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Alumni SCene

From O.C. to D.C. and beyond

USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association's Orange County Committee members at its inaugural event. Among the participants are committee chair Wesley Mizutani ’77 (front right, in cardinal shirt and cap) and APAA president Rod Nakamoto ’83, MBA ’94 (back row, second from right). Photo by Janelle QuockSlideshow IconUSC Asian Pacific Alumni Association's Orange County Committee members at its inaugural event. Among the participants are committee chair Wesley Mizutani ’77 (front right, in cardinal shirt and cap) and APAA president Rod Nakamoto ’83, MBA ’94 (back row, second from right). Photo by Janelle Quock
Elizabeth Garrett (center), USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, is flanked by Trojans Matthew F. Dresch ’01 and Nancy Hillgren ’76 at the city’s venerable Cavendish Hotel on July 5. Photo by Lisa Barkett U.S. labor secretary Hilda Solis MPA ’81 (left) poses with USC Alumni Club of the Nation’s Capital president Ellen Badger ’07 (center) and USC University Advancement vice president for development Courtney Surls at the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C. for a Golden State Roundtable breakfast, where Solis was the guest speaker. Photo by Jennifer Grodsky At the 2011 USC Alumni Leadership Conference, USC Alumni Association CEO Scott M. Mory moderates a panel discussion featuring four alumni leaders: (from left) Barbara Cotler ’60, the intercollegiate athletics representative on the USCAA Board of Governors; Richard DeBeikes Jr. ’78, USC trustee and past president of the USCAA Board of Governors; Mory; Maria Jones ’87, chair of the USC Latino Alumni Association Board of Directors; and Sean Kearns ’97, co-chair of the USCAA Board of Governors’ Club Affairs Committee. Photo by Dan Avila

1. Orange County aSCendant

On Aug. 20, the USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association’s (APAA) Orange County Committee held its inaugural event at William R. Mason Regional Park in Irvine, Calif. Approximately 65 Trojans attended the family-friendly picnic, which helped kick off the committee’s programs. Pictured here among the participants are committee chair Wesley Mizutani ’77 (front right, in cardinal shirt and cap) and APAA president Rod Nakamoto ’83, MBA ’94 (back row, second from right).

2. USC Provost in London

Elizabeth Garrett (center), USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, is flanked by Trojans Matthew F. Dresch ’01 and Nancy Hillgren ’76 at the city’s venerable Cavendish Hotel on July 5. Approximately 60 alumni, friends and overseas guests in the London area were in attendance, including USC Sol Price School of Public Policy dean Jack H. Knott and USC Alumni Association (USCAA) Board of Governors president Lisa Barkett ’81.

3. Trojans on the Hill

U.S. labor secretary Hilda Solis MPA ’81 (left) poses with USC Alumni Club of the Nation’s Capital president Ellen Badger ’07 (center) and USC University Advancement vice president for development Courtney Surls at the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C. on Sept. 7. The occasion was a Golden State Roundtable breakfast where Solis was the guest speaker. These regularly held events feature a prominent business leader, policymaker, journalist or academician from or with ties to California who addresses issues of interest to the Golden State.

4. Leading the Way

On Sept. 16, the USCAA held the 2011 USC Alumni Leadership Conference. After a day of workshops, presentations and university briefings by USC provost Garrett and senior vice president for University Advancement Al Checcio, the conference concluded with a leadership master class “Building Your Volunteer Career.” USCAA CEO Scott M. Mory moderated the panel discussion featuring four alumni leaders pictured here: (from left) Barbara Cotler ’60, the intercollegiate athletics representative on the USCAA Board of Governors; Richard DeBeikes Jr. ’78, USC trustee and past president of the USCAA Board of Governors; Mory; Maria Jones ’87, chair of the USC Latino Alumni Association Board of Directors; and Sean Kearns ’97, co-chair of the USCAA Board of Governors’ Club Affairs Committee.