2010 USC Alumni Awards
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View the Special Alumni Tribute to President and Mrs. Sample
77th Annual USC Alumni Awards
"Celebrating the Achievements of USC Alumni"
The 77th Annual USC Alumni Awards took place on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Hundreds of Trojans attended the celebration which began with a one-of-a-kind silent auction and concluded with the appearance of our equine football team mascot, Traveler, along with the USC Spirit of Troy Trojan Marching Band. We'll be posting photos of the event soon, so please visit again! Read on for some background on the USC Alumni Awards, and a list of our 2010 alumni honorees.
Each spring, the USC Alumni Association honors exceptional alumni at the USC Alumni Awards dinner, a university tradition since 1932.
The Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the university and community by giving generously of their time, energy and leadership. The award celebrates alumni whose outstanding accomplishments have brought honor and recognition to themselves and USC.
Alumni Merit Awards are given to individuals whose remarkable accomplishements speak well for the range and quality of a USC education.
Alumni Service Awards recognize outstanding volunteer efforts on behalf of the university. The energy, dedication and enthusiasm of each recipient epitomize the Trojan spirit.
We are very proud to present the 2010 USC Alumni Award honorees:
ASA V. CALL ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Taylor Hackford '67
Academy Award™-winning film director;
current president of the Directors Guild of America
ALUMNI MERIT AWARDS
Janet Evans '95
Five-time Olympic medalist in distance swimming who holds world records in four events
Ming Hsieh '83, MS '84
USC Trustee; co-founder of Cogent, Inc. (provider of fingerprint ID systems);
co-founder of AMAX Information Technologies
Captain Melissa Ward '86
First African-American woman to serve as a flight instructor in the U.S. Air Force
and as a captain for a commercial airline (United)
ALUMNI SERVICE AWARDS
Gale Bensussen '70 and Jane Bensussen MA '69
Gale is a former USC Trustee and past president of the USC Alumni Association; Jane is a past president of the Trojan Guild of Los Angeles and a member of the USC Davis School of Gerontology; the Bensussens are benefactors of the USC School of Pharmacy
Roger W. Rossier MS '62, EdD '72
Chair of the USC Orange County President's Council and president of the Trojan Club of Orange County; benefactor of the USC Rossier School of Education
Kathryn and Steven B. Sample,
First Lady and President of USC
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