in the same listing (USC is now ranked #23). In 2008, his own salary was $1.9 million. USC announced on November 1, 2009 that Sample would step down as its president in August 2010. He explained that he wanted to see "fresh leadership" take charge. After stepping down as President, and following a one-year sabbatical, Sample taught a course at USC with Warren Bennis. On August 3, 2010, C.L. Max Nikias became the 11th president of the university. Fundraising Sample's fundraising initiatives raised more than $430 million for sponsored research. He led two strategic planning processes to improve the university on the whole. During his term, the university also conducted the second most successful fundraising campaign in the history of higher education, raising nearly $3 billion. These donations included major contributions of $112.5 million from Alfred Mann to establish the Mann Institute of Biomedical Engineering, $120 million from Ambassador Walter Annenberg to create the Annenberg Center for Communication, $100 million from the Annenberg Foundation, and a $110 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation for the Keck School of Medicine. More recently, Sample has overseen the $175 million gift from George Lucas to the School of Cinematic Arts. Construction projects He oversaw the construction of a number of important structures at USC. These included the Leavey Library, Popovich Hall, the International Residential College at Parkside, the Arts and Humanities Residential College at Parkside, and Ronald Tutor Hall. Additional construction projects included the Galen Center, the George Lucas Building at the University Park Campus, the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, and the University Hospital at the Health Sciences Campus. Research Sample is the author of numerous journal articles and published papers in science and engineering and in higher education. His patents for digital appliance controls, particularly touch pads on microwave ovens, have been licensed to practically every major manufacturer of appliances in the world. Over 300 million home appliances have been built using his inventions. Teaching Sample had a passion for teaching and education at USC. He taught several classes to students in different fields and different class levels. Most recently, he taught "The Art and Adventure of Leadership" with Warren Bennis. Books In 2002, Sample published a book titled The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership. It explains his personal leadership philosophy and provides advice to readers. More specifically, it details his style of leadership in the context of USC's rise as an