Sunday, August 27, 2017---Trojan Guild of Los Angeles Takes Over the Scholarship Celebration
At the Town and Gown Scholarship Celebration, TGLA members, who are also Town and Gown (T&G) members, volunteered at the Registration Tables, met Town and Gown Scholars, and led in the Spirit of Troy.
The ladies at one of the Town and Gown registration tables posed for me. Sitting: Lois Booth, Patti Poon, Cheryl Schwartz, and T&G member Barbara Kelly. Standing: Judy Lieb, Barbara Hance, Jane Bensussen, T&G ?, and T&G Hilary Crahan.
T&G Valerie Weiss, Ann Palmer, and D'Arcy McLeod were standing near the registration table.
Trojan Candy saw Hilary Crahan and Carol Thueson talking.
Standing nearby were Sandy Johnston, Sterling Franklin, and Jane Bensussen.
Chris and his mom Carol Fox smiled for yours truly.
Two Town and Gown Scholars visited with Sandy Johnston and Jane Bensussen. They are Giuliana Petrocelli and Arianna Wood.
Sharon Wood's daughter Arianna posed with her Town and Gown Scholarship Benefactors Christine Ofiesh and T&G Carol Mollett.
New TGLA member Judith Harris and T&G Valerie Weiss smiled for me.
Trojan Candy waited patiently at the registration table for one of our TGLA Scholars to check in. Elyssia Widjaja, who is also a Town and Gown Scholar, posed with our Vice-Presidents Scholarships Sandy Johnston and Lois Booth.
Thursday, May 4, 2017---Last TGLA General Meeting for 2016-2017
As usual, when Trojan Candy arrived at USC's Davidson Center for the last TGLA meeting for 2016-2017, all the ladies were busy setting up, selling items, and visiting with other TGLA members. I started taking pictures as fast as I could.
I looked for guests and new members and their sponsors first. Trojan Candy found a new member. Elizabeth O'Connell posed with her sponsors Kat Kremp and Sandy Johnston.
At the beginning of the meeting, Vice-President Membership Kat Kremp introduced our two newest members, Suzanne Stillman and Elizabeth O'Connell.
Trojan Candy took pictures of the gifts on the front table. Just curious!
Now it was time for our speaker. Vice-President Programs Sharon Schmidt introduced Dr. Thom Mason. He founded the Jazz Studies Program at USC in the Thornton School of Music in 1983. Dr. Mason is the Executive Director of the Jazz Arts Foundation. He has been named the "Jazz Educator of the Year" by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. Currently, Dr. Mason works actively in recording studios in Los Angeles. What an honor to hear him speak!
Dr. Mason presented his "Ella Fitzgerald" program, "Sing a Song of Ella."
Here's Ella singing, dancing, and featured in Chick Webb's Band. She wanted to be a dancer at first.
Ella is shown on a U.S. postage stamp.
At the end of his presentation, Dr. Mason serenaded us.
Then, on behalf of TGLA, Sharon Schmidt gave Dr. Mason a "thank you" gift.
Mary Hall, Nikki Dana and Sharon Schmidt posed with Dr. Mason.
Trojan Candy finally assembled our 2017-2018 TGLA Board of Directors outside on the Davidson Center steps.
Back inside, I took pictures of TGLA members who invited guests. Patricia Dowling invited Cynthia Simmons.
Jean Getchell invited Bonnie Wolf, Norma Cantrell, and Connie Gray.
Barbara Hance invited Leida Neidecker, who is also a Town and Gown member.
Sandy Johnston invited her friend Betty Gross, who is the mother of former USC Assistant Athletic Director Darryl Gross.
My final picture of the day was of new TGLA member Suzanne Stillmann with her two sponsors, Sandy Johnston and Jane Bensussen.
Now it was time for our speaker. Vice-President Programs Sharon Schmidt introduced Dr. Thom Mason. He founded the Jazz Studies Program at USC in the Thornton School of Music in 1983. Dr. Mason is the Executive Director of the Jazz Arts Foundation. He has been named the "Jazz Educator of the Year" by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. Currently, Dr. Mason works actively in recording studios in Los Angeles. What an honor to hear him speak! 
