Raise the Torch
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Woman honors college chum with scholarship

Florida State University College of Education
Florida State University College of Education

Author: Aileen Mack

(excerpt from The Gainesville Sun)

Over 50 years ago at her freshman orientation, Pam Green couldn’t sleep and was walking around her dormitory at 2 a.m. when she ran into Sally Rhoden. They were both wearing purple hurricanes T-shirts but from their respective high schools in different states.

The accidental meeting sparked a conversation that lasted the rest of the night — and a friendship for years to come.