University of South Florida Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Some notable alumni of the University of South Florida:

• Business:
• Jim Atchison, President and CEO of SeaWorld Entertainment
• Joie Chitwood III, President, and COO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Aaron Fechter, founder of Creative Engineering Inc., a developer of animatronics for theme parks
• George Gatewood, M.A., former president of the University of Central Florida
• David Mearns, Director, Blue Water Recoveries; Guinness World Record holder for deepest shipwreck ever found
• Academics:
• Douglas J. Jerolmack, professor of anthropology at New York University
• Alan Boss, astrophysicist and chair of multiple International Astronomical Union and NASA grounds
• Jeff Bradstreet, an autism researcher
• Julia R. Heiman, professor of psychology at the University of Miami
• Michele Elliott, author, psychologist, and founder of child protection charity Kidscape
• Roberto González Echevarría, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures, Yale University
• Entertainment, journalism, and literature:
• Guy Babylon, musician, keyboardist/composer, noted for his work with Elton John
• Joe Barresi, record engineer
• James Carlos Blake, novelist, winner of the LA Times Book Prize
• Bruce G. Hallenbeck, journalist, and author
• Nadine Smith, Executive Director, Equality Florida