Saturday, April 26, 2025USC Alumni Awards

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.

Join us on Saturday, April 26, 2025, as we welcome alumni, family, and friends to the 91st Annual USC Alumni Awards and celebrate the best of our Trojan Family.

2025 Honorees

We are proud to announce this year’s extraordinary Alumni Award honorees:


Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award

Shelly Nemirovsky ’85

USC Trustee
Philanthropist


Alumni Merit Awards

Ego Nwodim ’10

Actress and Comedian, Saturday Night Live

Wilbur H. Smith III MRED ’99

Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder, Greenlaw Partners, LLC


Young Alumni Merit Award

Tim Ellis ’12, MS ’13

Co-Founder and Board Member, Relativity Space


Alumni Service Award

Tony Alamo MD ’91

Member, Keck School of Medicine of USC Board of Councilors
Chief Physician Executive and Chief Medical Officer, Nevada Heart and Vascular Center

2025 Event Details

Join us for a night to remember at the iconic Beverly Wilshire hotel. We look forward to celebrating the Trojan Family with you!

Saturday, April 26
5:30 pm I Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm I Dinner and Awards Presentation

Beverly Wilshire
Beverly Hills, CA

Black-Tie | Hosted Parking

Please RSVP by Friday, April 11, 2025


Featuring:

Master of Ceremonies

Tony Cabrera ’06

Broadcaster, ABC7 Los Angeles


USC Alumni Awards Dinner Co-Chairs

Linda Mirdamadi MD ’94

Simeon Stewart ’92, MBA ’17

2025 Sponsors

PLATINUM

CARDINAL


FRIENDS OF TROY


USC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PREMIER PARTNERS

Bank of America
Association Member Benefits & Insurance Agency
Liberty Mutual Insurance
USC Credit Union

2025 Sponsorship Opportunities

Participation in the USC Alumni Awards, one of the university’s most prestigious events of the year, provides the opportunity to support USC and reach hundreds of the most influential members of the USC community as well as a wide array of businesses and community leaders.

Proceeds from the evening support USC Alumni Association programs and services for the more than 490,000 alumni worldwide. Your generous contribution will be acknowledged throughout the event, in the digital event program tribute book and on the USC Alumni Association website. All charitable contributions are fully tax deductible.


INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

INDIVIDUAL TICKET – $550
A PAIR (2) OF TICKETS – $900
YOUNG ALUMNI TICKET (alumni age 35 and under) – $400

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

BENEFACTOR – $50,000 (2 available)

  • Premier seating for three tables of ten (30 guests)
  • Recognition from the podium
  • Two (2) page color ad in the digital program book
  • Prominent multimedia recognition at dinner
  • Prominent recognition on website and social media channels
  • One (1) complimentary hotel room the night of Alumni Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for you or your select guest

PLATINUM – $25,000

  • Seating for two tables of ten (20 guests)
  • One (1) full-page color ad in the digital program book
  • Prominent multimedia recognition at dinner
  • Prominent recognition on website
  • One (1) complimentary hotel room the night of Alumni Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for you or your select guest

CARDINAL – $10,000

  • Seating for one table of ten (10 guests)
  • One (1) full-page color ad in the digital program book
  • Multimedia recognition at dinner
  • Recognition on website

FRIENDS OF TROY – $4,500

  • One pair (2) of tickets
  • One (1) full-page color ad in the digital program book
  • Recognition on website

DIGITAL TRIBUTE AD

FULL-PAGE COLOR AD – $2,000
One (1) full-page color ad in the digital program book

Please Note:

The deadline to purchase and submit a digital ad is Friday, March 21, 2025.

The deadline to purchase a sponsorship is Friday, March 28, 2025. Please note that any sponsorship purchased after Friday, March 21 will not include a tribute ad.

The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, April 11, 2025. Ticket refund requests must occur at least two (2) weeks before the event date.

Dinner sponsorships and tickets are tax-deductible, less the $200 cost per person for food and beverage. Charitable contributions are fully tax deductible. USC Tax Identification #95-1642394


For questions regarding sponsorship or ticket information, please contact the USC Alumni Association Signature Events team at alumnievents@usc.edu.

2024 Honoree Videos

Charles Cale LLM ’66

Renata Simril MRED ’99

John Terzian ’02

Paula Ciaramitaro ’85

Janine ’78 and John Colich ’71

Past Alumni Awards Photos