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Cherokee Parish
Lake Wales, FL
Freshman
English professors Drs. Daniel and Luanne Hurst, Kappa lota Alpha
were chosen by U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite Hong Sun Park
Bayside, NY
to be honored as the 2007 Angels in Adoption winners for Sophomore
Florida's 5th Congressional District, although they were un Alpha Delta Sigma
able to attend the reception ceremony held for the winners.
The Hursts adopted Matthew, their first child, soon after Stephen Parrish
Plant City, FL
he was born in 1994.Their attorney called less than a year
Junior
later to let them know that Matthew's birth mother was Sigma Kappa Delta
Stefani Partridge
going to have a second son. The Hursts did not hesitate
Palm Harbor, FL
to adopt Jesse not knowing at the time that this decision Dual Enrolled
Psi Theta Epsilon
would one day give them national recognition. The boys
were home schooled,
Benjamin Paul
and the Hursts chose
St. Petersburg, FL
an interactive, com Freshman
Pi Alpha Kappa
puter-based curriculum
Ulrick Paul
along with a multi-sen Orlando, FL
Freshman
sory spelling program
Sigma Kappa Delta
to enhance their sons'
learning.
Justin Pauls
Hammonton, NJ
Junior
Kristina Pauls
Hammonton, NJ
Freshman
Sigma Delta Chi
Dr. Lexie Wiggins
John Peek
was excited to be mov Deerfield Beach, FL
Junior
ing on to other things,
Kappa lota Alpha
but the students were Eric Penner
Pittsboro, IN
sad to see him leave.
Junior
As chairman of the Sigma Gamma Chi
Humanities division
he taught many his Nathan Perrie
Downington, PA
tory classes from Asian/
Freshman
American history to Zeta Alpha Chi
Elizabeth Perry
Russian history. He said
Jackson, NJ
his biggest blessing was "his students and the students in Sophomore
Sigma Delta Chi
general." Although Dr. Wiggins was physically leaving the
college, students would still be able to take classes from
him, as he would be conducting online courses in the Kendall Peterman
Fairfax Station, VA
future. Dr. Wiggins already had plans on what he would Sophomore
do once he finished out his full time teaching. "I plan to Phi Beta Rho
Jordan Phillips
travel, read, and do online classes." Panama City, FL
Freshman
Phi Beta Rho
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