academic awards at Wingate, including an
NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
Her success there – and later as a medical
student, resident, practicing physician
and compassionate human being –
recently brought her another honor. In
May, she was welcomed into the South
Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame as a
distinguished alumna.
Hinson-Knipple and her husband, Shane,
who played football at Wingate, have
three children and serve as foster parents
in Tampa, where she is an OB-GYN at
Women’s Care Florida.
Hosts with the most
residency-interview stays are for a night or two.
Sullivan, drove all the way from But Horner, who’s on the Orlando Regional
Orlando in May to watch these Campus’ Community Board, and Sullivan have
Class of 2018 students graduate. become gung-ho hosts. From left, grateful new
How did they get to know them? Maybe alumni Heather Brunges, Stephanie Poteau and
you’ve heard of HOST (Help Our Students Ashley Wright spent four weeks apiece in their
Travel), a program that encourages College of home. What do you think – would you like to
Medicine alumni and friends to house fourth- support a College of Medicine student by giving
year students who are investigating prospective HOST a try? Visit med.fsu.edu and search
residency programs or who are doing clinical keyword “host.”
rotations away from their campus. Usually
B
ob Horner and his partner, Denise
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