BiCoaStal CaMaraderie
the alumni SCene
4 1. Picture this USC roski School of Fine arts dean rochelle Steiner joined the USC alumni Club of new york at the museum of modern art on oct. 12 for the “new Photography” exhibition, featuring the work of two USC alumni. Before a private tour of the exhibition, Dean Steiner led a discussion with one of the featured artists, amanda ross-Ho mFa ’06. Pictured, left to right: USC alumni Club of new york president Dawn Frojen ’97, USC alumni association Board of governors member amir akhavan ’02, former USC roski dean ruth Weisberg, janet Handtmann ’74, Dean Steiner, ross-Ho and artist Susie gesundheit. Both Handtmann and gesundheit are members of the USC roski School of Fine arts Board of Councilors. 2. trojan dynasty Sixty years after Charles W. Wong ’51 grad-
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Trojans come together over photography, wine and food.
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uated from USC with a degree in architecture, five of his grandsons are carrying on his legacy by currently attending his alma mater. on jan. 27, three generations of this close-knit Trojan Family came together to meet USC president C. l. max nikias in the epstein Family alumni Center. Pictured in the front, left to right: Darrell l. Wong ’75, Charles W. Wong, nikias, Charles’ daughter Victoria j. Ho ’74 and her husband, Kenneth C. Ho DDS ’77. Back row, left to right: Brandon C. Ho DDS ’05, Chandler g. Ho ’08, DDS ’12, noah lim ’11, Darren a. Ho ’11, matthew Wong ’13 and alan Wong ’14.
3. ’SC in Northern Cal USC alumni association Ceo Scott mory and USC alumni association Board of governors president-elect lisa Barkett ’81 joined a contingent of Bay area alumni club officers at the USC alumni Club of
The east Bay meeting on nov. 9. Pictured, left to right, at massimo ristorante in Walnut Creek: Sacramento club president Paul Danczyk mPa ’02, Barkett, east Bay club president Kevin Hogan ’65, north Bay copresident Bryan Koeberer ’09, former east Bay club president meribeth Farmer ’74 and mory.
4. Wining and dining at Widney Before the USC-notre Dame game on nov. 27, approximately 300 alumni and friends enjoyed a wine-tasting reception in Widney alumni House co-hosted by the USC alumni Clubs of los angeles and the Trojan Wine Society, a USC alumni association partner. Trojan Wine Society owner Paul Kalemkiarian ’80 (behind the table) generously contributed a selection of fine wines from around the world and led the tasting, which eased the pain of USC’s subsequent loss to the Fighting irish, 20-16. l