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Julian D. Corrington was a professor of zoology at the University of Miami and served as Chairman of the Zoology Department. He taught zoology and botany from 1926 to 67, and also held the university's first courses in marine zoology and marine botany during the 1930's. Corrington wrote numerous articles and books on biology and the microscope. His column, "Under the Microscope" appeared in Nature Magazine. Leisure and Modern Mechanix magazines also published a number of Corrington's articles on microscopy. Corrigan created "songs for Biology," parodies of popular songs with biology-related lyrics, and "Biology Is Fun," a selection of essays, stories, plays and other works.

Julian D. Corrington was a professor of zoology at the University of Miami and served as Chairman of the Zoology Department. He taught zoology and botany from 1926 to 67, and also held the university's first courses in marine zoology and marine botany during the 1930's. Corrington wrote numerous articles and books on biology and the microscope. His column, "Under the Microscope" appeared in Nature Magazine. Leisure and Modern Mechanix magazines also published a number of Corrington's articles on microscopy. Corrington created "songs for Biology," parodies of popular songs with biology-related lyrics, and "Biology Is Fun," a selection of essays, stories, plays and other works.

Repertorio Español was founded in 1968 by producer Gilberto Zaldívar and Artistic Director René Buch to introduce the best of Latin American, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatre to a broad audience in New York City and across the country. Robert Weber Federico joined the company two years later as Resident Designer and Associate Artistic Producer and is currently the organization’s Executive Director.

From its earliest days, Repertorio has maintained a dramatic ensemble, attracting many talented veterans and emerging Hispanic actors, including Ofelia González, the first actress to win an OBIE Award without having performed in English. Another addition was Pilar Rioja in 1973, marking the beginning of a relationship that has established Ms. Rioja as a legend in Spanish dance. In 1980, Pablo Zinger, Musical Director, initiated a musical ensemble that presented zarzuela, operas, and elegant musical anthologies, and in 1992, Jorge Alí Triana of Colombia’s Teatro Popular de Bogotá began an association with Repertorio and since then has adapted and directed some of the company’s most epic works.

Repertorio Español received the 2011 OBIE Award for Lifetime Achievement; a 1996 Honorary Drama Desk Award for presenting quality theater; along with many citations by ACE (Association of Hispanic Theatre Critics) and HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors). The company has also received an ENCORE Award for Excellence in Arts Management and Theater Communication Group’s Theater Practitioner Award for Messrs. Zaldívar and Buch’s contributions to the development of American theater.

Luis Santeiro was born in 1948 in Havana, Cuba, leaving the island with his family at the age of 12 for Miami, Florida. Santeiro obtained a degree in sociology from Villanova University and is recognized for his work as a writer, playwright, and cinematographer.

Santeiro first worked as a television writer for "Carrascolendas", a bilingual children's television show that debuted in 1970 on Austin, Texas' KLRN public television station. In 1976, he became head writer of the bilingual sitcom "¿Qué Pasa, USA?", produced by Miami's public television station WPBT. "¿Qué Pasa, USA?" was a half-hour bilingual sitcom set in Miami's Cuban exile community that traced the lives of three generations of Cubans trying to make it in their new homeland. Running for five years, the show received six regional Emmys and nine special awards from the Association of Critics and Commentators on the Arts, for its producers, directors, writers and cast.

Santeiro wrote a total of 33 scripts for the show, including the pilot episode. In 1979 he joined the writing team of the children's television program "Sesame Street". Santeiro also contributed scripts and song lyrics to other children's programs such as, "3-2-1 Contact", "Carrascolendas", "Big Bag", "Oye, Willie", and "Little Bill". For his writing for children's television programs, Santeiro has been nominated for 20 Daytime Emmy Awards and won 14, 12 of these during his 29-year career with "Sesame Street."

Luis Santeiro is also recognized for his work as a playwright. Among his most notable plays are Our Lady of the Tortilla (1987), The Lady from Havana (1990), and The Rooster and the Egg (1994). For his musical Barrio Babies, Santeiro received the Edward Kleban and Richard Rodgers Award, and in 1995 was honored with the National Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences Award for his play A Royal Affair. Santiero has also been recognized for his contributions to Latino arts and culture with honors such as the Hispanic Achievement Award in 1991 and the Hispanic Heritage Award in 1993.

Floyd Rinhart moved to Coral Gables, Florida, from New Jersey in September, 1923 at the age of seven. Floyd grew up on Giralda Avenue, a short distance from the Venetian Pool. Coached by Olypmpic legend and movie star Johnnie Weis muller, Floyd soon became a junior swimmer of note in Southern Florida. During summer vacations, Floyd travelled back to Asbury Park, New Jersey, to see family and friends. There he met Marion Hutchinson, and a childhood romance culminated in marriage in 1935.

Following World War II, Floyd worked as an executive for Lindley Lumber Company. The Rinharts lived in a variety of Florida's east coast towns, and for a short time in St. Petersburg. Following a move to Deerfeild Beach in 1955, the Rinharts developed a keen interest in the history of photography. They began to collect early American photography, and their extensive research led to the publication of American Daugerrian Art, in 1967, and American Miniature Case Art, in 1969.

From 1964 to 1966, the Rinharts conducted their research in Washington, DC. Upon their return, the rinharts moved to Floridiana Beach, a town some twenty miles north of Vero Beach. Floyd continued to work for the Lindley Lumber Company in Fort Pierce, some forty miles away. In 1978, the Rinharts moved to Athens, Georgia, where proximity to the University of Georgia allowed for continued research and the teaching of a two-week seminar in the Art Department. Throughout the years, the Rinharts have continued to write and publish on the history of photography.

Ohio State University now houses the Rinharts' collection of early American photography. The University of Miami Library acquired a second collection, consisting of rare and historical photographs and images of Florida.