Health Sciences Programs

Here are locations and announced speakers for satellite ceremonies. Unless noted otherwise, ceremonies are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, and receptions will follow ceremonies at the same site.

The Keck School of Medicine and the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program do not participate in the main commencement exercises.

• Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy: Helen J. Hislop, retired professor and department chair from 1976-1998; Bovard Auditorium.

• Keck School of Medicine of USC: Shrine Auditorium, Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m.; Drew Pinsky, USC alumnus and co-host of “Loveline” call-in radio show; reception, Founders Park.

• Physician Assistant Program: Norris Library Quad, Health Sciences Campus, Sunday, July 15, 3:30 p.m.

• Health Promotion: David son Conference Center, 11 a.m.

• Nursing: Lot K2; Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Montebello, and USC alumna; reception, Hedco Neurosciences Building lawn.

• Occupational Therapy: Luella Grangaard, president, Occupational Therapy Association of California; lawn west of Leavey Library.

• Pharmacy: Norris Library Quad, Health Sciences Campus, 3 p.m.; Michael Z. Wincor, associate professor, USC School of Pharmacy; reception, Upper Quad.

University Park Programs

Here are locations and announced speakers for satellite ceremonies. Unless noted otherwise, ceremonies are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 12, and receptions will follow ceremonies at the same site.

• Air Force ROTC: Physical Education Patio, 2 p.m.; 1st Lt. Aaron Tucker, USC AFROTC alumnus and pilot, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

• Army ROTC: North Associates Park, 1 p.m.; Col. Hector E. Topete, aviation brigade commander and director-designate of Army ROTC for Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah.

• Naval ROTC: Seeley G. Mudd 123, 1:30 p.m.

• Leventhal School of Accounting: Bovard Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.; Nicholas G. Moore, chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

• Annenberg School for Communication:
School of Communication, undergraduate: Lot H.
School of Communication, graduate: Lot H, 1 p.m.; reception, 10:30 a.m., Annenberg west lobby.
School of Journalism: Lawn South of Harris Hall; Norman Corwin, USC instructor and radio dramatist; reception; 10:15 a.m.

• Architecture: Watt Hall patio; reception, School of Architecture.

• Marshall School of Business:
Undergraduate: Shrine Auditorium, 11 a.m.; David Bohnett, USC alumnus and founder, Geocities; reception, breezeway between Hoffman Hall and Bridge Hall.
Graduate: Shrine Auditorium, 6 p.m.; Warren G. Bennis, USC University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration.

• Cinema-Television: Shrine Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.; actor Sidney Poitier; Mary Pickford Alumni Award will be presented to Michelle Manning; reception, Lloyd and Carson Sound Stages.

• Dentistry: Alumni Memorial Park, 11:30 a.m.; Terence E. Donovan, DDS, executive associate dean of academic affairs

• Rossier School of Education: Trousdale Parkway at Mudd Hall of Philosophy; Ramon Cortines, interim superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District.

• Engineering:
Undergraduate: Archimedes Plaza.
Graduate: Archimedes Plaza, 2:30 p.m.

• Fine Arts: Fisher Courtyard, 11 a.m.; Janet Handtmann, USC alumna and benefactor.

• Gerontology: Gerontology Courtyard, 11 a.m.; Dean Edward L. Schneider; Dean’s Medallion will be presented to Elizabeth “Libby” Paine Lent, Andrus Center benefactor.

• Graduate School: Bovard Auditorium, 11 a.m.; reception, south Associates Park.

• Law: south steps, Von KleinSmid Center, Monday, May 15, 3 p.m.; U.S. Dist. Court Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr.; reception, south Alumni Memorial Park.

• College of Letters, Arts & Sciences:
Group 1 (art history, classics, comparative literature, East Asian area studies, East Asian languages and cultures, English, French and Italian, German, interdisciplinary major program, Judaic studies, linguistics, philosophy, religion, Slavic languages and literatures, Spanish and Portuguese): Founders Park; Sally Pratt, dean of academic programs.
Group 2 (biological sciences, chemistry, dental science, earth sciences, exercise science, mathematics, physics and astronomy, psychobiology): lawn southeast of Doheny Library; Larry Swanson, dean of research.
Group 3 (international relations and political science, environmental studies): intramural field; Joseph Aoun, dean of faculty; performance by Bresee Youth Choir.
Group 4 (American studies and ethnicity, anthropology, economics, gender studies, geography, history, psychology, sociology): Cromwell Field; Morton Owen Schapiro, vice president of planning and outgoing dean of letters, arts and sciences.

• Thornton School of Music: Lawn South of Ramo Hall; Dean Larry J. Livingston.

• Policy, Planning and Development:
Undergraduate: Fagg Park; school valedictorians Jason Bosch (public policy and management) and Anjanette Scott (planning and development).
Graduate: Fagg Park, 2 p.m.

• Social Work: Lyon Center, 11 a.m.; Anita M. Bock, director, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services; reception, lawn north of Leavey Library.

• Theatre: Bing Theater; actor and USC alumnus John Ritter; reception, Bing Theater Patio.

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