University of South Florida St. Petersburg
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The University of South Florida is an institution of higher learning located at 4202 E. Fowler Avenue in Tampa, Florida, with branch campuses at St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Lakeland.
The school's sports teams are called the Bulls. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in Conference USA; in 2005, USF will move to the Big East.
The USF connection to the Al-Arian Controversy is often how people first hear about the university.
History
USF was founded in 1956, though it wasn't even named until the next year and classes didn't commence until 1960. Former US Representative Sam Gibbons was instrumental in the school's creation when he was a state representative and is considered by many to essentially be the school's founder. It was built on the site of Henderson Air Field, a WWII airstrip.
Famous students
Graduates
- Leo Gallagher, comedian
- Tony LaRussa, manager St. Louis Cardinals
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Congress
- Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999
- Robert Stackhouse, artist
- Mark Consuelos, actor
- Drake Hogestyn, actor
- Chucky Atkins, basketball player
- Anthony D. Henry, football player
- Roy Wegerle, soccer player
- Melissa Howard, former MTV The Real World cast member
Former students
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