Winter 2014 Unstoppable Newsletter

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The USF: Unstoppable Campaign Continues
Fresh off the completion of the recordbreaking first phase of the USF: Unstoppable
Campaign, university and foundation leaders
announced the beginning of a new phase.
This second phase will build upon the
successes of the first, providing critical funding
for scholarships, professorships, research
support, classroom and laboratory technology,
equipment and so much more.
With the creation of a second phase, the
Campaign’s new goal is $1 billion, an amount
extremely rare in American higher education
and almost unheard of at a University System as
young as USF.
USF System President Judy Genshaft said
the campaign’s second phase will build upon
previous successes.
“We are dedicated to continuing this
campaign because we have seen first-hand
the tremendous positive impact it has had for
our students and faculty throughout the USF
System,” said President Genshaft. “Each of
Les Muma ’66, out-going campaign chair, celebrates the successful conclusion of the first
phase of the USF:Unstoppable Campaign at the Tampa Bay Times Forum gala.
our campuses is stronger today because of this
the second phase will provide an opportunity
campaign, and by continuing these efforts, we
to build on the successes of the first phase
phase of the campaign are new campaign
will make each better still.”
and create more scholarship funding for our
co-chairs, Gordon Gillette ’81, ’85, President
wonderful student-athletes.”
of Tampa Electric & Peoples Gas, and Tod
USF Foundation CEO Joel Momberg said
the campaign’s second phase will focus on USF
System priorities.
The momentum for launching successfully
into the second phase of the campaign has
Coming on board to help lead the second
Leiweke, CEO of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
“We are proud to play a role in supporting
already been established by the exceptional
the great staff at USF in pushing forward to
on creating new student scholarships, research
leadership of the initial campaign chairman,
the next frontier,” said Tod Leiweke. “USF is a
and teaching support for our outstanding
Les Muma ’66, (USF: Unstoppable Campaign
world class asset to our region, and to continue
faculty, and enhancing the academic experience
chair 2008-2013). More than 145,000 donors
to grow and compete, we need to continue
for all,” said Momberg. “USF Health will focus
contributed to the Campaign’s first phase under
to provide the leadership resources needed to
on areas of strength, including cardiovascular
his leadership.
remain a world-class institution.”
“During the next half-decade, we will focus
treatment and research. For USF Athletics,
USF FOUNDATION / UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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“... during the next five years, we have a unique opportunity to
completely transform the USF System.”
– Gordon Gillette ’81, ’85, Tod Leiweke, USF: Unstoppable Campaign Co-Chairs
From USF: Unstoppable
Campaign Co-Chairs
Dear Friends of USF,
This is an amazing time to be a part of
USF System and to be a supporter of the
USF: Unstoppable Campaign. We decided
to step up as Campaign Co-Chairs for the
second phase of this campaign because we
believe that during the next five years, we
have a unique opportunity to completely
transform the USF System.
Universities and university systems as
young as USF rarely raise $1 billion during
the course of a campaign. Now we stand
together on the precipice of this landmark
achievement. When we succeed, we will
forever change USF’s place in higher
education, our nation, and the world.
We are going to need your help. Together
we will create a strong, vibrant university
system and together, we will be unstoppable!
Sincerely,
Gordon Gillette ’81, ’85, President
Tampa Electric/People’s Gas
Tod Leiweke, CEO
Tampa Bay Lightning
Million-Dollar-Plus Donors to the
USF: Unstoppable Campaign
Our thanks to those who have contributed
$1 million or more to the USF: Unstoppable
Campaign (From July 1, 2005 – Nov. 30, 2013)
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
All Children’s Hospital, Inc.
Anonymous (6)
Lewis* and Enid Barness
BB&T
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Louise Carson Bishop*
James A. and Angela R. Brewer
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Samuel and Juliana Bynum
Drs. Sandra and David* Cahill and Family
Central Florida Development Council
Shaukat and Antonina Chowdhari
Cisco Systems, Inc.
John and Judith Clute
Coca-Cola Company
Cornelia and Richard Corbett
Duke Energy
Anthony B.* and Mary G.* Eikenbary
Robert H. Fier, M.D.
Mary Fleming*
Judy Genshaft and Steven Greenbaum
Helios Education Foundation
Bradford and Terry Holcombe
IBM Corporation
Dan and Tina Johnson
R. Terry Johnson and Stephanie
Holmquist Johnson
Johnson Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Thomas Kennedy, Jr. and Patricia Kennedy
Lakeland Economic Development Council
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lincoln College Education and
Research Fund, Inc.
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc.
Daphne and Michael Mahagan
Charles Mahan and Delores Jeffers
Edward and Jeanne Mansfield
Martha C. and Evert Nolten Trust
Jack* and Claudia McCorkle
Francis E. McCracken*
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John McKibbon III and Letitia McKibbon
Al and Maureen Meilus
Microsoft Corporation
Roger Monsour and Barbara Harken Monsour
Jane and George Morgan
Carol and Frank Morsani
Pam and Les Muma
National Office for Teaching Chinese as a
Foreign Language
Kiran and Pallavi Patel
Lynn Pippenger
Martha Politz*
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Radiology Associates of Tampa, Inc.
Eve Riordan*
Glenn and Linda Ruediger
Drs. Paul and Cyndy Sanberg
Skanska
State University System of Florida
Chris and Sandra Sullivan
Tampa General Hospital
Joe and Sheryl Teague
TECO Energy
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Jordan Zimmerman Family Foundation
The Patterson Foundation
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Tom A. Tiedemann
Pat Vardell*
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Walter L. Mason and Phyllis W. Mason Trust
David* and Ann V.* Yenkinson
*deceased
To support USF, contact:
USF Foundation
Office of Donor Relations & Stewardship
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, ALC100
Tampa, FL 33620
t (813) 974-2035
w unstoppable.usf.edu
USF: Unstoppable Celebration
The USF Foundation celebrated the
successful completion of the first phase of
the USF: Unstoppable Campaign with a gala
event on the floor of the Tampa Bay Times
Forum. The mid-November event featured
an announcement of the second phase of
the Campaign and a new total goal for the
Campaign of $1 Billion. Left, Judy Genshaft
and Joel Momberg with the Pointer Sisters.
Joining the festivities were, clockwise from above: The Pointer Sisters; Rocky D. Bull
and USF System President Judy Genshaft; new USF: Unstoppable Campaign co-chairs Tod
Leiweke and Gordon Gillette ’81, ’85, (with USF Foundation CEO Joel Momberg); USF
theatre arts major Savannah Lowe and Rocky. More than 500 guests enjoyed a pre-event
reception (below right) before entering the main arena for dinner (below).
The event, with state match, raised more than $150,000 in scholarship funding for first
generation scholarships. Presenting sponsors for the event were President Genshaft and her
husband, Steven Greenbaum, Pam and Les Muma ’66, Carol ’05 and Frank Morsani ’05,
The Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tampa General Hospital.
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USF FOUNDATION / UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
4202 EAST FOWLER AVENUE, ALC100
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33620-5455
A news resource to chronicle the achievements of
the USF: Unstoppable Campaign, produced by the
Office of Foundation Communications.
For more information, or if you have comments and
suggestions about this publication, please call the Office
of Foundation Communications at (813) 974-9562 or e-mail
jaywilson@usf.edu. Visit www.unstoppable.usf.edu to
support the USF: Unstoppable Campaign.
USF System President: Judy Genshaft
Campaign Co-Chairs: Gordon Gillette, Tod Leiweke
CEO, USF Foundation: Joel Momberg
Vice President for Development: Steve Blair
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USF Foundation
Thanks to Matt May Photography
JB McKibbon Foundation Provides Transformational Gift
A major gift from Tampa businessman John
assistantship program and underwrite student
research and share groundbreaking tools
McKibbon III’s JB McKibbon Foundation
and faculty participation in conferences and
and technologies in hotel accounting,
is set to transform hospitality research and
training.
property management systems and business
education at USF Sarasota-Manatee’s College
of Hospitality and Technology Leadership.
Part of the ongoing USF: Unstoppable
“This gift will allow USF Sarasota-Manatee
to immediately begin development of new
intelligence software.
“Working with an industry partner who
technologies to serve the hospitality industry,”
is a leader in both hospitality management
Campaign, the gift is the largest single gift in
says McKibbon, chief executive officer of
and information technology will enable us to
the history of USFSM. It will establish the
McKibbon Hotel Group, Inc. and chairman
create synergies that will benefit hospitality
M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and
of McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc.
education as well as the entire industry.”
Innovation and elevate the McKibbon Hotel
Cihan Cobanoglu, dean of the college
Management Endowed Professorship to The
and McKibbon Distinguished Chair of
McKibbon Hotel Management Endowed
Hotel Management, says the gift will allow
Chair. Additionally it will create a graduate
students and faculty to conduct cutting-edge
The USF: Unstoppable Campaign Continues
Continued from page 1
“We are very excited and proud to continue
the University of South Florida as a leading
building an unstoppable future for the USF
research institution in the state and around
System through this campaign’s second
the globe. Our commitment is to help extend
phase,” said Gordon Gillette ’81, ’85. “There
USF’s transformational impact for decades to
are unprecedented opportunities ahead for
come.”
Cobanoglu says.
OUR MISSION
The USF Foundation is a private,
not-for-profit corporation chartered
under Florida Statutes to function as
the legal conduit for the acceptance,
investment, and distribution of all
private gifts made to the University
of South Florida.