Steven B. Sample President

Steven B. Sample became USC's 10th president in March 1991.

A tenured professor in the school of engineering, Sample regularly teaches undergraduates, including a much sought-after course entitled "The Art and Adventure of Leadership."

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and holds patents on digital appliance controls that have been licensed to practically every major manufacturer of appliance controls and microwave ovens in the world.

Sample's book, The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, is a Los Angeles Times best-seller, was chosen by the Toronto Globe and Mail as one of the top 10 business books of 2001, and has been translated into five languages.

Prior to coming to USC, Sample served as president of the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1982 to 1991.

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