Led by University of Central Florida History professor Dr. Barbara Gannon, the Veterans History Project collects and preserves the stories of local military veterans.
Principal Investigators
• Dr. Barbara Gannon
• Jessie Oldham
Faculty Involvement
• Dr. Rosalind J. Beiler
• Dr. Steve J. Collins
• Dr. Amelia Lyons
• Dr. Hakan Ozoglu
• Dr. Laurie Uttich
• Dr. Kimberly Voss
Partnerships
• Korean War Veterans, Chapter 169- Lake County, Florida
• Mayflower at Winter Park
• Orlando Recruit Training Reunion Committee
• Student Veterans of America
• University of Central Florida Library
• Veterans Academic Resource Center
• Watercrest Senior Living
• Westminster Towers
• JHT Corporate
• LIFE Peer-to-Peer
• Lone Sailor Survivor
• Lockheed Martin
• Stag of Winter Park
• USS Observation Island Reunion
•University of Central Florida English Department, Literary Arts Project
Funding
• Anne J. Caudal Foundation; Provided funding for the project since 2013.
• Lockheed Martin
• Korean War Veterans, Chapter 169
• Community Donations
In the News
• Bridgette E. Norris, “Veterans Share Stories Through UCF History Project,” Central Florida Future, (August 5, 2015).
• Tiffany Rivera, “A Month of Honor, Remembrance for Veterans,” UCF Today, (October 26, 2016).
• Kate Santich, “UCF Veterans Project Preserves Tales from Beyond The Battlefield,” Orlando Sentinel, (November 10, 2016).
• Cassidy Delamarter, “UCF Hosts 6th Veterans Commemoration Ceremony” NSM Today, (November 11, 2016).
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