The Presidential Medallion is awarded annually to individuals who have brought great honor and distinction to the university community.
2023
Rick J. Caruso
USC Joint Educational Project
2022
Robert Alan Cutietta
Daniel Aram Mazmanian
Sarah Van Orman
2021
All USC Staff, Faculty, and Healthcare Professionals
2020
Karen Symms Gallagher
2019
Jane Harman
John Brooks Slaughter
2018
Wanda Austin
Viet Thanh Nguyen
2017
Mark S. Humayun
2016
Manuel Castells
2015
Percival Everett
Roberta G. Williams
2014
Arieh Warshel
2013
Verna B. Dauterive
Inderbir Singh Gill
2012
Caleb E. Finch
Ray R. Irani
2011
Kathryn Brunkow Sample
Steven B. Sample
2010
George Lucas
2009
Stanley P. Gold
2008
Vaughn A. Starnes
Michael Waterman
2007
Katherine Bogdanovich Loker
Herbert Schorr
2006
Lloyd Armstrong, Jr.
2005
Donald G. Skinner
Kevin Starr
2004
Kenneth Leventhal
Florence A. Clark
2003
John C. Argue (posthumously)
William McClure
2002
Simon Ramo
Virginia Ramo
2001
Malcolm R. Currie
Warren Bennis
2000
George A. Bekey
Leslie Bernstein
1999
Brian E. Henderson
Barbara Solomon
1997
Forrest N. Shumway
Raul Sotelo Vargas
1996
Carl M. Franklin
Carolyn Craig Franklin (posthumously)
1995
George A. Olah
1994
Leo Braudy
Alexandra M. Levine
1993
Cornelius J. Pings
1991
Robert L. Mannes
1990
George T. Scharffenberger
1989
William G. Spitzer
1988
Carl E. Hartnack
1987
Norman M. Topping
1986
Sidney W. Benson
1985
Solomon W. Golomb
1983
Charles Heidelberger (posthumously)
Zohrab A. Kaprielian (posthumously)