List of University of South Florida alumni

This list of University of South Florida alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of the University of South Florida. There are more than 290,000 alumni of the University of South Florida.^[1]

Alumni names are alphabetized within categories.

Academics

Douglas J. Barrett, graduate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine; served as University of Florida Senior Vice President for Health Affairs^[2]
Alan Boss, 1973, astrophysicist and chair of multiple International Astronomical Union and NASA grounds
Jeff Bradstreet, 1976, autism researcher^[3]
Julia R. Burdge, author^[4]
Roberto González Echevarría, 1964, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, Yale University
Michele Elliott, author, psychologist and founder of child protection charity Kidscape^[5]
Bartley Christopher Frueh, 1992, professor and clinical psychologist^[6]
Lee Kump, 1986, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University
Rhea Law, 1977, president of the University of South Florida since 2022
David Mendelblatt, 1998, yachtsman and ophthalmologist
Saraju Mohanty, 2003, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of North Texas
Michael Rao, 1987, youngest ever university president or chancellor, president of Virginia Commonwealth University
Maurice A. Robinson, pastor, professor of the New Testament
Thea Tlsty, professor of pathology at the University of California, San Francisco

Business

Walid Abukhaled, BS Industrial and management systems engineering, Chief Executive Northrop Grumman in Saudi Arabia
Jim Atchison, 1988, president/CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment
Robert B. Carter, 1990, co-chief executive officer and chief information officer of FedEx^[7]
Joie Chitwood III, MBA 1995, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president and COO
Aaron Fechter, 1973, founder of Creative Engineering Inc., developer of animatronics for theme parks
George Gatewood, 1965, M.A. 1968, astronomer; retired director, Allegheny Observatory
David Mearns, 1986, director, Blue Water Recoveries; Guinness World Record holder for deepest shipwreck ever found
H. Lee Moffitt, 1964, founder, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center; former Florida Speaker of the House
John R. Patrick, 1971, launched the IBM ThinkPad brand as senior marketing executive
Daniel Ravicher, 1997, lecturer in law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
George Reyes, 1976, retired CFO of Google
Nadine Smith, 1988, Executive Director, Equality Florida
Austin Walton, 2006, certified NBA agent and owner of Walton Sports Management Group
Nancy Yasecko, 1975, Principal Instructional Designer at Tyco Learning Technologies
Jordan B. Zimmerman, MBA 1980, founder and Chairman of Zimmerman Advertising^[8]

Entertainment, journalism, and literature

Robert Ashford, professor of law at Syracuse University School of Law^[9]
Nicole Awai, 1996, visual artist^[10]
Guy Babylon, 1979, musician, keyboardist/composer, noted for his work with Elton John
Joe Barresi, record engineer^[11]
James Carlos Blake, 1969, novelist, winner of LA Times Book Prize^[12]
Bruce G. Blowers, musician^[13]
Elayne Boosler, attended, comedian
Kim Boyce, singer^[14]
Mike Boylan, 1996, video blogger, storm chaser, creator of Mike's Weather Page
Mark Consuelos, 1994, actor, ABC's All My Children and Hiram Lodge on Riverdale
Ann Turner Cook, 1969, mystery novelist, model for the "Gerber baby"
Philip DeFranco, attended, YouTube celebrity^[15]
Rick Barrio Dill, musician^[16]
Tamsen Fadal, 1992, Lebanese-American television personality, four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, entrepreneur^[17]
Gallagher, born Leo Gallagher, 1970, comedian
Grace Gealey, 2015, actress, Empire
Drake Hogestyn, 1977, actor, NBC's Days of Our Lives
Melissa Howard, 1999, reality show personality, MTV's Real World cast member, Girls Behaving Badly
Lauren Hutton, attended, actress and model
Nicole Johnson, 1996, Miss America 1999, author and diabetes advocate
Michelle Lee, 1997, editor in chief of Allure
Ann Liguori, 1982, sports radio and television personality, talk show host, journalist, author, and television producer
Kalup Linzy, 2003, video and performance artist; appeared on General Hospital alongside James Franco
Lobo, born Roland Kent La Voie, attended, 70s singer
Aasif Mandvi, attended, actor, writer and regular on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Oliver Mason (born 1979), actor
Richard Oppel, 1964, journalist, director of American Society of Newspaper Editors
Barbara Parker, 1973, writer
Greg Pitts, 1992, actor, Office Space, Normal, Ohio
Steven Reigns, 1998, poet, activist, educator
Kerry Sanders, 1982, NBC correspondent
Greg Schmitz, 1993, 1995, film journalist for Yahoo! Movies and Rotten Tomatoes
Kissy Simmons, 1998, Broadway actress, The Lion King
Robert Stackhouse, 1965, artist
Charles Trippy, 2008, bassist for band We The Kings, YouTube celebrity
Robert Wierzel, 1980, lighting designer
Kurt Wimmer, 1987, screenwriter and film director
Tony Zappone, 1969, broadcaster, journalist, photographer

Government, military and international affairs

Peter Beck, 1978, Member of Ohio House of Representatives
Kurt S. Browning, 1982, 1994, former Florida Secretary of State^[18]
Susan C. Bucklew, M.A. 1968, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Danny Burgess, 2008, youngest mayor of Zephyrhills, at age 26^[19]
John Chiang, 1984, California State Controller
J. Michelle Childs, 1988, Judge of United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, nominated by President Barack Obama^[20]
Victor Crist, 1983, member of the Florida State Senate^[21]
Faye B. Culp, 1993, politician^[22]
Michael S. Devany, Vice Admiral^[23]
Mario Díaz-Balart, member of the U.S. House of Representatives^[24]
Dale Fischer, 1977, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California^[17]
Emilio T. Gonzalez, 1977, former National Security Advisor to President Bush
Justin Hall, 2010, Director of Transportation Development, Florida Department of Transportation
Pam Iorio, M.A. 2001, mayor, City of Tampa
Doug Jamerson, 1979, former Florida Commissioner of Education
Charlie Justice, 1993, member of the Florida State Senate
Gil Kerlikowske, 1978, M.A. 1985, Head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; former U.S. Drug Czar, Seattle Chief of Police
John Kirby, 1985, retired rear admiral in the United States Navy serving as Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House
Mark Meadows, A.A. 1980, U.S. Congressman, North Carolina
Richard Rahn, 1963, president of Novecon; former VP & Chief Accountant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr., MBA 1994, 36th U.S. Navy Surgeon General
Ronda Storms, 1988, Florida State Senator

School of Information

Andrew S. Breidenbaugh, 1996, director of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
Lucia M. Gonzalez, 1991, author and library director
Angie Drobnic Holan, 2010, editor of PolitiFact.com

Athletics

Kim Adler, 2011, retired professional bowler and current nurse practitioner; graduated with a Master's of Science in Nursing^[25]
Gary Alexander (born 1969), basketball player
Nate Allen, attended, safety for the Miami Dolphins
Chucky Atkins, attended 1992–1996, professional basketball player
Ed Baird, 1982, sailor, two-time America's Cup winner (1995 and 2007)
Sam Barrington, 2012, linebacker, Green Bay Packers
Zak Boggs, soccer player^[26]
Damu Cherry, 2000, Olympic athlete
Mark Chung, soccer player, member of the U.S. National Team^[27]
Jeff Cunningham, attended 1994–1997, professional player for U.S. Men's National Soccer Team and FC Dallas
B.J. Daniels, professional football player, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks
Frank Davis, 2007, pro football guard, Detroit Lions; first Panamanian to play in an NFL game
Radenko Dobraš (born 1968), Serbian basketball player
Dom Dwyer, attended 2011, professional footballer for Orlando City SC
Dale Eggeling, professional golfer^[28]
Christiane Endler, soccer player^[29]
Ken Eriksen, 1983, former USF baseball player, current USF Softball head coach and U.S. National Softball Team manager
Ricquelle Farquharson, 2019, player for Jamaica women's national football team
Jane Geddes, 2003, SVP, Operations at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Inc.
Ross Gload, attended, former Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Andre Hall, attended, former professional football running back, Denver Broncos
Nigel Harris, attended, football player
Anthony Henry, 2000, Cleveland Browns cornerback
Brendan Hines-Ike, professional soccer player for KV Kortijk
Mike Jenkins, '07, Pro Bowl cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Taurus Johnson, attended, former professional football wide receiver, Washington Redskins
Kenyatta Jones, attended, former NFL tackle, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins
Tony La Russa, 1969, professional baseball player, manager, and executive
DeDe Lattimore, NFL player
Yohance Marshall, 1969, professional footballer for Nay Pyi Taw F.C.
Terrell McClain, attended, defensive tackle, Carolina Panthers
Carlton Mitchell, attended, professional football wide receiver, Cleveland Browns
Kawika Mitchell, 2002, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker
Jerome Murphy, attended, cornerback, Denver Broncos
Troy Perkins, attended 2000–2002, professional soccer goalkeeper, Montreal Impact
Jason Pierre-Paul, attended, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, two-time Super Bowl Champion (XLVI and LV)
Paige Railey, 2010, three-time Summer Olympian for the U.S. sailing team (2012, 2016, 2020)
Mistral Raymond, attended, defensive back, Minnesota Vikings
J.R. Reed, attended, Philadelphia Eagles safety
Victor Rudd (born 1991), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague
George Selvie, 2009, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams
Derrick Sharp, 1993, American-Israeli professional basketball player
Neven Subotić, attended, professional soccer defender for Borussia Dortmund
Evelyne Viens, 2019, soccer player, gold medalist at 2020 Summer Olympics
David Villar (born 1997), baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Kayvon Webster, 2013, cornerback, Denver Broncos
Roy Wegerle, attended (1982–83), retired Major League Soccer player
Jacquian Williams, attended, linebacker, New York Giants

Miscellaneous

Joybubbles, an early phone phreak who figured out how to place free long-distance phone calls by whistling the correct tone as a USF student in the 1960s^[30]
Debra Lafave, teacher who pled guilty to lewd or lascivious battery against a teenager^[31]
John E. Miller III, bishop in the Anglican Church in North America

References

^ http://www.usf.edu/pdfs/USF_PocketFacts.pdf Facts About USF, 2009-10
^ "Douglas J Barrett, M.D. - Background". UF Health, University of Florida Health. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "USF :: Chemistry Department". usf.edu.
^ "Elliott, Michele Irmiter (Born 7 Jan. 1946), Founder and Director, Kidscape Children's Charity, 1984–2009". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36925. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
^ "B. Christopher Frueh, psychology: Researches treatments for post traumatic stress disorder". hawaii.edu. 17 October 2012.
^ "USF Alumni - 2013 Alumni Award Winners". USF Alumni Association - USF Alumni.
^ "Q&A: Jordan Zimmerman turned a B+ at USF into billions". 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
^ Awai, Nicole (2014-10-17). "Artist Statement". Callaloo. 37 (4): 943–946. doi:10.1353/cal.2014.0162. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 201788434.
^ "Joe Barresi". Mix with the Masters. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13.
^ "Outlaw Novelist" to Speak Jan. 23 - University of South Florida
^ Bruce Blowers to Perform | WUSF Public Media
^ "Kim Boyce". Last.fm. 15 December 2022.
^ "YouTubers Try a Different Forum: Real Life". washingtonpost.com.
^ "Vintage Trouble's Rick Barrio Dill talks about starting in Tampa, playing with the Who and Rolling Stones and more". Tampa Bay Times.
^ ^a ^b "Tamsen Fadal". New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV. 12 February 2021.
^ http://www.usf.edu/government-relations/documents/vol2issue3.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "USF Alumni - Danny Burgess, '08, Sworn in as Mayor of Zephyrhills". USF Alumni Association - USF Alumni.
^ "President Obama Nominates Judge J. Michelle Childs, Richard Mark Gergel to District Court Bench for the District of South Carolina". whitehouse.gov. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16 – via National Archives.
^ "Hillsborough County, FL - Official Website - Victor D. Crist". hillsboroughcounty.org.
^ "Faye B. Culp, Previous Candidate for State Representative District 57, Florida". vote-fl.org.
^ "NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - David M. Kennedy". noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
^ "Biography". Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart. 3 January 2021.
^ "Kimberly Adler, ARNP". health-first.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20.
^ "Zak Boggs Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.
^ "Varsity Club Picture of the Week". GoUSFBulls.com. 17 June 2010.
^ "404 - LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association". LPGA. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ "Christiane Endler Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.
^ "USF 50th Anniversary - College of Education "Remember When"". fcit.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
^ Tampabay: Teacher considers plea deal in sex case

[1] ttp://www.usf.edu/pdfs/USF_PocketFacts.pdf Facts About USF, 2009-10

[2] "Douglas J Barrett, M.D. - Background". UF Health, University of Florida Health. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "USF :: Chemistry Department". usf.edu.

[5] "Elliott, Michele Irmiter (Born 7 Jan. 1946), Founder and Director, Kidscape Children's Charity, 1984–2009". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36925. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.

[6] "B. Christopher Frueh, psychology: Researches treatments for post traumatic stress disorder". hawaii.edu. 17 October 2012.

[7] "USF Alumni - 2013 Alumni Award Winners". USF Alumni Association - USF Alumni.

[8] "Q&A: Jordan Zimmerman turned a B+ at USF into billions". 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

[9] "Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

[10] Awai, Nicole (2014-10-17). "Artist Statement". Callaloo. 37 (4): 943–946. doi:10.1353/cal.2014.0162. ISSN 1080-6512. S2CID 201788434.

[11] "Joe Barresi". Mix with the Masters. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13.

[12] "Outlaw Novelist" to Speak Jan. 23 - University of South Florida

[13] Bruce Blowers to Perform | WUSF Public Media

[14] "Kim Boyce". Last.fm. 15 December 2022.

[15] "YouTubers Try a Different Forum: Real Life". washingtonpost.com.

[16] "Vintage Trouble's Rick Barrio Dill talks about starting in Tampa, playing with the Who and Rolling Stones and more". Tampa Bay Times.

[autogenerated1-17] "Tamsen Fadal". New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV. 12 February 2021.

[18] ttp://www.usf.edu/government-relations/documents/vol2issue3.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[19] "USF Alumni - Danny Burgess, '08, Sworn in as Mayor of Zephyrhills". USF Alumni Association - USF Alumni.

[20] "President Obama Nominates Judge J. Michelle Childs, Richard Mark Gergel to District Court Bench for the District of South Carolina". whitehouse.gov. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16 – via National Archives.

[21] "Hillsborough County, FL - Official Website - Victor D. Crist". hillsboroughcounty.org.

[22] "Faye B. Culp, Previous Candidate for State Representative District 57, Florida". vote-fl.org.

[23] "NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - David M. Kennedy". noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-12.

[24] "Biography". Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart. 3 January 2021.

[25] "Kimberly Adler, ARNP". health-first.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20.

[26] "Zak Boggs Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.

[27] "Varsity Club Picture of the Week". GoUSFBulls.com. 17 June 2010.

[28] "404 - LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association". LPGA. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[29] "Christiane Endler Bio". GoUSFBulls.com.

[30] "USF 50th Anniversary - College of Education "Remember When"". fcit.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

[31] Tampabay: Teacher considers plea deal in sex case

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