Keen ’70 ’71MBA ’10H Honored by Winter Park History Museum
The Winter Park History Museum will honor Allan E. Keen ’70 ’71MBA ’10H at the 16th annual Peacock Ball, recognizing his extraordinary leadership, generosity, and lasting contributions to the Winter Park community.
October 07, 2026
On October 17, Rollins Board of Trustees member Allan E. Keen ’70 ’71MBA ’10H will be honored at the annual Peacock Ball, the Winter Park History Museum’s premier fundraising gala. Proceeds support the museum’s educational programs, exhibitions, collections, and community initiatives, helping preserve and share Winter Park’s history for future generations.
Keen’s leadership legacy includes significant contributions to Rollins, where he’s served as a trustee for the past 38 years, the longest of any trustee. In that time, he helped elevate the institution’s academic profile and deepen its connection to the regional workforce and business community. His work has reinforced the critical role higher education plays in preparing talent and cultivating leadership essential to Central Florida’s growth.
Keen also played a key role in two major Central Florida developments: transforming part of the Morse-Genius Estate in Winter Park into the Windsong neighborhood and exclusively representing Universal in assembling the more than 2,000 acres that now make up Universal Orlando.
Equally impactful has been Keen’s advocacy for regional infrastructure, including his deep involvement in advancing the Wekiva Parkway. His leadership helped advance one of Central Florida’s most significant transportation and environmental projects, improving regional connectivity, supporting economic development, and protecting natural resources while shaping smarter growth across the region.
Past Peacock Ball honorees include:
- Jack Lane, emeritus professor of history and longtime Rollins educator
- Rita Bornstein ’04H ’04HAL, president emerita whose leadership helped shape the modern college
- James Gamble Rogers II, architect of Rollins’ Olin Library
- The Alfond Inn, recognized for its transformative impact on the College and community
- Hugh and Jeannette McKean, whose artistic legacies were deeply tied to Rollins and Winter Park—Hugh was a Rollins student, art professor, museum director, and College president, while Jeannette was an accomplished artist and granddaughter of Charles Hosmer Morse
- Harold Ward, whose generosity helped advance the College’s cultural and artistic programs
- Thaddeus Seymour ’82HAL ’90H, who served as Rollins president from 1978 to 1990
- Kenneth Murrah, whose philanthropy established a lasting legacy of support for the arts at Rollins
- Randy Noles ’19MLS, publisher and editor of Winter Park Magazine and longtime champion of Winter Park’s arts, culture, and history
The Winter Park Historical Association seeks to collect, promote, preserve, and research the history of Winter Park and its surrounding area, and to share said history with the public through educational programs, events, and the operation of the Winter Park History Museum.
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