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Jesus Vazquez to be recognized by Florida International University with Distinguished Alumni Award

Jesus Vazquez 200x238The Florida International University Alumni Association will be honoring Jesus Vazquez ’85 with a Distinguished Alumni award during FIU’s fourteenth annual Torch Awards Charity Gala on Saturday, March 28, 2015. This award recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the university through their notable record of service and achievement in a particular discipline, organization or cause.

Jesus Vazquez is the Chief Operating Officer of Facchina, a Miami-based, full-service construction company with a staff of 115 full-time professionals. For more than 30 years, Vazquez has served in a management capacity in the construction industry, overseeing many high-profile projects including the American Airlines Arena, New World Symphony, Grove at Grand Bay and most recently, FIU’s Parking Garage 6. Prior to joining Facchina, Vazquez worked for another world-renowned builder, supervising construction of the Adrienne Arsht Center and the South Terminal expansion at Miami International Airport. He graduated from FIU with his bachelor’s degree in construction management in 1985. Vazquez is an active member of the local community and serves on the board of FIU’s Department of Construction Management Industry Advisory Council and the Miami-Dade County Planning Advisory Board. He is currently the 2015 chairman of the board for the Associated Builders and Contractors, Florida East Coast Chapter.

This year, the FIU Alumni Association will be hosting the prestigious gala at the luxurious Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, located on 4441 Collins Avenue in Miami, Fla.

 

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About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.

About the FIU Alumni Association:

The Florida International University Alumni Associationis a membership-based organization with over 20,000 dues paying members governed by a volunteer board of directors and currently serves a total alumni base of over 200,000, represented in every state and in more than 30 countries around the world. The mission is to serve the community of FIU alumni, students, family and friends by providing lifelong connections to FIU. The organization strives to provide opportunities to support FIU’s key strategic initiatives, which includes the revitalization and expansion of financial resources, achieving academic excellence, enhancing research and creative initiatives, and engaging the community of FIU. For more information about the FIU Alumni Association, visit FIUalumni.com.

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