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Awards ceremony recognizes longtime leaders, partners and alumni ⟩
April 28, 2026

Alumni Awards China Initiative Community and Partners Conferences Events

More than 500 alumni and friends packed the Hilton Anaheim hotel ballroom for the festivities.

By Mike McNulty Grace Baranek, Ronnie C. Chan, and Beong-Soo Kim with Chan's Global Visionary Impact Award at the division's April 25 awards ceremony (Photo by Glenn Marzano) Leaders, advocates and alums were lauded during an awards ceremony at the Hilton Anaheim hotel, capping off the annual…

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Arameh Anvarizadeh announced as 2026 Commencement speaker ⟩
March 27, 2026

Alumni Events Faculty

AOTA President, USC faculty member, and three-time alumna will keynote the division’s 84th Commencement ceremony.

2026 Commencement keynote speaker Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07, will be the keynote speaker at the USC Chan Division’s 2026 Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the University Park Campus. Anvarizadeh became president of the American…

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Eight Trojans win races in 2026 AOTA elections ⟩
February 26, 2026

Alumni Associations and Bodies Students

Election results are latest example of longstanding Trojan service to the national professional association.

Results of the 2026 American Occupation Therapy Association elections are in, and eight USC-affiliated candidates have won their respective races for volunteer leadership positions, the latest in a long line of Trojans serving the national professional association that advances the interests of…

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12 Trojans vying for AOTA elected leadership positions ⟩
February 4, 2026

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty Students

One faculty member, three students and eight alums are on this year's ballot, which closes Feb. 25.

Editor's note: Results of the elections were announced on Feb. 26, with eight candidates winning their respective elections — congratulations! Voting in the annual elections of the American Occupational Therapy Association is now open! This year's ballot includes 12 USC Trojan Family members —…

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China Initiative Community gets together for another virtual reunion ⟩
July 25, 2025

Alumni Associations and Bodies China Initiative International

Since last fall, the China Initiative Community gathers again in a virtual environment to share updates and celebrate achievements.

Although the Memorandum of Understanding officially ended in 2024, the China Initiative Community, composed of the USC team, accompanied by former faculty member Dr. Adley Chan, dual-degree program graduates, inaugural instructors and past China Initiative residents, continues to foster a sense of…

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Anvarizadeh begins term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association ⟩
July 1, 2025

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

Faculty member and alumna becomes fifth Trojan to lead the national professional association.

AOTA President Arameh Anvarizadeh (photo by Andre Niesing) Today, Arameh Anvarizadeh officially begins her term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), following her election to the volunteer leadership position in early 2024. The three-year presidential term runs…

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Nine faculty and alumni to receive AOTA, AOTF awards ⟩
March 20, 2025

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

Nine USC faculty members and alumni will receive annual awards presented by the American Occupational Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Foundation during the association's annual conference, which runs from April 3–5 in Philadelphia. Leah Stein Duker Assistant Professor Leah…

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In memoriam: Elizabeth June Yerxa, 94 ⟩
January 21, 2025

Alumni Faculty

Former chair of the USC Department of Occupational Therapy and founder of the research discipline of occupational science.

By Professor Emeritus Florence Clark Dr. Elizabeth June Yerxa ’52, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California (USC) Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, died on Dec. 18, 2024. She was 94. Dr. Yerxa was a remarkable woman: an…

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Wildfire Resources and Relief ⟩
January 15, 2025

Alumni Community and Partners Faculty

Help support Trojans in need in the aftermath of the southern California wildfires.

The damage and devastation caused by the southern California wildfires is tragic, and they have immediately impacted members of our USC Chan family. But in the face of this heartbreak, the USC Chan Trojan Family is working together in a number of ways to connect people to resources and support to…

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Twelve Trojans receive OTAC annual awards ⟩
November 11, 2024

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences

The awards were announced during the association's annual conference in Pasadena in early November.

OTAC 2024 Conference attendees celebrate during the Trojan Family Reception (Photo courtesy of Christine Sebastian) Twelve Trojans have been named recipients of annual awards presented by the Occupational Therapy Association of California, a non-profit professional society that represents the…

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