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.
Deanβs Lifetime Achievement Award
The Deanβs 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 β locally, statewide,
regionally, nationally, and/or globally.
Recipient | Award Year | USF COE Graduation Year and Degree |
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Earl Lennard, Ph.D. | 2014 | β63 B.A. Special Education β93 Ph.D. Vocational Education |
Doris Ross Reddick | 2015 | β70 M.A. Special Education |
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D. | 2016 | β89 M.Ed. Educational Leadership β97 Ed.D. Educational Leadership |
Joanna Fox | 2017 | β99 B.A. English Education |
Joe Tomaino | 2018 | β71 M.A. Business Education |
Mona Jain, Ph.D. | 2020 | β84 Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education |
Troy D. Sadler, Ph.D. | 2021 | β03 PhD. Science Education |
Dominic βDickβ J. Puglisi, Ph.D. | 2022 | β69 M.A. Social Science Education |
Joyce Haines, Ph.D. | 2023 |
BA β68 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 |
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Freda Abercrombie | 2014 | β88 M.A. English Education |
Christopher S. Christoff | 2015 | β96 Special Education |
Stephanie Holmquist Johnson, Ph.D. | 2016 | β05 M.A. Career & Technical Education β14 Ph.D. Career & Workforce Education |
Aracelis A. Rogers, Ph.D. | 2017 | β04 Ph.D. Adult Education |
Erin Sapp Santiago | 2018 | β94 M.A. Exceptional Student Education |
Sara Kay Bonti | 2020 | β88 B.S. English Education β07 M.Ed Education Leadership |
LaShawn Frost, Ed.D. | 2021 |
β04 M.Ed Educational Leadership |
LaSonya L. Moore , Ed.D. | 2022 |
β03 B.A. Special Education |
Monica Ilse, Ed.D. | 2023 |
β98 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 |
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Tyler Campbell |
2017 | β12 B.S. English Education |
Alex LaSpina | 2018 | β09 B.A. Elementary Education |
Francesca Perrone-Britt |
2020 |
β10 B.A. Elementary Education |
Edna Jones Miller, Ph.D. |
2021 |
β12 Ph.D. Higher Education Administration |
Caprice Edmond |
2022 |
β15 M.A. Elementary Education |
Brad Bernstein |
2023 |
β10 BS Physical Education |
For more information, please email EDUDevelopmentOffice@usf.edu