Every year since 1932, the USC Alumni Association has honored a select group of prestigious alumni for their professional achievements and outstanding service to the University and community at the Alumni Awards gala. Past honorees include Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong ’70, world-renowned architect Frank O. Gehry ’54, opera great Marilyn Horne ’53, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis ’73. A few of our most recent honorees include: social work pioneer Suzanne Dworak-Peck ’65, MSW ’67, actress and activist America Ferrera ’13, and real estate developer and civic leader Rick Caruso ’80.
USC Alumni Awards
Event Details
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, we will welcome more than 500 alumni, family, and friends to the 90th Annual USC Alumni Awards as we celebrate this year’s honorees.
Saturday, April 20
Fairmont Century Plaza, Century City
10206 Constellation Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Cocktail Reception 5:30 pm
Dinner and Awards Presentation 6:15 pm
Black-Tie | Hosted Parking
For more information on how to register or become a sponsor, please visit our Alumni Awards registration page.
2024 Honorees
Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award
Charles Cale LLM ’66
USC Life Trustee
Managing Member, Griffin Opportunities, LLC
Group Vice President of Sports, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
Alumni Merit Awards
Diana E. Ramos ’88, MD ’94
California Surgeon General
Renata Simril MRED ’99
President & CEO, The LA84 Foundation
John Terzian ’02
Co-Founder, The h.wood Group
Young Alumni Merit Award
Rachel Scott ’15
Senior Congressional Correspondent, ABC News
Alumni Service Awards
Paula Ciaramitaro ’85
Past President, Town & Gown of USC
Member, USC Associates Board of Directors
Former Member, USC Alumni Association Board of Governors
Janine ’78 and John Colich ’71
Longtime Supporters of USC Athletics
Past Alumni Awards Photos
2024 Sponsorship
Participation in the Alumni Awards, one of USC’s most prestigious events, provides the opportunity to support USC and reach hundreds of the most influential and affluent members of the USC community as well as a wide array of business and community leaders.
Proceeds from the evening support USC Alumni Association programs and services for the more than 450,00 alumni worldwide. Your generous contribution will be acknowledged in the event program tribute book and on the USC Alumni Association website. All charitable contributions are fully tax deductible.
For more information on how to register or become a sponsor, please visit our Alumni Awards registration page.
To be listed as a sponsor in the formal printed invitation, please register by January 31, 2024.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors for their generous support!
CENTENNIAL
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BENEFACTOR
The Cale Foundation
PLATINUM
Keck School of Medicine of USC
GOLD
USC Board of Trustees
CARDINAL
ABC News
Saul Alvarado
Leslie & Joe Antunovich
Peter Brejcha & Whitney Cale
Kathleen Burns Campos
Paula & Joe Ciaramitaro
John & Janine Colich and Family
Richard & Frankye Dem
The LA84 Foundation
South Bay Athletic Club
John & Loni Terzian
Town and Gown of USC
USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association
USC Athletics
USC Black Alumni Association
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association
USC Latino Alumni Association
Nadine Watt & Andrew Jameson
Kevork & Elizabeth Zoryan
FRIENDS OF TROY
Parker Kennedy
Daniel & Lisa M. Prince
USC Marshall School of Business