Anthony Lazzaro

Who is Anthony Lazzaro?

Anthony Lazzaro is a senior Vice President emeritus of the University of Southern California.

Lazzaro was born in Utica, New York. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lazzaro was called to active U.S. Navy duty shortly after graduating from the New York Maritime College. During World War II, he served in the Pacific theater aboard the attack transport USS DuPage and troop transport U.S.S. General Pope, eventually becoming chief engineer of his ship. While aboard the Dupage, he survived a kamikaze attack on January 10, 1945 that killed 35 men. Lazzaro was discharged as a lieutenant and moved to Los Angeles, California, having married Shirley Jones, his high school sweetheart. Using G.I. Bill funding, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, earning a degree in industrial engineering. Lazzaro and his wife have one daughter, Nancy Lazzaro, Ph.D.