Fall 2015 - University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Retired Faculty and Staff Association
Fall Newsletter - September 2015
USFSP Founding Dean Les Tuttle Shows Winning Form at USF Night at the Rays
In honor of USF St. Petersburg’s 50th Year Celebration, Founding Dean Les Tuttle was invited to
throw out the first at USF Night at the Rays game on July 25. He represented us well with a display
of athletic prowess. TV announcers Dewayne Staats and Brian Anderson commented on Les’s fine
performance during the second inning of the game. It was a fun-filled evening even though the Rays
lost to Baltimore 5-1. USFSP’s 50th was a featured highlight—notice
the USFSP logo on the screen in the above photo. More than 2000
USF folks attended the game.
At left, Les Tuttle chats with Dick Crippen before the game. Crippen
was a long-time local sports anchor in and is a special assistant to
the Rays. During the 1970s, Crippen took classes at USFSP,
including a Popular Culture course with English Prof. Harriet Deer.
Photos courtesy of Barb Kovats Tuttle.
BLOCK PARTY
For more news about
USF St. Petersburg,
please check our website:
www.usfsp.edu
Chancellor Sophia
Wisniewska and
St. Petersburg Mayor
Rick Kriseman
announce the naming
of a portion of 2nd
Street S. as “University
Way” on September 12.
More BLASTS from the PAST . . .
Evelyn Mohler and Betty Nincehelser register students for
classes outside the Building A Auditorium in September 1976.
Photo by Michael Conway for Student Activities.
Dr. David Carr attends
“Medieval Halloween” in his
appropriate period scholarly
attire, October 1978.
Upcoming Events
Enclosed is a flyer distributed
at the USFSP 50th Year
Block Party Celebration on
Sept. 12. As you will see,
there are several events at
which USFSP alumni will be
present. These events offer
a good opportunity for RFSA
members to catch up with
former students.
Dr. Sonia Helton on
campus in 1980.
RFSA ANNUAL FALL RECEPTION
Thursday, Nov. 12 ● 4:30 p.m. ● Williams House
Dr. Dan Wells, Dr. Regis Factor, Dr. Allen
Blomquist, Prof. Ham Stirling and their faculty
colleagues proceed to the Waterfront for
the Dedication of Bayboro Hall and the
Library in May 1981.
USF ST. PETERSBURG DIGITAL ARCHIVE at the POYNTER LIBRARY
Interviews related to USFSP have been added to the Digital Archive. Patrons may search
via a variety of ways, including links on this page:
http://dspace.nelson.usf.edu/xmlui/handle/10806/14049
Interviews have also been mapped into the growing Biographical Materials Collection:
http://dspace.nelson.usf.edu/xmlui/handle/10806/14048