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Rick Barber, Engineering `75, was appointed by
Florida Gov. Rick Scott to the South Florida Water Management (SFWMD) District Board in March. Barber, of Bonita Springs, is the chief executive officer of Agnoli, Barber & Brundage. He has served on the Department of Environmental Protection’s statewide stormwater rule technical advisory committee, the budget finance committee of the SFWMD and the Lee County land stewardship acquisition committee. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and is appointed for a term that runs through Feb. 25, 2015.
John I. Hughes, MD `75, was honored
as a 2013 Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP). Dr. Hughes is the associate medical director and gastroenterologist with the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. He is the only Houston physician to be honored as a 2013 Master of ACP and is one of only 47 physicians in the nation to receive this honor. Dr. Hughes has more than 50 scientific publications and multiple Outstanding Teacher awards from Baylor College of Medicine. He has held multiple leadership positions at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, including election to the board of directors, appointment to several medical director positions and chairman of the gastroenterology department during his more than 30-year tenure. He was also named a Fellow of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in 2011, which is the highest honor available to any staff physician. In addition to holding several leadership roles at the national level, Dr. Hughes has been the recipient of various awards and honors stemming from his involvement with the Texas chapter of the ACP and is the first African American to serve on the Board of the Texas ACP.
Richard A. “Tony” Lagomarcino, Accounting `79, played for the 1961 championship United States European Command (EUCOM) basketball team. He was high scorer in the championship game in January 1961. Lagomarcino served in the U.S. Army in France from February 1958 through February 1961.
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Brian McEwen, MA Guidance and Counseling
Education `79, was named as executive director of Champions for Children. He was previously associate director. Champions for Children, formerly known as the Child Abuse Council, was established in 1977 and is guided by a voluntary board of diverse professionals.
Les Miller, Political Science `78, received the Kente USF Award in April from the African American Advisory Committee to USF System President Judy Genshaft. Miller, with over 36 years of community service, currently serves as a member of the Hillsborough County Commission representing the 3rd District. He is a former member of both the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. A lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Miller also holds memberships in Prince Hall Shriners, the Masons and the NAACP. He is a Life Member of the USF Alumni Association and received the USF Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983. He also was honored with the USF President’s Distinguished Citizens Award, the Florida A&M University President’s Award, Florida Democratic Party’s Distinguished Service Award, Early Learning Coalition Legislative Excellence Award, Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches Morris Milton Award, Florida Education Association President’s Award, American Cancer Society’s Legislative Award and the American Jewish Community’s Lawton Chiles Florida Religious Award. Florida A&M University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters in 2005.
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Jaime Brenkus, Mass Communications `83, was
featured on the “Dr. Oz Show” discussing his threestep plan for flattening bellies. Brenkus is a fitness trainer who created the book and video series, “8 Minute Abs.” He has a health and fitness instructor certification from the American College of Sports Medicine.
Juan Cocuy, Accounting `80, was appointed to the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s largest property insurer. Cocuy is managing shareholder of Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a financial services firm in Wellington, FL. Cocuy serves as a board member and vice chairman of the Lakeside Medical Center Health Care District, chairman of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, board member and treasurer of the United Way of Palm Beach County and on the Financial Council of the Diocese of Palm Beach. He is a board member and past chairman of the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Inc., and is a board member of the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Foundation. Amy Haile, Anthropology/International Studies,
`87, has joined Champions for Children as associate director. Champions for Children, formerly known as
Sharon Miller, Special Education `75, MA School
Psychology `97 and Ph.D `00, is provost of Polk State College. She was the recipient of the Julie Pope Award for a “trailblazer who paves the way for others” by Girls Inc. of Winter Haven in May. Miller was instrumental in founding a charitable program for underprivileged students, My Brother’s Keeper, at Polk State College and is a fundraiser and board member for the Women’s Resource Center. Prior to joining Polk State College, she served as dean of adult and continuing education at Hillsborough Community College.
James Rollin Page, English `73, has written A
Butterfly Gone Mad and Other Poems. It is available on Amazon.com.
Darrell Stinger, Engineering `74, has published his first novel, Tokamak, a fictional thriller about nuclear espionage between world superpowers and global corporations. The book is available in soft back or Kindle at Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Stinger was in the U.S. Air Force for 25 years, serving as a pilot, and retired as a Lt .Colonel.
USF Alumni Association was well represented at the USF Women’s Football Clinic held July 27 at the Frank Morsani Football Complex. The clinic included instruction on football rules and strategies, on-field drills and an actual scrimmage. Pictured with Bulls Head Coach Willie Taggart are, from left: USFAA board members Katrina Anderson, `09 & MA `11 and Kathy Dorf, `08, USFAA Life Member Jill Jaquiss, `87, USFAA Associate Executive Director Kimberly Choto, `92 & M.Ed `02, Life Member Anne McCausland and USFAA Assistant Director of Student Relations LaToya Wider.