It was September 26, 1960, when 1,997 freshmen showed up for the very first classes at the University of South Florida.
Among them was Barbara Campbell -- student ID number 00001 -- USF's very first student!
Campbell earned a degree in education in 1963 and spent the next 30 years teaching in Hillsborough County schools. She retired in 2005.
- Meet Barbara Campbell (Barbara Holly Johnson)
- The Early Years of the USF College of Education
- What else happened on September 26, 1960? (Hint: Make sure your makeup doesn't run!)
