Armando Codina Named Sand In My Shoes Award Recipient.Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2002 The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC GMCC Grant MacEwan Community College GMCC German Mid Cap Conference GMCC Global Monitoring for Climate Change GMCC Ground Mobile Command Center GMCC GNAS Maintenance Control Center (FAA) ) will honor Armando Codina Armando Codina, a Cuban-American self-made millionaire, was among the 25 Florida electors for President Bush in the 2000 Presidential Election, and the 27 electors chosen in the 2004 Presidential Election. with its 2002 Sand in My Shoes Award. The award presentation will be made at a gala dinner on Saturday, February 8, 2003, at the Hotel Inter-Continental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza. The Sand in My Shoes Award, established in 1981, is presented to a volunteer who has made significant contributions to the South Florida area, demonstrating a deep love and commitment to this community as the best possible place in which to work and live. Past recipients include: Alvah Chapman, Jr., 1983; Bill Colson, 1986; M. Anthony Burns, 1991; Tad Foote, 2000; and Leonard and Susan Miller, 2001. Codina is the founder and chairman of Codina Group, a Coral Gables-based real estate investment, development, construction, brokerage and property management firm. Among his vast history of civic involvement, Codina served as Chairman of GMCC; Co-chairman of Community Partnership for the Homeless; and as a member of Florida Council of 100. He currently serves on the boards of corporations such as AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. , BellSouth, FPL Group, and General Motors. Codina is also a past Co-chairman of We Will Rebuild and the founding Chairman of the Florida International University Florida International University, primarily at University Park, Miami; coeducational; chartered 1965, opened 1972. A research university, it has 18 colleges and schools and many specialized centers and institutes, including those in biomedical engineering, database Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Numerous honors have been bestowed upon Codina through the years, including Free Enterpriser of the Year from Florida Council on Economic Education; Developer of the Year from the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; The Silver Medallion Award from the National Conference for Community & Justice; and the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . For additional information about the February 8th event, contact the GMCC Special Events Department at 305/577-5469 or spevents@greatermiami.com |
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