TraLA Winter 2014

TraLA
The newsletter of the
Trojan League of Los Angeles
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • WINTER 2014 • TLLA.ORG
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T H I S
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USC Norris Breast Cancer Experts
Members Tour Sunnylands Historic Estate
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow:
A Global Perspective
Christine Ofiesh to receive Alumni Service Award
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!
TraLA
The newsletter of the Trojan League of Los Angeles
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • WINTER 2014 • TLLA.ORG
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Global Perspective
On March 8, 2014, TLLA members
will showcase the USC Dana and
David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts
and Sciences, the oldest and most diverse USC School, at its Annual Benefit. Benefit co-chairs, Diane Bleak
and Marie Chen, Patron co-chairs,
Michelle and Sally Doll, auction chair
Kathleen Campos and TLLA Ways
and Means committee members, are
hard and work to insure this year’s
benefit will educate and enlighten us
all on important global issues.
In addition to remarks from Dean
Steve Kay, who was appointed dean
of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences effective October 1, 2012, the benefit will offer
20-minute breakout sessions covering
topics such as:
• USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual
History Archive. A presentation
demonstrating USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive of
nearly 52,000 video testimonies of
survivors and witnesses of the
Holocaust and other genocides.
The Archive is the largest collection
of its kind in the world.
• Global Security Challenges in the
Next Decade. Steve Lamy, Professor of International Relations and
Vice Dean for Academic Programs
and David Kang, Professor of International Relations and Business
and Director of the Korean Studies
Institute, will discuss upcoming
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Ann M. Muscat to be Keynote speaker
Twenty-six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance
Romance, romance, romance
Located only 22 (or is it 26, as
the Four Preps song suggested)
miles from the Southern California
coast, Catalina Island is not only
an attraction to over 1 million visitors, it is also the home to many
animal and plant species. Today
the Santa Catalina Island Conser-
vancy, protects approximately
42,000 acres of wildlands representing approximately 88% of the
Island, including more than 60
miles of undeveloped coastline.
You will not want to miss Ann Muscat, Ph.D., President and CEO of
the Catalina Island Conservancy
speak on her work as CEO of the
Conservancy and learn more about
"Imagine Catalina,” the Conservancy’s 20-year master plan, that
was completed late last November.
The Passing of
a Lovely
Trojan Lady
It is with great sadness that we report
the passing of our beloved member,
Denise Therese Dedeaux. Denise was
a dedicated member of Trojan League
of Los Angeles and a hard working
USC alumna. She attended our general
meeting last November 6th at The Valley
Hunt Club shortly before her passing on
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 published on our website. She was a dedicated member and friend to all.
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2013-14 TROJAN LEAGUE
OF LOS ANGELES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee:
President
Mary Rooney
President Elect:
Kathleen Campos
Vice Presidents, Ways and Means:
Diane Bleak
Marie Chen
Vice President, Student Recruitment:
Ellen Burson
Vice Presidents, Membership:
Janice Boswell
Charlene Ebright
Vice Presidents, Hospitality:
Debbie Gilmour
Andrea Pott
Recording Secretary:
Denise Kalunian
Corresponding Secretary:
Candace Smith
Treasurer:
Francine Cafarchia
Immediate Past President:
Marilyn Kezirian
Standing and Special
Committee Chairmen:
Allocations/Future Planning
Mary Pallares
Alumnae Coordinating Council
Sally Edwards
Association of Trojan Leagues
Carol Greenhalgh
Marilyn Kezirian
Marcia Kreditor
Attendance
Christin Moses
Bylaws
Joann Koll
Gourmet Lunch Bunch
Betty Jamgotchian-Keushguerian
Historian/Press
Vicki Krueger
New Members
Linda Buckingham
Nominations
Jane Bensussen
Professional Liaison
Lisa Broderick
Programs
Alisa Chanpong-Amateau
Roster
Cathleen Menke
Scholarship-Trojan Tribute
Christine Ofiesh
Scions/Society 53/Scupper
Julie Lin
Spring Party/Tours of Los Angeles
Kathleen Patrick
Mandy Viole
Telephone/Email
Donna Gilmour
TraLA Newsletter
Mary Rooney
USC-Yesterday and Today
Vicki McCluggage
Website
Fran Ciulla
President’s Message
Dear friends in Trojan League,
It is an exciting time to be a USC Trojan League of Los Angeles
member! The events scheduled during the upcoming months provide many opportunities for members to learn, to share their passion for USC, to engage in meaningful activities and conversations
and to cultivate new relationships with fellow alumni, University officials and administrators, prospective new USC students and
prospective new TLLA members.
You will not want to miss our annual benefit, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Global
Perspective, showcasing the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and
Sciences, which will be held on March 8th at Doheny Library and Town and Gown. Dean Kay
and his impressive faculty will address four noteworthy global issues in a manner that will inspire you to think, to question and to better appreciate the way in which USC Dornsife will
make a difference in the world. The luncheon keynote speaker, Ann Muscat (PhD BISC ’83)
will shed light on one of Southern California's greatest treasures – Catalina Island. I encourage
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 improvements and student recruitment.
Our March meeting will immediately follow at Laure Molina's home in Beverly Hills on March
12. Laure is a new member, but has graciously agreed to open her home to us for our next
general meeting. Alisa Champong-Amateau, our program chair, is finalizing the details for
this meeting and will soon be sharing more information about our speaker.
Ellen Burson is hard at work planning our Admitted Student Receptions that will take place
in April. These receptions are always a success and serve as important recruiting tools for
USC. I encourage you to participate in this unique opportunity to meet potential USC students and their parents in the intimate setting of our members own homes.
Our Annual Meeting, honoring Past Presidents and Sustaining Members, will again take
place at Michele Engemann's lovely home in Pasadena. I encourage all members to attend.
We will be introducing our new members and learning about stroke prevention from our
speaker, Dr. Nerses Sanossian, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Associate Director of
the Neurocritical Care/Stroke Section at USC. Dr. Nerses serves as the president of the Board
of Directors for the American Heart Association of Greater Los Angeles and, in addition to
other accolades and awards, has been recognized as the Teacher of the Year in Neurology
for the past two years.
I encourage you all to consider a board position for the upcoming 2014-2015 year. I will
be stepping down in June as President and Kathleen Campos, President Elect, will be taking
the helm. The important role that USC Trojan League of Los Angeles continues to play in the
University's dynamic life depends upon your involvement. Over the years, the members of
Trojan League of Los Angeles have not only acted as ambassadors for the University, but
they have also been a strong, but behind the scenes, voice in University affairs. This unwritten
legacy must be shared and passed down to future generations. I urge you to make a commitment to this important mission for the coming year.
As always, Fight On!
Mary Rooney
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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. Russell, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
at the USC Keck School of Medicine,
Stephen F. Sener, MD, Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology Section Chief,
Division of Breast/Soft Tissue and Endocrine 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 treatment 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 ChanpongAmateau 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
Gilmour's home, Alexa Fischer, the founder
and chief communicator of 1000 Watt Presence, addressed board members on the art of
effective communication. Alexa is a professional film and television actress who has appeared on numerous television shows and
commercials. She shared some important insights and encouraged members to relinquish
any fears they may have of speaking to an audience. She inspired members to use their
passions for USC and TLLA to generate a
sense of confidence for public speaking and
present a comfortable, poised, and relaxed
presence. In addition to serving as an executive public speaking coach and educator, Alexa
is dedicated to philanthropic activities for teens
and young women.
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Members Tour Sunnylands Historic Estate and Gardens
TLLA members and their guests traveled to Rancho Mirage on a beautiful
day last fall to visit Sunnylands, the
200-acre estate operated by the
Annenberg Foundation Trust and the
Annenberg Family Trust. The midcentury modern home, located at the
Estate, was designed by the Los Angeles-based architect, A. Quincy Jones.
Jones was a professor and later a dean
of the School of Architecture at the
University of Southern California from
1951-1967.
Pictured (top left) is Geoffrey Cowan,
President of the Annenberg Foundation
Trust and TLLA member, Kathleen
Patrick. From 1996-2007, Cowan served
as dean of the University of Southern
California’s Annenberg School for
Communication & Journalism. He currently has a joint appointment as a professor with the Annenberg School of
Communication and the Gould School
of Law.
During lunch, Cowan shared valuable
information with members regarding
Sunnylands’ mission and programs,
including the The Declaration of Trust
created by Walter and Leonore Annenberg that directs the manner in which
Sunnylands may be used. Also shown
(top right) are TLLA members, Janice
Boswell, Sally Edwards and Bev Nuccio
and (below) Ellen Burson, Mara Hunter,
Mary Lyon and Kathleen Patrick.
Christine Ofiesh to receive Alumni Service Award
Trojan League of Los Angeles
member, Christine Ofiesh, shall receive the USC Alumni Service
Award at the 81st Alumni Awards
Dinner on Saturday, April 26, 2014
at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Christine has been a member
of Trojan League of Los Angeles
since 2007. She currently serves as
the Scholarship chairman.
Christine also serves on the following USC organizations: the USC
Alumni Association Board of Governors, Town and Gown of USC, Keck
Hospital of USC Guild, USC Associates, the USC Trojan Marching
Band Executive Board, Marshall
Partners and the USC Athletics
Board of Counselors. A 2009 recipient of the Widney Alumni House
Volunteer Award, Ofiesh is currently
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the president of the Trojan Guild of
Los Angeles.
Past recipients of the Alumni Service Award who are also current
members of Trojan League of Los
Angeles include: Jane Bensussen,
JoAnn Willyard Conley, Janet Eddy,
Sally Edwards, Michele Engemann,
Barbara Taft Galpin, Nancy Miller
Hoffman, Susan Spence Phelps,
Dee Dee Moffat-Brewer, Melody Y.
Nishida, Lorna Young Reed, Alli
Lockwood Solum, Charlotte Van
Fleet and Marjorie Reetz Zickfeld.
Members wishing to attend the
event and sit with other members
should contact Mary Rooney. We are
thrilled for Christine and proud to
count her as a friend and dedicated
member of Trojan League of Los
Angeles.
Global Perspective
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challenges to the United States’s
role in global policy.
• Life Underground: The Search
for the Intraterrestrials. Moh
El-Naggar, Assistant Professor of
Physics, will teach us how USC’s
“Life Underground” Astrobiology
Team hopes to inform future NASA
missions by searching for and understanding the limits of life deep
beneath the Earth’s surface.
• Revolutionary Finance: How the
Founding Fathers Dealt with
Financial Crisis. Jacob Soll,
Professor of History and Accounting, will discuss the Founding Fathers’ use of accounting to provide
valuable lessons on how to approach our current financial challenges, both nationally and
individually.
Invitations for the benefit have
been mailed. Information will also
soon be available on the USC Alumni
Website. If you would like us to send
an invitation to a prospective guest,
please contact Diane Bleak.
As a reminder, all active and professional members are required to
support this event with the purchase
of two benefit tickets. Sustaining
members must support this event
with the purchase of one benefit
ticket. The unique items available for
purchase at the auction will attract
the attention of all guests.
The proceeds from this benefit will
not only enable TLLA to continue its
support of USC student scholarships, capital improvements and recruitment, as well as the expansion
and growth of The USC Dana and
David Dornsife, College of Letters,
Arts and Sciences.
Calendar 2014
Trojan League of Los Angeles
General Meeting Schedule
March 8, 2014
Annual Benefit; 9:00am honoring the USC Dana and David Dornsife
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC University Campus,
Doheny Library
March 12, 2014
Daytime Meeting: 10:00am, Laure Molina’s home, Beverly Hills
May 14, 2014 (Note – Date changed)
Daytime Meeting; 10:00am, Michele Engemann’s Home, Pasadena
Annual Meeting/Installation of Officers
Speaker – Dr. Nerses Sanossian, Assistant Professor of Neurology
and Associate Director of the Neurocritical Care/Stroke Section
at the University of Southern California
Board Meeting Schedule
April 9, 2014
10:00am, Sally Edward’s Home, Los Angeles
June 4, 2014
10:00am, Widney Alumni House,
USC University Campus, Los Angeles
Other Important TLLA Dates
February 27, 2014
Lunch Bunch – The Langham Hotel, Pasadena
April 6, 2014
Admitted Student Reception – Jane Bensussen’s Home, Santa Monica
April 16, 2014
Spring Party – Showcase House, Pasadena
April 23, 2014
Admitted Student Reception – Marilyn Kezirian’s Home, Los Angeles
Other Important USC Alumni Dates
March 6, 2014
2014 USC Women’s Conference, 9am-5pm
April 26, 2014
81st Annual USC Alumni Awards
The Westin Bonaventure – 6:00pm
TROJAN LEAGUE MISSION STATEMENT
USC Trojan League of Los Angeles, the first of the Trojan Leagues, is an alumnae group
founded on March 25, 1958. Its purpose is to foster continuing interest in the
University of Southern California on the part of Trojan alumni and their families by bringing
into prominence the University history, traditions, and accomplishments,
and to advance the interests of the University.
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TLLA Welcomes the Trojan Men to Holiday Board Meeting
Board members took a break at their holiday board
meeting at The California Club to enjoy a holiday luncheon
and entertainment provided by the Trojan Men, the USC
men's all male A Capella group. This is the second year, the
group has performed at the holiday board meeting. All
agreed the students not only had beautiful voices but were
charming. Shown in the photo above with the Trojan Men
are TLLA board members wearing Trojan cardinal. Shown
below is the TLLA board seated for the holiday luncheon,
making plans for the 2014 calendar year.
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It’s Time To Be Thinking
About New Members
For TLLA
TLLA Chatter Box
Trojan League of Los Angeles thrives with the addition of enthusiastic and outstanding women who will contribute to USC
and TLLA. Completed applications for proposed new members
are due by April 1, 2014.
Requirements for member eligibility are:
• Have completed at least 2 consecutive years at USC.
• Attended USC a minimum of 8 years ago.
• Have attended a minimum of 2 TLLA events, including one
general meeting.
• Must be proposed by an active, limited active or professional
member.
• Must have 2 seconding letters. First year actives or sustainers
may second 1 candidate.
Not to worry. . . there’s time for candidates for membership to
see how TLLA functions! Please invite them to attend our annual
Benefit on March 8th, our general meeting on March 12th, or one
of our lunch bunch outings.
Applications for membership are available at the TLLA website.
If you have any questions, please contact Charlene Ebright at
(562) 439-3083 or email [email protected]
Introducing New Member –
Rosanne Berlen
Rosanne was actually introduced as a new member in May
2012 but due to family responsibilities was not able to participate this
last year. She contacted Linda
Buckingham during the summer
and was welcomed to membership in December. Some of you
may have met Rosanne and her
daughter Brianna at our November
meeting at the Valley Hunt Club.
Rosanne lives in Pasadena and
works as a real estate broker with
Prudential. She has been active in the Huntington Circle at Huntington Memorial, Trojan Affiliates, and Trojan Junior Auxiliary.
Rosanne’s sponsor is Mary Lyon. Welcome, Rosanne!
Call for Nominations
Now is the time to step forward and volunteer! Your
nominating committee will be meeting in February and we need
to know what you would like to do for Trojan League next year.
Please complete the Call for Nominations Form that was sent
to you by mail and return it to me no later than February 15,
2014.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you,
Jane Bensussen
and the Nominating Committee
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Janet Eddy’s granddaughter, Senior forward Elizabeth
Eddy was selected by Sky Blue FC in the fourth round of
the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League draft, becoming
the seventh USC player in program history to join a
women’s professional league. She scored 16 goals over four
seasons for the USC women’s soccer team at forward and
midfielder. She also started nine times for the USC
Women’s Lacrosse team.
Jane Bensussen recently helped her mother celebrate her
98th birthday on January 28th. Her mom still lives in her
home on 85 acres in Missouri. On top of that, her mother
just renewed her driver’s license for three years!
The Koll Family celebrated a very busy and happy Christmas and New Years. They were in Newport Beach for the
Christmas Boat Parade of Lights for five nights and enjoyed having friends and family on board their yacht,
Amazing Grace, each night for dinner and cruising the entire Newport Harbor. They returned home to celebrate
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with their whole family. Two days after Christmas, their immediate family (all
20 of them), flew to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for a 15-day
cruise of the Caribbean aboard the Princess Emerald. At
each island, they enjoyed tours of the island, and swam at
the beautiful beaches.
Ellen Burson and her husband Mark will be celebrating
their 30th anniversary on February 19th in San Francisco.
She and her husband were engaged in the Carnelian Room
in San Francisco and married at Town and Gown! Congratulations Ellen!
Mandy Viole has a new job at Bloomingdale’s in the Glendale Galleria. Members can find her in the Men’s department and she is free to assist anyone throughout the store.
Betty Jamgotchian and her husband and brother and sister in law traveled to Napa and Sonora last weekend. They
enjoyed a weekend of culinary pleasures. They dined at the
Crabhouse on Pier 39 in San Francisco, The Girl and the
Fig in Sonoma, the Fancy Food Show at the Moscone Center (the largest food specialty food show on the West Coast)
and Lalime’s in Berkeley. In Napa, they visited the Oxbow
Public Market, which includes local food vendors, artisan
cafes and an organic produce outlet for local farms. No
wonder Betty organizes our Lunch Bunch events!
Rusty and Dan Chandler are off to Vail to hopefully find
snow!
TLLA Honored at Torchbearer Luncheon
On November 14, 2013, TLLA was honored by the USC
Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences as a USC Dornsife Torchbearer for its endowment and
continued support of the USC Trojan League of Los Angeles:
Joseph P. Allen Scholarship. Established in 2001, the scholarship benefits Dornsife students whose academic and personal achievements embody true Trojan ideals. Current
scholarship recipients are Leslie Chang, Samantha Coxe,
Bradlee McAuliffe, Amy Mendoza, Roxanea Ontiveras and
Chloe Warehall. In addition to Dean Steve Kay, speakers included Carol Quimby-Bonan, a USC alumna, and Professor
Scott Fraser, Provost Professor of Biology, Pediatrics and Engineering and the Director of Science Initiatives at USC Dornsife and USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
The talented Betty Jamgotchian has selected the theme
this year of hotel restaurants. With that in mind, members are
visiting some of the finest hotel restaurants Los Angeles has
to offer. On December 4, 2013, Trojan League members enjoyed Traditional Tea at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. Members
were seated in The Living Room overlooking the garden. The
Fireplace was lit and the hotel lobby was festively decorated
for the holiday season. Over 30 varieties of tea were offered
as well as delicate sandwiches, pastries and fresh scones,
all served on custom hand painted china with a delicate
floral pattern. It was a wonderful afternoon with lots of lively
conversations.
On January 22, 2014, members dined at Gordon Ramsay's
Boxwood Cafe at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. Ramsay is an award winning international Michelin starred chef
and the Bistro style ambiance of the Café was the perfect setting to enjoy DineLA week when the restaurant offered 3
course menus at a special rate.
On February 27, the Gourmet Lunch Bunch will meet at
The Langham Hotel, Pasadena. On March 19, Betty has
planned the last Lunch Bunch of the year for a visit to The
Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Check your email for
more information soon.
Gourmet Lunch Bunch News
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USC Trojan League of Los Angeles helps to sponsor
Women’s Conference
More than 1,000 USC women, including alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends will meet on the University
Campus on Thursday, March 6, 2014 for the 6th Annual USC Women's Conference -Women Making an Impact! Speakers
include Niki C. Nikias, wife of USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Elizabeth Garrett, Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Erica Muhl, Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts, Marilyn L. Flynn, Dean of the USC School
of Social Work, and Karen Symms Gallagher, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. TLLA member Melody
Nishida is one of the event co-chairs. Kathleen Campos serves on the host committee. Thank you Ladies for your
service to the women of USC! If you are interested in attending the USC Women’s Conference, please register online at
http://alumnigroups.usc.edu/womensconference/index.php.
Reminder:
3. Purchase a Program Ad.
Do you want to place an ad for you, your family, your
friend or your business in our benefit program? Ads can be
purchased and will be featured in our program. Please look
for an email with more information very soon.
Your Ways and Means Committee is hard at work, but
needs your help to make the upcoming benefit a success.
What can you do? Please consider each of the following:
1. Become a Patron
Patrons have provided significant financial support to
TLLA in past years and are essential for our continued success. If you or your friend that would like to support TLLA
and its benefit as a patron, please contact Sally or Michelle
Doll at [email protected].
4. Purchase a Member Photo
We want to see a photo of you as a student at USC.
Please send to Mary Rooney together with $50. We hope
to feature all members in our program.
2. Donate to the Silent or Live Auction
Kathleen Campos and new member Karen Sarian are
gathering items from our members now. They are looking
for unique gift items, golf excursions, vacation homes, sporting event tickets, restaurant gift cards, and any and everything USC. Please contact Kathleen with your donations at
[email protected].
5. Purchase a benefit ticket for you, a friend, a
family member.
We look forward to seeing you all at our benefit on March
8th. Please save the date. This will be a fabulous opportunity
for you to learn about USC and catch up with many friends
and fellow alumni.
SAVE THE DATE
TLLA Spring Party – April 16th
Hello Ladies, we are planning a Spring Event at the Pasadena Showcase house in April! We will gather for lunch in
Pasadena and then tour the home. It is the 50th Showcase! This year’s Showcase House, is a 1915 English country estate
designed by Stiles O. Clements (1882-1966) who was “a key figure in the 1920s Art Deco movement and in the 1930s
Streamline Modern style.” This English country estate sits on 3.5 wooded acres and features a pool,
bathhouse, river rock spring house, tennis and badminton courts, greenhouse, gardener’s potting
shed, and a pond. It has seven bedrooms, ten
baths, five fireplaces, oak floors, redwood wall paneling, and floor to ceiling glass windows. Above the
carriage house, there is a one-bedroom chauffeur’s
suite complete with a sitting room and kitchenette.
In 1915, the cost to build the house and garage was
$28,000. We hope you can join us! More information to follow.
Mandy Viole'
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Denise Dedeaux
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Kezirian Family establishes
Kezirian Memorial Fellowship
On Thursday, April 10, 2014, a
symposium will showcase the USC
Gould School of Law faculty and
students engaging in international
public service and formally kickoff
the A. Peter Kezirian, Jr., ’89
(Gould) Memorial Fellowship in
Public Service and International
Law. A third generation SCion, Peter
was the son of Marilyn Kezirian, ’60,
’62 (Marshall, Rossier) who passed
away suddenly and unexpectedly in
November, 2012. To receive an in-
vitation to attend the colloquium (no
admission fee) please send an email
to [email protected]. When fully
funded, the fellowship will enable
students to engage in international
public service projects within the
governments of developing nations
and countries making difficult transitions to peace, stability and
democracy as well as the inter-governmental and non-governmental
organizations that support these
efforts.
Denise was born in Los Angeles on July 20,
1947. She was the daughter of the late Rod
and Helen Dedeaux. Her family lived for many
years in the Los Feliz area and ultimately moved
to Glendale, where Denise continued to live.
She attended Mother of God Council Grammar
School and Immaculate Heart High School,
and remained an active alumna of both. She
followed her father and siblings to USC, and
graduated with her B.S. in 1970. Denise was
always a loyal Trojan sports fan.
Her career revolved around the family’s business, Dart Entities, where she worked alongside her father and brothers.
In 2011, Denise received the Baseball Alumni
Association’s Lifetime Merit Award. An avid and
gifted photographer, she was the curator of the
family’s history and memorabilia, especially that
of her iconic father, Rod Dedeaux’s, famed Trojan baseball-coaching career of 45 years.
Denise is survived by her sister and TLLA
member, Michele Dedeaux Engemann (Roger),
and brothers, Justin (Mary Lin) and Terry
Dedeaux (Christine). Denise was a devoted
aunt to eleven nieces and nephews, six grandnieces, and two grandnephews, and a godparent to several additional children. Denise shared
a long and loving relationship with fellow Trojan,
Shelly Andrens; he treasures the many years
they had together.
Donations in Denise’s memory can be made
to Trojan League of Los Angeles, Town and
Gown of USC or to the Dedeaux Foundation,
c/o Dart Entities.
We remember Denise as a warm and
thoughtful lady who enjoyed her many friendships in Trojan League of Los Angeles. We
share our sympathy with her family and many
friends.
TLLA has a new look!
This USC Dahlia was found at The Butchart’s Garden in Victoria, BC. Photo by Vicki Krueger.
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As you can see from this newsletter, TLLA has
a new look. At the November ACC meeting,
Danielle Stinson, Senior Director of Alumni
Relations, presented each League President
with a banner reflecting the logo designed by
the University for their league’s use. The
designs can be found on the USC website at the
following link: alumni.USC.edu/identity;
alumni.usc.edu/graphicresources. Per the
newly executed Charter Agreement, the old
logo that was lovingly designed by TLLA
members when Vicki McCluggage was
President has been retired and will be archived
in our history as the first TLLA logo!
Trojan Tribute Scholarship Fund
Sponsored by the Association of Trojan Leagues and the University of Southern California Alumni Association
Contributions to the University of Southern California Trojan Tribute Scholarship Fund are welcomed from alumni and
friends of the Trojan Family. Honor a friend or celebrate a special occasion with a contribution. Your entire gift will go
directly to a special scholarship fund specifically created to assist deserving young students. Appropriate acknowledgements will be mailed to both the honoree and the contributor as a thank you and confirmation of the gift.
Please record my gift in honor of:_______________________________________________________________________
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY – THIS NAME WILL BE INSCRIBED IN THE TROJAN TRIBUTE BOOK @ THE USC ALUMNI HOUSE
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This gift is to honor:
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Please make checks payable to “Trojan Tribute – USC”
Indicate the name of the honoree on the memo line and send to:
Trojan Tribute Scholarship Fund
Christine Ofiesh, 16646 Via Pacifica, Pacific Palisades 90272-1947
The Joseph Patrick Allen Endowed Scholarship
The Joseph P. Allen Scholarship was established by the Trojan League of LA in 2001 in memory of Joseph Patrick
Allen, former Vice Provost of Enrollment and Dean of Admissions at the University and a respected friend and supporter
of the League. The best legacy of remembrance for him seemed to be a scholarship to enable more students to attend
USC. To support the Joseph P. Allen Scholarship, please fill out the form below.
I enclose my gift for: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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In Memory
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Thinking of You
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Contributed by:
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My check in the amount of $_________________ (tax deductible)
is enclosed payable to the USC TLLA J.P. Allen Scholarship, or if through the USC Associates Membership,
payable to the USC Associates with Joe Allen Scholarship on the memo line.
Please mail to:
Trojan League of Los Angeles
c/o: Christine Ofiesh, 16646 Via Pacifica, Pacific Palisades 90272-1947