EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Tampa, FL

Founding Date:
1956

Team:
Bulls

Mascot:
Rocky the Bull

Enrollment:
40,000

Official Website:
http://www.usf.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Elayne Boosler	Comic	18-Aug-1952		Has had 7 cable comedy specials
Eric M. Bost	Diplomat	c. 1952		US Ambassador to South Africa
Mark Consuelos	Actor	30-Mar-1970		1-800-Missing
Mario Diaz-Balart	Politician	25-Sep-1961		Congressman, Florida 25th
Gallagher	Comic	24-Jul-1947		Watermelon's natural enemy
Hulk Hogan	Wrestling	11-Aug-1953		Hogan Knows Best
Drake Hogestyn	Actor	29-Sep-1953		Days of Our Lives
Lauren Hutton	Model	17-Nov-1944		Paper Lion and American Gigolo
Gil Kerlikowske	Government	1949		American Drug Czar
Tony LaRussa	Baseball	4-Oct-1944		Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011
Richard W. Rahn	Economist	c. 1941		The End of Money
Robert C. Randall	Victim	23-Jan-1948	2-Jun-2001	First recipient of federal marijuana
George Reyes	Business	c. 1954		CFO of Google, 2002-08
Cathy Ruse	Activist	c. 1965		Senior Fellow, Family Research Council
Kurt Wimmer	Screenwriter	9-Mar-1964		Equilibrium

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sami Al-Arian	Criminal	14-Jan-1958		Professor convicted of funding terrorism
John M. Belohlavek	Historian	3-Jan-1943		Let the Eagle Soar
Renu Khator	Educator	29-Jun-1955		President, University of Houston
Dan Miller	Politician	30-May-1942		Congressman from Florida, 1993-2003
Louis A. Pérez, Jr.	Historian	5-Jun-1943		Cuba Between Empires, 1878-1902

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Renu Khator	Educator	29-Jun-1955		President, University of Houston
David F. Walker	Business	c. 1953		Former Partner, Arthur Andersen

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Leavitt	Football	5-Dec-1956		Head Coach, U. of South Florida

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