Two Longtime USF Bulls Football Fans Go Deep With their Support – In the Form of a Planned Gift
Shari Gray, a USF alumna and a fiscal and business analyst at the university, and husband David Gray are diehard Bulls football fans. But they also happen to be proud donors to USF Athletics. Their recent estate gift, made through the Office of Gift Planning, will help student-athletes who transfer to USF from junior college complete their degrees if their scholarship money runs out before they graduate.
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Civil War–era Steinway Donated to USF College of the Arts
The distinguished Steinway Piano collection in the University of South Florida's College of the Arts has a new addition — a rare 1861 Steinway donated by real estate executive Raxit Shah.
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A Patron of the Arts Leaves Legacy Gift for USF St. Petersburg campus
Josephine Hall leaves $2 million legacy gift split evenly between the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus and the USF Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
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Kathy Betancourt
Kathy Betancourt's support of USF Women's Basketball includes a recent $30,000 scholarship contribution to the program through the Office of Gift Planning and an additional $20,000 to create a fund which will support a variety of USF initiatives.
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A USF Alumnus Digs Deep to Help the Geology Field Station Take Shape
Jeff Brame, a successful geologist in the oil and gas industry, is giving back to USF's School of Geosciences, which helped launch him on his way in the master's degree program.
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Just Keep Going
Education is a gift the couple want to pay forward to help other nontraditional students make it through school, too.
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Beaming a New Gift to USF – Thanks to a Laser Expert and the Greatest Show on Earth
Dr. Dennis Killinger, an international expert in laser technology, and wife Rose Killinger have been a presence at USF for 30-plus years -- and now they are giving back to support one of Rose's longtime passions at the university.
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A Story of Triumph
A Florida trailblazer with three degrees from USF is honored with a named scholarship that supports minority women studying nursing.
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A Welcome Gift Sails in for WUSF
Longtime St. Petersburg resident and former tanker first mate Patrick Green turns a passion for public radio into a planned gift.
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Empowering the Next Generation of Engineers
Their gift will establish an endowed scholarship for chemical engineering students, update laboratory facilities and give overall support to the college.
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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
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25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.

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