Honorary Degree Recipients

The Honorable Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Mayor of Los Angeles, former city councilmember and speaker of the California State Assembly, and distinguished visiting fellow at USC’s Southern California Studies Center

Dr. Vartan Gregorian

President, Carnegie Corporation of New York. Renowned scholar and leader of public and private institutions, including Brown University; professor; historian; and author

Mr. Herbert G. Klein

Retired vice president and editor-in-chief, Copley Newspapers. Long-serving USC trustee and alumnus, former White House communications director, and journalist

Dr. Dushanka V. Kleinman

Deputy director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Rear admiral and America’s first female chief dental officer in the U.S. Public Health Service