Meet Steven Garcia - Propeller Club Scholarship Recipient

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University of North Florida (UNF) Senior Steven Garcia has been the recipient of the Propeller Club of the United States - Port of Jacksonville scholarship for the last two years. Congratulations, Steven! Here is more info about his studies and his leadership:

I am currently a senior at UNF and plan to complete my studies in the Fall of 2016. My majors are Transportation and Logistics and Business Management, which I declared when I started as a freshman.I joined the Propeller Club Student Port at UNF (Transportation and Logistics Society) as a freshman and have held multiple officer positions. I attended the Intermodal Association of North America IANA Expo in Long Beach, CA as a member of a case competition team and student representative. I met many professionals in the transportation and Intermodal industry, learned a lot on the trade show floor, and enjoyed a boat tour the Port of Long Beach!From March 6 to August 12, 2015 I participated in a semester abroad in Bremen, Germany. In addition to my coursework, I visited the Volkswagen Autostadt in Wolfsburg and the Becks plant in Bremen. While in Europe I traveled extensively and noted the abundance of public transport, especially when compared to the United States. My time in Europe was a great learning experience and opened my eyes to the importance of the global economy.I am an active member of the UNF Honors Program, having held leadership positions in the Honors Student Union. After returning from Germany I immediately resumed my work with the Honors Program both as a teaching assistant and a leader in the Honors Community and helped draft the first ever Constitution for the Honors Student Union. In October the UNF Honors Program received a transformational gift from David and Ann Hicks. The Honors Program is now called the Hicks Honors College, the sixth academic college at UNF.I have been the recipient of the annual Propeller Club scholarship for the last 2 years. With financial support from the Propeller Club Port of Jacksonville I am able to take advantage of opportunities and make the most of my experience at UNF, while at the same time keeping student loans to a minimum. I am a very grateful to the Propeller Club for supporting me and the members of the Student Port at UNF.