ALUMNI
Roundup Volunteer spotlight
NEWS FROM USF’S VOLUNTEER-LED ALUMNI GROUPS
USF Broward County Alumni Chapter Alumni volunteer Alan Steinberg, Communication/Public Relations ’78, Life Member Hometown: Miami Volunteer length of service: 14 years Favorite USF event: Football watch parties Favorite USF memory: Debate team trips Favorite musician: Jimi Hendrix Pet: Lucy, a Havenese pup Photo: Alan, right, with son Len
USF Giving Week by the numbers Volunteers with USF’s alumni chapters and societies helped raise more than $30,000 during Giving Week in April!
$30,656
Money raised for alumni association scholarships and other funds
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New alumni association Life Members*
127 Donors
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Giving Week emails and social media posts *a portion of dues is deposited into an endowment that funds the association in perpetuity
#WeSaveLives - Siblings Day photo goes viral For National Siblings Day April 10, Dr. Chinyere “ChiChi” Okpaleke, ’08 and MS ’10, Life Member, shared a photo of herself and five of her siblings — all of whom work in health care — on LinkedIn. The photo went viral, prompting stories by ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today show. Dr. Okpaleke, a 2020 USF Outstanding Young Alumna and former Alumni Association board member, wrote in her post, “I know our parents and ancestors are beyond proud! We are exactly what their sacrifices were meant for!” Pictured, left to right, back row: Dr. Okwy Okpaleke, ‘11; pathologists assistant Chinelo Okpaleke; Dr. Nkiru Osefo, ‘11; nurse practitioner Ifeoma Okpaleke; nurse practitioner Queenate Okpaleke, ‘99; Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke. Not pictured: Dr. Lillian Okpaleke. In front, their parents, who immigrated from Nigeria: Dr. Andrew Okpaleke and physician assistant Celina Okpaleke.
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