Join APAA on Saturday, April 11, 2026!
The USC APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala is an evening to celebrate Trojan achievements and honor distinguished alumni for their leadership and service to the university and Trojan Family. As the main fundraiser of the year, this event plays a vital role in supporting scholarships for USC undergraduate and graduate students — the leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of tomorrow.
The evening’s proceeds benefit the USC APAA Endowed Scholarship Fund, which is carefully managed to ensure long-term support for deserving students.
Venue:
USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center
3607 Trousdale Pkwy
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Schedule:
5:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception and Silent Auction
6:30 p.m. | Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Thank you to APAA’s Platinum Sponsor!
Jamison
2025 Honorees
2025 Legacy Award
Albert Lum LLB ’65
Co-Founder and First President, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
USC Gould School of Law
2025 Service Award
Ernie Ocampo BS ’00
Counsel, Reed Smith
USC Sol Price School of Social Policy
2025 Leadership Award
Amy Liu MBA ’04
Founder and CEO, Tower 28 Beauty
USC Marshall School of Business
2025 Young Alumni Award
Brian Tetsuro Ivie BA ’13
Filmmaker, Film Producer and Documentarian
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Sponsorship Opportunities
Since 1982, the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association has been building academic, professional, philanthropic and cultural bridges to help USC alumni and students achieve their goals through resources, mentorship and opportunities. As a philanthropic and globally connected community, members and friends of the APAA have contributed more than $2.5 million in scholarships for over 1,500 high-achieving USC students.
The generous contributions of sponsors are recognized during the event, and all sponsorships are tax-deductible. Thank you for considering sponsorships that make a lasting impact on the lives of USC students and the global Trojan Family.
Sponsorship Levels
Presenting
$50,000
Platinum
$25,000
Gold
$12,000
Cardinal
$8,000
Trojan
$5,500
Tickets/Seating
Complimentary bottles of wine or champagne at your table
Complimentary bottles of wine at your table
Two-page clor spread in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Full-page color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Half-page color ad in digital program book and recognition on all printed materials
Recognition in digital program book
Logo and sponsor recognition on USC APAA’s website
Logo and website link on USC APAA’s website
Logo on USC APAA’s website
Listing on USC APAA’s website
Podium recognition and prominent multimedia recognition
Podium recognition and multimedia recognition
Multimedia recognition
Recognition on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
Recognition on Facebook and Instagram
Gala contributions are tax-deductible with the exception of $200 if your sponsorship/ticket comes with dinner. Individual admission (no meals or wine included) is 100% tax-deductible.
2025 Sponsors
Thank you to the sponsors for supporting the annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As the main fundraiser of the year, this support makes it possible to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students at USC and to develop programming that engages alumni lifelong and worldwide.
Platinum Sponsor
Jamison
Gold Sponsor
Rod and Elsie Nakamoto
Cardinal Sponsor
Albert Lum
USC Alumni Association
Trojan Sponsors
Buchalter
East West Bank
Jerry Fukui
Todd Furuike
Darlene and Ross Larson
Napoleon Sadsad and Cherylin Lew
Amy Liu
Northern Trust
Reed Smith LLP
Schism Design Architecture & Interiors
Robert and Morgan Suzuki
Patrick and Stefani Takahashi
Ken Tsumura
Timothy and Terri Wong
Tony Zhang and Shirley She
US Bank
USC Marshall School of Business
Student Table Sponsors
Amy Chau and Aigerim Shorman
Kuuipo Cashman and Karen Crawford
Donald Dean and Mary Tee
Troy Fukumoto and Leland Nakaoka
USC Trojan Marching Band Sponsors
Robert and Kathleen Campos
Traveler Sponsors
Buchalter and Patrick Takahashi
Lion Dance Performance by the San Gabriel Valley Chinese Cultural Association
Patricia Tom Mar and Harry Mar
Past Honorees
APAA President’s Award
- Steven B. Sample
- Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Jr. ’83
APAA Leadership Award
- Husodo Angkosubroto ’77
- Frank Buckley ’87
- Junita Ciputra MBA ’88
- Tim Dang ’80
- Fung Der ’78, MBA ’79
- Wenda Fong ’75
- Michael Garrett ’67
- Sheree Roxas-Chua Gotuaco ’90
- Harun Hajadi MBA ’88
- Irene Hirano-Inouye ’70, MPA ’73
- Yosuke Honjo MBA ’98
- John Iino JD ’87
- Curtis C. Jung ’83
- Grant Imahara ’93
- Sabrina Kay MBA ’05
- Sidney Kanazawa JD ’78
- Young Kim ’94
- Andy Lee ’93
- Jaime L. Lee ’06, JD ’09
- Scott Lee ’81
- Kenneth Liang ’83
- Mitchell Maki ’82, MSW ’84, PHD ’93
- Baldwin W. Marchack DDC ’71
- Bryan B. Min ’86
- Glenn Osaki MA ’87
- Taryn Rose MD ’92
- Haruki Rocky Seto ’99, MPA ’01
- Jon SooHoo ’84
- Debbie Shon ’74
- Nita Song ’97
- Garrick (Rick) Wang ’88
- William Wang ’86
- Karen Wong ’83, JD ’86
- Oliver Wong ’76, MBA ’77
- Gay Yuen PhD ’95
APAA Legacy Award
- Sammy Lee MD ’47
- Yoshio C. Nakamura ’52, MFA ’53
APAA Distinguished Alumni Award
- Justice Joyce Kennard ’71, MPA/JD ’74
- Kenneth K. Miura ’54
APAA Service Award
- Julie Benniardi ’91
- Rebecca Branham MBA ’13
- Tony Choi ’81
- Bob Chong ’77, MBA ’79
- Darren Chu ’84, DDS ’85 & Sandy Chu ’85
- Frances Hashimoto ’66
- Wandy and Larry Jung PharmDs ’77
- Ysa Le PharmD ’94
- Christine C. Lee JD ’79
- Jennifer Lum ’82
- Chuck Miwa ’88, MBA ’00
- Melody Nishida ’78
- Tae-Hyun Oh ME ’83, EdD ’91
- Pranav Shah ’05
- Bong-rak Sohn MBA ’86
- The Hon. Michelle Park Steel EMBA ’10
- Ben Wong ’73, PhD ’78
- Debbie Wong ’75
- Francis Yamazaki MD ’81
APAA Young Alumni Award
- Justin Chon ’03
- Jon M. Chu ’03
- Sean Miura ’10
- Ken Ochiai ’06
- Justin Tandingan MPP ’14
APAA Corporate Leadership Award
- Union Bank of California
- Verizon
APASG* Award
- Jae Min Chang
- Edgardo de la Vega DDS ’71
- Yoshi Honkawa ’55
- David Hyun
- Mary C. Takagaki
- Carl Tamaki
- Kenjohn Wang
- The Honorable Delbert E. Wong
- Wilbur Woo
- Joselyn Geaga Yap
- Do Ngoc Yen
APASG* Founders Recognition Award
- Irene Hirano-Inouye ’70, MPA ’73
- Kenneth Kasamatsu ’68
- Alan Kumamoto
- Dennis Kunisaki
- Mary Kurushima
- Frank Kwan ’71
- Michael Matsuda ’82
- Sarah Miyahira
- Karen Wong ’83, JD ’86
APASG* Media Award
- The Chinese Daily News
- FM Seoul
- The Korea Central Daily
- The Korea Times
- Korean Television Enterprises
- KTAN
- Nguoi Viet
- The Philippine News
- Radio Korea
- The Rafu Shimpo
* Asian Pacific American Support Group (former name of the APAA)
Past Award Photos
