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a publication by & for usf alumni association members CONTENTS

President’s Message 2 Greetings from Jeff Spalding, `87, President of the USF Alumni Association Board. 8

News Roundup 3 A brief recap of the top news and research from USF.

Where’s Rocky? 5 Take Rocky on your vacation and send us your photos.

Letters to the Editor 5 Alumni Voice welcomes your comments, criticism and conjectures. 12 Movers & Shakers 6 USF faculty, staff and administrators are making their mark in the community.

Alumni Feature 8 Ed Baird, `82, is at the helm of the winning yacht in the 32nd annual America’s Cup.

Q & A 12 John Wiencek, the College of Engineering’s new dean talks about his passion for science and running marathons. 16

Chapters & Societies 14 See what fun your fellow alumni are having and find out how to get involved.

Share a Memory 15 Read excerpts of memories from USF alumni over the past 50 years.

Alumni Profile 16 FedEx CIO Rob Carter, MBA `90, talks about the company’s 24 role in the emerging electronic era.

Blast from the Past 18 A look at USF and the world in 1990.

That Was Then; This is Now 19 Senior Natalie Shultz shares some insight on what Homecoming means to students now compared to “back in the day.” 32 Alumni Profile 24 Joe DiMisa, MBA ’92 talks about the College of Business and his book, The Fisherman’s Guide to Selling.

Class Notes 26 See who’s opened a business, written a book, had a baby and more!

Athletics 32 Former Bulls football players work on their moves in the NFL Europa.

Calendar 33 Events and activities coming up at USF in the next few months.

COVER STORY Homecoming SuperBull XI Break out your lasso, cowboy hat and boots for our Southwestern-style party.

PAGE 20 OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 1 Alumni Voice USF Alumni Association Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Avenue, ALC100 Tampa, Florida 33620 [email protected] president’s message USFalumni.org Alumni Voice magazine is published four times a year in January, April, Hello Fellow Alumni, July and October by and for members of the USF Alumni Association. A $40 membership fee includes Alumni Voice magazine as a member benefit. Homecoming… it’s that time of the year. Remember Alumni Voice Magazine Editorial: your days on campus? Fall semester represented a new Karla Jackson, school year, new opportunities to meet new friends, [email protected] or parking nightmares and yes, even some cooler weather. Rita Kroeber [email protected] It also represented Homecoming. When was the last Advertising: Rita Kroeber, 813-974-6312 or [email protected] time you visited USF or attended a Homecoming? Design: McShane Communications Contributing Authors in this Issue: I remember watching the parade, playing golf and hanging • Lorie Briggs out with good friends. This year we have lots of activities • David Hein for you and your entire family culminating with a football game against Big • Natalie Shultz East rival Cincinnati. We are expecting thousands to join us to participate in Alumni Association Contact Bulls Roast, the annual Parade Watch Party and the local Golf Scramble. I’m Information coming down from Charlotte this year and would love to see you there. Executive Director: John Harper, ‘76 Membership: 813-974-2100 or Please take a few minutes to read through this special Homecoming issue 800-299-BULL and learn what your fellow alumni are doing these days. Hear from Ed Alumni & Student Programs: Baird, `82, about his exciting win as helmsman for the Alinghi during the 813-974-2100 32nd America’s Cup; read what it’s like to lead the business world into the General Alumni Email: [email protected] electronic age from FedEx CIO Rob Carter, MBA `90, and get the scoop Giving/Scholarships: on former Bulls football players who paid their dues playing for the now [email protected] or defunct NFL Europa. [email protected] USF Bulls License Plate: Plus, find out everything you need to know about Homecoming. Isn’t it time www.BullsPlate.org to come back and see for yourself how USF has grown and learn about the Alumni Association Web site: USFalumni.org benefits of membership in the Alumni Association? Letters to the editor are encouraged. I’m looking forward to coming back to Tampa to share my passion and pride Please write to Karla Jackson at in USF with fellow Bulls. I hope to see you there! Go Bulls! [email protected] or mail to the address at the top of the page. Views expressed in the Alumni Voice magazine do not necessarily reflect the Your Friend, opinions of the USF Alumni Association, the University of South Florida or the editorial staff. New Address? Moving? Update your official USF alumni record at myUSFbio.org or email your correction to [email protected]. Jeff Spalding, `87 You also may remove the label and Life Member send it with your correct address to Alumni Voice, USF Alumni Association, Charlotte, N.C. 4202 East Fowler Ave. ALC100, Tampa, FL 33620.© 2007 All rights reserved.

2 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 newsroundup Florida’s Big 3 Win Tuition Increase to create the Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center. Melanoma is the fastest-growing cancer in the U.S. and a The University of South Florida, FSU and UF were granted a much- particular threat to people in sunny states such as Florida. needed tuition increase in June. Five days earlier, the center was awarded an $8.95 million grant from the A new state law allows all three Level 1 research universities to raise National Cancer Institute to research new cancer drugs. Moffitt, located undergraduate tuition gradually over the next several years, beginning on the USF campus, is one of the nation’s top three cancer centers in 2008. by volume and holds two spots in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Gov. Charlie Crist had vowed to veto the legislation, but relented after America’s Best Hospitals. meeting with the presidents of Florida’s 11 public universities, who

unanimously supported the increase, even though most of their schools would not benefit. HIV Prevention Cream Florida’s Bright Futures scholarship, which covers 75 percent to 100 in Clinical Trials percent of resident tuition and fees, will not cover the increase. Physicians with USF’s Department of Pediatrics have Additionally, all state universities are being asked to trim between begun a clinical trial of a topical vaginal microbicide 4 and 10 percent of their budgets for the 2008-09 year. that holds great promise for preventing the sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Microbicides are substances designed to reduce or A Bold 5-Year Plan prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted In spite of the lean budget outlook, infections when applied topically to the surface of the vagina. With almost USF plans to hire hundreds of professors half of all people infected with HIV/AIDS being women, and the alarmingly and conduct more ambitious research that steady increase in HIV rates among women younger than 25, researchers will call for a $1.2 billion investment over have focused their attention on this population. the next five years. The Microbicide Trials Network and the Adolescent Medicine Trials In June, the Board of Trustees approved a long-term plan that USF’s Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions will test the microbicide SPL7013 Gel ™ leaders say will usher USF into the invitation-only academic corps known (VivaGel ) in sexually active young women. VivaGel is being developed by as the Association of American Universities. Starpharma Pty.Ltd., of Melbourne, Australia. The study of the product’s safety, acceptability and ease of use is being conducted at USF and the Entry to the elite association depends on the university winning millions University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. in federal research dollars in that time, and the only way to do that is to recruit high-powered professors. The five-year plan also calls for stepped- up fundraising and admitting more graduate students. Undergraduate Orthopedic Residency enrollment will have to be carefully managed, with most of the growth Returns primarily at USF’s regional campuses: St. Petersburg, Lakeland and Sarasota Manatee. After a hiatus of more than a decade, USF Health is rebuilding its orthopedic Much of the investment in the five-year plan will come from the surgery program. university’s foundation, which has assets now totaling more than $330 million. The university is planning a fundraising campaign to raise more A national accrediting agency surveyed the than $500 million. program and ruled that USF could begin recruiting residents this past summer. The College of Medicine has been without Moffitt Has a Banner May an orthopedic residency program since 1989, when 13 orthopedic surgeons In the course of one week in May, the H. Lee resigned after a dispute over creating an on-campus clinic. Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Rebuilding the program was a top priority for medical school Dean Stephen received nearly $30 million to advance its Klasko, who was hired in 2004. Last fall, Klasko hired a prominent San Diego fight against deadly cancers. surgeon, Robert Pedowitz, to lead the school’s orthopedic surgery department. The center received its largest gift ever – a Orthopedic surgery residents must train for at least five years after they $20.4 million donation – from Texas cable, graduate from medical school. banking and construction entrepreneur Don A. Adam on May 22. The gift will be used

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 3 roundup news CONTINUED Earn a Business “We’ve lost a year now,” said Lakeland CEO Marshall Goodman. Degree in Singapore In related news, Lakeland’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved changing the name of the new 16,000-student campus to USF Polytechnic, USF’s College of Business is partnering to better reflect its focus on a polytech education and broaden its student with Broward Community College and base. The new name becomes official if the university’s main board of the Center for American Education to trustees approves it, as well as the state board of governors. offer a four-year business degree in Singapore. Weight loss - The first classes began in August. The bachelor’s degree in business Alzheimer’s Link administration has concentrations in international business and marketing, allowing students in Singapore to earn an American degree without New findings show unexplained weight loss leaving the region. The partnership also allows the university’s U.S.-based that precedes dementia by more than 10 years business students to study abroad, paying USF tuition rates and earning is associated with the severity of Alzheimer’s credits towards a stateside USF degree. changes in the brain. Using data from the Nun Study, a prospective study of the causes of dementia in Catholic USF Trains Bahamian sisters, USF researcher James Mortimer, Ph.D., reported that the most Librarians likely cause of the unexplained weight loss is the severity of the Alzheimer The first group of graduate students from changes in the brain, rather than an eating disorder or other condition The Bahamas to earn master’s of arts associated with declining cognition. degrees from USF’s School of Library and Dr. Mortimer presented the findings in August at the 2007 Alzheimer’s Information Science graduated in August. Association International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia in The accredited master’s degree program was offered to students at The Washington, D.C. College of The Bahamas. This is the first grad program of its kind offered by a USF department and the first collaborative program between USF New Eggs in Older and The College of The Bahamas. Women “Unlikely” Students took two courses each semester, both online and in the classroom. It’s highly unlikely that older women generate to the The program culminated with the class coming to the Tampa campus for a new eggs, USF researchers say, countering 10-week summer term, during which they took their last two courses and the controversial findings of reproductive engaged in supervised fieldwork in local libraries. endocrinologist Jonathan Tilly, Ph.D, and his The goal of the program is to provide the island nation with a core team of Harvard scientists. of professionally trained librarians who can lead the country in its Tilly reported the discovery of stem cells development of an enhanced information infrastructure. capable of migrating from bone marrow to mouse ovaries and generating new eggs there. The research fueled hopes that a new treatment – such as bone marrow transplantation – might one USF Lakeland Needs day help older women regain their fertility. Double But USF researchers David Keefe, M.D., professor and chair of Obstetrics Florida Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed USF and Gynecology at USF, and colleague Lin Liu, who also holds a post at Sun Lakeland’s $10 million request to build Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China, say they can find no evidence to a new campus in the spring, but campus support Tilly’s hypothesis that women may generate new eggs. officials are undeterred. In fact, they ”Despite using the most sensitive methods available, we found no evidence plan to ask for $20 million next year. of any egg stem cells in human ovaries, demonstrating that Dr. Tilly’s findings In 2004, the Williams Corp. donated about 500 acres along Interstate 4 in mice do not apply to women,” Dr. Keefe wrote in the study, published in at the Polk Parkway for the campus. The company could exercise a clause the March 2007 issue of the journal Developmental Biology. that allows it to take back the property if construction doesn’t progress.

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Rocky the Bull admires the fountains in front of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Submitted by Diana Michel, ’88. (She hinted that the gambling was not so good for Rocky….) Did you spot Rocky or a Bulls logo on your vacation? Submit your photos, and perhaps you'll see them in this magazine or on our website! Email high resolution photos (300 dpi) to [email protected].

campus security could show up within minutes of the assembly of 10 war protesters, the fact that they could miss more than 100 streakers on campus still amazes me. letters Gerry Detty Class of 1974 to the editor You Really Like Us! Bulls in the Nude I finally managed to get to some of my mail and came across my July issue of Alumni Voice. Since you asked I sat down to peruse the July issue of Alumni Voice last for feedback, here you go: LOVED IT!!! night to discover a most shocking miscarriage of history. I really intended to set it aside to read through later, but On Page 8 the featured article was “A Blast from the Past.” each page became more interesting and I managed to find At the bottom of the page it noted that the first reported the time to cruise all the way through. incident of streaking on campus occurred in 1974. There must have been a great deal of research to put this I arrived on campus in the fall of 1970. Many things together. Please commend the staff on a great job! occurred throughout the 1970-1971 school year. There Jim Fee were the obvious war protests on campus that kept the USF Head Golf Coach “greenies” (campus security) busy. The Shah of Iran was Class of 1985 also in his final days and many of the Iranian engineer- ing students wore ski masks to hide their identity from government (theirs) picture takers. In the evenings We Want to Hear from You! particularly, streaking was not an uncommon occurrence. Alumni Voice welcomes your comments, compliments, criti- I can vividly recall more than one occasion where several cisms and conjectures. You can email publications editor hundred streakers ran across campus (me included.) Karla Jackson at [email protected] or write to us By 1974 the incidents of streaking were few and far at: USF Alumni Association, Attn: Karla Jackson, 4202 between. While I was never surprised that a hoard of E. Fowler Ave. ALC100, Tampa, FL. 33620-5455.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 5 movers shakers President Genshaft is Business selected by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Woman of the Year (NECO) to receive the award based on their dedication and leadership qualities in community service. The Tampa Bay Business Journal named USF President Judy Genshaft as Business Dr. Patel, a board certified cardiologist, and his wife, pediatrician Woman of the Year in August. Dr. Pallavi Patel, have been generous supporters of USF, funding President Genshaft is involved in several a charter school and The Patel Center for Global Solutions, a civic and economic activities. She is the non-profit organization that develops and funds a wide variety 2007 chair of the Tampa Bay Partnership and the 2007 of programs in health, education and arts & culture. chair-elect of the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce. The Patels also funded a school and conservatory for the USF is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay performing arts, a heart research hospital and numerous region and has a $3.2 billion impact on the regional schools, hospitals and community projects in Patel’s home economy. village of Mota Fofalia and throughout Gujarat. New USF Alumni Association Leadership Goforth Replaces Stavros on USF St. Petersburg Board John Harper, `76, was named executive director of the USF Alumni Association Stephanie Goforth was appointed to the USF St. Petersburg in June. He served as the interim director Campus Board in July. She replaces Dr. Gus Stavros, who since April 2006. resigned in February to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the Florida Board of Governors. Harper brings a wealth of communications and leadership experience to the job. He formerly served as chairman of the Goforth is a senior vice president and wealth strategist association’s board of directors and as the first chairman of the manager for the west coast of Florida for Northern Trust. She board’s communications committee. is based out of the downtown St. Petersburg office where she is responsible for managing all aspects of the region’s trust Harper retired in 2001 from Verizon where he worked for 28 years. His final position was director of commercial marketing. sales activities. At the association’s June board meeting, Jeff Spalding, `87, was Goforth earned her B.A. from USF, where she majored in elected president of the board of directors. He replaces Charley business management. She holds the series 7, 6, 63 and 66 Harris, who is now immediate past president and remains an licenses and is a certified financial planner. She is a current board active member of the board of directors. member and treasurer of All Children’s Hospital Foundation, the CASA Board of Trustees, the Heroes of St. Petersburg Board Spalding is executive vice-president of market operations at and the St. Petersburg YMCA. She is also past president of the Peak 10 in Charlotte, N.C. He has served on the association’s Suncoaster’s Festival of States Organization. board of directors and the awards & nominations committee, and been actively involved in several service organizations in Charlotte. His wife Sara, `88, also is a USF alumna. Gullette is New Director of Media Relations The board also elected Michele Norris, `79, of Lutz, as president-elect. As district sales manager for OfficeMax, Norris Ken Gullette, formerly director of media brings a strong focus on customer service, leadership and fiscal relations for ACT, Inc. in Iowa, is now responsibility. She has chaired the Student and Young Alumni, USF’s director of media relations. During Involvement and ACT committees and has served as alumni his tenure, ACT testing volume rose homecoming chair. She is also a founding member of USF’s dramatically in non-traditional areas and the company increased Women in Leadership and Philanthropy. its annual media impressions from 120 million to over 1 billion. Dr. Patel Receives Ellis From 1975 to 1997, the Eastern Kentucky University graduate Island Award worked as a reporter, anchor, assignment editor and producer before rising to the position of news director, a position he Physician and philanthropist Dr. Kiran C. held at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, WOI-TV in Des Moines Patel was one of six Americans of Indian and WHBF-TV in Rock Island, IL. Gullette worked in public descent who were recipients of the Ellis relations at Bawden and Associates in Davenport, Iowa from Island Medal of Honor awarded on May 12, 1997 to 1999 and owns a web-based media relations coaching 2007 at Ellis Island. The honorees were business he started in 2006.

6 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Dr. Goswami Wins Two Africa’s nations at the African Institute for Economic Prestigious Energy Awards Development and Planning conference held in June in Dakar, Senegal. His message came on the heels of a pledge by world One of the world’s leading scientists and leaders at the G8 Summit in Germany to help lift Africa out experts on solar energy is adding two of poverty and fight disease there. more accolades to his resume. Gyimah-Brempong, chair of the economics department D. Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., the John at USF, presented the keynote address at the conference & Naida Ramil Professor of Chemical Engineering and organized by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development co-director of USF’s College of Engineering Clean Energy (NEPAD) and the United Nations Economic Commission Research Center, has received two of the highest honors in for Africa. Attendees included finance ministers from Africa’s the field of solar and sustainable energy: the American Solar 53 countries and representatives from Africa’s 14 Regional Energy Society’s (ASES) 2007 Hoyt Clarke Hottel Award and Economics Communities. the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) 2007 Frank Kreith Energy Award. He has been a consultant for a number of international advisory groups, including the African Capacity Building The Hottel Award was presented at the organization’s National Foundation’s Parliament Technical Advisory Council and the Solar Energy Conference held in Cleveland in July. The Kreith Stockholm International Peace Research Institute project on Award will be presented at ASME’s International Mechanical “Defense Budgeting Processes in Africa.” His research focuses Engineering Congress in Seattle in November. Goswami is a on economic growth, corruption, income inequality and Fellow in both organizations and holds more than 50 awards human capital in Africa. and certificates from major engineering and scientific societies. Lindsay is new Sarasota- Manatee Campus Board FMHI Has New Dean Member Dr. Junius J. Gonzales, M.D., M.B.A. Elizabeth Lindsay, former chair of the became the new dean of the Louis de la Florida Board of Regents and USF alumna, Parte Florida Mental Health Institute on was selected as a new member of the USF Aug. 1. Dr. Gonzales brings 17 years of Sarasota-Manatee Campus Board in July. experience in both the public and private She also serves on the Board of Advisors of USF’s College sectors, having worked across multiple of Business, the Florida House Board of Directors and the disciplines to integrate science, practice and policy in the House Renovation & Construction Committee. field of mental and behavioral health. He has held significant leadership positions at Abt Associates and the National Lindsay joins Lynette Edwards, Charles Baumann, Jan Smith, Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) as well as teaching and and Chairman Cliff Walters on the USF Sarasota-Manatee clinical positions at George Washington University and Campus Board. Georgetown University. The son of Peruvian parents, Dr. Gonzales is a first-generation Dr. Sinnott Wins Leadership college graduate who has won several significant awards and Florida Award has received funding from multiple agencies, including the Professor John T. Sinnott, M.D., director National Institutes of Health (NIH). His area of expertise of the Division of Infectious Disease and expands beyond mental health and includes issues of general International Medicine at USF Health, health, science and technology. received the 2007 Leadership Florida Distinguished Member Award. Gyimah-Brempong Speaks to The award recognizes a Leadership Florida graduate whose Africa’s Leaders activities exemplify the highest standards of the organization and have achieved results or set an example of statewide influence. Economic aid alone will not bring sustained economic improvement to Dr. Sinnott is a 2003 graduate of the 900-member Leadership the African continent. USF economics Florida Institute, an organization created by the Florida professor Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong Chamber of Commerce in 1982 to identify and train leaders delivered that message to leaders from who will collectively create a powerful resource for the state.

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8 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Team Alinghi operates like a fine Swiss watch to capitalize on every advantage against New Zea- land’s Team Emirates during the 32nd America’s Cup. (Left) Ed Baird hoists the fabled America’s Cup after the Alinghi won the closest victory in the 156-year history of the race.

t’s odd how life's biggest moments seem to happen in slow motion. That's how it was for Ed Baird when Alinghi, the Swiss sloop on which he was helmsman, won the 32nd yacht racer – an occupation that didn’t exist when he America's Cup held in Valencia, Spain, in July. graduated from USF. This was his fourth time sailing in IThe best-of-nine series was the closest in the Cup's the America's Cup – his second time on a winning boat storied 156-year history. The Swiss-commissioned – and the first time he’d ever experienced anything like Team Alinghi (pronounced Ah-ling-ee) and its Alinghi’s fifth and final victory of the series. competitor, Team Emirates of New Zealand, were As helmsman, Baird’s role on the 17-member team is never more than a few seconds apart at the finish to strategize and anticipate the movements of both his line – something unheard of in previous America’s boat and the competitor’s. In the seventh race, Team Cup races, which typically last around two hours. Emirates completed a penalty turn more quickly than “All the finish times were in the 30 seconds or less Baird anticipated and was gaining fast on Alinghi as range,” says Baird, a USF St. Petersburg business they approached the finish line. grad, Class of 1982. “Our very last race was a 1- “It wasn’t until the last 20 seconds that I realized, second finish, which is the closest ever.” “This is going to be close,’” he says. "At that point Baird has sailed the waters of Tampa Bay since he there's nothing you can do but sail." was 9 years old, starting with little 8-foot skiffs and The sleek boats sliced across the finish line seemingly graduating to bigger, faster boats as he grew in size in tandem. Thirty-four heads swiveled to see the and skill. He was in his teens when he realized that winning flag go up on the race committee boat. he had a special talent for reading the wind and water after placing in the top 20 in an international “When you finish, they put up the color of the flag of the youth sailing competition. boat that crosses the line first,” Baird explains. “If we win, it should be a blue flag. So we cross the line, hear the gun “That was one of those little moments in life when and we look over at the race committee boat.” I thought, ‘OK, maybe I can do something with this,’” he recalls, relaxing on the patio of the Shore The crew froze in anticipation. Acres home he shares with his wife Lisa, a USF St. “She had a blue flag in her hand and the [Emirates] Petersburg Class of 1989 grad, and their three kids. yellow flag was on the deck,” Baird says. “She started Today, more than three decades after that youthful to move the blue flag and then she put her hand epiphany, Baird, 49, is an eight-time world sailing back down.” champion and three-time match racing champion. From his perch in the stern of Alinghi, Baird cried He has crafted a career for himself as a professional out: “No!”

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After their dramatic win, Team Alinghi felt like rock stars. Fans cheered, shook their hands, clamored for autographs and photos. It was thrilling, but also a little much for a low-key guy like Baird. “It was nice to get back home and go to our favorite places and have a quiet meal with our friends,” he says. His family spent two years in Valencia while Baird prepared for the America’s Cup. It was an amazing experience for the kids – Max, 15, Ty, 11 and Nic, 10, who can now speak Spanish pretty well. Even so, they’re glad to be back in St. Petersburg. “You’re uprooting the family every two years. That’s pretty tough on them,” Baird says of the 2-year race cycle that has If they won the seventh race, Alinghi would take taken the Bairds to live in New Zealand, the Cup, winning five races to Emirates’ two. If not, California and Rhode Island, in addition to Valencia. they’d have to race Team Emirates again. “We love our house, we love St. Petersburg. We missed “Then she raised the blue flag,” he says. “And our friends. Sailing has taken me to some spectacular we knew.” places, but this will always be home.” The moment transpired in a flash, but it was the Baird enrolled at USF’s Bayboro campus in his early longest second of Baird’s life. twenties, after trying out for the Olympic sailing team. As fate would have it, the U.S. boycotted the “It was an incredible emotional roller coaster and 1980 Summer Games because of Russia’s invasion of pretty special to come out on top,” he says. “Winning Afghanistan. A St. Petersburg native, coming home this event is one of the more special things you can do to a campus on the water in the city where he grew on this planet.” up was special to him. In one of life’s little ironies, Baird’s first America’s Cup “We went to class in those old World War II barracks win was with New Zealand’s Team Emirates in 1995. with the window air conditioners,” he recalls. “You “It didn’t have a lot to do with me,” he says of that had to pick your seat pretty carefully” because of the race. “I helped, but I wasn’t eligible to be on the drafts. racing team. I was just driving the second boat.” Lisa and the boys will stay in St. Pete when Baird goes He’s too modest to mention that he was named back to Valencia for the next Cup, to be held in 2009. Rolex Yachtsman of the Year that year. He’ll commute between the two cities for weeks at a Like professional athletes in America, world-class time; his family will join him for the race. racing yachtsmen know each other and often sail Big design changes in the yachts used in the America’s together at some point in their careers. Buddies on Cup will make the next race a new experience, even land, when the racing begins, they’re all business for veterans like Baird. The boats will be bigger and Each day of the America’s Cup, more than 70,000 faster, with the first of the new models debuting in the people poured into Valencia to watch the races – in summer of 2008. private boats anchored along the race course, in VIP “Then we take them out and break them,” Baird says, areas at the port, and in every nook and cranny along only half joking. Part of testing a new boat is sailing it the Gulf of Valencia. The action took place only a in extreme conditions. couple of hundred yards off shore – easy viewing for Jokes aside, he skippered a boat that literally broke in spectators. Race organizers set up big-screen televisions half during his second America’s Cup race in 2000. in town. Hotels and restaurants held the sailing equivalent of football watch parties. He was racing with Team Young America from the New York Yacht Club when their boat took a big “It’s like the Olympics and the Super Bowl all rolled wave at a bad angle. into one event,” Baird says, with more than 5 million people visiting Valencia during the two months “It folded. It was like a V in the water,” Baird says. leading up to the regatta. “It didn’t sink, but it probably should have. We all

10 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 had to jump off.” How does something like that happen to a highly designed, multi-million dollar racing yacht? “Well, the boats are fragile and we explored that USF fragility to its utmost,” Baird says, now able to wax philosophical about the incident seven years later. spotlight “It was not something I really enjoyed.” Fortunately, no one was hurt and the boat was eventually repaired and even sailed again. These are the Standing Committees of the In Baird’s third America’s Cup in 2003, he USF Alumni Association Board of Directors: sailed not as a competitor, but as a television commentator. • ACT (Alumni Connections Team) “It was a more valuable experience than I realized • Awards because I was able to look at the race from a neutral point whereas before, it was always just from my • Executive team’s perspective. I learned a lot from it,” he says • Finance Baird has also lectured, coached and written countless articles on sailing, plus authored a how-to • Governance book, Laser Racing, about racing the popular, one- • Long-Range Planning Committee person dinghies. He feels blessed that he has been able to turn his passion for sailing into a satisfying • Membership Development career, particularly when he thinks about the & Benefits amazing things he has seen while at sea. • Communications Council “I’ve seen massive fish: whales, manta rays, big • Athletics Council sunfish, schools of dolphin and tuna flying across the ocean like a herd of buffalo on the plains,” he says. • Council of 100 His most vivid memory happened far out in the Atlantic Ocean, north of the equator, somewhere Committee Highlight: between Brazil and Puerto Rico. Awards Committee. A long-standing tradition at the “It was the middle of the night during a full USF Alumni Association is to annually recognize out- moon, and we had sailed through a rainstorm. standing alumni and community leaders who have made a When I turned to look back, there, in the significant contribution to the university. moonlight, was the most perfect rainbow, with absolutely no color at all – all in shades of gray. The awards committee, which is composed of five members It was spectacular. I’d never seen that before and with the president-elect serving as chairman, solicits probably never will again.” nominations for each of the four annual alumni awards: A ghostly rainbow – one of nature’s many gifts to • Distinguished Alumnus the sailor. • Class of 56

Ed Baird relaxes • Donald A. Gifford Alumni Service Award at home in St. • Outstanding Young Alumnus Petersburg after all the fanfare has Nominations are accepted all year but must be received died down. by January 31st of the presentation year to be considered by the Awards Selection Committee for that year. You can download a nomination form by visiting www.USFalumni. org and clicking “Alumni Awards” under ‘Quick Links.’ Board members on the 2007-2008 Awards Committee include Michele Norris, ’79 Marketing (chair) and Mike LaPan, ’81 Management.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 11 are critical to all forms of life. It turns out that these large molecules are “socialites” as well. They tend to link up with each other in unique ways and as these molecules “associate” they can perform different functions in the cell. My research studies that association and helps us understand how such social molecules interact and with work in the living cell. One practical application is with insulin. Insulin as formulated for injection can be tuned to yield either john a prolonged minimal dosage or an instantaneous large dose, depending on the association state of the insulin. Adjusting the pH or salt concentration of wiencek the insulin can cause it to self-associate to differing levels, which directly impacts the relative activity of the insulin. Thus, my research can be utilized to formulate protein-based drugs and to understand Dr. Wiencek, the their mode of action in the body. College of Engineer- I’ve also done work on emulsion liquid membranes ing’s new dean, is that really look a lot like a vanilla milkshake. This an accomplished milkshake can be formulated in such a fashion as to teacher and scholar allow for the purification of water contaminated with heavy metals. My group has done some work on the with a long list removal of toxic mercury species from water by of publications this technique. and presentations. The 46-year-old Cleveland native is also Q : Your Program for Enhanced Design Experience at the University of Iowa won several awards. What is a family man who likes to run marathons. it exactly and what made you decide to create it?

Q : What do you see as the College of A : The PEDE program provided a comprehensive Engineering’s strengths? design challenge for students in their senior year of the Chemical Engineering B.S. program. A : The college’s strengths are its people and purpose. The college has an enthusiastic community A local corporation would pose a problem and it of students, alumni, staff and faculty. I’m convinced would be a “real” design that the company planned to we will make great strides in the next decade and act on. Students would spend one week before class in I’m eager to lead this effort. a “corporate boot camp” and then complete the project during the academic year. The program provided the Q : What are the college’s challenges? students with an immersion into engineering practice. The program originated in Mechanical Engineering at A : Like colleges throughout the country, our Iowa. I was very interested in developing an analogous challenge will be to distinguish ourselves in the program in Chemical Engineering when I joined Iowa midst of fiscally uncertain times. The USF College in 1995. Working with the local processing industry, of Engineering must continue to pursue excellence we were able to launch the program shortly thereafter. in research and teaching, but we cannot afford to It’s still running to this day. be “all things to all people.” Q : Of all the awards you’ve received, what was the Q : Your biography says that your research interests most important to you? are protein biophysics and novel membrane-based water purification. What does that mean in layman’s A : The Outstanding Teaching Award from the terms? What are the practical applications of Rutgers College Parent Association came at just the your research? right time for me in 1994. I was honestly disillusioned with academia. At that time, I felt my hard efforts in A : Proteins are pervasive in living organisms and the classroom were not appreciated by senior faculty in

12 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 my department. It was very uplifting to hear that the Associate Dean had heard good things about my teaching and nominated me for the award. I did not even know I was nominated when I received the call that I had been selected. Q : Do you see science as an art or a skill or mixture of both? A : Both art and skill are essential to successful scientific inquiry. Creativity is key in setting up an interesting hypothesis. In fact, I feel that my successful research projects have really worked out well whenever I have stumbled upon an interesting “out of the box” idea. The execution of the research is more skill than art, but the overall ideas typically require creative thought. Q : Are you married? Do you have any children? Q : Tell us a little about yourself personally. When A : Yes – my wife Lida, was born in Saigon, Viet did you realize you had a passion for science? Nam, and evacuated with the fall of Saigon in 1975. We have two young boys, Jack and Joe, ages 3 and A : I think it was around 5th grade. I had a teacher, 2 respectively. Mrs. Wagner, who “picked on” me a bit in our science course. She would make me go up in front of class and Q : What do you like to do in your free time? do the demonstration projects. I remember setting up simple battery-light bulb circuits. I was hooked. I A : Spend time with my family, run – I run one later found out that my mom told Mrs. Wagner that marathon per year. I have yet to do one this year but I liked science books (I did.) My parents served as the plan to run in a Florida marathon in December. invisible hand behind the scenes and helped me get to West Palm Beach and Jacksonville have marathons this point in my life. in early December.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 13 chapters &societies No matter where Education Alumni [email protected] you live, you’ll Freda Abercrombie Lynne Carlson always be a Bull! [email protected] [email protected] The USF Alumni Association has alumni Engineering Alumni Jerry L. Miller chapters all over the country. We also have Jan Ash [email protected] college and special-interest societies for [email protected] like-minded alumni. Florida Joseph Guida Chapters It’s easy to get involved. Just email the [email protected] contact person of the group you’d like to visit. Tampa Geology Alumni Jim Johnson Societies Jon Hull [email protected] Anthropology Alumni [email protected] Anne Bretnall Honors Alumni Brevard [email protected] Lisa Provenzano Heugel John Carpenter [email protected] Architecture Alumni [email protected] Barbara Lyn Adam Fritz Kauffman Alumni barbaralyn.com [email protected] Allen Clary Black Alumni [email protected] Broward Sara DuCuennois Felecia Brantley Tania Ulinski [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Charlotte Brian Campbell Kosove Alumni Heidi Oros [email protected] Justin Geisler [email protected] [email protected] Business Alumni Fort Myers James Gossett LGBT Alumni Sanjay Kurian [email protected] Marion Yongue [email protected]

Philadelphia/South Jersey Chapter at the Ball Game

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Hernando Barbados Belinda Nettles Junior Browne [email protected] [email protected] Jacksonville Chicago Louis B. Richardson Karla Stevenson [email protected] [email protected] SHARE Ellen Rosenblum Cincinnati Excerpts Memor of memories from y [email protected] Ben Fulton A members of the USF Alumni Association. Manatee-Sarasota [email protected] Jay Riley D.C. Regional [email protected] I met my wife of 29 years of marriage in an animal Jody Glassman physiology class. I first approached her and asked her Miami [email protected] how class was going. She said, “What class?” I guess Ruben Matos Dallas I really had made an impression on her! Well, I tried [email protected] Lisa Lacy again, and she remains the love of my life! Carlos Rodriguez [email protected] David Helsing, ‘76 [email protected] Indiana Member since 1992 Orlando Jeremy Sims Kevin Krause [email protected] I had all really good professors, but Knocky Parker made [email protected] New York his theatre-sized classes seem small. He knew we needed Pensacola Mike Simpson a class that not only taught academics, but also taught us how to enjoy the moment. So far, my life has had many Peter Kemp [email protected] ups and downs. Thank God USF is one of the ups!! [email protected] Valerie Berrios Pinellas [email protected] Darin Fleming, ‘84 Audrey Gilmore Life Member Philadelphia/South Jersey [email protected] Brandon Aldridge [The late] Dr. Jeff Giordano was the single most influential Polk [email protected] person responsible for my entering the gerontological Randy Dotson course of study. He was always available as a mentor, Raleigh, N.C. [email protected] teacher and friend. Because of him I have earned a BS Bob Cohn and MA in Gerontology and have successfully served the [email protected] National & elderly of our community as a nursing home administrator. St. Louis International Louis Maltaghati, MA ’99, ‘93 Chapters Jennifer Bradshaw Member since 1995 [email protected] Atlanta Mark Greenspahn Denise Dimbath Share your USF memory with us! Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] and write “Memory” in the subject line.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 15 alumniprofile rob carter

Stand & DELIVER By Karla Jackson Class of 1988 As chief information officer for FedEx, Rob Carter has had a front row seat for the dawning of the electronic age. “Today we think of the Internet as something that’s always been there, but really, it’s only been around for a little more than a decade,” says Carter, who earned his MBA from USF in 1990. Back in the day, FedEx was one of the first companies to actually use the Web to do more than post a brochure online. “We created a website where you could key in the number of a package and you would get back the tracking results,” he says. Sure, everyone’s doing it now, but back in 1994, it was revolutionary. “The company won a Smithsonian Award for it because it was one of the first commercial transaction sites that people could actually use to do business,” he says. When Carter considers the evolution of FedEx’s global network during his tenure, he’s awed at how far technology has come and inspired by how far it still can go. “The CIO job is a high visibility job because people are always interested in the FedEx story with regard to technology,” Carter says. “It’s not just the IT department off taking orders somewhere. It’s a seat- at-the-table job where technology is integrated into the business.”

16 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Carter had a seat at that table when terrorists And he’s faced his share attacked the U.S. on 9/11 and when Hurricane of tragedy. Carter’s first Katrina leveled the Gulf Coast. FedEx was one son, Philip, died sudden- of the first private companies on the scene after ly from a rare congenital both events. Responding to world events and condition when he was 9 natural disasters is a pivotal part of his job. years old. “Governments and businesses depend on us to “It was the most difficult be prepared,” says Carter. thing I’ve ever had to It’s the perfect role for a logistically minded live with,” he says. person like himself. Carter and his current “I’m a good puzzle and problem solver. That wife, Jenny, adopted type of challenge engages me,” he says. their son Nathan, now 9, when he was a baby. A self-described “gadget guy,” Carter found A few years later, they his niche in technology after a brief foray into adopted three sisters: pre-med during his undergraduate studies at Beth is now 16, Jenna, 15 and Teresa is 13. “Today we think the University of Florida. “Yes, I have three teenage daughters,” says of the Internet “After bombing out of chemistry and strug- the proud Papa. “I’m playing zone defense as something gling with biology and physics, I asked myself, on these young ladies. And Nathan, well, that’s always DELIVER ‘What else is interesting out there?’” he’s just a little rascal.” been there, “Then I got into the computer culture and it His weekend respite is a little farm outside of was like finding my happy place,” he says. Memphis that he describes as a “sportsman’s but really, it’s After graduation, he went to work at GTE, now paradise,” where he bikes, gardens and does a only been Verizon. A few years later, he decided to get his little hunting. around for a MBA from USF. “I love the outdoors. I love the weather. After little more “I started taking the path of getting an MBA living in Florida, it’s nice to live some place than a decade.” believing that it would make a competitive with four distinct seasons.” difference in my career,” he says “But once Now 48, Carter is at the point in his I got going, I realized that it was really stretch- career where he’s starting to think ing me as a professional and adding value to about his legacy. my work.” “The goal I have for my life is The finance and marketing classes he took at to have moved from success in USF were invaluable, but the true value of his the early part of my career to MBA came from learning how to be a better significance in the latter part of manager, Carter says. my career,” he says. “Success is “It’s an important skill, especially in the world fleeting; significance is lasting.” of technology where people can be overly focused on the technological skills. Technology has to be coupled with sound business principles.” Shortly after earning his MBA, Carter left GTE to work for FedEx. He’s had some of the best years of his professional life working at the company’s headquarters in Memphis, winning countless prestigious awards such as Informa- tion Week Chief of the Year 2000, 2001, 2005 and CIO magazine’s 100 Award six times. “Those awards are thrilling and I’m honored for every one of them, but all they represent are the unbelievable team of professionals that I have behind me,’’ he says modestly.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 17 A Blast from the Past !

U.S. PRESIDENT: George H.W. Bush 1VICE PRESIDENT: Dan9 Quayle 90 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: (current dollars): $29,943 LIFE EXPECTANCY: 75.4 years UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.6% FIRST CLASS STAMP: 25¢

IN THE ARTS: Driving Miss IN SCIENCE: The Hubble Space Daisy wins Oscar for Best Picture; Telescope is launched; Clean Air Act Octavio Paz receives Nobel Prize signed into law; FDA approves use for Literature; L.A. Law of the surgically-implanted contra- wins the Emmy for ceptive Norplant. outstanding drama; and Grammy for best record goes to “Wind Beneath IN THE NEWS: East My Wings,” THE FINAL GOOD NIGHT: Sammy and West Germany reunite; Bette Midler. Davis, Jr., entertainer; Greta Garbo, actor; South Africa frees Jim Henson of Muppet fame; B.F. Skinner, Nelson Mandela, leading proponent of behavioral psychol- imprisoned 27½ years; ogy. Margaret Thatcher, Great Britain’s first female prime minister and longest serving PM in the 20th century, resigns.

AT USF: Francis T. Borkowski is USF president; annual economic impact of USF on Tampa Bay area is more than $330 million; David Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching is established; buildings on all campuses total 283; USF Bulls win the Sunbelt Conference Basketball Championship and compete in the NCAA tournament.

18 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBERJULY 2007 2007 That Was ThisThen; is Now;

By Natalie Shultz 18, 1997, and was named “SuperBull I.” This year Class of 2008 we will celebrate SuperBull XI. So it’s now officially my senior year here Tri Delta alumna Bee Everett attended USF from at USF - no time for slacking off. This 1976-1980. Everett remembers Homecoming cor- long, holiday-free stretch from Labor responding with basketball season in the spring, and Day until Veterans Day means more says it was not nearly as big as it is today. There was than just homework, mid-terms and little sorority and fraternity involvement. all-nighters. It also means that Homecoming is on “Some organizations made banners they held in the the way. gym where the game was played. We had no Sun For those of you who don’t remember, Homecoming Dome, so games were played in what is now your Week is a crazy-busy time filled with fun stuff like the fitness gym by the indoor swimming pool. I don’t sorority/fraternity Tug-o-War and the Knowledge-a- remember any floats and parades,” Everett says. Bull trivia game, as well as lots of float decorating and Everett’s daughter, junior Helena Hayes, is also a banner making. There are also concerts, a carnival, the Tri Delta at USF. Hayes, a public relations major, parade, bull riding, Homecoming court, a dance and says she can’t imagine her college experience all kinds of other activities to satisfy just about any without Homecoming. interest. It all leads up to the big football game, where “My favorite part of Homecoming week is the parade, students and alumni unite at Raymond James Stadium when other organizations on campus and Greeks to cheer on our Bulls. participate in the floats and dress up,” Hayes says. To us “Baby Bulls,” Homecoming is a given - some- “Greeks do a lot for USF and it’s nice to see everyone thing familiar, something we’ve always known and come out because it’s such a good PR promoter for something we’ve grown to expect, like rush-hour student organizations and Greek councils, and it is traffic on campus. To the “Bulls of Antiquity,” like also an excellent social tool.” my mother, Class of `75, Homecoming was something “And I also like to see alums come back. A lot of them that barely registered with them and has long since were commuters, so the fact that they still support been dumped from their memory banks. USF is nice to know,” she added. My mom was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi, so surely she Nearly three decades after graduation, Everett con- participated in the Homecoming festivities, right? tinues to support her alma mater by participating in False. She informed me that there was no such thing USF’s Homecoming tradition and playing a role in as Homecoming when she was in school. Tri Delta’s alumni chapter and house corps. “How could we have had a Homecoming back then? “I think USF offers several fun events for the alums We didn’t even have a football team. There was to attend during USF Homecoming,” Everett says. nothing to come home to.” “It’s very exciting to see USF moving up in the ranks But of course there was a Homecoming back then. with the football program because I believe that will Homecoming is one of the longest standing traditions inspire more alumni, especially the Greeks, to become at USF. Apparently, it was a lot more low-key back in more involved in Homecoming, and hopefully more the day when it centered around basketball. involved in their Greek organizations.” According to the USF Alumni Association’s Itty Bitty Since I arrived at USF in 2004 as a wide-eyed freshman, Book of Bull, the first Homecoming was in 1963, the Homecoming has grown each year, evolving into an even year the first class of seniors graduated from USF. The bigger and better tradition. It’ll be nice to enjoy it next inaugural Homecoming football game was October year as an alumna without having to worry about mid-terms.

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Golf wdy Scramble Ho Love to play golf? Then the Alumni Association Golf Scramble at The Claw at Partner! USF on November 2nd is the perfect Break out your cowboy boots, hats & lasso for the choice for you. Tee time to be announced. Contact Chris Alumni Association’s Southwestern-style Homecoming Curry at (813) 632-6893. on November 2nd & 3rd. It’s the perfect time to reconnect with family, alumni and friends to show your Bull spirit. Join us for the Golf Scramble at The Claw, Parade Watch Party in front of the Alumni Center, and an all-you-can-eat buffet at the Bulls Roast Tailgate. This year, the Bulls battle the Cincinnati Bearcats in SuperBull XI .

20 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Golf Scramble Love to play golf? Then the Alumni Association Golf Scramble at The Claw at USF on November 2nd is the perfect choice for you. Tee time to be announced. Contact Chris Curry at (813) 632-6893.

ParadeWatch Party Roundup the family for the traditional Parade Watch Party at the Alumni Center on Friday afternoon, November 2nd! Enjoy the free cookout, DJ music, contests, giveaways and children’s activities. Don’t forget your chairs and blankets if you stay for the bonfire and fireworks after the parade. 22 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Bulls Roast Tailgate Celebrate the southwestern-style Homecoming at Bulls Roast Tailgate, the Alumni Association’s largest pre-game party of the year! It begins 3 hours before kick-off on Saturday, November 3rd. Lot 6D, Raymond James Stadium. Whether it’s a morning party or afternoon affair, you can count on a huge buffet, DJ music, lasso contests and FREE spirit supplies, Budweiser beer, frozen margaritas and country line dancing lessons. So giddy up to the alumni website at USFalumni.org and register today!

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 23 joe dimisa alumniprofile

By Lorie Briggs Class of 1988 Joe DiMisa is a builder, but the 1992 USF MBA alumnus isn’t in the construction business. Senior vice president and practice leader with Sibson Consulting, DiMisa, 38, builds relationships and Joe DiMisa, MBA `92, credits the College of Business with kick-starting his career. solves problems for companies across the nation. Rather than hammers, jigsaws, or drills, DiMisa considers DiMisa was hired by Bell South right out of the MBA communication and relationship program, then took his telecom experience to a small building skills the tools of his trade. start-up called Ockham Technologies. Ockham developed A consultant, expert negotiator, author, and lecturer, Joe software to help sales managers run the sales force. They DiMisa develops sales teams, crafts growth plans, forms were so successful, they were eventually bought out by a sales strategies and manages distribution channels. He larger firm. credits USF’s College of Business for laying the founda- DiMisa and colleagues from Ockham later established tion for his career. TCert, a firm selling intelligent software for online sales “USF really propelled me into the field,” he said recently. training. “At the time,” he said, “this was considered “Sales operations, sales management, marketing, consult- cutting edge.” The intuitive software program evalu- ing – it all began with my USF background.” ated skills and competencies, and modified questions DiMisa leveraged his business relationships to become as a result, which impressed one client so much that an author. His book, The Fisherman’s Guide to Selling: he purchased the company and folded that job into his Making the Sale, Hook, Line, and Sinker, is a primer for sales organization. professionals who want to follow a successful and proven Now a consultant, DiMisa is still building relationships sales process. Using a fishing theme, the book’s metaphors and solving problems as a part of the Sibson team, split- show how just a little extra effort can lead ting his time between Tampa and Atlanta. He said he to success. loves his work more than ever. “I wrote the book based upon my experiences working “Every day I am learning something and building with world-class sales organizations and salespeople,” relationships with new people,” he said. “I might be in said DiMisa. “It is meant to help those who are seeking Atlanta one week with a telecom company, or Little Rock techniques that separate the average sales performer with a manufacturer. Every week is a new challenge as I from the extraordinary sales performer.” help build plans to solve complex problems.”

24 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 17 60s Lindanotes Simmons, `75, is a Jean-Robert Cadet, `78, was classfounding member and chair of a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show Ron Schultz, `65 & M.A. `67, USF Women in Leadership & in June. He’s a human rights activist was elected to the Florida House Philanthropy, a new program that who authored an autobiography, of Representatives. He represents provides scholarships to women Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child District 43, covering most of Citrus to Middle Class American. students and faculty. She was the first woman County and parts of Hernando and to be elected president of an AGC chapter Sherry Powell, `79, is director of Levy Counties. Schultz was Citrus County property (Associated General Contractors) in the state of marketing and communications at appraiser for 14 years. Before that, he served Florida and has served on the boards of the USF The Florida Orchestra. She oversees in the same office for Pinellas County. His wife, Alumni Association and the United Way. She sales, advertising, promotions, Diann, also graduated from USF with a B.A in began a term on the USF Foundation Board in July. public relations, research, creative, Education in 1966 and an M.S. in Management print and broadcast production, website and from the College of Business in 1980. Paul Wilborn, `75, is executive director of the ticket office operations. Powell is also vice Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg. Between chair of the Executive Committee of the Florida 70s 2003 and 2007, he was responsible for promoting Festivals & Events Association and a member art, music and theatre in Tampa as the city’s of the Marketing Committee for the Community Debra Fulghum Bruce, `73, is an Atlanta- creative industries manager. He is a former Los Foundation of Tampa Bay. based medical writer and author of 81 health Angeles-based Associated Press reporter and St. trade books. She recently signed on to write book Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune reporter, 80s number 82 for Penguin Books New York, The and won the Paul Hansell Award for the “Best Bernardo M. Argudin, MACC Anti-Alzheimer’s Prescription, with neurologist Reporter in Florida” by the Florida Society of `80, is executive vice president, Vince Fortanasce, M.D. She is also editorial Newspaper Editors. chief financial officer, chief consultant for WebMD, working directly with the operating officer and a director chief medical director, Michael W. Smith, M.D. Bill Drennan, M.A. `76 & Ph.D. `83, of Premier American Bank, a Many of her books have been featured on such authored Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd full-service community bank based in Miami. shows as CBS Morning Show, FOX Morning Show Wright and the Taliesin Murders. The book is Bruce Blackburn, `80, passed away in about the most pivotal and yet least understood and CNN as well as other national shows - and December 2005, but his work lives on in A event of Frank Lloyd Wright’s celebrated life - in newspapers and magazines such as Quick & Bucks County State of Mind... in his words, a Simple (June 07), the Wall Street Journal (May the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and compilation of his profiles of the fascinating 07), New York Times (April 06), Martha Stewart’s children dear to the architect and the destruction characters who lived, along with Bruce and his Living, and more. Dr. Bruce was the Alumni by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence, near wife Marie Izzo, along the Delaware River Valley Association’s 1998 Alumnus of the Year. Spring Green, Wisconsin. The book was published – an area often referred to as the “Genius Belt.” by University of Wisconsin Madison Press. Jan Evans, `74 & M.A.`86, published her David E. Levitsky, `80, was recently named first book for children of all ages, Repetitive Jim Weber, `77 & MBA `82, has formed New chief financial officer for the Olney company. Prior Rhonda, about a raccoon suffering with Obsessive Century Dynamics, Inc., an executive search firm to being named CFO, Levitsky was vice president of finance and administration for the Freeman Compulsive Disorder. This delightful book is an for the Food Service Industry. The company’s Companies Community Development and uplifting account drawn from the author’s own mission is to provide hands-on support to Homebuilding business segment. Before joining resolve the critical issues of executive recruiting, experiences with the disorder. the Freeman Companies in 2000, he worked for selection, hiring and retention. Services include Marriott International⁄Host Marriott Corporation Wendy Warman, `74, is president confidential and interim executive searches; of the Lake Wales Area Chamber as area director of finance in Walnut Creek, Calif., with particular emphasis on the placement of and then as vice president of operations finance of Commerce. Wendy, a certified marketing, operations, business development, in Bethesda. Earlier in his career, he worked for speech pathologist, is also founder finance and accounting executives. Weber has the Anheuser-Busch Companies as productivity and president of SmarTalkers, a more than 33 years experience in the specialty manager for Busch Gardens in Tampa, new nationally known communication and public food retail and quick service restaurant industries. business analyst for the company’s Exploration speaking training and coaching company. She He was a former managing partner of Dick Wray Cruise Lines and then as senior business analyst has co-authored the book, Loud and Clear: How Executive Search for eight years. Prior to that, he for Busch Entertainment Corporation. Levitsky to Prepare and Deliver Effective Business and was with Allied Dome Retail USA, General Host earned an MBA in finance from St. Louis University after earning his B.A. in marketing at USF. Technical Presentations, which has sold over Corporation and Little General Stores. 300,000 copies.

26 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Don’t be shy Alumni! We’d like to include your news and photos in Class Notes. Send in your information to: [email protected] or you can mail your information & photo to Karla Jackson: Don’t be shy Alumni! We’d like to include photos USF Alumni Association of you in Class Notes. Send in your information Gibbons Alumni Center ALC 100 University of South Florida to: [email protected] or you can mail your 4202 E. Fowler Ave. information & photo to: Tampa, FL 33620-5455

Jenette Flow, `81 & M.A.`84 wide to lecture and provide expert testimony Evangelism Fellowship and the Children’s Alliance. earned a Doctorate in Education in on everything from procedural law to civil and Jeremy C. Wensinger, MBA `89, is group May. Dr. Flow is a faculty member commercial law to estate and family law. His president of Government Communications at Pasco Hernando Community office is in Miami. Systems for Harris Corporation, an international College. Lisa Yost, M.A. ‘85, was communications and information technology Lizz Harmon, `82, CEO and selected as Florida’s 2007 National company. He will lead the company’s civil agency, president of Harmon Tampa, Inc., Distinguished Principal. She intelligence agency and technical services was a finalist for the Tampa Bay was nominated and selected by programs, and manage the shared engineering, Business Journal’s 2007 Business her fellow principals through a operations and business development and Woman of the Year Award. She has statewide search process conducted by the strategic marketing resources pool for the been the principal shareholder in Harmon Tampa, Florida Association of Elementary and Middle government businesses. Previously, he was Inc. for more than a decade, and has led the firm School Principals. Yost served as an elementary president of Harris Broadcast Communications from a home office to a client family that includes teacher, assistant principal and principal in Division. He joined Harris in 1989 and has held The Florida Orchestra, the Honda Grand Prix of several elementary schools in Hillsborough a number of senior management positions in St. Petersburg and Feld Entertainment, Inc. She County. She has been principal of McKitrick Government Communications Systems. heads the agency’s day-to-day activities, which Elementary since it opened in 2001. McKitrick include counseling, research, media relations was honored by former Gov. Jeb Bush as one of 90s and publicity and is an active member of the the top 100 performing elementary schools in USF Alumni Association Board of Directors. the state. For the last six years, the school has Chris Arnette, MBA `90, is also received the Five Star School Award and president and COO at AnazaoHealth. Ann Liguori, `82, received a the Golden School Award for logging more than He first joined AnazaoHealth as a Golden Apple Award from the 20,000 volunteer hours. management consultant in 2001 New York Chapter of American and became COO in July of 2002. Women in Radio & Television in Grace Carlson, `86, opened her He was appointed president of AnazaoHealth in May. The second edition of her own marketing/public relations/ 2003. His previous experience includes managing book, A Passion for Golf: Celebrity Musings creative services firm, Grace principal for IBM Global Services, where he was About the Game, came out in June. She also Unlimited, in Sarasota. Grace a member of the leadership team responsible hosts a radio show on Saturday mornings on Unlimited clients are primarily for IBM consulting services in the southeastern WLIU-FM, 88.3 on the East End, Gold Coast healthcare, social service and professional United States. Arnette’s industry experience includes and southern Connecticut. service organizations. health care, manufacturing, distribution and financial Susan McMillan, Ph.D. `83 & M.S. `84, Joan L. Spainhower, `87, was appointed as services. He was also senior vice president and was awarded the 2007 Excellence of Scholarship regional manager for the Florida Department of CIO for Kelly Services. He was a member of the and Consistency of Contribution to the Oncology Health’s Bureau of Immunization in Tallahassee. Managing Committee and Quality Council and Nursing Literature Award, sponsored by the She previously served as a communications was Chairman of the United Way Campaign. Oncology Nursing Society. The award includes a director for the Florida Department of Elder Michael A.G. Burton, `90 & MBA `03, $4,000 stipend. Dr. McMillan was also honored Affairs, a public relations officer for the Marion is now a Vice President and Senior Associate during the 2007 ONS Annual Congress in Las County School Board and a health education at WilsonMiller, as well as Southwest Florida Vegas with a photo display of her contributions director for the Pasco County Health Department. and Tampa Bay Regional Manager of the firm’s to the field of nursing. McMillan holds a Ph.D in Gail Sideman, `88, has a public Ecological & Water Resources corporate business Measurement and Evaluation and a Master of relations firm, PUBLISIDE Personal unit. Burton spent more than 15 years providing Science in Nursing from USF. Publicity, based in Milwaukee. ecological consulting, permitting, and mitigation David S. Willig, `83, practices business and Most recently, she appeared on implementation for residential, commercial, immigration law, specializing in cases requiring The Today Show and CNBC talking institutional, and industrial development projects knowlege of the laws of different nations. Willig about the iPhone. as co-owner of Environmental Affairs Consultants. speaks and reads several foreign languages, Kurt Kelly, M.A. `88, was recently Tim Ducker, M.Ed `90, was chosen as Middle including French, Spanish and Portuguese, and elected to the Florida House of School Principal of the Year by the Hillsborough is a member of the Florida Bar, the Bar of Paris Representatives. He represents County Parent Teacher Student Association. He is and the Bar of the District of Columbia. He District 24, which is the Ocala area. principal of Mulrennan Middle School in Valrico. has held leadership positions with the Florida Kelly is owner and CEO of 3-D Bar’s International Law Section, the National Henry Gonzalez, `90 & MBA `93, was named Background Screening and is active on several Association of Civil Law Notaries and the Inter- to the Gulf Coast Business Review’s “40 Under community boards in Marion County, including American Bar Association. He has traveled world 40” list. He is executive vice president of lending the Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, Child at the Bank of Tampa.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 27 Nancy C. Reynolds, `90, is assistant vice for El Nuevo Heraldnotes in Miami after graduation. A native of Tampa, Florida, Williams is a 1993 classpresident for Treasury Services Global Marketing She worked as a police reporter for the Fort graduate of the University of South Florida, and a at J.P. Morgan Chase in Tampa. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel between 1995 and member of the USF Alumni Association and the 2001, when she joined the LA Times. She won Council of 100. David Theung, `90, joined the staff of Boyle the National Journalism Award for Investigative Engineering Corporation as client services James Wood, `93, was named vice president Reporting in 2006 and was a finalist for the manager for the transportation group, based in of sales and marketing for Summit, a leading Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting in 2006. the Tampa office. He has 30 years of experience provider of workers’ compensation insurance in engineering, project management, and Lisa Manseth Sanchez, `91, was promoted services in the southeastern United States. Wood construction, including serving as the interstate to manager of the Skills Process Center for The has filled that position on an interim basis since program manger for Florida Department of Boeing Company in Seattle. She joined the May 2006. A Winter Haven native, Wood joined Transportation (FDOT) District 7 and resident company in 1996 after five years of teaching in Summit in 1998 and has worked in claims, human engineer for FDOT District 1. Theung was Seattle public schools. The center she manages resources; served as director of Florida sales also involved in several major projects in the is where all Boeing hires go to be trained. and as director of underwriting; and led various Tampa Bay area, including the reconstruction of special projects. Wood served as the project Kimberly Ross, `92, was Interstate 4 in Hillsborough and Polk Counties leader for Summit’s first comprehensive website, appointed deputy chief financial in addition to the Suncoast Parkway. He is a and developed and facilitated a companywide officer for Ahold, a major food registered professional engineer in the State customer service training program. Wood, who retailer based in The Netherlands. of Florida and an active member of American earned his undergraduate degree from USF, holds Ross joined Ahold in 2001 and was Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). an MBA from St. Leo College and recently earned previously senior vice president and chief of tax his doctorate in organizational leadership from Carrie Cherveny, `91 & M.A. `96, received and treasury. Prior to that, she worked for Ernst & Nova Southeastern University. her juris doctorate degree from Stetson Young and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons in New York. University in 2005 and is now vice president, Mike Mohn, `94 & MBA `00, is Carla Bruning, M.Ed. `93, was named High Legal Affairs and Human Relations, for PARC chief financial officer for Raytheon School Principal of the Year by the Hillsborough Management, LLC, in Jacksonville. Company’s Space and Airborne County Parent Teacher Student Association. Systems. Prior to joining Raytheon, Craig Frank, MBA `91, joined Apogee She is principal of King High in Tampa, which Mohn was CFO for Honeywell’s Interactive Inc. as senior applications engineer. was named to Newsweek’s List of Top 100 High Military Aircraft business in Phoenix. The company is a leader in strategic online Schools for the third year in a row. solutions for the energy industry. Frank will Adam M. Robinson, Jr. `MBA Ashlie Wheat `93 & M.S. advance the development of Apogee’s next `94, was nominated for Navy `98 and Ronald Wheat `92 generation of analysis engines behind the Surgeon General by President welcomed their new daughter company’s online energy management, data George W. Bush to become the next Emily Nicole Wheat on May 15. presentment and demand side management Navy surgeon general. Commander Emily joined older brothers Jason, applications. He has 25 years of energy industry Rear Admiral Robinson is currently chief of the 7, and Alex, 5. experience, starting his career at Florida Power Navy Medical Corps and commander of the Navy & Light. He later became energy services Keevin Williams, `93, was recently appointed Medicine National Capital Area Region. A native manager for the Pennsylvania Rural Electric president of the Florida Black Business Investment of Louisville, Ky., Robinson earned his medical Association and Allegheny Electric Cooperative. Board, Inc. (FBBIB). Based in Tallahassee, the FBBIB degree from the Indiana University School of Following that, he founded Frank Solutions, Inc., is a public-private partner of the State of Florida, Medicine. He also has an MBA from USF. Over a consulting firm for cooperatives and industrial contracting with the Governor’s Office of Tourism, his 30-year naval career, Robinson has held firms, and for the past four years has served as Trade and Economic Development (OTTED) to assignments all over the globe, including Puerto marketing services manager for Central Georgia aid in the development and expansion of black Rico, Japan and Haiti. He has served as medical EMC. Frank is a graduate of Auburn University in business enterprises in Florida. Williams will officer to the commander of Naval Surface Industrial Management and Information Systems, direct and supervise administrative affairs and the Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and as commanding holds a master’s in Business Administration from general management of the company. Williams officer of Fleet Hospital Jacksonville and U.S. USF and is a member of the Association of Energy will also preside over the company’s collaboration Naval Hospital Yokosuka. Robinson’s personal Engineers and Association of Energy Services with OTTED to implement a statewide black decorations include two Legion of Merit awards, Professionals. business loan program and the company’s two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, three implementation of a surety bond guarantee Meritorious Service Medals, a Navy/Marine Evelyn Larrubia, `91, is a metro reporter for program that will execute sureties for the benefit Corps Commendation Medal, a Joint Service the Los Angeles Times. She began her journalism of black contractors as principals on contracts Achievement Medal, a Navy/Marine Corps career in 1990 as an editorial assistant for the with the state and any political subdivision. Achievement Medal as well as various other St. Petersburg Times and then became a reporter service and campaign awards.

28 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 Maxine Kushner, `95, was featured on ABC David Eichenbaum, M.D., `98 & `01, Jennifer Young, `00 & M.S. Action News last spring when a parent of one of graduated from USF’s Medical Honors program `02, is a captain in the United the students in her Chasco Middle School class and completed his subspecialty training in States Air Force. She recently nominated Kushner for a Head of the Class Award. Boston. He returned to the Bay Area this summer returned from Afghanistan, where to join the Retina-Vitreous Associates of Florida. she tended to U.S. soldiers and Dawn Clark-Atkins, M.A. `96, accepted He is a retinal care specialist, practicing mainly Afghan nationals and their families in the area the position of managing librarian for Florida out of the group’s St. Petersburg office at 4344 around Bagram Air Force Base, where she was Metropolitan University’s North Orlando Campus. Central Avenue. stationed. Jeffrey L. Patterson, MPA Kim Dilts, `01, premiered “War Music,” an `96, joined the Akron office of the Nadine Smith, `98, has been the adaptation of The Iliad that she choreographed with Roetzel & Andress law firm as an executive director of the Tampa- Aurea, an innovative ensemble of musicians and associate in the risk management based Equality Florida organization actors, in April at NYU’s First Humanities Festival. group. His practice focuses on since its inception in 1997. A former risk management and liability defense, with Tampa Tribune reporter, she has also Andrea Gonzmart, `01, was named to the Gulf an emphasis on transportation litigation. Prior written columns for various gay and mainstream Coast Business Review’s “40 Under 40” list. She to joining the firm, Patterson was an assistant publications. She has been recognized as a is part of the fifth-generation family management prosecutor for Summit County, Ohio. He has 30 national leader by organizations such as the team at the Columbia Restaurant. years of experience in public safety, including an National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Human April Monteith, `01 & MBA `03, was extensive background in law enforcement, with Rights Task Force of Florida, the National Center recognized for community leadership and over 27 years of police experience in both Ohio and for Lesbian Rights, and the National Black Lesbian volunteer service during the Tampa Connection’s Florida. He earned his juris doctorate degree from and Gay Leadership Forum. 22nd Annual Graduation Ceremony in May. As The University of Akron School of Law in 2006. Holly P. Thomas, `98 & M.A. part of the Tampa Connection program, Monteith Dan Stuckart, `96, M.A. `98, `07, of Independent Insights of participated in the Cancer Answers 101 Project. & Ph.D `04, is assistant professor Florida, LLC in Tampa, was accepted Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, M.S. `01, is the of secondary education at Wagner for membership in the National new dean of the School for Marine Sciences College in New York City. He’s Association of Personal Financial and Technology (SMAST) at the University of pursuing research related to the Advisors (NAPFA). Membership in NAPFA is Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Formerly a professor pedagogy and practice of social studies using granted only to fee-only financial advisors who of marine sciences at USF, he served as a technology. are paid directly by their clients. NAPFA members presidential-appointed commissioner on the U.S. receive no commissions or other rewards for Chad Drummond, `97, is vice president of Commission on Ocean Policy from 2000-2004 selling financial products and adhere to rigorous engineering at HSW Engineering. He is based and as a NASA program scientist from 1992- testing and ethical standards. in the firm’s DeLand office, performing work 1994. He is currently a member of the National on environmental, water resources, and civil Christopher van der Kaay, Research Council Ocean Studies Board. In 2004, engineering projects. `98 & M.A. `99 earned a Ph.D in he received the Gulf Guardian Award from the Higher Education in May. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Ben Fulton, `97 and wife Jill Program and in 2005 was awarded the Julius Fulton welcomed their new son Stratton Award for Leadership for his work on the William Albert Fulton into the 00s Commission on Ocean Policy. world on May 24. Troy Dunmire, `00, was promoted to senior Mulham Shbeib, `01, is a CPA and controller Clay Hildebrand, `97, was named Coweta district manager for Banana Republic’s Downtown of the Partnership for Public Service, in County’s 2007 Teacher of the Year. He teaches Districts 1 & 2 in Manhattan, NYC. He will lead the Washington, D.C. The organization’s mission is to sixth grade math at Smokey Road Middle School highest sales volume territory for the international revitalize federal government by inspiring a new in Coweta County, Ga. Clay’s wife, Christy, also retailer. He recently relocated from Philadelphia generation to serve and by transforming the way graduated from USF and is a Coweta County to an apartment in NYC’s Financial District. government works. principal. Tyvi Small, `01 & M.Ed `04, Roy Mazur, `97, is director of planning for the P.J. Escobio, `00, is the project accepted the position of Coordinator Southwest Florida Water Management District. coordinator/artistic associate for the of Diversity Initiatives at the Based in the district’s Brooksville office, his team WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory University of Tennessee, College of helps develop long-range goals, policies and - a collaboration between Clemson Business. He worked previously as strategic plans relating to the district’s various University and the Generous the Education Coordinator in the Mayor’s Office water resource focused programs. Company, of which he is a founding member.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 29 notes classfor the City of West Palm Beach. Tyvi is a former Michael Innocenti, `03, is a visiting technical director Eric Haak, is the student body president `00-`01 and homecoming member of the company at the technical director for the Cayman National king `99-`00. He plans to pursue his Ph.D at UT. Keegan Theatre, an Irish theatre Cultural Foundation. company in Washington, D.C. This Tambrey Van Der Gulik Ratzer, `01, is a Kelli Rule Clark, `05, formed “De Young and summer he traveled back to Ireland reporter at the CBS television affiliate serving Restless,” a networking group started by the for a second national tour with the company, the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. She Dunedin Fine Arts Center to attract younger performing David Mamet’s “Glenn Garry Glenn previously was an anchor and reporter at KXMC people to the arts. Ross.” He also starred in the East Coast premiere television, the CBS affiliate in Minot, N.D. of Owen MacCafferty’s “Mojo Mickybo,” Roberto Ferrari, `05, has had his first novel, Mike Giel, `02 and Ana where he played nine different characters. The Pierce, published by Haworth Press. The novel, Maria Cosme, `00 & M.A. Washington Post called his performance a “tour set in the Tampa Bay area, is about a gay man `03, celebrated the birth of their de force.” Most recently, he played Algernon in dealing with the death of his partner and the daughter, Cassandra, on August 4. Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Ernest.” family secrets of his former in-laws. Todd Gingerich, `02, was Georgiana Kurtz, `03, traveled Kevan Logan, `05, is a master control operator promoted to senior associate at to Alaska and the Yukon Territory at WESH television in Orlando. She held the same LandDesign, an urban planning, last spring and stopped in Watson position previously at WMOR television civil engineering and landscape Lake to visit the Signpost Forest, in Tampa. architectural company. Gingerich where travelers from all over the J.B. Mayo, Jr., Ph.D `05, joined LandDesign in 2006 after working for an world put up signs from their hometowns. Kurtz completed a post-doctoral engineering firm in Florida. Gingerich and wife attached her USF Alumni plate to the post so fellowship at the University of Jennifer live near Charlotte in Mount Holly, N.C. the Bulls are now represented in the Yukon. Minnesota’s College of Education Lauren Olipra, `02, played Lilith Adam Belvo, `04, and his fellow cast and Human Development and was in “The Mysteries of the Garden of members from QED’s production of “Mad Forest” hired as an assistant professor for the college. Eden” which aired on the History were nominated for the New York Innovative During his fellowship, he taught a professional Channel in June. She also appears Theatre Outstanding Ensemble Award. practices seminar to pre-licensure graduate in a promo for the return of “Big students and submitted several articles for Chris Hansen, `04, recently completed his Love” on HBO. publication in various education journals. Two MFA at the University of California – Irvine were accepted: “Negotiating Sexual Orientation Bill Orben, `02, is associate managing editor and has been hired as the Art Department and Classroom Practice(s) at School” appeared of the Orlando Business Journal. Previously coordinator on the CBS show “Numb3rs.” in the summer issue of Theory and Research in he was editor of the Osceola News-Gazette in Leslie Jennings, `04, worked with the Orlando Social Education, and “Quiet Warriors: Black Kissimmee. office of the Roetzel & Andress law firm as an Teachers’ Memories of Integration in Two Virginia Natalie Salmon, `02, earned an M.A. in social- associate over the summer. She will earn a juris Localities” is in a recent issue of Multicultural organizational psychology from Teachers College doctorate degree from the Vanderbilt School of Perspectives. Mayo also continued his research at Columbia University and is now in Global Law in May 2008. focusing on social justice, diversity, and GLBT HR Rotational Leadership Program at Colgate- issues within the Social Studies. His latest study Jessica Kline, `04, works for St. Petersburg Palmolive. looks at identity development among GLBT youth, Mayor Rick Baker, handling his press, public grades 9-12, and the role that Gay/Straight relations and appearance schedule. Kim Dicce, `03, won the 2006 Alliances (GSA) play in this process. Pinellas Realtor® Organization’s Jeffrey Oliviera, `04, now Sensational Service Award. She Heather McKenzie, `05, is a public relations serving in Baghdad with the U.S. was selected for this honor over all specialist at Arcadis BBL in Tampa. Arcadis is an Army’s 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry the Realtors® in Pinellas and West international firm that provides environmental, Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division, Pasco County. engineering, life sciences and related was promoted to captain in July. management services. Jason Paul Good, `03, and Durga Ray, `04, is a corporate marketing Kristin Page Harvin were married on Sudarsan Padmanabhan, Ph.D. `05, is team project manager for CareerBuilder.com August 19, 2006 in East Lansing, MI. an assistant professor in the Department of in Chicago. She creates and implements sales The couple resides in Dublin, OH. Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian management and sales force productivity tools. Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India. Amy C. Hunt, `03, was named to the Gulf Megan Byrne, `05, is the resident lighting IIT Madras is the premier center for teaching, Coast Business Review’s “40 Under 40” list. She designer for Lions Productions in Grand Cayman, research and industrial consultancy in India. is assistant vice president of commercial lending Cayman Islands. Her husband, former USF His appointment follows a one year of visiting at the Bank of Commerce.

30 ALUMNIVOICE I OCTOBER 2007 assistantship at Kenyon College, in Ohio, and a largest and most representative competition. Christena Pyle, `07, was selected for the year as adjunct professor of Philosophy at USF. Multicultural Advertising Internship Program, Rebekah Mason, `06, is a production assistant While a doctoral candidate here, he taught for sponsored by the American Association with the Largo city television channel. the Philosophy Department, Religious Studies of Advertising Agencies. She interned at and the Honors College. He is best known at USF Maite Mugica, `06, is a public relations Arnold Worldwide in New York City. Arnold’s for his service as president of the Students of assistant at Paula Robertson and Associates, a Fort clients include Blue Cross/Blue Shield, ESPN, India Association (2001-2002), co-president of Myers marketing and public relations company. McDonald’s, Royal Caribbean Int'l., Hershey, Graduate Assistants United (2002-2003) and GAU Tyson Foods and USA Today. Bargaining Chair (2003-2004.) Amanda Sklar, `06, was selected Social Work Student of the Year for Teresa Scordino, M.D., `07, graduated with Cory Parsons, `05, is an uplink facility the State of Florida by the National honors from USF’s College of Medicine in May. operator for the DirectTV Castle Rock Broadcast Association of Social Work. Sklar She joins her husband, Dr. Richard Kraus, to Center in Castle Rock, Colo. He previously was a was also elected as the Student begin residency in the field of pathology at Emory microwave control operator for WFTS television Social Worker of the year by the Tampa Bay University in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple were in Tampa. Chapter of the N.A.S.W. married on May 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kori Skaltsas, `05, is an advertising account Sklar founded Chocolate Studios in Ozona, west Anais Sori, `07, joined the Marketing and team member for WestWayne advertising of Tampa, to serve as a community center for Public Relations Department of Acoustiblok as in Tampa. Previously she was production children, and to give people with disabilities an a public relations associate. Sori was previously manager assistant at Dillard’s southeast division opportunity to learn job skills, budgeting and life a corporate communications intern at Raymond headquarters in St. Petersburg. skills. She volunteers nights and weekends at the James Financial Services in St. Petersburg. She Chocolate Studio and works as an advocate for is originally from Miami and currently lives in Jason Adams, `06, is a microwave control people with disabilities at the Caring & Sharing Temple Terrace. operator for WFTS television in Tampa. Center for Independent Living, which serves Meghan Stewart, `07, is a news producer Cortney Akridge, `06, is a news producer at Pasco and Pinellas counties. She is currently at WINK television, which is Fort Myers’s CBS WWSB television, the ABC affiliate in Sarasota. working towards her masters in Social Work. network affiliate. Chantel Buck, `06, is a media placement Chris Smith, `06, is a production assistant at coordinator for People for the Ethical Treatment WFTX television, the Fox affiliate in Fort Myers. of Animals national headquarters in Norfolk, Va. In Memoriam Arlene Brown, `07, was named Elizabeth Cooper, MPH `06, was awarded a Summer Outstanding Senior by the James Bishop, `71, April 10 Fulbright Research Scholarship. Cooper is a Ph.D. USF Alumni Association. James McNeill, `87, April 30 candidate in applied anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She’ll use the Fulbright to Manuel Mendoza, `63, May 4 complete dissertation work within Sarawak state, Margeaux Chavez, `07, was awarded a non-peninsular Malaysia (Borneo) and to research Fulbright Teaching Scholarship to study in Michael Williams, `05, May 5 nationalism, local nutritional programming, Germany. Her area of expertise is German John W. McCraney, Jr., `94 `98 & `04, May 23 international health policy and their interrelations. language and literature. Selma Brown, `79, May 30 Mandy Cretella, `06, is a writer at Home Chad Cullen, `07, was awarded a National Shopping Network. Previously she was Florida Security Education Program Boren Scholarship. Jean Pearlstein, `92, June 6 communications coordinator for the AARP in St. He is now enrolled in an intensive Thai course Denise Libby, `04, June 9 Petersburg. at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok through July 2008. Charles Young, `74, June 13 Kendrick Hornack `06, won a Fulbright grant to conduct research in Germany on the impact Abby Dix, `07, is the new public relations and Lynn Swilley, `81 & `95, June 16 of the Euro on the German economy. She is the communications specialist for Vince Vanni & Donald Thornhill, `88, June 24 first USF College of Business student to earn a Associates Inc., serving Hernando, Pasco and Citrus Fulbright research grant. counties. She served as an intern for the company Cynthia Gonzalez, `98, June 25 and also as an account executive for USF’s 2007 Fatin Jacob, `06, won a prestigious Silver Muriel Kocher, `72, June 27 Advanced Public Relations Campaign Class. ADDY Award at the 2007 American Advertising Todd Morrison, `04, August 17 Federation Student ADDY Awards Competition Terra Hall, `07, is a student in the Graduate for her work on the Henckel Knives campaign. School of Journalism at Columbia University in The ADDY Awards are the advertising industry’s New York City.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 31 athletics By David Hein deflections in 10 games at linebacker and on of heinnews special teams. “I think I’ve done enough over here to prove The NFL Europa is no more. After 16 years, its American bosses decided to close up shop myself and get on the field and make the on the old continent. Philadelphia team back home.” Luckily for former USF Bull Craig Kobel, the Key to Kobel’s confidence was the experience end came after he got his chance to prove himself. that the NFL Europa provided him. Kobel, a defensive end, was one of more than “It increased my chances a whole lot. I would 300 American players who fought through have been going into training camp not blood, sweat and heat, beginning with knowing the position and probably would training camp in March in Tampa through the have struggled a lot. But I got all of my end of a 2007 campaign in June that included struggles out of the way over here,” he said. 10 games in six European cities. Of course it wasn’t all work and no play. Kobel The USF Class of 2005 alumnus played said he found time to have a little fun in Germany. for the Cologne Centurions, based in the picturesque German city on the Rhine River. “I go to the movies a lot and hang out at the In addition to busting his tail on the football hotel with a bunch of guys. We’re a bunch of field, Kobel also dealt with the struggles of young guys and that’s probably my favorite living abroad for the first time. part of it - going to players’ lounge and “It’s a beautiful city, but a little big for me. hanging out with everybody.” I’m not used to the big city,” said the Lake He also had a friend from Tampa to keep him Worth, Florida native. Cologne is Germany’s company. His roommate from USF, fellow fourth largest city, with a population of defensive end Jon Simmons, was also on nearly 1 million. “I had a little trouble Cologne’s practice squad. finding my way around in the beginning, but the people are really nice.” “It sure is nice having a good friend like him out here. No doubt about it, it’s been easier Learning the German language has been with Jon here,” Kobel said. a challenge. Kobel, 25, admits he can’t say more than the basics: please (“bitte,”) Two other former Bulls also played in the NFL thank you (“danke schön,”) along with a Europa this season. few phrases “I shouldn’t say in print.” Defensive end Tim Jones, Class of 2006, Kobel’s time on the field has been one of collected 24 tackles and three sacks, deflected transition, as well. four passes and forced a fumble while playing Released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the Amsterdam Admirals. Wide receiver in 2005, he went to Canada to play for Scott McCready was one of the leading pass Montreal in the Canadian Football League. receivers in the league, playing for the World He then moved to the Utah Blaze of the Bowl Champion Hamburg Sea Devils, before Arena Football League for 2006 – during tearing his rotator cuff. McCready - in his sixth which he impressed recruiters from the season in Europe - finished with 20 receptions Philadelphia Eagles. for 242 yards and two touchdowns in six games. The Eagles signed Kobel in January The World Bowl was NFL Europa’s equivalent 2007 and allocated him to NFL Europa. to the Super Bowl. Philadelphia’s management told him to Playing in the NFL Europa was a life- and use his European experience to make the career-changing experience for the former move from defensive end to linebacker. Bulls, but it’s all over now. Kobel was waived “I played defensive end my whole life. But by the Eagles in late August after suffering a it’s really been a great opportunity for me. sports hernia. Such is the life of a professional football player. He and the other players I’ve learned a lot from (Cologne head are now weighing their options. Whatever coach) David Duggan, who is also the happens, they’ll never forget the time they linebackers coach,” Kobel said. spent trying to introduce Europeans to a He registered six tackles and three pass different kind of football besides soccer. your membership in action calendar OCTOBER 12 Graphicstudio Benefit Art Sale, noon – 10 p.m., Free. Tampa Campus. Call (813) 974-3503 for details. 13 USF vs. UCF, Raymond James Stadium. 13 TheaterUSF presents Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, 8 p.m., $6 & $12. Theater 1, Tampa Campus. Visit http://events.arts.usf.edu/tickets.htm for tickets. 13-14 Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Showcase, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free. Tampa Campus. 16 Life After College: A Young Professional’s Guide, 6 p.m. Free. Davis Hall 130, St. Petersburg Campus. Contact [email protected]. 18 USF vs. Rutgers Tailgate, 5:30 p.m., Rutgers Stadium, New Brunswick, NJ 27 USF vs. Connecticut Tailgate, Time TBA, Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT

NOVEMBER 1 Pinellas Alumni Chapter Rocky’s Rodeo Homecoming Social, 6 p.m. Free. USF St. Petersburg waterfront. 2 Homecoming Parade & Watch Party, Gibbons Alumni Center, Tampa Campus. Visit www.USFAlumni.org for details. 3 Bulls Roast Tailgate Party, 3 hours prior to kick off, Raymond James Stadium. Visit www.USFAlumni.org for details. 3 Homecoming Game: USF vs. Cincinnati, Raymond James Stadium. 8 Business Etiquette Dinner with the USF Career Center, 5:30 p.m. Gibbons Alumni Center, Tampa Campus. For tickets, visit www. career.usf.edu. 10 USF vs. Syracuse Tailgate, Time TBA. Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY 14 Big East Conference of Alumni Professionals, 6 p.m. City Tavern in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. For details, email [email protected] 17 USF vs. Louisville, Raymond James Stadium. 24 USF vs. Pittsburgh Tailgate, Time TBA. Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

DECEMBER 1 Christmas with the Master Chorale, 7:30 p.m., $18-$26. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, downtown Tampa. 7 Now Write Writers Group, 2 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, St. Petersburg Campus.

Event dates and details are subject to change. Please visit the Alumni Association website at www.USFalumni.org for the latest information.

OCTOBER 2007 I ALUMNIVOICE 31 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID USF Alumni Association TAMPA FL PERMIT NO 923 Gibbons Alumni Center University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave. ALC 100 Tampa, FL. 33620-5455

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