The mission of Garnet & Gold Key is to

recognize members of the Florida State

University for their outstanding

contributions in the areas of leadership,

service, spirit, and scholastics; and to

promote those activities, which foster

further progress in these areas.

Dear Members, Alumni, and Faculty, After 91 years of loyalty to this great institution, we have decided to play a more external role as an organization. As we move in this direction, we would like to share our triumphs and initiatives with you, our beloved members, highly esteemed alumni, and Florida State faculty, in our very first newsletter. We hope that this new tradition will better help achieve our purpose of uniting diverse areas of campus in order to work toward furthering the Florida State University as a leading institution of higher education. We invite you to share in this celebration of traditions and our endeavor for progress.

In Seminole Pride, Megan McGee

President Fall Awards Reception Garnet & Gold Key kicked off the 2015-2016 academic year with our bi-annual awards reception. Leaders from all areas of campus and prospective members were invited to attend the event to network and learn about the history of our organization. As the evening closed, we recognized four outstanding students with awards based on Florida State’s three torches representing strength, skill, and character. Awards given were Vires, Artes, and Mores, and True Seminole. Recipients included a FSU Men’s Tennis player, a member of the FSU Swim team who works as a research assistant in a nuclear physics lab, the Chairman of the Florida State Student Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Executive Director of FSU’s Dance Marathon philanthropy. We were proud to welcome our member, Roberto Aguayo, who is Florida State football’s kicker and winner of the 2013 Lou Groza Award, to speak about his experiences with leadership on and off the field.

Pictured above: Roberto Aguayo, FSU Football Kicker

Pictured right from left to right:

Jack Haffey (True Seminole),

Cole Hensley (Vires), Evan Roman (Artes), &

Felicia Steinberg (Mores)

Volume I | Issue I

December 2015

Garnet & Gold Key presents

The Lock | Fall 2015

Brought to you by the GGK Executive

Board: Megan McGee Katie Holland Megan Mairs

Daniel Dispenziere Camille Buxeda Devon Stewart

Lucas Ryan

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Initiation & Torch Night We had the honor of initiating 30 incredible campus leaders into our Fall 2015 class. Membership was awarded to outstanding individuals who represent diverse areas of campus. Prior to initiation, our Vice President of Development executed a membership workshop that prompted the potential members to work together to learn the importance of knowledge from different view points as well as brainstorm solutions to challenges on campus in order to foster progress for the university. The top 100 incoming freshmen students to Florida State were recognized for their outstanding academic, extracurricular, and community involvement in high school at our annual Torch Night ceremony. We look forward to the future successes of these talented and exceptional individuals.

Ross Oglesby Award Each year since 1973, Garnet & Gold Key has honored one faculty or staff member with what is known by many as FSU’s “best kept secret,” the Ross Oglesby Award. Having served the Florida

State University for 19 years as Dean of Students and Professor of Government, Ross Oglesby’s example became the basis of our selection. We honor a faculty or staff member who exemplifies high integrity, commitment to students, service to the university, scholastic excellence, and who has served the FSU community for at least 10 years.

We are proud to announce Dr. Schlenoff as our 2015 recipient, and we look forward to his continued loyalty to FSU. During his 28 years, Dr. Schlenoff has served as a professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry and has served as a Mandelkern Professor of Polymer Science and the co-founder of the Chempreneurs program at FSU. His goal is to understand characteristics of polymers and discover real-world applications through research. Dr. Schlenoff is described as “a thought-leader not only at Florida State, but in the world."

A Tribute to Dr. William Woodyard Thank you to our loyal advisor, Dr. William Woodyard, for giving our organization and its members constant love and support over many years. GGK member and Panhellenic President Ashleigh Gregoria reflects, “You have influenced the lives of your students in and out of the classroom, and you will be greatly missed by all of FSU!” The unconquered spirit and legacy of Dr. Woodyard will forever remain in our hearts.

Our values:

Vires – Strength of all kinds: physical, moral

and intellectual

Artes – Knowledge; That which we acquire

knowledge which transcends skills and

embraces appreciation of beauty

Mores – Customs; That build character

and tradition

Member Spotlight: Derrick Scott II We are proud to announce that one of our members was recently crowned as the 2015 Homecoming Chief! Derrick is an exemplary campus leader and representative of Garnet & Gold Key. He has succeeded not only by being the first in his family to graduate high school, but also by serving as a senator, Pro Tempore, and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. On campus, you will always find Derrick radiating Seminole pride with a smile.