#BullsUnited In Action
With gifts of all sizes, ranging from $1 to $50,000, everyone from recent graduates to lifelong donors helped make #BullsUnited In Action a success.
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A Tribute to Terrell Sessums
Public servant. Bridge builder. Civic leader. Philanthropist. Famous throughout Florida, former state legislator Terrell Sessums is being remembered for all that and more.
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Tackling Food Insecurity During COVID-19
The Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities is joining #BullsUnited in Action with their HerdFunder project, “Tackling Food Insecurity During COVID-19,” with all the money raised supporting the hiring of students who will help conduct research.
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Memory of One Scientist Lives on Through Others
When Edith Wright Hartley passed away in 1993 at just 46, her family decided to establish a scholarship to honor her memory. While the endowment is managed by the DAR, the University of South Florida receives the funds each year to award to deserving students.
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One Student. One Story. #ONEUSF
Elysa Goldberg reflects on her experience as a USF student during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even 170 miles away from the university, the generosity of the USF community during the #BullsUnited in Action campaign made her feel closer to USF than ever before.
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Planning Ahead, Way Ahead
J.B. Wright ’05 wanted to leave a legacy for the USF College of Engineering, which has taken the shape of $50,000 in his estate plan to create the J.B. Wright Scholarship Fund.
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Honoring Quincey Upshaw
After Quincey Davidsen Vierling Upshaw died of cervical cancer in 2018, her family created an award to carry on her legacy.
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Grateful Bull Still Paying it Forward
While his friends and family used their experience at USF as a launching point for their careers, Dominic “Dick” Puglisi dedicated himself to advancing the university that changed his life.
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Scholarships for Future Doctors
Worried the expense would deter students from enrolling in medical school, Morton "Phil" Stanson and Bill Toshok wanted to help relieve some of the cost for the next generation of doctors.
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A New Way to Give
In November 2019, Jerry and Sue Ellen Addicott celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, which also marked 21 years of consistent giving to WUSF Public Media. And thanks to supporters like the Addicotts, the music they love plays on.
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Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
- There's perfect harmony in USF concert hall's new name
- A family toasts 20 years of transformation
- Joey and Jennifer Redner give $2.2M to support on-campus stadium, Brewing Arts program
- A grateful mom gives back after lifesaving care from USF Health, TGH
- Mosaic donates $100K to USF Feed-A-Bull
- Latino Scholarship Program gets boost from Krewe and dedicated volunteer
- From a dedicated benefactor, a final gift
- Gonzmart family gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- Gonzmart family gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- Horton Family Foundation gives $1 million to support USF’s on-campus stadium
- They give so others can succeed
Your Impact

25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.

You can find approximately 400,000 USF graduates worldwide.

USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).

U.S. News and World Report ranked USF Tampa as a Best College for Veterans (2023)

USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2024).

USF is home to approximately 50,000 students from 146 countries!

USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!