Flashcards: University of Southern California people

Morton Owen Schapiro (born July 13, 1953) is an American economist and the current president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Nonny de la Peña is a pioneer in virtual reality, known primarily for her work in immersive journalism.

Harold Quinton (c. 1899-1969) was an American business executive.

Benoni W. Urey (born June 22, 1957) is an Americo-Liberian businessman and politician, who was formerly the Liberian Commissioner of Maritime Affairs.

Glorya Kaufman is an American philanthropist.

Carol F. Henry is an American philanthropist from California.

Darlene Hard (born January 6, 1936) is an American former professional tennis player.

Ernest James Wilson III (born c. 1948) is an American scholar.

Flora Laney Thornton (November 1, 1913 – May 7, 2010) was an American Broadway actress and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California.

Gregory J. "Greg" Brannon (born August 17, 1960) is an American physician and political activist.

Kathleen S. Dunn is a certified dialect coach, accent reduction coach, voice and body movement instructor, and professional actress.

Yannis C. Yortsos is the Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California.

John Gately Downey (June 24, 1827 – March 1, 1894) was an Irish-American politician and the seventh governor of California from January 14, 1860 to January 10, 1862.

Timothy Asch (July 16, 1932 – October 3, 1994) was a noted anthropologist, photographer, and ethnographic filmmaker.

Elizabeth Holmes Fisher (September 13, 1867 – November 13, 1955) was an American art collector and the first woman elected to the University of Southern California’s board of trustees.

Jonathan Trumbull Taplin (born July 18, 1947) is an American writer, film producer and scholar.

Paul Trousdale (1915–1990) was an American real estate developer.

Isaias Wolf Hellman (October 3, 1842 – April 9, 1920) was a German-born American banker and philanthropist, and a founding father of the University of Southern California.

Aimee Bender (born June 28, 1969) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal plots and characters.

Robert A. Daly (born, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Robert Maclay Widney (December 23, 1838 – November 14, 1929) was an American lawyer, judge, and one of the founders of the University of Southern California (USC).

Rebecka Belldegrun (born 1950), MD, is a Finnish-born American ophthalmologist, businesswoman, and investor.

Jorge Mester (born April 10, 1935, Mexico City) is a Mexican conductor of Hungarian ancestry.

Dorothy E. Risley Leavey (1897–1998) was an American philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California.

Arthur Wilson Adamson (1919–2003) was an American chemist who is considered a pioneer in inorganic photochemistry.

Carlos Sueldo is a physician and professor of obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) for the University of California at San Francisco.

Carmen A. Puliafito is an American ophthalmologist.

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Hunter Ellis (born July 5, 1968, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American television personality.

Howard Brighton Keck (September 20, 1913 – December 14, 1996) was an American businessman, a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and the owner of an auto racing team that twice won the Indianapolis 500.

Jack Carl Greenburg (January 4, 1909 – c. 1990) was a Los Angeles attorney who served as Chief Clerk of the California Assembly from 1939 to 1941.