From the beginning, the creation, final design, and current use of the University of Central Florida’s seal was a collaborative effort of both the university and the central Florida community. As Dr. Charles Millican oversaw the development of the new Florida Technological University in 1966, a Winter Park citizen named Major Forrest Shoup sent the then Florida Governor, Haydon Burns a letter explaining his thoughts on what the seal for the new University should look like. Subsequent correspondence followed and the Board of Regents Business Manager, Philip Goree, responded by sending letters to all of the public and private Florida universities asking for copies of their seals. Dr. Millican’s staff then assembled lists of seal icons and color combinations, attended university seal conferences, and consulted with various artists before compiling a final designers criteria list. The entire process took twenty-two months and on April 5th, 1968 the new FTU seal was unveiled to the public. There was no one designer for the seal, but many involved were acknowledged including two women who contributed significantly to the final design: the president's secretary, Ms. Mildred Kennedy and the secretary for the College of Business Administration, Mrs. Sonia Cirocco .
From the guide to the History of the University Seal Collection, 1966-1968, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, )
