May 2007 Meeting
with Special Guest

Randy Talbot

Executive Director UF Alumni Association
Former player on the Gator Football Team

Tuesday-May 8, 2007

Randy Talbot is the Executive Director of the University of Florida Alumni Association, a position he has
held since June 2004.  He was raised in Coral Gables, Florida and attended the University on a Football Scholarship
receiving all-SEC honors while earning a bachelors degree in Liberal Arts in 1975. Randy began his career in
Gainesville at the University of Florida as an Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs. 
He moved to the Admissions Office to initiate and develop the Merit Scholar recruitment program and then joined
the Alumni Affairs Office as Associate Director in March 1980.  He was named director of the University's Annual Fund,
Gift Processing and Records in 1982 and three years later moved to the College of Business as Director of Development. 
He was hired away as General Manager for Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., in Lakeland, Florida returning to
the University of Florida, College of Law in March of 1989 to direct their $10.5 million dollar Capital Campaign. 
After successfully concluding the Law School Campaign he was asked to return to the College of Business in
1996, where he coordinated a $53 million dollar Capital Campaign, raising $63 million before leaving
for Florida State in 1999 to become the Vice President of Constituent Programs. There he directed seven colleges
and five schools including the John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art in a $600 million dollar capitol campaign.
 He was appointed Vice President for University Advancement at Utah State University in June 2002, putting
in place their current Advancement Operations.

Randy is active in the community with his church, and speaking engagements.  He is a past president
of the F-Club at the University of Florida. He and his wife Susan have five children with the youngest
just returning home from a church mission in Mongolia.

Where: 
Our Deck Down Under
78 Dunlawton Ave
Port Orange, Fl
(Under the Port Orange Bridge)

5-6 pm Social Hour
6 pm - ? Meeting

See everyone on the 8th!