The Price School Outstanding Annual Performance Awards were created by Carl and Sterling Franklin through a gift from the Morris S. Smith Foundation. Since 1998, the Price School has honored faculty and staff for their exceptional achievement and contributions to the school.

This year, Deepak Bahl, Program Director and Co-Principal Investigator at the USC Center for Economic Development (CED) received the Margaret Harrington Outstanding Staff Award.

Deepak has worked at CED since 1997 after graduating with a Master of Planning from USC. During this time, he has dedicated himself to creating valuable and effective applied economic development strategies and programs, and supporting students and staff as they leverage the knowledge and innovation at USC to build a better, more equitable tomorrow.