Steven B. Sample

Steven Sample served as USC’s 10th president beginning in 1991. On Oct. 27, 2009, he announced that he was stepping down. He retired in 2010.

Steven Sample retired in 2010 at age 69 but remained active at USC, serving on the trustees board.

Outgoing USC President Steven Sample, right, places the Presidential Medallion on the new university president, C.L. “Max” Nikias, during the inauguration ceremony at USC on Oct. 15, 2010.

USC President Steven B. Sample, right, and Provost Lloyd Armstrong Jr., left, confer an honorary degree to U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who delivered the commencement address at USC in 2004.

Ed Roski, chair of the USC Board of Trustees, right, greets USC President Steven Sample, center, along with Karen Gallagher, dean of the Rossier School of Education, at a gala in 2010.

USC President Steven B. Sample applauds during a ceremony at City Hall to honor college athletes who won national championships.

USC President Steven B. Sample, left, and Keck Foundation President Robert Day complete the deal at the Faculty Club in Los Angeles that will give USC Medical School $110 million in donations.

Steven B. Sample, with USC School of Music Dean Larry Livingston, delivers remarks at the inauguration for the renovated Alfred Newman Hall.