The 2024 USF Alumni Award recipients include three Distinguished Alumni with extraordinary professional accomplishments and one graduate and one non-alum who have made significant contributions to USF and the Tampa Bay area.
USF College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna Tamsen Fadal is among the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. (Photo courtesy of Tamsen Fadal)
Presented by the since 1976, the Distinguished Alumni Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon former students for professional achievement. Two service awards confer USF鈥檚 highest honors for former students and non-alumni who鈥檝e demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to USF and the Tampa Bay area.
USF College of Arts and Sciences Mass Communications alumna Tamsen Fadal is among this year鈥檚 recipients.
Fadal is a multi-Emmy Award-winning journalist, menopause advocate, documentary filmmaker, and author of the new book 鈥淗ow to Menopause.鈥� Her candor and relatability have established her as a leading voice that resonates with women in midlife.
After 30 years as a television journalist, she is now dedicated to research, advocating for women, and supporting them through later life phases. Fadal is producer and executive producer of the PBS documentary 鈥淭he M Factor, Shredding the Silence on Menopause,鈥� which addresses the health crisis affecting 1 billion women worldwide.
Fadal is also the鈥痚xecutive producer and host of 鈥淭he Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,鈥� which airs in over 120 cities.
Before working in New York City, Fadal worked in Pittsburgh; Orlando, Fla; Charleston, W. Va.; and Philadelphia. She began her broadcasting career as a morning anchor for WHNZ-AM radio in Tampa.
Fadal is a board member of Let鈥檚 Talk Menopause and works with several breast cancer charities. She credits USF for making her fall in love with journalism and kick-starting her career.
She and other USF alumni will be honored at the Alumni Awards Dinner to be held Nov. 6. about the rest of this year鈥檚 recipients and how to RSVP for the event.