ABOUT
The History
The annual USC Hiking and Jogging Scholarship was created by Dr. David Eggleston (DDS '70, Pros '72) and Dr. Andrew Vo (DDS '15) in 2011, with the purpose of providing the dedicated students and the family at the Ostrow School of Dentistry an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful 8K Blackstar Canyon trail in Orange County, California. Since the inaugural year in 2011, this event has already given back over $100,000 to the students at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and we look forward to giving back even more in the following years! Each year, students gather at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and take chartered busses to the base of the hike. After a 45 mile bus ride, the race begins!The Hiking & Jogging Scholarship event provides a day to enjoy each other's company with over 200 students, faculty, staff members, alumni, special guests and our very own, Dean Sadan! Everyone is guaranteed at least one share of the pot size, so everyone is a winner! Participants enjoy a beautiful scenery hike or jog as they make their way up the trail. Once reaching the top for a quick photo opportunity, a leisurely stroll back down the windy trail leads to a free lunch.Each year, Dr. Eggleston donates as one of the of the major donors along with Patterson Dental, and Dr. & Mrs. Howard Landesman. In addition, Dr. Eggleston covers the busses, food, refreshments, shirts, and facilities so the other donors donations go 100% into student scholarships. Subway sandwiches, bags of assorted chips, snacks, and frozen bottles of water are provided by Dr. Eggleston’s wife: Laraine, Periodontist: Michael Gahagan and his wife Kathy, along with Kate Eastman. Dr. Eggleston's staff provides sliced oranges and candy snacks. Food, ice water, and refreshments are available at the trail head starting at 9:00 am for students going part way up the canyon and returning to the trail head early. This is truly an event to remember!
THE 6TH ANNUAL
usc [hiking] & [jogging]
SCHOLARSHIP 2016
Wake up and Workout.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Eggleston
Founder, DDS 1970, Pros 1972
Dr. Eggleston graduated from the USC School of Dentistry in 1970 and continued with a residency in prosthodontics, receiving Board Certification in 1975. Currently, Dr. Eggleston is in private practice in Newport Beach and serves as a member of the Board of Councilors at the Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. Dr. Eggleston is an avid hiker and keeps his competitive spirit with the participating Ostrow faculty, staff and students!
The Board of Directors​
Discription of Duties
The leadership board will be responsible to work closely with Dr. Eggleston and the past immediate director(s) in making their year the most successful. This board will be in charge of promoting the event with flyers and email announcements, running sign-ups via googledocs for participants, getting the release form updated and signed by each participant, seeking out donors to increase the scholarship pot, encouraging participation of the faculty, assisting the University in disbursement of the scholarship funds, to seek a photographer for the event, designing and distributing the T-shirts, transportation to and from the event, maps and directions for the carpool drivers, assisting with the date selection, seeking a historian to write up the event and help get it published, manage and to create the new Hiking & Jogging website, and to execute new innovated ideas for the future!
Jennifer Castellanos
Director, DDS 2018
Hello my fellow Trojans! My name is Jennifer Castellanos and I’m currently a 3rd year DDS at Ostrow School of Dentistry. As your new co-director, I will work together closely with Caitlin to ensure that everything leading up to and day of the event goes as planned. As co-director, I hope to encourage students to continue to participate in this awesome event. The Hiking and Jogging Scholarship is a way for students and faculty to come together and build relationships all while getting exercise and scholarship aid! I hope to build on the foundation that has been established and continue to improve to make this event a success year after year! I hope to see you on the trail having fun! Fight On!
Mike Behrouzian
Publicity Chair, DDS 2019
My name is Mike Behrouzian and I’m currently a second year dental student. As a publicity chair board member, it is my great pleasure to encourage all of you to take a day off and share your smile with one another. We strive to make this an exceptional experience and would love to extend a warm invitation to everyone. Can not wait to see you all under the beautiful California sun. Keep smiling!
Caitlin Waters
Director, DDS 2018
Hello! My name is Caitlin Waters and I am a DDS student at the Ostrow School of Dentistry. I grew up in Clovis, New Mexico and went to undergrad at Texas Tech University, where I was a Division 1 Varsity track and field athlete. Track and field equipped me with many experiences and opportunities that I will use to support and enrich my position as your diretor. My goal is to motivate and encourage all students, faculty, and staff to maximize participation in the upcoming 2016 hiking and jogging scholarship. Get excited for a fun Trojan experience along your DDS peers and an opportunity to earn some cash! Fight on! “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
-Steve Prefontaine
Judy Naziri
Co-Scholarship Chair, DDS 2019
My name is Judy Naziri, I'm a second year dental student at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. I graduated from UCLA with a BA in Anthropology. I am a Los Angeles native and have always used the weather to my advantage, using every opportunity possible to do an outdoor activity. This includes hiking, playing lacrosse, and biking. When I'm not outdoors I enjoy listening to music and discovering up and coming artists. I look forward to being a board member and encouraging fellow Trojans in the acts of hiking, jogging, and fighting on!
Andrew Vo
Founder, DDS 2015
Andrew Vo graduated from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC in 2015. He is currently a Captain in the U.S. Army and completed a 1-Year AEGD Program at Fort Carson, Colorado. Andrew is now stationed back in California at Fort Irwin. While at UCI, he founded and started an organization called, "Care-A-Thon" that has collectively raised over $300,000 throughout the continuous years for local hospitals that helps infants and their family in the NICU. With the same passion of helping others, Andrew believes in being well-balanced and aspires to truly make a difference in the world. He has provided free dental services with AYUDA, a humanitarian group and has served in third world countries: Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia. While at USC, Andrew was a student ambassador, President of the Vietnamese Dental Student Association, a teacher assistant in pre-clinical courses, and participated on many selective teams. Andrew teaches spin on his spare time, and has just participated in the 2015 and 2016 AIDS/LifeCycle ride raising over $20,000 for the AIDS Foundation/LGBT Center and served as Co-Captain for the 2016 ALC's first military team 'Team Outserve".
Janice Lee
Interim Past Director, DDS 2017
As interim past director, my main goal was to continue to inspire the Trojan Family environment for the DDS program. I believe the Hiking and Jogging Scholarship provides an outlet for serving students and faculty alike to get to know one another in a lax environment. The fact that students can jog along side their Dean is truly an unforgettable experience and builds a sense of Trojan community. Not to mention, the event brings to light the different faces of the USC program: community service representatives, ASB council members, hygiene, ethics committee proponents, researchers, and so many more facets of USC. I hope to build on that atmosphere of community and help us thrive! Fight On!"We inspire and perspire together as a family of Trojans.".
Joshua Helmstadter
Co-Scholarship Chair, DDS 2019
Hello Trojans! My name is Josh Helmstadter and I am currently a 2nd year DDS here at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. I was born and raised in Palm Desert, California and received a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. As the new Co-Scholarship Chair, I am excited to work with the team of directors to provide a fulfilling and enjoyable experience at the next annual hiking and jogging scholarship. I am fully committed to collaborating with faculty, alumni, and donors and contributing new ideas to successfully provide the students of this school with scholarships and an opportunity to bond with their colleagues and faculty. I look forward to seeing everyone at the next annual hiking and jogging scholarship. Fight On!
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