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UNF celebrates 50th anniversary at Jumbo Shrimp game

Carter Mudgett, Editor in Chief | Aug 22, 2022

In celebration of the University of North Florida’s 50th anniversary, President Dr. Moez Limayem delivered the first pitch of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s weekend doubleheader on Friday.

Military students from UNF presented the colors and the UNF Chamber Singers and ASL interpreters performed the national anthem.

Check out Spinnaker photographer Justin Nedrow’s gallery of Dr. Limayem’s first pitch below.

Moez Limayem
Justin Nedrow
University of North Florida President Dr. Moez Limayem winds up to throw the first pitch at the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp game on Friday, August 19, 2022.

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Carter Mudgett
Carter Mudgett, Reporter
Carter Mudgett is a University of North Florida student majoring in multimedia journalism. He was Spinnaker’s editor-in-chief from August 2021 to December 2023. Carter led Spinnaker to be awarded a 2023 Online Pacemaker Award, and most recently placed second in the Society of Professional Journalists’s Sunshine State Awards for “Best Coverage of LGBT Issues” in the college category. Backed by a passion for creative storytelling and accurate reporting, Carter typically covers education, gender and race issues.
Justin Nedrow
Justin Nedrow, Photographer
Justin Nedrow is a Jacksonville-based photographer who started volunteering for Spinnaker in 2020 and recently graduated in spring 2023 with a degree in sports management from the University of North Florida. Taking hundreds, if not thousands, of photos, Justin has helped Spinnaker reporters cover everything from sports games, protests, ordinary campus life and more. Photography is a passion project for Justin, one he started to meet new people and express himself without words.
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