VITERBI-WIDE ACADEMIC AWARD

Archimedes Circle Award For Outstanding Scholarship
The Archimedes Circle was a support group for the School of Engineering which did much to win the financial support of alumni and friends. The group was formed after the Olin Foundation Trustees visited the school in 1961 and were very critical of the school's poor record of alumni financial support. Then-Dean Ingersoll organized the formation of the support group, which was to be a $100-per-year support group. The group was named after Archimedes when Dean Ingersoll concurred that the contributions of Archimedes – the screws, levers, pulleys, catapults, and other machines – were more than sufficient to qualify him as “Mr. Classical Engineer”. He therefore proposed the name “Archimedes Circle” for the support group, connoting a circle of friends of the School and paying tribute to the geometrical figure used by Archimedes for his most important contributions to Engineering. The first Archimedes Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship was awarded in 1963.

This award is based on the GPA earned at USC by a graduating student who has taken all or the majority of his/her work at USC and will graduate with a B.S. degree in spring or summer. 

Congratulations to Kelly Nakamura, winner of the 2008 Archimedes Circle Award for Outsanding Scholarship!

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LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Albert Dorman Future Leader Award
The Albert Dorman Future Leader Award is presented annually to a graduating senior in the Viterbi School of Engineering. The successful candidate demonstrates a high level of academic success (minimum of a 3.6 GPA) and has also demonstrated those personal qualities which would lead one to be selected as the graduating senior “most likely to succeed in the future.

Congratulations to Reed Doucette, winner of the 2008 Albert Dorman Future Leader Award!

Viterbi Award For Outstanding Achievement in Leadership 
The winner of the Leadership award is selected on the basis of outstanding leadership and participation in school, department, and/or society functions.

Congratulations to Kim Pacheco and Stacey Schwartz, winners of the 2008 Viterbi Award for Outstanding Achievement in Leadership!

Alumni Advisory Board Award For Outstanding Student Organization
The Alumni Advisory Board currently serves to support the priorities of the Dean of the Viterbi School by raising unrestricted funds, providing assistance and staging of support activities, and promoting the School, the University at large, and the engineering profession through strategic alliances with industry, government, and the private sector. The Alumni Advisory Board has also been known as the Engineering Alumni Association and the Dean’s Circle.

The winner of the Leadership award is selected on the basis of outstanding leadership and participation in school, department, and/or society functions. Student organizations must submit a report detailing the activities of their organization for the year in order to be eligible to receive the Outstanding Student Organization award. Reports are judged by members of the Alumni Advisory Board. 

Congratulations to the Society of Women Engineers, winner of the 2008 Alumni Advisory Board Award For Outstanding Student Organization!

Women in Engineering Award
This award is given to a senior female engineer who has excelled academically in addition to holding leadership positions within the Viterbi and/or USC community. This student should have made a significant impact and contribution to the female engineering community, as well as worked to promote and further the issues surrounding women in engineering. 

Congratulations to Amy Lin, winner of the 2008 Women in Engineering Award!

The Center for Engineering Diversity Award
This award recognizes a senior who has enhanced our understanding of diversity through academic achievement, leadership and outstanding service to the Center for Engineering Diversity as well as the Viterbi School. 

Congratulations to Israel Morales, winner of the 2008 Center for Engineering Diversity Award!

Viterbi Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Transfer Student
This award honors a graduating senior transfer student who has enhanced our Viterbi community with outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. 

Congratulations to Cameron Dixon, winner of the 2008 Viterbi Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Transfer Student!

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SERVICE AWARDS

Doris M. Gilliland Memorial Service Award
Doris M. Gilliland was the administrative assistant to the dean of Engineering until her death in 1964. She remained in this capacity through several engineering administrations and was one of several women who contributed much to the Archimedes Circle. The Doris M. Gilliland Award Memorial Service Award is given to the student who has provided the highest quality service to the Viterbi School outside of his/her area of responsibility within a student organization. Voluntary participation in a generous manner is important in the selection of the student receiving this award. 

Congratulations to Althea Lyman, winner of the 2008 Doris M. Gilliland Memorial Service Award!

Neighborhood Service Award
This award honors a graduating senior who has demonstrated a commitment to the surrounding USC community by offering his or her time and talents to enhance programs or projects that benefit our neighborhood. 

Congratulations to Bhavraj Khalsa, winner of the 2008 Neighborhood Service Award!

Viterbi Student Ambassador of the Year Award
The Viterbi Student Ambassadors (VSA) are a group of students dedicated to representing USC and the Viterbi School of Engineering in all they do. VSA’s work hand in hand with the Viterbi School of Engineering Admission staff year-round by helping to plan events, design publications, and act as liaisons to prospective students and their families. The Ambassador of the Year is awarded to a VSA who has proven to be a leader among peers, excelled in all aspects of the group, and left an indelible impression on the school.

Congratulations to Adam Anderson, the 2008 Viterbi Student Ambassador of the Year!

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