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Vol. 28 No. 43 October 25, 2010 A Weekly Space Coast Business Magazine Florida Tech going full throttle into competitive sports; football start–up “We’ve had 35 to 50 students already By Ken Datzman contact us about playing lacrosse at Florida Tech. That amazes me,” said Dr. Quietly, Florida Institute of Technology Anthony “Tony” Catanese, Florida Tech’s — a private school especially known for its sports–minded president who competes in quality academics in small class–size area marathons. Lacrosse, mainly a settings, on–time student–graduation northeastern sport, is gaining in popular- rates, and historic ties to NASA’s Kennedy ity throughout the nation. Orlando has a Space Center — has been building an professional lacrosse team. athletic program over this decade that Florida Tech’s intercollegiate programs now counts no less than 21 intercollegiate appear poised to grow in number, even sports. more in the years ahead. “It looks like the The number almost rivals the program NCAA might be moving to certify both depth of some of the bigger schools around surfing and sand volleyball as NCAA the country. Florida Tech has been busy championship sports. If that happens, we with start–up ventures, developing one are going to jump into those sports big sports program after another since the time,” he said. early 2000s. And it’s not only men who are embrac- The portfolio–building of athletic ing athletic competition, women are offerings is a bet that sports will have a flocking to Florida Tech to compete in favorable impact on Florida Tech’s soccer and other varsity sports. enrollment growth in the future, bring “We do see this as a way of attracting a alumni to campus, increase the lot of the local students. Our women’s institution’s visibility, and rally the soccer team is ranked nationally and it’s community behind the school. made up primarily of local students. We While some colleges and universities have lots of talent here. I think it’s good are thinning the number of varsity sports for everybody, not just Florida Tech, to better deal with their budget woes, because these young women are inter- Florida Tech is going in the opposite ested in the kinds of fields that are vital to direction. It has added 11 intercollegiate the nation,” such as mathematics, science, sports since 2002. and engineering. New athletic facilities are under Dr. Catanese said his school has one of construction on the Melbourne campus, the top Title IX compliance rates in the BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth including a swimming and diving country. The NCAA surveys and mea- Dr. Anthony Catanese is Florida Tech’s sports–minded president. The school is starting a football complex. Florida Tech, a research sures the opportunity women have to program and plans to host a fund–raising event probably this spring. He’s working on bringing Doug university that produces its share of participate in a range of college sports at Flutie, former Boston College quarterback, and perhaps Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic scientists and engineers, plans to field their respective schools. University coach, here as event speakers. It was Flutie’s ‘Hail Mary’ pass to wide receiver Gerard men’s and women’s intercollegiate diving The ramp up in expansion of athletic Phelan that defeated Schnellenberger’s Miami Hurricanes in 1984. teams for the first time in 2011–2012. programs has come under Dr. Catanese,

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BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 2 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN DIGEST PMC chief information officer Moore joins Brevard Health Alliance Board Parrish Medical Center Chief Information Officer Bill Moore has been appointed to the Brevard Health Alliance (BHA) Board of Directors. Moore has more than 20 years of diverse technology experience, including duty in the U.S. Air Force and Florida Tech progressive leadership positions in both the private and public health–care sectors. Moore earned both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in management from Troy State University. He is a pick up BBN Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems. 10-18-10 The BHA is Brevard County’s only organization providing primary–care services to citizens regardless of page 2 their ability to pay for the services. Since 2005, the BHA has offered primary care, diagnos- FULL COLOR tic, case management, medication assistance, and specialty referral services to economically disadvantaged citizens on a sliding–fee scale. Discounted fees are available based on income and family size. BHA participates with Health First Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids. For information about BHA, visit http://bhachc.org or call 639– 5177. Cancer Care Center Foundation benefit “Jocks ‘N Gems,” a party to benefit The Cancer Care Center Foundation, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, at Viera Wine Cellar, 5565 Schenck Ave., in Rockledge. The event is being presented by Viera Wine Cellar and Jewelry by Dawn Premier Design. The nonprofit foundation assists uninsured or underinsured cancer patients who are undergoing treatment in Brevard and Indian River counties, with their rent or mortgage, utilities, pain and cancer–related medications as well as transportation to the treatment facilities. The fund–raiser will include raffles to win items by Jewelry by Dawn Premier Design and gift baskets by Viera Wine Cellar. Reservations are $10. Contact [email protected] or call 591–2780. Tickets will be available at the door the evening of the event. Ten percent of the jewelry sales and wine sales will go to CCCF. If you are unable to attend the function but wish to make a tax–deductible donation, visit Your Business on a Mac. Fits In. Stands Out. VISUAL DYNAMICS, INC. the secure website www.cccfoundationinc.org. Attend one of our complimentary seminars to learn more.  

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OCTOBER 25, 2010 Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 3 BBN EDITORIAL Dr. Riley to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at local event Dr. Harvey Lee Riley, pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist interviews. The event is the funding engine for health For more information about the event, call 951–0088 or Church in Palm Bay, will receive the Lifetime Achieve- and education initiatives. Some of the proceeds will visit www.onysawards.com. where one can make ticket ment Award presented by “Space Coast Onyx Magazine.” benefit sickle–cell anemia research, a disease that affects purchases through PayPal. Checks can be made payable The third annual Space Coast Onyx Award banquet is African–American men, women, and children. to the LBS Foundation Inc. and mailed to P.O. Box set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Crowne Plaza The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Cultural 555059, Orlando, Fla., 32855. Melbourne Oceanfront Hotel, 2605 N. Highway A1A in Complex, known for sharing the legacy and history of This event has previously honored Brevard residents Indialantic. Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore, the first civil rights and corporations including Beecher Whisenant, an Riley is a graduate of the former Monroe High School martyrs in the United States, will be presented with the educator for more than 60 years; Gen. Titus Hall and in Cocoa and a community pioneer well known through- Public Service Award. The Moores, who were educators, Clarissa Hall; Dr. Joseph Phillips, founder of J.C. Phillips out Brevard for his strong leadership and community were killed on Christmas night in 1951 when their house Education Center for Math and Science; Ben Cain, service of more than 50 years. was bombed in Mims. publisher, “Ebony News Today,” serving Brevard, Orange At the event, the Defense Equal Opportunity Manage- The Onyx Education Award will be presented to and Osceola counties; Dr. Doreatha Fields, Diamond ment Institute (DEOMI) will receive the Cultural Andrew Johnson, principal of Stone Middle School. Community School Inc.; Kim Kassis, program director, Diversity Award for its training that addresses race William Capote, Palm Bay City Councilman, will receive WJFP–FM Radio, Fort Pierce; and the Rev. W.O. Wells relations and an array of issues, “to include sexual the Community Service Award. Alberta Wilson, former Sr., a civil–rights activist and senior pastor at the harassment, sexism, extremism, religious accommoda- president of the Central Brevard NAACP, and Delores Greater St. Paul Baptist Church in Cocoa. tions, and anti–Semitism.” McLaughlin, director of the Alliance for Neighborhood The list continues with Capt. Winston Scott, a former The black–tie ceremony, hosted by “Onyx Magazine” Restoration, will both receive the Publisher’s Award. astronaut and current dean of aeronautics at Florida and the LBS Foundation, will roll out the “red carpet for Additional honorees include: Tech; Charles Jackson, founder–owner, Jackson Enter- Brevard County’s finest leaders.” l Humanitarian: Mary Byrd, community activist, prises of Brevard Inc.; LeRoy Darby, associate provost, The program will feature singers, dancers, artists, and Palm Bay. Cocoa campus, Brevard Community College; Dr. Joe Lee l Business Award: James Goins, president, ABC Smith, provost, Melbourne campus, Brevard Community Landclearing and Development Inc. College; J. D. Gallop, reporter, “Florida Today”; Rosette “We commend our honorees for their outstanding Brown, principal, McNair Magnet School; the Rev. Brevard Business contributions throughout Brevard County,” said Lillian Arthur Blatch III, an artist and pastor of Christian Life BBN News Seays, publisher of Onyx Magazine, who works closely Center in Titusville; The Boeing Co.; United Space with her husband, Lester Seays, president and CEO of Alliance; The Brevard County Chapter of The Links Inc.; the LBS Foundation. “We’re rolling out the red carpet for and Fifty Plus and Bridging. 4300 Fortune Place, Suite D people who have worked hard to help improve the lives of Original Tuskegee Airmen from the Gen. 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EDITOR Ken Datzman Florida Tech Homecoming, many activities open to the community OFFICE MANAGER Florida Institute of Technology welcomes the commu- ROTC Day, at the Buehler Center at Melbourne Interna- Frank Schiffmann nity to join alumni, faculty, staff and students as it tional Airport; 11 a.m. to noon, Homecoming Parade; celebrates Homecoming Nov. 3 to Nov. 6, with events noon to 1 p.m., Homecoming and Reunion Barbecue, at Brevard Business News is published every Monday by scheduled on campus and in Melbourne and Rockledge. Panther Plaza and Panthereum; 1 to 3 p.m., Athletics Brevard Business News Inc. Bulk Rate postage is paid at The following Homecoming 2010 events of special Alumni Softball Game; 2 p.m., Campus Tour, to meet in Melbourne, FL and Cocoa, FL. This publication serves interest are open to the community and are free of charge front of the Jerome Keuper Administration Building; 2 to business executives in Brevard County. It reports on unless noted: 4 p.m., An Afternoon of Entertainment, at Panther Plaza news, trends and ideas of interest to industry, trade, l Wednesday, Nov. 3, 5 to 8 p.m., Battle of the Bands, and the Panthereum; 6:30 p.m. Alumni Association agribusiness, finance, health care, high technology, at the Residence Quad on campus. Cocktail Party and Banquet (fee); and 8 to 11 p.m., education and commerce. l Thursday, Nov. 4, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Alumni and Homecoming Concert performed by Mutemath, at Letters to the Editor must include the writer’s signature Student Social, at Rathskeller on campus; and 6:30 to Southgate Field. and printed or typed name, full address and telephone 8:30 p.m., Talent/Lip Sync Show, at the Panthereum on The Alumni Association Cocktail Party and Banquet number. Brevard Business News reserves the right to edit campus. in the newly completed Panther Dining Hall on Nov. 6 all letters. 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BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 4 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN DIGEST Florida Tech junior Serrant earns national honor from organization Daryle Serrant, a Florida Institute of Technology junior in computer science, recently received the Susan Fowler Inroader of the Year Award from the Central Florida INROADS organization. INROADS, the nation’s largest non–profit resource for paid internships, provides internship opportunities for high–performing undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. The mission of INROADS is “to develop and Salvation Army place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leader- ship.” The award is given to an intern who has a high grade– pick up BBN point average and sets an example for others. Additionally, the student must demonstrate a strong commitment to 10-18-10 INROADS and his or her corporate sponsor, school and the community. page 8 Serrant has an internship as a senior college student technician with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in Orlando. His work includes the develop- ment of critical web–based software that supports the FULL COLOR management and reporting of corrective actions across all plants in MFC. “Daryle has been instrumental in getting other students at Florida Tech to know about the opportunities available at INROADS so others could get internships,” said Lourdes Martinez, INROADS client manager. “He is doing a fantastic job as an intern at Lockheed and is conscientious, respectful and dependable.” Martinez adds that despite not having a car, Serrant is still able to commute to work and all INROADS events, which is “further testimony to his commitment and determination for a job well done.” Serrant is president and website administrator of the Florida Tech Student Ambassadors, a university spirit and support organization. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association of Computing Machin- ery and the Florida Tech Pep Band where he plays the trumpet. Serrant is a 2008 graduate of Atlantic Technical Center & Technical High School in Coconut Creek, Fla. His hometown is Pompano Beach. Brevard Medical Society Dinner Meeting The Brevard County Medical Society will hold its 2010 Dinner Meeting on Friday, Nov. 5, at Suntree Country Club in Melbourne. The event gets under way at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour. The program will include the election of 2011 BCMS officers and board members and recognition of Dr. Silas Charles for his humanitarian efforts. The guest speaker will be attorney Richard Levenstein, whose discussion topics will include current issues facing Medical & EMT Supplies physicians, and revisions to Joint Commission Standards. UniformUNiform Mart The dinner is complimentary for BCMS members and $35 Vanita's form Ma for guests. To make a reservation, contact the BCMS office Featuring Products at [email protected] or call 632–8481. The BCMS, pickkupBkupBB up BBN established in 1904, is a professional organization of new ad #2 Uniforms  Shoes  Accessories medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy. A physician– Melbourne10-18-10 Shopping Center referral service is provided to the public by calling 632– FULL COLOR 1387 S. Babcock Steet 8481 or by visiting www.brevardcountymedicalsociety.org. 676-0000page 8

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BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 8 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN DIGEST Brevard Community College receives national recognition Brevard Community College received its first national award for developing a center for entrepreneurship and free enterprise, during the eighth annual National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) conference Oct. 12 in Orlando. BCC was presented the Emerging Entrepreneurship Programs Award for the development of its Entrepreneur- ship programs, which were first created last fall. Bernard Simpkins, a business leader and college supporter, also was honored at the event with the NACCE Lifetime Achievement Award for his efforts in supporting and improving entrepreneurship throughout Brevard County and beyond. Community bank of the South Simpkins is the founder of BCC’s B. W. Simpkins Business Seminar for Entrepreneurial Development, a free pick up BBN educational series that brings successful entrepreneurs to Brevard County. 10-18-10 BCC student Sean Poggi also was honored as winner of the NACCE Student Entrepreneurship Essay Contest. page 5 Business professor Dr. Pat Fuller, a former corporate executive, coordinates the BCC Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise Programs, which include three options that prepare individuals to own, operate or manage a business. BCC students can choose to complete either the 25–credit Entrepreneurship Operations Certificate program, a two–year associate’s degree in entrepreneur- ship, or an individualized selection of one or more of the 30 available entrepreneurship courses, including business plans and small– business management. During the NACCE conference, held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, BCC’s entrepreneur- $Q(YHQLQJRI+RSH,,, &RFNWDLO5HFHSWLRQ_/LYH$XFWLRQ ship faculty committee comprised of Connie Boudot, Dr. Carol Bourke and Fuller presented the school’s new An Evening of Hope III entrepreneurship programs. 6DYHWKH'DWH Committee You are warmly invited to attend Leasha Flammio-Watson, chair With more than 900 institutional and individual Carol Craig, co-chair members, NACCE helps community colleges nationwide )ULGD\$SULO Pennie DiPrima link their traditional role of work–force development with Laura Doshier ²SP Bobbie Dyer entrepreneurial development and serves as a resource for Dr. Rachel Fornes successful practices regarding entrepreneurship education /RWXV/DNHWKHKRPHRI(GDQG John Hopkins and student–business incubation. &KHU\O6FRWW0HUULWW,VODQG)/ Susan Hopkins Jane Kirschenbaum For more information about the organization, visit J. Carey Gleason www.nacce.com. Gale Kempf 3URFHHGVWREHQHÀW Mary Beth Kenkel, Ph.D. Mark Malek Bonsai Weekend set for Brevard Zoo Colleen Middlebrooks For more information on: An Evening of Hope III Polly Molnar The Brevard Zoo in Viera will host a special bonsai Contact: Claudia O’Brien show in the Nyami Nyami River Lodge at the zoo from 10 Colleen Middlebrooks Holly Pollock (321) 674-8106 Adrienne Roth a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 6 and 7. The event will feature Barbara Wall Scanlon cmiddlebrooks@fit.edu demonstrations on how to care for bonsai. Vendors will be Joe Sofia or visit: http://research.fit.edu/scottcenter Theresa Travis

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OCTOBER 25, 2010 Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 9 BBN BUSINESS Dr. Greenberg makes big strides in community helping to educate young people about dangers of distracted driving — his nonprofit organization ‘Hang Up ‘N Drive’ sends a very pointed message The winning contestant has his or her video made By Ken Datzman into a TV commercial paid for by our organization,” he said. Mitchell Greenberg’s practice, unfortunately, is For the younger students, we have report cards seeing a surge of patients on almost a daily basis. and the “children can grade their parents on their Dr. Greenberg, a chiropractor, treats people who driving. So the youngsters have the opportunity to have been involved in motor–vehicle accidents. This participate in catching their parents on their has been his practice’s niche for the last 10 years of cellphones while driving a vehicle, which, in fact, a 30–year career, and it’s growing mainly because of ends up teaching the children as well as their the many distracted drivers on the roadways in parents.” today’s world of instant communication. The students are given a sizable hand sign that “We average between five and 10 new patients a has Hang Up ’N Drive on it. They flash it whenever day, these are people who have been involved in they see someone talking on a cellphone while automobile accidents,” said Dr. Greenberg, presi- driving. “The kids love to flash it. We have given dent of Injury Treatment Solutions in Melbourne away thousands of them,” he said. and founder of “Hang Up ’N Drive,” a nonprofit Hang Up ’N Drive also sponsors compositions organization that he says is committed to public and other student contests. Dr. Greenberg said his education. organization plans to reward students who do their “It has gotten to the point where seven out of 10 community service with Hang Up ’N Drive. They of these accidents involved the use of a cellphone by will receive college scholarships. one of the drivers,” he added. Businesses and individuals in the community, Dr. Greenberg says the many stories he’s heard including area firefighter Jerry Smith, have been from his patients “really hit home,” and it sparked rallying behind Dr. Greenberg’s mission to save him to start Hang Up ’N Drive. At the time, his two lives and tell teens the hard facts about distracted children were teenagers. “I decided then somebody driving. had to do something about this craziness, driving “Jerry works at the busiest fire station in and using the phone.” Brevard County (on Highway 192 and Wickham Nearly 5,500 people died in 2009 in crashes that Road in Melbourne) and the 37th busiest in the BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth involved a “distracted driver or inattentive driver” nation, which is remarkable considering the size of Dr. Mitchell Greenberg, a practicing chiropractor and president of Injury and more than half a million were injured, accord- the area. It’s not so much fires they are responding Treatment Solutions in Melbourne, founded Hang Up ’N Drive a couple of years ing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- to, they are the first on call for any accidents, ago after seeing firsthand the consequences of distracted driving. His practice istration. Distracted–related fatalities represented domestic abuse and other alarms,” Dr. Greenberg treats patients who have been involved in auto accidents. Hang Up ’N Drive 16 percent of overall traffic deaths last year, says said. provides public education and funds community projects. the NHTSA. Smith was injured on the job and became one of Although 84 percent of teen drivers know Dr. Greenberg’s patients. “He’s doing well now. at Hangupndrive.net. Dr. Greenberg says he’s written about “$20,000 distracted driving is dangerous, almost nine in 10 of Jerry heard about Hang Up ’N Drive and wanted to in checks” to fund various projects. them say they have done it anyway, according to a get involved.” Smith is a member of the Fraternal Health First Inc. is a supporter of Hang Up ’N Drive. This year, recent survey by the American Automobile Associa- Order of Leatherheads, an organization of Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center partnered with the tion and “Seventeen” magazine. The survey is firefighters. The group recently held its interna- Brevard County Sheriff’s Office kicking off a campaign against text– featured in the September issue of the magazine. tional conference in Orlando and Smith was one of messaging while driving. Details are at www.HealthFristReality.org/ The results are based on a survey conducted in May the speakers. He talked about the role of Hang Up NoTest. of nearly 2,000 male and female drivers ages 16 to ’N Drive. Hang Up ’N Drive has a number of projects it plans to finance in 19. “Jerry’s reception at the conference was incred- the community. It currently is seeking six people who have been The challenge in slowing this epidemic is finding ible,” Dr. Greenberg said. “Soon, we were getting e– involved in car accidents as a result of cellphone usage, and have been the right tools and messages to deliver to young mails and Facebooks from around the world — severely injured to the point of being wheel–chair bound, including people, and Dr. Greenberg seems to be having Ireland, Canada and other far–off places.” individuals suffering from paralysis. success through Hang Up ’N Drive, which he Firefighters have to fund a lot of their own Dr. Greenberg said Hang Up ’N Drive will fully renovate these formed a couple of years ago. training and the Fraternal Order of Leatherheads people’s homes free of charge and make them handicap–accessible and He hooked up with the Brevard County School raises money to support this effort through “boot wheelchair–friendly. “That’s the kind of projects we can want to do District and became active in its driver–education drives” in communities. with the money and support we receive from the community.” program for students. Dr. Greenberg speaks to Dr. Greenberg says Hang Up ’N Drive plans to Hang Up ’N Drive has several events scheduled to raise awareness students in individual classrooms and in large use some of its funds to assist firefighters with their of the organization. One of them is an Oct. 27 concert at County Line assemblies about the dangers of distracted driving. training, “which, in the long run, is going to save Saloon on West New Haven Avenue in Melbourne. Country music “We came up with some really neat ideas for lives. They are helping us and we are reaching out singer and University of Florida agribusiness graduate Easton Corbin them. We have a video contest where the seniors to them.” will perform. He has three hits in the top 20 country charts, including work on a 30–second video for Hang Up ’N Drive. He said his organization is accepting donations “A Little More Country Than That,” and “Roll with It.”

BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 10 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN BUSINESS Junior League of South Brevard’s Festival of Trees at King Center kicks off the holiday season — seeks designers, event sponsors; festival funds support community projects; public preview party set will be admitted free of charge. Aponte Tai said By Ken Datzman ticket prices this year have been reduced for seniors. “We want to make it affordable for everyone to come The holidays are fast approaching and typically to the festival.” the first big community event to open the diverse Visit KingCenter.com to purchase tickets to the schedule of seasonal activities in the area is Junior festival, or call Junior League in Melbourne at League of South Brevard’s annual Festival of Trees. 610–8950. The organization is in need of designers The holiday classic is one of the longest–running to take part in decorating and donating holiday events of its kind in the county, and is attended by trees. “If a designer is interested in decorating a tree thousands of people throughout the region year for the festival, he or she should call the office or after year. visit JLSB.net and download a form and get it to us “During the peak years, the festival has drawn as soon as possible,” Rudloff said. “We plan the more than 10,000 people on one weekend,” said event around how many beautiful trees we can Kathryn Rudloff, vice president of fund–raising for show off.” Junior League of South Brevard Inc. “In slower The league is reaching out to businesses for years, it has attracted 5,000 to 6,000 people. We’re sponsorship support, she added. “We have a hoping for a really good turnout this year and strong number of sponsorship levels for Festival of Trees, support from the community.” starting at $150. Individual sponsors make up a The project is an ambitious undertaking by large part of our overall support.” For sponsorship Junior League of South Brevard, involving many details, call the Junior League of South Brevard volunteers and financial resources. office. “One thing that I think is very important for the The corporate sponsors include Health First Inc., community to know, is Junior League of South Bright House Networks, Dean Mead, Wachovia/ Brevard is run as a business,” said Gloria Aponte Wells Fargo, Cumulus Broadcasting, and M.H. Tai, director of Festival of Trees. “There is account- Williams Construction Inc. “Bright House also helps ability. If we worked hard a few years ago on the us promote the event, which is a huge lift for Junior festival, then we are killing ourselves this year to League of South Brevard,” said Rudloff. make it happen and not disappoint the community.” Festival sponsors will be recognized at a special BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth The 26th edition of Festival of Trees will roll out reception, “Martinis Under the Mistletoe,” from 7 to Junior League of South Brevard will host its 26th annual Festival of Trees Nov. 13– the weekend of Nov. 13 and 14 at Brevard Commu- 11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, at the King Center. 14 at the King Center. The event includes a ‘Martinis Under the Mistletoe’ party on nity College’s Maxwell C. King Center for the Tickets to the preview party are $35, down from $75 Nov. 12 open to the community. From left: Anne Gregg, president of JLSB; Gloria Performing Arts in Melbourne. The theme is a year ago. Aponte Tai, director of Festival of Trees; and Kathryn Rudloff, vice president of fund– “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which was This part of the program used to be a gala event, raising, JLSB. They are at the league’s new office on Avocado Avenue in Melbourne. selected by Aponte Tai. but Rudloff said Junior League decided it wanted to “We thought we needed a little excitement this extend its reach and attract more people to the housing project for homeless families being built on Hoag Avenue in year to re–energize in a difficult economy and get social. Melbourne by Habitat for Humanity. the community fired up about our fund–raiser,” said “The gala event was wonderful. League mem- “The league has helped fund one of Community of Hope’s major Anne Gregg, president of Junior of South Brevard. bers enjoyed getting dressed up and bringing their duplexes this year and we are going to continue to support that project. “We thought it would be a fun theme. There is a lot husbands. But this really is about supporting our It’s a huge financial commitment for the organization, $100,00 over of interesting music we can play during the event to community projects and we can’t do it alone. We three years,” said Gregg. tie in with the festival theme.” really need to get the community more involved. So Another Junior League project is Connected by 25 Brevard. The The family event showcases holiday trees of all by lowering the ticket price and switching to a organization helps young people who are set to leave foster care get sizes and wreaths decorated by professional different format, we are creating value and hope- connected to the community at age 25. “We provide a wide scope of designers. The trees are set up on Friday and fully more people will walk through the door that assistance to these people, including helping them identify resources in judged. They are auctioned to the public over the evening and enjoy a wonderful party,” Rudloff said. the community. We also provide a moving kit for young adults who are weekend, which raises money for Junior League. The event includes food and entertainment, settling into their first apartment. The kit includes such basic things The festival also features gingerbread houses auctioning of trees, and a holiday marketplace, as a as sheets, dishes and towels,” Gregg said. and holiday scenes, and a “Merry Marketplace” host of vendors will be selling merchandise. Tickets The third investment is sponsoring “Kids in the Kitchen,” a healthy where businesses and organizations have the can be purchased at JLSB.net, or at the league’s cooking event and program that is conducted during National Nutri- opportunity to sell their products to attendees. new office in Melbourne. The address is 1501 tion Month in March across the country by the Association of Junior There will be a full slate of activities for children. Avocado Ave., near the Eau Gallie Arts District. Leagues International. For instance, Junior League is planning a “Mrs. Funds raised from Festival of Trees are invested This will be the local league’s sixth year of funding the event. Clause’s Pajama Pageant” for youngsters on in Junior League of South Brevard’s community George Stella, a best–selling cookbook author and a former “Food Saturday, Nov. 13. projects. This year, the organization is providing Network” chef, is the scheduled host for the local program. “We’ll Festival tickets for adults are $10, and $5 for money to assist three endeavors in South Brevard. incorporate exercise and nutrition concepts into the program,” said children and senior citizens. Children under age 2 One of them is Community of Hope, a transitional Gregg. “George will teach young people about healthy eating.”

OCTOBER 25, 2010 Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 11 BBN DIGEST Open auditions for ‘Cats’ set for Space Coast Cancer Center & Moffitt Cancer Center Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach Surfside Players in Cocoa Beach will hold open URVIVORSHIP auditions for “Cats,” the Tony Award–winning musical by 3RD Andrew Lloyd–Webber and directed by Rod Savickis. ANNUAL UMMIT Based on the popular poetry in “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot, Cats tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of the Jellicle cat tribe and the selection of one special cat to ascend to the “Heaviside Layer.” Space Coast Cancer Center Cats won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Musical and is the second–longest–running musical on Broadway (18 pick up BBN years) and fourth–longest on London’s West End (21 years). 10-11-10 Auditions will be held Sunday and Monday, Nov. 7 and 8, from 7 to 10 p.m. on the stage of Surfside Playhouse in page 20 Cocoa Beach. The play calls for at “least two–dozen performers of all ages.” These roles are for men and women who are skilled at crafting a character through dance and song. People FULL COLOR who plan to try out are asked to prepare an audition song from a different musical with an accompanying CD of the instrumental track. Cats auditioners also may elect to be considered for Surfside’s annual Holiday Show, a production of songs and sketches for Christmas directed by Joan Dunn. Perfor- mances are scheduled Dec. 10–19 (two weekends), Fridays Saturday, October 23, 2010 • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Perform- Located at Space Coast Cancer Center Conference Center ers are able to be cast in both productions. Call 783–3127 to arrange an alternate audition date if you only wish to be 490 N. Washington Ave. • Titusville, FL • RSVP 321-268-4200 considered for the Holiday Show. Lunch Provided • Limited Seating Performances of Cats are from Jan. 14 to 30 (three A $5.00 donation to the Space Coast Cancer Foundation is requested weekends), with the option to add a fourth weekend Feb. 4–6. The shows are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Topics will include: Rehearsal schedules are slightly adjusted to accommo- • • date performers’ needs, but performers are expected to be PET/CT Imaging Radiation Therapy Techniques available for every performance, plus the “Tech Week” • Sexuality • Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer beginning Sunday, Jan. 9, and brush–up rehearsals on Thursdays of performance weekends. Cats is presented by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals and the Really Useful Group Limited. Surfside Playhouse is on the corner of Brevard Avenue and Fifth Street South. For more information about the auditions, call 783–3127 or visit www.surfsideplayers.com.

Café Unique to host Halloween event Café Unique in Cocoa Village will host a Halloween Party from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Oct. 29. The winner of the costume contest will receive $200, with $100 going to the Florida tech runner–up. A buffet dinner is included in the event ticket price. To make a reservation to attend the party, visit www.cafeuniquecreationscourtyard.com, or call Café Unique at 504–0823. The restaurant’s address is 607 new ad emailed Florida Ave., across the street from City Hall. Café Unique also will put on a Comedy Dinner Show from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 4. Tickets are $35. And on Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 10 p.m., the café will present a Dinner Variety Show with FULL COLOR Jazz Band. This is a benefit for the Imperial Dance Corps, Dussich Dance Studio and the Satellite High Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $30.

BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 12 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN DIGEST Melbourne Municipal Band to open season with ‘Cartoons’ The Melbourne Municipal Band has announced its 2010–2011 schedule of concerts, with Staci Cleveland as the organization’s conductor. The season will open with “Cartoons’ Greatest Hits,” with performances set for Nov. 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Melbourne Auditorium. The concert will feature music made famous in cartoons over the years. Here is the band’s full schedule, with all concerts offered to the public free of charge: l “Songs of the Season,” Dec. 14 and 15 at 7:30 in the Melbourne Auditorium. Bart Walters will be the guest United Way soloist for the holiday concert. The pre–concert show starts at 6:45 p.m. and will feature the Oh Golly! Dixieland Band. pick up BBN l “Journey to the Stars,” Feb. 16 and 17 at 7:30 in the Melbourne Auditorium. The program will include John 10-18-10 Williams’ “Suite from Star Wars Epic.” The pre–concert entertainment at 6:45 p.m. will feature the Sunshine Brass page 13 Quintet. l “Brevard’s Got Talent,” April 20 and 21 at 7:30 in the Melbourne Auditorium. Brevard County is full of talented musicians. This concert will feature many of them, from FULL COLOR community groups to students and area schools. The pre– concert entertainment, starting at 6:45 p.m., will consist of performances by student musicians. l “American Jazz,” June 15 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Melbourne Auditorium. America is the birthplace of Jazz, and this event will celebrate that fact with swing, bop, and concert music by composers such as George Gershwin and Sammy Nestico. Bring your picnic dinner and enjoy a meal while you listen to the band play the music of Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. This program is part of the band’s “A Not–in–the–Park Picnic Concert.” The pre– concert entertainment is a jazz combo, which will start at 5:45 p.m. l “Guest Conductor Concert,” with the dates to be announced in August, as well as the program agenda. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Melbourne Audito- rium. It’s part of the Melbourne Municipal Band’s “A Not– in–the–Park Picnic Concert.”

Our Lady of Grace Christmas Market Our Lady of Grace Church in Palm Bay will present “Grace Around the World: An Alternative Christmas Market,” open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. The market will be held in the church hall. The market is a shopping and educational event, offering merchandise from “people trying to climb out of poverty and the organizations that give them a boost.” Representatives of a mission to Haiti will present Haitian crafts and note cards for sale. A candle or basket purchase from Catholic Relief Services’ Work of Human Hands will help craftspeople in a Third World country. Other organizations represented at the market will include Heifer International, Hearts Out to Haiti, Church World Services, Palm Bay’s The Love Alliance, St. Vincent DePaul Society, Habitat for Human- ity of Brevard, The Secular Order of the Servants of Mary, Catholic Diocese of Orlando Mission Office, Fellsmere Farm Workers Association and Ina nin Bikol Foundation, which promotes “Send a Child to School.” For more information, call 725–3066 or 725–5267.

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© 2009 Regions Bank. All deposit accounts are subject to the terms and conditions of the Regions Deposit Agreement. Minimum opening deposit required. See individual account disclosures Caregiver classes offered at Sunflower House for details. A monthly automatic transfer of funds of at least $10 from your Regions Checking account to a LifeGreen Savings account for the entire year is required to earn a 1% interest rate bonus. The bonus is based on the average monthly balance in your LifeGreen Savings for Business account for 12 months and paid on the anniversary of account opening. Maximum annual The Sunflower House in Merritt Island and the East Central Florida Memory bonus of $250. Regions Quick Deposit is subject to the Regions Quick Deposit Service Schedule. Disorder Clinic are teaming up to offer two classes on helping caregivers cope with a loved one who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. “Next Steps after Diagnosis” will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 10 to 11 a.m. The second AUDITIONS! class, “Dealing with Difficult Behaviors,” is set for Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. To register for these classes, call 452–4341. The Sunflower House is a senior and caregiver resource center located in Merritt Square Mall. Halloween Masquerade Ball in Palm Bay The Friends of the Libraries of Palm Bay and Art in Public Places will host a Hallow- AMATEUR PRODUCTION OF een Masquerade Ball from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, at the Quality Inn, 1881 Palm Bay Road, NE. Tickets are $35 per person. The ball will feature music by DJ and library director Lisa Olzewski. The program includes a buffet. Tickets may be purchased at the Palm Bay Library, 1520 Port Malabar Blvd., N.E. Funds raised from the event will support the Friends of the Libraries of Palm Bay and Art in Public Places. Call the Surfside Playhouse Palm Bay Library at 952–4519 for more information about the Masquerade Ball. To learn about upcoming Art in Public Places events, call Dr. Michael Shelton, its director, at 215–8254. Music By Space Coast Flute Orchestra Fall Concert Oct. 31 pick up BBN The 40–member Space Coast Flute Orchestra will present its annual Fall Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, at Suntree United Methodist Church, 7400 N. Wickham ANDREW10-18-10 LLOYD-WEBBER Road, in Melbourne. The orchestra will be performing a variety of pieces, “From Bach to Based on "Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats" By T.S. ELIOT Broadway.” The program will open with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. Christine page 18 Smith, retired principal flute with Kalamazoo Symphony and retired professor at Sun/Mon November 7 - 8, 7:00 pm University of Western Michigan, will be the concert’s featured soloist. All SCFO concerts First performance at THE NEW LONDON THEATRE, London - May 11,1981 - presented by CAMERON MACKINTOSH & THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE CO. LTD are offered free of charge to the community. Donations are accepted. For further Originally presented in America by THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION, CAMERON MACKINTOSH, THE REALLY USEFUL COMPANY and DAVID GEFFEN information about the program, visit www.scfo.org or call 385–7236. Original Broadway production Directed by TREVOR NUNN - Associate Directed & Choreography by GILLIAN LYNNE - Designed by JOHN NAPIER OrchestrationFULL by DAVID CULLEN COLOR and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Holiday Craft Show reception Nov. 5 The 28th annual Holiday Craft Show hosted by the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in 5th Street South & Brevard Avenue Melbourne will open with a reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. The event will feature artist Brett Tamm, who will demonstrate his art of glass creations. The Cocoa Beach - (321) 783-3127 reception is free of charge and open to the public. The Holiday Craft Show party is part For audition instructions: www.surfsideplayers.com of the Eau Gallie Arts District’s special events that will be going on Nov. 5 in the area.

BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 14 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN DIGEST Entertainers and vendors sought for Florida Tech’s International Festival scheduled Feb. 26 on campus Entertainers will share their cultural talents and craft and food vendors will do their part in Florida Institute of Technology’s Fifth Annual International Festival on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 12 to 5 p.m. Now is the time to start thinking about participating in the event, which will take place at the university’s outdoor Panthereum, located off Country Club Drive, in Melbourne. The application deadline is Nov. 15 for cultural entertainers and Jan. 15 for food and LOL craft vendors. Every year community singers, dancers and musicians join with Florida Tech interna- tional student organizations to present a colorful lineup of ethnic entertainment. Special consideration will be given to vendors selling cultural and folkloric wares, and to not–for–profit service organizations. Only handmade and homemade crafts may be ROFLHealth First offered for sale at the event. The festival is sponsored by Florida Tech International Student and Scholar Services, pick up BBN Florida Tech Residence Life, WFIT 89.5FM and the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida. 10-04-10 For applications, visit Florida Tech’s website. There is a $100 nontaxable, nonrefund- TTYL able and nontransferable special–event fee. For information, call 674–8053. page 15 Florida Tech extends invitation to Nov. 6 dinner A highlight of Florida Tech’s Homecoming 2010 is the Cocktail Hour and Banquet on OMG Nov. 6, which is open to the community. This will mark the first use of the new Panther FULL COLOR Dining Hall, currently being completed on the south campus. Tours of the state–of–the– art kitchen will be available. The event begins with a cocktail party at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner. Awards will be presented to alumni for outstanding achievements, with a special honor going to professor and university historian Gordon Patterson. The cost to attend the banquet is $50 per person. Complimentary valet parking will be provided. To make a reservation, call 674–7190 or visit http://homecoming.fit.edu. SCFN Fashion Show and Luncheon Nov. 6 Space Coast Feline Network will host a Fashion Show and Luncheon on Saturday, RIP Nov. 6, in the pavilion at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral. The address is 8701 Astronaut Blvd. Event proceeds will help fund SCFN programs. The benefit starts at 11 a.m., with lunch set for noon followed by the Fashion Show. Fashions will be provided by Frankly My Dear of Cocoa Village. The cost to attend the fund–raiser is $35 per person. To purchase tickets, visit www.scfntnr.org or call 631–7729. Display tables are available for $30 for returning vendors and $35 for new vendors, or two for $50. If 5 seconds. It’s the average time it takes to send a “quick” text. interested in being a vendor, can contact Mary Kizis at 759–1125 or at [email protected]. It’s also enough time to cover more than the length of a football The SCFN also is in need of items for the silent auction and door–prize donations. Contact field —at 70 mph—eyes off the road. And for an estimated 5,870 Kathleen at 799–4379 or [email protected]. drivers last year, those few seconds were their last. Physicians to present lecture at Palm Bay Hospital On behalf of the Trauma Center at Holmes Regional Medical Palm Bay Hospital will present a lecture titled “Incontinence: Facts and Treatments Center and Health First, we urge you to never text and drive. If for Women with Incontinence” at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The guest speakers you’re a parent, talk to your teen about safe driving habits, and will be Dr. Carol Armon, a gynecologist with Health First Physicians, and Dr. John always lead by example. Pearson, a local urologist. The program is free of charge and open to the public. The We can all start by making the pledge. presentation will take place in the hospital’s private dining room. The hospital is at 1425 Malabar Road. For more information about the event, call the Health First Community Make your life-saving pledge at HealthFirstReality.org/NoText. Engagement Center at 434–4335 or e–mail Community@Health–First.org. Veterans Day Parade seeks entrants Honor America and Liberty Bell Memorial Museum are sponsoring their annual Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, and are seeking individuals and groups to participate in this patriotic event. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and travels through downtown Melbourne and ends at the Bell Memorial Museum on Oak Street. For more information or to enter the parade, call Honor America at 727–1776. Walk to benefit NANA’s House The third annual NANA House 5K Walk–A–Thon and Family Fun Day will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Front Street Park in Melbourne. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The day’s activities will include games and food. Event sponsorships start at $175. NANA’s Meet the People in the Center of the Trauma at HealthFirstReality.org House is a local home for Neglected, Abused, Needy and Abandoned children. For more information about the event, call Kim Frodge at 266–3829.

OCTOBER 25, 2010 Visit BrevardBusinessNews.com for Advertising Information BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 15 BBN DIGEST Big Reds Tournament set Nov. 13, to benefit Florida Tech’s Vero Beach Marine Laboratory Anglers and fishing guides are invited to enter the Big Reds Tournament in the Indian River Lagoon on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event will establish and maintain East Coast Redfish broodstock at Florida Institute of Technology’s Vero Beach Marine Laboratory (VBML). The goal is to produce millions of redfish fingerlings to help restore redfish populations in east coast habitats. Florida Tech is conducting this effort in partnership with the Florida Marine Fisheries Enhancement Initiative, which aims to replenish fisheries populations through the efforts of a network of hatcheries around the state. Redfish are the first target. Snook, seatrout, Bling Thing snapper and other species will be brought into the program in the coming years. In the Big Reds tournament, anglers will be provided with Fish and Wildlife Conserva- tion Commission waivers of current size limits so they can capture the Big Reds for use as broodstock. Chase boats in the tournament fishing areas near Sebastian Inlet, and the new ad emailed Pineda and State Road 520 Causeways will pick up the fish and place them in onboard live wells or holding nets and transport them to the culture facilities in Vero Beach. There will be a single Longest Fish Award for Redfish. There will also be the Cumula- tive Brood Stock Length Award and Individual Brood Stock Awards. Anglers will also get FULL COLOR posters of the “genetic fingerprints” of their fish and information about how the offspring of their fish contribute to the Indian River Lagoon populations. The entry fee is $1,250 per angler, with two anglers and one guide per boat. The tournament website, www.fmfei.org, has registration forms. All funds raised by this tournament will go toward maintaining the broodstock and the fingerlings that will be produced in late summer 2011. The Anglers Gala, to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, at the VBML, is mandatory for the guide and at least one team member on the guide’s boat. Attendance is necessary to pick up the special permit and banner for catching over– slot–limit redfish, to review fish handling techniques and to become familiar with the tournament format and guidelines. Dinner will be served. Anglers’ family members are welcome to attend if they are listed on the tournament registration form. The Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Florida Tech and Hubbs Sea World Research Institute are organizing the tournament. Florida Tech and the Florida Beer Co. are the sponsors of the Big Reds Tournament and the Florida Tech Office for Advancement is sponsoring the Anglers Gala. Other sponsor- ship opportunities are available. Visit: http://fmfei.org for more details. Halloween event at Cuyler Community Center The Cuyler Community Center at 2329 Harry T. Moore Ave., in Mims, will be hosting a Halloween “Trunk or Treat Fun Night” from 6 to 8 o’clock on Thursday, Oct. 28. This event includes ghoulish games, ghost walks, storytelling, and “trick or treating out of the trunks of cars.” The cost to attend the party is $1 per person. This event is sponsored by the Brevard Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, call 264–5045. Festival set for Holy Spirit Catholic Church The Annual Bazaar and Craft Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 and 13 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2309 Holder Road, in Mims. The event is pre- sented by Holy Spirit Council of Catholic Women. The festival will feature unique items for holiday gifting plus baked goods. A mid–day lunchroom will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for shoppers. The fund–raising event will include a silent auction with hundreds of baskets to bid on, filled with more than $3,000 worth of items, gift certificates and donations from North Brevard merchants. A few display tables are available for rent for $15. Contact Jenni at 269–4178 for more festival details. St. Luke’s Church event to benefit Sharing Center St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will host its annual Holiday Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. The church is at 5555 N. Tropical Trail, in Merritt Island. The fair proceeds will go to the Central Brevard Sharing Center. Booths will feature plants, toys, books, crafts, attic treasures, and a homemade quilt. Jim Brush, organist, will perform a music recital in the historic chapel and the Gardendale Elementary School Showstoppers will entertain with song and dance performances. For more information about this fund– raising event, call the church office at 452–5260.

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3960 S. Babcock St. Melbourne, FL 32901 Reserve the Whole Park! BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 18 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information OCTOBER 25, 2010 BBN SPECIAL FOCUS Florida Tech Continued from page 1 Florida Tech is a football program, which the school’s There is a perception in the public that collegiate also how you can lose money, because now you are talking board of trustees endorsed April 30. Florida Tech plans to student athletes typically are not engineering and science about $50, $60, $70 or $100 million. So that’s going to be begin football competition in fall of 2013. The NCAA says students, and they have little interest in competing in way off in the future for us.” 12 football programs are set to launch between 2010 and sports. He said there are “terrific football facilities in the local 2013. Nearly 30 schools have added football during the Dr. Catanese said he recently met with a high– area. Melbourne High School and Palm Bay High School last decade, the report said. achieving student Florida Tech is recruiting academically. are examples. It we get really big crowds, Viera High “I just think it’s the reality of higher education in The high school student lives in Tampa. He told Dr. School is a possibility and even Space Coast Stadium. So America, students expect their schools to have a football Catanese that he is interested in enrolling at Florida Tech it’s doesn’t have to be a $50 million question right now for program,” said Dr. Catanese, whose school’s inaugural and wants to play football for the Panthers. Florida Tech. Let’s just get the program started. It will team is likely to have 80 student members. “We love “I asked him what position he plays, and he said ‘I’m a more than pay its way in new students, I believe.” football. I happen to think that football is really our lineman.’ Okay. Maybe he’s 150 pounds. There are not too Dr. Catanese said if Florida Tech grows by 100 new national sport. It’s part of the college experience and I many colleges that are going to take a 150–pound students, “that is 50 percent more than the entire cost of believe it is the one piece we were missing at Florida lineman, but if he comes to Florida Tech we’ll put him on the program.” Tech.” the line. For us, it’s a different twist, being a technological Florida Tech is looking to raise $2 million in support of He added, “I would say it’s as much a quality of life university. If you are an athlete who is interested in going the football venture. issue for the students and for the alumni, frankly, to draw into the NFL, well . . .” “To me, the start–up costs are how much we can raise,” them back to campus. Right now, we have ‘Homecoming’ The Massachusetts Institute of Technology fields a he said. “If we are going to raise the money for a with no game. We have practice runs of the crew team on Division III football team and has a no–cut policy. If a fieldhouse, we will build a fieldhouse. The quality of the the Indian River, but it’s not the same as a Homecoming student practices on a regular basis with the team, he playing field will depend on the money we raise. Since we football game.” becomes a member of the squad. “MIT’s theory is very are not offering athletic scholarships, that makes it easier. Dr. Catanese said he recalls talking to a group of interesting, but I don’t know if we would want to go that It also gives us somewhat of an incentive to recruit locally, incoming freshmen at Florida Tech. He asked them why far. I think it’s a nice way of looking at it, as the kind of because we do offer academic scholarships to local they choose Florida Tech and a number of them said it competitive football spirit we want at Florida Tech. We students. So the best and the brightest will receive was “a really tough decision. We wanted to go to a school want kids who just love to play the game,” he said. academic scholarships.” that had football.” The students providing the comments Dr. Catanese said Florida Tech has issued a “chal- The $2 million figure, he estimates, is enough money were girls, he said. lenge” to MIT to be the Panthers’ opponent for its first to build a small fieldhouse, purchase the equipment for Area businessman Travis Proctor, a Florida Tech game in September of 2013. The two schools are talking, the football program, and fund a nice practice field. computer science and information–systems graduate, and MIT has expressed an early interest, he said. “Fund–raising for the football program is our main says high–profile sports such as football help create an According to a report by the “Associated Press,” concentration right now,” he said. “I have made a identity for an institution. roughly 20 percent of MIT’s more than 4,100 undergradu- commitment, and I am very serious about it, to not take “For Florida Tech, this could be a real boom to greater ates — or about 800 students — are involved in varsity any money out of students’ tuition to help fund the recognition and visibility,” he said. “Tying the alumni to sports. program. This is a community event, which I think will be the university, tying the community to the university, and Like MIT, Florida Tech does not offer football scholar- great for the entire area. It’s economic development, too. building that feeling of wanting to support your alma ships. “What we’re doing, frankly, is going back to the old– When these teams come into town, they will bring people mater, sports can play a big role in that effort whether you fashioned idea of student–athletes,” Dr. Catanese said. with them. That means business for hotels, restaurants, are an athlete or not. So, strategically, this can be The Florida Tech football schedule could include a few and other service providers. The university to a certain fantastic for Florida Tech.” in–state schools and some technological institutions. For extent is in the entertainment and tourism business. About 15 years ago, Proctor started a business in his instance, Rochester Institute of Technology and That’s reality.” dormitory at Florida Tech. Today, that enterprise is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute might be good schedul- John Thomas, director of football operations at Florida known as Artemis International Technologies Inc., an ing fits for Florida Tech. Tech, said the school has established the Founder’s Club information–technology company based in Melbourne. “There are no Division II schools in Florida, so we will for major gifts including those for facilities and field Proctor, who graduated from Florida Tech in 1998 with have to play outside our conference. And to get started, we construction; the President’s Club for donors ranging from a perfect 4.0 average, said he was not an athlete “but I will probably play NAIA competition, which is not NCAA. $10,000 up to $100,000; and the Grid Iron Club for all was fairly engaged in the athletic programs while I was at But the great advantage there is we can play any school,” levels of supporters, including $25 donations. Florida Tech. It was fun for school spirit and provided me Dr. Catanese said. The National Association of Intercolle- “The excitement for Florida Tech football is tremen- an avenue to decompress from my studies.” giate Athletics is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. dous,” said Thomas, the former coach of Holy Trinity “Bringing this type of program to the community could He mentioned Webber International University in Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, where he developed the be fantastic for Brevard County. There are people who Babson Park, Fla., and Jacksonville University as program and had a lot of success, leading his teams to two live in Brevard and still do not know where the Florida possible candidates. The two schools recently started district championships and five playoff appearances in the Tech campus is located,” added Prcotor, who has been a football programs and saw their enrollments soon surge. school’s first seven varsity seasons. longtime supporter of Florida Tech and has chaired the “Those schools are more our size. I don’t know if I am “We have worked hard to establish the foundation school’s “Sporting Affair,” a fund–raiser for the athletic ready to play FAU yet, but we will chit–chat with them.” from which we can build a championship caliber program department. Dr. Catanese led the initiative to start a Division I at Florida Tech. Florida Tech football has the opportunity Florida Tech is hoping for financial support not only football program at Florida Atlantic University, where he to unite our community like never before, providing from its alumni base but also from the business commu- was president, and hired Howard Schnellenberger as people a chance to be a part of something truly special,” nity and Brevard residents in general. director of operations and head football coach. FAU he said. “Can Florida Tech get the community to be the booster fielded its first team in 2001 and played in a bowl game in Former Notre Dame safety and Florida Tech M.B.A. to support the program, get the venture successfully on its 2008. student Ray Herring II has joined the Panther football feet and really build the momentum? Dr. Catanese is no “The one lesson I learned at FAU, is that you have to program and is working as a graduate assistant and rookie at starting college football programs, and he be very careful about moving forward and building a recruiting coordinator for Thomas. A Melbourne native, certainly knows how to raise money,” Proctor said. stadium,” Dr. Catanese said. “It’s your showcase but it’s Herring played football under Thomas at Holy Trinity.

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