Alumni Guardian Awards
Click here to learn more about the 2009 Guardian Awards.
The Alumni Guardian Awards is presented annually by the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development Alumni Association. The dinner honors and celebrates alumni and SPPD supporters who have shown dedication and leadership toward the betterment of their communities and the world around them.
Since its inception in October 2006, the dinner has become a new tradition for the school. Not only does the dinner generate a strong sense of pride and accomplishment among SPPD alumni, the Guardian Awards serves to frame the school’s graduates as a significant group, vital to the USC community.
Proceeds from the Guardian Awards go directly to the SPPD Annual Fund – which supports scholarships, classroom materials, and other learning opportunities for SPPD students.
2009 Guardian Awards
For 2009, the fourth annual SPPD Alumni Guardian Awards honors alumnus Mark Kroeker MS ’74, for his steadfast dedication to peacekeeping nongovernmental organizations and worldwide nonprofit groups; alumna and Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry, BA ’77, MPA ’81, for her distinguished career in public service, commitment to work with public agencies and environmental groups, and her unyielding dedication of service to USC; and Alan Kreditor, FAICP, for his exemplary career in philanthropy and higher education, markedly his instrumental role as a founding father of the SPPD we know today.
The dinner gala will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at USC Town and Gown. The evening will include cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. This year the gala will incorporate the theme, "Guardian goes Green," to emphasize the school’s environmental awareness and emphasis on sustainability.