Richard A. and Velia M. Parrino established this fund in 2003. Rick Parrino graduated from UF with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1972 and a master’s degree in business administration in 1974. He works for the Ryland Group, Inc. in Tampa as Vice President of Human Resources for the Southeast Region.

Velia Parrino graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1972 and from the University of Tampa with a master’s degree in education in 1978. She works for the Hillsborough County School Board in Tampa as a sixth grade teache