DeLorenzo and Sand named Enactus Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows of the Year

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Donna DeLorenzo and Barry Sand

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (06/21/2013)(readMedia)-- Donna DeLorenzo and Barry Sand, Co-advisors of Flagler Enactus, were named Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows of the Year at the 2013 Enactus USA National Exposition (formerly SIFE) on May 23 in Kansas City, Mo., which saw Flagler College win their third national championship.

The Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for the Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows of the Year honors those who have done the most to advance the entire Enactus organization during the current academic year.

DeLorenzo is the Executive Director of College Relations at Flagler, a Sam Walton Free Enterprise Fellow, and the co-advisor for the Flagler College Enactus national championship team. As the Executive Director of College Relations, DeLorenzo oversees Public Relations, Marketing Communications, WFCF Flagler College Radio, College Relations, Flagler's Legacy – the College's retail enterprise, and Enactus.

"Barry and I are honored and humbled that our Enactus students nominated us for this prestigious award," said DeLorenzo. "This is just another indication of how impressive a group of students they are, and we are grateful for their support."

Sand is a retired professional in residence at Flagler College teaching TV Scriptwriting and TV Production and is also a former producer of "Late Night with David Letterman." In his 30 years of broadcasting, Sand has written and produced many Emmy Award winning shows including "Candid Camera," "David Frost," "Mike Douglas" and "SCTV."

Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows of the Year each receive a plaque and a fully paid trip to the Enactus World Cup in Cancun, Mexico, where Flagler College will compete in September.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $24,960, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.