2001 Florida College Student of the Year Award winner Brian Dassler and the other Student of the Year finalists.

     All 20 students were honored at the annual Florida College Student of the Year Awards ceremony in Tallahassee on April 13, 2001. The event was held on the scenic 22nd floor of the State Capitol Building and is televised by Sunshine Network. Call (352) 373-6907 or email info@studentleader.com for more details on when the Student of the Year TV show airs.
     Read the expanded Florida Leader magazine profiles on each honoree below.

Overall Winner
     Brian Dassler, University of Florida
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First Runner-Up
     Ti'eshia Daniels, University of Central Florida

Finalists
     Sarah Baskin, Flagler College
     Sarah Hard, St. Leo University
     Alissa King, Southeastern College
     Tasha Phipps, Miami-Dade Community College-North
     Toni Rice, Florida Gulf Coast University

 
Finalists Sarah Hard, Ti'eshia Daniels, Brian Dassler, Florida Leader President Butch Oxendine, Tasha Phipps, Sarah Baskin, Alissa King, and Toni Rice.

Honorable Mention Winners
     Arielle Brouillard, Central Florida Community College
     Aina Kristiansen, Daytona Beach Community College
     Shannon Maguire, Pensacola Junior College
     Luis Maldonado, Stetson University
     Nancy McGrotty, Pasco-Hernando Community College
     Tyler Merritt, University of West Florida
     Sasha Minor, Gulf Coast Community College
     Lee Palmer, St. Petersburg Junior College
     Daniel Prather, Florida International University
     Shannon Price, Florida State University
     Paul Trusik, University of Tampa
     Jennifer Whitesel, Nova Southeastern University
     Bryan Wooten, Central Florida Community College

 
Honorable Mention Winners Jennifer Whitesel, Bryan Wooten, Shannon Price, Daniel Prather, Lee Palmer, and Paul Trusik.

 
Honorable Mention Winners Shannon Maguire, Sasha Minor, Tyler Merritt, Nancy McGrotty, Aina Kristiansen, Luis Maldonado and Arielle Brouillard.