Alpha Tau Omega - University of Florida

Alpha Tau Omega University of Florida P.O. Box 442100 Lawrence, KS 66044-2100 Address Service Requested Alumni News Alan Jones '86 and his wife, Leslie, take their mission as agriculturists seriously. They are proud to provide nutritious food for consumers, especially in these turbulent times. The farm, located in Manatee County, Fla., produces potatoes, green beans, and citrus. Among the awards they have won recently are the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner's Environmental Leadership Award and the national 4R Nutrient Advocate Award. The farm also won the American Vegetable Grower Achievement Award. Will Wellman '01 was ordained at ceremonies held at his home parish, Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, in Tampa. He serves as the director of Adult Faith Formation for his church. Will has a bachelor of science in environmental horticulture operations from the University of Florida and a master's in forestry from the University of Kentucky. He earned his master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Outside the office, Will can be found kayaking, reading poetry, or working on The Eco Theo. He lives in St. Petersburg, Fla. Email: randlewellman@gmail.com welcome, new members Tyler Alexander Carson Bhasvar Reed Blevins Will Boardman Hurley Campbell Ian Campbell Tony Caramello Rafa Castillo Reed Cecil Michael Cheyne Chase Comprosky Robert Duckworth Nathan Fisher Ellis Flemming Christian Frisone Graham Geis Bobby Gough Logan Grimail Blaine Harrell Ahmad Hasan Carter Johnson Chris Keller Ryan King Ryan Kosklowski Stephen Lawrence Spencer Levitt Chris Longobardi Justin Lorry Connor Lovely Jon Machado Connor McClay Sean O'Keeffe Andrew Owens Austin Pierce Kyle Pilliner Connor Pitisci John Powers Bryan Reed Anthony Regalbuto Carson Richards Easton Ricks Davis Shockley Paul Snider Grant Thrower Dow Walker Harrison White Gift of Life (Fall 2019) On September 11, 2019, the brothers of the Alpha Omega Chapter teamed up and welcomed the Gift of Life organization, which registered members of the Chapter into the national bone marrow donation registry. n Total hours: 219 Green Greeks (Fall 2019) Alpha Omega Chapter worked with Delta Delta Delta alongside the Green Greeks group to help clean up our beautiful Lake Alice. n Total hours: 206 The Big Event (Spring 2019) The Big Event is a nationwide service event that was brought to UF for the second time. Run by the UF Student Government, the main goal is to revolutionize the term "community service" by giving back to the entire Gainesville community instead of just one aspect of it. ATΩ teamed up with Tri Delta and volunteered with the Alachua county schools to clean up playgrounds around Gainesville n Total Hours: 195 Dance Marathon (Spring 2019) One of the biggest philanthropic events at the University of Florida is Dance Marathon, an event where students stand for 26.2 hours to raise money for Shand's Children's Hospital. Pete Staviski '16 led ATΩ to a new record number of dancers in the event, working tirelessly all year preparing for the event and soliciting interest in Alpha Omega. This year's Dance Marathonwas canceled due to the COVID-19 virus; however, dancers and participants like Pete, ATΩ, and fraternities and sororities around campus still raised a record $3,026,420 this spring. n Total Hours: 939.2 (without dance hours) ATΩ at UF participated in The Big Event in spring 2019. ATΩ Service Projects ALPHA OMEGAN THE Clay Townsend '74, Tommy Townsend '16, Johnny Townsend '13, Clay Townsend Jr. '11, and Keith Wedgworth '95 during Florida-Georgia week last fall.

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