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JIM WELCH, Anthropology ’78 & MA ’83, has joined KLJ engineering in Bismarck, North Dakota, as an archaeologist in the environmental department. Welch has more than 37 years’ experience in archaeology. MARY WHITWORTH, Zoology ’79, has launched a business, In the Sand Golf, which sells golf products monogrammed with her aerial photographs of sand traps shaped like letters of the alphabet. Whitworth, who started flying 30 years ago and became an avid golfer a few years later, sells her products online, including on Etsy. com, and to golf associations. She’s also the founder of Florida Aerial Services, which provides aerial photos.
80s MARK CACCIATORE, Chemical Engineering ’84, is USF’s Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Alumnus. Cacciatore is vice president of manufacturing for the Campbell Soup Co. in Perrysburg, Ohio. He is a life member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and a longtime supporter of USF. KARYN CUNNINGHAM, Psychology ’85, has received the Florida League of Cities’ 2015 Home Rule Hero Award. A Village of Palmetto Bay Council member elected in November 2014, she is credited with working tirelessly to ensure state legislators hear a local perspective on matters before them and otherwise protecting cities’ home rule. Cunningham also holds certification in education and is an experienced teacher. KUMAR RAMACHANDRAN, MS Industrial Engineering ’87, was named USF’s 2015 Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Distinguished Alumnus.
Ramachandran is the founder and CEO of Gram Suchana Solutions in Bangalore, India. He and his wife, Meena, established the Ramachandran Innovation and Entrepreneurship Endowment for USF industrial engineering students. CHRIS ROMINE, Finance ’84, was selected to serve on the State College of Florida Foundation’s board of directors. Romine is a senior vice president and managing director of Northern Trust Bank in Bradenton, Florida. DAVID SCOTT, Civil Engineering ’83 & MS ’86, is USF’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumnus. Scott is the co-founder of HSA Engineers and Scientists, which funded an 80-seat engineering classroom at USF and provides an endowed scholarship for civil engineering students. He also serves on the College of Engineering Advisory Board.
90s SURESH BATCHU, MS Computer Science ’96, received USF College of Engineering’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. He is the co-founder of MobileIron, a world leader in mobile device management and enterprise mobility solutions, based in Mountain View, California. He holds 11 U.S. patents. CHRISTOPHER BRAY, History & Political Science ’93, joined USF Advancement as associate vice president for development in July 2015. Bray has 15 years’ experience cultivating, soliciting and stewarding gifts, including the past three with Tampa General Hospital.
JERRY D. BREWSTER JR., Communication ’91, was promoted to senior vice president at Morgan Stanley, where he is a financial adviser with the Brewster Snyder Group in Palm Harbor, Florida. Brewster is a Certified Investment Management Analyst who began his financial career more than 20 years ago at AG Edwards. GLENN D. GENEREUX, Accounting ’93, has joined MF Lightwave, Inc. in Tampa as chief financial officer. A CPA and designated Chartered Global Management Accountant, Genereux previously served as corporate controller for Pemco World Air Services, Inc. JENNIFER L. GRIFFIN, English ’97, was named one of Florida Trend magazine’s 2015 Florida Legal Elite —an honor bestowed on less than 2 percent of the state’s practicing lawyers. Griffin is chair of Quarles & Brady LLP’s estate, trust and wealth preservation group in Tampa. MAHA SALLAM, Computer Engineering ’90, MS ’91, PhD ’97, and Life Member, is USF’s Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumna. Sallam is the founder of VuEssence, a medical device company focused on creating diagnostic solutions for stroke applications. She and her husband, KK, established the Spirit of Innovation Award for graduate students. SHANNON SHEPP, Public Relations ’94, was appointed interim executive director of the Florida Citrus Commission in July 2015. She has served as deputy
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