Former USF President gifts $200,000 to Tampa Bay EDC

Former University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft announced Tuesday that her family’s new philanthropic initiative, the Genspiration Foundation, donated $200,000 toward a first-of-its-kind internship program.

The donation was gifted to the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council, and will allow the EDC to launch a “results-driven” internship program aimed at training the next generation of economic development professionals, according to an announcement.

The inaugural group of three USF student interns will work in the Tampa Bay EDC’s Business Development, Community Development and Marketing departments for a full academic year, beginning in September. The interns will be directly involved in projects that drive economic growth in the community and will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the region’s largest employers and developers.