Events
AAC Community Breakfast
2026 AAC Community Breakfast
Please join us on Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 at the Marshall Student Center Ballroom where breakfast will be served at 10am. Our distinguished keynote speaker this year is USF’s own Dr. Valerie Riddle.
Tickets come with a raffle ticket for exciting prizes and additional raffle tickets may be gained by donating to Dr. Riddle’s chosen scholarship, the College of Medicine General Scholarship (6 additional tickets for $5 donated or 30 additional tickets for $20).
Date:
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Marshall Student Center Ballroom
Tickets:
- Registration is $20 per person. Tickets are transferrable, but not refundable
- Click here to purchase a ticket.
Speaker:
Dr. Valerie Riddle (MD ’89, BA ’84) is a proud double alumna of USF. A Tampa native, she has spent much of her career advancing medicine as both a physician and a leader in the biopharmaceutical industry, while remaining deeply connected to her alma mater. Most recently, she was Associate Dean for Alumni Engagement at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine from 2018 to 2025. Dr. Riddle previously served on the USF Foundation Board of Directors and the Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board, where she is a past chair. She is also an immediate past chair and active member of USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy, contributing to its executive, mentoring, and scholarship committees and helping champion opportunities for women across the university. Through her leadership, philanthropy, and advocacy, Dr. Riddle continues to strengthen the USF community for students, alumni, and colleagues alike.

Previous Community Breakfast Speakers
Year |
Date |
Speaker(s) |
Photo Gallery |
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| 2025 |
1/23/2025 | Dr. Andy Hafer and Eileen Hafer | View Photos |
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| 2024 |
1/18/2024 | Sam Barrington, MBA ‘21 | ||
| 2023 |
1/26/2023 | Mayor Jane Castor | ||
| 2022 |
03/23/2022 | Scott Glaser, Executive Director Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | View Photos | |
| 2021 |
No Breakfast held | |||
| 2020 |
1/22/2020 | USF President Steven Currall, Ph.D. | ||
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2019 |
1/29/2019 |
Iris A. Elijah, '08, Assistant General Counsel, State University System of Florida Board of Governors | View Photos | |
| 2018 |
3/22/2018 | Anddrikk Frazier '01, President & CEO Integral Energy | ||
| 2017 |
3/23/2017 | City of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn | View Photos | |
| 2016 |
4/7/2016 | Michele Norris '79, President Navigen Leadership | View Photos | |
| 2015 |
3/31/2015 | Richard Gonzmart, President of Columbia Restaurant Group | ||
| 2014 |
4/3/2014 | Trustee Brian Lamb '98 Chairman of the Board, Fifth Third Bank | ||
| 2013 |
No Breakfast held | |||
| 2012 |
9/11/2012 | Rob Higgins '01, Exec Director Tampa Bay Sports Commission | ||
| 2011 |
3/31/2011 | Coach Skip Holtz, USF Bulls Football Coach | ||
| 2010 |
4/6/2010 | Trustee John Ramil '78 | ||
| 2009 |
1/13/2009 | Frank and Carol Morsani | ||
| 2008 |
1/15/2008 | USF Provost Ralph Wilcox, PhD | ||
| 2007 |
1/13/2007 | USF Trustee Margarita R. Cancio, MD '82 | ||
| 2006 |
1/18/2006 | USF Trustee Rhea Law '77 | ||
| 2005 |
No Breakfast held | |||
| 2004 |
11/23/2004 | Patricia Beane, Hillsborough County Administrator | ||
| 2003 |
1/29/2003 |
City of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio '01 |
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| 2002 |
1/28/2002 | Renu Khator, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Kathleen Betancourt, AVP for Governmental Relations |
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| 2001 |
12/5/2001 | USF President Genshaft | ||
| 2000 |
11/28/2000 | USF President Genshaft | ||
| 1999 |
11/9/1999 | Gary Walker, Health Care Attorney and Expert | ||
| 1998 |
No Speaker | |||
| 1997 |
No Speaker | |||