The John Young History Maker Scholarship Award was presented to Orange County student Sara Bolivar during the Orange County Regional History Center’s award celebration on April 22, 2010, at The Ballroom at Church Street in Orlando, Fla. This $2,500 scholarship award is granted in the name of Captain John Young to a graduating senior planning to attend a
four-year university and major in the sciences.
 
Capt. John Young presented the Historical Society of Central Florida’s John Young History Maker Future Award and scholarship to Bolivar during the John Young History Maker Celebration honoring three of Central Floridians for achievements impacting
the community – past, present, and future.  The scholarship award is based on criteria that includes the embodiment of the Historical Society’s mission to “honor the past, explore the present, and shape the future.”
 
Bolivar, a graduating senior and honor roll student at Timber Creek High School, will attend the University of Central Florida as a pre-med student. Her academics, extracurricular activities, and community involvement distinguished her as the recipient. She served as the secretary and treasurer of the Spanish National Honor Society and vice president and president of the Chinese Club and is a member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society, pre-med club, and many more. Bolivar gives her time at both Winnie Palmer Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital and, since her sophomore year, as been a top four golfer on the Timber Creek girl’s golf team.
 
Dr. Charles Norman Millican was honored with the History Maker Present Award for his historic impact on the community, its citizens, and our country. In 1965, Dr. Millican was appointed the founding president of the University of Central Florida, then named Florida Technological University. Dr. Millican helped UCF become what it is today, the third largest university in the country.
 
The John Young History Maker Past award was given posthumously to Earl “Duke” Crittenden for his many achievements from orange groves and statewide politics to his alma mater, the University of Florida, and for his prominence in the citrus industry and a diversified, multimillion-dollar company — Crittenden Fruit Co.