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2025 University of South Florida Alumni Awards

Congratulations to the 2025 USF Alumni Award Recipients The University of South Florida has announced its 2025 Alumni Award recipients. They include three Distinguished Alumni with extraordinary professional accomplishments and one graduate and two non-alumni who have made significant contributions to USF and the Tampa Bay area. Presented by the USF Alumni Association for 50 years, the Distinguished Alumni Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon former students for professional achievement. Two service awards confer USF’s highest honors for former students and non-alumni who’ve demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to USF and the Tampa Bay area. Here are the 2025 USF Alumni Award recipients — only USF degrees are listed: Rick Brandt, Economics ’91 — Distinguished Alumni Award Rick Brandt serves as the CEO and president of BRANDT, an agricultural company that sells products in more than 80 countries and 49 states. Under his 30-year leadership, BRANDT’s revenue has grown nearly $550 million and has closed 24 acquisitions. Beatriz “Gigi” Fernández, Psychology ’03 — Distinguished Alumni Award A two-time Olympic gold medalist in tennis doubles, Gigi Fernández made history as Puerto Rico’s first female professional athlete and the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Teresa “Gayle” Sheppard, Business Administration ’00 — Distinguished Alumni Award Gayle Sheppard is a global technology executive, entrepreneur and board director with a track record of leading AI-driven transformation and scaling companies worldwide. She has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Intel, PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards and most recently served as CEO of Bright Machines, a factory automation and robotics company. H. Ronald Kennedy, MD ’79 — Donald A. Gifford Service Award A Tampa native, Dr. Ronald Kennedy devoted his career to developing quality assurance programs in clinical and anatomic pathology and ensuring all populations are represented in the medical field. For 25 years, Dr. Kennedy held multiple leadership roles at Quest Diagnostics, including medical director for Florida, national medical director for anatomic pathology and senior medical director for national medical quality. David Goldstein and Joanne Nelson — Class of ’56 Award David Goldstein and Joanne Nelson have supported USF for decades, cheering on the green and gold courtside and giving their time and talents to multiple leadership boards, including the USF Foundation, USF Athletics’ Bulls Club and the Stampede for Women, where Nelson has been serving as a founding member since its inception.