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Thursday, May 11, 2023---USC Student Athlete Graduation Celebration

My husband Jim arrived early at Galen Center Arena for the USC Student Athlete Celebration. When the doors opened, he went to get a seat for himself and me just below the end of the ramp to the stage. This is where I like to be when the student athletes come down after they are announced for their graduation

[Video] Jim recorded the procession of student athletes.

[Video] John Jackson III (6/18/2022) was the first student speaker for the class of 2023. Note that, at about the 5:45 mark, Jim panned into the audience and focussed on his father John Jackson Jr in the shirt with a red collar.

[Video] Destiny Littleton was the other Senior speaker.

[Video] The Stevens Scholars were announced. They were Alyson Miura, India Otto, Caitlin Cummings, Audrey Nourse (2/21/2020), Nicole Nourse (2/21/2020), Savannah Stocker, Sarah Panek, Paul Retterer, Aela Janvier, Nikoletta Paylopoulou, Kaden Johnson, Mihajla Milovanovic (3/19/2022), and Emilia Weske

Here are individual Stevens Scholars starting with Alyson Miura (Basketball).

India Otto (Basketball)

Kaden Johnson (Track & Field)

Mihajla Milovanovic (Track & Field)

Emilia Weske (Volleyball)

The Willis O. Hunter Award honored two students with the highest GPA. They were Paul Retterer and Sarah Panek.

Then all the Graduates were presented by Athletic Director Mike Bohn and each Graduate's respective coach. Jim took the videos.

[Video] Track and Field Graduates were introduced first.

[Video] Baseball, Women's Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Diving, Football, and Men's and Women's Golf Graduates were announced next.

Trojan Candy began taking pictures of my basketball friends as they came down the ramp. Okako Adika was first.

Maddie Campbell

Audrey and Nicole Nourse

Now my football friend John Jackson III.

[Videos] Rowing, Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Volleyball, and Men's Water Polo Graduates were presented.