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Tampan Accepts 2021 ‘Grads Made Good’ Award
Mrs. Inez ‘Liz’ York Cohen was in Tallahassee two weekends ago for the Florida State University (FSU) Alumni Association Spring Alumni Awards. She was there to accept the “Grads Made Good” Award. Mrs. York Cohen was nominated by the president of the FSU National Alumni Association.
“I was both honored and humbled on Friday, April 9th in Tallahassee, to receive the prestigious FSU ‘Grads Made Good’ Award. This award began in 1974 at Florida State University and has only been awarded to 100 FSU Alumni who have made outstanding contributions in their career field as well as being recog- nized at the national and in- ternational level for their accomplishments.”
In addition to the recog- nition, her picture is on the Hall of Fame Wall in the FSU Alumni Center. Mrs. Cohen knows her parents the late Ellis and Dorothy York are smiling from above. She’s always re- minded of the time her mother wanted to attend Florida State when it was an all-female school, but was de- nied because of the color of her skin. In 1972, Mrs. Cohen was admitted as a freshman. She has been awarded numerous times by the university.
The ceremony was a vir- tual event which was live- steamed. Due to COVID precautions, the audience was limited to the three hon- orees, the university’s presi- dent and the university’s board members, including trustees, founda- tion and alumni. Each hon- oree was allowed to bring two
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guests. She was accompanied by her husband, George Cohen, MD, and their son, Rob. Social distancing was observed at the reception and the ceremony.
Mrs. Cohen was born in Tampa. Her parents were highly esteemed and re- garded members of the com- munity. Her father was the first Black to host a television show in Tampa, ‘The Job Hotline’. Her mother was a revered educator, commu- nity activist and author of several books.
Mrs. York Cohen grad- uated from Hillsborough High School in 1972, and from FSU in the class of 1974 with a degree in English Ed- ucation. She continued her
education at Chapman Uni- versity where she received her graduate degree. Addi- tionally, she has studied School Ethics and Leader- ship at Oxford University in Oxford, England.
The “Grads Made Good” award was developed in 1974 to recognize alumni who have made significant contri- butions nationally or interna- tionally. Each year the university recognizes and awards only three alumni for this award.
Mrs. Cohen and her husband, George Cohen, M.D., have fully endowed four scholarships at two dif- ferent universities, FSU and Howard University.
Mrs. Cohen lives in Tampa with her husband. They have four children and four grandchildren. Mrs. Cohen is active with the alumni association at FSU, is a member of Allen Temple AME Church, Tampa Chap- ter of The Links, Inc. and a lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incor- porated, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
East Tampa Woman Wins $1M After Playing Gold Rush Classic Scatch-Off Game
The Florida Lottery announced that Shirley Mapp, 49, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Tampa District Office.
Mapp, according to the Florida Lottery, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $710,000.00.
She purchased her winning ticket from David & Hana Commu- nity Market, located at 3320 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, which will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the win- ning Scratch-Off ticket.
Joyner To Address FAMU’s In-Person Commencement
FORMER SENATOR ARTHENIA JOYNER
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monies at Florida A&M Uni- versity kick off at 6:30 p. m. Friday, April 23, when former state Senator Arthenia
Joyner will address graduates from the School of Allied Health Sciences, School of En- vironment, and the College of Education. Joyner, who re- ceived her bachelor’s and law degrees from FAMU, repre- sented Tampa in the Florida Senate for a decade.
Florida A&M University an- nounced a change in location for its four in-person spring 2021 commencement cere- monies this weekend, Presi- dent Larry Robinson, Ph.D. said. In light of this weekend’s weather forecast, the cere- monies will be held in the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Cen- ter and Teaching Gymnasium.
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