2018-2019 WLP Annual Report

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Dear Members and Partners,
In its brief history, USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy has become a remarkable philanthropic,
mentoring, and leadership development success story, having directly supported and nurtured over 800
scholars and 35 faculty members as they strive to achieve their respective goals at USF. This annual report
details the latest chapter of our story of success, highlighting the collective achievements of the Women in
Leadership & Philanthropy program and of our members as we work to advance women throughout the
campuses of the University of South Florida and in our surrounding communities.
2019 is also the year that we celebrated nineteen years of “preeminent achievement” by one of our founding
members, USF’s 6th President, Dr. Judy Genshaft, and welcome our 7th leader, Dr. Steven Currall. We know
that President Emerita Genshaft will continue her impactful engagement with USF, and with WLP, and are
excited to partner with Dr. Currall as he works to propel USF into a new era of excellence.
Almost 3,000 members, students and friends have attended WLP events in 2019. These events range in size
from small group discussions to mentoring workshops to the 1,000+ individuals who attended our 14th Annual
Fall Symposium. Each of these events, large and small, fosters a sense of community and shared purpose and
advances the mission of WLP to engage and educate visionary leaders and philanthropists to make a difference
for women throughout the USF System and the community
WLP has reached a new level of maturity where members encounter WLP scholars, past and present, in
the community and in the workplace where the scholars have assumed responsible, meaningful positions
throughout the Tampa Bay region. We follow and applaud their careers, graduate education, and even in
coming full circle as full WLP members! As we look to the 15th anniversary of the founding of WLP in
2020, we are confident of even greater successes for our scholars and Faculty Excellence Award winners.
1 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT