Elizabeth Garrett (USC) has been named a 2007 College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Oklahoma.  From the USC press release:

Garrett is the university vice president for academic planning and budget and holds the Sydney M. Irmas Chair in public interest law, legal ethics, political science and policy, planning and development. She was honored for her contributions to the social sciences during a dinner held at OU on Feb. 23.

In addition to receiving this distinction, Garrett presented a public lecture at OU called “The Politics of Advice: Substance, Structure and Sunshine” on Feb. 22. The lecture focused on Garrett’s work on President George W. Bush’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform and drew conclusions about the work of advisory panels in general.

See also the Oklahoma press release.