alumni voice_fall2012

How do Bulls Show their Pride?

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Beauty of Business Pg. 10 Creating the Pharmacists of Tomorrow Pg. 12 Homecoming SuperBull XVI is On! Pg. 15 2012 USF Alumni Award Winners Pg. 20

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

1

Alumni Voice is printed with bio-renewable ink at Interprint, a TEC-certified Green printing facility.

CONTENTS FEATURES

10

12

15

20

10 The Beauty of Business

Everywhere she goes, women approach Avon EVP & CFO Kimberly Ross and tell her how selling Avon has changed their lives. Their stories fuel her passion for her work, but when it’s time to wind down, nothing beats a ride on her airboat.

12 Creating the Pharmacists of Tomorrow Today

College of Pharmacy Dean Kevin Sneed and Assistant Professor Erini Serag listened to what the industry had to say and created a Pharmacy program that produces clinicians who are collaborative leaders in the field. The inaugural class is well on its way.

15 Homecoming SuperBull XVI is On!

Alumni tell us how they show their Bull Pride and reminisce about past Homecomings in a special section that tells you everything you need to know about Homecoming 2012.

20 2012 USF Alumni Award Winners

Meet the 2012 USF Alumni Award Winners: Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner Leslie “Les” M. Muma, `66; Donald A. Gifford Service Award Winner Angie Brewer, `82 & M.S. `84; Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Winner Nikole Collins-Puri, `01 and Class of `56 Award Winner Dr. Roger D. Monsour.

7

24

26

DEPARTMENTS 3 President’s Message 4 USFAA Board of Directors 5 News Roundup 7 Where’s Rocky?

14 Alumni Travel 16 Bull’s Show their Pride 17 Blast from the Past 18 Your Membership in Action

2

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

19 Past Presidents 19 Homecoming Schedule 23 Employ-A-Bull 24 Profile in Leadership 26 Chapters & Societies 30 Class Notes 36 Athletics 37 Calendar

Alumni Voice® USF Alumni Association Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Avenue, ALC100 Tampa, Florida 33620 alumni@usf.edu USFalumni.org Alumni Voice Editorial: Karla Jackson, jacksonk@usf.edu or Rita Kroeber rkroeber@usf.edu Advertising: John Keener, jkeener.alumnivoice@usfalumni.org or 813-629-1590 Rita Kroeber, rkroeber@usf.edu or 813-974-6312 Design: State of Mind Design, LLC Contributors in this Issue: Carter Gaddis Gabriella Harmon Karla Jackson, `88 Bill McCausland, MBA `96 Carol P. Wight Alumni Association Contact Information Executive Director: Bill McCausland, MBA `96 Membership: 813-974-2100 or 800-299-BULL Alumni & Student Programs: 813-974-2100 General Alumni e-mail: alumni@usf.edu Giving/Scholarships: Ron Sherman, `74 rsherman@usf.edu USF Bulls License Plate: www.BullsPlate.org Alumni Association website: USFalumni.org Letters to the editor are encouraged. Please write to Karla Jackson at jacksonk@usf.edu or mail to the address at the top of the page.

Views expressed in Alumni Voice do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the USF Alumni Association, the University of South Florida or the editorial staff.

ALUMNI VOICE (USPS# 025203) Number 22 Alumni Voice is published quarterly in the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall as a benefit of membership in the University of South Florida Alumni Association, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ALC100, Tampa, FL 33620-5455. Periodical Postage Paid at Tampa, FL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: University of South Florida Alumni Association, Communications Department, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ALC100, Tampa, FL 33620-5455.

president’s message Welcome home, Alumni!

Fall is a magical place at USF; it’s my favorite time of the school year. Whether it’s engaging with our future alumni at student events, attending a football or soccer game with friends, or planning Homecoming for our 260,000+ alumni worldwide, it’s a time of high energy and anticipation on all of USF’s campuses.

Homecoming is our time as alumni to come back to campus, see new buildings (like the impressive new University Student Center at USF St. Petersburg) and visit our favorite places and old friends. For me, it’s a special anniversary of sorts, as I met my husband 21 years ago when we were both student volunteers on the Homecoming Committee. We both look forward to this time of year to reconnect with dozens of friends who we don’t get to see too often, but who are forever linked to us via our USF experience. This year I have the special honor of bestowing the University’s most prestigious Alumni Awards to four outstanding individuals who make me incredibly proud to be a Bull. You will read more about them inside this issue of Alumni Voice. You can also meet them at the 2012 Alumni Awards dinner on Oct. 25, or at the Parade Watch Party on Oct. 26, which is held in front of the Gibbons Alumni Center on the Tampa campus. Visit www.

USFalumni.org for the details about those events.

I urge you to use this time of the year to re-engage with your University.

Come to a Homecoming event, gather with friends for a watch party, or attend a lecture or concert on campus. Whatever activity suits you best, please make time to enjoy the energy and promise of fall at USF.

I look forward to seeing you at the SuperBull XVI Homecoming game on Oct. 27 as we watch the Bulls crush the Syracuse Orange. You will find me handing out beads at the Alumni Homecoming Spirit Tent before the game. Please stop by and say “Hi.” Until then, I hope to see you on campus enjoying this time of year and reveling in all that USF has to offer.

Once a Bull, Always a Bull,

Kimberly Choto, `92 & M.A. `02 President & Life Member

New Address? Moving?

Update your official USF alumni record at myUSFbio.org or email your information to alumni@usf.edu. You also may remove the magazine label and send it with your correct address to Alumni Voice, USF Alumni Association, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. ALC100, Tampa, FL 33620. © 2012 All rights reserved.

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

3

Your 2012-13 USF Alumni Association National Board of Directors Meet the newest board members of your USF Alumni Association. These alumni work in collaboration with USF Alumni Association leadership to fulfill the organization’s main purpose: to support USF. Back row from left: 1) Michael Griffin, `03; 2) Monty Weigel, `76; 3) Lee Winter, `85; 4) Rich Heruska, `99; 5) Bill McCausland, MBA `96; 6) Tony Umholtz, `99 & MBA `02; 7) Randy Norris, `79; 8) Manley Jaquiss, `86; 9) Ken Griffin, `96 and 10) George Pappadeas.

Center row from left: 11) Audrey Hirst, `89 & M.S. `04; 12) Donna Brickman, `81, 13) Mary Harper, `97, M.Ed `01 & Ph.D `07; 14) Sean Grosso, `05 & M.A. `08; 15) Michael Peppers, `85 & M.Acc `90; 16) Brian Campbell, `93; 17) C.J. Abeleda and 18) Andy Coe, `95 & MBA `00.

Front row: 19) Christi Womack-Villalobos, `92; 20) Lisa Provenzano Heugel, `93, `96 & M.S. `07; 21) Kimberly Choto, `92 & M.A. `02; 22) Betty Otter Nickerson, `76 and 23) Merritt Martin, `04 & MPA `06.

Board members not pictured are: Richard Hedley, `93 & M.Acc `95; Ed Hoeppner, `81; Andrew Mayts, `93; Jeff Reynolds, `91 and Jon Smith, MBA `07. Ex-officio members are: USF System President Judy Genshaft, USF Senior Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Affairs, Joel Momberg.

1 11

4

4

3

2

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

14

13

12 19

5

20

16

15 21

8

7

6 22

9 17

23

10 18

news roundup

Summer 2012 Outstanding Graduate

Demelza Kelso Hays was named as your USF Alumni Association’s Summer 2012 Outstanding Graduate. Hays graduated in August with a 3.75 GPA and a double major in Economics and Mathematics.

She was selected as a Fulbright scholarship recipient, traveling to Punjab, India, to research microfinance, specifically the relationship between financial services and the standard of living of villagers. Hays speaks Punjabi and is fluent in Spanish, as well. She intends to earn a Ph.D in Economics and work as a foreign service officer for the U.S. State Department. Hays was a recipient of USF’s Golden Bull Award that distinguishes USF’s top 20 students, and also was named to the College of Business’ 25 Under 25, a list of the college’s best and brightest young students.

Congratulations, Demelza!

Something BIG has Arrived for USF Alumni

Your USF Alumni Association has partnered with the USF Federal Credit Union to introduce the Official USF VISA® Rewards Card. This new USF-branded credit card will let you share your Bull Pride with the world while you earn valuable points toward rewards. You can choose one of three new USF designs when you apply for the card at www.Bullscard.com. The rewards program offers points that can be redeemed for cash, gift cards, air travel and merchandise. Best of all, you support your Alumni Association with every purchase.

“The Association considered several credit card programs, and we are delighted with the selection of the USF Federal Credit Union,” said Bill McCausland, USF Alumni Association Executive Director. “Their proposal offered the best terms for the University, its alumni and friends. Selecting a locally based business also allows us to contribute to the Tampa Bay economy. In the end, we found the ideal provider literally on our own campus.”

Cortney Kelly, `08, was the winner of the iPod Touch in the Something BIG drawing. Congratulations, Cortney!

USF St. Petersburg Debuts New University Student Center

The University Student Center at USF St. Petersburg marks a major milestone in the evolution of the regional campus and is a great example of what a determined group of students can accomplish. The $21 million, 81,000 square-foot facility

was partly financed with a special student fee passed by the Florida Legislature and supported by students who saw a need for a central gathering place at USFSP.

The building, at 200 Sixth Avenue South, opened Aug. 25 when 200 residential students moved into rooms in the six-story residential tower. Besides student housing, the building also includes a dining hall called The Reef that is open to the public and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. It offers the first full-service meal plans for USFSP, one of the top requests from parents. The center also includes an atrium lobby, wireless internet, laundry facilities, a student lounge, seating areas and two outdoor basketball courts.

USF Opens Veterans Achievement Center on Tampa Campus

The Veterans Achievement Center, a gathering and study space designed to support student veterans enrolled at USF’s Tampa campus, opened in August.

The 3,000 square-foot-center is located in the John and Grace Allen Building, which was formerly the Administration building.

The center was made possible in part through support from the Birdies for the Brave Tampa Bay Foundation.

Birdies for the Brave is the PGA Tour Charity Group’s primary vehicle for supporting the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. This effort is done through fundraising events at Tournament Players Clubs around the United States as well as several Heritage Golf Clubs.

Additionally, donations from Aaron’s, Inc. and the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club provided funding to support the purchase of electronics and appliances for the center. USF currently ranks as the fifth most veteran friendly university in the nation according to Military Edge magazine.

USF Joins UN-Habitat Partnership

The University of South Florida’s Patel School of Global Sustainability has signed on as the first North American university in a research and strategy partnership with the UN-Habitat Partner University Initiative. The partnership focuses on urban resource management for future cities, particularly in the developing world.

In an agreement signed at the World Urban Forum in Naples, Italy, USF and UN-Habitat agreed to establish the Urban Futures research hub at the Patel School, which will promote education, professional development and policy advice on emerging cities. The agreement addresses the challenge facing researchers and communities worldwide

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

5

news roundup

to develop new technologies, management strategies and educational programs to create liveable and healthy cities, particularly those expanding rapidly in the developing world.

UN-Habitat created the Habitat Partner University Initiative to respond to the challenges of rapid urbanization. By 2030, an estimated 59 percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas, including about 55 percent of the developing world, the United Nations reports. Each year, 67 million new urban dwellers are added to the world’s population.

USF’s New Academic Year Rings in Higher Rankings

Just months after ascending into the ranks of the nation’s Top 50 research universities, the University of South Florida posted sizeable gains across a range of important student measures and in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. U.S. News & World Report announced in September that USF’s position on the publication’s 2013 list of the nation’s best universities, public and private, jumped 11 notches in the past year, from 181 to 170, more than any other State University System or Florida institution in the

6

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

rankings. Counting only public institutions, USF climbed six spots, from No. 100 to No. 94. The University also placed high on a separate list of the nation’s Top 100 institutions in terms of freshman-to-sophomore year retention, posting an average retention rate of 88 percent for freshmen entering between 2007 and 2010. Nationwide, as many as one-inthree first-year students fail to make it back for sophomore year, according to the magazine. Earlier this year, The National Science Foundation ranked USF 50th in the nation for research expenditures among all U.S. universities, public or private, up from 65th in 2007.

Our Apologies

USF Women’s Basketball Coach Jose Fernandez’ name was inadvertently omitted from a caption in the Summer 2012 issue of Alumni Voice. Your USF Alumni Association sincerely regrets the omission.

Sources: USF Communications and Marketing, USF St. Petersburg

Rocky? where’s

Take Rocky on your next trip and send your photos to: Karla Jackson at jacksonk@usf.edu or to her attention at the USF Alumni Association, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. ALC100, Tampa, FL 33620-5455.

p Phil Barringer, `83, took his daughter, Future Bull Cassidy Barringer, pictured here with Rocky, to Hong Kong in July, when the TECO Energy Dragon Boat team was invited to participate in the prestigious International Dragon Boat Competition. Barringer, a USF Accounting grad, is part of the team.

p Rocky went with Debbie Lum `85, on a Scandinavia and Russia vacation over the summer and hit up a pub called The Cow outside the Olympic Village in London. u Dawn Beeson, `12, and Shelby Finman, `09, took Rocky zipping through the rainforest during a canopy adventure in San Juan this summer. p Rocky gets a pep talk before going zip lining in Montana at Yellowstone National Park with Steve Gregory, `92, and Future Bull Taylor Marie Gregory, who is 5 years old.

FALL FALL 2012 2012 || ALUMNIVOICE ALUMNIVOICE

7 7

Where’s Rocky?

t Rocky traveled with three generations of USF Bulls to Denali National Park in Alaska this summer.

Pictured from left are: Dale Hunter, `04; Randall Hunter, `94; Zenaida Hunter, `07; and Future Bull Evan Hunter.

p The Kaelin family posed with Rocky at Dead Man’s Corner following Ryan Kaelin’s successful run with the bulls at San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, in July. Pictured from left are: Jennifer Kaelin `96 & M.E. `99, Future Bulls Allison Kaelin and Courtney Kaelin, and Ryan Kaelin, `95 & MBA `98.

p Dustin Robbins, `10, and Sarah Robbins, `11, took this photo of Rocky in front of the Olympic rings on the Tower Bridge during their visit to London this summer.

Emily Lopez, `82, and Rocky visited the Roman ruins of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. u

8

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

p Henry and Carla Saavedra, `87, took Rocky with them on their getaway to Longboat Key this summer.

p Tina Johnson, `80, on the left, and her husband Dan, were touring the Aqueduct area in Segovia, Spain, when they happened to meet a fellow Bull, Melissa Maduro, `11. Of course they had to take a few photos with Rocky to mark the coincidence.

Tina and Dan were finishing their trip, so they left Rocky with Maduro, who was just beginning her European travels. p The Pereda family took Rocky along on their visit to the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico. Pictured from left are Frankie Pereda; Jack Pereda, `86; Cristina Pereda and Ariana Pereda. Mom Anabel Pereda was the photographer.

p Kathy Wanamaker,`71, and Rick Wanamaker, `71 & M.A. `77, took Rocky a mile high during their visit to chilly Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

p Future Bull Landon Philip Wolf snuggles with Rocky shortly after his birth on July 2.

His proud parents are USF Alumni Association Life Members Philip and Denery Wolf, both `08.

FALL FALL 2012 2012 || ALUMNIVOICE ALUMNIVOICE

9 9

Feature Kim Ross

USF alumna, Kimberly Ross, `92, goes global with a message of self-reliance and hard work.

By Karla Jackson, `88

The Beauty 10

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

W

henever she travels for work

– which is often – women come up to Kimberly Ross, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the multibillion dollar beauty conglomerate, Avon, to tell her their stories.

There’s the woman in Mexico who can feed her family chicken once a week because of the extra money she makes selling Avon products.

There’s the South African matron who drives a Mercedes Benz thanks to her Avon income.

There’s the Indonesian housewife whose husband wouldn’t allow her to work until he realized that she could out-earn him by selling Avon. Their stories fuel Ross’ passion for her work.

“I’ve heard so many incredible stories around the world about how Avon has changed people’s lives, coupled with the fact that it’s very impactful with regards to the initiatives for battered women and breast cancer,” says Ross, a USF Class of 1992 Accounting graduate. “Avon really stands for something.”

Ross joined Avon’s top management in December 2011 after a 10-year career in Europe with Royal Ahold, a Dutch corporation with nearly 3,000 grocery stores in the U.S. and Europe that she helped bring back from the brink of bankruptcy after accounting irregularities.

With three languages to her credit – English, Spanish, Portuguese and some French – coupled with a history of globetrotting, Ross loves the challenge of working in international business environments. Prior to Ahold, when Ross worked in Seagram’s international audit department, she spent all but 38 days of one year traveling abroad overseeing audits in Latin America and Europe.

It was an enormous amount of work, but it was worth every minute, she says.

“The amount of experience I gained was huge. I put in three years in that one year so I could leapfrog ahead,” she says. “But it can’t be done unless you have a spouse at home that helps you, that’s for sure. It’s the key to success.”

Fortunately, Ross’ husband, John Svobodny, is

in the information technology field and was able to work from home while they lived abroad and their children were young. Daughter Alexandra Svobodny, now 24, also is a USF alumna, graduating in 2011 with a degree in Marketing.

Son Robert, 25, studied in Minnesota and now works for Activision.

Ross, 47, was born in Clearwater, but grew up in Argentina and Mexico, although she came to Clearwater in the summers to spend time with her father, who owned a boat yard.

A self-described “true Floridian,” Ross Kimberly Ross, `92 loves anything to do with the water and sailed competitively as a young woman.

Q. What is the last book you read?

She still loves to sail, kayak, and fish, A. I just read the first volume of and in recent years, she’s developed a Pioneer Florida. It’s a compilation fondness for airboats. of stories that were in the newspa“I’ve always been fascinated by per in Tampa going back into the them, which is kind of odd because I’m 1800s. It hasn’t been in circulation a sailor,” she says. “So I decided I was going to have one built. And after I built in many years. It’s a fantastic piece the first one, I liked it so much, I built the of Florida history. second one. That’s my playtime. I have it all tricked out so I can go fishing from it Q. What is your favorite movie? or just play around on it.”

A. I love “Top Gun.” Ross and Svobodny have a home on the water near Ocala, where they Q. Where is your favorite place in the world? spend as much time as they can when they’re not in Manhattan, where Avon is A. I think what I love the most is headquartered. Avon is the fifth-largest sitting on my dock at my house in beauty company and largest direct-selling Florida with my family and friends enterprise in the world, with annual sales just watching the birds, the wildlife of more than $10 billion worldwide. and, the sunset.

“It’s been great to be working in such an international company like Q. What is your best piece of Avon,” Ross says. “I’ve never worked for advice? a retailer where six million of your stores A. Live within your financial means have legs. It’s a fascinating business.” and you will be free. My granddad She offers this bit of advice to her used to always say “save a dollar, fellow USF accounting grads: Try to differentiate yourself from your peers in save a dime, save a penny every some way. Learn a language, broaden time” and I live by that motto. your skill set, be the one who is willing to do the job that others aren’t. And Q. What super power would you there’s one more thing. like to have?

“The most important thing to me, A. A photographic memory. especially for business people, is that they stick to their beliefs and lead with strong values. Doing what’s right for companies and its stakeholders in the long term is important and something that’s sometimes missing in many business leaders today.”

5 Questions with

®

of Business FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

11

Feature Pharmacy

Creating the Pharmacists of Tomorrow

By Bill McCausland, MBA `96

O

n the cover of a University of South Florida College of Pharmacy brochure, the words “The Future of Pharmacy is Here” are prominently displayed. After learning more about these seemingly innocuous words during meetings with the College of Pharmacy’s Dean Kevin Sneed and Assistant Professor Erini Serag, two things become clear.

One, the pharmacist of tomorrow will be much more progressive than the pharmacist of the past.

Two, USF is emerging as a national leader in preparing its students to take advantage of this transformational movement.

Based upon Dr. Sneed’s vision, USF officially launched the College of Pharmacy program in August 2011, as 53 new students comprising the inaugural class were presented with their white coats – signifying their first steps in a journey toward a changing health care environment, aided by holistic learning and interdisciplinary collaboration, with the ultimate goal of improved patient treatment. Sixty-eight more students joined the program for the Fall 2012 semester.

“We want to focus on how to develop a great pharmacist clinician for all clinical environments,” says Dr. Sneed. “That’s when I came up with the four pillars of our program (see insert box). Four areas that, no matter what happens in health care, will occur in the future. We should take ownership of that, in terms of creating the pharmacist clinician that is prepared to deliver that to the health care system.”

Dr. Sneed attributes a great deal of the program’s early vision to the formation of a board of advisors.

“Many of my program ideas were driven by this group, asking them what they need in a pharmacy graduate to drive their company, pharmacy or institution into the future,” says Dr. Sneed. “We want our students to walk out with the mindset that they have the skillset and desire to transform the health care arena they’re walking into.”

Dr. Serag, who Dr. Sneed calls “one of our brightest shining stars,” says that leadership is a critical pillar and has embedded it into her curriculum.

“We are teaching the value of leadership to advance the profession, to advance the work setting that the pharmacist is in,

12

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

as well as our students’ business acumen,” says Dr. Serag. “This ensures our students are not tied to a product but to the cognitive services that we’re able to provide.”

The Pharmacy program is focused on a holistic approach to interdisciplinary medicine, and it starts with a unique, broad-based approach to selecting students. The process isn’t just about entrance tests and science scores, but also includes an evaluation of equally important but harder-to-measure skills such as communication, empathy and collaboration.

“We want a student with emotional maturity and intelligence, and once admitted, we tell the students we are going to prepare them for a new reality – an alternate reality in the future of healthcare,” says Dr. Sneed. “We view the student as a student pharmacist in training, as our program is as much of an apprenticeship as it is a degree program.”

With the pending and inevitable changes in medical care, as well as the increased demand for chronic illness treatment driven by the aging baby boomer population, two areas – medication therapy and medication management – are becoming of critical importance.

“We need to create a new type of pharmacy clinician who can contribute at the highest level

The Four Pillars The College of Pharmacy’s transformative program is based upon four pillars of patientcentered care: 1. Geriatric pharmacotherapy: The treatment of disease through the administration of medicine.

2. Pharmacogenomics/individualized medicine: The study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment.

3. Leadership management: Leadership skills in all aspects.

4. Medical informatics/advanced health information technologies: The role of technology and data in advanced medicine.

possible to helping the most important aspect of managing chronic illness, and that is medication therapy,” says Dr. Sneed.

He explains that there is a need for pharmacists to be more than the product dispensing person of the past; future pharmacists will need to be skilled in providing a more rounded approach to patient care.

To that end, USF’s College of Pharmacy provides students with training in pharmacotherapy, pharmacology, pharmacogenomics and evidencebased medicine; complex words for a complex program that is producing not just pharmacists, but all-encompassing pharmacotherapists who can provide more valuable services to patients.

Fortunately, this broad inter-professional approach can be accomplished within USF’s 1,779 acres, as the program puts an emphasis on collaboration with the colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, as well as the School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences.

“One of the great things about being at USF, and USF Health in particular, is that I am collaborating … in a way that is uncommon in the country,” says Dr. Sneed. “Most schools don’t come close to the collaboration we have at USF.” That is an exciting development for the program and especially for the students, who are the true beneficiaries. Dr. Serag sees this type of collaboration as a real strength of the program.

“We have an inter-professional working group that plans a shared component of the interprofessional curriculum among the USF Health colleges,” she says. “Faculty from the

areas of physical therapy, nursing, public health, medicine and pharmacy all work together to teach students about roles and responsibilities as well as appropriate communication between health care professionals, so that we can work synergistically together, knowing what each specialty can bring to the table.”

This collaborative approach also extends to USF’s cutting-edge simulation learning and technology environments.

“Simulation opportunities truly make our program unique. Both CAMLS (Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation) and CACLS (Center for Advance Clinical Learning and Simulation) depict various clinical settings,” she says.

“Simulation provides a huge advantage for students to encounter and address different scenarios, whether stressful, emergency situations or common functions, in a controlled environment.”

Dr. Sneed’s passion, vision and commitment to the Pharmacy program are infectious – and, one hopes, something that doesn’t require a prescription to cure. National Hockey League great Wayne Gretzky attributed his success to foresight, saying, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Dr. Sneed follows a similar path for his college’s Pharmacy program, making sure it will set or be a part of the trend line for health care beyond 2015.

The future of pharmacy is here, requiring the most advanced clinical pharmacy practitioners who can deliver the highest care possible. As Dr. Sneed puts it, “When I started this program, I told people I figured it would either be outstanding or excellent, and now I choose both.”

Assistant Professor Erini Serag, `05, and Pharmacy Dean Kevin Sneed have built a holistic program that produces clinicianpharmacists.

®

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

13

Alumni Travel

USF alumni travelers stopped for a group photo before they explored Juneau.

Bulls Tour the Land of the Midnight Sun

J

uly was the perfect time to escape the Florida heat with a cruise of the Alaskan Coast on Holland America’s Statendam.

Nearly three dozen USF alumni and friends booked the trip, one of many exciting excursions offered by your USF Alumni Association’s Travel Program.

The group departed from Seward, cruising through the Gulf of Alaska and into Glacier Bay for a stop at the 21mile long Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. From there it was on to Haines, a historic gold-rush town known for its bald eagles and for Fort William H. Seward, a National Historic Landmark. The next ports of call were Juneau, where they took a bus excursion to see the Mendenhall

Larry and Deborah Brunatti enjoy the scenery at Mendenhall Lake and Glacier near Juneau.

14

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Glacier and waterfall, then Ketchikan, where they visited Creek Street and took the trolley to the Tongass Historical Museum.

The last stop was the picturesque city of Vancouver, B.C., where the group wrapped up a wonderful week of experiences in a place that couldn’t be more different than home.

The Travel Program’s next trip, a Thanksgiving weekend jaunt to New York City that includes a special view of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is sold out. However, booking is underway for a walking tour of Italy’s Amalfi Coast in March. Visit www.USFalumni.org/Travel to get more information and see all of the upcoming trips you can take with your fellow Bulls.

Roy and Pat Etheridge, with former USF Alumni Association President Dr. Anila Jain, `81, at right, relax before dinner.

Dr. Mona Jain, `84, Kailash Jain, and Deborah Brunatti, right, enjoy the views from the ship.

FALL FALL 2012 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE | ALUMNIVOICE 1515

How do Bulls Show their Pride?

Homecoming SuperBull XVI is coming and we wanted to know…

In Their Homes

Dr. Larry Flegle, `75, enjoys having friends over to watch USF games in the Bulls Den he created in his Canton, GA home.Those of you who were in Tampa in the 70s might remember Dr. Flegle as overnight DJ Larry Michaels on WQYK radio.

On Their Skin

The tradition of Bulls fans painting their bodies green and gold began back in 1999 and continues today. Some alumni have made their Bull Pride permanent with a tattoo, like Glenn Garvey, `78, who attended USF Night at the Rays Game in August. For alumni looking for something a little less permanent, your USF Alumni Association will be handing out free temporary tattoos and other spirit supplies at the Homecoming Spirit Tent before the game.

With Their Children A great place

for your kids to learn Bull Pride is at the Parade Watch Party on the USF Tampa campus. Bring your family, lawn chairs and appetites and enjoy great food from local food trucks, games and giveaways for the kids, and the heart-pumping, bead-throwing experience that is the Running of the Bulls Night Parade.The free party begins Friday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. in front of the Lifsey House on Alumni Drive.

On Their Rides All true Bu ll-ievers have a Bulls license plate on their vehicle, like Emily Kanoza, `96. If you don’t, please visit www.

Bullsplate.org to get a $25 discount when you switch tags. Alumni Brandon Faza, `05, and Brittany Link, `07, didn’t stop with the tag.They attached horns and logos to Brittany’s Scion and dubbed it “The Bull Box.” Jerry Grimes, `72, doesn’t need a car in his neighborhood in The Villages so he spiffed up his golf cart to show his Bull pride.

Anton Hopen, `91, says that other boaters yell “Go Bulls!” whenever they see his USF spinnaker on the waters of the Tampa Bay area.“We try to fly it on special occasions to coincide with big games.”

When Traveling the World Tom Collins, `69 & MBA `07, takes Rocky along on all of his travels, including South America, Canada and most of Europe, as evidenced by this photo with a Beefeater at the Tower of London. Former Tampa Mayor and author Pam Iorio, M.A. `01, displayed her Bull Pride at the Tower of Pisa in Italy, while Herb Doyle, `69, took a moment to represent his alma mater when he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Send us your photos of your travels with Rocky to jacksonk@usf.edu.

Visit www.USFalumni.org/Homecoming or homecoming.usf.edu for everything you need to know about Homecoming SuperBull XVI. 16

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Blast from the Past SHARE Your Memory about Buffett

USF Bulls Blast Featuring Jimmy Buffett, 1985

I was there, working T-shirt security with TEP fraternity.

I remember two things clearly. 1) Him having a pizza delivered to him on the stage and giving slices to the crowd, and 2) him accidently stepping on a floor pedal and turning off his guitar. Always an amazing performance.

Frank Marando, `88 I remember! Sure do miss Fingers playing with Buffett.

Debby Tucker, `84 My parents were there. LOL. Everyone in my family is a Bull. Parents are class of `86 and `88 and I’m `09. My mom told me Buffett threw out condoms to the audience.

Holly Schwarzmann, `09 I was there, on the floor. If I remember correctly, we got to crown our King and Queen at this show. THAT was a Homecoming!

Debbie Lum, `85 I remember he sang “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw” to our Homecoming Queen.

Karen Miller, `87 I was there. My suite mates had a pre-party in our Epsilon rooms then walked over to the Dome. And I vividly remember him singing to the Homecoming Queen. We had a great night!

Leigh Catoe Tillman, `90 I was there! It was the year after I graduated though and I miss that roof! I was just there … for my daughter’s graduation. We are now a second-generation Bulls family!

Show was awesome as he always is, but tailgating wasn’t what it is now for his shows.

Joan Shannon, `84 You better believe I was there! As a huge Buffett fan, Kappa Delta nominated me for Homecoming Queen, as word was that Jimmy was going to serenade the Queen.

I was so envious of Val “Vasti” Blitzer (Alpha Delta Pi’s nominee.) She won and was brought up on stage in a bathrobe while he sang, “Why Don’t we Get Drunk and Screw.” I ran into Val just about 10 years ago in Hunter’s Green. After I told her about being crushed by her some 20 years back, Val showed up at my home the next day with the bathrobe from the concert and a picture of him singing to her. How cool is that?

Alexis Trimble Bessinger, `85 & M.A. `88 That’s the year I was Homecoming Chairman for USF! Great stories of planning events: fireworks & party after the basketball game; the USF float, which was also used for the Gasparilla parade, the concert with Jimmy Buffett and a lot more! Great memories! Thanks for sharing!

Randy Nunley, `87

USF

has held Homecoming since 1964, but in 1985 students wanted to do something “epic,” says Randy Nunley, `87, who chaired the Homecoming Committee that year. They planned a full week of events and called it “USF Bull Blast – A New Tradition.” Jimmy Buffett, second from left, headlined the post (basketball) game Homecoming concert at the Sun Dome. Pictured with Buffett from left are former Alumni Association Executive Director, Dr. Lee Patouillet, `75; 2008 Alumni Award winner, Steve Oscher, `77; and Joe Tomaino, M.A. `71, who also served as USF AA executive director and still works for the University in Athletics. Check out the set list from the concert and read over the memories of the show that alumni shared on your USF Alumni Association’s Facebook page.

Jimmy Buffett Set List Sun Dome, Feb. 15, 1985 1. Growing Older but Not Up 2. Pencil Thin Mustache 3. Come Monday 4. Grapefruit – Juicy Fruit 5. Twelve Volt Man 6. Door Number Three 7. Migration 8. Life is Just a Tire Swing 9. Son of a Son of a Sailor w/Fingers 10. Cowboys in the Jungle/Banana Republics w/Fingers 11. Havana Daydreamin w/Fingers 12. Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw

13. Coconut Telegraph 14. We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About 15. Cheeseburger in Paradise w/ Fingers 16. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes 17. Volcano 18. Morris’ Nightmare 19. A Pirate Looks at Forty 20. Margaritaville Encore(s) 1. Fins w/Fingers 2. Brown Eyed Girl w/Fingers 3. He Went to Paris w/Fingers

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

17

action!

your membership in

Bulls Love Their Beads

Whether covered in green-and-gold body paint, decked out in full Bulls gear or simply wearing a favorite faded game-day T-shirt, USF Alumni come together to show their Bull Pride at Homecoming year after year.

And USF Alumni Association members stand out in the herd of Bulls fans by wearing their members-only, limited-edition Homecoming Collectors Beads. With a different design each year, our members love to collect them all.

Here’s a little hint below of what the 2012 commemorative bead is going to look like. Members, come see us at the Alumni Association Tent at Homecoming on Oct. 27 to get your beads. Be sure to bring your member card!

Supplies are limited and are given out only at Homecoming on a first-come, first-served basis. One set of beads per member.

18

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Past Alumni Presidents Reunion Your USF Alumni Association hosted a reunion of its past presidents in June to honor the Association’s 50th president, Kimberly Choto, whose term began in July.The former presidents enjoyed dinner at the Alumni Center and offered some words of wisdom to Choto, pictured at center in green. Pictured from left are: Dr. Anila Jain, `81; Jeff Spalding, `87; Ray Fleming, MSE `68; Jim Woodroffe, `64; Roger Frazee, `71, in back; Liana Fernandez Fox, Ph.D `80; Michele Norris, `79; Rich Heruska, `99; Anna Marie Ippolito, M.A. `72; John Thomas, `81, in the back; Judge Raymond Gross, `69; Kimberly Choto, M.A. `02; Richard Lane, `68; John Harper, `76; Brad Kelly, `79; David Jordan, `63; Pat Hill, `70 and Ken Rollins, `64. Welcome home and thank you all for your service to USF.

Homecoming Festivities Homecoming SuperBull XVI Kickoff, Monday, Oct. 22, noon, Marshall Student Center Take a long lunch break and come back to help kick off Homecoming Week. The cheerleaders, Sun Dolls and Herd of Thunder will get the crowd pumped up for speeches by Coach Holtz and others. Pay parking is available in the Crescent Hill parking garage or the Fine Arts parking lot.

2012 USF Alumni Awards Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 25, 6 p.m., USF Tampa campus Join us in honoring the four 2012 USF Alumni Award winners: Les M. Muma, `66; Angie Brewer, `82 & M.S. `84; Nikole Collins-Puri, `01 and Dr. Roger Monsour. A reception begins at 6 p.m. at the Gibbons Alumni Center, followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. at the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center. For tickets, visit www.USFalumni.org/ Awards.

Parade Watch Party, Friday, Oct. 26, 5 p.m., Lifsey House lawn on Alumni Drive Grab the kids, bring your blankets and lawn chairs, and snag a prime spot to watch the Running of the Bulls Night Parade. You can buy dinner from local food truck vendors and enjoy free music, kids’ games and giveaways before the bead throwing begins. Parking is

available in the Alumni Center and Sun Dome lots, but come early before they close the streets for the parade!

USF Alumni Association Homecoming Spirit Tent, Saturday, Oct. 27, four hours before kickoff, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Get free game day spirit supplies such as USF tattoo stickers, eye blacks, spirit bands and green and gold beads at the Homecoming Spirit Tent in the Bulls Zone, Lot 6D. USF Alumni Association members can pick up their special-edition 2012 Collectors Beads at the tent. Be sure to bring your membership card!

Homecoming SuperBull XVI, USF vs Syracuse, Saturday, Oct. 27, Time TBA, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com or call (813) 974-3002 or 1-800-GoBulls for ticket information.

USF’s regional campuses are also holding Homecoming SuperBull XVI events. Please visit www.usfsp.edu for USF St. Petersburg events and www.usfsm.edu for USF Sarasota-Manatee events. For a complete list of SuperBull XVI events, visit homecoming.usf.edu

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

19

2012 USF Alumni Award Winners

Leslie “Les” M. Muma, `66 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winter Haven native Les Muma credits USF for giving him the opportunity to develop the computer and business skills he needed to become a co-founder of Fiserv, Inc., one of the world’s largest technology providers to the financial services industry.

“I just kind of fell in love with technology in college,” Muma recalls of his days of feeding punch cards into USF’s massive mainframe computer.

USF’s cooperative extension program allowed Muma to work alternate trimesters at companies such as Southern Bell and IMC, which gave him real-world experience in industries that were on

the leading edge of the computer age and also provided a muchneeded salary for Muma and his new bride, Pamela, who also attended USF. “USF is where we started dating,” he says of his wife of 47 years. “It also gave us both the foundation to build the career that I built, and I really, honestly, in my heart, believe that would not have happened if I had not learned what I learned at USF.” One important thing he learned was how to recognize opportunity when it knocked. In 1984, Muma and a group of investors bought the financial services data processing center that he had been running, Sunshine State Systems, and merged it with a similar company based in Milwaukee, thus creating Fiserv, Inc. “We started with $21 million in revenue and somewhere around 250 employees, two offices, and at that time, we probably had about 120 clients,” Muma says. “And when I retired in 2006, the company had 280 offices, 23,000 employees, and our revenue was about $4.2 billion.”

Since retiring, Muma has thrown his energy and business acumen into serving USF. He and Pam are generous benefactors of USF’s Colleges of Medicine and Business and USF Athletics.

Muma is chairman of the USF Unstoppable Campaign, and he and Pam are members of the USF 1956 Society – Visionary.

Children causes are paramount for the Mumas, who endowed a chair of neonatology at USF and established the Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Care Unit at Tampa General Hospital, named for a daughter they lost shortly after birth. Their other daughter, Lisa, lives in Charleston, S.C., with her husband and their two children.

“Our main passion is to help make life better for kids, especially needy or unhealthy kids,” says Muma. “And after that, it’s the University of South Florida because of what it did for us.”

Angie Brewer, `82 & M.S. `84 Donald A. Gifford Service Award When Angie Brewer set foot on the USF campus in the fall of 1963, she had no idea that it would take nearly 20 years to earn her first degree.

“There was a little bit of life that happened during those years,” says Brewer, such as her marriage to husband James “Jim” Brewer, their blended family of six children, and her blossoming career in county government.

Once Brewer earned that Bachelor’s degree in Management, taking most of her classes at USF Sarasota-Manatee while working 60-plus hours a week, she didn’t waste any time earning a Master’s degree in a weekend program for executives at USF’s Tampa campus.

“My husband told me, ‘You’re not going to go another 20 years trying to get another degree. We’re going to get this done,’” she says, laughing.

“He is the power behind everything I’ve ever done. Without James Brewer there is no Angie Brewer. He’s the magic in the mix, let me tell you.”

Two short years later, with a graduate degree under her belt and the kids grown, Brewer was being heavily recruited by several organizations, but she really wanted to go into business for herself. Jim encouraged her to go for it. Now, 24 years later, Angie Brewer & Associates is a multimillion dollar business that has helped state and local governments plan, finance and execute more than $6 billion in capital projects.

The Brewers bleed green and gold. They are Life Members of the USF Alumni Association, members of the USF Alumni Association U Club and the USF 1956 Society – Founders. They’re Hall of Fame donors and Iron Bull donors to USF Athletics. Brewer is vice president of the USF Bulls Club Board of Directors, and also serves as the USF Alumni Association’s 20

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

representative for the USF: Unstoppable Campaign. She developed the “Be Respect-a-Bull” fan initiative and serves as a member of USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy, in addition to funding various endowments and scholarships to the USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus, the College of Business Live within your financial means and you will be free. My granddad used to always say “save a dollar, save a dime, save a penny every time” and I live by that motto. and the Alumni Association. She considers it an honor and privilege to give back to USF. “I call it completing the circle,” Brewer says. “I was given the wonderful opportunity to get a fantastic education at USF and I’ve been able to parlay that into something very successful, with the great support of my husband and family. Now we’re responsible for completing the circle by giving back so that someone else can do the same thing.”

Nikole Collins-Puri, `01 Outstanding Young Alumnus Nikole Collins-Puri says that an angel led her to USF. They met at a college track meet freshman year, when Collins-Puri was looking to change schools. Her new friend raved about USF. Collins-Puri thought it might be a good fit for her, so she visited USF, met the track coaches, and the rest is history.

“I never saw her again after that meet,” says Collins-Puri, who ran track for USF on scholarship. “Nobody knows who she was, but I call her my angel.”

USF was everything Collins-Puri had hoped for: academically stimulating, athletically challenging, and rich with opportunities to get involved and excel. In addition to running track, she was a Student Government senator and Senate president, president of the Kappa Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and was named as a USF Alumni Association Outstanding Senior.

“It was like a buffet and I could pick what I wanted and needed,” she says of USF. “I got to be a White House intern.

That was a confidence booster. USF helped me see that I was more than an athlete. Now I can stand strong and know that my degree is valuable and what I’ve got is as good as anyone else.”

After graduation, Collins-Puri joined AT&T and was selected for its Emerging Leaders program. She was named diversity and inclusion senior manager for AT&T Business Solutions, heading all diversity and inclusion initiatives for 60,000 employees. She won AT&T’s Leaders Council

Award and Women in Technology’s Rising Star Award, which featured her in their book No One Path: Perspectives on Leadership from a Decade of Women in Technology. In 2010, she was selected as a National Urban Fellow and earned a Master’s of Public Administration. Afterward, she became director of outreach for the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, where she led high-profile initiatives such as the College Completion Agenda and Young Men of Color initiatives.

“I can say that I am where I am because I worked very hard in a university setting that prepared me for the doors that opened after,” Collins-Puri says. “I love my University. I feel like my degree has increased in value and USF is the kind of university I want to be a part of. It’s truly been an honor and a blessing.”

Dr. Roger Monsour, D.O. Class of `56 Award After retiring from a successful career as chief of staff and vice president of medical affairs for Flint Osteopathic Hospital in Michigan, Dr. Roger Monsour settled in Tampa, intending to play some golf and take it easy. But he had an idea that he just couldn’t shake, something he called “executive medicine.”

He knew from personal experience that too many CEOs and top managers neglected their health because they were simply too busy to wait around in a doctor’s office, or to make multiple trips to see specialists and get lab work done. Dr. Monsour envisioned a setting where these executives could get a comprehensive physical in one visit and walk out with

all the information and medications they needed to take care of themselves. This setting would be private, efficient, and staffed with the best physicians and equipment. It would have a business center where executives could check in with the office and be provided a concierge to serve as a personal escort.

Business leaders he talked to loved the idea, but he couldn’t get anyone in the medical community on board, until he met Dr. Stephen Klasko, senior vice president of USF Health and dean of the Morsani College of Medicine.

“Dr. Klasko jumped on it,” said Dr. Monsour. “He’s a barnburner. If there’s a good idea out there, he’s going to make it happen.”

The Monsour Executive Wellness Center opened in May of 2010 on the sixth floor of the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare on USF’s Tampa campus. Dr. Monsour is on site most days, making sure everything runs according to his plan.

“This is my vision,” says Dr. Monsour. “I think I’ve got it pretty well thought out. I don’t think you can improve it. I’ve got people calling me from all over asking me how we do it.”

In addition to being the founding donors for the wellness center, Dr. Monsour and his wife of 50 years, Barbara Harken Monsour, fund several scholarships in USF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing. They are Life Members of the USF Alumni Association and the USF 1956 Society – Visionary. Dr. Monsour also serves on the USF Foundation Board and the USF Athletics Hall of Fame Executive Committee.

“This has changed my life,” Dr. Monsour says of his involvement with USF. “That first January I was here, I played golf 25 times. Now I hardly play golf anymore. One thing led to another and now here I am.”

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

21

22 22

ALUMNIVOICE ALUMNIVOICE || FALL FALL 2012 2012

Employ -A-Bull

Ways to enhance your professional portfolio: Get ahead of the herd with tips from USF University College Learning and Development Manager Gabriella Harmon, Ph.D.

Continuing Your Growth after Your Degree

I

f you recently earned a degree or have been in the workplace for some time, professional development becomes increasingly important to sustain your career.

Professional development can help people gain employment, advance in their careers and standout from the competition.

Today’s professionals know they never stop learning, in part to stay current in their field, but also to encourage the creativity that makes for successful careers.

n Build business and management skills through shortterm, professional development courses, webinars, and self-learning. Improve your business communication, increase your knowledge of office and technology skills to improve work productivity, or explore related skills that complement your current training or position. n Earn a certificate from an accredited university to gain updated knowledge and specialization to suit various stages of your career or to prepare for graduate studies.

Certificate completion can enhance one’s current performance and help prepare you for the changing nature of your profession. n Consider professional certification if your discipline requires it. Earning a certification credential demonstrates your competency and knowledge to employers and others. n Explore online learning options. Both successful professionals and employers use online learning tools to meet the needs of a global workplace that demands innovation and technological competency.

Online learning provides the flexibility, accessibility, convenience and immediacy needed to acquire new knowledge and skills in a constantly evolving environment.

Whether you are pursuing professional development to stay competitive in the workforce or wanting to advance to managerial positions, the best way to leverage your college foundation is through continuous professional development.

After all, learning is for a lifetime.

Why professional development is important:

Research shows that employees with higher skills and who demonstrate the ability to acquire and apply new knowledge are more valued by their employers. Seeking professional development opportunities will help you: n Stay on top of ever-changing industry trends n Develop new skills that complement your field of study n Acquire professional confidence to accompany your educational credits n Network with peers and knowledge experts throughout your career.

Employers in both the private and public sectors are seeking workers with higher-level communication skills especially in combination with current technical skills.

And while employers frequently support their employees’ educational attainment, more and more you may find that you need to demonstrate your own willingness to invest in your professional development.

USF-UC extends the University’s educational resources and provides credit and noncredit continuing education opportunities for today’s adult learners: n n n n n n n

Professional Development Courses Graduate Certificates Certification Preparation Online Learning Degree Completion Test Prep (GRE, GMAT, LSAT and TOEFL) Testing Services for college entrance/placement, certification/licensure and pre-employment exams

University College offers education without limits – anytime, any place, any platform, any pace – for a lifetime. Visit us at Uc.usf.edu to see how we can help you get ahead.

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

23

Profile in Leadership R. Gil Kerlikowske

“The first key quality [in developing leadership] is to have a strong work ethic, and that was modeled consistently for me by [USF] professors who worked in the criminal justice system during the day and then taught classes at night.”

— ONDCP Director R. Gil Kerlikowske

PHOTO Getty Images.

Director Kerlikowske greets a group of children during his visit to Usme neighborhood, southern Bogota, Colombia.

By Carol P. Wight

M

aking a difference by giving back to others defines the humble but successful leadership style of R. Gil Kerlikowske. This inclusive style first took root during his childhood in Fort Myers. Spending time around the courthouse where his mother worked, his early role models were police officers and community leaders who surrounded him with daily examples of the powerful effectiveness of selfless leadership. President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to give back to the country also helped propel Kerlikowske to where he is today – in a position to significantly give back to his country on a national and international stage.

In 2009 Kerlikowske was called to serve in his current position in Washington, D.C., as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, after having gained national recognition for his innovative community policing strategies.

His methods of addressing an old problem of drug abuse issues with a new collaborative

24

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

leadership style had developed along with his career in public service – a career that began as a patrol officer in St. Petersburg. While on the job during the day, he witnessed firsthand the lifealtering effects of drug addiction; in the evenings, he attended classes at USF where he eventually earned his Bachelor’s (1978) and Master’s (1985) degrees in Criminal Justice. He recalls that the defining traits of a good leader were also modeled by his USF professors and mentors.

“I was taught by a whole host of people like Judge Robert Beach, Leonard Territo, and so many others, who were quite influential in developing my leadership foundation,” said Kerlikowske.

“The first key quality is to have a strong work ethic, and that was modeled consistently for me by professors who worked in the criminal justice system during the day and then taught classes at night, never cutting students any slack. A strong work ethic is absolutely critical.”

That diligent work ethic eventually brought Kerlikowske’s unique drug abuse management methods to the attention of national leaders. Over the years, Kerlikowske developed a holistic ap-

Leading By Putting Others First proach to the increasing number of drug-related crimes of constant immersion in the community through continuous violence, by expanding law enforcement efforts to include colinteraction with community leaders. laboration with health care providers and community leaders.

“You have to be a risk taker and surround yourself with His career grew in conjunction with the growth of his effective a wide array of people. In Washington, I’ve spent a lot of leadership style: after serving as a detective in St. Petersburg, he time developing relationships that help me better understand became the head of police departments international issues … and the medical in Port St. Lucie and then Fort Pierce, science field. Building relationships before taking the leadership of the powith others is key to providing yourself lice force in Buffalo, NY. He also served with a broader perspective so you can in Washington D.C. for two years as the effectively make a difference,” said Deputy Director of the USDOJ Office of Kerlikowske.

Community Oriented Policing Services And it is obvious that making a (COPS Office). Relocating to Seattle, difference is what it is all about for he served nine years as Police Chief Kerlikowske. Though he has garnered for the Seattle Police Department, and countless awards, numerous plaques, taught future leaders at Seattle Universimultiple titles, and even international ty. In 2009, Kerlikowske was nominated recognition, it is the people whose lives

by President Obama, and confirmed by have been improved because of unique the U.S. Senate, to the post of director drug-control policies, that matter most of the Office of National Drug Control to him.

Policy.

“I have a letter from a woman Today his work in D.C. is impactwhose husband is now recovering from ing drug policies in the United States a devastating addiction to prescripand around the globe. He attributes this tion medication. She wrote to thank wide-reaching effect to another leaderus for a news segment she saw about ship trait that was modeled for him at our efforts in approaching drug addicUSF as the importance of getting out tion problems from a different point of of one’s comfort zone by considering view; it gave her hope during what she someone else’s point of view. “It is easy described as their ‘darkest days.’ I have to get caught up in the narrow view of many stories just like hers and letters I your job responsibilities, believing you R. Gil Kerlikowske making comments after taking keep in a drawer at my desk. It’s these know everything you need to know kinds of things that are worth more to oath of office at swearing in ceremony. Photo about your position. Getting out in the provided by Director of ONDCP. me than awards or plaques, and that community provided me a wide array is what inspires me to keep working,” of experiences that I needed in order to said Kerlikowske. become a more effective leader,” said Kerlikowske.

So who can say where he goes from here? No doubt his While it is this community collaboration that brought leadership direction in the future will be guided by the same Kerlikowske to his current position, his community has now foundation of considering the needs of others first, then dedicatexpanded to embrace international as well as state leaders. A ing himself to finding new ways to help meet those needs. typical week may include a meeting with a Ukrainian delegation “It’s fascinating to think that a policy that first began in D.C. for an AIDS/HIV conference, speaking to the Center for developing on a local community level can have an Strategic and International Studies about Colombia’s challenges international as well as national influence,” said Kerlikowske. and collaborating with suburban mayors in Denver, who are “A lot of our states are adapting this collaborative drug control looking for innovative ways to improve drug-related domestic policy to make a difference where they live. I have always issues. wanted to give something back, not only to the next generation, Kerlikowske also knows that effective leadership requires but also to my esteemed profession.” ®

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

25

chapters&societies

The Fort Myers chapter had a big turnout for its Round Up at Southern Waters.

Hometown Round Ups The Tampa Bay Roundup was held at IKEA, and students got a huge tote bag filled with free goodies, as well as some good advice from current students. Pictured here is freshman Mack Colen and his mother Lisa Colen, who are talking to Sarina Marsh, `14. IKEA also held drawings and gave away lots of merchandise.

The D.C. Chapter hosted a picnic on the National Mall for its Round Up and took this group shot of its new Bulls.

The Hernando Chapter Round Up was held July 14 at Bar Envy in Spring Hill.

The Chicago Chapter gave away a $100 gift card for the USF Bookstore to incoming freshman, Donald Dahlke, pictured here with his uncle at left and chapter chair Greg Morgan, `09.

26

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

The Broward Alumni Chapter thanked Kerry and Shawn Cerra, center and right, for hosting about 80 people at their Hometown Round Up, with a bag full of USF goodies.

The new board of the D.C. Chapter are, from left, Mike Blackman, with his daughter and Future Bull, Makail; Alex Guecia, `09; Liz Michenfelder; Kathy Dorf, `08; Jackie Bernstein, `05; and Allen Genaldi, `91.

The D.C. Chapter held an Alumni Summer Welcome Lunch at Champps Americana Restaurant in Arlington, VA, in June to welcome USF alumni who are new to the area or who want to learn more about the chapter.

The Class of 2016 started a new tradition during Week of Welcome for the Fall semester. About 1,000 new Bulls gathered on the soccer field at the USF Tampa campus for a class picture in the form of our alma mater’s iconic logo.

Another new experience for incoming USF freshman was CampU, an overnight event that gave new Bulls a chance to meet each other and learn what it means to bleed green and gold. The freshmen gathered at the Gibbons Alumni Center and were cheered by alumni as they boarded the bus to camp. If you have a Future Bull in your family, be sure to visit USFalumni.org next spring for information about CampU.

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

27

chapters&societies

Alumni in the Los Angeles area represented USF at the All Florida Schools Picnic, held in July at Cheviot Hills Park. Team USF, pictured above, competed against alumni from other Florida universities in events such as a pie-eating contest, a sack race, sand darts and a three-legged race.

Team USF is, from left: Nelson Vasquez; Jennifer Brown, `94; Carlo Williams, `88; Janet Foster, `88; and Norali Perez, Ph.D `01.

The San Diego Chapter got together back in June for a picnic at Mission Bay Park. Pictured in the top row are: Mark Garber, `79; Carlos Sayan, `04, with Future Bull Carlos Angel Sayan; Sonia Sayan; Christina Cameron, `04; Heather Moskowitz, `92, holding Future Bull Alex Moskowitz and Rocky; Melissa Rossman and John Torres. In the front are: Kit Carrera and her family.

28

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

The chapter also did a road trip to Reno for the Bulls game against the Nevada Wolf Pack, which ended with a big win for USF. Pictured at McKay Stadium are, from left: Victor Capello; Josue Vizcay, `09; Carlos Sayan, `04; and Mark Garber, `79.

No matter where you live, you’ll always be a Bull!

The USF Alumni Association has alumni chapters all over the country. We also have college and special-interest societies for likeminded alumni. It’s easy to get involved. Just email the contact person of the group you’d like to visit.

Societies Ambassador Alumni Jackie Wertel jackie.wertel@gmail.com Anthropology Alumni Brian McEwen bmcewen@cachillsborough.com Architecture Alumni Adam Fritz adam@cgharchitects.com Association of Filipino Students Alumni Society Aileen Aqui afsalumnisociety@hotmail.com Black Alumni Shomari Sanford shomari1906@yahoo.com College of Business Alumni Maegan Fader Maegan@usfcobalumni.org Education Alumni Freda Abercrombie aber2@aol.com Engineering Alumni Robert Andrew usf.engineer@yahoo.com Entrepreneurship Alumni Jennifer Sineway jennagator@aol.com Geology Alumni Bruce Nocita bnocita@smeinc.com Honors Alumni Lisa Provenzano Heugel lproven1@tampabay.rr.com Kosove Alumni Justin Geisler justingeisler@hotmail.com

Library and Information Science Society William (Bill) Harris wharris3@mail.usf.edu Marine Science Alumni Bruce Barber bbarber@terraenv.com Beau Suthard bsuthard@coastalplanning.net Medicine Alumni Christina Brown-Wujick cbrown7@health.usf.edu MIS Alumni Brian Day Bjday@us.ibm.com Music Society Keith Sanz usfmusicalumni@gmail.com Nursing Alumni Edwin Hernandez ehernan5@health.usf.edu Pharmacy Alumni Patti Shirley pshirley@health.usf.edu Public Administration Alumni Mike Rimoldi mike@rimoldiconstruction.com Public Health Alumni Patti Shirley pshirley@health.usf.edu Social Work Alumni April Steen steenmsw@yahoo.com Theater Alumni Kimberli Cummings Kbdiva901@aol.com USF St. Petersburg Bryan Bejar bryanbejar@gmail.com

Women’s and Gender Studies Greater Ocala Zoe Fine Russ Fascenda usfwgssociety@gmail.com usf-alumni-ocala@pobox.com Orlando Florida Chapters Katie Giglio Kgiglio@usf.edu Brevard Todd Bonanza Palm Beach bonanza298@aol.com Scott Teich scott.teich@raymondjames.com John Carpenter j-carpenter2@ti.com Panama City Janet Caragan Barbara Lyn janetcaragan@yahoo.com barbara@barbaralyn.com Pasco County/New Tampa Broward Kimberly Choto Ruth Rogge kchoto@success-sciences.com R_rogge@yahoo.com Pensacola/Spanish Fort/ Alan Steinberg usfbrowardalumni@hotmail.com Mobile Nick Kessler Fort Myers nickess@aol.com Sanjay Kurian John Spurny skurian@becker-poliakoff.com usfpensacola@hotmail.com Manley Jaquiss Pinellas manleyjaquiss@yahoo.com Brenda Kenny Hernando bdkenny@tampabay.rr.com Kevin Floyd Polk usfhcac@gmail.com Randy Dotson Highlands (FL) randy.dotson@gmail.com Charles Devlin St. Lucie cdevlin@devtechsales.com Frank Pennetti Jacksonville/St. Augustine franker@adelphia.net Gary Hoog Tallahassee oldcitymunc1@yahoo.com Phil Canto Ellen Rosenblum pcantompa@gmail.com rosenblum.ellen@gmail.com Greater Tampa Manatee/Sarasota Eric Penvose Jay Riley cireltd@gmail.com jayriley@sar.usf.edu Miami-Dade Carlos Rodriguez USFmiamialumni@gmail.com

National Chapters

Atlanta Louis Struikman usfalumniatlanta@gmail.com Austin Brad Heath gobulls@austin.rr.com Boston USFBostonBulls@gmail.com Charlotte Ryan Franco USFAlumniCharlotte@gmail.com Chattanooga/Cleveland, TN Erin Bell and Bryan Bull ChattanoogaBullsAlumni@ yahoo.com Chicago Greg Morgan WindyCityBulls56@gmail.com Columbus, OH Jason Griffin columbususfalumni@gmail.com D.C. Regional Kathy Dorf kathyd286@yahoo.com Dallas Jamie DeVriend jdevriend@gmail.com Denver Chris and Ashley Gilbert denverbulls@gmail.com Greenville, SC Brittany Link GreenvilleUSFAlumni@hotmail. com Houston Alan Goldsmith alshmaly@flash.net Michael Peppers mike.peppers@comcast.net

Indianapolis Ali Bridwell alibridwell@gmail.com Kansas City, MO Nathan Collins usfalumnikc@gmail.com Los Angeles Janet Foster usfbullsnla@yahoo.com Nashville Melinda Dale nashvilleusfbulls@live.com New York Arupa Gopal arupa.gopal@gmail.com Philadelphia Adam Feinberg usf.tri.state.alumni@gmail.com Phoenix Jillian Papa jillianpapa@gmail.com Portland, OR Matt Hromalik m_hromalik@hotmail.com Raleigh, NC Bob Cohn bob.cohn@mssb.com San Antonio, TX Ruben Matos captram02@yahoo.com San Diego Carlos Sayan USFBullsSanDiego@gmail.com

Corporate Affinity Group

Lockheed Martin - Oldsmar Brent Lewis brent.a.lewis@lmco.com

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

29

classnotes Don’t be shy Alumni! We’d like to include your news and photos in Class Notes. Send in your information to: jacksonk@usf.edu or you can mail your information & photo to: Karla Jackson USF Alumni Association Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ALC100 Tampa, FL 33620-5455

70s

Peter M. Cardillo, American Studies

`79, was recently recertified by the Florida Bar in the specialty area of Business Litigation. Cardillo has held this certification since 1996 when the Business Litigation certification was originally created. Only seven percent of eligible Florida Bar members are board certified. Cardillo is an authority in the area of termite claims litigation and has tried more than 30 jury cases during his legal career.

He continues to focus his practice exclusively on representing property owners that have termite damage claims against insurance companies and exterminators. He is “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest such rating given by that organization.

Brian Dyak, Education `73, is a television writer and producer. He most recently wrote and served as executive producer for the 16th Annual Prism Awards, a television special on the FX network that aired Sept. 16. The T.V. special honors accurate depictions of drug, alcohol, tobacco use and mental health issues in movies, television, DVDs, music and comic book entertainment. Dyak is also president and CEO of the Entertainment Industries Council, a health and social issues advocacy group of entertainment industry executives.

States Merchant Marines. He is a member of the Florida Bar and a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit court mediator and a certified mediator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He is the past chairman and vicechairman of the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee for Grievance and Fee Arbitration, and former vice chairman for the Northeast Florida Chapter of the Friends of 440. Gordon is a frequent lecturer and author on mediator continuing education and ethics and is an adjunct professor in Legal Studies at Florida State College of Jacksonville. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN.

John B. Harper, Mass

Communications `76, was named president and chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of East & Central Pasco County in August. Harper was formerly the executive director of the USF Alumni Association. Prior to that, he spent 30 years in various management positions with GTE before retiring in 2001. Harper is also on the board of directors for the Florida Medical Clinic’s Foundation of Caring.

Edward P. de la Parte, English `74, is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of

environmental and water law. He is a board certified state and federal government and administrative practice lawyer. The American Research Corporation designates him as a Leading American Attorney and Leading Florida Attorney. Additionally, de la Parte is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He was selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2007-2011.

Ralph W. Rice, Microbiology `79, is associate dean and director of the School of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Florida. He holds the rank of associate professor and joined the school in January 2011. Prior to becoming the director of the School of P.A. Studies, Rice was a faculty member in UF’s P.A. program from 1994 through 1998. He moved into an academic coordinator position as a founding faculty member in Missouri State University’s P.A. program in 1999 and remained there until 2006. Rice then accepted a position at Wake Forest University in 2006 and was soon after appointed associate director of that program. His academic and research interests include wilderness and travel medicine, infectious diseases, evidence-based medicine, bioethics and professionalism. On these topics, he has given presentations at state and national conferences and has published articles in leading P.A. professional journals.

Lillian Stark, Ph.D Biology `76 & MPH `88, retired in June from the Florida Department of Health

Alan M. Gordon, Communication `71,

was elected as the 2012-13 president of the E. Robert Williams Inn of Court in Jacksonville. The E. Robert Williams Inn of Court was founded to foster excellence for legal professionals in northeast Florida. Gordon has been a mediator for 10 years for the Department of Administrative Hearings and the Judges of Compensation Claims for the State of Florida. He has conducted over 5,000 mediations.

Prior to that, he was the corporate counsel for a third-party administrator for health insurance claims, disability claims and workers’ compensation claims. Prior to becoming an attorney, Gordon had a diverse business career in risk management and commercial real estate and served in the United

30

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Debbie Genereux, `85 and Glenn Genereux, `93, joined hundreds of USF alumni for USF Night at the Rays Game on Aug. 4 at Tropicana Field. In addition to great seats, alumni who bought tickets through your USF Alumni Association got their choice of a black or white ball cap, specially branded with both the Rays and Bulls logos.

Bureau of Laboratories, where she tracked disease and outbreaks and mentored countless students in field experience and special projects over the past 40 years.

Elizabeth Bergen Zabak, M.A.

Education `78, is chief marketing officer for Carlton Fields, a provider of legal and consultative services to a broad spectrum of business clients. She also serves on the advisory board of the University of California Hastings Leadership Academy for Women and is a member of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Tampa 2013 Class. Zabak is a member of the Legal Marketing Association, chair of the Duke University Alumni Admission Advisory Committee for Hillsborough County, and member of the Duke Club of Tampa. As CMO at Carlton Fields, Zabak is responsible for strategic marketing and business development, communications, brand management, coaching and client service initiatives. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University.

80s

Donna Arnett, Nursing `81 & MSPH `87, was named as president of the American Heart Association (AHA), the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Dr. Arnett, a professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Public Health, is the first epidemiologist to lead the AHA, and the second Ph.D in that position.

Arnett’s term as president began July 1 and continues through June 30. As president, Arnett serves as the leader of the scientific programs and spokesperson for the AHA. This includes working with media throughout the United States to highlight the organization’s programs and mission. She will also present a presidential address at the annual Scientific Sessions meeting in November.

Vivian Arenas-Battles, Political Science `81, is a shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. She received her Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law. She has practiced law for 25 years and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Arenas-Battles was voted by her peers statewide to Florida Trend magazine’s 2009 and 2011 Florida Legal Elite. She was also selected by her peers as a Florida Super Lawyer in 2010 and 2011. Arenas-Battles practices in the areas of administrative, civil litigation, environmental, land use and eminent domain law. Vivian is also a certified circuit civil mediator.

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

31

classnotes Mike Brennan, Accounting `84, was promoted to managing partner of the Tampa office of Ernst & Young. He previously was a partner.

David M. Caldevilla, Business & Finance `84, is a

shareholder in the firm of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A. He received his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law. He is a board certified appellate lawyer and has practiced law for over 20 years. He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He was selected by his peers as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2008-2011.

Mike LaPan, Management `81,

was named as the 2012 Bernie Little Sports Executive of the Year for Polk County. LaPan is executive director of The Lakeland Center, Polk County’s largest entertainment and convention complex.

He joined The City of Lakeland in 2005. Previously, LaPan served as executive director and president of the Sun Dome for 10 years and was a part of the administrative team for more than two decades.

During his time at the Sun Dome, he was recognized as Hillsborough County Executive of the Year by the Professional Secretaries International Association.

LaPan has served as president of the USF Athletic Association Green Jacket Club for two terms and has served on the USF Alumni Association Board of Directors. Professionally, he attained Certified Facility Executive (CFE) credentials from the International Association of Auditorium and Arena Managers (IAAM) in 1998 and earned certified public manager status in 2007. Locally he enjoys working to support Girls Inc. and the Lakeland Downtown Kiwanis Club. In 2007, he was appointed to the Polk County Tourism Board by the Polk County Commission. He also serves as a member for the Greater Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce Board.

John M. Polson, Finance `87, was

selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013, a guide of lawyers that is based on a peer-review survey of more than 36,000 attorneys.

Polson practices at the Irvine, CA-based firm of Fisher & Phillips, practicing labor and employment law, representing management.

Dr. David Rogers, Chemistry `80 & M.D. `84, received the 2012 Distinguished Educator Award from the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) at its annual meeting in May. Dr. Rogers is a professor of pediatric surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The honor is the most prestigious of the association’s Excellence in Surgical Education Awards. Prior to joining SIU, Dr. Rogers was on the surgical faculty at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Rogers is board

32

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Colleagues and classmates, some of whom hadn’t seen each other in 20 years, gathered at the Gibbons Alumni Center in June for the 40th Anniversary Reunion of USF’s Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. While other state programs have reduced their offerings or closed entirely, USF’s program continues to flourish.

Pictured here from left are: graduate student Arleen Spenceley, `07; Dr. Tennyson Wright; Karmen Smith, `07 & M.A. `11 and graduate student Cheryl Scheidler.

Visit rmhc.cbcs.usf.edu for more photos from the event. certified in general surgery and has a certificate of special qualifications in pediatric surgery. He is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Nancy Seufert, Nursing `81 & M.S. `96, is certified as an advanced registered nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She works for HealthPoint Medical Group in South Tampa, holds certifications in basic and advanced cardiac life support instruction and has been a practicing nurse and nurse practitioner for over 30 years. Seufert has clinical and managerial experience in a variety of hospital settings including the medical/surgical, cardiac critical and progressive care units. Prior to joining HealthPoint, Seufert lectured on critical care topics during her role as Critical Care Educator at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. She continues to teach in the clinical setting as a volunteer faculty member for USF Nurse Practitioner graduate-level students.

Her clinical interests include cardiology, diabetes, geriatric care and women’s health.

Amy Collins Walgren, Mass

Communications `82, is marketing and sales manager for Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Schaumburg, IL. She handles advertising, promotions,

public relations, sponsorships and partnerships, while managing a team of marketing and sales associates. Before joining Medieval Times, Walgren was marketing manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago. She has also served as a public relations and marketing consultant for a variety of companies, professional services firms and nonprofits, was senior vice president of marketing and communications for Brookfield Zoo, and spent seven years as the field marketing manager of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Cheryl Wildasin, Interdisciplinary Sciences `88,

is a manager for Pediatric Health Care Alliance, PA. She earned a registered nursing degree from Hillsborough Community College in 1973 and has been a manager in the pediatric health care field for more than 33 years. Wildasin is executive secretary of the Hillsborough County Pediatric Society. She also speaks to groups about vaccines. Along with several friends, she wrote Coca Cola Collectibles Santas, published by Beckett Publications in 2000 and authorized by The Coca Cola Company.

90s

Brian Campbell, Accounting `93, has joined Hillsborough Community College as an Accounting Services Officer.

He also serves on the USF Alumni Association Board of Directors

Bey Mario Lombana, Marketing `95, welcomed his new daughter, Emma Denise Lombana Kraus, on May 2, 2012. Lombana is a member of the USF Alumni Association’s Miami Chapter.

Jeff Knott, MBA, `91, is the president and CEO of Millennium Weavers for the U.S., Latin America, Caribbean and Canada. Millennium Weavers is a new global business model for global branding and expansion. The parent company, Al-Sorayai Group, is a leader in the manufacture and distribution of carpets and rugs in commercial, hospitality and retail business segments of the industry in 67 countries.

Karalee Kulek-Luzey, Chemistry `85 & M.D. `90, is the medical director for Pediatric Health Care Alliance, P.A. Dr. Kulek-Luzey joined the alliance in 1997 with one of the six founding practices, Tampa Bay Pediatrics. She has practiced pediatrics in Tampa for 15 years. In addition to serving as medical director, she also maintains a half-time appointment schedule at the firm’s South Tampa office, and serves as chief of Pediatrics at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dr. Kulek-Luzey has been board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics since 1993. She is continually recognized on the Best Doctors in America® list, a leading resource for linking consumers with expert medical care.

Jason Martin, History `98 & MLIS `01, was recently named as head of public services for the duPont-Ball Library at Stetson University. After earning his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at USF, Martin earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from UCF in 2011.

Steven Martin, Chemistry `93 & M.D. `95, is a physician for Unity Health Care, a multi-specialty healthcare provider with satellite offices and practitioners located throughout north central Indiana. Dr. Martin practices at the Benton County Medical Center in Fowler, IN. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Daniel Ravicher, Civil Engineering

`97, was named to the 2012 50 Most Influential People in Intellectual Property Law in the Americas list by Managing Intellectual Property, a global industry organization. Ravicher is a registered patent attorney who is president and executive director of the Public Patent Foundation, an organization that represents the public’s interests against undeserved patents and unsound patent policy. He was selected as the 2011 Outstanding Young Alumnus by USF. FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

33

classnotes

The Alpha Tau Omega/Sigma Nu rivalry doesn’t end with graduation. These USF alumni and fraternity brothers met up in April at The Claw for an ATO vs SN Ryder Cup match that ended with a slim ATO victory, followed by an after party at Florida

Lauren Stewart, M.S. Nursing `96, is certified as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She received her undergraduate degree in Nursing, cum laude, at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN. Stewart has over nine years of nursing experience.

She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Her clinical interests include trauma, acute care surgery and critical care medicine.

00s

Christina Campbell, Mass Communications and

MBA `07, joined the Tampa law firm, Hill Ward Henderson, as a marketing specialist. Her areas of concentration include media relations, online web development and news, coordination of social media and firm newsletters. Prior to joining the firm, Campbell served as general manager of the Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts.

Kristin Hintz, History `06, graduated in 2011 from Capital Law School in Columbus, OH, and passed the Ohio Bar. She is now working as a prosecutor for the City of Columbus.

Dana Ingram, Nursing `06, was promoted to director of nursing at Northside Hospital. She was previously a nursing manager.

Kristen Lagor, M.D. `06, has joined the

HealthPoint Medical Group as a pediatrician. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

34

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

Avenue Brewery where the tournament trophy is housed. The ATOs are in white; the SNs in black. A rematch is set for April.

Brothers who are interested in playing should contact Jim Harvey at jharvey@kolter.com or Ron Sherman at rsherman@usf.edu.

Heather McLain, Marketing `03, was promoted

to director of public relations for Clarke Advertising and Public Relations in Sarasota. She leads the agency’s public relations division, providing strategic planning, media relations and event planning for the agency’s clients. She was previously a senior account executive.

Christopher Prentice, Master’s

of Health Care Administration `09, was named vice president of Global Marketing for Mazor Robotics, a leading innovator in spine surgery. He has spent the past 15 years in health care management, focusing on advancing new technologies in surgery.

Prior to joining Mazor, Prentice held leadership positions in marketing and sales at Ethicon EndoSurgery, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and in finance at Tampa General Hospital. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has an MBA from Western New England University.

Christy Shalynn Stover, Biomedical

Sciences `08, earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the Georgia campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in May. Dr. Stover is continuing her medical training in pathology at Georgia Health Science University in Augusta, GA.

Michael Sutton, Criminology

`03, was named as executive vice president and chief development officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County in May. He was previously in development for the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation. As chief development officer, Sutton supervises the development, marketing/ communications and recruitment staff and is responsible for devising, implementing, directing and monitoring the agency’s comprehensive fund development strategic and tactical plans.

As executive vice president, he works in tandem with the CEO and board leadership to advance the strategic and overall operational approach to advance the mission. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and has received his Certificate in Fundraising Management through Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy.

In 2011, Mike obtained his Certified Fund Raising Executive certification and was honored as an Up & Comer by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. He is an active member of the USF Alumni Association and the Tampa Bay Area Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Alumni Association, which holds an annual golf tournament to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Sutton has served as a Big Brother since 2009.

Shannon Walsh, Communications `03, was elected Junior League of Tampa (JLT) Holiday Gift Market cochair elect. She has served the League in various capacities, including on the Board of Directors. The JLT Holiday Gift Market

attracts more than 135 specialty merchants from across the country offering unique gift items such as clothing, jewelry, handbags, food, art and children’s items. One hundred percent of the net proceeds raised through the Holiday Gift Market support the League’s programs and community projects in the areas of child welfare and education. The 2012 Holiday Gift Market will be November 9 - 11 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall.

interests include pediatric trauma, critical care, and metabolic response to injury and nutrition. She is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Matthew Wengerd, M.M. Music `08, has joined

awarded a Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship in June and is currently interning in the Governor’s Office in Tallahassee. Stratton is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration. In 2011, she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from USF. She was voted Miss USF and designated as a Top 5 Most Outstanding Graduate in 2011. Stratton has volunteered at Moffitt Cancer Center and the Foundation Fighting Blindness. She was vice president of Delta Gamma and also has been an active member of USF Student Government, USF College Republicans and the USF Catholic Student Union.

Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate as a marketing strategist. He previously worked for the Polk Museum of Art and the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce.

10s

Cassidy N. Murray, M.S. Nursing `11, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Murray’s expertise in pediatric care extends to the areas of congenital heart disease, general surgery, neurosurgery, transplants, seizure EEG monitoring, and telemetry monitoring. Her clinical

Jennifer Shackett, MPH `10, is a 2nd Lieutenant

in the U.S. Army. She is an Environmental Science Officer stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Samantha Stratton, Psychology `11, was

In Memoriam James N. “Jimmy” Beeler, `89, 8/28/2012 Salvatore “Sal” Colombrita, `82 & M.A. `84, 8/16/2012 Jenny Lynn Costello, `87, 8/21/2012 Beverly “Gail” Crowder, M.Ed `85, 9/6/2012 Leslie C. Morris, `73 & M.Ed `85, 8/12/2012 Victoria Nguyen, `06, 7/8/2012 Jeffrey Novak, `06, 8/12/2012 Dianne Futch Sestile, `96, 7/14/2012 Toyaka Green Wilson, `98, 9/6/2012

FALL 2012 | ALUMNIVOICE

35

athletics

Talking Bulls

By Carter Gaddis

S

ports talk radio has long been a staple of the Tampa Bay area’s airwaves. The format has enjoyed a presence in the region for the better part of two decades, but always on the AM dial.

Until now.

Sports Radio 98.7 the Fan, the new home of USF Football and Men’s Basketball, became the region’s first FM sports talk station in August. It’s a whole new sound – in stereo – for Tampa Bay area fans, with a healthy nod to the area’s distinguished past as a hotbed for sports radio talent.

Even with two competing all-sports AM stations already operating in the market, CBS Radio could not resist adding 98.7 the Fan to its growing national sports radio network.

“CBS Radio felt there was a hole in the market, a need for an FM talker,” said Sports Radio 98.7 the Fan program director Mike Pepper – familiar to USF football fans as the team’s longtime radio sideline reporter. The local programming already heard on 98.7 FM will complement the national lineup of CBS

Sports Radio on 1010-AM starting in January.

Many of the voices heard now on 98.7 the Fan should be familiar to long-time Tampa Bay area sports aficionados.

Former national sports radio personalities Todd Wright and Nanci “the Fabulous Sports Babe” Donnellan helped pioneer local sports radio in the Tampa Bay area at the start of their careers in the 1990s. Rich Herrera, the drive-time host, spent several seasons as the pre- and post-game host for Tampa Bay Rays radio broadcasts, and mid-day host Justin Pawlawksi earned his radio spurs as a regular with another local sports station, WDAE, 620-AM. The lineup also includes a couple of former area professional athletes, former Bucs defensive lineman Anthony “Booger” McFarland and former Lightning forward Chris “Dinger” Dingman. Tampa Bay Times columnist Gary Shelton rounds out the familiar local voices, with one out-of-towner in the mix – morning drive host Kirk McEwen, formerly of Washington, D.C., New York and Baltimore.

And, having signed a round-the-clock, local roster of well-known Tampa Bay sports personalities, the Tampa Bay area’s newest sports radio station further cemented its local bona fides by agreeing to a multi-year deal to broadcast USF Football, Men’s Basketball and coaches’ shows. In addition, USF Baseball and Women’s Basketball will be broadcast on 98.7 the Fan’s AM partner, 1010-AM. Pepper, a former USF soccer player, continues to serve as the football sideline reporter, with longtime play by play man Jim Louk still in the booth alongside color analyst Mark Robinson.

“A lot of times when you see a franchise start off, you want to have that anchor tenant, and in this case, USF was looking for a home,” said Pepper. “I just want to emphasize that we at 98.7 the Fan are very excited about the partnership.” ®

36

ALUMNIVOICE | FALL 2012

calendar

your membership in action

October 20

USF vs Louisville, Time TBA, Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, Louisville.

Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

Visit USFalumni.org/watchparties for watch party information.

25 USF Alumni Awards Dinner, 6 p.m., Gibbons Alumni Center and the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center. For ticket information, visit USFalumni.org/Awards.

26 Parade Watch Party, 5 p.m., Lifsey House lawn, adjacent to the Gibbons Alumni Center on Alumni Drive. Parking available in the Alumni Center and Sun Dome lots.

26 Life Member Parade Reception, 5 p.m., Gibbons Alumni Center, Alumni Drive. Please contact Jenny Cater at jennycater@usf.edu or 813-974-9127 to RSVP.

26 Running of the Bulls Night Parade, 6 p.m., Alumni and Maple drives, Tampa campus. Visit USFalumni.org/Homecoming for details. Parking available in the Alumni Center and Sun Dome lots.

27 Homecoming Spirit Tent, four hours prior to game time, Bulls Zone, Lot 6D, Raymond James Stadium. Bring your USF Alumni Association membership card to get your free Collectors beads.

27 Homecoming SuperBull XVI, USF vs Syracuse, Time TBA, Raymond James Stadium. Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

November 3

USF vs UConn, Time TBA, Raymond James Stadium.

Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

17 USF vs Miami, Time TBA, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens.

Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

Visit USFalumni.org/watchparties for watch party information.

Visit USFAlumni.org/tailgates for tailgate information.

23 USF vs Cincinnati, Time TBA, Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati.

Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

Visit USFalumni.org/watchparties for watch party information.

December 1

USF vs Pittsburgh, Time TBA, Raymond James Stadium.

Visit www.GoUSFBulls.com for ticket and game information.

Visit USFalumni.org/watchparties for watch party information.

Visit USFAlumni.org/tailgates for tailgate information.

Event details are subject to change. Please visit USFalumni.org for updated information.

PERIODICALS

USF Alumni Association Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave. ALC100 Tampa, FL. 33620-5455 Membership Renewal Date: