LAKELAND, Fla. (April 26, 2007) — Florida Southern College senior biology major Angela Munoz won the Brooks Award for her first place presentation at the Southeastern Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society meeting held concurrently with the annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, on April 18-21 at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.  The Brooks Award, given by the BBB, is the top award for a paper presented by a BBB student.

Munoz presented her work on the spread of the invasive channeled apple snail in Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Fla., winning first place for District 1, Section 1. “Angela did an excellent job,” said Dr. Eric Kjellmark, FSC biology professor. “Her talk was very well received by all those in the audience and several professors complimented her on her presentation immediately after she finished.”

Munoz is the daughter of Mildred Marrero of Tampa, Fla.

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.