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Author Enilde Ginger Ingels-Van Hook displays her books at the Los Angeles Times
Festival of Books, held on the USC main Campus on April 30, 2011
The author of the novel
The Kingdom of Nuts and Bolts, Enilde Van Hook first released this book
for sale at the LA Times Festival of books in 2008.
Participating in author signings in
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society booth 970
Author, Artist, Photographer and Writer known as Ginger E. Van Hook
works as a photojournalist specializing in documenting the Fine Arts
in local communities in Los Angeles, California.
Photo Courtesy of Tony Todaro, President of G.L.A.W.S.,
known for writers mentoring writers as
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, one
of the oldest writing societies in California.

Ginger Van Hook introduced her lastest creation, a visual poetry book titled
"The Poetry of Art" documenting the story and journey of Ginger and Luke Van Hook
becoming artists in Los Angeles as well as documenting
the artists they've met along the way.
"The Poetry of Art" is not yet available to the public.
The publication date of this book will be announced.
One Sample copy was introduced for previews
at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held at
the University of Southern California (USC) main campus.
Enilde Ginger Ingels-Van Hook is a graduate
of the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism at USC.

Authors Ginger E. Van Hook, Paul Michel, Sara Beacham and Christian Amougou
present their written works at the
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held at the USC main campus
April 30, 2011. Photo courtesy of Tony Todaro, President of GLAWS
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, LA, CA 2011

(Left to right) Authors Ace Antonio Hall, Leslie Ann Moore and
the organization's president, Tony Todaro are responsible for
bringing the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society to the
LA Times Festival of Books on the USC Campus,
Photo by Ginger Van Hook©2011

Author of "In My Eyes", Ace Antonio Hall and
Leslie Ann Moore, author of "Griffin's Daughter" Trilogy of books
participate in leadership activities related
to writers mentoring writers by leading critique groups.
Additionally Ace Antonio Hall is the Vice President of GLAWS

Author Sarah Beach participates in the LA Times Festival of Books on the USC Campus.

PhotoJournal Coverage by USC Alumni Ginger E. Van Hook

The Inauguration of Chrysostomos L. Nikias as the Eleventh President of the University of Southern California occurred on Friday, October 15th, 2010, however, the enormous influence, force of academic excellence and bold, lofty aspirations of a humble Greek Scholar began many years ago in New York, where President Steven B. Sample and Max Nikias first met. C.L. Max Nikias told an audience of thousands gathered to celebrate his inauguration about his hopes and dreams for a great center of culture on the Pacific Rim of the United States right here at USC. This is where Max brought his family to California to create a new revolution and union of Music, Arts, Academics, Science, Medicine and Technology. The following photographs highlight some of the pageantry, the splendor and the grandeur that C.L. Nikias brings to our campus and our University. With an education cultivated in Athens, London, New York and now Los Angeles, Nikias ushers in a revolutionary new era in

Academic Excellence for all Trojans!

Ernest Wilson, Dean of USC's Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism.

President Nikias introduces Cogent Founder and USC Trustee, Ming Hsieh M.S.

who is about give an important announcement for the Keck School of Medicine.

Ming Hsieh announces a gift of $50 Million Dollars

that he is donating to USC's Keck School of Medicine

designated for Cancer Research.

Dean Ernest Wilson looks on as the announcement is made that the USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism is also awarded a $50 Million Dollar Donation from

Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation continuing the nearly 40-year partnership with USC. The donation is to be put toward the construction of a new state-of-the-art building

on the University Campus.

C.L. Max Nikias pictured with his wife and USC First Lady, Niki C. Nikias.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attends the Inauguration of C.L. Max Nikias at the

University of Southern California on October 15, 2010.

USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATIONS

AND JOURNALISM RECEIVES

$ 50 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION

TO BUILD A NEW MEDIA CENTER ON CAMPUS!

Dean Ernest Wilson was gracious enough to give me a brief interview to discuss the goals of USC Annenberg’s School for Communications and Journalism. He stated that we are in a global economy therefore to keep up one must become a global city. Wilson went on to explain that, it is important to have a truly networked university and converging all the media resources under one umbrella is one of the ways that USC has become a strong force on the world stage and is one of the few schools that does that. Dean Wilson is often fond of stating, “At the heart of journalism and communications is a public democratic society with freedom of the press! No free press, no democracy!”

Through the generous support of Ambassador Walter and Wallace Annenberg, starting in 1971 and continuing over the years, the USC School For Communications and Journalism has thrived and become a world leader in the field of networked communications reinventing itself with every new world trend.

"I have been a USC Alumni through the administrations of four University Presidents.

I was blessed as a freshman in 1977 to have met John Randolph Hubbard (President from 1970 - 1980), James Zumberge (President 1980-1991) in the 1980's, Steven B. Sample (President from 1991- 2010) and recently C.L. Max Nikias current USC President. As a USC Trojan, I am proud to call USC my home and Alma Mater and I look forward to witnessing the wonderful opportunities that Nikias will bring to our University, our City of Los Angeles and our State of California." Ginger Van Hook.

The following photographs are shared for the Trojan community as I explored in these recent years, the campus, the programs, the scholarly academic goals and the physical changes occurring in a space I will continue to have fond memories of.