Top Stories

• Public radio stations WMFE, WUWF, WFIT and WUSF, plus Latest Finance News, featured an interview of Randall Croom, PhD, associate professor of Management, for the Dec. 12 broadcast segment and online story “Florida homeowners continue to deal with troubled property insurance market.” Commenting about the increase of homeowners who do not have insurance, Croom said: “Some people are choosing to, and these are people who have the means to do this, pay off their mortgages and then self-insure as a result. Other people are simply choosing to risk it.”

• The West Volusia Beacon featured Robert Maglievaz, MSPH, CIH, RS, assistant professor of Practice in Public Health, and students Isabella Recanzone, Phoenix Medley, Veronica Piñero, Juliet Tonkin, Hannah Quenga and Alexia Kagembega in the Dec. 13 story “Stetson students want to help DeLand cool down.”

• Audubon cited Stetson in the Dec. 8 story “Top Audubon Stories in 2023: Policy and Advocacy.”

• Radio station KPLA cited Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, in a Dec. 12 broadcast segment about fears of violent video games being unfounded.

Other Stories

• Medium cited retired mathematics professor Erich Friedman in the Dec. 2 story “Interesting Numbers From the World of Mathematics.” Pat’s Blog cited Friedman in the Dec. 9 post “On This Day in Math – December 9.”

• The West Volusia Beacon’s Dec. 12 story “Class Notes” cited Stetson’s first International Chamber Music Festival, the university’s involvement in the “Lake to Lagoon” conservation program, and the House Next Door’s presentation of the Cecil Paul and Maria Jones Community Hero Award to Patrick Coggins, PhD, JD, professor of Education.

• KTLA, CenLaNow and more than 120 other media outlets cited Stetson in the Dec. 13 story “Virtual Options Unveils ‘Social Media Firestarter’: AI-Powered Digital Marketing for Service-Based Businesses.”

Alumni

• FanFest profiled alumnus and star Major League Baseball pitcher Jacob deGrom in the Dec. 9 post “Jacob deGrom Net Worth.” Qmunicate featured deGrom in the Dec. 12 post “What Nationality Is Jacob deGrom.”

• The Pattaya News featured double-Hatter Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of the king of Thailand, in the Dec. 10 story “Thai King’s Son Visits Nong Nooch Gardens in Pattaya.”

• A Touch of Business profiled double-Hatter Roy Speer in the Dec. 12 story “Looking into the Biography of Roy Speer.”

• RWJBarnabas Health and MyNews 24×7 featured alumnus Bill Arnold in the Dec. 12 story “New Jersey Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives Honors RWJBarnabas Health Senior Executive with Distinguished Service Award.” New Jersey Business Magazine featured Arnold in the Dec. 13 story “RWJ’s Arnold Honored with Distinguished Service Award.”

• Florida Trend profiled alumna Sherrel Sampson in the Dec. 13 story “Rising Executives: Ones to Watch – Entrepreneurial Itch.”

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal profiled alumnus Mike Carroll in the Dec. 13 story “Volunteer Volusia sheriff’s chaplain faces grim task with warmth and compassion.”