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ANNENBERG DISPATCH
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April 20, 2007
A bimonthly e-newsletter for alumni, parents and friends of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
For more information and updated event calendars, visit http://annenberg.usc.edu.
CONTENTS
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SCHOOL NEWS
1. Honoring Geoffrey Cowan - send a tribute and make a gift to the Cowan Scholarship Fund
2. Commencement speakers announced
3. USC Annenberg launches new 10-month M.A. program for mid-career journalists
4. Cronkite Award winners announced
5. Hartford Courant wins 2007 Selden Ring Award
6. Truthdig.com receives three Webby Award nominations
7. Trojan Debate Squad ends season in "Elite" fashion
8. Grad student Cunningham wins Buchwald Scholarship
9. Undergraduate Ou wins OPC Foundation award, Press Photographers Association award
10. Benson appointed to PRSA Diversity Committee
EVENTS
11. Annenberg Research Seminar: David Seibold, UC Santa Barbara, April 23
12. Public Diplomacy Discussion: Literature and Diplomacy, April 27
13. Annenberg Family Chair dedication ceremony, April 30
14. 2007 Commencement, May 11
15. Workshop: Games for Learning, Development, and Change, May 21-22
ALUMNI/PARENT NEWS & NOTES
16. Alumni Notes
17. In Memoriam
SCHOOL NEWS
1. Honoring Geoffrey Cowan - send a tribute and make a gift to the Cowan Scholarship Fund
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USC will celebrate Geoffrey Cowan's tenure as dean of USC Annenberg at a ceremony marking his installation as the inaugural holder of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership at the USC Annenberg School on April 30. All, alumni, friends and associates are welcome to participate in the celebrations by sending photos, videos and comments to ascalums@usc.edu. Submissions will be posted on a special tribute page on the school's website. Additionally, you may pay tribute to Dean Cowan by making a gift to the Geoffrey Cowan Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will enable undergraduate students with financial need and a commitment to service to attend the Annenberg School without the worry of loan obligations and work/study requirements. To contribute to this fund: Please call the USC Annenberg Office of Development, (213) 821-1660.
Dean Cowan tribute page: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Cowan/CowanNotes.aspx
Submit an online message to Dean Cowan: http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/php/rsvp.php?listID=176
RSVP (before April 23) for the dedication ceremony: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/specialevents//esvp/0430.htm
2. Commencement Speakers Announced
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Award-winning LA Times columnist Steve Lopez and former president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services Carole Black will speak at the May 11 Journalism and Communication Commencement ceremonies, respectively. Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel will speak at the main university Commencement ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. USC Annenberg's satellite ceremonies will both begin at 10:30 a.m. The School of Communication Ph.D. luncheon begins at 1 p.m. in the Davidson Conference Center.
More information: http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/Events/commencement.aspx
3. USC Annenberg launches new 10-month M.A. program for mid-career journalists
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In response to recent studies that working journalists want more professional education, USC Annenberg's School of Journalism will offer a unique 10-month M.A. program in specialized journalism beginning Fall 2007. The program will offer an advanced degree in four specialized topics: education, religion, science or urban ecology. In addition to the journalism classes taught at USC Annenberg, students will take courses with faculty from USC's other highly regarded academic units, including the Rossier School of Education, School of Policy, Planning and Development, and College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Applications for the program are due June 1, 2007. For details about the application process, visit: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Prospective/Masters/Specialized.aspx
4. Cronkite Award Winners Announced
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The 2007 recipients of the USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism have been announced. Seattle-based KING took home the Best Local Station and its reporter/producer team of Robert Mak and Mike Cate won Best Individual Achievement at a Local Station for their "superb election coverage." Other winners include: Baltimore-based WBAL (local broadcast); New England-based NECN (local cable station, large market); Austin-based News 8 (local cable station, small market); Boston-based WGBH (local public station, large market); Wisconsin Public Television (local public station, small market); NBC Television Stations Division (large station group); Hearst Argyle Television (small station group); and ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos (national network program). (See the Events section for information on the April 19 award ceremony.)
For a complete listing of winners, visit: http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/News/070312cronkite.aspx
5. Hartford Courant Wins 2007 Selden Ring Award
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Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman of the Hartford Courant are the 2007 winners of the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their series exposing the U.S. military's recruitment and deployment of mentally ill soldiers into Iraq. The $35,000 annual prize, presented by the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, recognizes the year's outstanding work in investigative journalism that leads to direct results. Beginning in May 2006, the Courant published a series of articles detailing how "the U.S. military is sending troops with serious psychological problems into Iraq and is keeping soldiers in combat even after superiors have been alerted to suicide warnings and other signs of mental illness." Read more: http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/News/070226selden.aspx
6. Truthdig.com receives three Webby Award nominations
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Truthdig.com, a Web site led by Annenberg alumni and faculty, earned Webby Award nominations in the categories of news, politics and political blogs. "We're one of the few sites that actually pay to send journalists around the world to places like Afghanistan, Iraq and Gambia to cover stories," said communication professor and Truthdig founding editor Robert Scheer. "We're most thrilled to be nominated in the news category alongside the BBC, NPR, Reuters and Salon.com." Besides Scheer, Annenberg contributors to the Truthdig team include publisher Zuade Kaufman (M.A. Print Journalism '05), managing editor Peter Scheer (B.A. Communication '04), news editor Kasia Anderson (Ph.D. candidate), chief podcaster and contributor Joshua Scheer (B.A. Communication '03), contributor Larry Gross (communication school director) and contributor Marc Cooper (journalism professor).
Visit Truthdig.com: http://www.truthdig.com/
Visit Webby Awards site: http://www.webbyawards.com/
7. Trojan Debate Squad ends season in "Elite" fashion
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The USC Trojan Debate Squad finished the 2007 season with an "Elite 8" finish at the National Debate Tournament in Dallas. USC extended two of its own national records by qualifying for its 45th consecutive Tournament and appearing in its 56th overall. The USC team of Alex Iftimie ('07) and Michael Smith ('08) advanced to the Elite 8 after defeating three elimination-round qualifiers in preliminary debates. Perhaps their most impressive preliminary round win was a unanimous victory over the eventual national champions from Emory University. Alex, who qualified for the National Debate Tournament in each of his four years at USC, has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in the history of the USC Trojan Debate Squad. The squad will have a banquet April 21 to celebrate another solid season and the career of retiring director David Damus.
More about the banquet: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Events/070421debate.aspx
More about the Tournament: http://www.usctrojandebate.com/ndt07.html
Debate Squad Homepage: http://www.usctrojandebate.com/
8. Grad Student Cunningham Wins Buchwald Scholarship
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Graduate print journalism student Kimberly Cunningham won the 2007 Art Buchwald Scholarship on March 29 for her humorous essay titled "The Starbucks Drip." She received the scholarship in front of a crowd of Art's classmates, friends and colleagues who gathered to celebrate and honor his memory. The award, named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and USC Annenberg journalism alumnus who passed away in January, "should be anti-establishment and contemptuous of the scholarship he or she is receiving.... If the person is on probation for something that he or she wrote, that should be considered a plus." Read more: http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/News/070328Cunningham.aspx
9. Undergraduate Ou Wins OPC Foundation Award, Press Photographers Association Award
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The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles recently named undergraduate Broadcast Journalism student Ed Ou ('08) as its college photojournalist of the year, and the Overseas Press Club Foundation awarded him its $2,000 scholarship at a recent award luncheon in New York. Ed's PPAGLA award included a $1,000 scholarship and Nikon camera gear. He was also selected from more than 60 students to receive the prestigious Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship, given to students with exceptional promise in the field of overseas correspondence. Ed's winning essay described being part of the convoy of journalists covering the deaths of 29 civilians killed by Israeli bombs in the southern Lebanese village of Qana. He is the first student from USC to win the award.
Read more: http://annenberg.usc.edu/AboutUs/News/070320PhotojournalismAward.aspx
10. Benson Appointed to PRSA Diversity Committee
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Public Relations professor Louella Benson has been appointed to the Public Relations Society of America's National Committee on Diversity. The Committee advances the objectives of developing a Society membership representing a broad spectrum of ethnic, racial and sexual-orientation groups, and providing professional development, knowledge and support to professionals of diverse race, gender, sexual orientation or ethnicity to help them succeed in the profession. A consultant specializing in the arts, nonprofit organizations and diversity initiatives, Benson is currently building a comprehensive public relations and diversity marketing program for the inner-city Los Angeles Southwest College campus.
EVENTS
11. Annenberg Research Seminar: David Seibold, UC Santa Barbara, April 23
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Join students, faculty and staff for a presentation by UC Santa Barbara communication professor David Seibold. His topic, "Tick Tock, Tick Talk: Communication, Temporality, and Pace in Organizational Workgroups." From Dr. Seibold: "Within the complex interplay of cultural, organizational, and individual factors, workgroup members communicatively create, negotiate, and sustain their experience of time. The presentation includes review of a theoretical model and program of research on communication and workgroup temporality." Lunch will be served.
12:00 noon, Annenberg Room 207
12. Public Diplomacy Discussion: Literature and Diplomacy, April 27
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The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD), the Center for International Studies, the USC College Global Cultures Initiative, and the Italian Cultural Institute present "Literature and Diplomacy: Bringing Italian Literature to the U.S." Join CPD deputy director Sherine B. Walton and U.S. diplomat-in-residence Stephen Seche for a discussion with author Claudio Magris, Italian consul general Diego Brasioli and director of the Italian Cultural Institute Francesca Valente. RSVPs requested, at http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/php/rsvp.php?listID=165. Refreshments will be served.
11:00 a.m., Annenberg Room 207
13. Annenberg Family Chair Dedication Ceremony, April 30
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Please join USC President Steven B. Sample, the USC Board of Trustees, Vice President of The Annenberg Foundation Wallis Annenberg, faculty, students, staff and friends for a ceremony to dedicate the establishment of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership at the USC Annenberg School in honor of Dean Geoffrey Cowan, who will be the inaugural holder of the chair. Please electronically RSVP at the address below by Monday, April 23.
10:00 a.m., Founders Park RSVP: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/specialevents//esvp/0430.htm
14. 2007 Commencement, May 11
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USC Annenberg's School of Journalism and School of Communication celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2007. At the School of Journalism satellite ceremony, USC Annenberg will be honoring candidates for B.A. and M.A. degrees in journalism and public relations. At the School of Communication satellite ceremony, USC Annenberg will be honoring candidates for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in communication, communication management, global communication, and public diplomacy. 8:30 a.m., Main University Commencement Ceremony, Alumni Park 10:30 a.m., School of Journalism Satellite Ceremony. Argue Plaza 10:30 a.m., School of Communication Satellite Ceremony, McCarthy Quad 1:00 p.m., School of Communication Ph.D. Luncheon, Davidson Conference Center
15. Workshop: Games for Learning, Development, and Change, May 21-22
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USC Annenberg Studies on Computer Games project presents a two-day workshop on non-entertainment uses for gaming. From the organizers: "There have been many new developments in the gaming industry in recent years. A new field of serious games has emerged as designers and developers use gaming for non-entertainment purposes such as education, healthcare, policy-making, and corporate management. Over 30 scholars and industry advocates of serious games from North America and Europe have been invited to this workshop. The program for this workshop has been intentionally designed to encourage dialogues among researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds." Demonstrations of serious games developed by the USC teams will also be presented. For more information or to register: http://games.uscannenberg.org/AWGHome.php
8:00 a.m., Annenberg School for Communication
ALUMNI/PARENT NEWS & NOTES
16. Alumni notes
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Kent Milton (B.A. Journalism '52) is serving on the California Highway Patrol's Older Californian Traffic Safety Task Force, as Public Information Chair.
J. Darlene Hall Jackson (B.A. Journalism '57) writes newsletters and releases for volunteer organizations in Newtown, CT. She is retired, following a 20-year career with the Camp Fire Boys and Girls Council, first as a field director and then as executive director. Last year, she lost her husband, Donald Jackson, whom she met while studying at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Kondelia (Wells) Krislock (B.A. Journalism/English '63) is teaching journalism part-time at Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA, after retiring as a yearbook sales manager with Herff Jones.
Steve Bisheff (B.A. Journalism '64) has been hired by L.A.'s all-sports radio station, KSPN, as an "Insider" who will contribute reports about the Angels and other local sports teams, including USC's. He will also contribute an Insider blog for 710ESPN.com. During his long career, Steve spent 42 years as a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. In 1972 he joined the San Diego Evening Tribune, covering the Chargers football team, and became lead columnist three years later. He was a columnist for the Orange County Register for 24 years before retiring in 2006. His book, Fight On! The Colorful Story of USC Football, was published last September.
Denise (Holt) Bridges (B.A. Journalism '77) is director of newsroom recruitment and staff development at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, VA.
James Arnett (B.A. Public Relations/Journalism '78) is a realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Temecula, CA. He is a Certified Sommelier of wines and spirits, past director of the Newport Beach American Legion Yacht Club, and past president of the El Camino College Foundation board of directors. He retired from the Los Angeles Times in 2001.
Robert Dickes (B.A. Journalism '79) launched a new business venture, Tropic Bob Travel, after 26 years as a vice president for various health care plans. Tropic Bob Travel specializes in corporate and group travel.
Alan Kelly (B.A. Public Relations '81) is founder and CEO of The Playmaker's Standard, LLC, a software and consulting firm based on his book about marketing and positioning strategy and tactics, The Elements of Influence. He previously founded, built and then sold Applied Communications Group, an award winning tech PR agency in San Francisco.
Daniel P. Puzo (M.A. Journalism '81) is editor in chief of "be FoodSafe: The FSIS Magazine," a quarterly publication launched last year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service in Washington, D.C. Daniel previously worked with the Los Angeles Times and has received more than 20 national and local awards for journalism excellence.
Esther Iverem Curry (B.A. Journalism '82) is founder and editor of SeeingBlack.com, which was a finalist in the 2006 Online Journalism Awards presented by USC Annenberg and the Online News Association. SeeingBlack was recognized in the online commentary/small sites category. Before founding this site, Esther was a staff writer for The Washington Post, Newsday, The New York Times and the Wilmington News-Journal. She is a contributing critic for BET.com. She is the author of two books of poetry, and We Gotta Have It: Twenty Years of Seeing Black at the Movies, which is being released by Thunder's Mouth Press this month. Ester has been awarded a National Arts Journalism Fellowship and an artist's fellowship from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Doe Girling (B.A. Public Relations '83) was promoted to assistant dean for advancement at UC-Irvine.
Steven Travers (B.A. Communication '83) had four books published last month by Triumph Books, a division of Random House publishing: A's Essential: Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!; Dodgers Essential: Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!; Angels Essential: Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!; and D'backs Essential: Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!.
Susan Ritchie (B.A. Journalism '85) is senior vice president of international communications for Discovery Networks International in Bethesda, MD, where she oversees a staff of 75 PR professionals based in 17 countries, and supervises the division's trade, business and internal communications as well as brand communications and global program publicity.
Sheryl Thomas-Perkins (M.A. Print Journalism '85) is senior government affairs representative for Los Angeles World Airports. She celebrated her first wedding anniversary on February 16.
Christopher Perez (B.A. Public Relations '86) founded CSP Consultants, a PR firm that he subsequently sold to EuroRSCG MAGNET. He recently left the company after six years.
Enilde (Ginger) Ingels-Van Hook (B.A. Communications '89) recently earned her MFA and currently teaches in the writing and photography program at Pasadena City College, CA. She has served as press liaison for the Monrovia Arts Festival Association in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Her work has been featured in photography exhibitions at Focus One Gallery in Monrovia, Picture This Gallery and Royal Cup Gallery in Long Beach, and at the LA Center for Digital Art.
Marcelyn Kropp (M.A. Communication Management '89) is director of marketing and communications at Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL. She completed her doctoral coursework in mass communication with a history minor at Ohio University. Marcelyn was named a National Outstanding Advisor by the Association for Women in Communications, and received a national award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. She was selected to serve on the marketing advisory council for the American Indian Center of Chicago's Trickster Art Gallery.
John Burman (B. A. Journalism '90) is director of development for The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in New York.
Thomas Leh (M.A. Communication Management '90) is vice president of marketing for Trendium, Inc., a global provider of service assurance and performance management software and services, in Sunrise, FL. He was interviewed for a feature story on enterprise network management in the February edition of Internet Telephony Magazine.
Eric Schermerhorn (B.A. Communication '90) is an associate with Home Depot in Cerritos, CA. He is also head track coach at Whitney High School in Cerritos, and hopes to earn a teaching credential in future.
Kimberly Luce (M.A. Communication Management '93) is executive director of programming and planning with ABC Cable Networks Groups. She is currently on a two-year assignment as programming director for Disney Channel Espana.
Jesse Albert (B.A. Public Relations '94) is director of new media for 19 Entertainment, the British creators of American Idol. Jesse is based in West Hollywood, CA, where he heads the company's U.S. media efforts and guides the online endeavors of Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Annie Lennox and others.
Joshua Levin (B.A. Broadcast Journalism '94) conducts financial research for JW Levin Partners, LLC in New York, NY.
Henry Puente (M.A. Communication Management '96) is an assistant professor of communication at California State University Fullerton.
Charles Vogl (B.A. Communication '96), co-founder of Broken English Productions, was producer/writer for the film New Year Baby, which received the Amnesty International Movies That Matter Award at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) last December. The unanimous jury decision called the film "a tour de force with universal appeal," and New Year Baby was also an official IDFA Top Ten audience pick. The film, directed by Socheata Poeuv, tells of her search for the truth about how her family survived the Khmer Rouge genocide, and why they buried the truth for so long.
Shanti Corrigan (M.A. Communication Management '98) is director of development and alumni relations at UC-Berkeley's International House, which recently completed a successful $10.6 million fundraising campaign. She lives in El Cerrito, CA, with her husband Seth and two children, Liam and Zolly.
Lisa Gonzales (M.A. Communication Management '99) is manager of programming production at KABC-TV/Disney in Glendale, CA. She previously was producer of programming and production. In her current position she is in charge of producing local specials and the weekly magazine shows, Eye on LA and Vista LA. She was nominated for Emmy Awards each year from 2002 to 2005.
Sarah Adolphson (B.A. Broadcast Journalism '02) is an assistant with The Gersh Agency, a bicoastal talent/literary agency. She is located in the firm's Beverly Hills office. Sarah was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Georgia from 2003 to 2005.
Marissa Gonzales (B.A. Communication '02) has accepted a part-time position as special events assistant in the USC Annenberg Public Affairs Office.
Helen Vik (B.A. Public Relations '02) is a marketing and PR specialist for Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, WA.
Stephanie Arnoldy (M.A., Strategic Public Relations, '04) is a senior account executive at PR agency GolinHarris in Los Angeles, where she works exclusively on the Nintendo of America account. She was involved with the launch campaigns for the Wii console and Brain Age video game; the latter was recently named PR Week's Technology Campaign of the Year. She has also been a guest lecturer in USC Annenberg's Public Relations program.
Jackson DeMos (B.A. Print Journalism '04) has accepted a position as USC Annenberg's Web editor. As one of his responsibilities he is managing editor of the school's internal e-newsletter, CommLine.
Jennifer McBride (B.A. Print Journalism '04) is webcaster and online news producer for CBS 2/KCAL 9 in Los Angeles, CA. She earned a master's degree in journalism from New York University.
Madeline York-Stephens (M.A. Strategic Public Relations '04) is a senior account executive with KGBTexas Public Relations & Advertising in San Antonio, TX, where she recently relocated from Los Angeles, where she worked with MS&L Public Relations. With KGBTexas, she leads the IBC Bank, Cricket Wireless and McDonald's accounts.
Dominique Blocker (B.A. Communication '05) has accepted a position as producer/reporter/host with City TV-18 in Santa Barbara, CA.
Joey Ewaskiw (B.A. Broadcast Journalism '05) is manager of public relations at Internet Brands, Inc., an operator of media and e-commerce web sites. He oversees the company's communication and PR efforts across all media.
Heidi Hardt (B.A. Print Journalism '05) is a doctoral student at HEI, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. She earned a M.Sc. with Merit Honors in European Studies from the London School of Economics.
Jiwon Park (M.A. Communication Management '05) is an executive assistant and junior creative executive with film company CJ Entertainment in Century City, CA. She also volunteers with the non-profit Torch Foundation, which works with at-risk teens throughout California.
Thibault Worth (M.A. Broadcast Journalism '05) is a host/reporter with WFDD 88.5 in Winston-Salem, NC. He is the station's local news anchor during NPR's Morning Edition program.
17. In Memoriam
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Barbara Best (B.A. Journalism '43) died peacefully at The Rafael Convalescent Center in San Rafael, CA, on February 22. After graduating from USC she joined 20th Century Fox, where for six years she was the youngest unit publicist and one of very few women in the motion picture industry. She then joined the Stanley Kramer Company at Columbia Pictures, where she was the assistant to George Glass, vice president of advertising, publicity and public relations. After moving to San Diego, her home town, Ms. Best worked as a reporter for the Journal, and developed her own television show. She later founded a publicity agency, working with clients such as Vikki Carr, Ruta Lee and Marion Ross. She was twice elected as president of the Hollywood Women's Press Club and was a member of Women in Communications and Women in Film. She was a co-founder and former chairman o fthe Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, which awarded more than 100 college scholarships to Mexican-American students. She also served on the Los Angeles Film Development Committee and as president of the Publicists Federal Credit Union.
Carl G. Gebhart (B.A. Journalism '47) died of pneumonia at the age of 80. At USC he served as sports editor of the Daily Trojan and president of his fraternity, Chi Phi. He earned an M.B.A. in Finance at Harvard Business School and worked as a stockbroker in downtown Los Angeles for 50 years. He was chairman of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange's ethics committee, vice president of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and president of the Spring Street Forum. He broadcast daily financial reports on radio station KABC in the 1960s and 1970s. He was married to the late Midge del Bondio, and is survived by their three daughters, Betsy Gebhart, Peggy McFarland and Julie Dietz, and nine grandchildren.
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