May (1) 2024 Candygrams

Thursday, May 9, 2024---Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration Part 1

Trojan Candy and my husband Jim are always among the first in line to enter the Galen Center for the annual Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration. My sister Patti, her husband Dudley Poon, and I were able to sit in the seats near the end of the ramp from the stage. We consider them the best seats on the floor for picture taking. Jim went into the stands on the east side of Galen Center where he likes to take videos.

I started with this picture of my sister Patti and Mary Ann Tanaka, our friend who works at the Galen Center.

When it was time to start the graduates' procession, Jim took this video.

Simultaneously, I took this floor view video of the procession.

Near the beginning of the program, there were two Senior speakers.

The first speaker was Joshua Ligas. KEEP FIGHTING ON, Joshua!

The second speaker was Anastasiia Slivina. Here is her speech. KEEP FIGHTING ON, Anastasiia!

Next, Dr. Denise Kwok presented the Stevens Scholars.

Then, the “Willis O. Hunter Award” was presented to the male and female students with the highest GPA.

USC Swimmer Scott Sobolewski received the Willis O. Hunter Award on stage.

Eden Cooper-Squires received her Willis O. Hunter Award.

The next award was the TAPA Community Service Award that was presented to Summer Mosley (3/19/2022).

The Gimbel Award recognized the female and male student-athletes deemed the most cooperative.

Women's Tennis Snow Han (1/21/2022) was chosen for the female Gimbel Award.

Track and Field’s 100m and 200m Michael Phillippy was presented the Gimbel Award.

Now, it was time to meet the USC Student-Athlete graduates. Jim took videos of the presentation of the graduates and Trojan Candy took pictures after they came down the ramp from the stage.

This first video covers the Women's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, and Women's Track and Field through Rae-Anne Serville.

Women's Tennis

Eryn Cayetano (1/21/2022)

Naomi Cheong

Snow Han

McKenna Koenig (1/21/2022)

Men’s Track and Field

Johnnie Blockburger

Jack Carter

Joshua Ligas

Michael Phillippy

Dallas Wise

Women’s Track and Field

Alyssa Blockburger

Alexandra Chan

Leah Disher

Annabel Doherty

Kamryn Elgersma

Jan'Taijah Jones

Allie Jones

Jasmine Jones

Summer Mosley

Chioma Okonkwo

Rae-Anne Serville (9/10/2021)

A battery change caused the missing of Jalaysiya Smith. Recorded the rest of the Women's Track and Field, Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Beach Volleyball, and Men's and Women's Diving.