Dean’s Superintendents Advisory Group
Established in 1980 by Ed Dundon, the Dean’s Superintendents Advisory Group (DSAG) provides an opportunity for a growing group of superintendents to consult with the Dean, network with other superintendents in California, and recruit aspiring superintendents to join the USC family. DSAG elected Frank Cosca PhD ’80 as its first president in 1991. Today DSAG has approximately 200 members.
DSAG Priorities Include:
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Member Events
- DSAG Awards Dinner (January)
- Spring DSAG Meeting (April/May)
- Leadership Conference (July)
- DSAG @ Associates Picnic (September)
- Fall DSAG Meeting (September/October)
View a gallery of past DSAG events.
News
Superintendent Announcements
- Raul Ramirez ’01, EdD ’14 was named superintendent of Mesa Union School District
- Alfonso Jimenez EdD ’12 was named superintendent of Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
- John Lopez, a current EdD student, was named superintendent of Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District
- Rebeca Andrade EdD ’16 was named superintendent of Salinas City Elementary School District
- Jill Baker EdD ’04 was named superintendent of Long Beach Unified School District
- Tim Stowe EdD ’03 was named interim superintendent of Torrance Unified School District
- Vivian Ekchian EdD ’19 was named superintendent for Glendale Unified School District
- Emy Flores EdD ’15 was named superintendent for Evergreen School District
- Maria Gandera EdD ’02 was named superintendent for Coachella Valley Unified School District
- Scott Price PhD ’03 was named superintendent for Lennox School District
DSAG Hall of Fame Inductees
2020 | David Verdugo EdD ’05 | 2019 | David Cash EdD ’08 |
2018 | John Roach EdD ’88 |
2017 | Maria Ott PhD ‘94 |
2016 | Michael Escalante EdD ‘02 |
2015 | Pedro Garcia EdD ’83 |
2014 | Jack McLaughlin MS ’65 PhD ’68 and Michael J. McLaughlin PhD ’77 |
2013 | Karen Symms Gallagher |
2012 | Thomas C. Halvorsen EdD ’80 |
2011 | Steven Fish EdD ’97 |
2010 | Rudy Castruita EdD ’82 |
2009 | Darline Robles PhD ’93 |
2008 | Mike Caston MS ’73 EdD ’80 PhD ’81 |
2007 | Carol Wilson PhD ’80 |
2006 | Robert French ’52 PhD ’69 |
2005 | Stuart Gothold EdD ’74 |
For more information please contact:
Matt DeGrushe
Director of Alumni Engagement
mdegrush@rossier.usc.edu
(213)821-2670