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2013-2014

annual report

CELEBRATING ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING YEAR

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

MISSION

The mission of the USF System Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program is to engage and educate visionary leaders and philanthropists to make a difference for women throughout the USF System and the community.

Dear Members and Friends of WLP, I am proud to have served you for the past year as your Chair and as a Founding Member of this organization, an extraordinary group of visionaries who have chosen WLP as their conduit for impacting the next generation of leaders and philanthropists and contributing to academic scholarship and research with life-changing implications for women throughout the world. Due in no small part to the collective strength and contributions of our members, we are pleased to celebrate a number of impressive accomplishments this year:

SOURCES OF WLP FUNDS kathleen moore, ph.d.

• O  ur annual dues-paying membership has grown from 114 members to 154, a 35% Chair, USF WLP increase in the last fiscal year. At the close of calendar year 2014, membership has grown to a record 185 members. Our Corporate Member program has grown from one member (Florida Blue) in July 2013 to five members (BNYMellon Wealth Management, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Florida Blue, Florida Hospital & Sagicor) by June 2014, a 400% increase. At the close of calendar year 2014, this number has grown to 8 Corporate Members adding SunTrust, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Tampa Bay Rays. • Our  9th Annual WLP Fall Symposium was an unprecedented success. More than 720 people joined together for a day of learning, laughter and empowerment. Over $245,000 was raised at this signature event; after expenses, these funds will be allocated to enhance our endowments and WLP programs. • W  e developed, in collaboration with the Office of Donor Relations & Foundation Scholarships, an aggressive WLP Endowed Scholarship Donor Stewardship Plan. While only in the initial implementation stage, this initiative has resulted in an increase of over $41,000 in additional scholarship commitments. When fully implemented, we anticipate that this program will yield great dividends for WLP and the USF System. • W  e successfully launched WLP’s first-ever Mentoring Initiative, in partnership with the USF Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement and USF Athletics’ Mentoring U-Selmon Style.

The structure and function of the USF WLP program requires a consistent source of spendable income. Because the majority of gifts to WLP are to restricted endowed funds, our primary sources of operating income include annual membership contributions, sponsorships and ticket sales from the Annual Fall Symposium, and contributions from the USF Faculty & Staff Campaign. WLP also benefits from significant staff salary and budgetary support provided by the USF Foundation.

MEMBERSHIP

USF WLP’s groundwork was established by our founding members whose initial investments allow us to fulfill our mission. By establishing endowed scholarship funds, contributing to the WLP endowed scholarship, and building the program endowment, these visionary individuals and corporations provided WLP the strong basis for the tremendous growth and impact that typifies the program today.

WLP THANKS OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS

As ever, we are not resting on our laurels. WLP has embarked on a groundbreaking journey and we will rely on the collective skills, experiences, and energies of our members to achieve our ambitious goals. As you explore the past year through the pages of this report, think ahead to the engagement, exploration and impact that you would like to experience through WLP, and become involved in a standing committee, mentor a student, serve on the symposium planning committee, attend events, or just try something new. We will all be the better for your participation!

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FOUNDING MEMBERS Bank of America

Muffy Longacre

Dore Beach, Ed.D. ‘70

Kathleen Moore, Ph.D.’90

Suzette Berkman ‘73

Carol Morsani

Sharon Smith Blanchard

Pamela S. Muma

Linda Blume ‘73

Michele Norris ‘79

Hon. Betty Castor

Vivien Oliva

Cornelia Corbett

Regions Financial Corporation

Marty Couch

Sincerely,

Kathleen Moore, Ph.D. ‘90 Chair, USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy

USF WLP members and scholarship recipients

USF WLP Chair Kathleen Moore pictured with Elizabeth Fowler, our 2014 Community Leadership Award Recipient

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Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring

Nancy Schneid ‘79

Keri Gawrych ‘87

Linda Simmons ‘75

Judy Genshaft, PhD

Anne Strozier

Leona Genshaft

USF Town and Gown

Nancy Howe

Erika Wallace

Anila Jain, M.D. ‘81

Vincent Zecchino, MD

Elaine Shimberg

Mona Jain, M.D., Ph.D. ‘84



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BY THE NUMBERS

+$41,000

The WLP Endowed Scholarship Donor Stewardship Plan initiative has resulted in an increase of over $41,000 in additional scholarship commitments.

97%

$220,000

We have distributed more than $220,000 to over 100 USF system students through scholarships and research awards since 2005.

Our scholarship program participants have maintained a 97% graduation rate!

+$84,768 Our operating fund posted an increase of 63% this fiscal year from $144,454 to $229,222.

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

The chart below illustrates the growth in membership by category. With the base of support from Founding Members and significant increases in Endowment and Annual members, WLP is stronger than ever. Our membership in the Annual category has increased in overall membership of 35%.

Today, members contributing at the endowment level ($25,000 or above) join our list of lifetime members. Annual members ($1,000 per year and $500 per year for those 35 and younger) and corporate members ($5,000 per year) support WLP programmatic offerings and outreach initiatives and help grow the principal of the WLP Endowed Scholarship fund.

Lifetime Annual USFFounding WLP Membership by Type

Number of Members

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In 2013-14, WLP successfully launched our first-ever Corporate Member program. Our Corporate Member program has grown from one member (Florida Blue) in July 2013 to eight members, including BNYMellon Wealth Management, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Florida Blue, Florida Hospital, Sagicor, SunTrust, The Lighting Foundation & The Tampa Bay Rays. We continue to distinguish ourselves by engaging in theoretical and practical activities that further our mission, such as our signature symposia featuring prominent female leaders, and mentoring initiatives with students.

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Annual

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IMPACT OF YOUR INVESTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS More than $220,000 in scholarship awards has been distributed to over 100 students since WLP’s founding in 2005. These scholarship awards, paired with the unique mentoring and engagement opportunities that WLP affords our recipients, provide opportunities for worthy students to continue their education and fulfill their dream of completing their degree at a leading public research university. In collaboration with Office of Donor Relations & Foundation Scholarships, we developed an aggressive WLP Endowed Scholarship Donor Stewardship Plan. Though only in the initial implementation stage, this initiative has resulted in an increase of over $41,000 in additional scholarship commitments. When fully implemented, we anticipate that this program will yield great dividends for WLP and the University as a whole. Endowed scholarship funds exist in perpetuity. To achieve the balance between making awards and sustaining principal growth, WLP adheres to the USF Foundation spending policy established annually by the Investment Committee of the Foundation Board of Directors. A percentage of earnings on each fund are awarded in the spring for students enrolled in the following fall semester. The number of WLP endowed scholarship opportunities grows in relation to the number of members contributing at the endowment level. Many WLP members who contribute at the endowment level have established a named scholarship to honor a special person or to serve a defined group of USF students.

WLP ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS WLP/Bank of America Scholarship

WLP/Esther Schneid Memorial Scholarship

WLP/Berkman Family Scholarship

WLP/First Generation Scholarship

WLP/Betty Castor Scholarship for Global Initiatives

WLP/Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring Scholarship

WLP/Carolyn House Stewart Endowed Scholarship*

WLP/Judith Bryan Darsey Scholarship

WLP/Deborah Eaves Endowed Scholarship

WLP/Linda Blume Award

WLP/Donald & Ruth Anderson Memorial Scholarship in Nursing*

WLP /National Mah Jongg League Foundation Inc.Scholarship

WLP/Elsie A. Moore Memorial Scholarship

WLP/ Vincent Zecchino M.D. - Dreamgivers USA Scholarship

WLP/Endowed Scholarship

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*ESTABLISHED IN FY2014

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AN INVESTMENT IN STUDENT SUCCESS

The WLP Scholarship program has impacted the overall success of our student recipients in a way that is admirable within the State University System. Within the USF System, the 97% graduation rate of our scholarship recipients is bested only by one program (The Aripoli Scholars), and is well above the state average of 63%. The success of our students is directly attributed to their scholarship award, but more importantly to the formal and informal mentorship they receive from their scholarship donors and other WLP members. It also comes from the unique engagement and enhancement opportunities afforded them by their affiliation with our organization.

MEET YOUR STUDENTS! KELSEY SHOOK

WLP ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT “Kelsey Shook is a USF graduate and received a Bachelors Degree in Psychology with minor in Leadership. She is pursuing a career in Higher Education and Student Affairs. Kelsey has a heart for volunteering and hopes to one day travel to third world countries to make a difference in the lives of others. When asked her plans for involvement with WLP after graduation, she stated “I will continue to support women and women’s initiatives and endeavors in my surrounding community. I hope to one day have the capacity to donate what I can to WLP at USF to aid other USF women in reaching their goals.”



SHANICE ANDERSON

WLP/CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT “Shanice Anderson is currently a third year college student majoring in Biomedical Sciences. Upon graduation, she plans to matriculate into a pharmacy program and apply for an ambassador position to help undergraduates with the process of applying to a program. She has made the Dean’s list on more than one occasion and has also been the recipient of the USF Scholar’s Award and the History of Achievement Award. She is also a proud member of the Zeta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, of which Carolyn House Stewart is the immediate past international president.”

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WLP FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD

ENGAGEMENT

RECIPIENTS

WLP COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY

The USF WLP Faculty Research Award provides an annual grant to USF System faculty whose research and creative efforts focus on women and issues affecting women. This award is presented in the spring of each year through a competitive process, with the recipient receiving a one-time $5,000 award to support their research as well as an honorary lifetime membership in WLP. To date, WLP has awarded eight grants to deserving faculty members whose research helps to support and advance women throughout the world.

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Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government & International Affairs, Tampa

Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Family Life, USF Health College of Public Health

DR. SUSAN MACMANUS

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2009

Associate Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering in the USF College of Engineering, Tampa

Professor in the Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

DR. GRISELLE CENTENO

DR. PATRICIA A. KRUK

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Associate Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences, Tampa

Professor of Anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences, Tampa

DR. JAMIE GOLDENBERG

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DR. JODY LYNN MCBRIEN Assistant Professor in the College of Education, USF Sarasota-Manatee

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DR. ELLEN DALEY

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DR. LINDA M. WHITEFORD

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WLP creates opportunities each year for members to learn about leadership and philanthropy, as well as the university and its community impact through various events and programs. WLP’s signature event, the Annual Fall Symposium, provides a chance for members of the Tampa Bay community to gather, share leadership lessons and learn from leading women in fields such as business, journalism, arts and entertainment, public health and other areas.

WLP honors visionary leaders and philanthropists throughout the community doing extraordinary things to make Tampa Bay a better place for women to live and work. With the Community Leadership Award, we showcase individual excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of work, and inspiration to others. We publicly affirm present achievements, seek to encourage further work on the part of the recipients, and hope to motivate others to follow their lead in service to the Tampa Bay communities.

ELIZABETH FOWLER

2014 COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT Elizabeth Fowler worked in the Corporate Banking division of Bank of America in Tampa, Florida for 13 years. Upon the formation of the Park Foundation, Inc. in 1995 (funded by the late Roy H. Park), Elizabeth resigned from Bank of America as a Senior Vice President to serve as a director and the treasurer of the Park Foundation, where she was responsible for the investments of the Park Foundation assets. Elizabeth now serves as a director with her father, Roy H. Park, Jr. and her brother, Roy H. Park III. She is also the treasurer and a director of the Triad Foundation. In Tampa, Elizabeth is very active in nonprofit work and is currently serving on the Frameworks of Tampa Bay Board of Directors, the Academy Prep Board of Directors, the Lowry Park Zoo Endowment Board, the Junior League of Tampa Community Advisory Board and the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications Foundation Board.

DR. NAOMI YAVNEH Associate Professor of Humanities in the College of Arts & Sciences, Tampa

LEE LEAVENGOOD ‘73

2014 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT Lee Bird Leavengood was born in Monticello, Florida in 1928. After graduating from USF in 1973 with a Master’s degree as a non-traditional student, Lee’s passion for “lifelong education” was ignited and she became actively involved at the University of South Florida as a volunteer, a board member of the USF Foundation, and as an administrator. A leader in her field, Lee was involved in the early years of

of USF to make sure that non-traditional-aged students,

especially women, had access to the wealth of Higher Education resources that USF brought to the Tampa Bay community. With a professional career that spans nearly three decades at USF, Ms. Leavengood spearheaded the USF Division of Senior Program and initiated and coordinated three major senior programs in the greater Tampa Bay area: USF SeniorNet Learning Center, USF Learning in Retirement Institute (an affiliate of Elderhostel Institute Network), and the Tuition Waiver Program for Senior Citizens. Lee has been honored with numerous awards and commendations over her lifetime including the USF President’s Fellow Medallion, Girls Scouts “Women of Distinction” Award, and the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation “Community Hero” award. Lee was the first female member of the USF Foundation Board of Directors and is an active member of the Athena Society, a Founding Member of the Florida Women’s

PAST RECIPIENTS 2013 – Barbara Sparks McGlinchy 2012 – Susan W. Leisner 2009 – Mona Jain, MD, PhD



2008 – Carol D. Morsani 2008 – Pamela S. Muma 2007 – Dr. Kay Glasser

Network and past member of the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.

PAST RECIPIENT 2013 – Louise Lykes Ferguson

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

2013 ANNUAL FALL WLP SYMPOSIUM

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Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers (pictured at right) addressed a sold-out crowd at the 8th Annual WLP Symposium sponsored by Florida Blue, held at A La Carte Event Pavilion on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The energy in the room was palpable and it was easy to feel the connection among the more than 600 attendees who gathered to discuss women in global leadership.

Dee Dee closed her luncheon keynote with a homework assignment for women. “Pay attention to your words,” she said. “Listen for lack of confidence, passing off credit you deserve.” Participants seemed eager to do their homework. In addition to Myers’ talk, panel sessions featuring local women and USF alumnae who are leaders in global business, environmentalism, humanitarian issues and philanthropy inspired conversations about women working in partnership with one another to help improve the community and encourage others around the globe. Women left feeling energized and united in the cause to help support women and improve their community and the world, underscoring what WLP is all about: women supporting women! The WLP Symposium raised more than $140,000 to support WLP’s efforts to provide scholarships, faculty research awards, and enhanced mentorship opportunities for students and young professionals.

USF WLP Chair Kathleeen Moore pictured with Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy ‘83, ‘91, our 2013 Community Leadership Award Recipient

A QUOTE FROM A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT “Thank you! Attending the Symposium was life-changing for me. I have greater focus on my goals and a new perspective on how to reach those goals. I don’t think I’ve ever been around so many AMAZING women all at one time! It was an experience I won’t forget.” -GEORNESIA MOSES

– DEANNDRA BURROWES ’12

Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers

A snapshot of the sold-out crowd.

“Your generosity has inspired me to be generous now, but also in the future by providing scholarships to future students.”

“I deeply appreciate your support so that I may continue to be an excellent student and representative of USF.”

– INDIRA RANAWEERA

– KATRINA STINE

“I am so incredibly thankful for the donation, and it will be put to great use. Without such a scholarship, I don’t necessarily know if I would be able to focus 100% on my studies, and thanks to everyone in the USF WLP program, I am able to. Thank you, once again. Go Bulls!”



This was a day to celebrate women in leadership and during the luncheon program Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy ‘83, ‘91, whose service to women in the community reflects the mission and values of WLP, was named the recipient of the 2013 WLP Community Leadership Award. Additionally, the inaugural WLP Community Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mrs. Louise Lykes Ferguson to acknowledge and honor her tremendous efforts and remarkable lifelong success in making a difference for women in the Tampa Bay region.

Receiving a scholarship literally changed my life. WLP has helped me out tremendously in my academic career and personal life. The organization has renewed my hope in the world and reminded me that your past never determines your future. I am so proud to be involved with an organization that is making a huge impact on women in our community. One day, I hope to become a member of WLP and join this remarkable group of individuals whom I look up to. I want to have the chance to help carry on the legacy of the founding members.

“One day I hope to become a donor to WLP and provide the same opportunities to another young leader.”

– ANGELICA SHOREY

– GIZEM KELES 10

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