The University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate marked its 20th anniversary on April 18 honoring Stan Ross.

Ross, chair of the board of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, is the former vice chairman of real estate industry services for Ernst & Young, who also served as managing partner of the firm’s Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group.

The Ross Minority Program has taught hundreds of future real estate leaders the skills needed to develop affordable housing, retail, mixed use, office and community facilities in under-served communities.

The anniversary event, attended by more than 600 people, helped raised $1 million for the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate’s ongoing endowment campaign.