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Florida Southern alumnus 
receives achievement citation 
Domingo Moreira, Miami businessman, 
funds education for underprivileged children

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 4, 2003) - Florida Southern College honors alumnus Domingo Rafael Moreira, a 1967 graduate, at its Founders Day convocation March 21 at 10:10 a.m. in Branscomb Auditorium. Moreira will receive the Alumni Achievement Citation, awarded each year to FSC alumni for excellence in a profession or endeavor. 

Moreira is chief executive officer and president of Miami-based Ladex Corporation, distributor of premium produce and seafood under the brand name of Maya. With operations in Central America, Ladex's Maya brand is a recognized and respected name in food retailing and a leader in the Central American shrimp industry. 

Moreira has helped hundreds of children attend school in Champerico, Guatemala and also funds private-school education for underprivileged children in the Miami area. He and his wife, Brenda, are involved in La Liga Contra El Cáncer (the League Against Cancer), one of few charities in the nation that provide free cancer screening and treatment to needy people. In addition, Moreira is well known for his board membership at the Cuban American National Foundation. The non-profit organization was established in Florida in 1981 and is dedicated to advancing freedom and democracy in Cuba. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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