Previous USC Thornton Legacy Award Recipients

2011      Richard Carpenter
2010      James Conlon
2009      Marilyn Horne
2008      Brian Wilson
2007      Lamont Dozier
2006      Burt Bacharach
2005      Robert Mann
2004      Bobby McFerrin
2003      Randy Newman
2002      Marni Nixon
2001      John and Bonnie Raitt
2000      Frank Wildhorn
1999      Barry Manilow
1998      Diane Warren
1997      Michael Kamen
1996      Quincy Jones
1995      Louie Bellson
1994      Michael Feinstein
1993      Leonard Bernstein
1992      John Tesh
1991      Herb Alpert
1990      Walter Matthau
1989      Dudley Moore

Previous John C. Argue Dickens Medals of Honor Recipients

2011      GRAMMY Foundation®
2010      David Bohnett
2009      Kathryn and Steven B. Sample
2008      Carol Colburn Hogel
2007      Deborah Borda
2006      Beverly and Herbert M. Gelfand
2005      Joan and John Hotchkis
2004      Sherry Lansing and William Friedkin
2003      Joyce and Kent Kresa
2002      Gary and Maddy LeMel
2001      Carol and Warner Henry
2000      Jeanine and John C. Cushman III
1999      Barry and Nancy Sanders
1998      John and Liz Argue
1997      Michael and Phyllis Hennigan
1996      Nadine and Ed Carson
1995      Sandra and Shell Ausman

Previous Dinner Chairs

2010      Ronald and Valerie Sugar
2009      Gayle and Ed Roski
2008      Madeleine and Edward Landry
2007      Randi and Richard Jones
2006      Darrellyn and David Melilli
2005      Claude and Al Mann
2004      Katherine and Frank Price
2003      Paul and Gail Watson
2002      Bonnie and Dick Cook
2001      Jane and Kris Popovich
2000      Lorna and Chuck Reed
1999      John and Phyllis Cardis
1998      Betsy and Frank Ulf
1997      Diana and Ray Martin
1996      Philip M. and Meredith MacRae Neal
1995      Liz and John C. Argue