STEM students,” she says. “We have the plans in place and
need to raise a portion of those funds locally.”
Currently Jain serves on the Campus Board of Trustees,
USF Systemwide Foundation Board of Directors, Bulls
Club Board of Directors and chairs the USF Women in
Leadership and Philanthropy. She recently was honored
by USF for her longtime support, which includes her
volunteerism and major contributions to support the
Alumni Association’s programs, athletics program’s
academic initiatives, STEM programs, women’s athletics,
including NCAA women’s rowing, and USF and USFSM
scholarships.
“Mentoring and assisting USFSM students makes a vast
difference in their lives,” Jain says, “and allows them
to stay in our community and become productive and
engaged citizens.”
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University of South Florida
Sarasota-Manatee
An alumna’s passion inspires dedicated
service to local students
Dr. Anila Jain & Dr. Judy Genshaft, President of USF
Dr. Anila Jain’s passion for the University of South
Florida has motivated the USF alumna to very active
involvement with USF and its Sarasota-Manatee campus
(USFSM) for three decades and recently inspired a major
donation for a variety of initiatives. Those include an
endowed fund to support STEM programs at USFSM,
NCAA women’s row team.
“I stay involved because I have a passion for my university,
says Jain, who has two degrees from USF along with her
medical degree and an MBA. “Our students are the best and
brightest in our area. Our freshman class has a combined
GPA of 3.9, but many are non-traditional students who
need our support.” Because of her medical background,
expanding STEM programs at USFSM is important to Jain,
including construction of the Sarasota-Manatee Science &
Research Building. “If we want to compete globally we need
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