Florida Institute of Technology

Catanese, Stottler and Wakefield inducted Friday night COCOA BEACH, Fla. (Athletics News) – Florida Tech President Anthony J. Catanese, former head men’s soccer coach Rick Stottler and former baseball player Tim Wakefield were inducted into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Friday night at the Cocoa Beach Country Club.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Holly Sweat, a doctoral student in oceanography at Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems (DMES), was recently awarded a fellowship from the Save Our Bay, Air and Canals/Waterways (SOBAC) Endowed Fellowship Fund.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—In April, Florida Institute of Technology held its fourth initiation ceremonies for the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. A chapter was approved for the university in fall 2008. Student inductees numbered 182. The following faculty and staff members were also inducted: Karin Sue Almasi, Mfon Colleen Boyce, John H.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The Third Annual Aces for Autism Tennis Clinic is set for Saturday, June 23, at the Kiwi Tennis Club to support Florida Institute of Technology’s Scott Center for Autism Treatment’s Social Skills Program. The event occurs during the Florida Beer Company Pro Tennis Tournament, a USTA men’s tennis event, June 15-24, which also benefits The Scott Center.

MELBOURNE, Fla.—The Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Florida Institute of Technology and the Technological Research Development Authority (TRDA) continue the Technically Speaking Luncheon Lecture Series in May with a program on “Fundraising for Your Business.

Fred Ham, dean of the College of Engineering and Harris Professor of Electrical Engineering, was promoted to Fellow status by the International Neural Network Society (INNS) Board of Governors. The organization was established in 1987 by leading neural network scientists to advance the theoretical and computational understanding of the brain and to apply that knowledge to develop new and more effective forms of machine intelligence.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Melbourne Branch, recently presented the organization’s Academic Award for Excellence for Women to Teresa Esposito. She is physics major with a minor in biology at Florida Institute of Technology.

MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Foosaner Art Museum, Florida Institute of Technology, presents Florida Artists from the Permanent Collection June 1 – July 8. Organized from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition will include works by important national and regional artists and community favorites.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Judson Ben Locke, Florida Institute of Technology December 2011 graduate in physics, presented his undergraduate research on "Nuclear Terrorism Prevention with Particle Physics Technology" in the U.S. House of Representatives building on April 24.

Raffle Raises $25,000 MELBOURNE, FLA.—Fred Williams of Melbourne, Fla., won the $6,325 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II watch donated by Kempf’s Jewelers in Indialantic. The raffle raised $25,000 for Florida Institute of Technology’s Scott Center for Autism Treatment.