The 2012 Harvard Club Annual Dinner and Awards
Join us as we honor Michael Lynton AB '81, MBA '87, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment and George J. Sanchez, Ph.D., AB ‘81, Prof. of American Studies & Ethnicity and History at USC. Entertainment provided by The Yardbirds
Sunday, April 29th @ 6:00pm
USC Town & Gown, 665 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0871.
We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of two incredible members of our local community, Michael Lynton AB '81, MBA '87 and George J. Sanchez, Ph.D., AB ‘81. Event entertainment will be provided by the all Harvard alum, a capella singing group, The Yardbirds.
This year’s recipient of the Club’s John Harvard Award for Distinguished Community Service is Michael Lynton AB '81, MBA '87, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Michael Lynton became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment in January, 2004. He manages Sony Pictures' overall global operations, which include motion picture, television and digital content production and distribution, home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, and the development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. By focusing on digital transformation, worldwide growth, content diversity and financial discipline, Lynton has led the studio through an era of innovation and success, putting Sony Pictures on the cutting edge of an industry experiencing rapid technological and global change. Lynton and Pascal have put a major emphasis on environmental sustainability at Sony Pictures. The studio opened two buildings that were recently awarded LEED gold certification for their exacting environmental standards.
George J. Sanchez, Ph.D., AB ‘81, will be this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Education Award. He is the Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and History the at University of Southern California, Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives and Director, USC Center for Diversity and Democracy. George J. Sanchez is a professor of American Studies & Ethnicity and History and a Vice Dean for Diversity and Strategic Initiatives. He is responsible for ensuring that the USC Dornsife fundamental commitment to the benefits of a diverse USC Dornsife community is effectively translated into best practices in areas such as faculty recruitment and retention, graduate student programs, and undergraduate research experiences and advancement. Dr. Sanchez is also the Director of the USC Center for Diversity and Democracy, in this role he works with all College departments to address what the commitment to diversity means in various disciplinary settings and he also he works with a variety of national organizations and foundations on the development of special programs and research agendas.
An award-winning scholar of Chicano history and immigration who joined the College faculty in 1997, Dr. Sanchez is the former director of American studies and ethnicity, a program he helped build into one of the top American and ethnic studies departments in the nation. A renowned mentor, he has served on the advisory board for both the USC Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program and the McNair Scholars Program. Sanchez’s 1993 book, Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900–1945 (Oxford), earned six awards in fields such as immigration history and Western history. His article “ ‘What’s Good for Boyle Heights is Good for the Jews’: Creating Multiracialism on the Eastside During the 1950s” won the 2005 Constance Rourke Prize for best article appearing in American Quarterly. He is presently working on a book about the impact of Mexican migration upon late 20th century Los Angeles culture, and a historical study of multiethnic interaction in East Los Angeles.
Entertainment at the Annual Dinner will be provided by The Yardbirds, who were started when Pitches co-founder Diane Nabatoff '78 and former Callbacks president Mia Riverton '99 decided they really missed singing in their undergrad a cappella groups. Diane and Mia made a few calls to their Harvard friends who love to sing -- and now, two years later, the group has blossomed into the current 16-member ensemble. The Yardbirds are composed solely of Harvard alums and represent a cross-section of Harvard a cappella groups spanning the 70's to the 00's: the Pitches, Krokodiloes, Callbacks, and Opportunes. The group’s repertoire ranges from American Songbook standards to contemporary popular songs.
Cost*: $75 Members and guests; $80/non-members (Qualify for a $20 Club Membership discount); $60 Recent Grads (Class of ’01 – ‘10)
Contact: Madeleine Mejia, Madeleine_Mejia@post.harvard.edu
*Price includes three course meal and parking.
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