University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Chair Rick Walsh and Trustee Judy Albertson will be honored for their humanitarian efforts and outstanding involvement in the Central Florida community by the Jewish National Fund of Orlando.
As recipients of Tree of Life awards, Walsh and Albertson will be recognized for their achievements and innovations. David Albertson, a businessman and passionate university supporter who is Judy Albertson 麻豆精品 S檚 husband, also will be honored.
They will be celebrated Feb. 24 at the Tree of Life Awards Dinner organized by the JNF, a nonprofit organization that has supported the restoration of Israel 麻豆精品 S檚 Negev Desert and educated students from around the world on Israel for more than a century.
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David Albertson, a successful entrepreneur and agribusiness leader, received an honorary doctoral degree from UCF in 1989. A founder of the Orlando Magic, he has been a longtime supporter of the UCF Athletics Association.
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