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.
Nominations Currently Open for 2024
Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The Dean’s 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 – locally, statewide,
regionally, nationally, and/or globally.
| Recipient | Award Year | USF COE Graduation Year and Degree |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Lennard, Ph.D. | 2014 | ’63 B.A. Special Education ’93 Ph.D. Vocational Education |
| Doris Ross Reddick | 2015 | ’70 M.A. Special Education |
| Michael A. Grego, Ed.D. | 2016 | ’89 M.Ed. Educational Leadership ’97 Ed.D. Educational Leadership |
| Joanna Fox | 2017 | ’99 B.A. English Education |
| Joe Tomaino | 2018 | ’71 M.A. Business Education |
| Mona Jain, Ph.D. | 2020 | ’84 Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education |
| Troy D. Sadler, Ph.D. | 2021 | ’03 PhD. Science Education |
| Dominic “Dick” J. Puglisi, Ph.D. | 2022 | ’69 M.A. Social Science Education |
| Joyce Haines, Ph.D. | 2023 |
BA ’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 | ’88 M.A. English Education |
| Christopher S. Christoff | 2015 | ’96 Special Education |
| Stephanie Holmquist Johnson, Ph.D. | 2016 | ’05 M.A. Career & Technical Education ’14 Ph.D. Career & Workforce Education |
| Aracelis A. Rogers, Ph.D. | 2017 | ’04 Ph.D. Adult Education |
| Erin Sapp Santiago | 2018 | ’94 M.A. Exceptional Student Education |
| Sara Kay Bonti | 2020 | ’88 B.S. English Education ’07 M.Ed Education Leadership |
| LaShawn Frost, Ed.D. | 2021 |
’04 M.Ed Educational Leadership |
| LaSonya L. Moore , Ed.D. | 2022 |
’03 B.A. Special Education |
| Monica Ilse, Ed.D. | 2023 |
’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 | ’12 B.S. English Education |
| Alex LaSpina | 2018 | ’09 B.A. Elementary Education |
|
Francesca Perrone-Britt |
2020 |
’10 B.A. Elementary Education |
|
Edna Jones Miller, Ph.D. |
2021 |
’12 Ph.D. Higher Education Administration |
|
Caprice Edmond |
2022 |
’15 M.A. Elementary Education |
|
Brad Bernstein |
2023 |
’10 BS Physical Education |
For more information, please email EDUDevelopmentOffice@usf.edu