Colonel Glenn A. Farris

Col. Glenn A. Farris, a 1931 graduate of West Point, served in the U.S. Army from 1931 to 1961, including service in Puerto Rico, World War II and the Korean conflict. After retiring from his post as professor of military science at the University of Florida, he returned to school and received a master's degree in education from UF in 1962. He then briefly taught French at UF prior to being offered the job of foreign student advisor in which he served the university for 10 years, retiring as dean of international student affairs in 1973. Col. Farris passed away in 2001 at the age of 92. During his lifetime, he was married to Mary E. Farris and had six children: Christine Farris Edwards, Dr. Glenn J. Farris, Gregory P. Farris, James D. Farris, John M. Farris (deceased), and Mary S. Farris.

The University of Florida established the Colonel Glenn Farris Scholarship for Hispanic-Americans in honor of Col. Farris. During the 1960s he helped hundreds of recently exiled Cubans to enter the university and successfully pursue degrees. A group of Cuban-American UF graduates, now successful in business, the professions and in public life in Florida, initiated a fundraising effort to endow a scholarship fund in honor of Col. Farris. Annual interest from the Farris Scholarship Fund will be used to support awards to Hispanic-American students in the field of Latin American Studies at the University of Florida who have excelled in academics, who have demonstrated leadership skills and who are preparing for a career dealing with Latin American or Hispanic-American affairs.

Congratulations
to our 2006-2007
Scholarship Recipients

Colonel Glenn A. Farris Scholarship Recipients:

• Angelica Rodriguez
• Paola Urrea

Rafael and Fe Angulo Scholarship Recipients:

• Harold Boudreau, III
• Caroline Cruz
• Carlos Gomez
• Omar Martinez
• Davier Rodriguez
• Angelica Valencia