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1. SCupper with a Smile In February, 650 students attended the USC Alumni Association’s (USCAA) fourth annual Trojan SCuppers, informal gatherings organized by Society 53, USCAA’s student outreach program. Shown here is the SCupper held at the home of former USCAA Board of Governors president L’Cena Rice ’53, MS ’59 (third row, second from right), who co-hosted with USCAA Board of Governors member Christine Ofiesh ’82 (second row, left), USC Alumnae Coordinating Council member Mary Richardson ’62 (back row, center) and Trojan Club of San Pedro-Peninsula president Chris Fox (back row, second from right).
2. An Evening of Art and Legacy At the USC Black Alumni Association’s (BAA) 34th annual Scholarship Benefit on March 22, featured guests Bernard and Shirley Kinsey presented their extensive collection of African-American art
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and historical artifacts. Pictured, from left, are L.A. County supervisor Mark RidleyThomas PhD ’89; BAA executive director Michèle Turner ’81; BAA Advisory Council chair Bill Holland ’72, MPA ’74, MS ’82; BAA Outstanding Scholar Cleary Clark; the Kinseys; USCAA Board of Governors BAA representative Stephanie Farmer MHA ’95; BAA Outstanding Scholar Gina Jaqua; BAA Scholarship Committee chair Donna Gholar; and BAA Advisory Council member Lloyd McKinney ’80.
3. Honoring the Past At its 38th annual scholarship dinner on March 2, the USC Latino Alumni Association (LAA) honored one of its founding members, Richard Zapanta ’53, MD ’73, with the LAA Legacy Award. Zapanta praised then-USC president John R. Hubbard, who created a program providing tuition assistance to Latino students in 1973. Zapanta is flanked by LAA executive direc-
tor Domenika Lynch ’98 and Frank Cruz ’66, MS ’69, a USC trustee and member of LAA’s Corporate Advisory Council.
4. Here’s to Success To commemorate 30 years of service, the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA) on March 2 held its 2012 Scholarship Awards Gala, themed “Celebrating Success … Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” APAA presented its 2011–12 scholars and honored four outstanding alumni. Pictured, from left, are gala co-chair Janice Tanaka ’77; USCAA Board of Governors president-elect Mitchell Lew ’83, MD ’87; USCAA Board of Governors member Melody Nishida ’78; Anh Do ’89; APAA president Rod Nakamoto ’83, MBA ’94; honorees Andy Lee ’93, Ysa Lee PharmD ’94, Fung Der ’78, MBA ’79 and Jon M. Chu ’03; gala co-chair Curtis Jung ’83; William Wang ’86; APAA senior director Grace Shiba; and presenter Rob Carlson of William Morris Endeavor. ●
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