82nd Annual USC Alumni Awards

Top-Ranked Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Mark Stevens, Former NFL Wide Receiver Curtis Conway and LGPA Professional Golfer Lizette Salas Among Prominent Trojans To Be Honored at 82nd Annual USC Alumni Awards

Contact: Denise Lopez at (213) 740-0904 or denise.lopez@usc.edu or Eddie North-Hager at (213) 740-2215 or uscnews@usc.edu

The USC Alumni Association will honor:

• Mark Stevens, recipient of the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award, USC’s highest alumni honor. Stevens, a USC Trustee, is a special limited partner and former managing partner at Sequoia Capital, a leading technology venture capital firm. A fixture on Forbes magazine’s annual Midas List of the top 100 venture capitalists, he is jointly responsible for some of the most spectacular investments in the high-tech industry, including Google, Yahoo! and YouTube.
• Curtis Conway, Dalila Corral Lyons and Dickran Tevrizian, honoring individuals whose accomplishments reflect the range and quality of a USC education. Conway is a former NFL wide receiver and a current PAC—12 & NFL Networks studio analyst. Tevrizian is the first Armenian American federal judge in U.S. history. Corral Lyons is a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
• Lizette Salas, recipient of the Young Alumni Merit Award, recognizing the outstanding achievements of alumni under the age of 35. Salas is a standout golfer on the LPGA Tour. JoAnne Rogers is the former chair of the Alumnae Coordinating Council and a past president of three USC alumnae groups.
• JoAnne Rogers and Dr. George Stoneman, recipients of Alumni Service Awards, recognizing outstanding volunteer efforts on behalf of USC. Dr. Stoneman is the former president and a current member of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Salerni Collegium Alumni Association, one of the country’s biggest medical support and networking groups.
• Leo and Ivy Chu, recipients of Honorary Alumni Awards, recognizing their dedicated efforts to extend USC’s global reach in the Pacific Rim. Leo and Ivy Chu are longtime USC supporters who have leveraged their connections to create and cultivate relationships between USC and universities across Asia.

When: Saturday, April 25, 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90071

RSVP for PARKING INFO: 213-740-2215 or USCnews@usc.edu.

More: Since 1932, the USC Alumni Association (USCAA) has paid tribute to distinguished members of the Trojan Family. The annual Alumni Awards is one of the USC Alumni Association’s premier events with all proceeds supporting USCAA programs and services. Past recipients of the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award include astronaut Neil Armstrong, opera star Marilyn Horne and Hollywood icon John Wayne.

About the USC Alumni Association

The USC Alumni Association’s mission is to support the overall advancement of the University of Southern California by engaging all alumni for life, building a culture of philanthropy among the Trojan Family, and being the representative voice for all USC alumni.

The USC Alumni Association annually hosts hundreds of events and programs around the globe. Providing a wide variety of benefits and services to more than 367,000 members worldwide, the USC Alumni Association supports more than 100 affiliated alumni clubs, alumnae support groups and multicultural and generational alumni communities. These groups collectively distribute nearly four million dollars each year in scholarships for USC students. The 2014-15 USC Alumni Association Board of Governors president is Amy A. Ross PhD ’86 and USC’s Associate Senior Vice President for Alumni Relations is Patrick E. Auerbach EdD ’08.