Gift Announcements

Former Bulls Make A Gift In Support of USF Soccer

Lecanto, FL (June 15, 2007) - Fred Sikorski and John Connelly are among the first generation of USF student-athletes, both competing for the green and gold in the mid-70s.

Though Connelly was a swimmer, some of his closest friends to this day were members of the USF soccer team.  And when his good friend Sikorski decided to make a gift back to the alma mater, Connelly decided to match his friend’s generosity.  More

John Connelly (left0 and Fred Sikorski at the 2007 Men's Soccer Golf Tournament at Black Diamond Ranch

Carol and Frank Morsani Give $10 Million to USF Health and Athletics

Courtesy USF Media Relations

Tampa, FL (June 1, 2006)  – Community philanthropists Carol and Frank Morsani have given the University of South Florida a gift of $10 million, eligible for a $7 million state match, President Judy Genshaft announced today.

"This is a leadership gift. It will immeasurably transform two major projects at USF," Genshaft said. "The Morsanis understand the critical role of vision in building our community and our university." (more)

Richard A. Beard III
Campo Family Fund
Paul & Patricia Melech
Roger & Barbara Monsour
Dr. Daniel Pope

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick Endows USF Athletic Department Scholarship

Tampa, FL (September 7, 2005)  – The University of South Florida Athletics Department announced today a $100,000 endowment to provide athletic scholarships by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.  

“The Athletic Department is enormously grateful to Mr. Mark Catchur and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick for this generous investment in the future of Bulls Athletics programs and the educational pursuits of student-athletes,” said Doug Woolard, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of South Florida.  (more)
 

(L-R): USF Athletics Director Doug Woolard, Mark Catchur of Schumaker Loop & Kendrick, and Lee Roy Selmon, President of the Foundation Partnership for USF Athletics

USF Athletics Receives Endowed Scholarship Honoring Kwane Doster

Tampa, FL– The University of South Florida Athletics Department is proud to announce a $100,000 scholarship endowment in support of USF Football, which will be named in memory of Vanderbilt University running back Kwane Doster. 

The gift of $50,000 was made by Rich Lovinger, a USF alumnus and long-time supporter of Bulls Athletics, and will be generously matched by his employer, Allstate Insurance.  “I just wanted to perpetuate the memory of a great young man,” said Lovinger.  (more)

Kwane Doster

Jack and Janis Boyd pledge estate gift worth $7.5 million for USF scholarships

TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2003) – University of South Florida alumni Jack and Janis Boyd have pledged an estate gift worth $7.5 million for endowed business and athletics scholarships at their alma mater. The pledge is the largest ever from a USF alumnus.

The Boyds have made the USF Foundation a beneficiary of their estates to establish endowments estimated at $5 million. The gift will be divided equally into two endowed scholarship funds: the Jack and Janis Boyd Scholarship Endowment in Athletics and the Jack and Janis Boyd Scholarship Endowment in Business. (more)

A Conversation with Frank Morsani, from Faces of Philanthropy