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The newsletter of the TTrojanr Leagaue of LLos AngAeles UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • WINTER 2014 • TLLA.ORG IN THIS ISSUE USC Norris Breast Cancer Experts Members Tour Sunnylands Historic Estate Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Christine Ofiesh to receive Alumni Service Award A Global Perspective Alexa Fischer Empowers TLLA Board Members Ann M. Muscat to be Keynote speaker TLLA Honored at Torchbearer Luncheon The Passing of a Lovely Trojan Lady Gourmet Lunch Bunch News Save the Date – TLLA Spring Party ... and more! TThe newsrletter oaf the TrojLan LeagueA of Los Angeles UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • WINTER 2014 • TLLA.ORG Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Global Perspective On March 8, 2014, TLLA members topics such as: will showcase the USC Dana and • USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts History Archive. A presentation and Sciences, the oldest and most di - demonstrating USC Shoah Foun - verse USC School, at its Annual Ben - dation’s Visual History Archive of efit. Benefit co-chairs, Diane Bleak nearly 52,000 video testimonies of and Marie Chen, Patron co-chairs, survivors and witnesses of the Michelle and Sally Doll, auction chair Holocaust and other genocides. Kathleen Campos and TLLA Ways The Archive is the largest collection and Means committee members, are of its kind in the world. hard and work to insure this year’s • Global Security Challenges in the benefit will educate and enlighten us Next Decade. Steve Lamy, Profes - all on important global issues. sor of International Relations and In addition to remarks from Dean Vice Dean for Academic Programs Steve Kay, who was appointed dean and David Kang, Professor of Inter - of the USC Dornsife College of Let - national Relations and Business ters, Arts and Sciences effective Oc - and Director of the Korean Studies tober 1, 2012, the benefit will offer Institute, will discuss upcoming 20-minute breakout sessions covering continued on page 5 Ann M. Muscat to be Keynote speaker vancy, protects approximately The Passing of Twenty-six miles across the sea 42,000 acres of wildlands repre - Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me senting approximately 88% of the a Lovely Santa Catalina, the island of romance Island, including more than 60 Romance, romance, romance miles of undeveloped coastline. Trojan Lady It is with great sadness that we report Located only 22 (or is it 26, as You will not want to miss Ann Mus - the passing of our beloved member, the Four Preps song suggested) cat, Ph.D., President and CEO of Denise Therese Dedeaux. Denise was miles from the Southern California the Catalina Island Conservancy a dedicated member of Trojan League coast, Catalina Island is not only speak on her work as CEO of the of Los Angeles and a hard working an attraction to over 1 million visi - Conservancy and learn more about USC alumna. She attended our general tors, it is also the home to many "Imagine Catalina,” the Conser - meeting last November 6th at The Valley animal and plant species. Today vancy’s 20-year master plan, that Hunt Club shortly before her passing on the Santa Catalina Island Conser - was completed late last November. November 19th. How grateful we are to have shared this day with her. Denise joined Trojan League of Los Angeles in 2001 and served on the Board of Directors for 9 years. She served as our Historian on at least two occasions and among other things made a beautiful scrapbook for our archives. Her photos were some of the first pub - lished on our website. She was a dedi - cated member and friend to all. continued on page10 1 20 13- 14 TROJAN LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee: President’s Message President Dear friends in Trojan League, Mary Rooney President Elect: It is an excitin g time to be a USC Trojan League of Los Angeles Kathleen Campos member! The events scheduled during the upcoming months pro - Vice Presidents, Ways and Means: Diane Bleak vide many opportunities for members to learn, to share their pas - Marie Chen sion for USC, to engage in meaningful activities and conversations Vice President, Student Recruitment: Ellen Burson and to cultivate new relationships with fellow alumni, University of - Vice Presidents, Membership: ficials and administrators, prospective new USC students and Janice Boswell Charlene Ebright prospective new TLLA members. Vice Presidents, Hospitality: You will not want to miss our annual benefit, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Global Debbie Gilmour Perspective , showcasing the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Andrea Pott Recording Secretary: Sciences, which will be held on March 8th at Doheny Library and Town and Gown. Dean Kay Denise Kalunian and his impressive faculty will address four noteworthy global issues in a manner that will in - Corresponding Secretary: spire you to think, to question and to better appreciate the way in which USC Dornsife will Candace Smith Treasurer: make a difference in the world. The luncheon keynote speaker, Ann Muscat (PhD BISC ’83) Francine Cafarchia will shed light on one of Southern California's greatest treasures – Catalina Island. I encourage Immediate Past President: Marilyn Kezirian you to support this event as a Patron. Your donation is tax deductible and will enable Trojan League of Los Angeles continue its vital support of USC student scholarships, capital im - Standing and Special Committee Chairmen: provements and student recruitment. Allocations/Future Planning Our March meeting will immediately follow at Laure Molina's home in Beverly Hills on March Mary Pallares 12. Laure is a new member, but has graciously agreed to open her home to us for our next Alumnae Coordinating Council Sally Edwards general meeting. Alisa Champong-Amateau, our program chair, is finalizing the details for Association of Trojan Leagues this meeting and will soon be sharing more information about our speaker. Carol Greenhalgh Marilyn Kezirian Ellen Burson is hard at work planning our Admitted Student Receptions that will take place Marcia Kreditor in April. These receptions are always a success and serve as important recruiting tools for Attendance Christin Moses USC. I encourage you to participate in this unique opportunity to meet potential USC stu - Bylaws dents and their parents in the intimate setting of our members own homes. Joann Koll Our Annual Meeting, honoring Past Presidents and Sustaining Members, will again take Gourmet Lunch Bunch Betty Jamgotchian-Keushguerian place at Michele Engemann's lovely home in Pasadena. I encourage all members to attend. Historian/Press We will be introducing our new members and learning about stroke prevention from our Vicki Krueger speaker, Dr. Nerses Sanossian, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Associate Director of New Members Linda Buckingham the Neurocritical Care/Stroke Section at USC. Dr. Nerses serves as the president of the Board Nominations of Directors for the American Heart Association of Greater Los Angeles and, in addition to Jane Bensussen other accolades and awards, has been recognized as the Teacher of the Year in Neurology Professional Liaison Lisa Broderick for the past two years. Programs I encourage you all to consider a board position for the upcoming 2014-2015 year. I will Alisa Chanpong-Amateau be stepping down in June as President and Kathleen Campos, President Elect, will be taking Roster Cathleen Menke the helm. The important role that USC Trojan League of Los Angeles continues to play in the Scholarship-Trojan Tribute University's dynamic life depends upon your involvement. Over the years, the members of Christine Ofiesh Trojan League of Los Angeles have not only acted as ambassadors for the University, but Scions/Society 53/Scupper Julie Lin they have also been a strong, but behind the scenes, voice in University affairs. This unwritten Spring Party/Tours of Los Angeles legacy must be shared and passed down to future generations. I urge you to make a com - Kathleen Patrick Mandy Viole mitment to this important mission for the coming ye ar. Telephone/Email Donna Gilmour As always, Fight On! TraLA Newsletter Mary Rooney USC-Yesterday and Today Vicki McCluggage Website Fran Ciulla Mary Rooney 2 USC Norris Breast Cancer Experts Speak to Membership On November 6, 2013, a distinguished team of medical experts spoke to Trojan League members at the general meeting at The Valley Hunt Club. Christy A. Rus - sell, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Stephen F. Sener, MD, Professor of Sur - gery, Surgical Oncology Section Chief, Division of Breast/Soft Tissue and En - docrine Surgery and Donald W. Larsen, M.D., M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer for the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital educated members on Breast Cancer, the treat - ment options and the evidentiary findings on hormone replacement. The meeting was well attended by members and prospective members. Many thanks to Vicki McCluggage for sponsoring us at the Valley Hunt Club, Alisa Chanpong- Amateau for arranging for our speakers and Debbie Gilmour and Andrea Pott for organizing our luncheon. The meeting was a huge success! Alexa Fischer Empowers TLLA Board Members At the January Board meeting at Debbie any fears they may have of speaking to an au - Gilmour's home, Alexa Fischer, the founder dience. She inspired members to use their and chief communicator of 1000 Watt Pres - passions for USC and TLLA to generate a ence, addressed board members on the art of sense of confidence for public speaking and effective communication. Alexa is a profes - present a comfortable, poised, and relaxed sional film and television actress who has ap - presence. In addition to serving as an execu - peared on numerous television shows and tive public speaking coach and educator, Alexa commercials. She shared some important in - is dedicated to philanthropic activities for teens sights and encouraged members to relinquish and young women.