Steven Sample
Steven Browning Sample (November 29, 1940 – March 29, 2016)[1][2] was the 10th president of the University of Southern California (USC).[3] He became president in 1991 and was succeeded by C.L. Max Nikias on August 3, 2010.[4]
Steven Sample | |
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 Sample with the 2007 USC Trojans football team, celebrating a victory | |
| 12th President of the University at Buffalo | |
| In office 1982–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Ketter |
| Succeeded by | William R. Greiner |
| 10th President of the University of Southern California | |
| In office 1991–2010 | |
| Preceded by | James Zumberge |
| Succeeded by | C.L. Max Nikias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Browning Sample November 29, 1940 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Died | March 29, 2016 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Profession | Electrical engineering, Higher education, Academic administration |
Before he was president at USC, he held the same position at the University at Buffalo (UB) in the State University of New York (SUNY) system from 1982 to 1991.[1] He was succeeded by William R. Greiner.[1]
Personal life and death
In 2001, Sample was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but said he still felt able to serve as president of USC.[5] On March 29, 2016, Sample died at the age of 75.[6] He had lived in San Marino, California.
References
- Office of the President: Our past presidents: Steven B. Sample Archived 2019-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, 2014, Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- Steven Browning Sample Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2014, Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- About us: Steven B. Sample: President Emeritus website Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, 2010, Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- C. L. Max Nikias named 11th president of USC Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, USC News, Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, 11 March 2010, Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- President of USC is fighting Parkinson's disease: Health: Steven B. Sample is the latest in a series of prominent Americans to publicly acknowledge being diagnosed with the neurological disorder, Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2001. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- "Steven B. Sample, former university president, dies at 75". The New York Times. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
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