Incidents at University of Florida
Total: 12
Incident 9073
Status:
Resolved
Person:
David Huelsman
Role:
Coach
Position:
Men's Water Polo Coach
Discipline:
Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Water polo
Outcome Year:
2024
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"A Title IX complaint filed Feb. 21 alleged David Huelsman, the 44-year-old head men’s water polo coach and president of Gator Water Polo, asked to sleep in the same bed as certain student athletes during away games.
Huelsman was “overly touchy” and there were “examples of club members leaving the program due to being made uncomfortable by Huelsman,” according to the complaint, filed by UF RecSports director Laura Hall. "
"UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldan said Huelsman’s employment at the university was non-renewed March 8 — less than three weeks after the initial complaint was filed and more than a month before the UF Title IX Compliance Office held its hearing. Roldan did not specify whether his severance with the university was related to the sexual harassment allegations."
Huelsman was “overly touchy” and there were “examples of club members leaving the program due to being made uncomfortable by Huelsman,” according to the complaint, filed by UF RecSports director Laura Hall. "
"UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldan said Huelsman’s employment at the university was non-renewed March 8 — less than three weeks after the initial complaint was filed and more than a month before the UF Title IX Compliance Office held its hearing. Roldan did not specify whether his severance with the university was related to the sexual harassment allegations."
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Incident 8471
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Andrew Lotto
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"UF’s Office of Title IX Compliance conducted an investigation that found Andrew Lotto, 51, touched several women in ways that made them uncomfortable since he started teaching at UF in 2016." "...was allowed to resign in May instead of being fired"
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Incident 8545
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Sheena Pryce Fegumps
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Other
Discipline:
Education
Specific Discipline:
public health master program’s community outreach
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
No Known Outcome for Respondent
Quote:
"The investigations state that Pryce Fegumps and Ewing’s actions rose to the level of sexual harassment." "The college’s website still lists Pryce Fegumps as the public health master program’s community outreach coordinator. "
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Incident 7712
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Chris Loschiavo
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Discipline:
Other
Specific Discipline:
Title IX
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"Chris Loschiavo heard complaints of gender discrimination that sometimes included allegations of sexual battery.
But it has been learned that using a university-supplied email, he also bought pornographic videos with titles that included erotic torture and rough sex, cyborg sex, threesome sex and more.
Loschiavo was fired last year "
But it has been learned that using a university-supplied email, he also bought pornographic videos with titles that included erotic torture and rough sex, cyborg sex, threesome sex and more.
Loschiavo was fired last year "
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Incident 7711
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Vishal Lamba
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Assistant Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2016
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"A University of Florida professor has been arrested on a cyberstalking charge, according to a police report.
Vishal Lamba, 45, a professor in the College of Pharmacy, is accused of stalking a woman who used to work for him"
"University of Florida
Jul 2014 - 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos"
Vishal Lamba, 45, a professor in the College of Pharmacy, is accused of stalking a woman who used to work for him"
"University of Florida
Jul 2014 - 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos"
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Incident 7710
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Don A. Samuelson
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Veterinary Medicine
Outcome Year:
2013
Outcome Category:
Criminal Plea / Conviction, Retired
Quote:
"A University of Florida professor is facing three years probation for using a camera pen to film up his student’s clothing...
Veterinary professor Don Samuelson, 65, was arrested in September for using a pen with an attached camera to film students’ chest and thigh areas. ...
Samuelson retired from UF shortly after his arrest after being issued a notice of intent to dismiss from the university"
Veterinary professor Don Samuelson, 65, was arrested in September for using a pen with an attached camera to film students’ chest and thigh areas. ...
Samuelson retired from UF shortly after his arrest after being issued a notice of intent to dismiss from the university"
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Incident 7709
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Arnold Irchai
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Associate Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, Music
Specific Discipline:
Music
Outcome Year:
2011
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"A UF music professor was fired in January for allegedly forcing a kiss upon a female student during a private lesson, and an arbitrator recently declared the decision to fire him sound after hearing an appeal from the United Faculty of Florida."
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Incident 7708
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Timothy Taylor
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Economics
Outcome Year:
2010
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
"Timothy Taylor, a UF professor of Food and Resource Economics, was fired Friday for making sexually inappropriate and derogatory comments while teaching."
"Taylor had previously been suspended twice for inappropriate behavior and comments to female students."
"Taylor had previously been suspended twice for inappropriate behavior and comments to female students."
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Incident 7707
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Michael T. Garrett
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Department Chair, Professor
Discipline:
Education
Specific Discipline:
Counselor Education
Outcome Year:
2009
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"A UF department chair resigned earlier this month following accusations that he had sex with students.
Michael T. Garrett, 39, former chairman of the counselor education department in the College of Education, submitted his resignation in late September and officially resigned Oct. 2."
Michael T. Garrett, 39, former chairman of the counselor education department in the College of Education, submitted his resignation in late September and officially resigned Oct. 2."
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Incident 7713
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Councille Blye
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Associate Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, English
Specific Discipline:
English
Outcome Year:
1978
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
Fired for propositioning 3 football players; in 1983 shot, stabbed, and stuffed in freezer
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Incident 7706
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Ezra Mishan
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Visiting Professor
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Economics
Outcome Year:
1978
Outcome Category:
Other
Quote:
"…was arrested at his home Wednesday night following charges by two university women of sexual battery and a chare by another of attempted sexual battery after they answered his advertisement for models."
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Incident 9092
Status:
Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
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