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Miami Dade College (MDC) recently honored 10 alumni on the frontlines of the pandemic response and recovery during a special Heroes Edition of the MDC Alumni Hall of Fame.
The annual event generated more than $1.2 million to support scholarships for current and future MDC students. The socially distanced awards ceremony was held at MDC Wolfson Campus and livestreamed. A recording of the event can be viewed at mdc.edu/livestream.
View photos on the MDC Alumni Facebook page.
The Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of outstanding MDC alumni who are the civic and business leaders of the community, while raising essential funds to support student scholarships for the next generation of Miami’s leaders.
Since 2003, the Hall of Fame has inducted nearly 400 distinguished alumni.
Top sponsors include the Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation, City National Bank, Regions Bank and T&G Constructors, among others.
The 2021 MDC Alumni Hall of Fame Heroes Edition inductees are:
Education — Teresa Murphy, Elementary School Teacher, Spanish Lake Elementary;
Emergency Management — Pete Gomez, Senior Director, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Florida International University;
Fire Rescue — Brandon Webb, Battalion Chief, Special Operations Division
Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue;
Health Care — Sheila Jones-Coakley, Nurse Manager, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital;
Law Enforcement — Chief Brian Rafky, Chief, South Operations Division,
Miami-Dade Police Department;
Medicine — Shirley N. Codada, MD, Regional Medical Director, VITAS Healthcare;
Mental Health — Betsy Godoy-Rosado, EPIC Team Clinical Supervisor,
4KIDS Inc.;
Nonprofit — Jessica Gutierrez-Castillo, Co-Founder, Buddy System MIA;
Nursing — Caridad Cuellar, Registered Nurse, Baptist Medical Center;
Trade and Logistics — Cesar Larancuent, Head of LATAM Strategic Growth, DB Schenker.
Founded in 1965, Miami Dade College Foundation raises essential private funds to support scholarships, academic programs and support services so MDC students have the opportunity to pursue their dreams. MDC Foundation also supports world-class arts and cultural programming at MDC that enriches the community.
In 2019-20, MDC Foundation distributed $15.5 million to benefit the students and programs of MDC. Known as Democracy’s College, MDC changes lives through accessible, high-quality teaching and learning experiences that prepare students for tomorrow’s workforce.
To learn more, visit www.mdc.edu/halloffame.
