{"id":6885,"date":"2023-08-02T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:03:23","slug":"cordelia-sims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordelia Sims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Cordelia Sims<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Dornsife Alumna Gives Back\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">August 2, 2023<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 1.058837 1.0874543 2.51831502 1.6884158 4.03502747 1.6884158 1.44087681 0 2.80427251-.5423678 3.86936601-1.5289606l.1656615-.1594552 2.2321428-2.2321428-1.6311813-1.6311813-2.2321429 2.26076c-.6581959.658196-1.5167124 1.0016026-2.43246332 1.0016026s-1.7742674-.3434066-2.43246337-1.0016026c-.65819597-.6581959-1.00160257-1.5167124-1.00160257-2.4324633 0-.8547009.2991453-1.6595442.87416905-2.2981957l.12743352-.1342677 2.23214286-2.2321429zm6.88661855-.40736607-5.26116068 5.26116075 1.61881868 1.6188186 5.2611607-5.2611607zm1.3837569-5.54501488c-1.4408768 0-2.8042725.54236779-3.869366 1.52896062l-.1656615.15945513-2.23214282 2.23214286 1.63118132 1.63118132 2.2321429-2.23214286c.6581959-.65819597 1.5167124-1.00160256 2.4324633-1.00160256s1.7742674.34340659 2.4324634 1.00160256 1.0016026 1.51671246 1.0016026 2.43246337c0 .85470089-.2991453 1.65954419-.8741691 2.29819559l-.1274335.1342678-2.2321429 2.2321428 1.5739469 1.5739469 2.2321429-2.2321428c1.0874542-1.058837 1.6884157-2.5183151 1.6884157-4.03502751 0-1.51671245-.6009615-2.94757326-1.6884157-4.03502747-1.058837-1.08745421-2.518315-1.68841575-4.0350275-1.68841575z\" transform=\"translate(-3 -3)\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">Copy Link<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                                <a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Facebook\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_facebook\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.9512 6h-16.9024c-.57923625 0-1.0488.46956375-1.0488 1.0488v16.9024c0 .5792362.46956375 1.0488 1.0488 1.0488h9.10024v-7.34768h-2.46772v-2.87584h2.46772v-2.11508c0-2.45404 1.49872-3.79012 3.68828-3.79012.7389668-.00263323 1.4775241.03516995 2.21236.11324v2.56348h-1.51392c-1.18788 0-1.4174.56544-1.4174 1.39612v1.8316h2.84772l-.37088 2.87584h-2.47684v7.34844h4.83284c.5792362 0 1.0488-.4695638 1.0488-1.0488v-16.9024c0-.57923625-.4695638-1.0488-1.0488-1.0488z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(-6 -6)\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">Facebook<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                                <a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"X\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_twitter\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n\t y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 30 30\" xml:space=\"preserve\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\">\n<path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14.5,16.2l-0.8-1.1l-6.3-9h2.7l5.1,7.3l0.8,1.1\n\tl6.6,9.4h-2.7L14.5,16.2L14.5,16.2z M16.9,13.4l7.4-8.7h-1.8l-6.5,7.5L11,4.8H5l7.8,11.4L5,25.2h1.8l6.8-7.9l5.5,7.9h6L16.9,13.4\n\tL16.9,13.4z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">X<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                                <a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#linkedin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Linkedin\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_linkedin\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m25 21.4220779c0 1.974026-1.6038961 3.5779221-3.5779221 3.5779221h-11.84415582c-1.97402598 0-3.57792208-1.6038961-3.57792208-3.5779221v-11.84415582c0-1.97402598 1.6038961-3.57792208 3.57792208-3.57792208h11.84415582c1.974026 0 3.5779221 1.6038961 3.5779221 3.57792208zm-14.5584416-12.21428569c-.98701295 0-1.60389606.61688311-1.60389606 1.48051949-.12337663.8636364.49350649 1.4805195 1.48051946 1.4805195.987013 0 1.6038961-.6168831 1.6038961-1.4805195 0-.86363638-.6168831-1.48051949-1.4805195-1.48051949zm1.3571429 12.70779219v-8.6363636h-2.83766234v8.6363636zm10.2402597 0v-4.9350649c0-2.5909091-1.3571428-3.8246753-3.3311688-3.8246753-1.4805195 0-2.0974026.8636363-2.4675325 1.4805194v-1.2337662h-2.8376623v8.6363636h2.8376623v-4.9350649c0-.2467532 0-.4935065.1233767-.7402597.1233766-.4935065.6168831-.987013 1.4805194-.987013.987013 0 1.4805195.7402597 1.4805195 1.974026v4.564935z\" transform=\"translate(-6 -6)\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                                <a class=\"a2a_button_bluesky\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#bluesky\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Bluesky\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_bluesky\">\n              <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                <path fill=\"#00000\" d=\"M12 10.8c-1.087-2.114-4.046-6.053-6.798-7.995C2.566.944 1.561 1.266.902 1.565C.139 1.908 0 3.08 0 3.768c0 .69.378 5.65.624 6.479c.815 2.736 3.713 3.66 6.383 3.364c.136-.02.275-.039.415-.056c-.138.022-.276.04-.415.056c-3.912.58-7.387 2.005-2.83 7.078c5.013 5.19 6.87-1.113 7.823-4.308c.953 3.195 2.05 9.271 7.733 4.308c4.267-4.308 1.172-6.498-2.74-7.078a8.741 8.741 0 0 1-.415-.056c.14.017.279.036.415.056c2.67.297 5.568-.628 6.383-3.364c.246-.828.624-5.79.624-6.478c0-.69-.139-1.861-.902-2.206c-.659-.298-1.664-.62-4.3 1.24C16.046 4.748 13.087 8.687 12 10.8\"  fill-rule=\"evenodd\" \/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">Bluesky<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                                <a class=\"a2a_button_email\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"E-mail\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_print\">\n              <svg height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 12\" width=\"18\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m8.14285714 9.42857143c-.17142857 0-.34285714 0-.51428571.08571428l7.28571427 6.34285719c.3428572.2571428.6857143.2571428.9428572 0l7.2857142-6.34285719c-.0857142-.08571428-.2571428-.08571428-.4285714-.08571428zm-1.28571428 1.11428567v.1714286 8.5714286c0 .6857143.6 1.2857143 1.28571428 1.2857143h14.57142856c.6857143 0 1.2857143-.6 1.2857143-1.2857143v-8.5714286c0-.0857143 0-.0857143 0-.1714286l-7.2 6.3428572c-.7714286.6857143-1.8857143.6857143-2.6571429 0z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(-6 -9)\"\/><\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"a2a_label visually-hidden\">Email<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n \n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Soaring to New Heights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When she moved from Louisiana to Los Angeles, Cordelia Sims \u201972 settled near USC\u2019s University Park campus, a location she credits with sparking her desire to attend the school. Living so close, she couldn\u2019t help but be drawn to the campus\u2019 beauty and culture: \u201cI would pass by USC all the time, and say, \u2018Oh my goodness, I would love to go to that school.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coming to the USC Dental School (now the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC) for dental exams and afterwards lingering around to soak up the striking architecture and creative energy further cemented her desire to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Sims moved to California after attending Grambling State University for one year. She earned an associate degree at Los Angeles City College and then attended California State University, Los Angeles while working for the United States Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>After deciding definitively that she wanted to transfer to USC, she had to pass a three-hour entrance examination, the prospect of which flooded her with anxiety. \u201cI was filled with doubt and didn\u2019t really think I could pass it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But her doubts proved to be unfounded. \u201cWhen I received the acceptance letter, I was so happy!\u201d Sims said. \u201cQualifying for USC was one of my greatest achievements. Everything in my life was right after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though she entered USC with the goal of becoming a teacher, Sims\u2019 exposure to a variety of academic fields allowed her to develop different interests. She decided to change her major from education to sociology, even though this meant that many of her previous credits would not transfer, thus extending the time it would take her to graduate.<\/p>\n<p>Sims attended school part-time while still working for the Postal Service at night, deferring classes some semesters to ensure she could pay back loans she had taken out from the USPS Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving her degree after five years at USC, Sims applied for and was accepted to upper management in the Postal Service, where she worked in human resources administering social programs for the remainder of her career. She credits her sociology degree with helping her understand the interplay between demographic groups, communities and institutions for the projects she ran, which included recruitment and retention programs for members of minority groups.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring and moving to Las Vegas, she reconnected with Emmett Sims, who had been her boyfriend while the two were in high school, and they eventually married.\u00a0Cordelia says Emmett inspired her to engage more fully in philanthropy towards the causes and institutions that were important to them. In addition to supporting her husband\u2019s alma mater, his fraternity and their church, Sims became an avid donor to the USC Dornsife Scholarship Fund. She relishes the chance to help others earn the life-changing opportunities a USC degree can provide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Success\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love people, and I love to see people achieve,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Sims also credits her sociology degree for helping her see the bigger picture of what an investment in education can do on a societal level. \u201cEducating individuals is key for the betterment of all of us,\u201d she said. \u201cIt socializes individuals and makes for stronger communities. It enriches society as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This dedication to education helped motivate Sims to create a planned gift to USC Dornsife that is dedicated to scholarships. This will ensure she leaves a legacy of philanthropy that she hopes will inspire others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I leave this Earth, I want people to say, \u2018She helped someone get an education.\u2019 Think of how much value you have if you can help someone else go to school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sims remains thankful for the opportunities USC Dornsife provided her and wants to pass along those same opportunities to others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand on the shoulders of all of those people who helped me along,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>With her gifts to USC Dornsife, Cordelia Sims is offering her own shoulders to support future generations of Trojans, ensuring they can reap the same educational benefits that she did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/your-impact\/our-supporters\/\">Return to Supporter Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With her gifts to USC Dornsife, Cordelia Sims is offering her own shoulders to support future generations of Trojans, ensuring they can reap the same educational benefits that she did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":803,"featured_media":6886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarship"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cordelia Sims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cordelia Sims - Make a Difference at USC Dornsife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With her gifts to USC Dornsife, Cordelia Sims is offering her own shoulders to support future generations of Trojans, ensuring they can reap the same educational benefits that she did.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Make a Difference at USC Dornsife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uscdornsife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gwenthom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@USCDornsife\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@USCDornsife\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gwenthom\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/1797ca51fdf6809971f46c15124e751a\"},\"headline\":\"Cordelia Sims\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\"},\"wordCount\":2,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Scholarship\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\",\"name\":\"Cordelia Sims - Make a Difference at USC Dornsife\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cordelia Sims\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/\",\"name\":\"Make a Difference at USC Dornsife\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife Giving\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization\",\"name\":\"USC Dornsife Office of Advancement\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2023\/04\/USC-Dornsife-Informal-Logo.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2023\/04\/USC-Dornsife-Informal-Logo.jpeg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"USC Dornsife Office of Advancement\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uscdornsife\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/USCDornsife\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/uscdornsife\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsife\/?hl=en\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/1797ca51fdf6809971f46c15124e751a\",\"name\":\"gwenthom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d4546c93774a38c89c5cff5401cca2712aa7e72c022d133cdb77fae62b459e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d4546c93774a38c89c5cff5401cca2712aa7e72c022d133cdb77fae62b459e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"gwenthom\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/author\/gwenthom\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cordelia Sims","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cordelia Sims - Make a Difference at USC Dornsife","og_description":"With her gifts to USC Dornsife, Cordelia Sims is offering her own shoulders to support future generations of Trojans, ensuring they can reap the same educational benefits that she did.","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/","og_site_name":"Make a Difference at USC Dornsife","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uscdornsife","article_published_time":"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"gwenthom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@USCDornsife","twitter_site":"@USCDornsife","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/"},"author":{"name":"gwenthom","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/1797ca51fdf6809971f46c15124e751a"},"headline":"Cordelia Sims","datePublished":"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/"},"wordCount":2,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg","articleSection":["Scholarship"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/","name":"Cordelia Sims - Make a Difference at USC Dornsife","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg","datePublished":"2023-08-02T20:04:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-08T22:03:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/12\/Cordelia-Sims.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/2023\/08\/02\/cordelia-sims\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cordelia Sims"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#website","url":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/","name":"Make a Difference at USC Dornsife","description":"USC Dornsife Giving","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#organization","name":"USC Dornsife Office of Advancement","url":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2023\/04\/USC-Dornsife-Informal-Logo.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2023\/04\/USC-Dornsife-Informal-Logo.jpeg","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"USC Dornsife Office of Advancement"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uscdornsife","https:\/\/x.com\/USCDornsife","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/uscdornsife\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uscdornsife\/?hl=en"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/1797ca51fdf6809971f46c15124e751a","name":"gwenthom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/giving\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d4546c93774a38c89c5cff5401cca2712aa7e72c022d133cdb77fae62b459e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d4546c93774a38c89c5cff5401cca2712aa7e72c022d133cdb77fae62b459e3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"gwenthom"},"url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/author\/gwenthom\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/803"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6885"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6982,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6885\/revisions\/6982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}