Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Fellowship Program
The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Fellowship Program was created in 2008 at Florida Southern College (FSC), in Lakeland, to help preserve and digitize citrus collections and memorabilia for inclusion in the State of Florida Citrus Archives held by the McKay Archives. This fellowship program is an opportunity for students to engage with collections about the citrus industry.
Each student is assigned a specific job during their fellowship term, ranging from handling intake of materials to scanning and appropriately cataloging the materials for research purposes and creating special displays. Projects currently underway include:
- Processing and preserving collections like the Waverly Growers Records or the John A. Attaway Papers.
- Scanning and adding select photographs to the Crate Label Database and Citrus Photograph Database.
- Researching and designing physical and digital exhibits about special topics of the Citrus Industry
- Researching and supplementing information on all of the Citrus Hall of Fame inductees.
- Processing and preserving the Lake Avalon Grove Business Proposal manuscript. Conducting research on individual businessmen named in the proposal, photographing the land as it is now, and creating a digital project site with additional components.
The Hall of Fame currently sponsors four permanent fellowship opportunities each semester and one summer fellowship. Three of the fellowships are named after late Hall of Fame members, Frank S. Bouis and D. Victor Knight, Sr., along with a fellowship named after the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Students admitted to the program are typically in their junior or senior year and qualify for the program through interviews with faculty members from the Library and Archives. They are supervised by the FSC college archivist in the McKay Archives Center.
To make a donation to help with furthering education in citrus history and preservation efforts of the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame and the State of Florida Citrus Archives, send checks made payable to Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801 with the memo line to read: FCHOF Fellowship Program. For more information, to donate citrus memorabilia and antique artifacts, or to receive an invitation to Florida Citrus Hall of Fame events, please contact Brenda Eubanks Burnette at 561-351-4314 or BBurne1003@aol.com.
Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Fellows
Fellowship | Academic Year | Fellow |
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Florida Citrus Hall of Fame | 2021-2022 | Lauren Lassiter |
2020-2021 | Unfilled because of Campus COVID-19 Employment Restrictions | |
2019-2020 | Peter Edgar | |
2018-2019 | Peter Edger | |
2017-2018 | Kelsi Shanks | |
2016-2017 | Kelsi Shanks | |
2015-2016 | Meredith Kaffee | |
2014-2015 | Meredith Kaffee | |
2013-2014 | Meredith Kaffee | |
2012-2013 | ||
2011-2012 | Holly Bennett
Joshua Meadows |
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2010-2011 | Holly Bennett | |
D. Victor Knight, Sr. | 2021-2022 | Karah Holt |
2020-2021 | Karah Holt | |
2019-2020 | Emma Edgar | |
2018-2019 | Emma Edgar | |
2017-2018 | Caitlin Harper | |
2016-2017 | Caitlin Harper | |
2015-2016 | ||
2014-2015 | Trudy Weber | |
2013-2014 | Trudy Weber | |
2012-2013 | ||
2011-2012 | Dalton Davis | |
2010-2011 | ||
Frank S. Bouis | 2021-2022 | R. Chandler Talkington Fletcher |
Established 2011 | 2020-2021 | R. Chandler Talkington Fletcher |
2019-2020 | Katie Poinsett | |
2018-2019 | Emma Morton | |
2017-2018 | Peter Edgar | |
2016-2017 | Kaitlynn Hoffman | |
2015-2016 | Anthony Woodside | |
2014-2015 | Anthony Woodside | |
2013-2014 | Justin Richards | |
2012-2013 | ||
2011-2012 | Mary Yurso | |
Frank S. Bouis Family | 2021-2022 | Katie Poinsett |
2020-2021 | Christine Sells | |
2019-2020 | Christine Sells | |
2018-2019 | Rebecca Rowe | |
2017-2018 | Emma Morton | |
2016-2017 | Peter Edgar
Emma Morton |
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2015-2016 | Emma Morton
Selys Rivera |
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2014-2015 | Selys Rivera | |
2021-2022 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Fellowship Students at Florida Southern College
Karah Holt is the 2021-2022 D. Victor Knight, Sr. Student Fellow. She is a senior at Florida Southern College working toward a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Horticulture and Citrus with a minor in Business. She was born and raised in Fort Meade, FL and enjoys creating posts for the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Facebook page.
Chandler Talkington Fletcher is the 2021-2022 Frank S. Bouis Student Fellow. He is a junior working towards his BFA in Theatre Performance and BA in Communications. He is from Orlando, FL and enjoys playing the trumpet. He is having fun working on videos celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Orange Bird.
Katie Poinsett is the 2021-2022 Frank S. Bouis Family Student Fellow. She is a junior studying Art History with a Museum Studies focus and is a Resident Advisor on campus. She enjoys creating videos celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Orange Bird, especially those for holidays.
Lauren Lassiter is the 2021-2022 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Student Fellow. She is a senior completing a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science, History, and Economics & Finance. She is from Auburndale, FL and interned at Florida House on Capitol Hill last summer.
Mylena Ferman is the 2021-2022 John M. Kennedy Family Fellow. She is a senior with a double major in Communications and English who is part of The Hiss student radio station. She volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and has also been enjoying creating videos celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Orange Bird.