Stephanie Thomason

Stephanie Thomason is a professor of business management and the associate dean of the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa (UTampa), where she has been working since 2007. In 2007, she earned a PhD in business administration from Florida Atlantic University where she had previously earned an MBA.

Biography

Stephanie Thomason is a professor of business management and the associate dean of the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa (UTampa), where she has been working since 2007. In 2007, she earned a PhD in business administration from Florida Atlantic University where she had previously earned an MBA.

Since 2016, Stephanie also has overseen UTampa’s executive coaching program as an associate director for the TECO Energy Center for Leadership. The program pairs upper-level undergraduate students and professionally trained coaches and community leaders with advanced business degrees.

In 2023, UTampa recognized Stephanie with the Louise Loy Hunter Award, the university’s most prestigious award for outstanding faculty members. That award afforded her the opportunity to deliver the December 2023 commencement ceremony address where she encouraged graduates to remember that truth matters. She has also served as the president of the Society for Experiential Education, working to enhance a community of educators dedicated to engaging students with rich experiential learning opportunities.

She is married and is a mother of two young adult sons who began their college pursuits in 2023 and 2024 at the University of Tampa.

Biography

Stephanie Thomason is a professor of business management and the associate dean of the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa (UTampa), where she has been working since 2007. In 2007, she earned a PhD in business administration from Florida Atlantic University where she had previously earned an MBA.

Since 2016, Stephanie also has overseen UTampa’s executive coaching program as an associate director for the TECO Energy Center for Leadership. The program pairs upper-level undergraduate students and professionally trained coaches and community leaders with advanced business degrees.

In 2023, UTampa recognized Stephanie with the Louise Loy Hunter Award, the university’s most prestigious award for outstanding faculty members. That award afforded her the opportunity to deliver the December 2023 commencement ceremony address where she encouraged graduates to remember that truth matters. She has also served as the president of the Society for Experiential Education, working to enhance a community of educators dedicated to engaging students with rich experiential learning opportunities.

She is married and is a mother of two young adult sons who began their college pursuits in 2023 and 2024 at the University of Tampa.