Class Valedictorian
Kurt Taillon
Etzioni Bianchi Community Service Award
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior in recognition of excellence in community service
Shahryar Mathew Babadjouni
Emery E. Olson Award
Awarded to the outstanding graduating senior in recognition of excellence in scholarship and leadership potential
Camille Wu
Lewis Mumford Award
awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in planning for the most outstanding essay in planning history
Vineta Moca , “Historic Site Analysis: 1349 South Figueroa”
USC Global Scholars
University-wide program, designed to encourage students to become outstanding world-citizens, while preparing them to navigate our increasingly-interdependent community
Jessica Friedmann
Todd Nguyen
USC Renaissance Scholars
Recognizes USC undergraduates who have excelled academically while pursuing at least two widely separated fields of study
Marta Elena Cortez-Neavel
Todd Nguyen
Brandon Phipps
Taylor Wolfson
USC Discovery Scholar
Recognizes students who excel in the classroom and display the ability to create exceptional new scholarship or artistic works
Marta Elena Cortez-Neavel, “The Art of Science”
Master of Health Administration Outstanding Student Awards
Awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional promise in the areas of service, commitment, leadership, and advocacy
AICP Award
Awarded to student for outstanding attainment in study of planning
Alison Donegan Spindler
Gordon Whitnall Award
For outstanding academic achievement in planning
Bradley Harrison Hideki Furuya
California Planning Foundation First-Year MPL Student Award
Awarded to first year MPL student recognizing academic achievement and promise
Christina Lynn Schoppert
California Planning Foundation Graduating MPL Student Award
Awarded to a graduating MPL student recognizing meritorious achievement in MPL program
Bradley Harrison Hideki Furuya
Lowdon Wingo Prize
Awarded to a student in planning and development for exemplary academic achievement
Claudia Celene Preciado
MPL Comprehensive Examination Prize for Outstanding Achievement
Recognizes those who have earned honors on the MPL Comprehensive Examination
2014 Haynes Award for Outstanding MPA Capstone Project
Willie J. Marquez, Kody J. McConnell, Eric Rubalcava, and Holly M. Shaftel
“Forward Thinking: Open Government Data – A Leadership Blueprint for the Future of the city of Los Angeles”
Prepared for: Office of Ron Galperin, Los Angeles City Controller
Faculty supervisor: Dr. Dora Kingsley Vertenten
Dr. Yan Tang Award For An Aspiring Local Government Professional
Awarded to the graduating MPA student who best exhibits the commitment, enthusiasm, and achievement meeting the spirit of service exemplified by Dr. Yan Tang
Jackson Morgan Hite
Jane G. Pisano Award for Exemplary Community Service
Justin Galvan Tandingan
Robert P. Biller Award for Excellence in the Practicum
Maribel Garcia, Hovanes Gasparian, Aalok Mehta, and Shan Zong
“Health benefits of Biologically Corrected LED Light Bulbs”
Client: Pegasus Capital
DJ Moore Award for Exceptional Professional Promise
Mathew Keipper
MRED Program Distinction in Memory of Professor Rena Sivitanidou
Recognizes exceptional academic and professional engagement while pursuing the Dollinger MRED degree
Scott Moffatt
Marc Rasmussen
Comprehensive Examination Prize for Outstanding Achievement
Christian Santos
Ph.D.
John Dyckman Dissertation Award
Awarded to the graduating Ph.D. student in planning who has produced the best dissertation
Bryce Christopher Lowery
“Social Construction of the Experience Economy: The Spatial Ecology of Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. David Sloane
Henry Reining, Jr. Dissertation Award
Awarded to the graduating Ph.D. student in public administration/public policy who has produced the best dissertation
Keith Geoffrey Naughton
“Washington Gold Rush: The Competition for Congressional Earmarks”
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Juliet Musso
Professional Doctorate
Doctor of Policy, Planning, and Development Best Project Award
Awarded to the DPPD graduate(s) who produced the best project
Dr. Erroll Gregory Southers
“Homegrown Violent Extremism: Designing a Community-based Model to Reduce the Risk of Recruitment and Radicalization”
Faculty Chair: Dr. Eric Heikkila
Sitti Safarah Memorial Award
Awarded to outstanding graduating IPPAM students in recognition of dedicated community service and professional promise in international development
Matthew Raymond Pech
Kharaam Sharifpour