Alumni & Friends
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year the USF College of Education is proud to present three alumni awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of graduates who have made a positive impact in the field of education.
Alumni, staff, faculty, students and friends of the university are invited to nominate College of Education graduates from across all three USF campuses each year in early spring. Award winners are recognized at a ceremony in May in recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Week.
Dean鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Award
The Dean鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award recognizes an individual who has graduated
from the USF College of Education and who has demonstrated long-term contributions,
achievement, and service within Education or a related profession 鈥 locally, statewide,
regionally, nationally, and/or globally.
| Recipient | Award Year | USF COE Graduation Year and Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Lennard, Ph.D. | 2014 | 鈥63 B.A. Special Education 鈥93 Ph.D. Vocational Education |
| Doris Ross Reddick | 2015 | 鈥70 M.A. Special Education |
| Michael A. Grego, Ed.D. | 2016 | 鈥89 M.Ed. Educational Leadership 鈥97 Ed.D. Educational Leadership |
| Joanna Fox | 2017 | 鈥99 B.A. English Education |
| Joe Tomaino | 2018 | 鈥71 M.A. Business Education |
| Mona Jain, Ph.D. | 2020 | 鈥84 Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education |
| Troy D. Sadler, Ph.D. | 2021 | 鈥03 PhD. Science Education |
| Dominic 鈥淒ick鈥 J. Puglisi, Ph.D. | 2022 | 鈥69 M.A. Social Science Education |
| Joyce Haines, Ph.D. | 2023 |
BA 鈥68 Elementary Education |
Spirit of Partnership Alumni Award
The Spirit of Partnership Alumni Award recognizes an individual who has graduated
from the USF College of Education and who has created and sustained partnerships within
the community, within the college, and/or between the community and the college to
promote and advance the field of education.
| Recipient | Award Year | Graduation Year and Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Freda Abercrombie | 2014 | 鈥88 M.A. English Education |
| Christopher S. Christoff | 2015 | 鈥96 Special Education |
| Stephanie Holmquist Johnson, Ph.D. | 2016 | 鈥05 M.A. Career & Technical Education 鈥14 Ph.D. Career & Workforce Education |
| Aracelis A. Rogers, Ph.D. | 2017 | 鈥04 Ph.D. Adult Education |
| Erin Sapp Santiago | 2018 | 鈥94 M.A. Exceptional Student Education |
| Sara Kay Bonti | 2020 | 鈥88 B.S. English Education 鈥07 M.Ed Education Leadership |
| LaShawn Frost, Ed.D. | 2021 |
鈥04 M.Ed Educational Leadership |
| LaSonya L. Moore , Ed.D. | 2022 |
鈥03 B.A. Special Education |
| Monica Ilse, Ed.D. | 2023 |
鈥98 MA Counselor Education |
Young Educator Alumni Award
The Young Educator Alumni Award recognizes graduates of the College of Education who serve as exemplary leaders and role models in the field of education among their peers and in their communities. Nominees must have graduated from USF within the last 10 years and be 35 years old or younger.
| Recipient | Award Year | Graduation Year and Degree |
|---|---|---|
|
Tyler Campbell |
2017 | 鈥12 B.S. English Education |
| Alex LaSpina | 2018 | 鈥09 B.A. Elementary Education |
|
Francesca Perrone-Britt |
2020 |
鈥10 B.A. Elementary Education |
|
Edna Jones Miller, Ph.D. |
2021 |
鈥12 Ph.D. Higher Education Administration |
|
Caprice Edmond |
2022 |
鈥15 M.A. Elementary Education |
|
Brad Bernstein |
2023 |
鈥10 BS Physical Education |
For more information, please email EDUDevelopmentOffice@usf.edu