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- The Academy: Leadership Giving
Academy members are among the school’s most generous and loyal supporters. These alumni and friends have an immeasurable impact on helping USC Rossier maintain the highest level of excellence that produces innovative thinkers, global leaders and pioneering change agents in the world of education.
Membership is open to all alumni and friends of USC Rossier who make a gift totaling $500 or more within the fiscal year of July 1–June 30. Gifts may be designated to the USC Rossier Annual Fund, General Scholarship Fund or another area of interest.
Total gift amount may include matching funds to Rossier.
Academy Masters – $10,000+
Academy Fellows – $5,000
Academy Scholars – $2,500
Academy Mentors – $1,000
Academy Educators – $500
Thank you to all of our donors who generously supported the USC Rossier School of Education during fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020). Your gifts play an essential role in sustaining and expanding our student experience, programs and faculty research.
The following Honor Roll includes Academy members who supported Rossier with gifts of $500 or more.
*New Academy Member
◊ Multi-Year Pledge Payment
† Deceased
David Hagen ’67, MS ’68, EdD ’93 and Veronica Hagen ’68◊
Donald Matsumori MS ’60, MLA ’76, PhD ’82 †
Neil Matsumori ’63
Randall Miller EdD ’86 and Susan Miller
Joan E. Herman and Richard Rasiej◊
Anonymous
Alidad Khayami and Samira Khayami
Frank E. Baxter and Kathrine Baxter
Virginia Campbell ’55
Mary James and Daniel James
Roger J. Rossier MS ’62, EdD ’72
Elliot Sainer and Marcia Sainer
James & Glenys Slavik Family Foundation
Margaret Chidester EdD ’95 and Stephen Chidester
Michael Fitzgerald *
Karen Symms Gallagher and Raymond J. Gallagher◊
Deborah Goldman MBA ’93 and Jonathan Goldman
John and Cindy McCain Family Foundation
Christina McKinney ’68 and H. Webber McKinney ’68, MS ’69 ◊
Dustin McLemore EdD ’18 and Christine McLemore ◊
Peter Weil and Julie Weil
Robert Abeles and Judith Abeles *
Jeffrey Backhus JD ’98 and Leah Backhus MD ’00 *◊
Helen Bogatin ’44, MS ’47†
Reveta Bowers ’70 and Robert Bowers
Sally Butterbaugh Alvino ’72, MS ’74
Genaro Carapia MS ’84 and Lai Tan Carapia
CTBC Bank Corporation (USA)
Carol Fox MS ’62
Kavita Gupta and Rahul Gupta◊
Thomas Halvorsen EdD ’80 and Barbara Halvorsen ’70, MS ’71
John Katzman and Alicia Ernst
Peter Mather EdD ’81
Milton Meler ’70, MBA ’71
Christine Marie Ofiesh ’82
Maria Ott PhD ’94 and Thomas Ott
Lawrence Picus and Susan Pasternak
Patricia Poon ’65 and Dudley Poon◊
Jean Schultz and William Schultz
Karen Sherman ’90 and Chris Sherman ’90
Shelley Adams EdD ’17 ◊ *
William Allen ’79 and Marie Allen ’78
David Cash EdD ’08 and Heather Cash EdD ’18 ◊
Terry Crawford
Jacquelyn Dylla MPT ’94, DPT ’01
Robert Ferris PhD ’65 and Pauline Ferris PhD ’79
Marjory Newell MS ’74 and Frank Newell JD ’75
Charlene Shimada ’91 and Thomas Shimada ’88
Wendy Sidley MS ’95
Gerald Whitehead ’81 and Melody Whitehead
Teri Adams MBA ’04
Lester Baer MS ’71
James Berchtold
James Berk and Jane Berk
Dennis Byas EdD ’07 and Barbara Byas *
Rudy Castruita EdD ’82 and Jean Castruita
Mary Couvillon ’61 and Lucien Couvillon *
Arwen Duffy and Sean Duffy *
Howard Farber ’79 and Rebekah Farber
Nadine Farber MS ’80, MSW ’90
Gregory Franklin ’83, EdD ’97 and Debbie Franklin
Max Futrell EdD ’86
Masae Gotanda PhD ’77
Stuart Gothold EdD ’74 and Jane Gothold
Winston Grace and Maria Grace *
Walton Greene ’63
Carolyn Haugen EdD ’91
Charles Hinman EdD ’02
Janie Honeycutt MCG ’19 *
Sharon Hoyt ’64 and Howard Hoyt
Kevin Hryciw EdD ’17
Douglas Kimberly EdD ’08 and Cathie Ferdula-Kimberly
Gregory Kling and Sheri Kling *
Mary Jo Lass PhD ’66Ortha Lehman MS ’63
Bren Leisure ’74 and Lawrence Leisure
Donald Leisey EdD ’73 and Patricia Leisey
Mary Loughridge EdD ’87
Tena Mitchell MS ’76
Michelle Moore MAT ’16
Jenelle Marsh-Mullet ’91 and Scott Mullet ’87
Brent Noyes ’75, MS ’79 and Virginia Noyes
Louis Pappas EdD ’91 and Leslie Pappas
Margo Pensavalle EdD ’93 and Lawrence Gross
Marlene Pollack-Taussig ’69 and Eric Taussig
Maxine Cooper Thompson MS ’76 *
L’Cena Brunskill Rice ’53, MS ’59
John Roach EdD ’88 and Johanna Roach ’75
Dianne Saurenman MS ’71, PhD ’77
Sheree Speakman and Gary Giuntoli
Edward Sullivan III ’87, MS ’92, PhD ’98
Katherine Thorossian EdD ’09
David Verdugo EdD ’05 and Susanna Verdugo
Gloria Bess Widmann MS ’69
Michael Wilson MS ’72 and Jerrilyn Wilson
Sonja Yates EdD ’90
Candace Yee ’68, MS ’69 and James Yee MS ’66, PhD ’74
Ruben Zepeda II EdD ’05 † and Sarah Zepeda EdD ’17
Sherilyn Amos-Grosser ’04
Gerald Angove PhD ’73 and Constance Angove
Bobby Avant ’62, MS ’63 and Deanna Avant
Kevin Baxter EdD ’04 and Kimberley Baxter
Rachel Beal and Ron Beal
Rita Darlene Bishop EdD ’01 and Lewis Bishop
John Bogie EdD ’86 and Judy Bogie
Sally Botzler PhD ’89 and Richard Botzler
Melanie Brady EdD ’12 *
Donald Brann Jr. ’68 EdD ’82 and Sari Brann
Manuel Burciaga EdD ’17 and Erin Burciaga
Roy Chinn DDS ’79 and Jo Ann Chinn
David Clark MS ’76 and Janet Clark
Melba Coleman PhD ’80 and George Coleman Jr.
Bridget Collier EdD ’09 *
Nina Crum and Michael Crum
Anthony Dalessi PhD ’82
Hasmik Danielian EdD ’09 and Arsen Danielian JD
Jean Davidson EdD ’93 *
Matt DeGrushe ME ’04 and Nick Simmons
James Elsasser EdD ’11 and Lori Elsasser
Steven Fish EdD ’97 and Susan Fish
Michael Gladden MS ’68 and Sandy Gladden
Stephen Goldstone EdD ’77 and Linda Goldstone
Elizabeth Hall Hamilton EdD ’12
Peggy Hayward EdD ’89 and Stanley Hayward
Merrill Irving EdD ’07 and Jose Irving *
Sandra N. Kaplan MS ’70Debbie Katsogianes ’83, MS ’85
Catherine Kawaguchi EdD ’14
Patricia Leader ’77
Helaine Lopes ’80, MS ’82, PhD ’91 and Steven Lopes MA ’86, MBA ’94 *
Rose Lyon MS ’64, PhD ’77 *
Maria Martinez-Poulin EdD ’17 *
William McDermott MS ’70 PhD ’77 and Sandra McDermott
Michael McLaughlin PhD ’77 and Marlena McLaughlin
Mary McNeil MS ’80, PhD ’96
Melissa Moore EdD ’14
Deborah Myman ’70, MS ’74 and Robert Myman JD ’70
Kathleen Nitta ’70
Rauline Ochs MBA ’85
Nancy Plunkett MS ’69 and Thomas Plunkett
Darline Robles PhD ’93 and Frank Robles
Joel Shawn EdD ’93
Julie Slayton
Wesley Smith EdD ’05 and Julie Smith
Gail Spann-Greer EdD ’09
David Spokely *
Joyce Stout ’90, MS ’93 and Jared Stout ’98, MS ’06 *
Charles Talbert ’79 and Katherine Talbert *
Marilyn Thomas ’62, MS ’74
Nancy Tuz MAT ’15 and Peter Tuz
Chao-Ying Wang PhD ’85 *
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