St. Augustine's Bozard among those honored at Flagler College Alumni Awards ceremony

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (05/19/2014)(readMedia)-- St. Augustine resident Letti Bozard was recently honored with the Community Service Award at the Flagler College Alumni Awards luncheon held in the Dining Hall of Ponce de Leon Hall.

Bozard, a 1997 graduate of the college, is the Vice President of Community Involvement and Customer Strategy at Bozard Ford Company overseeing all aspects of the experiences employees, customers and partners have when interacting with the company, both inside and outside the dealership.

Bozard, who holds an MBA from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, also serves on the boards of the St. Johns County Education Foundation and THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club.

The Community Service Award is presented to alumni who have demonstrated outstanding contributions serving their community.

In addition, Captain Donald B. Simmons III, who graduated in 1987, was granted the Professional Achievement Award presented to alumni who have demonstrated significant accomplishments in their fields and have achieved recognition in their field.

Simmons has accumulated more than 2,500 flight hours in more than 25 different aircraft over his career as a Commanding Officer in the U.S. Navy. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Strike Flight Air Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal as well as many other unit and service commendations.

Captain Simmons holds a Master of Science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology and is also a graduate of the United States Naval War College and the Defense Systems Management College.

Flagler also presented the Young Alumni Achievement Award to 2006 graduate Lou M. Dubois.

This award is presented to alumni who are 32 years of age and younger and have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments since graduating. The award recognizes contributions to society, to a profession or to Flagler College.

Dubois currently serves as the social media director for NBC News in New York. He landed the job after serving as the first social media editor NBC10 in Philadelphia. Prior to his work with NBC, Dubois has worked for outlets such as Inc. Magazine, Social Media Today and Sports Illustrated.

The Alumni Awards were initiated in 1999 to honor those who have made significant contributions to their fields, the college or their communities. Every spring, the awards are presented to deserving alumni during Alumni Weekend.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 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. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. 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.