Asian Pacific Alumni AssociationScholarship and Awards Gala
The annual Scholarship and Awards Gala is the premier event sponsored by the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA). Every year, the APAA pays tribute to distinguished members of the Asian Pacific Islander Trojan Family.
We would like to thank our sponsors and attendees for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.
This is also a time where we celebrate our USC APAA scholars. Since 1984, the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association has awarded almost $2 million in scholarships to more than 800 outstanding students at USC.
On April 22, 2023, we celebrated the leadership and service of our esteemed alumni and the merit of our outstanding student scholars, while striving to advance the legacy of Asian Pacific Trojans.
All proceeds from the gala directly benefit generations of USC students and alumni through the APAA scholarship endowment and our worldwide alumni programs.
2023 APAA Scholarship & Awards Gala Photos [Coming Soon]
2023 Honorees
2023 Leadership Awards
Husodo Angkosubroto ’77
Chairman, PT Gunung Sewu Kencana (Indonesia)
Gay Yuen PhD ’95
Board Chair, Friends of the Chinese American Museum
2023 Service Award
Pranav Shah ’05
Founder/President, Off The Grid Management
2023 Young Alumni Award
Sean Miura ’10
Supervising Producer, About To Eat (BuzzFeed);
Producer/Lead Curator, Tuesday Night Cafe
2023 Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting our annual APAA Scholarship and Awards Gala. As our main fundraiser of the year, your support allows us to continue to provide scholarships to our undergraduate and graduate students at USC as well as developing programming to engage alumni lifelong and worldwide.
GOLD SPONSORS
Rod & Elsie Nakamoto
CARDINAL SPONSORS
Husodo Angkosubroto David & Linda Ikegami Stephen K. Takeda USC Alumni Association
TROJAN SPONSORS
Bank of America Donald Dean Jamison Services, Inc. Sky Kogachi McCourt Partners Oliver Sicat Stefani & Patrick Takahashi Cathy & Ron Takeuchi and Deena & Mitchell Lew US Bank USC Credit Union USC Marshall School of Business USC Rossier School of Education USC University Relations Tim & Terri Wong Gay Yuen (2) Tony Zhang & Shirley She
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.
2023 APAA Scholarship & Awards Gala Sponsorship Levels
Presenting Sponsor – $50,000
One (1) premier table with seating for 12
Four (4) complimentary bottles of wine or champagne at your table
Establishment of an APAA named scholarship ($25,000)
Full-page color ad in commemorative program book inside cover
Logo and recognition as Presenting Sponsor on APAA main website
Platinum Sponsor – $25,000
One (1) VIP table with seating for 12
Three (3) complimentary bottles of wine or champagne at your table
Full-page color ad in commemorative program book
Logo and website link on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
Gold Sponsor – $10,000
One (1) premium table with seating for 10
Two (2) complimentary bottles of wine at your table
Full-page color ad in commemorative program book
Logo on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
Cardinal Sponsor – $7,000
One (1) preferred table with seating for 10
Two (2) complimentary bottles of wine at your table
½ page color ad in commemorative program book
Listing on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
Trojan Sponsor – $5,000
One (1) table with seating for 10
½ page black and white ad in commemorative program book
Listing on Scholarship and Awards Gala event website
Student Table Sponsor (limit to 6) – $3,500
Sponsor a table of 10 students to attend the gala. These seats will only be available to students and will not be used for alumni, guests or staff. Sponsors will receive recognition in the dinner program.
Individual Tickets
Regular Individual Ticket $400
Couple Tickets (Admission for two (2) to gala) $750
Young Alumni*/Student Ticket $350
*Young alumni are graduates of USC who are 35 years old or under.
Commemorative Program Tribute Ads
Full-page Color (5″ x 8″): $1,500
Half-page Color (5″ x 3 7/8″): $750
Please send high resolution art files in JPG or PDF (min. 300 dpi) format to ateng@usc.edu by Friday, March 31, 2023 to be included in the printed program.
