USF Alumni Award Recipients
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2023
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
J. Michelle Childs
Management ’88
Nicholas B. “Nick” Cox
Political Science ’85
Steve Presley
Accounting ’90
Class of ’56 Award
Paulette C. Walker
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Stephen Fessler
B.A. Music ’77
2022
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Ernest Boger
Psychology ’65
Ken Eriksen
Political Science ’84
Michael Rao
Chemistry ’87
Class of ’56 Award
Gerard “Jerry” Bell
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Pamela Muma
Education 1964-67
2021
Distinguished Alumna Award
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Carrie Williams Nero
Sociology ’75, MA Guidance and Counseling Education ’79, MS Nursing ’88
Class of ’56 Award
Jeffrey Vinik
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Stephanie Goforth
Business Management ’82
2020
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Tina Johnson
B.A. Accounting ’80
Richard King
B.A. Art ’80
Class of ’56 Award
Steven Greenbaum
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Michael Griffin
2019
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Joanna Fowler
B.A. Chemistry ’64
Gilbert King
LHD Doctorate of Humane Letters ’14
Geraldine Twine
B.S. Nursing ’78
M.A, Industrial Arts-Tech Ed
M.S. Nursing
Class of ’56 Award
Richard “Dick” Beard
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Dr. Anila Jain
2018
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Bhagwati “B.P.” Agrawal
Ph.D. Engineering Science ’74
Dave Hilfman
B.A. Finance ’82
Rhea F. Law
B.A. Business Management ’77
Class of ’56 Award
Samuel P. Bell
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Thomas G. Gates
2017
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Rear Admiral John Kirby
B.A. History ’85
Dr. Brian Williams
M.D. Medicine ’01
Dennis Zank
B.A. Accounting ’76
Class of ’56 Award
Debbie Sembler
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Joan “Sudsy” Tschiderer
2016
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
The Honorable Catherine Peek McEwen
B.A. Political Science ’79
Joe Guidry
B.A. Mass Communications ’73
M.A. English ’80
Gordon Gillette
B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’81
M.S.E.M. Engineering Management ’85
Class of ’56 Award
The Honorable E.J. Salcines
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Jose Valiente
2015
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
George D. Morgan
B.A. Accounting ’76
Lynn Pippenger
M.B.A. Executive MBA ’88
Class of ’56 Award
Bob McCann
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Richard Lane
2014
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Joel “Joie” Chitwood III
M.B.A. Business Admin. Executive Program ’95
Pam Iorio
M.A. History ’01
Richard “Gil” Kerlikowske Jr
B.A. Criminology ’78
M.A. Criminology ’85
Class of ’56 Award
Frank J. “Sandy” Rief III
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Michele Norris
2013
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Robert B. Carter
M.B.A. Business Admin. Executive Program ’90
Kimberly A. Ross
B.A. Accounting ’92
Class of ’56 Award
Carol Morsani
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Brian Lamb
2012
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Leslie “Les” M. Muma
B.S. Theoretical Mathematics and Business ’66
Class of ’56 Award
Dr. Roger Monsour
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Angie Brewer
2011
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Thomas Kennedy
B.S. Economics/Math ’73
David Mearns
M.S. Marine Geology ’86
Class of ’56 Award
Fred Meyer
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Linda Simmons
2010
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Emilio Gonzalez
B.A. International Studies ’77
Class of ’56 Award
Dr. Dean Martin
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Robert Turner
2009
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Lee Kump
Ph.D. Marine Science ’86
Class of ’56 Award
Olin Mott
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Charles Baumann
2008
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Patrick Benz
B.A. Chemistry ’68
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry ’76
Class of ’56 Award
Joe Teague
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Steve Oscher
2007
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Jordan Zimmerman
B.A. Mass Communications ’80
Class of ’56 Award
Alan Bomstein
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Charles Edwin Copeland
2006
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Rony Francois
M.D. Medicine ’94
M.S. Public Health ’98
Ph.D. Public Health ’03
Class of ’56 Award
Alfred Schiff
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Judge Raymond Gross
2005
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Barbara Parker
B.A. History ’73
Class of ’56 Award
Victor Leavengood
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Ann Wilkins Duncan
2004
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Pamela Wisne
B.A. Psychology ’75
Class of ’56 Award
Richard Gonzmart
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Roger Frazee
2003
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Kerry Sanders
B.A. Mass Communications ’82
Class of ’56 Award
Dr. Kiran C. Patel
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Robert “Bob” Bretnall
2002
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Raymond O. Gross
B.A. Political Science ’69
Class of ’56 Award
Hernan Leon
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
John P. Borreca
2001
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dr. Mohinder “Mona” Jain
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education ’84
Class of ’56 Award
John Ruzic
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Lee Arnold, Jr.
2000
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Richard L. Brown
B.A. Accounting ’67
Class of ’56 Award
Congressman C. W. “Bill” Young
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Liana Fernandez-Fox
1999
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
John Ramil
B.A. Engineering ’78
M.C.E. ’00
Class of ’56 Award
Stella Thayer
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Pat Shea
1998
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Barbara Samson
M.B.A. ’91
Class of ’56 Award
Richard Wittcoff
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Richard Brown
1997
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Phoebe Irby
M.A. Education ’81
Class of ’56 Award
Jeanne Rozier Winter
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
William Eickhoff
1996
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dennis Alvarez
B.A. Marketing ’69
Class of ’56 Award
Leacy Quinn
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Donald Gifford
1995
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Dennis Ross
B.A. Philosophy ’66
Class of ’56 Award
Theodore J. Couch, Sr. “Ted”
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Tina Johnson
1994
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Eddie Carpenter
B.A. Accounting ’70
Class of ’56 Award
John Lott Brown
Mandell Hinks Shimberg
Gus Stavros
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
R. Patrick Hill
1993
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Ann Liguori
B.A. Mass Communications ’82
Class of ’56 Award
Francis Borkowski
Kay Borkowski
Robert Dressler
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Ken Rollins
1992
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
R. Patrick Hill
B.A. Marketing ’70
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
L. Raymond Fleming
1991
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
John W. Holloway
B.A. Theatre ’76
Class of ’56 Award
Roz Wittcoff
Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award
Andy Mintzer
1990
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
John Thomas Herndon
B.A. Social Sciences Interdisciplinary ’68
Class of ’56 Award
Joseph F. Busta, Jr.
1989
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Richard Oppel
B.A. Political Science ’64
1988
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Elizabeth Lindsay
M.B.A. Business Admin. Executive Program ’83
Class of ’56 Award
T. Terrell Sessums
1987
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Steve Oscher
B.A. Accounting ’77
Class of ’56 Award
Betty Castor
1986
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Jon E. Cornell
M.E. Engineering ’68
Class of ’56 Award
Frank Morsani
1985
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Charles Gibson, Jr.
B.A. Management ’72
Anila Jain
B.A. Biology ’81
Class of ’56 Award
Paul B. Flynn
1984
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Jack H. Boyd Jr.
B.A. Marketing ’63
Ann Winch
B.A. French ’66
M.A. Sociology ’69
Class of ’56 Award
Phyllis P. Marshall
1983
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Anthony “Tony” LaRussa, Jr.
B.A. Management ’69
Lesley J. Miller Jr.
B.A. Political Science ’78
Class of ’56 Award
Louis Benito
W. Scott Christopher
Blair G. Mills
Dow F. Sherwood
1982
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Michael A. Arnold
B.A. Management ’70
Richard W. Rahn
B.A. Economics ’63
Class of ’56 Award
Harrison Covington
Margaret B. Fisher
Jack McGriff
Roy Mumme
Art Pepin
William Reese Smith, Jr.
1981
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
L. Raymond Fleming
B.A. Elementary Education ’66
B.S.E. Engineering ’67
M.S.E. Engineering ’68
Lois Nixon
Ph.D. English ’80
M.P.H. Public Health ’85
Class of ’56 Award
John S. Allen
Kirby Blankenship
George R. Cooley
Chester H. Ferguson
Sam Gibbons
Jack Harris
Cecil Mackey
June Miller
Ed B. Rood, Sr.
George Steinbrenner
George Strawbridge
1980
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Mary Jean Etten
M.A. Gerontology ’69
M.A. Guidance Counseling Education ’73
M.S. Nursing ’85
James B. Loper
B.A. Sociology ’70
Ann McKeel Ross
B.A. Art ’79
1979
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Patricia Glass
B.I.S. Bachelor of Independent Studies ’72
M.A. Gerontology ’74
Michael Ledbetter
B.A. History ’72
Anna Marie Terry
B.A. Elementary Education ’65
M.A. Reading Education ’72
Augusta Edwards Thomas
E.D.S. Reading Language Arts Education ’77
Joseph Tomaino
M.A. Vocational Education ’71
1978
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Steven A. Anderson
B.A. Political Science ’70
Frank Caldwell
B.A. SSI/Political Science ’67
John A. Grant Jr.
B.A. Political Science ’64
M. Dennis McGarry
B.A. Finance ’67
Robert B. Pettyjohn
B.A. Zoology ’67
J.L. Richards Jr.
B.A. Economics ’66
1977
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
Sandra Helen Wilson
Ph.D. Reading Language Arts Education ’73
1976
Distinguished Alumnus or Alumna Award
John Angus Anderson
B.A. Psychology ’74
Ida Speed Baker
E.D.S. Reading Language Arts Education ’75
Franklin N. Biggins
B.A. Political Science ’69
Robert Besserer
B.A. Dance ’74
Sylvia “Alfonso” Carra
B.A. Psychology ’69
Harrison W. Fox
B.A. Political Science ’65
George Gatewood
B.A. Astronomy ’65
M.A. Astronomy ’68
Donald A. Gifford
B.A. Political Science ’69
Anthony Girgenti
M.S. Chemistry ’68
Ph.D. Chemistry ’72
David Hackston
Barbara D. Jensen
B.A. Theatre ’67
Dudley Disoway Johnson
B.A. Political Science ’69
Glenda F. Lentz
B.A. Elementary Education ’63
E.D.G. Guidance Counseling Education ’72
Dorothy M.N. McClellan
B.A. Engineering ’68
H. Lee Moffitt
B.A. Political Science ’64
Carol Oditz
Ray V. Pottorf
E.D.S. Reading Language Arts Education ’75
Gus Sakkis
E.D.S. Reading Language Arts Education ’71
Ph.D. Reading Language Arts Education ’75
Roger P. Stewart
B.A. Zoology ’66
James H.P. Woodroffe III
B.A. Accounting ’64