Helping to set a strong pace
for the campaign have been some exceptionally generous donations
from individuals and philanthropic foundations. Here are capsule
descriptions of several examples of such gifts of $1 million
or more (in reverse chronological order), along with links
to press releases describing them in detail.
 UCSB Alumnus Establishes Professorship in Theoretical Biology at the Kavli Institute
UCSB has received a $1 million gift from alumnus John Gurley and his wife, Meg, to establish an endowed chair in theoretical biology at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. The Susan F. Gurley Chair, which is named in memory of Gurley’s mother, has been awarded to Boris Shraiman, a permanent member of the institute. Sept. 18, 2009 PRESS RELEASE
 UCSB Chemist and Wife Endow Professorship in Materials Science
UC Santa Barbara has received a $1 million gift from UCSB organic chemist Fred Wudl and his wife, Linda, to endow a professorship in materials science in the College of Engineering. The Wudl Chair will support the teaching and research of an outstanding materials scholar with interdisciplinary research interests that would merit a joint appointment in the life or physical sciences. Sept. 2, 2008 PRESS RELEASE
UCSB Professor and Spouse Establish Endowed Chair in Economics UC Santa Barbara professor emeritus Walter J. Mead and his wife, Thelma, have made a $1 million gift to the campus to establish an endowed chair in the Department of Economics where he spent a distinguished career as a natural resource economist. The Mead professorship will enable UCSB to attract an economist of international stature to the campus and provide the chair holder with financial support for enhanced research and teaching. June 2, 2008 PRESS RELEASE
Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies Established
UC Santa Barbara has received a $1 million gift from Marsha and Jay Glazer
to establish an endowed chair in Jewish Studies and help launch a major new
educational initiative in the interdisciplinary field. December 3, 2007 PRESS RELEASE
UCSB Receives $3 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Chair
For Director of Planned Stem Cell Research Center
UCSB has received a $3 million gift from William K. Bowes, Jr. to establish an endowed chair for the director of the campus's planned Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering. The professorship will be named in memory of Bowes's mother, Ruth Garland, a distinguished physician who was one of the first women to graduate from the Stanford School of Medicine, where she later taught. October 11, 2007 PRESS RELEASE
Bren School Given $1 Million by Deckers Outdoor Corporation for Fellowships,
Program Support
The Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa
Barbara has received two gifts totaling more than $1 million from Deckers
Outdoor Corporation, of Goleta, and an anonymous alumnus to establish
endowments for graduate fellowships and program support. September 10, 2007 PRESS RELEASE
UCSB Receives $12.5 Million Gift to Support Nanoscience Research Virgil Elings and Betty Elings Wells have made a $12.5 million gift to UCSB to support pioneering research at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). In recognition of their recent gift, the new building that is home to the prestigious California Institute for Science and Innovation will be named in honor of Virgil Elings. The Elings and Wells gift is the largest contribution to The Campaign for UC Santa Barbara, which seeks to raise $500 million to ensure UCSB’s excellence for future generations. June 4, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
 Professor and Spouse Make Record Donation to Build Centers of Excellence Across Disciplines
UCSB Emeritus Professor Duncan Mellichamp and his wife, Suzanne, have made a $2 million philanthropic gift to the campus to establish a second cluster of four endowed chairs. The innovative gift will make it possible for UCSB to recruit four leading scholars to launch a major new interdisciplinary academic research initiative to study the effects of globalization. April 30, 2007 PRESS RELEASE
 Glazers
Contribute $1 Million to UCSB’s NCAA-Winning
Men’s
Soccer Program
Shortly after the UCSB men’s soccer
team claimed the 2006 NCAA National Championship, Jay and
Marsha Glazer contributed $1 million to support the winning
program. "We were inspired by the NCAA win, and were
very moved," said Jay Glazer. "Marsha and I want
to help improve UCSB’s soccer program and the overall quality
of athletics at the university." April 24, 2007
 Center
Named for Emmy Winners Marcy Carsey and Dick
Wolf
The Center for Film, Television,
and New Media at UC Santa Barbara is being named for Emmy
Award-winning television producers Marcy Carsey and Dick
Wolf in recognition of their generous contributions toward
the construction of a new instructional and research facility
that will be the new home for the innovative, interdisciplinary
center. October 10, 2006 PRESS RELEASE
 Center
for Study of the Mind Established With Gift From SAGE Publications
UCSB has received a $3.5-million
gift from SAGE Publications to launch a dynamic new interdisciplinary
research center for the study of the mind. SAGE made the gift
to commemorate its 40th anniversary as a leading international
publisher for scholarly, educational, and professional markets.
UCSB has attracted a top scholar to lead the pioneering new
effort-Michael Gazzaniga (above), widely regarded as the founder
of the cognitive neuroscience field. November 3, 2005 PRESS RELEASE
Autism Center Receives $2.35-Million Gift for Expansion
The Autism Research and Training Center
at UCSB's Gevirtz Graduate School of Education has received
a $2.35-million gift from Brian and Patricia Kelly of Santa
Barbara that will provide enhanced facilities for what is
widely recognized as one of the nation's leading centers for
the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of autism. With the
expansion (foreground in the illustration above), the center
will also be given a new name: The Koegel Autism Center, in
recognition of Dr. Robert Koegel, the facility's longtime
director and a professor of education at the Gevirtz School,
and his wife, Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel, the center's Clinical
Director of Autism Services.
October 25, 2005 PRESS RELEASE
 Orfalea
Foundation Backs New Global Studies M.A. and Center
Kinko's founder Paul Orfalea and the Orfalea
Family Foundation of Santa Barbara are providing critical
seed money—a multiyear commitment of $500,000 annually—to
support a novel graduate program and center in global and
international studies. The program's expansion will focus
on the academic preparation of professionals to work in the
global non-profit sector. May 2, 2005 PRESS RELEASE
 $1
M. Gift Supports Entrepreneurship Program and Research on
Impact of Technology UCSB Foundation Trustee Mark Bertelsen
and his wife, Susan, have made a $1 million gift to the campus
that will foster entrepreneurial education through the College
of Engineering's Technology Management Program and support
research at the Center for Information Technology and Society.
February 28, 2005 PRESS RELEASE
Annenberg
Foundation Donates $1 Million to Center
The Annenberg Foundation has made a $1 million grant to support
the Center for Film, Television and New Media. The Annenberg
grant brings to $6.75 million the total raised thus far toward
a goal of $10 million for the privately funded center. November
22, 2004 PRESS RELEASE
 Pollock
Family Donates $2 Million for Center's Public Film Theater
Joseph and Helene Pollock, of Santa Barbara,
and their family have contributed $2 million for the construction
of a public film theater in the new Center for Film, Television
and New Media at UCSB. The gift brings to $5.75 million the
total raised thus far toward a goal of $10 million for the
privately funded center. In celebration of the gift, the center's
public theater will be named in the family's honor. March
11, 2004 PRESS RELEASE
 Alumnus
Michael Douglas Donates $1-Million to Center for Film, TV,
and New Media Academy award
winner Michael Douglas has contributed $1-million toward the
construction of a Center for Film, Television and New Media
at UCSB. In recognition of the gift, the lobby of the center's
public theater will be named in his honor. "I love UCSB,
and am proud to be associated with the new center," he
said. February 2, 2004 PRESS RELEASE
Catholic
Studies Endowment Receives $1.1 Million Gift
UCSB has reached a major milestone in an effort to enhance
Catholic Studies in the campus's renowned Department of Religious
Studies through an endowment supporting professorships, fellowships,
and special programs. The J. E. and Lillian Tipton Foundation,
of Santa Ynez, has made a $1.1 million gift to establish a
visiting professorship in the interdisciplinary field of Catholic
Studies. The grant brings to $3 million the total raised thus
far in a joint university and community fund-raising effort
for the Virgil Cordano Endowment in Catholic Studies. January
23, 2004 PRESS RELEASE
 Mosher
Foundation Donates $3 Million for Alumni Center
UCSB has received a $3 million gift toward
the construction of an alumni center from The Samuel B. and
Margaret C. Mosher Foundation of Santa Barbara. The new building
will be named the Mosher Alumni House and will be located
at the University Plaza entrance to the campus, at the intersection
of Mesa Road, north of Campbell Hall. For the first time the
UCSB Alumni Association will have a prominent campus presence
with enhanced facilities to support expanded programming and
services. November 24, 2003 PRESS RELEASE
Donation
Helps Libraries Produce Discography of Victor Records
William R. Moran, a noted discographer,
author, and collector, has donated $1.7 million to the University
Libraries for the completion of the Victor Project, a multi-volume
encyclopedia cataloging all of the recordings made by the
Victor Talking Machine Company (which later became RCA Victor)
from 1900 to 1950. The "Encyclopedic Discography of Victor
Records" represents the only systematic published account
of these historic recording sessions since few trade catalogs
exist for the period. September 22, 2003 PRESS RELEASE
 Professor
and Spouse Endow 'Cluster' of Four Linked Chairs
UC Santa Barbara is poised to become a
world leader in the emerging field of systems biology as a
result of an innovative philanthropic gift that will provide
special opportunities for the campus to launch major new academic
research initiatives. The $2 million contribution from UCSB
Chemical Engineering Professor Duncan Mellichamp and his wife,
Suzanne, will fund a coordinated cluster of four endowed chairs,
all devoted to a carefully selected programmatic area of rising
importance, which will change over time. May 13, 2003 PRESS RELEASE
Endowed
Chair Set for KITP Director
An endowed chair for the director of the Kavli Institute for
Theoretical Physics has been established with a $1 million
donation from Fred Gluck. A former head of McKinsey &
Company, the international management consulting firm, Gluck
is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UCSB Foundation.
David Gross, who heads the institute, is the first Frederick
W. Gluck Professor of Theoretical Physics. November 21, 2002
PRESS RELEASE
Tipton
Foundation Donates $1.4 Million
The Tipton Foundation of Santa Ynez has donated $1.4 million
for a community-learning center at UC's Sedgwick Reserve.
September 18, 2002 PRESS RELEASE
Carsey
Foundation Gives $2.5 Million for Center for Film, Television
and New Media UC Santa Barbara
has received a leadership gift of $2.5 million from the Carsey
Family Foundation, of Los Angeles, to support the construction
of a Center for Film, Television and New Media. It will be
one of the first facilities at a major research university
where faculty members from the arts, humanities, and social
sciences collaborate to teach and conduct research on film,
television, and mass media from a variety of cultural, historical,
and social perspectives. July 8, 2002 PRESS RELEASE
 Kavli
Grants of $7.5 Million Support Physics Institute
The Kavli Foundation and Kavli Institute
have provided landmark grants totaling $7.5 million to the
Institute for Theoretical Physics and its programs. In recognition
of this outstanding support, the institute was named in honor
of Fred Kavli. A resident of Santa Barbara, Kavli is a trustee
of The UCSB Foundation. December 20, 2001 PRESS RELEASE
Schwab
Donates $1 Million for Catholic Studies
Charles R. Schwab, founder and chairman of Charles Schwab
& Co., has pledged $1 million to support Catholic Studies
at UCSB. His leadership gift and those of other donors have
established the Virgil Cordano Endowment in Catholic Studies
in the Department of Religious Studies. The endowment honors
Father Cordano, a Franciscan Friar and pastor of the St. Barbara
Parish at the Santa Barbara Mission, who has devoted his life
to promoting greater understanding of all religions and increased
dialogue among them. September 21, 2001 PRESS RELEASE
Children's
Center Receives $2 Million Gift
As part of the couple's ongoing commitment to early childhood
education and to UCSB, Paul and Natalie Orfalea have made
a $2 million gift to the University Children's Center. Among
the campuses of the University of California, the center is
considered a model facility. In recognition of their generosity,
the center will be named the Orfalea Family Children's Center
at UCSB in memory of Al and Virginia Orfalea, Paul's late
parents. December 7, 2000 PRESS RELEASE
 UCSB
Receives $10 Million Gift for Graduate School of Education
In recognition of the overall excellence
of the Graduate School of Education and inspired by a commitment
to improve public education, Don and Marilyn Gevirtz, of Santa
Barbara, have made a $10 million gift to the Graduate School
of Education. To honor the benefactors, the school will be
named the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. October 13,
2000 PRESS RELEASE
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