Florida Awards of Excellence Banquet
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008
Clarion Gainesville Hotel West
Gainesville
Guest speaker: Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist for The Weather Channel
Social: 6:15 p.m. (cash bar will be available)
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Banquet: 7:45 p.m.
Cost: $35 ($36.50 per if pay by credit card, $1.50 paypal service fee)
Checks payable to North Central Florida SPJ
Send to: Larry Savage
Coordinator
Florida Awards of Excellence
1924 SW 42nd Drive, Apt. D, Gainesville, FL 32607
Credit card payments accepted, payable through paypal to floridaspjawards@yahoo.com
Directions to Clarion Gainesville Hotel West (formerly Holiday Inn)
General Directions:
Take exit 387 off I-75. Turn left at the first traffic light (Newberry Road) SR26. Hotel is on the left side of the street.
Our speaker
Stephanie Abrams
on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel
Stephanie joined The Weather Channel in June 2003 as an on-camera meteorologist working on the core network while also providing online video forecasts and weather information for The Weather Channel Interactive.
Previously, Abrams was morning meteorologist at WTXL, the ABC affiliate in Tallahassee. A native of Wellington, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Florida State University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Florida, where she graduated with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, she has acquired a minor in mathematics.
Abrams is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorology Society. She holds the AMS seal of approval and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002-2003.