History of the University Seal Collection 1966-1968

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History of the University Seal Collection 1966-1968

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The seal of The University of Central Florida was one of the first items created for Florida Technological University. In 1966, a local citizen wrote a letter to the Florida Governor asking to take into consideration some thoughts he had as to what the new seal should look like. Within a few months, the staff at the newly formed Florida Technological University, with the help of the Board of Regents, began to collect information and designer input as to what the new seal should be. In a twenty-two month long process, the seal was finally chosen and unveiled to the public on April 5th, 1968. The final seal is made up of the Pegasus, designed to "bridge the gap between the humanities and space technology" and was chosen to keep with the university's goal of moving forward and making a "rendezvous with space and the stars". This collection highlights the initial correspondence between the community and the university and the task undertaken by the staff at FTU to create the new university seal.

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Founded as Florida Technological University in 1963, the university began holding classes in 1968. In 1978 its name was changed to University of Central Florida. From the founding of the university until 2001, the university was part of the Florida State University System governed by a Board of Regents. Since then, the university has been governed by its own Board of Trustees. From the description of University of Central Florida publications collection, 1962-2006. (University of Tam...

Millican, Charles N.

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Florida Technological University

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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. Subsequen...