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Dr Arthur M. Guilford

Dr. Arthur M. Guilford was appointed Regional Chancellor of the USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus effective April 20, 2007. Prior to coming to USF Sarasota-Manatee, Dr. Guilford worked at the USF Tampa campus for over 31 years, moving from assistant, to associate, to full professor, to department chair and to his most recent position as associate dean of faculty and program development for the College of Arts and Sciences. In that role he had extensive experience related to faculty governance, promotion and tenure, and program development. A respected scholar in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dr. Guilford has a strong track record in grant writing and research. A faculty member since 1976, he has served on numerous college and university-wide committees. He served as associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences since 2004 and was chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders for 14 years prior to the associate dean appointment. Dr. Guilford is a native Floridian and received his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. His master’s degree is from Tulane University and he earned his doctorate at The University of Michigan. He taught at The University of Michigan and directed the Residential Aphasia Stroke Program there. He also taught at California State University Los Angeles before coming to USF. He is very active on community boards and is currently the President Board of Directors of the Glasser-Schoenbaum Center, the Board of Directors of the Sarasota and Manatee Chambers of Commerce, and SunTrust Bank.

Michael Long

SARASOTA - It is hard to pinpoint the exact moment that Michael Long became a maverick. It might have been when the 20-year-old New College student traded in his car for a small sailboat, where he now sleeps at night. Or it could have been a few years back, after he was arrested on low-level drug and theft crimes, but then entered a juvenile justice rehab program and was chosen from 100,000 Florida children as the agency's "Youth Success of the Year." But most likely, he achieved true maverick status earlier this month, when — as the student representative on the Florida Board of Governors that oversees the state university system — Long took on one of the state's most powerful politicians in public. And, some observers say, the second-year student verbally out-maneuvered the lawmaker.

Andy Gould

A Passionate leader, mentor and intrapreineur as President at USF Sarasota-Manatee Student Government Association, Andy creatively enages all students to step up and be the change.

Brice Pelliccioni

Florida Gulf Coast PreMED student, Director of Scholarship, Florida Gulf Coast University Student Government

Brittany Bedford

Writer, social media specialist with a global firm Brittany a recent graduate is enthused about mentoring students to be fully active in the school community to see the power they have in making positive changes to the world.