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The mission of the Phoenix Foundation of Central Florida is to afford young people the opportunity to recreate themselves while pursuing their educational goals. As knowledge is the key to changing society, the Phoenix Foundation provides funds to enhance and supplement education.

 

Students Studying Outside

Recipients

2021 Award Recipients

Alex Allen

Phoenix Song
University of Texas at Austin

 

Kacie Bailey

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Casey Butler

           Phoenix Song

           Shenandoah University

Paulina Curtain

          Phoenix Flame

           McGil University

Jacob Gelman

          Phoenix Flight

          Brown University

Joseph Cole George

Phoenix Song
Eastman School of Music

 

Tawny Hoang

Phoenix Flight
UC Berkley

Connor James

Phoenix Flame
University of Central Florida

Nick Johnson

Phoenix Song
Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Evan Lee Karcher

Phoenix Flame
University of North Florida

Louisa Khan

Phoenix Song
University of Miami

Benjamin Koller

Phoenix Song
Frost School of Music Development

 

Morgan Magnoni

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Meghan Matthys

           Phoenix Song

           Lehigh University

Lilli McGuire

          Phoenix Flame

          University of Florida

Isaac Moorman

          Phoenix Song

         University of Kentucky

Tahlia Mudzimurema

Phoenix Flame
University of North Florida

 

Alena Nguyen

Phoenix Flame
Chapman University

Maxwell Reed

Phoenix Song
Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Stephan Spahn

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

Sage Tokach

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

Emma Van Duyne

Phoenix Song
Palm Beach Atlantic University

Aubree Williams

Phoenix Flame
University of Central Florida

2020 Award Recipients

Daniel Bowen

Phoenix Flight
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Nathaniel Davis-Picart

Phoenix Song
University of Florida

 

Amanda Emenecker

           Phoenix Song/Flame

           Berklee College of Music

Ian Gadapee

          Phoenix Song

           Palm Beach Atlantic University

Joseph Cole George

          Phoenix Song

          Eastman School of Music

Rosen Gordon

Phoenix Flight
Florida International University

 

Olivia Heideman

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Satellite High School

Auburn University

Nick Johnson

Phoenix Song
University of South Florida

Kendall Karcher

          Phoenix Flame

          University of Central Florida

Louisa Khan

         Phoenix Song

         University of Miami

Benjamin Koller

          Phoenix Song

          University of South Florida

Lilly McGuire

Phoenix Flame
University of Florida

 

Morgan Magnoni

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Isaac Moorman

         Phoenix Song

         University of Kentucky

Tahlia Mudzimurema

          Phoenix Flame

          University of North Florida

Maxwell Reed

          Phoenix Song

          Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Stephen Spahn

         Phoenix Song

         University of Central Florida

2019 Award Recipients

Daniel Bowen

Phoenix Flight

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Charles “Kelby” Canada

Phoenix Flame
University of Georgia

 

Ronald Chancey

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

Nathaniel Davis-Picart

Phoenix Song
University of Florida

 

Maggie Dercole

Phoenix Flame
Duke University

 

Amanda Emenecker

           Phoenix Song/Flame

           Berklee College of Music

Emma Fernandez

Phoenix Song
Stetson University

Nick Johnson

Phoenix Song
Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Kendall Karcher

          Phoenix Flame

          University of Central Florida

Benjamin Koller

         Phoenix Song

         University of South Florida

Rachael Lewis

Phoenix Flame
Emory University

 

Tahlia Mudzimurema

Phoenix Flame
University of North Florida

 

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song/Flight
University of Central Florida

Rachele Quarnaccio

Phoenix Flame
Flager College

 

Neil Rios Laverde

          Phoenix Flight

          University of Central Florida

Gianna Santucci

Phoenix Flame/Flight
Florida Southern College

 

Sarah Stavros

Phoenix Flame
Florida International University

Kailey Watson

Phoenix Flame
University of Central Florida

James Wolff

Phoenix Song
Florida State University

2018 Award Recipients

Alexander Anacki

Phoenix Flight
Florida International University

Elliot Benjamin

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Florida State University

 

Daniel Bowen

Phoenix Flight

Graduate of Space Coast High School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Charles “Kelby” Canada

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
University of Georgia

 

Jacquez Carter

Phoenix Flame
University of Central Florida

 

Kathleen Daly

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of EauGallie High School
Duke University School of Medicine

 

John Dudley

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Rockledge High School
Coastal Carolina University

 

Tena Gordon

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of West Shore High School
Florida International University

 

Olivia Heideman

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Satellite High School

Auburn University

 

Tia Skye Hernlen

Phoenix Flame
Chaplain College

Olga Intiago-Godwin

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Astronaut High School
University of Central Florida

Nick Johnson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of South Florida

Jose Kropp

Phoenix Song
Florida State University

Rachael Lewis

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Emory University

 

Kyra Norton

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of South Florida

 

Hannah Pawlack

Phoenix Song
Rollin College

 

Jordan Peeler

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Edgewood Jr/Sr High School
University of Central Florida

 

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song/Flight
Graduate of EauGallie High School
University of Central Florida

Mark Rivera

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
University of Central Florida

 

Gianna Santucci

Phoenix Flame/Flight
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Florida Southern College

 

Angela Weiland

Phoenix Flight
University of Dayton

 

Hunter Zeitlin

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Titusville High School
University of Florida

2017 Award Recipients

Amber Albury

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
Florida International University

 

Daniel Bowen

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Space Coast High School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Aleyna Brown

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Satellite High School

Florida State University

 

Cosette Brown

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Rockledge High School
University of Florida

 

Charles “Kelby” Canada

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Merritt Island High School

University of Georgia

 

Katherine Carroll

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High
University of Florida

 

Andrew Cheshire

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Currently Attending Indiana University

 

Kathleen Daly

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of EauGallie High School
Duke University School of Medicine

 

Allison Dip

Phoenix Flame
University of Texas at Austin

 

John Dudley

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Rockledge High School
Coastal Carolina University

 

Sarah Furtado

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of EauGallie High School
Stetson University

Dorothy Gal

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Rice University

Lillian Henderson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of Rochester

Nick Johnson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of South Florida

 

Ian Kennedy

Phoenix Song/Flight
Graduate of West Shore Jr/Sr High School
Florida State University

 

Jose Kropp

Phoenix Song
Florida State University

Tyanna Lakeman

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of EauGallie High School
University of Miami

 

Molly Leary

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of Florida

 

Rachael Lewis

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School

Emory University

 

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song/Flight
Graduate of EauGallie High School
University of Central Florida

 

Neil Rios

Phoenix Flight
Valencia College

 

Mark Rivera

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
University of Central Florida

 

Gianna Santucci

Phoenix Flame/Flight
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Florida Southern College

 

Montana Smith

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Titusville High School
Florida State University

 

Snowflake Stubli

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Astronaut High School
Valdosta State University

2016 Award Recipients

Arianna Beyer

Phoenix Song
Eastman School of Music

 

Aleyna Brown

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Satellite High School
Florida State University

 

Carol Buydos

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Palm Bay High School
University of Florida

 

Charles “Kelby” Canada

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
University of Georgia

 

Katherine Carroll

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of Florida

Melina Cato

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High
University of South Florida

 

Andrew Cheshire

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Indiana University

Kathleen Daly

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
Duke University, School of Medicine

 

John Dudley

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Rockledge High School
Coastal Carolina University

 

Jamie Everett

Phoenix Song
Florida Southern College

 

Dorothy Gal

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Rice University

 

Lillian Henderson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of Rochester

Nicholas Johnson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of South Florida

Molly Leary

Phoneix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of Florida

 

Rachael Lewis

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Emory University

 

Hannah Pawlak

Phoenix Song
Rollins College


Darin Pettit

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Florida State University

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
University of Central Florida

Neil Rios

Phoenix Flight

Valencia College

 

Mark Rivera

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
University of Central Florida

Gianna Santucci

Phoenix Flame/ Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Florida Southern College

 

Bailey Shaw

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
University of South Florida

 

Sarah Stavros

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
University of Florida

2015 Award Recipients

Denise Barbee

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Edgewood High School
Moorehead State University

 

Arianna Beyer

Phoenix Song
Eastman School of Music

 

Aleyna Brown

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Satellite High School
Florida State University

Carol Buydos

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Palm Bay High School
University of Florida

 

Katherine Carroll

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of Florida

 

Andrew Cheshire

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Indiana University

 

Kathleen Daly

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
University of Miami

John Dudley

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Rockledge High School
Coastal Carolina University

 

Sean Edney

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Astronaut High School
Florida State University

 

Jamie Everett

Phoenix Song
Florida Southern College

 

Lily Fiske

Phoenix Flame
Columbia College, Chicago

 

Gabriel Friedman

Phoenix Song/ Phoenix Flight
University of Central Florida

 

Julia Frolich

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Currently Attending University of Florida

 

Dorothy Gal

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School

Mannes College, The New School for Music

Alex Hinand

Phoenix Flight
Florida State University

Nicholas Johnson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of South Florida

 

Molly Leary

Phoneix Flight
Graduate of Melbourne High School
University of Florida

 

Abby Marion

Phoenix Flame
Daytona State College

 

Judy Marshall

Phoenix Flame
Florida State University

 

Anna McBride

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Viera High School
Vanderbilt University

 

Parker McFarland

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Viera High School
University of Central Florida

 

Lauren Piercefield

Phoenix Flame
Stetson University

 

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song
Graduate of EauGallie high School
University of Central Florida

Isabel Prado

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Florida State University

 

Mark Rivera

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
University of Central Florida

 

Sarah Stavros

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
University of Florida

 

Kalin Tenedini

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Astronaut High School
University of Central Florida

 

Hayley VerValin

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
The Royal Conservatory of Scotland

2014 Award Recipients

Shefa Omar Hassan Ali

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Arianna Beyer

Phoenix Song
Eastman School of Music

 

Aleyna Brown

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Satellite High School
Florida State University

Jake Burton

Phoenix Flame
University of Central Florida

Carol Buydos

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Palm Bay High School
University of Florida

Andrew Cheshire

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Merritt Island High School
Indiana University

 

Kathleen Daly

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
The University of Miami

 

Sean Edney

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Astronaut High School
Florida State University

Dorothy Gal

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Mannes College, The New School for Music

 

Kostantinos Galanopolous

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
The New School in NYC

 

Nicholas Johnson

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
University of South Florida

Stefan Lee

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Melbourne Central Catholic School

Princeton University

Courtney Lynch

Phoenix Flame
Florida Gulf Coast University

Jarrett Poore

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
University of Central Florida

 

Mark Rivera

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
University of Central Florida

Andrew Seeber

Phoenix Flight
University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Sarah Stravos

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
University of Florida

 

Whitney Sylliac

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Bayside High School
Barry University

 

Kalin Tenedini

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Astronaut High School
University of Central Florida

 

Joshua Thornton

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Astronaut High School
University of South Florida

 

Poleena Vassiliev

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Merritt Island High School

University of North Florida

 

Hayley VerValin

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
The Royal Conservatory of Scotland

2013 Award Recipients

Matthew Albano

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Naddya Alicea

Phoenix Song
University of Florida

 

Arianna Beyer

Phoenix Song
Eastman School of Music

 

Haley Cutler

Phoenix Flame
Prescott College

 

Kari Early

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School

          University of Central Florida

 

Alexander Edwards

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Viera High School
Roosevelt University in Chicago

 

Jamie Everett

Phoenix Song
Florida Southern College

 

Miranda Frantzis

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Bayside High School
Florida Gulf Coast University

Kostantinos Galanopolous

Phoenix Song
Graduate of Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
The New School in NYC

 

Justin Hughes

Phoenix Song
University of Central Florida

 

Courtney Lynch

Phoenix Flame
Florida Gulf Coast University

 

Courtney Patient

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Viera High School
University of West Virginia

 

Lauren Piercefield

Phoenix Flame
Stetson University

 

Andrew Sikora

Phoenix Flame
Graduate of Viera High School
Florida State University

 

John Szurka

Phoenix Flight
Graduate of Eau Gallie High School
Universtiy of Central Florida

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