Associate athletic director Ron Orr, a founder of the annual Swim with Mike fundraiser benefiting the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, will receive the Fred B. Olds Award at the 76th annual USC Alumni Awards Gala on May 2. The award is presented "on special occasion to USC alumni for their extraordinary and unparalleled service to the university over a long period of time."
Orr was a six-time USC All-American swimmer in the '70s and started Swim with Mike in 1981. To date, the event has raised more than $8.7 million and provided more than 77 scholarships to physically challenged athletes at universities around the country.
Orr was a six-time USC All-American swimmer in the '70s and started Swim with Mike in 1981. To date, the event has raised more than $8.7 million and provided more than 77 scholarships to physically challenged athletes at universities around the country.
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