Anne Cawthon Booth (1934-present) Born in Gainesville in 1934, Anne Cawthon Booth is a third-generation University of Florida alumna. She is best known as Florida’s first female appellate judge and first female Chief Judge, blazing a trail for… Read More
While youth raise livestock to show at fairs, the emphasis of those expos should be on children, or as Lisa Hinton often says: “We’re raising kids, not animals.” From that mantra, Hinton developed the Champion Youth Program and… Read More
Marjorie Moore dedicated her Extension career of 40 years to empowering children and adults alike and establishing partnerships to advance the needs of the communities she served. Her early work fostered healthy nutrition habits and 4-H leadership skills… Read More
BALM, Fla. – Growing up in India, Sriyanka Lahiri wanted to pursue a career in science, and importantly, found support from both her parents. But she credits her father, a chemical engineer, for encouraging her in scientific subjects… Read More
By Kim Scotto Dr. Raelene Crandall, assistant professor in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation, fondly remembers her first fire: a prescribed prairie burn during an undergraduate internship with the Nature Conservancy. It wasn’t just… Read More
