2010-2011 Scholarship Awards
Welcome to the scholarship page for the USC Alumni Club of West LA! We have worked hard to develop a mission statement that addresses the needs of our community and work to provide awards for students with the following thought in mind:
The USC Alumni Club of West Los Angeles is an organization that promotes an active and engaged Trojan Network whose purpose is to connect local alumni while developing professional, philanthropic, and social relationships with a focus on continually building a scholarship fund for the next generation of Trojan Alumni.
On behalf of the board members and the Club, I encourage you to apply for our scholarships—we have a holistic review process and recognize that there are many ways for individuals to contribute to our campus.
2011-2012 USC Alumni Association Scholarship applications are due December 1! Check back near October to see our application process.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at scholarship@westlatrojans.com.
Fight On!
Awardees
We are happy to announce our 2010-2011 scholarship recipients. Totaling $26,000 these awards were made possible by the generous support of our alumni (click here to become a contributing member), sponsors and USC!
$3,000 Club Award
Zachary Conn – $3,000 Club Award
I grew up in Santa Monica, California and was introduced to business at an early age. Both of my parents owned businesses and I learned a great deal about their daily operations. By 15, I had started my own business and a year later I had sold $250,000 of merchandise. I decided to attend USC Marshall School of Business to enhance my skills and learn from experts. I plan on using the skills that I am learning to start an alternative energy company after I graduate. When I am not working, I like to play and coach basketball. I coached a youth basketball team for three years, in which I had some of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I also love to travel. I was able to visit China through Marshall Global Leadership Program and plan on studying abroad in Barcelona.
Studying Business
Star Gorosin – $3,000 Club Award
Information coming soon
Lauren Paz – $3,000 Club Award
Hi fellow Trojans! I’m Lauren Paz, a senior majoring in Business with a minor in Cinematic Arts. Currently I’m an RA in New/North and a member of Delta Omicron Zeta (DOZ) amongst other activities. I have a keen interest in leadership, ethics, and business, with some soccer on the side. I hope to pursue a career in finance and enjoy a lifetime of learning and fulfillment with an enthusiastic attitude. USC has given me a rich and meaningful experience that I hope to continue a reciprocal relationship with in the future.
Business – Senior
Sasha Rawji – $3,000 Club Award
As an LA native, I have enjoyed watching USC continuously beat the Bruins my entire life. But getting to be part of this legacy has been a recent special privilege that I get to boast of daily. Besides being a proud Trojan, I also love Bollywood and Classical Indian dancing, doing community service with Alpha Phi Omega, and eating Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream. I hope to graduate in 2012 with a Communication Degree and a double minor in Anthropology and International Urban Development.
Communication
Brianne Walker – $3,000 Club Award
Brianne Walker, a native of Los Angeles, is a freshman of the class of 2014. A student in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Brianne plans to become a broadcast news anchor after college. Her passion for broadcast journalism evolved mainly from her internship during the summer of 2009 at KPFK radio (90.7 FM) in Los Angeles. Besides journalism, Brianne is interested in languages, music and community service. She hopes to study abroad to practice her Spanish and/or Chinese along with her journalistic skills. Brianne has been the treasurer of the Assisteens League for four years, and now is the senior co-editor-in-chief of a newsletter for seniors – Edu~tainment for Seniors – in a retirement home. Also, she served as the managing editor and audio producer of her school’s upper school newspaper. Her love for USC began four years ago, when her brother started as a student at Marshall and a member of the Trojan Marching band. By watching her older brother perform at home football games, Brianne developed a fierce loyalty for USC.
Broadcast and Digital Journalism
Jennifer Schultz – $3,000 Club Award
Jennifer Schultz is from Westchester, CA. She is a Girl Scout Gold Awardee, and completed her Gold Award project by making 1,000 “Camp in a Bag” activity kits for pediatric inpatients at the Mattel Children’s Hospital. Her hobbies range from photography to figure skating and ice dancing, which she does five days a week. She is a member of the Figure Skating Club of Southern California, and currently serves as the Assistant Test Chair and the club’s “Skater of the Month” interviewer. She has worked as an on-ice skating school assistant and the Disc Jockey at the “Rock ‘n’ Skate” skating sessions. In her spare time, Jennifer also enjoys rock climbing, and has volunteered at the Mojave Primitive Encampment, a rock-climbing encampment for middle-school girls, as a counselor and program director. She also teaches Sunday School at Westchester Lutheran Church. During high school, she worked on her school newspaper, the CAVA Gazette, as a writer, photographer, copy editor, and the senior copy editor. Jennifer plans to study Print and Digital Journalism at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and hopes to eventually become an editor.
Print and Digital Journalism
James Wang – $3,000 Club Award
James is a biological sciences major and economics minor entering his senior year this fall. He is from Culver City, CA and is actively involved with the Community Health Involvement Project and works as an Supplemental Instruction leader. He is currently applying to medical schools.
Biological Sciences
Club Merit Awards $1,000
Nina Arroyo – $1,000 Club Merit Award
Nina Arroyo is a 2012 graduate majoring in Civil Engineer with a Structural emphasis. She is a member of the national engineering honors society Chi Epsilon. Outside of academia, Nina is involved at her local church, where she teaches a class for high school girls on Sundays. She also helped organize the Love for Chile Benefit Concert, which raised about two thousand dollars to provide aid to victims of the recent earthquake. Nina plans to obtain a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering and pursue a career as a civil engineering consultant.
Civil Engineering
Tim Gerlach – $1,000 Club Merit Award
4th generation Angelino, 3rd generation USC scion, 2nd generation West L.A. resident. While attending Calvary Christian School, I enjoyed years of Little League Baseball and seasonal school sports. This passion led me to continue playing sports during my four years at Oaks Christian High School where I picked up water polo and became captain of the varsity volleyball team. Outside of school, I continued my involvement in Boy Scouts, which culminated with attaining the rank of Eagle. Some highlights of my scouting career include traveling in Europe, attending the World Jamboree in Denmark, and a 14-day backpack in the wilderness of Philmont, New Mexico. During this time, staying involved in high school, I became President of the Cereal Fundraiser Club and Investment Club. I also became an active member of the Math Club. Besides attending regular gatherings with Calvary Church’s youth group, I’ve taken part in several Mexico house builds and local trips to Union Rescue Mission. Striving to make a difference on a much larger scale, I started my own charity, Afrikicks, where we collect, refurbish, and distribute soccer cleats, balls, and equipment to villages and schools in Africa. Locally, my brother and I started a burgeoning apparel printing company, New Groove Apparel. I’ve been playing piano for 13 years. I enjoy surfing and skiing with family and friends. I intend to stay involved with the activities I can and find new ones as I discover all that USC has to offer.
Business
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