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Two local residents honored at USF Tampa fall 2001 commencement ceremonies

(Sarasota, FL, December 17, 2001) – The University of South Florida Alumni Association has given the Outstanding Senior Award for the fall 2001 semester to Jill Reagan, daughter of Manatee County resident and USF alumnus Ronald Reagan. The award recognizes the graduating senior who embodies leadership, school spirit, community service, character and scholarship.

Reagan received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the College of Arts and Sciences on Saturday, December 15, in Tampa.  Her scholastic achievements include Dean’s List, USF Student Leader of the Year, Florida Academic Scholar, Golden Key National Honor Society, Honors Convocation and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Her leadership involvement includes Alpha Delta Pi Sorority President, Panhellenic Council, Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, USF Ambassadors and Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Reagan’s contributions to the community include campaigning to elect Ronald Reagan (running for State Representative), Ronald McDonald House Volunteer, Earth Charter Summit Facilitator, HRGTF Volunteer, and Greek IMACT Weekend.

Reagan states “USF and the Tampa community are now my home.  The energy I felt for USF as I hit that first speed bump on my first drive onto campus has not faded; it has multiplied.  As I look forward into the future, I see myself in yet another scope:  as an active alumna.”

At the same commencement ceremony, Elizabeth “Liz” Girvin Lindsay received an honorary doctorate of business.  Lindsay was the first USF graduate to be appointed to the Florida Board of Regents and was chairman in 1997.  The board is now dissolved.

Lindsay is founder and president of Bairns’ Associates, Inc. in Sarasota.  The privately held construction company specializes in custom homes, remodeling, interior design and space planning.  Since 1986, she has also served as president and partner of L3 Farms, a vegetable, citrus and cattle-raising operation in Manatee County.  From 1973 to 1982, Lindsay was vice president of construction and remodeling for Lindsay Publishing in Sarasota.  The company owned the Sarasota Herald-Tribune before it was sold to The New York Times Company.

A 1983 graduate of the Executive MBA Charter Class at USF, Lindsay’s affiliation with the university has been extremely strong.  She served as a member of the National Alumni Association Board and as its 1993-94 president.  In 1988, Lindsay received both the College of Business Administration’s prestigious Award of Merit and the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award.  She now serves as a trustee for the USF Foundation, Inc., the College of Business Admissions, and as a member of The Dean’s Circle.

Lindsay has also volunteered for programs that have benefited Sarasota and other communities.  She directed a $5 million campaign to build Sarasota’s Asolo Center for the Performing Arts and was co-founder of the Sarasota Women’s Exchange.  In 1989, she received the Florida Recognition Award from the Florida Arts Council and was recognized as Goodwill’s Citizen of the Year.  Lindsay has been a member of many boards and foundations, including the Ringling School of Art and Design, the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the New College Library Association, the Sarasota County United Way, Hospice of Southwest Florida, and Mote Marine Laboratory.

She is currently active with the USF Sarasota/Manatee Regional Campus as a member of its Community Leadership Council.

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Media contact:  Ellen Wile (941) 359-4749; e-mail ewile@banshee.sar.usf.edu