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Forever Green Young Alumni Program
Welcome to Forever Green, Stetson University’s Young Alumni Program! Forever Green was built to Connect, Inform, and Engage our young Hatters with Stetson University. If you have received your undergraduate degree from Stetson within the last ten years, this program is for you!
Established by the Office of Alumni Engagement in 2023, this program is designed to increase opportunities for young alumni to return to campus, stay current with students and the university, and continue their path as a Hatter past graduation.
We are seeking interested young alumni to help us plan specialized event programming and other engagement opportunities that will include volunteering, career enhancement and networking. Fill out the Forever Green Interest Form to receive more information and let us know how you'd like to help!
As a benefit of Forever Green, there is an exclusive discount code for all paid Stetson Alumni Association events specifically for Forever Green Young Alumni. Use code FOREVERGREEN when registering for 10% off event registration. All registration details for each event can be found on our events page.
- Stetson Summer Series: Young alumni are invited to casual, fun events throughout June and July this summer to mingle and meet with other Hatters. Check the events page to RSVP to an event near you!
Our staff members are here to help! Feel free to reach out to us with questions or to find out what upcoming events and volunteer opportunities you can be a part of. We also welcome any feedback young alumni have on what they would like to see from this program going forward.
Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving and Young Alumni
Forever Green Benefits
Discount on all ticketed (paid) Stetson Alumni Association events. Use code FOREVER GREEN on event registration forms to receive 10% off! This code does not apply to ticketed Forever Green events. And there’s more! Check out the rest of the Alumni Benefits.
10 of the Last 10
The 10 of the Last 10 awards recognize outstanding young alumni from our Forever Green community. This honor celebrates Hatters who embody the values and spirit of Stetson within the first decade of their post-graduate journeys.
Nominations for 2026 will reopen in the Spring. Keep an eye out for information about nominations in our newsletters and on our social media pages.
10 of the Last 10 Winners
Slavina Ancheva ’20
Favorite Stetson Memory: It has to be Homecoming Day! Every single year, this was my favorite day of the year, especially my senior year. The day always began with the President's Breakfast and the opportunity to reunite with the Edmunds and Novak families, whose generosity and support allowed me to attend Stetson University. Reuniting with the families and current and past scholars really made Stetson feel like home. After this, we would always go to the football game, where I had the chance to spend time with friends - friends that went on to become lifelong friends and will be there for most major life occasions. Those warm sunny days in DeLand, FL, and the people that I have met along the way, stay with me to this day. They are what has shaped me into becoming who I am - they are what has opened so many doors. I am forever grateful to Stetson and to the Edmunds and Novak families for this opportunity.
Evans Asuboah ‘24
Favorite Stetson Memory: My favorite Stetson moment was watching the World Cup with fellow Africans around me. It made me so excited because I finally had people, I could share that joy with — cheering, jumping, and raising the flags of our countries together. That moment made me truly appreciate the strong community we built at Stetson.
Rachel Hoppen '21
Favorite Stetson Memory: It is so difficult to choose just one memory from my time at Stetson. The memories that stand out the most are cooking free dinners for BCF in Allen Hall, fighting hard to stay focused in the library with friends during finals week, or painting banners in anticipation for sorority recruitment. Stetson and Deland will always feel like home!
Setyo Laksono '18, JD '24
Favorite Stetson Memory: My favorite memory at Stetson was organizing and participating in a campus wide capture-the-flag tournament.
August Maulfair '22
Favorite Stetson Memory: As an undergraduate, tabling all day doing "Roll to the Polls" in the 2020 election, driving people back and forth to vote with former Director of Civic and Community Engagement Kevin Winchell, and fellow classmate / best friend Ryan Clifton '22
Max Perez-Duel '20
Favorite Stetson Memory: My first year FOCUS Orientation experience.
Leia Schwartz '18
Favorite Stetson Memory: Performing the National Anthem at Stetson Baseball’s Opening Day and Winning the National Match Play Championship while serving as Founder/President of the Stetson Club Golf Team.
Billie Ventimiglia '15
Favorite Stetson Memory: A favorite Stetson memory would probably be pulling an all-nighter with friends in Elizabeth Hall or in the Russian Studies Building. The women I met at Stetson are still the closest friendships I have.
Mark Williams, Jr. '16, MS '23
Favorite Stetson Memory: My favorite Stetson memory is meeting my future wife, Jenn, while we were students in 2015. One unforgettable October night outside Carson-Hollis, we defined our relationship under the gazebo lights—a moment that began a lifelong love story that now includes our twin boys and baby girl.
Honor Woodward '18
Favorite Stetson Memory: It’s hard to pick just one! All of my favorite Stetson memories are connected to Stetson Hatterthon- which I worked to bring to life with the help of so many amazing committed and service-minded individuals! While each dance marathon I attended was so much fun, my favorite memory is touring Arnold Palmer Hospital with my team and meeting the children and families who were treated there. I’m so lucky to have amazing relationships with some of those families even years later!
Green, White & YOU
Green, White & YOU (GW&YOU) is a student organization that serves as the aid during the student-to-alumni transition process. GW&YOU is designed to teach the importance of staying connected to the university by educating current students on all the ways they can give back—now and in the future as alumni. The organization is comprised of fun, dedicated, philanthropic-spirited students who love Stetson. They work together to engage their fellow students in activities and events that highlight Stetson as a philanthropic cause worthy of the investment of their time, talent, treasure and ties.
The Student Support Foundation – Stetson University (SSF) is a donor-funded, student-led organization sponsored by the Morgridge Family Foundation. SSF provides immediate financial relief to Stetson students suffering from critical personal, professional or educational hardship through this generous collaboration. Alongside its student-facilitated philanthropic leadership, SSF engages with the Stetson community through sustainable volunteer events and fundraising opportunities each semester.
- I Heart SU
- Humble Hatter Week
- Thank A Donor Day
- The Doug and Margaret Lee Day of Service
- First and Last Bash
- 100 Days until Graduation
- Love A Donor Day
- Dunkin for Donors
- Senior Week
- Senior Toast
Your Gift, Your Choice is all about you and the places you want to support on campus. Gifts given to Stetson are directly given to their designation, and we encourage you to give back to that special place on campus. Make your Senior Class $20.24, representing your graduating class to receive a donor zipper pull. Donate your $20.24 below.