University of South Florida breaks ground on $54M honors college

The building will bear the name of former USF President Judy Genshaft, who retired last year after leading the institution for nearly two decades.

By Business Observer Staff
| 10:47 a.m. December 3, 2020
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Courtesy. An artist's rendering of the Judy Genshaft Honors College at USF's Tampa campus.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

TAMPA — The University of South Florida broke ground Dec. 1 on the Judy Genshaft Honors College, a five-story, 85,000-square-foot addition to its Tampa campus that, according to a news release, will help USF attract the best students in Florida, nationally and internationally.

The project’s total cost is $54 million, of which $43 million has been funded by private gifts, the release states. Nearly half — $20 million — of the private funds came from a gift provided by Genshaft and her husband, Steven Greenbaum. Genshaft, who retired in July 2019, served as president of USF for nearly 20 years.