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"Celebrating the Achievements of USC Alumni"

The 79th Annual USC Alumni Awards took place on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the beautiful Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. At this, our premier USC Alumni Association event, we recognized the accomplishments and service of eight outstanding Trojans. Click here to view photos.

ASA V. CALL ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dan Bane '69
Chairman and CEO, Trader Joe’s

Dan Bane is Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's Company. Bane was appointed to this position in July 2001. Previously he was president of Trader Joe’s West, the larger of the company’s two operating divisions... (more)

ALUMNI MERIT AWARDS

	The Honorable Dean Heller '85 United States Senator, Nevada Dean Heller was sworn into the United States Senate on May 9, 2011. Previously, he served as Representative of Nevada’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives... (more)
	Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana PhD '95 Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana is the superintendent of schools for the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), the largest in Orange County with 56,000 K-12 students at 61 school sites throughout... (more)
	William Wang '86 CEO, VIZIO, Inc. Wiliam Wang is the CEO of VIZIO, Inc., a producer of high-quality consumer electronics based in Irvine, CA. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and at age 12 moved with his family - who believed he’d receive a better education... (more)

YOUNG ALUMNI MERIT AWARD

Brandon Beck '04
CEO, Riot Games

Brandon Beck is the co-founder and CEO of Riot Games, the video game company behind the extremely popular League of Legends. With more than 11 million active players each month, League of Legends is the most-played PC title... (more)

ALUMNI SERVICE AWARDS

	Richard A. DeBeikes Jr. '78 USC trustee; past president of the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors; member of USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Board of Councilors Richard A. DeBeikes Jr., president of the diversified real estate corporation DeBeikes Investment Co., was elected in 2009 to a five-year term on the USC Board of Trustees... (more)
	Kelly G. Purvis '82 Past president of Association of Trojan Leagues and Trojan League Associates of San Diego County Kelly G. Purvis is a past president of two USC alumnae (women’s) groups: the Association of Trojan Leagues (2009-2011) and the Trojan League Associates of San Diego County... (more)
	Jeffrey H. Smulyan '69, JD '72 USC trustee; member of USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism Board of Councilors; member of USC Gould School of Law Board of Councilors Jeffrey H. Smulyan, a member of the USC Board of Trustees, serves as chairman of the board of Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indianapolis-based... (more)