Dr. Samuel Lamar Wright, Sr. retired from the University of South Florida (Tampa Campus) recently after 27 years of service. As USF’s Student Ombudsman, he dedicated his career to recruiting students who had a desire to better themselves through education. His family joined him for a celebration on the campus of the University of South Florida. From left to right are: Samuel Lamar Wright, Jr., his son; Veoletta Wright, his sister; Samaria Elizabeth Wright, his daughter; Dr. Wright, and Mrs. Sherrina Ford, mother of his children. (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)