directors. Florida State University is extremely fortunate to have the support of this incredible family.”

Said FSU president John Thrasher: “I think the traits of leadership, service and philanthropy must be in the Langford DNA because Beth and Lawton certainly are carrying on the legacy of Lawton’s dad, George, who was a true giant in the community and the university. Beth and Lawton are incredible Seminoles. They never turn down an opportunity to assist Florida State. We are truly indebted to them.”

The Langfords feel the football program is in good hands with new coach Mike Norvell, who they have met a few times. They are impressed

by Norvell as a leader of young men but also as someone who has been engaged with the Boosters, including the recent search for new CEO Michael Alford.

“Coach Norvell sat in for a full day and a half of the interviews with finalists,” Lawton Langford said. “He asked great questions. He helped sell the university the candidates.

That’s unheard of. We’re really, really impressed with him.”

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Beth described Coach Norvell as “A dynamic leader, yet a humble man and a man of faith. And I think that that plays well with the team.”

The Langfords have fondly recalled memories of games they’ve enjoyed in Tallahassee as well as traveled to watch FSU play at Clemson in 1988 and saw the famous “Puntrooskie”, and to the FSU-Notre Dame football game in 1993 that almost lost the Seminole’s first national title. They were also at Clemson in May 2018 when coach Mike Martin claimed college baseball’s all-time record for victories.

One funny memory was sitting in the Rose Bowl in January 2014 for FSU’s win over Auburn in the BCS title game.

“After Auburn scored late in the game, the Rose Bowl officials filled the canons with orange and blue confetti,” Beth recalled. “But then the Seminoles engineered a gamewinning drive in the final seconds.

And then you see the field crew scrambling to pull out the orange and blue confetti and stuff in the garnet and gold confetti.”

A lifetime of memories. A lifetime of giving to the community. But for the Langfords, Tallahassee and FSU have meant so much to the family.

It is where they met and raised their family. Giving back is engrained in who they are.

“We are so appreciative of what FSU means to our community and we take advantage of the many cultural programs offered by the university,” Beth Langford said.

“We’ve been Opening Nights donors for decades. Living in a university town, such as Tallahassee, you don’t even have to look hard. There are so many educational, cultural, social and athletic opportunities. It has been great to raise our children with that. It has allowed generations of our families to enjoy sports and everything FSU has to offer.”

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GARY AND CUMI WALSINGHAM COMMIT $1 MILLION FOR RENAISSANCE OF SEMINOLE FOOTBALL

By SEMINOLE BOOSTERS STAFF Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a $1 million leadership commitment from Gary & Cumi Walsingham of Panama City, Florida, in support of Seminole Football and the Renaissance Campaign. The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

The Walsinghams, along with their children Mike and Sherri and daughter-in-law Pam, have been key donors and supporters of FSU athletics for decades. Gary, a 1966 graduate, is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for Seminole Boosters having served in 2000. Mike is also a past member of the Board of Directors.

The Walsingham family has a long

connection to the university with three generations attending Florida State.

Additionally, the Walsinghams were lead donors to the construction of the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility in 2012, as well as being Platinum Chiefs and long-time skybox donors at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Gary is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in northwest Florida having sold his beach tropical department store chain in 2004 and launching the popular WonderWorks Family Intertainment Centers with six locations across the United States. The chain is well-known for its signature upside down buildings.

“Florida State football and athletics is a big part of our family,” said Gary Walsingham. “It has provided

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countless hours of memories with family and friends through the years.

When President Thrasher reached out and asked for our support during this key time, it was an honor to make this commitment. I am enthusiastic about what Coach Norvell has done already leading our football program and know that exciting times are ahead.

We are always proud to be Seminoles.” ”Gary, Cumi, Mike, Pam and Sherri are tremendous friends to Florida State and our athletic department,” said Athletic Director David Coburn.

“They lead by example – serving on the Board of Directors at Seminole Boosters, being key FSU voices in the Panama City community and as leadership donors. We are very grateful the Walsinghams are a part of the Seminole family.”

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BRIAN AND RENEE MURPHY STEP UP FOR SEMINOLE FOOTBALL

By SEMINOLE BOOSTERS STAFF

Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a leadership commitment from Brian and Renee Murphy of Tampa, Florida, in support of the Seminole Football program.

With their pledge, the Murphys are among the first to contribute to FSU’s Renaissance Campaign. The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Brian Murphy, 42, is founder and CEO of ReliaQuest – a leading provider in security model management for some of the world’s largest and most recognized companies.

ReliaQuest has operations centers in its headquarters city of Tampa as well as Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dublin, Ireland, and partners with customers across North America and Europe. Committed to focused growth while maintaining a positive company culture, Brian led ReliaQuest to claim highly coveted accolades from top entities such as FORTUNE Magazine, EY, the U.S. Department of Defense, Florida Trend, Deloitte, and Entrepreneur. The company remains a consistent Seminole 100 honoree proudly celebrated by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the FSU College of Business.

Brian is a member of the Seminole Boosters, Inc. Board of Directors and also served as the key note speaker for Florida State University’s spring 2017 commencement ceremony. Brian earned degrees in accounting and finance and Renee earned a master’s

in communication science and disorders from FSU. “Renee and I love Florida State,” said Brian Murphy. “We are truly grateful for President Thrasher’s and David Coburn’s tireless efforts in securing Coach Mike Norvell to lead our program. Renee and I believe he will bring championships along with a winning culture both on and off the field. We are thrilled to support the Renaissance Campaign and will continue to do our part to help FSU.” “Brian and Renee are tremendous examples of the extraordinarily positive energy and momentum

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surrounding FSU Football right now,” athletics director David Coburn said.

“President Thrasher and I are so appreciative of their friendship and support. You cannot help but feel inspired seeing a family so young make such an impactful gift. It is truly remarkable and further proof that the future of Florida State Football is very, very bright.”

ReliaQuest as a company is also a Legacy Chief member of Seminole Boosters, Inc. and a skybox owner in Doak Campbell Stadium.

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ALAN AND CAROL FLAUMENHAFT HELP PROPEL FSU ATHLETICS FORWARD

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM

Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department has received a leadership commitment from Alan & Carol Flaumenhaft in support of Florida State Athletics. Through their pledge, the Flaumenhafts will make key investments in football operations, Dick Howser Stadium, scholarships, women’s basketball and studentathlete development as part of the five-year Unconquered Campaign.

Previously, the Flaumenhafts have made commitments in support of the renovations of the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center and other FSU athletics facilities initiatives and have been long-time contributors to the Seminole Boosters’ annual fund.

Alan is Executive Chairman of BeneLynk and a 1988 graduate of FSU and joined the Board of Directors for Seminole Boosters in 2015.

“Florida State Athletics is a very important part of our family, and Carol and I couldn’t be more excited about the announcement of Coach Mike Norvell to lead our football program,” said Alan Flaumenhaft. “Whether it’s basketball, baseball or any of our 20 sports the standard is to compete for championships at FSU. After listening to his press conference on Sunday, I believe we are positioned to do this again in football under Coach Norvell’s leadership. Great days are ahead for Seminole athletics” “Alan and Carol continue to display their unwavering support of Florida State Athletics,” Athletics Director David Coburn said. “They have hosted our student-athletes and donors in their home and Alan has been a tremendous asset to our Board of Directors serving as Treasurer this year. I am very grateful they are on our team of donors. This is a very exciting time for everyone associated with FSU athletics; we have tremendous momentum.”

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AGGIE AND JEFF STOOPS STEP UP FOR FSU

By SEMINOLE BOOSTERS STAFF Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University athletic department have received a leadership commitment of $2.5 million from Aggie and Jeff Stoops in support of the Seminole Football program.

With their pledge, the Stoops are the first donors to support FSU’s Renaissance Campaign. The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Additionally, with this gift the Stoops have made a commitment in support of the athletic department’s upcoming investment in a football operations building as part of the five-year Unconquered Campaign. In recognition of their generosity, the office of the new head coach Mike Norvell will be named The Aggie and Jeff Stoops Office of the Head Football Coach.

Jeff is the President and CEO of SBA Communications Corporation, one of the world’s largest cell phone tower companies and an S&P 500 Company. Both Aggie and Jeff are two-time FSU graduates and have been active in university leadership, including hosting many Seminole Boosters events at their home. Jeff joined the Board of

Directors for Seminole Boosters in 2019.

“This is an exciting time for the future of Seminole Football under the leadership of Coach Norvell,” said Jeff Stoops.

“When Athletic Director David Coburn shared the hire, I knew we had made an excellent choice. Coach Norvell has consistently led high-energy teams, especially on offense, where his teams have been among the country’s leaders in scoring, and is a perfect match for FSU’s athleticism. He is one of the top minds in college football, with a great resume, and will have us back to winning championships again in Tallahassee. Aggie and I are thrilled with the news, and are fully committed to the Renaissance of Seminole Football.”

“I am very grateful for the generosity displayed by the Stoops,” Athletic Director David Coburn said. “They were the first to step forward to help with the transition in football.

Their support will make a difference, and I believe inspire others to give as well.”

Aggie and Jeff are also loyal Platinum Chief members of Seminole Boosters Inc.

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DR. WILLIAM T. HOLD BECOMES MILLION DOLLAR DONOR TO FSU FOOTBALL

By ERIC CARR

TEXAS-BASED INSURANCE ICON MAKES LEADERSHIP GIFT TO RENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a $1 million commitment from Dr. William T. Hold of Austin, Texas, in support of Seminole football. Dr. Hold joins a prominent group of major-gift donors leading the way in recent months as part of FSU’s Renaissance Campaign.

The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Dr. Hold is co-founder of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research – America’s leading professional insurance and

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risk management education research organization. Founded in Austin in 1969 with an original staff of three people, The National Alliance began with Dr. Hold and his team developing Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) Program institutes to teach advanced insurance topics to independent agents in Texas. The demand for CIC participation surged nationwide over the next 50 years. It thrives today as it draws from the vast intellectual resources represented by insurance agents and faculty, continually providing the best insurance and risk management education available.

In 2012, Florida State’s College of Business named its risk management and insurance program, which has been ranked the best in the nation,

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the Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance. Dr. Hold is a 1963 graduate of FSU College of Business, an inductee of the FSU College of Business Hall of Fame, and currently serves on the finance committee for the FSU Foundation Board of Trustees.

He and The National Alliance previously made a $5 million donation to the risk management program at FSU. “When President Thrasher called and talked with me about playing a leadership role in helping bring Florida State football back among the nation’s elite, I knew I wanted to make it happen,” said Dr. Hold. “Obviously, my first passion regarding FSU is and will always be the Dr. William T. Hold/ The National Alliance Program in Risk Management, but I do love our football program, and I have enjoyed getting to know Coach Norvell. He is a special man, and I praise my good friend President Thrasher and Athletics Director David Coburn for making him our Head Football Coach.”

“I had known Dr. Hold prior to moving to my current role in athletics, and I have always admired his love for FSU,” Athletics Director David Coburn said. “I have tremendous respect for his support and leadership of the FSU Foundation and the College of Business.

Understanding where his heart is and how much those very important components of our University mean to him makes this new gift even more special. We truly appreciate Dr. Hold being a leader for FSU football during this exciting time.”

DELORES AND GUY SPEARMAN LEAD THE WAY FOR SEMINOLE FOOTBALL

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM

Seminole Boosters, Inc. and the Florida State University Athletics Department have received a leadership commitment from Delores and Guy Spearman of Rockledge, Florida, in support of the Seminole Football program.

With their pledge, the Spearmans are one of the first to contribute to FSU’s Renaissance Campaign. The Renaissance Campaign is a focused effort to receive gifts in support of a championship future for the football program.

Additionally, the Spearmans have made a commitment in support of the athletic department’s upcoming investment in a football operations building as part of the five-year Unconquered Campaign.

Guy, one of the most prominent lobbyists in the history of the state of Florida, and Delores, a passionate volunteer and community leader, both earned graduate degrees from FSU. Both Guy and Delores have been inducted into the FSU Circle of Gold and are active in University leadership, supporting several other programs at Florida State including but not limited to the Unconquered Scholars Program, the Veterans Film Festival, the Veterans’ Support Fund, the Marching Chiefs Instrument Fund and many more. Delores, who serves on the Executive Committee for Seminole Boosters, joined the Board of Directors in 2017.

“I applaud the leadership of President Thrasher and Athletics Director David Coburn to take decisive leadership concerning the future

of our Seminole Football,” said Guy Spearman. “They have led an excellent and thorough search process, and we couldn’t be more excited about the selection of Coach Mike Norvell to lead our football program. He has won championships, and I believe will do it again in Tallahassee. Delores and I are enthusiastically committed to the Renaissance of Seminole Football.”

“Delores and Guy are long-time friends to Florida State University, and

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I am appreciative of their willingness to invest in FSU Football right now,” Coburn said. “They were one the first to reach out with support when we made the transition in football and are true difference-makers and leaders for FSU.” Delores and Guy are also loyal Platinum Chief members of Seminole Boosters Inc. and were among the very first to own a skybox in Doak Campbell Stadium.

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THROUGH THE AGES

By JERRY KUTZ, FORMER SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF SEMINOLE BOOSTERS, THE OSCEOLA OWNER/PUBLISHER Photos By ROSS OBLEY, MIKE OLIVELLA, AND COURTESY FSU SPORTS INFORMATION

Charles Williams, the acclaimed British novelist, penned the phrase, “In order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you’ve been.”

As Seminole Boosters and Florida State Athletics speeds into the future, with a variety of projects in the planning stages or rising from the ground, we thought it would be helpful to present a photo timeline of the athletics facilites built just since 1976.

We realized a timeline with that many projects could be daunting if presented in a single issue, so we decided to divide the presentation into two issues: Part I (Winter 2019): Eight-page, facility timeline from 1976 to 2013 Part II (Fall 2020): Eight-page, facility timeline from 2013 to present We hope you enjoy the series, which provides a nostalgic walk down memory lane for long time members and a concise history lesson for our younger members. The complete timeline can be found at www.UnconqueredMagazine.com

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MANNY GARCIA FOOTBALL LOCKER ROOM

Manny Garcia Football Locker Room (2014)

400-meter track and runways resurfaced with next generation of Hobart Texture Synthetic Surface; the same surface as the NCAA Championships and the US Olympic Trials.

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Football 3rd National Championship

FSU Launches Raise the Torch Campaign

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DONALD L. TUCKER CIVIC CENTER

Coaches Office Suite and display of FSU’s football traditions and accomplishments

Tucker Center Locker Room and Storage (Men’s Basketball)

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Tucker Center Locker Room and Storage (Women’s Basketball)

CollegeTown Phase I Opens

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Tucker Center seating Replacement

2015 Athletic Scholarship Endowment reaches $57.3 million

Tucker Center LED, Video, Scoreboard Replacement

Tucker Center Premium Seating and Assembly Space

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DUNLAP CHAMPIONS CLUB

Parrish Owens Football Players Lounge

Doak Campbell Stadium Sky Box Windows, Heating and Air

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Dunlap Champions Club Dedication

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North Stadium Scoreboard and Sound system

2017-18 No.1 ACC in Director’s Cup. No. 9 Nationally

Doak Campbell South End Zone Stair Towers and Club Seating

2018 Raise the Torch Campaign Celebration

Doak Campbell Stadium repairs and coating funded by Champions Club revenue

Dunlap Champions Club provides luxury seating for 5,800 and includes 40,000 square feet of conditioned club space on game day as well as for year round banquet rental for weddings and events.

2018 Unconquered Campaign Launch

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2018 First Softball National Championship

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Tucker Center Basketball Training Facility enhancements

Basketball Training Center Hydro Therapy room finished

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CollegeTown III Opening

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Tucker Center Marquee signage

2018-19 No. 1 in ACC in Director’s Cup. No. 7 Nationally

SEMINOLE LEGACY GOLF CLUB

Seminole Legacy Golf Club, a renovation of the Don Veller Golf Course

2019 Renaissance Campaign Launch

Women’s Softball Complex roof over seating structure - Construction began October 2019 and was completed in January 2020

2020 Ghazvini Odyssey Center Dedication

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2020 Athletic Scholarship Endowment reaches $76.4 million

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OH, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOW I LOVE THEE...

PHOTOS BY KYLE PULEK

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM The anticipation has never been greater for football, for Fall Sports, for hearing the Marching Chiefs, for a joyful distraction and a slice of tradition. Never before has the anticipation been so visceral among fans who are comfortable coming to a socially distanced stadium or to those fans who choose to watch the 2020 season on television.

In a normal year, the arrival of a new head football coach would inject a feeling of hope in a program yearning to fulfill the expectation of its storied legacy. When the new coach has the charisma and energy of Mike Norvell – leadership qualities which inspire young men and Seminole fans alike -- folks are eager for the sun rise on the eastern horizon of their program.

We imagine a brighter sun this season, longing to bask in its warmth.

There was the teasing winter, filled with rumors about Seminole players ready to welcome the new coaching staff with embracing arms; eager for discipline and coaching.

There were news reports about players buying in to a higher standard, which proved true in a demanding offseason training program. By March, the level of excitement for the spring game was at fever pitch. Seminoles couldn’t wait to see with their own eyes what their hearts wanted to believe.

Hard stop. Three days into a promising spring, all competition and practices abruptly ended; victims of the Corona-19 virus. Seminole fans would have to wait an excruciating six months to satisfy their curiosity and justify their hope.

There would be no spring Garnet and Gold game, no opportunity to dust off tailgating equipment and gather

with friends at the oasis, which is normally a respite in the desert of time between the bowl game and the home opener. With no spring sneek peek, anticipation for the dawn of the Norvell era would grow.

Rather than enjoying Seminole runs for National Championships in basketball, track, softball or baseball, Seminole fans instead were isolated at home watching disturbing news and wondering when the sun would rise on Seminole sports.

ENTICING AND CHALLENGING SCHEDULE The first light broke in late July when the ACC announced the revised 2020 schedule. Seminole fans were elated. Who FSU would play mattered less than the dawn of the Norvell era had been scheduled.

Home games will include Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville State and Virginia, with road games at Notre Dame, Miami, Louisville, Duke and NC State.

You’ll notice no Florida. The Sunshine State rivalry is one of four in-state rivalries that won’t be played this year, the victim of the SEC Presidents’ decision to play a conferenceonly schedule. But let’s be honest, Seminole football sans the Gators is still better than no football at all.

Enticing and challenging are two adjectives many coaches would use to describe the Seminole football team, which has flashed moments of talent and inconsistency.

Creating the right mindset within players that enable them to turn flashes into habitual behaviors is what allowed Mike Norvell to lead Memphis State to a Top 10 ranking and Cotton Bowl Championship. Since arriving on campus, Norvell and his staff have emphasized the importance

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FOCUS BETWEEN THE LINES, FOR THIS YEAR The gameday experience will change so colleges can play the games. Consequently, the focus will be on the game itself with other trappings and public gatherings suspended for one season. For most Seminole football fans, the suspensions are a small price to pay in order to play football this fall.

The stadium will be socially distanced, with season ticket blocks separated by six feet, which will limit attendance in Doak Campbell Stadium to 25 percent of its capacity. While

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the reduced capacity will diminish crowd noise, fans will enjoy other benefits with reduced traffic, more access to parking and reduced lines at concessions and restrooms.

The public gatherings suspended this season will include the Friday Night Block Party and sod talks. Tailgating will be permitted; Seminole Booster members should follow state and local guidelines and mandates.

HOTEL AVAILABILITY WILL LOWER PRICES Fans coming to games will find many new hotel options since last football season and at reduced rates.

Seminole football is vital to the Tallahassee Business Community especially hotels and restaurants who depend on season ticket holders. Social distancing will reduce the number of people travelling to Tallahassee this fall and therefore the demand for these services but six home games with reduced capacity will generate more revenue than no games at all.

While the reduced demand isn’t good for hoteliers, it will provide Seminole fans travelling to home games with more options and at a lower price as hotels compete for room nights.

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of details in every aspect of a player’s day as well as the mental discipline to force yourself to get a little bit better in everything you do every day.

There’s a new attitude among the players; a more confident approach. They believe in their coaches. They believe in their approach to the game. And they have a new-found belief in what they can accomplish as a team and in their individual lives.

It has been exciting to witness throughout the year and cause for excitement this fall as they will be tested by a very challenging gauntlet of opponents.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: FSU’S NEW 2020 SCHEDULE IS TOUGH BUT INTRIGUING

By PAT BURNHAM, FEATURE FOOTBALL WRITER THEOSCEOLA.COM

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced a revised 11-game schedule featuring 10 conferences games while allowing each school to add one out-of-conference game on the condition it be played in the ACC member’s home state.

The schedule will include: Georgia Tech (Sept. 12), Jacksonville State (Oct. 3), at Miami (Sept. 26), at Notre Dame (Oct. 10), at Louisville (Oct. 17), North Carolina (Oct. 24), Pittsburg (Nov. 7), at NC State (Nov. 14), Clemson (Nov. 21), Virginia (Nov. 28) and at Duke (Dec. 5).

Good news: Arguably the best home schedule in memory.

Bad news: Capacity limited to 25 percent and no FSU-UF game as SEC cancelled all out of conference competition.

The revised schedule is more daunting for first-year head coach Mike Norvell but it was going to be a challenge with only three days of spring practice and without the traditional offseason and summer workout program.

The challenging schedule will give Norvell and the Seminole fans a good look at exactly how far this program has to go to compete for the ACC title on a regular basis. The schedule and playing in one division (or no divisions) are both interesting.

ACC HOME GAMES CLEMSON The Tigers must be tamed to be knocked off their ACC throne. They were 14-1, 8-0 ACC, and advanced to the National Championship game once again last season where they fell to LSU. Trevor Lawrence returns for his junior season.

Lawrence is 25-1 as a starter and had a terrific sophomore season, passing for 3,665 yards and 36 touchdowns. They also return running back Travis Etienne, who rushed for over 1,600 yards, and starting wide receiver Amari Rodgers.

However, they must replace seven starters, including four offensive linemen. Defensively, the Tigers return six starters including the entire front four but must replace three starters i the secondary. The front seven is led by defensive tackle Nyles Pickney and middle linebacker James Skalski who were outstanding. They must replace arguably the best defensive player in college football in outside linebacker Isaiah Simmons, who led the team in tackles and sacks.

Numbers: Offense 5th total, 4th scoring, 13th rushing and 23rd passing. Defense: 6th total, 3rd scoring, 19th rushing and 4th passing. Dabo Swinney is 130-31 as head coach. Tony

Elliott is back as offensive coordinator and Brent Venables as defensive coordinator.

GEORGIA TECH The Yellow Jackets, who are FSU’s closest opponent geographically and should be on the Seminoles’ schedule annually, will finally come to Tallahassee. They went 3-9 last season, 2-6 in ACC play, under first-year head coach Geoff Collins. Georgia Tech has moved away from the wishbone offense run under former head coach Paul Johnson to a modern and balanced spread offense. They return eight on offense, including sophomore quarterback James Graham (1,164 passing yards but completed less than 50 percent of his passes). They return four running backs who combined for over 1,500 yards on the ground. The leader is junior Jordan Mason with 899 yards. They return the left side of their offensive line and center. Defensively, the Yellow Jackets return seven starters from their 4-2-5 scheme, including five defensive backs who were the strength of their defense.

Junior cornerback Tre Swilling is the best player on defense.

Names and Numbers: Offense 127th total offense, 124th scoring, 72nd rushing and 124th passing. Defense: 89th in total defense, 104th scoring, 117th rushing and 36th passing.

NORTH CAROLINA The Tar Heels are on the upswing under head coach and FSU alum Mack Brown who enters his second season in his second stint as the head man at UNC. Last year the Tar Heels went 7-6, 4-4 in ACC play. UNC went 2-10 in 2018 under then head coach Larry Fedora. They gave Clemson its biggest scare of the season with the Tigers barely escaping with a 21-20 victory at North Carolina. They return nine starters on offense, including sophomore quarterback Sam Howell. Howell threw for 3,641 and 36 touchdowns against seven interceptions as a true freshman while completing over 61 percent. They return starting running back Michael Carter, a senior, who rushed for over 1,000 yards. His backup, Javonte Williams, returns with over 900 yards. They return two receivers, senior Dazz Newsome and junior Dyami Brown, who both had over 1,000 yards. They return three starting offensive linemen. Defensively, the Tar Heels return seven starter from s a base 3-3-5 scheme, all three starting linebackers and four backs. They must replace all three starters up front. The leader of the defense is senior middle

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linebacker Chazz Surratt, who led the team in tackles after moving from quarterback.

Names and Numbers: Offense 12th total offense, 30th scoring, 38th rushing and 25th passing. Defensively: 49th total, 44th scoring, 51st rushing and 71st passing. Mack Brown enters his 32nd season with a record of 251-128-1. Phil Longo is offensive coordinator and Jay Bateman is defensive coordinator, both of whom were at UNC last season.

PITT The Panthers are coming off a 7-5 season, including a 4-4 record in ACC play. Pat Naruzzi enters his sixth season.

Offensively, they return seven starters including senior quarterback Kenny Pickett and senior All-ACC center Jimmy Morrissey. Pickett threw for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions while completing 61 percent of his passes in the Panthers’ spread but balanced offense. They also return senior running back AJ Davis, who ran for 500 yards.

Pitt’s second-leading receiver, senior Taysir Mack, caught 63 passes for 736 yards. The left side of the line is back.

Defensively, the Panthers return seven players. Pitt runs a base 3-4 defense and the strength of this unit is its front seven, where they return four players including secondteam All-American defensive end Jaylen Twyman. The junior registered 10.5 sacks. They also return three members of their secondary including junior safety Paris Ford, who has NFL-type talent.

Names and Numbers: Offense 87th total, 114th scoring, 119th rushing, 39th passing. Defense: 15th total, 36th scoring, 12th rushing and 34th passing defense. Narduzzi record is 36-29 at Pitt and a 25-26 record against Power 5. Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, previously the OC for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who won an FCS national championship at UMass as a head coach. Randy Bates is defensive coordinator.

VIRGINIA The Seminoles lost to UVA (31-24) in a nail-biter in Charlottesville in FSU’s 2019 ACC opener. Virginia would go on to post a 7-5 record, going 6-2 in ACC play, and win the Coastal Division. Head coach Bronco Mendenhall enters his fifth season and will have his work cut out for him in replacing quarterback Bryce Perkins who threw for over 3,500 yards but also led the team in rushing with over 750 yards. They must also replace their two top receivers, Joe Reed and Hasise Dubois, who combined for over 150 catches and 1,700 yards.

Sophomore Brennan Armstrong is expected to take over as the signal-caller and will rely on a line that returns all five starters. Junior running back Wayne Taulapapa also returns.

As a starter he ran for 473 yards. Senior Terrell Hana is the only returning starter at wide receiver. His 74 catches ranked third on the team. Defensively, the Cavs run a base 3-4 defense with eight starters and will be tasked with carrying this team.

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and senior safety Joey Blount. Snowden is a versatile player who is disruptive off the edge or in coverage. Zandier led the team in tackles and Blount has five career interceptions.

Name and Numbers: Offense 81st total, 40th scoring, 117th rushing, 33rd passing. Defense: 48th total, 62nd scoring, 40th rushing and 78th passing. Mendenhall 25-27 at UVA, 124-70 including BYU. Robert Anae returns as offensive coordinator as does Kelly Poppinga as defensive coordinator.

ROAD GAMES DUKE Last year Duke went 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the ACC in head coach David Cutcliffe’s 12th season (72-79 at Duke and 116108 overall). The quarterback guru must replace his starting quarterback, Quentin Harris, but does return leading rusher Deon Jackson and the top two receivers, Noah Gray and Jalon Calhoun. Jackson, who is a senior, led the team with 641 yards rushing on 172 attempts. Gray, who plays tight end, led the team in receptions with 51 catches for 392 yards.

Junior Chase Brice, who was the backup to Trevor Lawrence at Clemson, is expected to be the starting quarterback in a very balanced spread. Duke returns four of five starters on the line, including veteran center Jake Wohlabaugh.

Defensively, Duke runs a 4-2-5 base where it returns just five starters. It must replace three of its four defensive linemen from a year ago but does return senior defensive end Victor Kimukeje, who is a playmaker off the edge. Last season he totaled 8.5 sacks. They must also replace starters at linebacker but do have a veteran secondary that features four starters, the strength of this unit.

Names and Numbers: Offense 114th total, 94th scoring, 79th rushing and 110th passing. Defense: 56th total, 77th scoring, 87th rushing and 24th passing. Former FSU offensive tackle Greg Frey is Duke’s offensive line coach. Kurt Roper is offensive coordinator. Defensive coordinators are Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri.

LOUISVILLE The Cardinals are coming off an impressive 8-5 season, 5-3 in ACC play under first-year head coach Scott Satterfield (he replaced Bobby Petrino after a 2-10 campaign in 2018).

The strength of last year’s team was its despite the fact it lost starting quarterback Juwon Pass two weeks into the season.

Junior Micale Cunningham was a capable replacement, who will compete for the starting job as a senior. Cunningham completed 61 percent of his passes but only attempted 178 throws and at times looked reluctant. Expect a more balanced attack with Pass behind center. Last season the Cardinals ran the ball 64 percent of the time from its oneback, three-wide receiver spread . All four leading rushers return from a year ago. Sophomore running back Javian Hawkins is coming off a freshman season where he ran for 1,524 yards and nine touchdowns on 264 attempts. He is backed up by junior Hassan Hall, who ran for over 500 yards

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and Cunningham also had 482 yards on the ground. Junior wide receiver Tutu Atwell returns after leading the Cards with over 1,272 receiving yards on 69 catches and 11 touchdowns last year. They do return three starting offensive linemen but must replace both tackles, including Mekhi Becton who went in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. Defensively, Louisville runs a 3-4 base defense that returns seven starters.

The strength of the defense is at linebacker, where all four starters are back. Senior inside linebacker CJ Avery led the team in tackles. Senior outside linebacker Rodjay Burns is a versatile playmaker as an edge rusher but can also make plays in space and in coverage.

Names and Numbers: Offense 24th in total, 30th scoring, 24th rushing, 65th passing. Defense: 102nd total, 109th scoring, 112th rushing and 79th defense. Satterfield is 59-29 including six seasons at Appalachian State. Both offensive coordinator, Dwayne Ledford, and defensive coordinator, Bryan Brown, return.

MIAMI The Hurricanes are coming off a disappointing 6-7 season, 4-4 in ACC play, under head coach Manny Diaz, who is entering is second year in Coral Cables under some pressure. Offensively, Miami returns seven starters but that includes four offensive linemen from a unit that was not very productive in opening holes in the running game or protecting the passer. They do return one of the best tight ends in the country in junior Brevin Jordan, who had 495 yards receiving on 35 catches and two touchdowns. Former Houston dual-threat quarterback D’Eriq King, a graduate transfer, is expected to man the controls. In 2018, King threw for over 2,900 yards, 36 touchdowns and six interceptions.

He also ran for 674 yards and 14 touchdowns. They also must replace their leading rusher, DeeJay Dallas, but do return Cam’ron Davis, who ran for almost 600 yards on 114 carries. Diaz must replace all three starting wide receivers in his spread . Defensively, they return five starters but have to replace two outstanding linebackers, Shaq Quarterman and Michael Pickney, who combined for 99 career starts. The strength of the defense will be upfront where defensive ends Gregory Rousseau and senior Quincy Roche are expected to be a force coming off opposite sides of the ball. Roche is a graduate transfer from Temple, where he was an AllAmerican totalling 13 sacks. The secondary returns two starters including junior cornerback Al Blades.

Names and Numbers: Offense 98th total, 90th scoring, 120th rushing, 52nd passing. Defense ranked 13th total, 23rd scoring, 17th rushing and 18th passing. Former FSU defensive lineman Todd Stroud is the Hurricanes’ defensive line coach. Former Auburn and UConn assistant Rhett Lashlee is offensive coordinator. Blake Baker in second season as defensive coordinator.

NC STATE The Wolfpack are coming off a 6-6 season in which they went 1-7 in ACC play. There will be some pressure on Dave Doeren in his eighth year in Raleigh to get the Wolfpack back to a bowl game. He returns eight starters on , including four offensive linemen and star sophomore running back Bam Knight who led the team in rushing with 745 yards.

The Wolfpack are deep in the offensive backfield where backup Jordan Houston returns after running for 526 yards. Sophomore Devin Leary is expected at quarterback after throwing for 1,219 yards while completing just under 50 percent of his passes. Former FSU quarterback Bailey Hockman will compete for the job. Three of the Wolfpack’s leading receivers include senior Emeka Emezie after leading the team with 576 receiving yards. Defensively, NC State will utilize a base 3-3-5 defense and must replace eight starters including defensive tackle Larrell Murchison, who is now in the NFL. Outside linebacker Payton Wilson, a sophomore, is back and led the team in tackles.

Names and Numbers: Offense 88th total, 107th scoring, 75th rushing and 67th passing. Defense: 72nd total, 82nd scoring, 50th rushing and 103rd passing. Tim Beck in first season as offensive coordinator. Tony Gibson will run the defense.

NOTRE DAME FSU welcomes ND to its revised schedule. The Irish look to be one of the toughest games on the Seminoles’ schedule heading into this season and are ranked in the top 10 in many preseason polls. Last year Notre Dame went 11-2, including 5-0 against its ACC opponents (Boston College, Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech). Coach Brian Kelly returns seven starters including star senior quarterback Ian Book, who threw for over 3,000 yards and 34 touchdowns against just six interceptions. He was also the second leading rusher on the team with 546 yards on 112 attempts. They must replace last year’s starting running back, Tony Jones, and all three starting wide receivers but do return five starting offensive linemen.

Defensively, the Irish must replace six starters but do return three players on the front who either started or saw significant playing time in their 4-3 base defense.

Junior middle linebacker Drew White is the leader of the defense and led the team in tackles with 93 stops. Junior outside linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is another outstanding playmaker with 80 tackles. The Irish return only one starter from last year’s secondary, senior cornerback Shaun Crawford.

Names and Numbers: Offense 43rd total, 13th scoring, 45th rushing, 49th passing. Defense: 18th total, 12th scoring, 60th rushing and 43rd in passing. Kelly is 92-37 in 10 years at Notre Dame (263-94-2) including at Cincinnati, Central Michigan and Grand Valley State. Tommy Rees is offensive coordinator and Clark Lea in third season leading the defense.

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THE 2020 FSU FOOTBALL STAFF

By BOB FERRANTE Mike Norvell will be measured on his win-loss record and who he recruits. But his success will also be a reflection of who he hires to achieve his goals.

The Florida State football coach has hired 10 assistant coaches and assembled a front office that is led by Bruce Warwick, the Seminoles’ chief of staff. Eight of the 10 assistants have experience at Power 5 schools, two have head coaching experience (Odell Haggins and Chris Thomsen) and three have been recruiting coordinators at the FBS level (John Papuchis, Marcus Woodson and Thomsen).

“There is an unbelievable excitement from our coaching staff of where we are and what we get to represent,” Norvell said. “We’re excited about what the future holds … Because of the young men that we have that are working their tails off each and every day, preparing themselves for what the future holds.

“And I’m excited about the gentlemen and the ladies that make up our staff, that are going to make sure that we’re pouring everything we have into those individuals to make sure that we get Florida State football back to where it deserves to be. And that’s among the country’s elite football programs.”

We take a look at who Norvell has hired and what they have accomplished prior to arriving in Tallahassee.

Kenny Dillingham - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Early start: Dillingham was injured playing high school football and immediately began coaching his high school’s junior varsity team at the age of 17.

Record-breaking years: Memphis broke the program record with 7,324 yards in 2018 and had 3,919 rushing yards that season with Dillingham as offensive coordinator.

Chris Thomsen - Deputy Head Coach/Tight Ends Developing talent: Thomsen had offensive linemen drafted at each of his three prior FBS jobs: Texas Tech, Arizona State and TCU. Two-sport star: Thomsen was an all-conference baseball player at TCU and went on to play two seasons in the Oakland Athletics’ organization. He also played football at TCU and Abilene Christian.

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Alex Atkins - Offensive Line Remarkable turnaround: Tulane had averaged 115.8 rushing yards per game the year before Atkins arrived. In his first season, the Green Wave jumped to 228.1 yards per game (top 30 in the FBS).

Run-dominant line: At Georgia Southern in 2014, the Eagles led the nation in rushing with 381.1 yards per game.

Ron Dugans - Wide Recievers A champion: Dugans played three sports in high school, winning state titles in basketball and track. He also was part of FSU’s 1999 national championship team.

Developing talent: Dugans has coached an NFL receiver at Louisville (DeVante Parker), South Florida (Rodney Adams) and Miami (Stacy Coley).

David Johnson - Running Back/Recruiting Coordinator Developing talent: Memphis walk-on tight end Anthony Miller evolved into a consensus All-American with 96 catches for 1,462 yards and an FBS-leading 18 touchdowns with Johnson in 2017.

Who he coached: Johnson coached running back Leonard Fournette and defensive back Tyrann Mathieu during his time at St. Augustine (La.) High as the school’s head coach.

Adam Fuller - Defensive Coordinator Stat to know: His defense, which featured five allconference performers, ranked 20th in FBS in 2019 with a team passing efficiency defense rating of 115.36 and ranked 25th in the nation with an average of 7.0 tackles for loss per game.

You have to start somewhere: Right out of graduation, Fuller landed a job at Worcester Polytechnic as the linebackers coach. He earned $2,500 that year.

Odell Haggins - Associate Head Coach/Defensive Tackles Stat to know: Haggins has consistently developed defensive linemen and 19 have been selected in the NFL draft. Derrick Nnadi, a third-round pick in 2018 by Kansas City, won Super Bowl LIV in early February.

Tenured professor: Haggins enters his 27th season as FSU’s assistant coach, the longest-tenured assistant coach at one school in the nation.

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John Papuchis - Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends Ready to take flight: Papuchis was just 34 when he took over Nebraska’s defense in 2012, the youngest solo defensive coordinator in the country.

Who he coached: At Nebraska, Papuchis coached backto-back Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year winners in Ndamukong Suh and Prince Amukamara.

Chris Marve - Linebackers/Defensive Run Game Coordinator Early acclaim: Marve has been named to the American Football Coaches’ Association’s 35 under 35 list (he just turned 31 on March 1, 2020).

Play it, coach it: Marve was a four-time All-SEC linebacker at Vanderbilt, where he accumulated 397 career tackles (top 10 on the school’s all-time list).

Marcus Woodson - Defensive Backs/Defensive Passing Game Coordinator Consistent success: Woodson has coached an allconference defensive back at his last three FBS coaching stops: Auburn (Jeremiah Dinson), Memphis (T.J. Carter) and Fresno State (Derron Smith).

Stat to know: Memphis made 32 interceptions in 2016-17 and were one of only six teams nationally to grab at least 16 interceptions in those two seasons.

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Bruce Warwick - Chief of Staff Warwick helped guide the Rams’ move from St. Louis to Los Angeles. He led the operations related to the move as well as the logistical needs of players, coaches and front office staff. Warwick had a role in the construction of four operational team facilities and two business operation sites.

He has prior college experience at Tennessee, Duke, Clemson and Maryland as well as with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

Josh Storms - Director of Strength and Conditioning Storms was Memphis’ director of athletic performance for four years. He is a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach, the highest honor given in the strength and conditioning coaches profession, by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).

Jeff Kupper - Director of Player Development and Operations Kupper was director of operations at Memphis for 10 years.

He was responsible for team travel, camps, community service and coordination of practice schedules. Kupper worked at Columbia for five years, helping with football marketing, compliance, equipment, facility operations, quality control on game days and arranging staff and team travel.

Carlos Locklyn - Director of High School Relations Locklyn was Memphis director of high school relations in 2019 and previously was an offensive analyst at Memphis (2018).

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Kenny Dillingham

Chris Thomsen

Alex Atkins

Ron Dugans

David Johnson

Adam Fuller

Odell Haggins

John Papuchis

Chris Marve

Marcus Woodson

Bruce Warwick

Josh Storms

Jeff Kupper

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REMEMBERING OUR

FELLOW SEMINOLES

Alumni and friends have contributed so much in so many ways to demonstrate their love for Florida State Athletics. Their contributions and dedication have helped create an elite athletic program that shines among the brightest in the nation. We are thankful for their generosity, dedication and Seminole spirit.

As of July 31,2020

Dr. Milton E. Acton Panama City, FL 1976

Michael Boone Bremerton, WA 2007

Shay Alexander Lithonia, GA 2008

Fletcher Braswell Tallahassee, FL

Pace A. Allen, Sr. Tallahassee, FL 1959 Robert A. Allesee Bloomfield Village, MI Charles Alley Waynesville, NC 1976 Mary D. Baker, Ph.D. Tallahassee, FL 1986 Charles H. Becker Tallahassee, FL John Beranek Tallahassee, FL 1961 Wade Birch Tallahassee, FL 1970 Daniel R. Boltz Sussex, NJ 1961 Basketball, Track & Field 70

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Ronald W. Brooks Saint Marks, FL 1970 Terrie D. Brooks Saint Marks, FL 1974

Carolyn Coward Tallahassee, FL Derek Cowart Boston, GA David K. Custis Tallahassee, FL Mary Ann Deitchman, Ph.D. Tallahassee, FL 1991

Bobby Broome Tallahassee, FL

Lawrence F. Dickson Tampa, FL 1951 Tennis, Basketball

Oberley A. Brown Tallahassee, FL 1944

Nicholas C. DiLuzio Attapulgus, GA 1981

Bobby Byrd Clearwater, FL 1962

Robert B. Disbennett Tallahassee, FL 1963

Willie Gus Chancy Tallahassee, FL

Dale W. Doss Tallahassee, FL 1958

Dwight Chastain Tallahassee, FL Jane B. Chastain Tallahassee, FL Franklin A. Collinsworth Havana, FL

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Charles M. Duncan Jr. Marietta, GA 1970 Peter Dunn-Rankin Honolulu, HI 1965 Golf, Swimming

ETERNAL FLAME

Lee A Everhart Tallahassee, FL Janice A. Gargus Tallahassee, FL John C. Goldinger Tallahassee, FL George F. Goode Morrow, OH 1949 Paula Guidry Tallahassee, FL 1974 Virginia G. Hair Tallahassee, FL Janet Harrell Bainbridge, GA Peter Harris Tallahassee, FL 1990 Hadley H. Hasemeier Tallahassee, FL Sandra R. Henderson Tallahassee, FL Katherine B. Hoffman Tallahassee, FL 1938 Softball, F-Club Jeffrey L Jansen Jacksonville, FL 1971 Tommy K. Johnson Panama City, FL 1983 Ms. Barbara A. Johnston Tallahassee, FL Robert A. Johnston Fort Wayne, IN 1996 Gideon R. Jones Charlotte, NC 1963 James P. Jones Tallahassee, FL 1960

Zachary P. Kelley Baker, FL 2018 M.D. Kelly Tallahassee, FL Neil R. Laubaugh Wilton Manors, FL 1967 Thomas E. Lewis Tallahassee, FL 2007 William F. Lindsey Tallahassee, FL Monheim Manassa Tallahassee, FL Edwin R. Marshall, Jr. Apex, NC 1959 James W. Marshall Lynn Haven, FL 1964 Frances Mercer Lee, FL 1948 Dr. William Miller Tallahassee, FL 1986 David M. Moore, Sr. Tallahassee, FL Michael V. Morton Tallahassee, FL 1964 Vergie B. Murphy Tallahassee, FL Jacqueline C. Napier Tallahassee, FL 1950 Elizabeth P. Nix Tallahassee, FL Patrick G. O’Leary Tallahassee, FL 1976 Football

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Lomax Smith Lomax Smith was born in Bellwood, Alabama in 1942, to Herman and Evelyn Smith. As a teen growing up in Panama City, Florida, he decided to join the United States Airforce at age 18. Lomax served as a medic for four years. In 1967, he moved his family to Tallahassee, where they put down roots and established a successful real-estate development company (West Florida Construction). He never shied away from caring for his family, friends and anyone needing a helping hand. Lomax was an avid supporter of Florida State University Athletics. His passion and support for FSU sports fueled his desire to become a Seminole Booster in 1969. Lomax was a Golden Chief for many years and became Chairman of the Board of the Seminole Boosters in the mid 1980’s. He was honored and excited to have the opportunity to build the original Sky Box at Doak Campbell Stadium. He was also a member of the Rotary Club, Florida Contractor’s Association and a founding member of the Governor’s Club in Tallahassee. Quoting from a commemorative achievement award given to Lomax, from Florida State University Seminole Boosters, are the perfect words which reads: “The final test of a leader, is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on” ….

(Walter Lippmann)

Theo Proctor Florida State University lost a good friend and valued contributor recently when former Seminole Booster Chairman William Theodore Proctor Jr. passed at the age of 88.

“Theo was Chairman of Seminole Boosters, Inc. in 1968 and one of the builders of the FSU Athletics Program,” said Andy Miller, President and CEO of Seminole Boosters, Inc. “He was one of our early graduates and remained active attending games and special events. He and his wife Martha Anne left a family legacy of support.”

Seminole football was a family tradition for Theo and his wife, Leon High School sweetheart Martha Anne Goode.

“My dad and mom took me to every game,” said their son, Theo III. “I remember sitting in the stands for the 0-11 season (1973) until the final seconds ticked off the clock.

They always supported the team and loved connecting with other Seminoles whether it was the railroad caboose for Golden Chiefs, which used to be next to the stadium, or on the stadium terraces or more recently in President John Thrasher’s box.”

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ETERNAL FLAME

Jimmy Patronis, Sr. Panama City, FL 1953

Paul Strait Tallahassee, FL 1970

Dr. Kent E. Portney College Station, TX 1979

Linda H. Summey Asheville, NC

William E. Powers Jr. Tallahassee, FL

James B. Tippin, Jr. Raleigh, NC 1950

Ronald E. Prater Panama City Beach, FL

James P. Toner Tallahassee, FL

Woodie M. Price Tallahassee, FL

Teresa K. Trammell New Orleans, LA 1967

Theo Proctor Tallahassee, FL 1953 John M. Sansom Pensacola, FL 1964 Michael L. Schneider Tallahassee, FL Raymond E. Sholar Cairo, GA Leroy Sloan Tallahassee, FL Harold A. Smith Tallahassee, FL Lomax Smith Tallahassee, FL Jim Spooner Lewisville, TX 1976 J. Herbert Stanley Jacksonville, FL 1963 Mark V. Stanley Green Cove Springs, FL

Thomas W. Traxler Tallahassee, FL Michael J Visconti Coral Gables, FL Henry J. Waters Ocala, FL Charlotte A. Williams Tallahassee, FL 1979 Janet Wilson Fort Myers, FL 1990 Janet L. Wilson Tallahassee, FL John R. Wise Tallahassee, FL John D. Yarbrough Perry, FL 1967 Ronald P. Yarbrough Tallahassee, FL 1965

Katherine “Kitty” Hoffman

Katherine “Kitty” Hoffman had a nearly 88-year relationship with Florida State University – first as a student-athlete-scholar at the Florida State College for Women in the mid-1930s, followed by a nearly 40-year career as a chemistry professor, and later as a philanthropist. While a student, she earned free meals serving fellow students as a “Dining Room Girl” and also found time and energy to serve as president of the Student Government Association, captain of the baseball and volleyball teams, write for The Flambeau, and earn membership in Phi Beta Kappa and numerous other campus and honorary organizations. Hoffman received her undergraduate degree in bacteriology from FSU in 1936, earned a master’s degree from Columbia University, and was accepted to the medical school at Duke University. During her nearly 40-year tenure at FSU as a member of the chemistry department faculty, Hoffman authored several textbooks and many articles, and was widely recognized for her scholarship and commitment to the advancement of her field. From 1967 to 1970, she also served as FSU’s Dean of Women, and then as president of the Faculty Senate from 1980 to 1982, according to FSU. After Hoffman’s retirement from teaching in 1984, the chemistry department dedicated the Katherine B. Hoffman Teaching Laboratory in her honor. Hoffman and her husband established the $100,000 Katherine Blood Hoffman Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry. In retirement, Hoffman served as a board member for the FSU Alumni Association and trustee for the FSU Foundation; chairwoman of the Emeritus Alumni Society; and co-chairwoman of FSU’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. “Kitty Hoffman

Bob Steele Tallahassee, FL

was truly a treasure,” FSU President John Thrasher said. “She loved Florida State University and dedicat-

Bill Stegall Quincy, FL

ed her life to supporting FSU students. As a pioneering scholar, faculty member and dean, she was an excellent role model for generations of women in the sciences.”

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RHOADS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR FSU’S STUDENTATHLETES

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By BOB FERRANTE Paxton Rhoads grew up a Florida State fan, visiting the campus where his father and aunt attended school and watching games. Coming to FSU was a goal – as was being a student-athlete.

“When I started swimming, it was kind of a dream to get here and be able to be a student-athlete,” Rhoads said. “A dream come true to be able to be here, represent the ‘Noles day in and day out.”

Rhoads represents the Seminoles in the pool but is also an advocate for athletes across campus as FSU’s studentathlete advisory council (SAAC) vice president, and he will be promoted to president for 2020-21. SAAC focuses on studentathlete welfare and mental health as well as promotes a connection between the Seminoles and those in need through community service.

“There would be no Florida State without the community around it,” Rhoads said. “So being able to do our part and give back in any way I can and try and encourage my teammates.

I feel like it’s more of just paying it forward. Just making sure that as we go on, more and more Florida State athletes that come after me do it so we keep that good relationship up.”

A swim team captain in 2019-20, Rhoads finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:59.78 at the Auburn Invite. He also took first place in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 breaststroke against Florida Southern.

Rhoads has also been named to the prestigious Torchbearer 100 list, which recognizes FSU’s exceptional undergraduate student leaders.

Rhoads has served as SAAC vice president and was an easy choice to serve as president in 2020-21.

“Some of the qualities that we look for are just things with the resume,” said Ashton Henderson, FSU’s Assistant Athletic

Director for Student-Athlete Development. “Someone who can effectively communicate, someone that can galvanize the group in terms of helping ensure that everyone has a mission, making sure that we remain mission-driven and hold everyone accountable. That’s something you can’t do without peoples’ respect. There’s a reason that he ran uncontested because that’s how much his peers respect him. It’s his time to shine.”

Rhoads is majoring in finance and real estate with a minor in communications. The junior from Tampa still has plenty of time to figure out what he wants to do after graduation and is interested in banking, real estate and the business of sports.

He interns with the Seminole Boosters and also spent last summer as an intern with AMB Group, the parent company of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United.

“I got to see firsthand how the franchise runs and how they’ve been able to finance the stadium, how they keep it maintained and everything,” Rhoads said. “Got to see all the player contracts and help organize that, which is pretty neat.”

Rhoads said he is working with SAAC’s vice presidents to help set a list of priorities for the group in 2020-21. With athletes living back home and spread apart, he’s looking to ensure the connection remains strong for the future.

“Our big thing now with COVID-19 is just trying to unify everyone and make sure to lift everyone up because obviously these are really tough times,” Rhoads said. “You never know what’s going on with anyone back home. So we’re just trying to make everyone feel like they’ve got a sense of normalcy coming soon, and that Florida State is always behind them 100 percent of the way with their teammates, their academic advisors, their coaches, anyone.”

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STUDENT

ATHLETE FEATURE HELTON PROVIDES HELP, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Keyshawn Helton is a ‘Yes, sir. No, sir’ kind of kid. A diminutive 5-foot-9 and 171 pounds, the lightly-recruited Pensacola native is a fierce competitor who draws upon an inspiring work ethic and burning passion to have become a collegiate playmaker.

What’s more, Helton is the kind of kid who leaves you feeling a little bit more hopeful about the future of Florida State football and the world we share.

Helton was born into the Garnet and Gold. His mother, Petrina, attended FSU and earned her degree in Psychology. Her brother, Keyshawn’s uncle, also attended FSU. You may remember him, Derrick Brooks, a member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“Yes, sir, my mother’s brother,” Keyshawn says with understandable pride.

It was a foregone conclusion Helton would sign a scholarship with FSU. The question was, would FSU offer?

Keyshawn says his uncle never interfered. “Oh, no sir. The only thing he really told me in the recruiting process is to go where it fits me the best and to follow my heart. My story is kinda different. I had seven or eight offers, none of which was Power 5.”

Florida State was the only Power 5 program to offer him a scholarship.

“My family cried,” he said. “There was a feeling of excitement because they knew there were no other schools for me. This is the only school I wanted. It is the school for me.”

Uncle Derrick heard about the offer on social media and called.

“He congratulated me and told me it would be a process and to go in with my head down and work,” said Helton, who has become a versatile and dependable playmaker.

“I don’t think there are words that could (express) what this scholarship means to me,” Helton said. “To the people who have

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funded my scholarship, ‘thank you’ isn’t enough. There are no words I can say that would express how grateful or how thankful I am. Words would not express what this scholarship means to me.”

Helton is reminded daily that he is a legacy, the next generation in his family to attend FSU. “It has been a dream ever since I was young… to walk on the same campus, the same buildings, I know my family has walked,” Helton said. “I share that tradition; being a Nole is all I have known. It’s a blessing.”

While Helton can’t find enough words to express his gratitude, he has found actions, which those donors enjoy as much as words. In one and a half seasons, Helton has 28 receptions for 415 yards and 4 touchdowns and has 21 rushing yards on three reverses, 425 yards on 17 kickoff returns while notching three tackles.

His actions off the field are also a reflection of his appreciation.

“I’m here to get my education number one and impact lives outside of football,” the sports management major said.

“Academics is important to me because knowledge is power.

The more knowledge you have, the more power you have and that’s what’s important to me. The more I know the more

I can impact others.”

Helton hopes to transfer his passion for the game into a career in coaching after his playing days are in the rear view mirror.

“I’m really passionate about empowering others and helping others,” he said. “Football helped me develop my thing and I want to continue to help others through coaching or whatever that may be. I’m passionate about helping younger athletes, sharing my knowledge among them, showing them the things that I know to help elevate their game, not for me, but for them. I just like to see the smile on their faces afterwards. You know, I tell them something and they go and they do and it works for them.”

Helton’s likes the sticky part of football best. “The relationships that are made within the game, teammates, coaches, and everyone involved is my favorite thing about football,” Helton said.

He also loves the challenge. “My passion, my drive to be one of the best to ever play the game,” he said. “I have a burning passion deep inside. That is what I love about football. I love to compete and I hate to lose. Football is a contact sport, a competitive sport. Whenever I take the field I wanted to win those one-on-one matchups every second of the game.”

That passion and work ethic has helped drive him through a challenging and painful offseason knee rehabilitation.

“When I got hurt, I didn’t need motivation from everyone else, even though I got it,” Helton said. “I didn’t need it because it was already instilled in me.”

While he possessed the self-motivation and the work ethic to get through the rehab, Helton said he couldn’t have done it without FSU’s four athletics trainers.

“All four athletic trainers – Jake Pfeil, Josh Chatman, Jerry Latimer, Alora Sullivan -- helped me along the way mentally, emotionally and physically,” Helton said. “My drive and my work ethic allow me to do it but mentally I really struggled.

That’s where they helped me a lot; they pushed me in the weight room.”

Helton is excited to be clear for fall practice.

“We start fall camp and I’m finally going to be out there with my guys,” Helton said. “As far as my injury, I don’t have to sit out for anything. I can do everything in contact. I am just taking one thing at a time and trying to get one percent better every day.”

“I fully expect (him to be available vs. GT),” head coach Mike Norvell said after the third practice. “There are some things we’re doing precautionary with him at times, but he looks great. The work that he put in in the offseason has prepared him to be able to go out there. If that’s not full speed then I’m excited about what we’re going to see because he’s moving really well, changing direction. That goes to the work that you put in even in rehab. He’s got a great mindset, a great approach. I’m expecting big things from him this year as well.“

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HOTE INDIG HOTEL INDIGO IN COLLEGETOWN CELEBRATES FOOTBALL FUN, LOCAL FLAVOR

By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Hotel Indigo in CollegeTown opens in August, providing Florida State fans with a luxury lodging option in the heart of the Seminole’s football weekend experience.

Location. Location. Location.

The Gaines Street property is steps away from CollegeTown’s walkable entertainment district which includes music, food, brewpubs, art studios and fashion.

Hotel Indigo is also just a Sebastian Janikowski kick from all the events at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Valet your car at checkin. Pick it up at checkout. Immerse yourself in the Seminole football without needing to drive.

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are steps away from the Friday Night Block Party, from meeting friends for brunch or dancing the night away at a late-night hot spot.

The seven-story boutique hotel features panoramic views of Doak Campbell Stadium with an interior design reflective of Tallahassee’s history.

“Every Hotel Indigo is unique and built around the neighborhood in which they are located,” said general manager Mark Xenophone. “For me this is a breath of fresh air. Everything can be unique for us, obviously we have our standards we abide by, but everything we choose can be unique and that creates a unique experience for the guest

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which is what they want.”

The Hotel Indigo is perfectly located to lean heavily into FSU’s football experience.

“We expect to do a number of different things on football weekends,” the FSU School of Hospitality graduate said. “We plan to have welcome receptions, activate the patio bar so guests, or even Seminoles heading to the game, can grab a cocktail and a snack on the way to the game.”

Hotel Indigo will also have an electric vehicle to take guests within a mile radius, which includes the stadium, downtown restaurants, on campus events or maybe even a lift to their daughter’s sorority.

The property includes 143 guest rooms, which include 11 suites, a 24-hour fitness center with state-of-the-art cardio and weight equipment, conference and meeting rooms, a full-service restaurant with locally-grown ingredients and a full-service lobby bar with views of the gameday vibe.

Yes, the locally-sourced ingredients do include Bradley’s sausage and Proof brews.

As guests experience Hotel Indigo they will enjoy tasteful reminders of Tallahassee’s distinct history incorporated in the design.

“We are near the old Railroad Station so you will see some railroad themes,” Xenophone said. “When Tallahassee started it was close to Cascades Park where there was the waterfall and underground waterway that goes to Wakulla Springs, so you will see those reflections too. I think the story of Tallahassee is an eclectic pull together of culture and landscape and our designers tell the story subtly with this property.”

The Hotel Indigo began taking reservations on August 6, 2020.

For reservations call 850-210-0008 or visit www.HotelIndigo.com/TallahasseeFL

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NOW OPEN: HOTEL INDIGO TALLAHASSEE - COLLEGETOWN 826 WEST GAINES ST., TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304 Live like a Seminole this fall at Tallahassee’s newest branded boutique hotel: Hotel Indigo. Located steps away from Doak Campbell Stadium in the heart of CollegeTown, the seven-story, pet-friendly hotel boasts 143 guest rooms and suites, private boardroom and more than 1,800 sq. ft. of seventh floor event and meeting space towering over Tallahassee, complete with full balcony views.

Book your reservation today by calling (850) 210-0008 or visiting www.HotelIndigo.com/TallahasseeFL.

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HOST YOUR NEXT EVENT ON MADISON!

LAUNCH OF FITNESS ON MADISON

If you have not yet considered hosting an event on Madison, let us show you why you should. Contact the Director of Events & Marketing, Erin Cramer erin@fsucollegetown.net, to book now!

Please note, CollegeTown is complying with the Governor’s reopening phases, allowing gatherings of less than 49 people, as well as Leon County’s social distancing and face coverings oridnance.

FREE WEEKLY FITNESS CLASSES ON MADISON IN THE COLLEGETOWN DISTRICT! Tallahassee’s premier entertainment district, FSU CollegeTown, is excited to announce the re-launch of Fitness on Madison, a series of free weekly workout classes taught by Pure Barre Tallahassee, Modern Fitness and Journeys in Yoga on Madison Street.

VENUE SPOTLIGHTS:

Rotating each week, a different hour-long class will be taught on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. by one of these local fitness boutiques at The Gathering in CollegeTown, bringing the fit life to Madison Street. As an added bonus, participants will receive fun perks and discounts from select CollegeTown merchants.

THE GATHERING Situated between downtown and just steps from Doak Campbell Stadium, The Gathering combines a sophisticated industrial setting with true southern hospitality. It’s a full-service venue with both indoor and outdoor space, equipped with tables, chairs, linens integrated audio-visual, WiFi and more.

The Fall 2020 class schedule is as follows: September 13 - Pure Barre September 20 - Modern Fitness September 27 - Journeys in Yoga October 11 - Modern Fitness October 18 - Pure Barre October 25 - Journeys in Yoga November 1 - Pure Barre November 8 - Modern Fitness November 15 - Journeys in Yoga

PHOTOS COURTESY COLLEGETOWN

51 ON MADISON 51 on Madison is a private club for Seminole Booster Members and a unique culinary experience that pushes the boundaries yet always remains true to its deep Tallahassee roots. Nestled in the heart of CollegeTown, it’s a vibrant collision of unparalleled game weekend activation, year-round community fellowship networking, best-in-class indoor and outdoor meeting space and compelling food and beverage offerings.

The classes are free to everyone, but space is limited.

Participants must sign up for classes beforehand through the fitness studio’s website or mobile app.

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The health and safety of our community is our number one priority. We will be taking many precautions that align with CDC recommendations to ensure the well-being of all class participants and staff, ranging from reduced class sizes and temperature checks, to social distancing and advanced sanitation before, during and post-classes.

Please visit the CollegeTown Facebook page, www.facebook. com/FSUCollegeTown/, for more information and updates.

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Mike Dasher, Sr. Vice President of Development Seminole Boosters, Inc. P.O. Box 1353 Tallahassee, FL 32302 850-644-9674 mike.dasher@fsu.edu fsusb.giftlegacy.com

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How a Gift Annuity Works Three Easy Steps 1. In a written agreement, you give your asset to our organization.

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3. The remaining value of your gift goes to our organization.

Calculate Your Benefits Would you like to see the benefits of creating a charitable gift annuity? Please call or email us for any questions or illustrations.

You can also use the gift annuity calculator on our website to estimate income projections or tax deductions based on your gift of cash or appreciated property.

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There are a number of benefits with a charitable gift annuity. Your payments are fixed as of the date of your gift. This means that your payments will never change, even if interest rates or the stock market changes. Depending upon your gift, you may receive the added benefit of mostly tax-free payments. You will also receive a charitable deduction in the year that you set up the gift annuity.

This information is not intended as tax, legal or financial advice. Gift results may vary. Consult your personal financial advisor for information specific to your situation.

The names and images shown here are representative of typical donors and may or may not be actual donors to the organization. Under federal rules your benefits may be different from this example. Please contact us for your specific benefits.

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A) Andrew and Melissa La Marca, a son, Dominic La Marca, born October 18, 2019. B) Zach and Emily Kramer, a son, Murphy Kramer, born October 25, 2019. C) Daniel and Michelle Wilkie, a son, Vance Nolen Wilkie, born September 28, 2019. D) Kyle and Imalah Cothran, a son, Matthias Aaron Cochran, born September 12, 2019. E) TJ & Jackie Thornberry, a daughter, Maecyn Grace Thornberry, born September 10, 2019. F) Benjamin and LaChelle Browning welcome son, Camden Browning born November 3, 2019. G) Ryan and Ansley Boyd Haskins, a son, Houston Boyd Haskins, born December 18, 2019. H) Lindsay Carter and Jason Jernigan, a son, Carter Reese Jernigan, born November 6, 2019. I) JP and Courtney Sinclair, a son, John Paul Sinclair, IV, born January 17, 2020. J) Glenn and Erin Saunders, a daughter, Lochlyn Parker Saunders, born August 8, 2019. K) Richard and Courtney (McClow) Gills, a daughter, Hazel Brooke Gills, born September 10, 2019. L) Parrish and Cat Owens, a son, James Parrish Owens, II, born March 20, 2020.

If you know a Seminole Booster member who has welcomed a New ‘Nole into the world, please send their name and photo so we can welcome them to their Seminole family. Send to Kari Terezakis (kterezakis@fsu.edu).

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It’s not business as usual.

Neither are we.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Emerge from these trying times ready to move forward.

Florida State University’s College of Business will help you turn these challenging days into new professional opportunities. The world may have slowed down, but our graduate degree programs are welcoming inquiries and applications for 2021.

Now is a smart time to stop, take stock of your skill set and determine which of our six master’s programs – an MBA or specialty degree – will elevate your career.

Accounting (MAcc) on campus Business Administration (MBA) on campus or online

Finance (MSF) on campus Management Information Systems (MS-MIS) online

Business Analytics (MS-BA) on campus

Risk Management and Insurance (MS-RMI) online

Now waiving the GMAT for highly qualified applicants!

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COMPLIANCE

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Twitter: @FSUCompliance

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