MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL history

Marshall's first principal was J. M. Kniseley who had previously served as principal at Green Lake School from 1906-27.

On January 27, 1920, the university Trustees authorized the establishment of the College of Commerce and Business Administration with an initial enrollment of just under 300 students.

In 1922, the University of Southern California became the twenty-fourth member of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (now known as AACSB), a global nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of management education that has grown to more than 600 member institutions.

Over 20 years later (1924-25), the Seattle School District purchased the same site as the location for a new intermediate school.

The building that now houses the Leventhal School of Accounting was built in 1926.

In 1928, Bridge Hall was built from a bequest of Doctor Norman & Mrs.

In 1941, he purchased Mission Bell Radio and shortly thereafter began supplying rescue kits to the military during WWII. Once the war was over, Les continued in the radio, TV and military business.

He was principal at Marshall until spring 1942.

However, this was not deemed necessary, so no land was purchased.In 1952, twelve rooms were added including a library with a full-time librarian, an additional art room, an instructional music room, shop, a language laboratory, four science rooms and four classrooms.

Les believed strongly in giving back to the community and joined the USC board of trustees in 1959.

As a result both the School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Business Administration were established in 1960.

John Marshall Junior High School, Seattle, 1961

Aerial view, John Marshall Junior High School, Seattle, 1963

Construction on Hoffman Hall, a gift of H. Leslie Hoffman, founder and chairman of Hoffman Electronics a defense contracting and television manufacturing company, began in 1965 and was completed and dedicated two years later.

Special education classes were expanded in 1967 with the addition of mentally and emotionally handicapped students.

In 1975, the 9th graders returned to Roosevelt, and Marshall was used to house offices as well as two special education classes from Roosevelt.

In 1979, the School of Accounting was established and became part of the Business School facilities.

A new wing was added in the late 1980's.

When Interlake closed in June 1981, People's School No.1 program moved to Marshall where it was renamed Marshall Alternative Secondary School.

In September 1982, a reentry program was added at Marshall for students suspended from regular high schools.

In May 1983, the district proposed moving reentry programs from Addams and Holly Park Housing Project to Marshall to form a single program.

In 1988, more alternative programs were moved into Marshall from Sharples because students from Franklin had moved into that building while their school was being renovated.

In 1995, Leventhal merged his company, a major United States accounting firm, with Ernst & Young.

In 1996, USC named its School of Accounting the Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting in recognition of the Leventhal’s support to the school and to the university.

The USC School of Business Administration became formally known as the Gordon S. Marshall School of Business in 1997.

In 1999, Jane Hoffman Popovich BS ’65, a USC Trustee, and J. Kristoffer Popovich MBA ’70, BS ’65 showed their support to USC by generously providing funds to add a graduate business program building to the Marshall School’s footprint.

A major construction and renovation project was completed in August 2002.

In 2006, Fred V. Keenan, founder of Keenan Supply Company, a prominent Los Angeles-based plumbing supply company, pledged financial support to endow the USC Marshall MBA Career Resource Center.

Nobody had heard of social enterprise in 2008, when USC Marshall became the first business school to host an academic center devoted to the topic.

The USC Marshall Initiative, a $400 million fundraising drive launched in May 2013, is tied to the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multi-year effort to raise $6 billion or more in private philanthropy to advance USC’s academic priorities.