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New Pegasus Financial Credit Union’s Longstanding Generosity Benefits Students and Community
From academics to athletics to student well-being, Addition Financial Credit Union’s long-standing philanthropic support of UCF has had a notable impact on campus and the community.
UCF is honored to announce Addition Financial as the first financial institution to be recognized as a Pegasus Partner. Addition Financial joins AdventHealth, Orlando Health and Nemours Children’s Health as organizations that share the university’s vision and commitment to continue to lead the region in key sectors such as aerospace, engineering, defenseoptics, digital mediafinance and health care. Pegasus Partners engage across the university in ways that create significant value for both organizations, including shared talent development and recruitment to look for projects, joint ventures and strategic philanthropy.
“We are grateful for this new level of partnership between Addition Financial and UCF,” said UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright. “As our newest Pegasus partner, we look forward to continuing our long-standing collaboration to create opportunities for UCF students and faculty and improve outcomes for individuals throughout our community through the transformative power of education.”
“We are grateful for this new level of partnership between Addition Financial and UCF.” —UCF President Alexander N. Cartwright
As a new Pegasus partner, Addition Financial generously supports the Nursing Pavilion Dr.the new and expanded house for UCF College of Nursing scheduled to open in fall 2025 and will help the university graduate 150 much-needed additional nurses each year. They are also a major supporter of UCF Downtown, where students gain valuable real-world experiences in the heart of Downtown Orlando.
By investing in UCF Downtown, which opened five years ago, the credit union helped partner university Valencia College establish a campus that now houses the nation’s top-ranked graduate programs in video game design and emergency management. Students benefit from many internship and employment opportunities in manufacturing, as well as government and non-profit offices located in or near downtown Orlando.
Addition Financial Arena has hosted big UCF basketball victories and sold-out crowds, including the men’s basketball team’s upset of No. 3 Kansas last season in its first Big 12 home game. Over the past five years, the arena has welcomed 1.4 million visitors for college graduation ceremonies, home basketball games, concerts and other events.
In total, Addition Financial’s philanthropic support to UCF, as well as its projects and programs, exceeded $25.8 million over 20 years. The credit union has operated a branch on UCF’s main campus since 1971.
With a strategic eye on preparing students with the skills needed to succeed in the job market, Addition Financial is collaborating with UCF to expand its internship program. They are working to engage annually in student research projects across multiple colleges and to expand how the company uses faculty expertise to respond to key business challenges and opportunities.
“Addition Financial’s long-standing and successful partnership with UCF speaks volumes to the deep commitment we share in improving the Central Florida community,” said Kevin Miller, president and CEO of Addition Financial Credit Union. “As a credit union founded nearly 90 years ago by educators, witnessing UCF unlocking the true potential of its students, Addition Financial is proud to be the first financial institution to partner with UCF Pegasus.”
Like UCF, Addition Financial strongly believes in the power of education to transform lives. This philosophy drives the credit union’s support of UCF, as well as its focus on financial literacy. The state-chartered credit union was founded in 1937 by a group of 23 educators who wanted to create a better financial alternative for their members. The credit union has completed more than $60,000 in renovations and grants for K-12 classrooms and more than $70,000 in scholarships annually through the Addition Financial Foundation.
“For more than a decade, Addition Financial has been a part of the College of Business student experience through professional development workshops, internship opportunities, and support for our young entrepreneurs through Joust sponsorship,” it states UCF College of Business Paul Jarley says. “Kevin and his team have also been at the forefront of our efforts to introduce our faculty to the community through sponsorship of our Dean’s Speaker Series in downtown Orlando. The recognition as a Pegasus Partner is well-deserved and we are grateful for your support.”
An Environment of Excellence
Addition Financial’s substantial contributions have improved the student experience and created an environment of excellence, goals that UCF hopes will attract more Pegasus Partners. UCF alumni make up the majority of Addition’s staff, from interns to leadership, and even make up the majority of its board of directors.
To encourage the mutually beneficial relationship and regular conversations that already exist between UCF and Addition Financial, UCF has created the President’s Industry Advisory Council, where representatives from the Pegasus Partners program will sit, providing information to President Cartwright and exchanging ideas with other members. Council on topics of current interest to the university and its partners.
Joining the new President’s Industry Advisory Council will be Kevin Miller, president and CEO of Addition Financial.
Miller, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Emory Law School in Atlanta, has worked at Addition Financial since 2004. His personal philanthropic and community involvement also involves UCF; his wife, Kari Miller ’04MEd is a former student. Together, the Millers have also supported UCF for more than 20 years, including Knights helping the knights’ pantry and the UCF Student Housing Insecurity Fund, the College of Innovation and Community Education, UCF Downtown and the College of Nursing. Another of the Millers’ main areas of interest includes UCF Athletics.
Miller is an elected director of the UCF Foundation Inc. and serves on the UCF Downtown Executive Advisory Board. He was also president of the Seminole County Schools Foundation and a board member of A Gift for Teaching and Galileo School for Gifted Learning.
With an obvious passion for education, especially public education, Miller enjoys being involved with UCF and, along with his wife, taking his children to sporting events, UCF Celebrates the Arts, the Dean’s Speaker Series, and the UCF theater program. university.
“UCF and Addition Financial have transformed countless lives together, but today, this powerful partnership spreads its wings to truly soar,” said Rodney Grabowski, senior vice president of Advancement and Partnerships and CEO of the UCF Foundation. “Our collective vision for the future includes an expansion of the Addition Financial internship program and the opening of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in 2025, both of which showcase our commitment to nurturing Central Florida’s talent pipeline and workforce to the future. We will generate new, mutually beneficial connections between industry, students and faculty, further involving them in student research projects and developing the way the company uses faculty expertise to respond to key business challenges and opportunities. Their designation as a Pegasus Partner represents an exciting new chapter from which we can all expect incredible impact.”