The USC Dornsife faculty member, who wrote several books on hierarchy and human morality, conducted field research with Jane Goodall as one of the only anthropologists to study primates.
The noted director, educator and actor joined the school in 2008, and taught and directed countless undergraduate and graduate students.
An emeritus professor of sociology, Ahrons helped diminish the stigma of divorce, seeking to replace pejorative language and arguing that a “good divorce” could prove more beneficial than an unhappy marriage.
Babka, one of the greatest discus throwers in USC history, co-captained the Trojans’ 1958 USC NCAA championship track and field team.
The tennis standout was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974 and the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
The news career of the Pulitzer Prize winner and former Los Angeles Times editor spanned nearly 40 years.
A world-class environmental researcher and virtuoso bassist, he influenced public policy and touched lives.
The USC alumnus invented other surf devices, toys and games, but his Boogie board creation became a smash hit for beachgoers.
Salata lettered at end for USC in 1944, 1946 and 1947, when the Trojans won league titles each year.
The nationally renowned educator and scholar served as dean of USC’s social work school from 1988 to 1997.
The All-American was a member of the Trojans’ undefeated 1972 national championship team.
The College Football Hall of Famer’s performance in USC’s 1970 win at Alabama is often credited with helping integrate Southern football.
Hughes and his family are the largest benefactors in the history of the university — with many of his gifts arriving anonymously.
After lettering for three seasons at USC, Williams became one of the most successful high school football coaches in San Mateo County.
The three-year USC letterman also played and coached in the majors.
The senior vice president emeritus was responsible for the construction of more than 130 buildings on USC’s campuses and was key in planning the 1984 Olympics.
His support shaped world-class programs throughout California including at USC, notes the director of USC’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research.
His esteemed career in electronics and weapons research and development included serving as undersecretary of defense research and engineering in the Department of Defense.
A popular professor and accomplished entrepreneurship scholar, she spent 18 years at USC’s business school.
Findlay, a medalist in rowing and sailing, is regarded as USC’s greatest rower.
His son Rob was the Trojans’ starting quarterback in 1977 and also was a three-year baseball starter; son Rick was USC’s designated hitter in 1977.
An emeritus professor of geography, Roseman also pioneered the USC Dornsife Geography Department’s highly entertaining “Downtown L.A. Walking Tour.”
Along with her work at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Liebig spent two years as a senior economics policy analyst for the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Ell dedicated 37 years to USC, where she held the Ernst P. Larson Professorship of Health, Ethnicity and Poverty.