Sample, Steven B., 1940-2016
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Steven B. Sample papers
Collection
Identifier: 5007
Abstract
Steven B. Sample was the 10th President of the University of Southern California, 1991-2010. Under his leadership, USC became world-renowned in the fields of communications and multimedia technologies, developed innovative community partnerships, and improved its status as one of the country's leading research universities--going from #44 in 1999 to #26 in 2010. As a scholar and researcher, Sample received patents for digital appliance controls, particularly those found in microwave ovens. ...
Dates:
1991 - 2010
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Office of the Provost records
Collection
Identifier: 0384
Abstract
The records, audiotapes and video tapes, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts of the University of Southern California Office of the Provost. As the second ranking official and the chief academic officer, the Office of the Provost provides academic leadership to the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, materials document the administration of the international Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, which is considered the premier award for environmental science,...
Dates:
1923 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1973 - 2007
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC Festival 125th Celebration photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5239
Abstract
The University of Southern California, which first opened its doors on October 6, 1880 to 53 students, is the oldest independent teaching and research university in the West, and the first university founded in Southern California. By 2005, USC had grown into a world-class research university with 32,000 students from every state and more than 130 nations and had become the largest private employer in Los Angeles.
To commemorate its 125th anniversary in 2005, USC embarked on a...
Dates:
2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC presidents digital recordings
Collection
Identifier: 5368
Abstract
The USC presidents digital recordings holds 40.2 gigabytes of audio and video recordings that contain announcements, State of the University addresses, inauguration speeches, special messages to students, addresses to faculty and staff, Instagram videos, tributes, and lectures by former presidents Steven Sample (1991-2010), C.L. Max Nikias (2010-2018), interim president, Wanda M. Austin (2018-2019), and current president Dr. Carol L. Folt (2019-present).University Archivist, Claude...
Dates:
2004-2021; Majority of material found within 2010-2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement -- Archival resources 1
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