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JANUARY 2010

Swing into Action Your University Needs Your Support

30 Years of Bull Pride

The Pautler Family boasts 19 members who are proud Bulls. PG 10

USF is Unstoppable

The University launches a capital campaign to pick up where tax dollars leave off. PG 12

Join the Alumni Army

Make your voice heard on behalf of USF. PG 15

c The power of one individual has never been greater, and the challenges facing the world have never been as complex. Just as a single person can alter the course of history, can you imagine a single resource where solutions to these issues are addressed by some of the greatest minds of our generation? If you could tap into that resource, invest in it and get involved—would you?

To find out how you can become Unstoppable, visit our website at www.unstoppable.usf.edu

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10 30 Years of Bull Pride Linda Pautler King graduated from USF in 1979. Now, more than 30 years later, 19 members of her family have either attended or graduated from USF – and their streak continues.

12 USF is Unstoppable Your alma mater kicks off a capital campaign to raise $600 million to build new facilities, hire faculty and fund scholarships. If you’re looking for a way to make your mark on the future, this is it.

15 USF Alumni Army Wants You! In these times of diminishing funds for higher education, it’s more important than ever that USF’s proud alumni make their voice heard in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. Learn about the issues affecting USF’s future and what you can do to help.

18 The Soul of the South Called the L.L. Bean of the South, Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, NC, is the cornerstone of an expanding and diverse family business that has grown under the guidance of USF alumni John and Faye Cooper.

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President’s Message News Roundup Where’s Rocky?

Chapters & Societies Blast from the Past That Was Then; This Is Now

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Featured Member Benefit Employ-A-Bull Class Notes Athletics Calendar

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president’s message Hello Fellow Bulls,

Well, here it is January, 2010 – welcome to the second decade of the 21st Century. It seems like the clock just ticked to a close on 1999. The University and your USF Alumni Association have made tremendous progress over the past 10 years. With the completion of the December commencement exercises, there are now over 230,000 alumni Bulls out there carrying the banner of USF. Likewise, your Alumni Association membership benefits continue to bring you new opportunities and event programs you can enjoy.

This issue of Alumni Voice contains an interesting article on the Pautlers, a local family who, over the past two decades, have had 19 members of their family either graduate from or attend the University of South Florida, including two with M.D. degrees, a Ph.D. candidate and three Honors College graduates. They are clearly a family who value education and know a good deal when they see it.

You’ll also find an important article on our public advocacy efforts on behalf of the University in dealing with the local, state and federal government. We need your strong voice to encourage legislative approval of USF’s new Pharmacy doctoral program, as well as additional funding for the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute. These are very important priorities not only for USF, but also our communities. To learn more, please visit our advocacy website at www.USFalumni.org/advocate.

In my October letter to you, I mentioned the beginning of USF’s “Unstoppable” capital campaign and the great need to continue the University’s dynamic rise among America’s leading educational institutions. The Alumni Association has adopted a slogan for your participation: Turn Your Green into Gold. I want to thank alumni board members Pat Poff and Michele Norris for coming up with this great phrase. Please help us support the University’s efforts to the fullest extent possible.

I’d also like to tell you about two exciting events that are coming up. For those of you who are interested in entrepreneurship (and I am one) be sure to attend the Celebration for Entrepreneurship luncheon on Jan. 29 at the Gibbons Alumni Center (Tampa campus.) Get the details at www.USFalumni.org/entrepreneurship.

The other thing I wanted to tell you is that our first travel program of 2010 will be a USF Alumni Four-Night Caribbean Cruise on Memorial Day Weekend, May 2731, on the Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Sea. I hope you will join me and other alumni on this fun-filled weekend. Let’s fill up the ship with Bulls, families and friends.

Thanks again for your continued support of the USFAA and Alumni Voice.

Go Bulls!

Representing you,

Roger T. Frazee, `71 President and Life Member Sarasota (Manatee County) FL

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letters Your Dues at Work: Supporting Students

The USF Alumni Association 2009-10 Board of Directors shout “Go Bulls!” and throw the Bulls Horns after a meeting in the new Marshall Student Center.

University of South Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors PRESIDENT Roger Frazee, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CPA, `71 Finance & Accounting PRESIDENT-ELECT Brad Kelly, CPA, `79 Accounting SECRETARY Anila Jain, M.D., MBA, `81 Biology CO-TREASURERS Victor Lucas, `85 Management Rich Heruska, `99 Business IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Michele Norris, `79 Marketing BOARD MEMBERS Janice Sands Ash, P.E., `87 Engineering Science & M.S. `89 Civil Engineering Gene Balter, P.E. `77 Engineering Shaye Benfield, `97 Marketing Donna Brickman, `81 Accounting Rajiv Dembla, `92 Engineering Bill Eickhoff, `69 Business & `73 MBA Audrey Gilmore, `80 Marketing Gene Haines, `97 Criminology Lisa Provenzano Heugel, `93 Mass Communications/Journalism, `96 Information Systems & `07 MSCS Computer Science Mark Levine, Esq., `74 Psychology Diana Michel, `88 Business Patrick Poff, Esq., `92 English Bruno Portigliatti, USF Student Government Vice President Jim Ragsdale, `81 Management Kimberly Choto Schmidt, `92 Communication & `02 M.A. Adult Education Jeff Spalding, `87 Computer Science & Engineering Alan Steinberg, `78 Communication Jim Weber, `77 Finance & `82 MBA Christi Womack-Villalobos, `92 English Derek Williams, CFP, `00 Finance NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBERS Dr. Judy Genshaft, University of South Florida President John Harper, `76 Mass Communications, USF Alumni Association Executive Director Leslie “Les” Muma, `66 Mathematics, USF Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Joel D. Momberg, University Advancement Vice President Tiffany Piquet, USF Ambassadors President

Tampa Campus Freshman Scholarship Recipient USF Alumni, I cannot fully express my profound thanks to you regarding my selection as a Tampa Campus Freshman Scholarship recipient. Your efforts in generating funds for students such as myself is truly inspiring. Thank you for providing to me, and many other potential USF students, the opportunity to pursue our academic and professional goals. Your wise decision shall not be dishonored.

With Sincere Thanks, Bianca Koohbanai Michael Kevin Brewer Family Scholarship Recipient Dear Michael Kevin Brewer Family, Thank you kindly for the Alumni Association Scholarship that I was awarded. You generosity and philanthropy will facilitate my graduate studies as I pursue an M.A. in Elementary Education and become a teacher dedicated to assisting the growth of our youth. I plan to use the funds to purchase books for the Fall and Spring semesters. I greatly appreciate your assistance. May your family be bountifully blessed!

Sincerely, Joycelyn Finley LGBT Scholarship Recipient Dear USF Alumni, Thank you so much for this amazing award. To me, this award is not just about the money. It is so much more than that. It is about accepting who I am. By receiving this scholarship, I was able to put myself out there, talk about my sexuality and show people that I will continue to help the LGBT community. I never dreamed that I would be able to be this comfortable and open about who I am. It truly was, and still is, a huge accomplishment for me. As the first recipient of the USF Alumni Association LGBT Scholarship, I will set the bar high and represent USF and the Alumni proudly.

Sincerely, Emma Makdessi Transfer Student Scholarship Recipient Dear USF Alumni, I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for the Tampa Campus Transfer Student Scholarship. It is an honor to receive this scholarship and I appreciate your confidence in me and willingness to contribute to my future education. I rely on financial aid, grants and the money I save from my seasonal job to help finance my education and pay for my living expenses. This scholarship will significantly reduce my financial burden, allowing me to focus on the most important aspect of school: learning.

I am looking forward to contributing to USF through involvement in student activities and community service. As a community volunteer, your generosity is inspiring. I hope that one day, I will be able to help someone achieve their goals just as you are helping me to achieve mine.

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USF Patents Depression Drug

A drug created and patented by a team of University of South Florida researchers is at the center of a major deal between global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC and Targacept, Inc., potentially earning the university its most lucrative patent royalties to date.

The drug, TC-5214, is the invention of USF researchers Paul Sanberg and Douglas Shytle, retired USF psychiatry professor Archie Silver and former student Mary Newman. AstraZeneca and Targacept have announced a collaboration and license agreement for the global development and commercialization of TC-5214 as it enters its final stages of testing.

The new drug may offer a promising alternative to antidepressants currently on the market, about half of which don’t work for people who suffer from depressions. Early studies have found TC-5214 more effective for those who have not been helped by commonly used drugs, and with fewer side effects.

USF Athletes to Use MacBooks

All USF studentathletes now have access to a MacBook Pro 13-inch notebook computer as part of a partnership with Apple. The arrangement will make it easier student-athletes to work on course assignments and view academic materials while traveling for games.

As part of the program, USF is adding new lectures to iTunes U, an area of the iTunes Store dedicated to educational material. With the MacBook Pro and a wireless Internet connection, USF athletes will be able to access lectures and other learning materials virtually anywhere. Macs run the Snow Leopard operating system, which includes an iChat feature that allows USF athletes to connect with tutors, academic advisors, academic coaches and fellow students regarding coursework.

Pursuant to NCAA rules, the notebook computers will remain the property of USF and will be checked out from and returned to the Athletics Department by student-athletes at the start and conclusion of each semester. Further, in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 12.5.2, USF student-athletes are precluded from endorsing, recommending or promoting the sale or use of Apple products or services.

This initiative was made possible by an allocation from the NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund, private funds raised from our Bulls Club annual auction and a grant from the Verizon Foundation.

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New Courtyard for USF SarasotaManatee

This impressive Bull statue is a centerpiece of the new Clyde G. Nixon courtyard at USF Sarasota-Manatee. The campus celebrated the grand re-opening of the courtyard during the first week of the fall semester. More than 200 people attended the ceremonies, which included a ribbon-cutting and a barbeque lunch sponsored by the Student Government Association at the new outdoor barbeque space near the pond.

“Clyde would have loved this new courtyard,” said Joan Nixon, wife of the late Clyde G. Nixon, for whom the courtyard is named. “He was a great appreciator of beautiful spaces and gardens. As much as he loved this building and the thrill of watching it go up, to him education was more than bricks and mortar – more than classrooms and books.

He considered learning a lifelong process, and would consider this a truly inspired – and inspiring space.”

The new space features trees, three large reflecting pools with fountains, an outdoor barbeque, a huge shade structure, benches for seating, and the raised statue of a Bull, which was donated by Jim and Angie Brewer, above left, and USF Alumni Association board members Dr. Anila Jain and USFAA President Roger Frazee.

Can Cell Phones Prevent Alzheimer’s?

A surprising new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use may actually protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer’s disease. The study, led by USF researchers at the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), was published earlier this month in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

“It surprised us to find that cell phone exposure, begun in early adulthood, protects the memory of mice otherwise destined to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms,” said lead author Gary Arendash, Ph.D, research professor at the Florida ADRC. “It was even more astonishing that the electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones actually reversed memory impairment in old Alzheimer’s mice.”

The researchers showed that exposing old Alzheimer’s mice to electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones erased brain deposits of the harmful protein beta-amyloid, in addition to preventing the protein’s build-up in younger Alzheimer’s mice. The sticky brain plaques formed by the abnormal accumulation of beta amyloid are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s

disease. Most treatments against Alzheimer’s try to target beta-amyloid. The highly-controlled study allowed researchers to isolate the effects of cell phone exposure on memory from other lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise.

Seeking Distinguished Alumni Nominations

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their contributions to the university or the world? Nominate that person for our 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Distinguished Alumnus Award: Recognizes a USF graduate who has reached the pinnacle of success in his/her career.

Class of `56 Award: Recognizes a non-USF graduate who has provided outstanding service to the University of South Florida and the community.

Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award: Recognizes a USF graduate who has provided countless hours of service to the University of South Florida.

Outstanding Young Alumnus Award: Recognizes a USF graduate, age 35 or younger, for his/her outstanding professional achievements and engagement to USF. Nomination forms are accepted all year long, but the deadline for submitting nominees for the 2010 award year is March 31. Forms, selection criteria and instructions are posted on ww.USFalumni.org under the Alumni Awards link (on the right side of the page) or can be obtained by calling 813-9741335.

Pictured above: The 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award winners are, seated from left: Dr. Lee Kump, Ph.D, `86, Distinguished Alumnus; Charles Baumann, `71, Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award; Shaun Robinson, `05, Outstanding Young Alumnus and Olin Mott, Class of `56 Award.

Big Ten/BIG EAST Baseball Challenge

Two of the nation’s most prominent collegiate athletic conferences will participate in a ground-breaking seasonopening baseball tournament right here in the Tampa Bay area. The Big Ten/ BIG EAST Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, features 30 games between Feb. 26-28, held at various spring training venues in the St. Petersburg/ Clearwater area.

All 10 of the Big Ten’s baseball-playing institutions will compete in the event, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue. The BIG EAST is also sending 10 teams this year, including South Florida, Connecticut, St. John’s, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, Villanova and Notre Dame.

Purchase an All Tournament Pass, use the code USFALUMNI, and $5 will be donated back to the USF Alumni Association.

Go to www.USFalumni.org/baseball for details.

Jazz Center Scores Grammy Nomination

A musician who worked on the University of South Florida Center for Jazz Composition’s first CD project, The Comet’s Tail: Playing The Compositions of Michael Brecker, has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognized Vince Mendoza in the arranger category for his charts on the CD for the piece “Slings and Arrows.” A prominent Los Angeles-based composer, Mendoza was commissioned by Chuck Owen, the center’s director to contribute to the work that celebrates the late saxophone star Michael Brecker. USF Professor Jack Wilkins is featured on “Slings and Arrows.” The Comet’s Tail was released in the fall of 2009. Grammy winners will be announced Jan. 31.

New Business Advertising Degree

USF Trustees approved a business advertising degree program last month in a move that makes the University the only institution in the nation to offer students a choice between Business and Mass Communications tracks for students pursuing an advertising degree. A handful of business schools offer an advertising major, but no other U.S. university offers two complementary pathways for students to study advertising.

USF’s existing Zimmerman Advertising Program has expanded into a collaborative effort between the USF College of Business and the School of Mass Communications in USF’s College of Arts and Sciences. This new option allows undergraduate students to choose between a businessoriented sequence of study that emphasizes marketing, ROI and core business education or a mass communications sequence of study that focuses on advertising campaigns, creative and messaging media strategy.

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rocky? where’s

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

Patsy Cooley, `04, and husband Ed took a trip through the Midwest to attend a wedding and family reunion. They stopped in Patsy’s hometown, Moline, IL, the home of John Deere tractors, where Patsy posed for this photo with Rocky.

Two USF alumni spent time in Zambia this summer.

Donna L. Longhouse, `84, below, wore her Bulls gear while building houses with Habitat for Humanity’s International Global Village Team. Nursing alumna Mary Landsberger, `96, left, went to Zambia on a medical mission. When it was time to leave, Rocky decided to stay behind at the orphanage in Kitwe.

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Jason Faulkner, `03, took Rocky along during his trip to Europe last summer. They’re pictured here in Paris.

Rocky went to visit his animal friends at the Bronx Zoo in New York with Joe and Suzanne Lomascolo, Class of `74 & `96, respectively. Joe played baseball for USF from 1971-74. On a trip to Hawaii a couple years ago, the Lomascolos were surprised to run into some fellow Bulls while hiking at Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. The couple stay connected to USF as Life Members of the USF Alumni Association.

Davian Benito, watch party chairman for the Greater Tampa Chapter of the USF Alumni Association, took Rocky to see the Mariners at Safeco Field during his recent trip to Seattle.

Donna Dillman Harrell, `76, snapped this photo of Rocky on a swing during her vacation to Hapuna Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Dr. Christina Canody, `01, and her son Nicholas Canody, pose with Rocky at Carrollwood Community Park during the i9 Sports Youth Football Championships last November.

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Army National Guard SSG Kenneth Kane, `91, wears his Bulls/Rays ball cap in front of a palace that used to belong to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

The Rays sent the cap to Kane in light of the fact that he couldn’t make it to the USF Night at the Rays game in August.

Leigh Ann Ellis and friends took Rocky along on their visit to Chicago.

Pictured here at The Navy Pier are, from left to right: Rena Rodriguez, `04; Katie Dugger, `04, Andrea Buenano; Alanna Hazzard, `02; Shanna Hazzard and Leigh Ann Ellis, `04. Leigh Ann is the assistant softball coach at North Carolina State University.

Rocky and Angela Keller-Markle, `99, took this photo from the flight deck of the USS George Washington at the Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. They toured the ship with her “cousin-in-law,” who happened to be the commodore of the Desron 15 fleet.

Jennifer (Blount) Kirchen, `96, and Kristofer Kirchen, `95, invited Rocky to their beautiful wedding at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The couple was married Aug. 26, 2009. Jennifer is a Life Member of the USF Alumni Association.

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Jackie Nelson, `91 & M.A. `97, and Rocky take in the sights at the main post office in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam, during a recent trip as part of the College of Business’ Asia Summit.

Nelson and Pavla Ozkul, MBA `09, pose with Rocky in front of a statue of Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh City Hall.

The college offers a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Marketing in Singapore.

Shari Gray `84, introduced Rocky to her daughter (and future Bull) Randi Gray at the Syracuse game in October at the Carrier Dome. The Bulls beat the Orange 34-20.

The Drewes Family took Rocky along on their trip to Greece.

Pictured at the Athens Olympic Stadium are Deb Drewes, M.S. `00, right, son James and husband Patrick, left.

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Featuring: The Pautlers

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From left: Dawn, Dean, Mary, Brent, Pam, Linda, Keith, Scott, DeLaine and parents Mary and Pete Pautler.

Computer Engineering grad Dean Pautler Linda Pautler when she played basketball in `76.

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A family legacy of proud Bulls.

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hances are good that if you attended the University of South Florida at any time from the late 70s onward, you more than likely went to class with a member of the Pautler family. Of the family’s last two generations, 19 members have either graduated from or attended USF. A dozen family members are proud alumni, two have earned more than one degree here, and three are currently enrolled.

“Our family is very close and we really stick together” says Mary Pautler Martinasek, 47, who’s working toward a doctorate in the College of Public Health. “We could’ve gone to other schools, but we love USF. We’re proud Bulls.”

When Pete and Mary Pautler moved from South Carolina to Florida with their nine children, they settled in Floral City, roughly midway between the USF and University of Florida campuses. The two oldest boys, Scott and Keith, earned undergraduate degrees from UF. But when it came time to follow their father, a pathologist, into the medical field, they decided on USF. “My dad pretty much chose USF for us,” says Linda, who was already attending USF when her brothers were

Dean at Scott’s medical school graduation in 1980.

Keith at his medical school graduation in 1980, with his grandmother, mother and father and sister. Inset, Pam was an undergrad when Keith graduated.

Mary Pautler Martinasek, then and now.

f Bull Pride and Counting accepted to med school. “When you and Keith’s daughter, Ashley Pautler put nine kids through college, you Mitchell, B.S. Biomedical Sciences, `07, have to consider the best value and it is now pursuing a nursing degree at looked like a fantastic school.”

USF. Linda Pautler King, The first Pautler graduated from USF now 52, lived in Epsilon the last in 2009, and there are more dorm – “Epsilon 3 West, where the women are the best” – and played basketball for a Like those relatives, the family’s year while earning a B.A. in Psycholmost recent USF grad, Scott’s daughter ogy, graduating in 1979. She followed Elise Pautler, 22, originally considered that up with a B.S. in Nursing in 1984. going into medicine until she discov“Mama was a nurse and that was ered USF’s degree in Environmental part of my reason for going in that Science and Policy. direction,” says Linda, who works at a “It was so inspiring,” Elise says of surgery center in Lecanto. “What’s nice the curriculum. “I’m really interested about nursing is that it’s very versatile. in practicing law pertaining to the You can work in a hospital or in the environment. I’ve grown up in Florida corporate world, days or nights, in in the outdoors. I love nature and I many different environments.” hope I can help protect it as much as Seven of the family members are possible.” in health-related fields: Oldest brother Elise, who graduated in May `09, Scott Pautler, M.D. `80, is an ophthalmologist; Keith Pautler, M.D. `80, is a pathologist; Linda is a nurse; Pamela Pautler Ligocki is a medical office administrator who just graduated from Stetson with a law degree; Mary taught respiratory therapy at Hillsborough Community College and is currently conducting research on asthma as part of her Ph.D; her husband Dushan Martinasek, M.D. `87, is a physician; Elise Pautler is the most recent USF grad.

recently took the LSAT and hopes to follow her aunts, Pamela, and Dawn Pautler Ellis, Psychology `90, to Stetson. Elise, Dawn and Ashley are all graduates of USF’s Honors in 1979, College, a specialized to come. program for high-achieving students with more rigorous coursework and graduation requirements.

“They hold us up to very high standards,” Elise says of the Honors faculty. “We do an undergraduate thesis and they really push us to stretch outside our major. I was really nervous about it but once it was done, I was glad I did it.”

Other Pautlers who have earned USF degrees are: Keith’s wife, Terri Jo Tagliarini Pautler, B.A. Education, `79; Pam’s husband, Frank Ligocki, B.A. Mass Communications `79; and Dean Pautler, B.S. Computer Engineering `89.

Mary and Dushan’s son, Tyler, is a junior Finance major and Dean’s daughter Ellen started at USF last fall.

“Actually, it had never occurred to me how many members of our family went to USF,” says Elise. She claims a special connection, though. “My mother went when she was pregnant with me, so I actually attended USF before I was born.”

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Swing into Action with us

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ast autumn, the University of South Florida System kicked off the public phase of the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history. The October 20 launch of the USF: Unstoppable Campaign was a boisterous celebration, complete with appearances by the Herd of Thunder Marching Band, the USF Cheerleaders and Rocky D. Bull.

While the $600 million goal and the fact that the campaign has already raised well over $320 million are both eye-catching numbers; the strength of the USF: Unstoppable Campaign lies in what it says about the entire USF System.

“The USF: Unstoppable Campaign serves as both a reminder of how much we have achieved as a University System in our first five decades and as a declaration of our promise for the future,” said USF System President Judy

Genshaft. “If you synthesize the power and potential of the USF System down to one word, it’s ‘unstoppable.’”

The USF: Unstoppable Campaign is dedicated to supporting the five areas of emphasis for the campaign--students and faculty, interdisciplinary research, global and community impacts, health and athletics.

By focusing on students and faculty, the campaign will ensure the creation of more scholarships for academically and financially deserving undergraduate students. Graduate students stand to benefit as well with new fellowships, new equipment and

new space for experimentation and the creation of knowledge. Finally, the campaign seeks to raise support for faculty chairs and endowed professorships.

Interdisciplinary research funding will enable undergraduate and graduate students alike to work across academic disciplines to solve common problems. In so doing, they will have the opportunity to conduct research in an environment reflective of the world that awaits them upon graduation.

Fundraising to strengthen USF’s global and community impact will open new doors of opportunity for our graduate students to conduct research at home and abroad. For undergraduates, new scholarship opportunities will not only bring the world home to USF in the form of international students, but also provide the portal to study abroad allowing students to experience the world first-hand.

Former A.D. Lee Roy Selmon, left, and Larry Wall.

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Students, professors, researchers and scholars from the University’s 11 colleges put on impressive displays for guests at the launch party.

USF Health, already a national model of excellence, will grow stronger across the spectrum of medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy and rehabilitation services. Students in all fields will benefit from new and expanded learning spaces and greater opportunity for research and exploration.

Giving to the USF Athletics program will provide more students the opportunity to wear the USF uniform with pride. In so doing, they will develop self-discipline, learn the value of teamwork and measure themselves against the nation’s top level of intercollegiate competition.

USF alumnus Les Muma ’66, ’04, who serves as both the Chair of the USF Foundation and the Chair of the USF: Unstoppable Campaign, summarized the campaign’s mission at the kickoff event.

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We celebrate a spirit that defines us and binds us together in a common purpose. The University of South Florida System has achieved so much, so quickly, against the odds, that Unstoppable is truly the only word that describes it, said Muma. “So, USF: Unstoppable is more than a campaign theme, or a clever slogan. It is an apt description of who we are, what we are made of and where we are going.”

The successful conclusion of the USF: Unstoppable Campaign will ensure that the entire USF System will be going ever forward, confidently into the future.

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The USF: Unstoppable Campaign is already making a difference in the lives of the students, faculty and staff of the University of South Florida System. New scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs and endowed professorships and new facilities for living, learning and coaching have been funded during the campaign’s silent phase.

Now, the public phase of the most ambitious fundraising campaign in your alma mater’s history gives you the chance to make USF unstoppable. Donations to the campaign of any amount are welcome. There are many ways to give, including: • Cash gifts to existing operating and endowment funds can be made through the campaign Web site, www.unstoppable.usf.edu or by contacting the USF Foundation at 813-974-2651.

• To learn how to endow a new scholarship, fellowship or faculty chair, contact Laura Bolduc, Office of Donor Relations at 813-974-2035.

• Legacy gifts to the campaign may be arranged through Kelly Ritrievi and the Foundation’s Office of Gift Planning at 813-974-1570.

Thank you for doing your part to make USF unstoppable!

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the Alumni Army

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen.” Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1916-39

Support your alma mater and help boost the value of your degree.

You’ve read the stories and seen the news.

Higher education in Florida is in crisis. The recent economic downturn ravaged state coffers and dealt a body blow to Florida’s public universities. Instead of expanding to meet the unprecedented influx of new students, reductions in funding caused universities to cut back.

Freshman waiting lists grew; professors left for other states, taking valuable expertise with them.

Times like these are when your University most needs its Alumni Army. Due to the foresight of its administrators and knowledgeable alumni in the state Capitol, the University of South Florida was able to prepare for the deep cuts in state funding for higher education. The measures implemented were painful, but pragmatic, allowing USF to maintain its burgeoning reputation as a nationally renowned, top-tier university.

But sustaining that momentum will require collaboration between the University and its alumni – an effort that, if successful, will benefit everyone involved. As USF gains prominence, so does the value of your degree.

And your children and grandchildren – the future Bulls – should not have to wait while their dreams are deferred until those waiting lists shrink.

“USF alumni can have a major impact on their elected officials due to the sheer volume of their numbers,” says Anila Jain, M.D., MBA, `81, chair of the USF Alumni Association’s Advocacy Committee. “Their efforts on behalf of their University can lead to additional programs and research funding that will enhance the prestige of the University within the state, nationally and internationally.”

USF now has some 230,000 alumni, hundreds of

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What is the Council of 100?

whom work in local, state and federal government.

They serve the public and, in many cases, are valuable advocates for USF. But as any government insider will tell you, a successful effort requires a targeted approach. The Advocacy Committee that Jain leads is a small group of alumni dedicated to focusing the University’s efforts in the legislature.

“We have strategically planned outreach and effective communications with legislators on an ongoing basis,” says Jain.

The Advocacy Committee works closely with the USFAA’s Council of 100 to make sure the right information is getting to the right people.

“The council’s role is to help navigate state government and remove obstacles,” says Council of 100 chair Mark Levine, `74, a Tallahassee attorney whose daughter now attends USF. “I’m not sure USF has been getting the credence it deserves, but that is beginning to change.”

So how can you help? The USFAA has created an advocacy website at www.USFalumni.org/ advocate. There, you can read about USF’s top legislative priorities. Once you’ve read up on the issues, you can find your local legislator and contact him or her in just a few clicks of your mouse. You’ll also find an Advocacy Toolkit with ideas for how best to make your voice heard.

Your alma mater needs you. You are part of a large and influential alumni army that can advocate for USF. Let your legislators know that you care about higher education in Florida and about USF, in particular. Please join your former classmates in the Alumni Army.

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They are the “go-to” insiders when it comes to navigating the halls of the state Capitol. There are about two dozen of them, not 100, and they know how things get done in the Florida Legislature.

“You would be very surprised to find that a significant number of the most prominent top lobbyists in Tallahassee are USF grads,” says Mark Levine, `74, chairman of the USF Alumni Association’s Council of 100.

People like John Thomas, `81, director of Legislative and Public Affairs for the Florida League of Cities; and Jim McGill, `86, of Fowler, White, Boggs, P.A., who was director of legislative affairs for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; and the late Jim Krog, who served as chief of staff for two former Florida governors. And then there are the eight state legislators, and numerous department chiefs, administrators and legislative aides who are Bulls.

“It’s really very clear that USF has a number of individuals who are in a very good position to affect administrative issues, as well as projects on the legislative agenda,” Levine says.

USF is gaining ground in Tallahassee because of the teamwork between the Council of 100, the USFAA’s Advocacy Committee and University administration, he says.

“We have a young, energetic University that is clearly preeminent in many areas, and that is located in an area of the state that’s not only growing, but flourishing,” Levine says.

The University has an economic impact of $3.2 billion.

Of USF’s 230,000 alumni, more than 168,000 live in Florida, 71% of those in the six-county Bay area. That’s a constituency that legislators can’t afford to ignore, he says.

In addition to promoting the University’s political agenda, the Council of 100 has a plan to grow the influence of Bulls in government through its legislative internship programs. Each year about a dozen promising USF students are selected to work in key departments and agencies in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. “The program is designed so that once they’ve completed the program and graduated, they are ready to be placed in a position in government,” Levine says. “We’re expanding our tentacles of people who have influence in the government of Florida and who are willing to help us with our efforts.”

Florida Legislature in session

USF’s 2010 Legislative Priorities n Authorize a USF Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Degree Program n Allow USF’s Board of Trustees a One-time Exception to the 5% Annual Student Fee

Increase Cap in Order to Construct and Operate a Multipurpose Campus Center at

USF St. Petersburg n Base Budget Increases for All USF Campuses and USF Health to Help Increase Student

Access, Maintain Accreditation and Offset the Federal Stimulus Funding Drop-off n New USF Facilities Construction and Maintenance of Current Facilities & Assets:

USF USF USF USF

Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee Infrastructure Funding Polytechnic New Campus Phase I Facilities and Infrastructure Funding Tampa Interdisciplinary Science Teaching and Research Building (Final Year Funding) Health @ Polytechnic, New Facility to House the PharmD and Other Health Programs

n USF Polytechnic Continued Expansion and USF Health @ Polytechnic New Initiative:

USF Polytechnic Base Budget Increase for Increasing Student Capacity USF Health @ Polytechnic Start-up and Operational Funding USF College of Medicine Increase for Parity in State Base Student Funding

n Partial-restoration of Base Funding for USF Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute n State Matching Funds for Private Donations to USF:

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Profile in Leadership

Soul of the South the

By Jeremy Canody

“Where shall I send you to know the soul of the South, I think I’ll send you to the Mast General Store.”

Excerpt taken from Charles Kuralt’s first nationally syndicated column (in 1986).

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pon entering through the weathered and worn double doors of the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, you instantly step back a century in time to an atmosphere rarely witnessed in this modern era. From the pot-bellied wood stove surrounded by rocking chairs and checkerboards to the in-house post office situated in a cozy corner of the store, the place oozes with old-time character and charm. This is not a scene viewed through the glass of a museum; it is a bustling general store that has been selling quality goods at fair prices with old-fashioned friendly service since 1883.

Sometimes called the L.L. Bean of the South, Mast General Store is the cornerstone to an expanding and diverse family business that has grown under the guidance and vision of USF alumni John and Faye Cooper.

The store that literally has everything carries thousands of products at each Mast Store location and online.

“In the early years, the Mast Store claimed to carry everything from the cradle to caskets,” said Faye. While

Coopers helped to bring back the identhey no longer carry caskets, you will be hard-pressed to find something they tity of the valley when they purchased the general store and its post office don’t carry. “If we don’t have it, you that have been named to the National don’t need it,” John said with a smile.

Register of Historic Places.

After graduating from USF with Like any new business venture a degree in Political Science in 1967, there were risks and learning curves.

John, a St. Petersburg, Florida native, “What we didn’t know, we simply returned to his hometown to work in learned on the fly and hoped it turned advertising sales for the St. Petersburg out for the best,” said John. “We figTimes. Over the years, his career ured out what this community needed path transitioned into various sales and we still strive to meet those needs and management positions in both to this day.” the retail and insurance industries.

From humble beginnings in the When the opportunity to purchase early 1980’s, when the Coopers lived the Mast General Store surfaced while above the store for four years, the Mast vacationing in North Carolina in General Store has grown into a small 1979, the Coopers took a chance to combine their background in sales and empire that now has seven locations in three states, more than 375 employmerchandising on a new venture that ees and it own brand merchandise. would become their labor of love for The Cooper’s daughter, Lisa, and her the next 30 years. husband, Fred, play an integral role in This opportunity also brought to the day-to-day operations of the Mast life a landmark that had gone dormant brand and will continue to run the in the community.

In November of 1977, the doors of family business once John and Faye step down to focus on their grandchilthe Mast General Store were closed for dren and further their the winter season with involvement in the hopes of reopening in community.

April of 1978. HowevThe Coopers er, those plans did not are heavily involved materialize and the in numerous charistore remained closed ties and community for the next three service efforts. John is years – and then the a member of Rotary Coopers stepped in.

5Questions with and a Watauga county Today, the citizens of John Cooper: commissioner; he this quiet and serene chairs the Blue Ridge corner of North CaroWhat’s the best advice you’ve ever National Heritage lina’s high country received? “Treat others the way you want to be treated.”

Area and is on the will tell you that the What is your favorite movie?

“Animal House – it reminds me of my fraternity days at USF!” What is your favorite book? Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Where is your favorite place in the world? “Right here in North Carolina’s High Country.”

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What superpower would you like to have? “Memory.”

John and Faye Cooper Appalachian State University Board of Trustees. Faye spent many years working on the board of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. Her other main focus was board service for an Appalachian Summer Festival.

She helped establish an Appalachian Women’s Fund and Watauga 4 Youth.

Recently, both she and John co-chaired a building campaign for a new Hospitality House, the local homeless shelter.

John fondly recalls his fraternity days at USF as a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, when it was still a local fraternity. It was at a fraternity party that John and Faye first met and they have been together ever since.

John credits his education at USF and his involvement in fraternity life for providing the foundation for the skills he would need to start, run and

grow a business like the Mast General Store. “I learned so many life lessons at USF and I was inspired to give something back to the University that meant so much to both of us,” said John.

“Considering how much the university has grown and diversified, the original emphasis on education still exists today at USF as it did when we went to school there,” added Faye.

The couple’s success in life has now come full-circle to benefit future business leaders at USF. This year, the Coopers established the John and Faye Cooper Endowed Academic Recruitment Scholarship at their alma mater with the goal of helping the USF College of Business recruit talented

students with strong potential to become business leaders in their respective communities. The college recently awarded the scholarship to its first recipient – Yenisey Fernandez-Nunez.

“My education at USF has meant so much to my career and certainly my life. I have always looked back on my wonderful years at USF for the knowledge and experience gained and the lifelong friendships that were formed there. I now look on with pride at the University, as it has grown and enhanced its reputation for excellence,” said John.

For more information on USF’s recognition program, Profiles in Leadership, contact Ron Sherman at 813-974-1891.

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chapters & societies Broward Chapter members had a big turnout for the Bulls vs. ‘Canes watch party. We don’t know everyone’s names, but from left are USF Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Kerry Sanders (seated); some random Miami fan; Lenny Miller; Brian Miller (seated); Khari Williams; Andrew Pierce; Shekeria Brown and on the far right, Alan Steinberg. Sitting it the front are Glory Hernandez, left, Chris Bopst, and Mitch Tandet, right.

USF School of Accountancy alums (from left) Randy Efron, Mark Sopcik, Jamil Jones, William Anderson and Daniel Rojas met up at The Hill in New York City to watch the USF vs. Syracuse game.

Mark is a former Bulls football player.

They all live in NYC except Jamil, who lives in Tampa, but frequently visits the Big Apple.

Boston Chapter leader, Lisa Casillo, left, met with Broward Chapter co-chair Sara DuCuennois at an event in Boston to share ideas on making their local chapters bigger and better than ever.

Members of the Seattle Tacoma Chapter had a blast watching the Bulls beat the ‘Noles. Top row, left to right, are Mary Capouya, Michael Scholl, Jared Capouya, Cedric Padilla and Margaret Austin. Bottom row are Rick Schiffer, 2nd from left and Mark Austin , right.

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Members of the new Northern Ohio Chapter got together to watch the Bulls vs.

Bearcats game.

After the Homecoming Parade Watch Party, this group of alumni took advantage of a great offer to tour Busch Gardens Serengeti at night. The special group event was arranged by Busch Entertainment Corp. executive Jim Ragsdale, 2nd from left.

The Engineering Alumni Society held a “Bull Session” Nov. 5 at Whiskey Joe’s on Rocky Point. Pictured from left are Robert Andrew, Ani Saavedra, Sandy Pettit, Mandi Alexander and Brett Woods.

The Cincinnati Chapter kept their spirits up during the Bulls vs. Bearcats game.

From left are future Bull Jared Bales, Denise Quiles, Amber Jones, Carlos Quiles and Joe Jones.

Our chapters do more than hold watch parties. The Chicago Chapter collected treats for a holiday dessert drive in support of The Christopher House, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income children and families become self-sufficient. Malvi Patel coordinated the donations, which helped more than 300 needy Chicago families during Thanksgiving.

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chapters & societies

The Black Alumni Network Reunion over Halloween weekend was packed with fun events including a watch party, a skate party and a masquerade ball at Channelside. This photo is from a service project the group did at Walton Academy of the Performing Arts, where they helped with clean up and landscaping.

For more info about the group, visit http:// usfblackalumni.ning. com/

Ward and Trudy Eshleman joined members of the Broward Chapter for a watch party for the Syracuse game.

The Los Angeles Chapter got together to watch the Bulls historic win over the ‘Noles. We don’t know everyone’s names, but we spy former Bulls baseball player Mike Alferi, 2nd from left; longtime chapter member Catherine Clinch, fifth from left; Janet Foster, center, in yellow; next to her is Jennifer Brown. Kneeling on the left is Tampa Chapter member Jim Valdes, who happened to be visiting L.A. and below Jennifer is Heather Hegeman, holding her daughter Cambria, and Heather’s husband Renz, kneeling on the right. Will Hutson, is on the far right, next to Anthony Rogers, second from right, who is throwing the horns.

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The College of Business Alumni Society and the Pasco/New Tampa Alumni Chapter held a watch party for USF vs. Pittsburgh game at TGI Friday’s in New Tampa. For more info about these active alumni groups, check out the listings on page 23.

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 like-minded alumni. It’s easy to get involved. Just email the contact person of the group you’d like to visit.

Societies Architecture Alumni Adam Fritz adam@cgharchitects.com Black Alumni Felecia Brantley lbtdfmu18@hotmail.com Brian Campbell bcamp10331@aol.com Shomari Sanford shomari1906@yahoo.com Business Alumni Jamie Ellison jamie.ellison@memberstrust.com Education Alumni Freda Abercrombie aber2@aol.com

Atlanta Chapter members, from left, Jim Weber, Penn Greene, Denise Dimbath and Lucius Herrmann, are part of an active group of Atlantaarea Bulls who meet regularly for games and other fun chapter events.

USF Sarasota-Manatee Ambassador Dana Minnison and Hotel and Restaurant Management student Jessica made this great Bulls gingerbread house for the Community Youth Development Gingerbread House event, of which USF Sarasota-Manatee was a title sponsor.

Engineering Alumni Sandy Pettit s-pettit@verizon.net Entrepreneurship Alumni Ferdian Jap fjap@aimadvisoryandmanagement.com Geology Alumni Mike Schackne mschackne@gore.net Honors Alumni Lisa Provenzano Heugel lproven1@tampabay.rr.com

Manatee/Sarasota Sean Grosso sgrosso@sar.usf.edu

Columbia, SC Doug Currier colusf@aol.com

Darren Gambrell dgambrell@sar.usf.edu

D.C. Regional Rajiv Dembla rajiv.dembla@gmail.com

Miami-Dade Carlos Rodriquez USFMiamialumni@aol.com Monroe (Key West) Kristen Condella kristnine@hotmail.com

Dallas Ken Lettre klettre@comcast.net

Greater Ocala Kathleen & William Bellamy icchoice-kathie@earthlink.net

Rob Smith Rob.Smith@atmosenergy.com

Jerald “Jerry” Grimes donnajer958@embarqmail.com

Denver Mile High Mark A. Thompson brahman95@msn.com

Orlando Kevin Krause kkrause2@hotmail.com

Houston Alan Goldsmith alshmaly@flash.net

Palm Beach Scott Teich scott.teich@raymondjames.com

Michael Peppers mike.peppers@comcast.net

Panama City Janet Caragan janetcaragan@yahoo.com Pasco County/New Tampa Annaliese Sergent asergent@live.com Paul Pimperl pimperl33@hotmail.com

Kosove Alumni Justin Geisler justingeisler@hotmail.com

Pensacola/Spanish Fort/Mobile Nick Kessler nickess@aol.com

Marine Science Alumni Bruce Barber bbarber@terraenv.com

Peter Kemp pjkemp629@gmail.com

Beau Suthard bsuthard@coastalplanning.net

Florida Chapters

Pinellas Pat Jones pjones22@tampabay.rr.com Polk Randy Dotson randy.dotson@gmail.com

Greater Tampa Shaun Robinson St. Lucie srobinson@strongcollegestudents.com Frank Pennetti franker@adelphia.net Brevard Todd Bonanza Tallahassee bonanza298@aol.com Phil Canto pcantompa@gmail.com John Carpenter j-carpenter2@ti.com Barbara Lyn barbara@barbaralyn.com Broward Sara DuCuennois usfbrowardalumni@hotmail.com Alan Steinberg usfbrowardalumni@hotmail.com

USF took its Unstoppable capital campaign to alumni in Washington, D.C. From left are: Kathy Dorf, Rajiv Dembla, USF Alumni Association Executive Director John Harper, Lara Martin, Jody Glassman and Director of Geographic Outreach and Corporate Relations Merrell Dickey. For more information about the D.C. Regional Chapter, see the listing at right.

Fort Myers Sanjay Kurian skurian@becker-poliakoff.com Hernando Kevin Floyd kfloyd13@aol.com Jacksonville/St. Augustine Gary Hoog oldcitymunc1@yahoo.com Ellen Rosenblum ellenmarkmatt3@yahoo.com

Lara Martin lsm4u1982@hotmail.com

National Chapters Atlanta Denise Dimbath denisuela@hotmail.com Austin Brad Heath bradh@virtexassembly.com Greater Boston LisaCasillo usfalumni.greaterboston@gmail.com Chicago Kelly Gitchel kelly.gitchel@nielson.com

Indianapolis Kelly Brummet kbrummett@ncaa.org Jeremy Sims jsims@shepherdins.com Los Angeles Janet Foster usfbullsnla@yahoo.com Anthony Rogers usfbullsnla@yahoo.com New York Valerie Berrios valerieberrios78@hotmail.com Michael Simpson michael.simpson@gs.com Northern Ohio Matt Maxwell matthew_maxwell@ml.com Philadelphia/South Jersey Joe Ebner jebner@coventry.com Pittsburgh, PA Robb Myers rmyer@cmu.edu Portland, OR Scott Chamberlain sc.28372@yahoo.com Raleigh, NC Bob Cohn bob.cohn@smithbarney.com San Antonio, TX Ruben Matos captram02@yahoo.com Seattle-Tacoma, WA Jared Capouya jaredcapouya@gmail.com St. Louis Mark Greenspahn markgstl@aol.com

Alan Boughton boughton4@hotmail.com

Corporate Affinity Group

Cincinnati Chris Kiley ckiley@good.com

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1966 A Blast from the Past !

U.S. PRESIDENT: Lyndon B. Johnson

VICE PRESIDENT: Hubert H. Humphrey AVERAGE INCOME: $7,400 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 4.5% 1ST CLASS STAMP: 5 cents

IN SCIENCE: Unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the moon; the Food and Drug Administration declares the birth control pill safe for human use; Basic Combined Programming Language (BCPL), one of the first computer programming languages, is designed by Martin Richards of the University of Cambridge.

IN THE ARTS: The first Star Trek episode, “The Man Trap,” is broadcast on Sept. 8; the old Metropolitan Opera House in NYC is abandoned as the company moves to Lincoln Center; “A Taste of Honey,” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, wins a Grammy for the Record of the Year.

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IN THE NEWS: Medicare, a national health insurance program for people 65 and older, begins July 1; Supreme Court decides Miranda vs.

Arizona, protecting rights of the accused; Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, widely considered as the originator of the nonfiction novel and the forerunner of the New Journalism movement, is published in January.

AT USF: First edition of the student newspaper, The Oracle, is published.

It replaces the campus edition of the Tampa Daily Times started in September 1960; USF starts its first baseball program; the first Upward Bound program begins in June.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Information Please database; Wikipedia; USF Archives

By Mia Faucher Class of 2010 Happy New Year! For my first column of 2010, I think it’s appropriate to talk about the first thing on everyone’s mind as the calendar rolls over: New Year’s resolutions.

Whether you make them regularly or not, New Year’s resolutions have become firmly rooted in our society. Who out there isn’t starting a diet this month or tackling some other big goal?

It seems like when traditions become so second nature to us that they’re just assumed and never questioned, we often lose sight of their true meaning.

Senior psychology student Crystal McPherson, 23, believes that resolutions are a positive step as we face a new year.

“They’re good – they get you started on the right foot by having a goal in mind for self-improvement.”

A habitual nail biter ever since she could recall, McPherson credits her triumph over the practice to a successful New Year’s resolution.

Fellow senior Jeanine Foley, 21, who is pursuing degrees in biology and environmental science, has a different take on making resolutions.

“They allow us to indulge in blind hope and optimism – and who doesn’t need some more optimism in their life right now?”

But not everyone shares Foley’s idealistic view of the New Year’s tradition.

Gary Stein, a USF graduate from back in 1984, says that just as we try to break bad habits with resolutions, making a resolution is a habit in itself.

“It’s socially accepted – it’s the thing to do around this time.

We’re very seasonal,” says Stein.

Still, resolutions can be multidimensional, as they not only force us to look forward to what the future may bring, but they also give us a chance to consider the events and implications of the year that has recently come to a close.

“They allow you to reflect on your past and where you’ve come from and that can help you to think about how to make your life and future better,” says Foley.

Stein agrees, but thinks that people should engage in selfreflection in an ongoing manner, “not once a year.”

“A resolution is just an excuse for not being motivated constantly throughout the year,” he says.

Foley says that every new semester is like New Year’s and a fresh start to do something positive for yourself and others. In keeping with this idea, she joined a local Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and now mentors a young boy every week.

She admits that some resolutions don’t always work out, which in turn can discourage people from continuing to make them, “but that’s why you should make them more frequently and less formally,” she says.

She also thinks people should set more realistic goals, as they are more likely to continue the practice if they give themselves the chance to succeed in one.

Stein describes himself as “too emotional an individual to set realistic goals,” which may be the reason he doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions now, though he has in the past.

“The younger the generation, the more apt they are to make resolutions,” says Stein, who recently turned 50, adding that “when you’re younger you have so many more years ahead to look forward to. As you get older, you want to live the day you’re in.”

When asked what her New Year’s resolution was for 2010, McPherson replied, laughing, “To graduate!” She is on track to earn her Bachelor’s degree in May 2010.

“All jokes aside, you’ve just got to start small. Once you can prove to yourself you can conquer the little stuff, then you can try to change the things that really bother you about your life,” says McPherson.

As for me, I find myself taking Foley’s or Stein’s approach and setting ongoing goals with the hope of personal growth and self-satisfaction. I like to think of myself as a work in progress.

This year I plan to take more chances and experience new things, even if they put me way outside my comfort zone. I’ve been dreaming of a trip to Australia all my life and now, with my Bachelor’s degree soon to be done, I think it’s the time to do it.

Despite all the personal, emotional and financial worry it’ll cause, I know it will be worth it.

Good luck with your goals for the upcoming year. Go Bulls!

MemorE y SAHAR Excerpts of memories from members of the USF Alumni Association.

One of my favorite memories would be working as a producer for Florida Focus with Professor Ken Killebrew. We were a family in that little newsroom and I will never forget our wrap up party at the end of the semester. I baked a jumbo chocolate chip cookie that read: “It’s a Wrap!”

Angela Keller-Markle, `99 I met my best friends and husband at USF at a TEP party. Lived in Epsilon, Mu and Desoto; was in AEPhi and on the yearbook staff; cannot think of a better experience ... well, the past 37 years post grad married to Michael and still friends with Ferris, Eileen, Lanie, Paula and Howie, Barb and Brad, and Stephen.

Martha Kaplan Backer, `72 As a charter student, I remember sitting in my bedroom typing up the student body’s first constitution. There were four buildings and more parking spaces than students! It was a family affair. My father was a professor (Dr. Donald Harkness) and would always know if I skipped a class playing bridge in the Student Center. My mom was (Dean) Margaret Fisher’s secretary.

Judy Harkness Groleau, `63 Share your USF memory with us. Email alumni@admin.usf.edu and write “Memory” in the subject line, or become a Facebook friend of the USF Alumni Association page and post your memory on our wall.

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Tampa Campus Rec Center

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ow that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to work off all the turkey and pie! As a USF Alumni Association Member, you can join the Tampa Campus recreation center for only $25 per month or $210 for a year* – considerably less than other area gyms!

Campus Recreation offers a comprehensive variety of fitness services including group fitness classes, intramural sports, personal training, aquatics, racquetball and more.

Special services also include massage therapy and scuba certification classes. So stop making excuses and start taking advantage of this incredible member benefit today!

Call the rec center at 813-974-7084 for more information or go online to www.usf.edu.campusrec

*Prices do not include tax. Purchase of a campus parking permit is required to park on campus. Contact parking services at 813-974-3990 for rates and information.

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Job Search: Make Employ-A-Bull Employ-a-Bull Your Resume Easy Get ahead of the herd with these tips from executive recruiter Jim Weber.

Class of `77 & MBA `82

Your resume must be interesting, easy to read and user friendly for digital (i.e. e-mail) transmission if you are to be considered a viable job candidate. To be viewed as a savvy professional, pay attention to the details. Put your recipients’ needs first.

These bullet points will help set you apart from the rest of the pack.

Make your resume easy to put into the recipient’s database and easily retrievable.

• Your resume file name should have your last name first, then first name and date.

• Use the file/properties menu option to list key words and other data to make it easy to find.

• Use industry-specific terms and key words in the body of the resume, like “built,” “implemented,” “achieved,” etc.

Make it easy for the recipient to read.

• Use header and footer function to retain continuity.

• Use the table function to hold formatting for employers, job titles and dates.

• PDF is the best format for integrity in transmission.

• 12 pt. type face size for the body of the resume, larger for headers.

• 14 to 16 pt. is good for headers.

• Use spacing to break up career experience, and to transition from different formats.

• Use underlining to separate employers.

Make your resume fun and interesting.

• Use an executive summary at the beginning to set the stage.

• Use paragraph format for career summary, and job responsibilities.

• Using italics font for job responsibilities will make the resume more interesting to read.

• Use bullet format for accomplishments and skill sets.

• Use bold and underline functions to make headers stand out.

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Give a brief description of each employer and the purpose of each position.

Make your resume professional.

• Leave off personal interests and “references available upon request.”

• Use industry-specific terminology.

• Accomplishments should be predominant.

• Executive/career summary must address your functional discipline, level of accomplishment; and industry/segment expertise.

• Give a short, one-line explanation for employer changes.

Make it easy to contact you.

• Cell phone and e-mail addresses are key.

• Home mailing address is unnecessary.

USF Alumni Association Board Member Jim Weber is the founder of New Century Dynamics, Inc., an executive search firm for the food service industry. If you have career questions for Jim, email them to us at alumni@admin.usf.edu.

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Dr. Joanna Fowler, Chemistry `64, was awarded the National Medal of Science at the White House by President Obama on Oct. 7, 2009.

Dr. Fowler was one of the recipients selected by the National Science Foundation to receive the award. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 and is believed to be the first USF alumna to be elected.

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Wilson Craft, Mass Communications `77, is concept president for O’Charley’s Restaurants.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., O’Charley’s Inc. owns three concept restaurants including Stoney River Grill, 99 Restaurants and O’Charley’s Restaurants.

Roxann Dickey, Childhood Education `77, took a Rhine River Cruise in Germany from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4, with stops at the Christmas Markets in river towns such as Cologne, Frankfurt and Heidelberg.

Lorraine Rodrigues-Fisher, M.A. Education `75, is now Chancellor at Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Rock Island, IL. Jeffrey Neil Fox, Psychology `75, owner of Bulls Heaven, donated $3,000 to the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation in August.

The donation was from the proceeds of sales of the pink University of South Florida/Moffitt hats that were sold at Bulls Heaven concession stands at USF sporting events during the 2008 season. All of the proceeds from the sales were donated to the foundation.

Joe Guidry, Mass Communication`73 & MA English `80, won the 12th Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing. As a Tampa Tribune opinion editor, Guidry has done several pieces on the Everglades, the Endangered Species Act, energy policy, wilderness bills, forest roadless areas and other environmental issues affecting Florida and Tampa Bay.

Nancy Hoffman, Childhood Education `75, has written two children’s picture books: Amelia’s Rainbow and Fourth Grader Parker Engels: Poetic Justice. Both books were illustrated by her husband,

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Roger Hoffman, and are available at the Author House website. She taught for 32 years in the Pinellas County school system, retiring in 2007.

course availability. Plant is also the advisor to the Developing Drafters and Designers Club, which develops leadership and social skills for drafters. In addition to instructing at PHCC, Plant also leads a nonprofit foundation that is planning to rebuild an old Boy Scout camp. A retired U.S. Army Colonel , Plant served for 38 years as a Green Beret.

John R. Patrick, M.S. Management `71, was elected to the board of trustees of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), an international nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization. Patrick is president of Attitude LLC consulting and formerly vice president of Internet Technology at IBM, where he worked for 38 years. During his IBM career, Patrick helped start IBM’s leasing business at IBM Credit Corporation, and was senior marketing executive for the launch of the IBM ThinkPad brand. As IBM’s chief Internet technology officer, he led the company’s efforts for the next generation of the Internet. Starting in the early 1990s, he dedicated his time to fostering Internet technologies. Patrick was a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium at MIT in 1994, a founding member and past chairman of the Global Internet Project, a member of the Internet Society, a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Patrick speaks at dozens of conferences around the world.

In addition to his USF degree, he holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University and a law degree from LaSalle University, which he earned during his military service.

Ed Sachs, Political Science, `77, was recently recognized as a finalist in the 2009 South Florida Business Journal Key Partners Awards, which recognizes the top accounting and legal partners in South Florida. Sachs is a partner with the South Florida accounting firm of Appelrouth Farah & Co. He has spent more than 20 years as a forensic accountant, building an expertise in litigation and valuation matters. After four years with a national accounting firm and 4.5 years with a large local firm, he spent 10 years in solo practice, assisting attorneys and clients throughout South Florida in the analysis and presentation of complex accounting and valuation matters in the litigation arena. Sachs joined Applerouth in 1999 as director of the Litigation Services Department, supervising all business valuations, forensic accounting, receiverships and ad valorem tax appeals handled by the firm. He serves as an expert witness in Federal and Circuit Courts and as a forensic accounting and valuation consultant to legal counsel.

Jack Plant, M.A. Education `71, has developed a new model for the Pasco-Hernando Community College’s drafting and design program. Plant ensured that the program has the latest technology possible, along with curriculum and expanded

Gilbert A. Smith Jr., Sociology `74, was elected Circuit Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit on Aug. 26, 2008, and was commissioned on Jan. 6, 2009. He presides over Division I of the Felony Division in Bradenton, FL. After graduating from

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USF, he worked for the Division of Corrections before becoming a banker for The County Bank in Palmetto, FL. He graduated from law school at the University of the Pacific in 1986 and worked for the law firm of Holland & Knight from 1986 through 1994 in Bradenton, Orlando and Tampa.

He worked for the firm of Lane Trohn from 1994 through 1995. He joined four friends to start the firm of Hamrick, Perrey, Quinlan & Smith, PA, where he practiced until 2008. He was awarded the Community Leadership Award from the Manatee County Bar Association in 2008 and is the Manatee District chairman of the Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America. He is former chairman, Legislative Affairs Committee, for the Manatee Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Manatee County Bar Association.

Andrew Weston, Accounting `73 & MBA `75, is retired as a partner from Cobb Partners in Coral Gables, FL, in November . Weston was the Chief Financial Officer for Cobb Partners and will continue to serve as a consultant. He is a CPA and real estate sales associate.

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Brandon Aldridge, Communications `88, and his wife Bea, welcomed daughter Caroline Rose Aldridge on Jan. 5.

Tori Boswell, MBA `87, is the vice president of sales and marketing for Titanium Asset Management. Her territory consist of 11 states in the Southeast, as well as Washington, Oregon and Puerto Rico.

Colleen Chappell, Public Relations `88 and Deanne Roberts, Mass Communications `74, own and operate ChappellRoberts, an Ybor City-based ad agency that recently received national recognition from Graphic Design USA for creative design in several categories, including Internet Design, Environmental Graphics and Posters, during its 2009 American Graphic Design Awards. In addition to the recognition for client work, the agency also received awards for two of its own branding pieces. This prestigious competition included more than 8,000 entries from across the United States.

Gow B. Fields, Marketing `85, was elected as mayor of Lakeland in December. Fields was previously a longtime city commissioner. He takes office this month. After graduating from USF, Fields earned an MBA from Nova Southeastern University in 1988 and earned a Life Underwriter

Training Council Fellow professional designation. He is president and CEO of Fields & Company, Inc. He is also a member, trustee, treasurer and men’s Sunday school class teacher at First Baptist Institutional Church, Lakeland; SunTrust Bank board member; MidFlorida Treasurer for the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Mu Zeta Lambda Chapter in Polk County; assistant girls basketball Coach at Kathleen Sr. High School, as well as serving on many other civic and charitable organizations.

graduated from the University of Florida law school and now practices law at Fowler White Boggs in Tampa.

Spencer Lumia, Marketing `89, is a mortgage loan officer for HomeBanc. Lumia has had more than seven years of mortgage lending experience and is based in HomeBanc’s Rocky Point office in Tampa.

appointed as an independent member of the board of directors of Money4Gold Holdings, Inc. He is currently the president and co-founder of the software and consulting firm 3c InSight and was previously executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Hackett Group.

Dana (Sikes) Merritt, M.S. Speech Language Pathology `80, presented “How Visual Processing Affects Speech, Language, Learning” in infants, toddlers and preschoolers at the national convention of American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) in New Orleans on Nov. 20, 2009. About 3,000 speech-language pathologists from around the nation attended the convention.

Robert Graves, Communications `85, brokered

Harold Oehler, Communications `87, was

an agreement between Direct Selling Women’s Alliance (DSWA) to provide a virtual office and communications solution called GoSolo for the members and friends of the DSWA. GoSolo provides a personal toll-free number, call routing, forwarding and screening and other communication services for DSWA members. Graves is solutions development manager for GoSolo. The DSWA is a global organization of direct sellers.

named 2009 Corporate Counsel of the Year by the Hillsborough County Bar Association. Oehler is general counsel for Lazydays RV Center, the nation’s largest recreational vehicle dealership. Oehler was selected for his part in guiding Lazydays through one of the most difficult periods in the history of the RV industry, for leading his company’s efforts to help at risk children in the Tampa Bay area and for his work to strengthen the RV industry and improve public safety. Oehler has served as general counsel for Lazydays for 10 years. In 2007, he played a major role in obtaining the passage of Florida’s first RV dealer protection law which helped strengthen Florida RV dealerships across the state. The following year, he spearheaded a nationwide safety campaign to improve vehicle weight information provided to travel trailer owners in order to prevent vehicle overloading, a leading cause of blowouts and rollovers. His efforts ultimately helped improve safety standards for RV users and their families.

Locally, Oehler helped his company’s employees create a nonprofit foundation to benefit at-risk children in the Tampa Bay area. The Lazydays Partners Foundation has since raised $400,000 to build The Lazydays House, which is part of A Kid’s Place, Hillsborough County’s first emergency foster care facility. The Foundation has also funded college scholarships for 50 underprivileged children in the Tampa Bay area.

Grant Fitzwilliam, Accounting `89, has been

Kevin Herzberg, MBA `89, was named to lead the Grant Thornton LLP Central Florida Tax practice.

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International, Ltd. Herzberg will be responsible for delivering tax solutions on behalf of clients and leading a team of diversified Grant Thornton tax professionals. He has more than 21 years of state tax experience and most recently led the southeast practice for True Partners Consulting, based in Tampa. Prior to that, he led the Deloitte multistate tax practice for Florida, and led the Central Florida state and local tax practice for Arthur Andersen. He serves on a number of tax committees, including serving as the vice chair of the Florida Institute of CPA’s State Tax Conference and as the vice chair of the State Tax Section of the Florida Institute of CPA’s. He is also a board member for Junior Achievement in Hillsborough County.

Donna Longhouse, English `84, recently traveled to Zambia where she was part of a Habitat for Humanity International Global Village team. The team stayed two weeks in rural Katete Zambia and worked on two Habitat houses with the local affiliate. She also spent two days prior to the Global Village trip at a safari lodge in Mfuwe in northern Zambia. After graduating from USF, Longhouse

James P. “Jim” Taylor, Economics `89, was elected in November as the 17th mayor of Matthews, NC. Taylor served on the Matthews Town Board for five terms, first elected in 1999. He is a board member of the Matthews HELP Center and serves the Matthews Volunteer Fire Department

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Throughout his 10 years as a town board member he served on a number of committees and boards in the town and region. He previously worked for Bank of America and is now vice president of Finance in the Commercial Banking Segment of Wells Fargo. He and his wife, Joselyn, have two children, Breanna and Brandon. They have lived in Matthews for 20 years.

Kathy Iwanowski, Art `94, founded

Nurse-Artists International, Inc. The organization promotes the therapeutic benefits of creativity, enables access to the arts for all, creates and collaborates on projects related to arts and health and assesses the impact of the arts on health and healthcare costs. Their website is www. nurseartistsinternational.org

Josette Urso, Art `80 & MFA `84, lead a community mural project called The Big Draw Ruskin project in October. Urso and volunteers transformed the outside walls of the Mary and Martha house, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the care of women and children in crisis.

Paulo Lima, Mass Communications `94, has returned to Florida after his firm, Hunton & Williams LLP, transferred him from its New York office to its Miami office. Lima is an associate in the firm’s commercial litigation practice group.

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Kirchen, Chemistry `95, were married Aug. 26, 2009, at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

`93, has joined Coastal Carolina Hospital chief executive officer. Masterton has more than 16 years of health care experience. He was previously chief operating officer at Atlanta Medical Center, a 460bed teaching hospital. He has worked in a number of hospital financial roles including market chief financial officer for Iasis Healthcare Corp’s Florida market, chief financial officer of Palms of Pasadena Hospital, Town & Country Hospital and Memorial Hospital of Tampa. He is also a certified public accountant.

Denise Paquette Boots, Criminology

Johanna Chommie Moran, English

Kathy Leach Andrews, Accounting `93, was promoted to managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, managing U.S. derivatives operations.

She was relocated to Charlotte, N.C. for her new role.

Jennifer Blount, Mathematics, `96, and Kristofer

`95, M.A. Criminology `01 & Ph.D Criminology `06, is an assistant professor of criminology in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas. She was recently selected as one of 18 professors in the University of Texas System to receive a Regents’ Outstanding Teacher Award. The honor was accompanied by a monetary award of $25,000. Boots also serves as UT’s Criminology program associate chair and graduate director, and consults with various organizations and nonprofit agencies in the Dallas area.

Tim Hannon, Finance `92, was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Distribution Services Inc., a merchandising sales and services company specializing in magazine merchandising and packaged goods retail services.

For the past three years, Hannon was director for Source Interlink Circulation Department, a leading integrated media, publishing, merchandising and distribution company. At DSI, he oversees day-to-day operations of the company and is based out of the West Palm Beach office. Hannon served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1988.

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William J. Masterton, Accounting `91 & MBA

`92, is celebrating the release of her first published novel, The Wives of Henry Oades (Random House.) Moran was a Pan Am flight attendant for 17 years before retiring at age 36. She went back to school, graduating with a degree in English Literature from USF Sarasota-Manatee. The Wives of Henry Oades was based on an abstract on the Oades case that her father, a law professor, gave to her mother, who was also a writer. Moran’s mother eventually passed the abstract on to Moran. Her father, John Campbell Chommie, is also a published author (Federal Income Taxation), as was her grandmother, Ophelia Ray, who wrote Young Hidalgo, a young adult historical novel.

David Quilleon, Mass Communications `96, is the new executive director of the Palm Beach Pops. He joins the Palm Beach Pops with a 15year background in education, human services and nonprofit administration. Most recently, he served as the vice president of Programs and State Development for Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

Quilleon, a former two-term USF Student Government president, lives in Coral Springs with his wife, Debbie, and twin boys, Blake and Brody.

Nazach Rodriguez-Snapp,`99, MSW `01 &

MPH `01, has joined USF Health as a program planner analyst in the College of Medicine, Office of Curriculum and Medical Education.

Clayton Swartz, Art `99, is one of three sculptors whose work is featured in “Outside In,” a fine-art invitational exhibit at the Lauritzen/Rush Galleries of the Art League Marco Island’s Center for the Arts. The exhibition showcases three-dimensional sculptures fabricated with steel, glass and wood.

After teaching art in Pinellas County, Swartz began his fine arts career, attending dozens of art festivals around the state. He is known for his monumental work at Park Station, “The Heart of Pinellas,” Salt Rock Grill and dozens of large-scale marine life sculptures.

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David Alvarez, M.A. Accountancy `02, was promoted to Audit Manager at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC CPAs and Business Consultants. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s, Florida Institute of CPA’s, Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Clothes To Kids, Inc board and First Book - Tampa Bay. Vanessa Bonet, Social Work `09, was hired to work in the office of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, after a successful internship.

Eva Boyer, M.A. Applied Behavioral Analysis `08, co-authored a paper, “Video Modeling by Experts with Video Feedback to Enhance Gymnastic Skills,” that was published in the Winter 2009 issue of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Crystal Bruce, MPH `09, was awarded a fellowship from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for the Spring of 2010. She will examine “state tobacco advertising legislative activities towards menthol cigarettes” with the Research Development Team. The fellowship is based in the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health in Atlanta.

Anna Lea Burchfield, Finance `05 & MPH/MHA `09, was selected as one of three Association of Schools of Public Health/Centers for Disease Control (ASPH/CDC) Public Health Preparedness Fellows.

For a year the fellows will undertake projects of their own design, with the guidance of host-agency mentors. The projects will contribute to the critical preparedness mission of that particular state/ city, and the CDC, while providing the fellows with practical experience in addressing burgeoning public health threats. Burchfield will work with the Ohio

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In the Bulls Eye … William Capp, Criminology `09

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ate last summer, USF graduate student William Capp sat in the fastest finger circle on the ABC show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and waited for his chance— a chance that never came. But in September, Capp got a second chance — and he got his opportunity.

Sitting in the hot seat, Capp battled his way through host Meredith Vieira’s questions and walked away with $25,000 after incorrectly answering the $100,000 question.

“I was extremely excited to get to the next ($25,000) milestone and even more so when I got the $50,000 question correct,” Capp said. “I didn’t have any lifelines, and I wanted to get as far as I could and was willing to risk the $100,000 question. If I had made it to $100,000, I would not have took the same risks and would have walked.”

Capp originally was in the fastest finger circle for the show’s 10th anniversary broadcast on Aug. 23. Those who did not get the chance to sit in the hot seat were invited back by Vieira.

As Capp climbed his way up the millionaire ladder, Vieira fed him the $100,000 question: “What popular women’s magazine began in the 1930s as a menu leaflet handed out at A&P supermarkets?”

Capp’s answer was “Good Housekeeping,” when the correct answer was “Woman’s Day.”

Out of lifelines at that point, Capp took a risk at $100,000 but said he was happy with the whole process of being on the show. He plans to use the money to pay off his student loans.

By Kerry Klecic & Emily Handy, Oracle Editors

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Robert Carpenter III, Business Management `02 & MBA `04, married

Erin L. Mumbulo, Psychology `04

& Criminology `04, at the Marshall House in Savannah, GA, on Aug. 22. Carpenter is the Human Resources manager at the Target Import Warehouse in Savannah, GA. Mumbulo works at Spine & Sport in Rincon, GA, as an administrative assistant.

Steven M. DeMatteo, MBA `06, was named to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Blue Chip Council for the second consecutive year. With the announcement also comes a promotion to 2nd vice-president of Wealth Management.

The Blue Chip Council is a recognition program for financial advisors who, within their first five years, demonstrate the highest professional standards in addition to excellence in client service. As a financial advisor in the Rancho Bernardo branch, DeMatteo is a partner in The Benter Group and focuses his practice on private wealth management and corporate financial services. DeMatteo is also president of the Spirit of the Fourth, Inc., and active in the Rancho Bernardo Kiwanis Club and Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation. He and his wife Kristine live in Rancho Bernardo with their two boys, Nicholas and Dylan.

Sonya Dlug, Finance `05, was promoted to assistant trust officer for Caldwell Trust Co., based in Venice. She works in the financial services firm’s Sarasota office and joined the company as an intern in 2003, while still a student at USF.

Eric Dueno, Ph.D Chemistry `04, is an assistant professor of Chemistry at Bainbridge College in Bainbridge, GA. Dr. Dueno has authored more than 30 scientific publications and served on the faculty at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.

Natalie Dyenson, MPH `07, is the director of Supplier Food Safety for Walmart stores, Inc, headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

Leigh Ann Ellis, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences `04, is assistant softball coach at North Carolina State University.

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Shannon Evans, AA `02, married David Nuss on Sept. 17, 2009. The couple was married in Sedona, Arizona.

Blain Goff, Criminology `05 & M.A. `08, is profiled in a January online feature titled “Real Careers” for a first-edition Criminal Justice text, CJ: Realities & Challenges. Goff plans to attend law school.

Kari Hamada, Music Education `07, is the new director of music for Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church. Kari is a second-year graduate student at USF, pursuing a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting. She serves as conducting apprentice for the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. Kari worked as an elementary music specialist in Hillsborough County during the 2007-2008 year teaching general music, chorus and guitar. Kari has also taught private voice and piano lessons for many years at various private music schools. Kari worked alongside Averill Summer and Barbara Woellner with the Tampa Bay Children’s Chorus, leading rehearsals, conducting in concerts and touring with them to Canada. Kari’s choral experience includes singing with Opera Tampa, Con Amore (a 12-voice women’s ensemble), the Richard Zielinski Singers (professional chorus) and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay.

Lisa Witherspoon Hansen, Ph.D Curriculum & Instruction `09, was named to Virginia Tech’s Sports Hall of Fame. During her years at VT, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education, Hansen made school history by breaking records in assists and steals, earning a reputation as one of the school’s most popular and dynamic women’s basketball players. She was instrumental in helping her team win the Atlantic-10 conference championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. She is now an instructor in USF’s School of Physical Education and Exercise Science and also co-directs two research labs.

Alison K. Jimenez, Business Economics `02, was appointed to the Florida Advisory Council on Small & Minority Business Development. She is president of Dynamic Securities Analytics and was one of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s “30 under 30” in 2005. She was a financial examiner/analyst with the Florida Department of Banking and Finance, division of securities, and also oversaw litigation economic analysis for Raymond James Financial prior to

founding Dynamic Securities Analytics in 2003. At DSA, she specializes in securities litigation economic analysis.

Giffe Johnson, MPH `05 & Ph.D `08, has joined USF’s College of Public Health as a research assistant professor at the Center for Environmental/ Occupational Risk Analysis and Management in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

Abigail Kennedy, M.A. English Education `03, won the NCTE 2009 High School Teacher of Excellence Award.

She is an English teacher at Pasco High in Dade City. Kennedy is a member of the Florida Council of Teachers of English.

Matt Kim, Finance `09, has joined Prudential Commercial Real Estate Florida of Land O’Lakes as a sales professional specializing in vacant land and industrial sales and leasing in west Pasco and north Pinellas counties. Kim participated in a year-long internship at Prudential Commercial Real Estate Florida while attending USF. Dr. Tracey Lynn PerezKoehlmoos, MHA `02 & Ph.D `05, was invited by the World Health Organization to present a paper at the Global Forum for Health Research in Havana, Cuba. Dr. Koehlmoos is the program head for Health & Family Planning systems at icddr,b in Dhaka, Bangladesh (www.icddrb.org) and an adjunct professor at the James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. Pictured with Dr. PerezKoehlmoos, right, is Irene G. Brammertz, MPH `01, who accompanied her on the trip.

Mary Lian, M.S. Speech-Language Pathology `07, was the featured speaker at the first reunion of USF Communication Sciences & Disorders alumni, held Dec. 12 at The Lime in South Tampa. The 25 attendees earned CEUs and had a chance to catch up with each other over brunch. Lian is a speechlanguage pathologist at Mitchell Rehab Hospital at Morton Plant-North Bay in New Port Richey. She also holds a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University.

John (Juan) Luque, MPH `04 & Ph.D Anthropology `06, is an assistant professor of Community Health at Georgia Southern University.

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classnotes Larissa McCoy, Secondary English Education `04 & M.Ed `06, was named Teacher of the Year at Alonso High School in Tampa for the second year in a row. She also earned a graduate certificate in Educational Leadership in 2009.

Jafet Mendoza, Interdisciplinary Studies `09, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers. He is now working at the Tigers’ baseball academy in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, helping baseball players learn English, life skills, and assist with their transition into American culture to continue their careers. One of Mendoza’s students, Freddy Dolsi, has made it to the major leagues, playing for the Detroit Tigers.

Brett Mervis, M.A. Criminology `01, presented his paper, “Rest in Peace T-shirts: An Exploratory Study of the Phenomenon in Media and Popular Culture” at Crime & Pop Culture Conference, held in October at Indiana State University. Mervis’ doctoral dissertation research is of former players that he coached in boys basketball and girls softball in a Tampa public housing complex prior to its demolition.

Elliot Moore, MBA `07, is a national channels systems engineer for Cisco Systems in Tempe, AZ. He is responsible for technical business enablement for the Telesales organization for Insight Enterprises, a Cisco partner in the U.S. Moore is a recent graduate of the Cisco Sales Associate Program in Research Triangle Park, N.C., where he earned his Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certifications. He lives in Phoenix with his wife Deirdre.

Max Moreno, Ph.D Public Health `08, received a postdoctoral fellowship with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. He is working with the Global Hydrology and Climate Center in Huntsville, AL.

Karon Phillips, MPH `08, earned a postdoctoral fellowship with Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. She will conduct research relating to aging studies.

Rick Ramirez, `08, is vice president of the Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association.

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Dave Romine, M.A. Criminology `08, is president of the Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association.

Hamisu Salihu, Ph.D. `01, was recognized by USF with the 2009 Outstanding Research Achievement Award for his publication of a novel theory called “Event Memory Hypothesis.” The theory suggests a possible molecular memory-recall programming pattern in human gestation using epidemiological and molecular evidence.

Angelia Sanders, MPH `08, works in south Sudan with The Carter Center.

As the regional coordinator for the Guinea Worm Eradication Program, she is responsible for all areas East of the Nile, which is the most endemic place in south Sudan and hence the world. Sanders was formerly a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya. During her service, she founded TamaniAfrica, a nonprofit entity to help children orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.

Lindsey Schuster, Accounting `07, was promoted to tax senior at Christopher, Smith, Leonard, Bristow & Stanell, P.A. (CS&L CPAs). She is a member of the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) and sits on the USF accounting advisory council.

Melanie J. Sellars, MPH `05, is executive

Music Theory from The Ohio State University. She recently served as visiting assistant professor at Ohio University from 2008-09. She was a graduate teaching associate there from 2004-08 and a graduate teaching assistant at USF from 2003-04.

From 1984-98, she was a public school teacher in Florida.

Charles Trippy, Communications `08, and his fiancée, Alli Speed, started an online video diary documenting their lives called “Internet Killed Television.”

Billed as a new type of reality show, their video log (vlog) has nearly 100,000 subscribers and gets some 20 million hits a month. Speed was studying abroad in Valencia, Spain, this summer while Trippy traveled around the United States.

She documented her life in Spain and sent footage back to Trippy to be spliced in with his daily videos.

They rendezvoused in Spain, where they became engaged. They’re both back in Florida now. To check it out, visit http://internetkilledtelevision.com/ Robert Vincent, `08, is secretary of the Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association.

Frank Yiannas, MPH `03, is vice president of Food Safety for Walmart Stores, Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

director of the Captial City Area Health Education Center, Inc., in Washington, D.C.

Amit Sharan, Marketing `03 & MBA `05, is assistant brand manager for Bisk Education’s University Alliance, a Tampa-based group that provides the marketing and technology for universities’ online certification and degree programs. He was recently quoted by The Wall Street Journal’s website, wsj.com, regarding the increase in online certifications and degrees in higher education.

Christy Talbott, Master of Music `04, has joined the faculty of Oklahoma Baptist University’s Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts. Talbott is an assistant professor of Music. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory/History and Religious Studies from Hiram College and a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Kent State University. She earned a Master’s degree in Music Theory from USF and a Ph.D. degree in

In Memoriam John Rankin Adams, Jr. MBA `69, 12/24/2009 John Jay Colding, `74, 11/26/2009 Judy Edwards, `92, 12/13/2009 Arthur Edward “Ted” Gose, `65, 7/19/2009 Thomas Earl Jackson, `87 & M.S. `91, 12/26/2009 May Kucinski, `78, 1/3/2010 James “Jim” Morin, MBA `01, 12/07/2009 Rebecca Frayne Morton, `74, 12/18/2009 Blanca Saenz, `07, 10/25/2009 Scott Schaller, `97, 9/13/2009 Dulcie Shute, `76 & M.A. `84, 11/18/2009 Frances Hennie Strickland, M.S. `06, 12/12/2009 Felecia Wintons Taylor, `81, 11/14/2009

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athletics TORONTO (AP) - Mike Ford played the best game of his career in just two quarters.

Ford ran for a career-high 207 yards and scored one touchdown; B.J. Daniels threw two scoring passes to A.J. Love; and South Florida beat Northern Illinois 27-3 in the International Bowl on Jan 2.

Ford had just one carry in the first half, an 18-yard gain in the second quarter. He broke out in the third, rushing 12 times for 106 yards, then capped his day with Mike Ford a 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth.

Ford set the tone for his big second half by breaking off a 36-yard run, his longest of the day, three plays after the break. Ford had holes to choose from as fatigue slowed Northern Illinois’ defense in the second half. ‘’It was like a kid in the candy shop: Which way do you want to go?’’ Ford said.

It’s the third straight year a Big East running back has topped 200 yards in the International Bowl. Ray Rice of Rutgers turned pro after rushing for a game-record 280 yards and four touchdowns in 2007, while Connecticut’s Donald Brown ran for 261 yards in last year’s game.

Carlton Mitchell caught six passes for 94 yards for the Bulls, who won back-to-back bowls for the first time. South Florida beat Memphis 41-14 in last year’s St. Petersburg Bowl, part of a streak of five straight bowl appearances.

Mitchell earned 680 yards on the season, breaking Hugh Smith’s school mark of 661 set in 2002.

B.J. Daniels

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Bulls Victorious in 5th Straight Bowl Appearance

calendar

your membership in action

January

3 USF Tampa Spring Career Fair, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Marshall Center Ballroom, USF Tampa campus. Visit www.career.usf.edu for details.

28 USF St. Petersburg Career Center 2010 Career Fair, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Campus Activities Center, St. Petersburg campus.

Contact kramsber@spadmin.usf.edu for details or call 727-873-4873.

29 Celebration of Entrepreneurship, 11:30 a.m., Traditions Hall, Gibbons Alumni Center, Tampa campus. Visit www.USFalumni.org/Events to register or call 813-974-2903.

29-30 Magic Marimba Festival 2010, Music Rehearsal Hall, Tampa campus. Visit http://music.arts.usf.edu/ for details.

31 Florida Conversations Lecture Series – Ditch of Dreams, 3 p.m., Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water St., downtown Tampa.

Visit www.tampabayhistorycenter.org/flaconversations for details.

February 6 Gourd Birdhouse Workshop, 10 a.m., USF Botanical Gardens, Tampa campus. Call (813) 910-3274 to RSVP.

9 Pasco/New Tampa Alumni Social, 6:30 p.m., Wine Styles, 1051 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Wesley Chapel, FL. All area alumni are welcome. Visit www.USFalumni.org/Events to RSVP. 12-18 Robert Helps Festival, Fine Arts complex, Tampa campus.

Visit http://helpsprize.arts.usf.edu/ for details.

20 USF Alumni Association Board of Directors and Annual Meeting of Members, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tampa campus.

Contact jcater@admin.usf.edu to RSVP.

25 Conversation with Johanna Moran, Author of The Wives of Henry Oades, 6:30 p.m., USF Sarasota-Manatee Selby Auditorium.

26-28 Big Ten/Big East Baseball Challenge, various venues in St. Petersburg/ Clearwater. Visit www.USFalumni.org/Events for details.

March 6 2010 Children’s Festival, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., College of Education grounds, Tampa campus. Call (813) 974-1804 for details.

7-10 23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference, Hyatt Regency Tampa, 211 North Tampa St, downtown Tampa.

Visit http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/CMHCONFERENCE/ for details.

8-12 USF Spring Break.

13 Tampa Orchid Club Orchid Auction, 10:30 a.m., USF Botanical Gardens, Tampa campus. Visit www.cas.usf.edu/garden for details or call (813) 910-3274.

24 Unstoppable Campaign in Broward. Visit www.USFalumni.org/broward for details as they develop.

PERIODICALS

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

2010 USF ALUMNI TRAVEL PROGRAM

Explore. Experience. Enjoy.

Fun-filled Caribbean Cruise Departing from Ft. Lauderdale

May 27 – May 31, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend

Lower Salmon River Whitewater Adventure

Israel and Jordan Grand Journey

July 18 – July 24, 2010

Nov. 19 – Dec. 1, 2010

Space is limited!

Find out more by calling Heather Galterio at 813.974.6099 or visiting www.USFalumni.org (click on BullsMall in the left-hand column, then select Travel)