$15,000 in scholarships provided at one of the coolest SCend Offs in the United States
Reno – The USC Northern Nevada-Lake Tahoe Chapter will host the 34th annual SCend Off at Round Hill Pines in Zephyr Cove on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
This event is a longstanding USC tradition, where alumni “send off” students for the new school year. The local alumni chapter grants scholarship awards to new and continuing USC students, including the Carmen Parrish Memorial Scholarship donated annually by the Parrish Family.
Continuing student scholarship recipients are:
Ryan Bauserman, Reno
Major: Health & Human Sciences, Minor: Nutrition & Health
Jackson Cook, Reno
Major: Biochemistry
Michelle Je, Reno
Major: Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation
Tristan Martel, Carson City
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Zoe Shappell, Reno
Major: Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Classics
An incoming freshman student will receive the longstanding Paul and Carmen Parrish Memorial Scholarship, and will be announced at the SCend Off.
The Spirit of Troy, USC’s world-renowned marching band featuring members of the USC Song Girls and Spirit Leaders performed an exclusive concert on the beach of Round Hill Pines resort. USC alumnae and KTVN news anchor, Kristen Remington, will serve as the host announcer for the event.
The USC Northern Nevada-Lake Tahoe Chapter boasts more than 700 members, and strives to keep alumni connected through social events and mixers. In addition to providing networking opportunities, these events assist in raising funds for local chapter scholarships, which go directly to students that live in the northern Nevada area who are attending USC.
Each summer, USC alumni chapters around the world host SCend Off receptions to welcome incoming USC students to the Trojan Family. SCend Offs help connect new students, their families and friends to local alumni and alumni groups.
All funds generated from ticket sales and contributions are used for scholarships, and to bring the USC Spirit of Troy, Song Girls and Spirit Leaders to the event. For more information, please contact 775.434.USC1 or renotahoenv@alumnicenter.usc.edu.
The USC Northern Nevada-Lake Tahoe Chapter Board of Directors are: Fritz Battcher, alumni chapter president and partner, Holland & Hart; Brian Cassidy, president/CEO, Junk King Reno; Bill Creekbaum, corporate retirement director, senior vice president, financial advisor, Morgan Stanley; Brian Duggan, watchdog content coach, Reno Gazette Journal; Jeff Foster, global product manager, Shoe Inn LLC; Heidi Foster, vice president, American Wealth Management; Brian Havill, sales manager, Evergreen Home Loans; Mary Holman, president/broker, Holman Investments LLC; Cory Hunt, director, research and analysis, Applied Analysis; Josie Martel, president, En Vogue Marketing; Justin Noin, property asset manager, McKenzie Properties; Ron Rowan, CFO, Clear Capital; Lynda Siminske; Piper Stremmel, entrepreneur; Mark Tulman, key account manager, Accent Food Services; and Chrisie Yabu, senior director, public relations, KPS3.