Office of Development
ENDOWED CHAIRS
At UC Santa Barbara, private philanthropic support is central to maintaining the quality of teaching, research, and public service.
One of the most important types of gifts to higher education is an endowed chair, for an endowed chair ensures faculty excellence.
Created by a philanthropic gift, these highly prized academic positions are supported by earnings from invested funds.
While the state budget pays for the faculty member's salary, the proceeds from the endowment provide enrichments—such
as research money and support for instruction—that are important to the recruitment and retention of the world's greatest scholars.
CAMPUS-WIDE
University of California Presidential Chair
Edward A. Dickson, Donor
Alice Condodina, Dickson Emeriti Professor
Steven Fisher, Dickson Emeriti Professsor
MacArthur Foundation, Donor
Nelson Lichtenstein, MacArthur Professor
MacArthur Foundation, Donor
Richard Appelbaum, MacArthur Professor
Campuswide (Systems Biology Initiative, College of Engineering 2003-2018)
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp H ’09/MA ’70, Donors
Cheryl Briggs, Mellichamp Professor of Systems Biology
Jamey Marth, Mellichamp Professor of Systems Biology
Otger Campas, Mellichamp Professor of Systems Biology
Campuswide (Globalization Initiative, College of Letters & Science 2008-2023)
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp H ’09/MA ’70, Donors
Janet Afary, Mellichamp Professor of Global Religion and Modernisms
Michael Curtin, Mellichamp Professor of Global and Media Representations
Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Mellichamp Professor of Transnational Civil Society Networks
Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Professor of Global and International Studies Program
Inter Disciplinary Sciences
Alan J. Heeger, Presidential Professor
2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Department of Physics
Michael Witherell, Presidential Professor
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Computer Science Department
Mark and Susan Bertelsen ’66/’67, Donors
Materials Department
The Aluminum Company of America, Donor
Tresa Pollock, ALCOA Professor of High Tech Materials
College of Engineering
Richard A. Auhll, Donor
Rod Alferness, Auhll Professor and Dean, College of Engineering
Materials Department
Cree Inc., F. Neal Hunter, Umesh K. Mishra, and Steven P. DenBaars, Donors
Shuji Nakamura, Cree Professor of Solid State Lighting and Display
Computer Science Department
Zhu Family Foundation and Anonymous, Donors
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Tunç and F. Lale Doluca '81, Donors
Mark Rodwell, Doluca Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Materials Department
Robert and Victoria Mehrabian, Donors
Various Donors
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli H ’05, Donor
John Bowers, Kavli Professor of Nanotechnology
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli H ’05, Donor
Larry Coldren, Kavli Professor of Optoelectronics
College of Engineering
Edward J. and Gail W. Kramer, Donors
College of Engineering
Robert and Victoria Mehrabian, Donors
Anonymous Donors
College of Engineering
Anonymous, Donor
Richard Kemmerer, Leadership Professor of Computer Science
Chemical Engineering Department
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp H ’09/MA ’70, Donors
Frank J. Doyle III, Mellichamp Professor of Process Control
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor
Glenn Fredrickson, Mitsubishi Professor of Functional Materials
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor
Steven P. DenBaars, Mitsubishi Professor of Solid State Lighting and Display
Computer Science Department
Karl and Pamela Lopker ’73/’77, Donors
Xifeng Yan, Narayanamurti Professor of Computer Science
Chemical Engineering Department
Warren and Katharine Schlinger, Donors
L. Gary Leal, Schlinger Professor
College of Engineering
Seoul Optodevice Co., Ltd, Donor
James Speck, Seoul Optodevice Professor of Solid State Lighting
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Mericos Foundation, Donor
Materials Department
Fred and Linda R. Wudl, Donors
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Güenter and June Ahlers, Donors
Andrew Cleland, Ahlers Professor in Experimental Physics
History Department
The Saudi Royal Family, Donors
Adam Sabra, King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Professor in Islamic Studies
Economics Department
Walter and Thelma Mead, Donors
College of Letters and Science
James and Sarah Argyropoulos, Donors
Helen Morales, Argyropoulos Professor in Hellenic Studies
Spanish and Portuguese Department
Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Basque Government in Spain, and the Federation of Basque-Navarrese Savings and Loan, Donors
Viola Miglio, Barandiaran Professor of Basque Studies
Social Sciences Division
Leonard* and Gretchan Broom, Donors
Shelley Lundberg, Broom Professor of Demography
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department
Amgen Foundation, William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation, Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation, and the Rathmann Family Foundation, Donors
Jamey Marth, Carbon Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Religious Studies Department
Charles Schwab, Charles* and Harriet Burke, Richard and Marguerite Berti, and the Franciscan Friars, Donors
Ann Taves, Cordano Professor of Catholic Studies
Music Department
The Sherrill C. and Dorothy Corwin Foundation, Donor
Clarence Barlow, Corwin Professor of Music Composition
Religious Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations, and Corporations, Donors
José Ignacio Cabezón, XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Jack and Laura Dangermond, Donors
Environmental Studies Program
James G. P. and Deanna C. Dehlsen, Donors
Michael Douglas, Donor
David Marshall, Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Duggan, Donors
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation, Donor
Jamie Thomson & Thomas Soh, Ruth Garland Professors and Co-Directors of the Center for Stem Biology and Engineering
Humanities and Fine Arts
Marsha and Jay Glazer Foundation, Donor
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Ruth and Alan J. Heeger, Donors
Craig Hawker, Heeger Professor in Interdisciplinary Science
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Alan J. Heeger, Donor
Economics Department
Jeff and Judy Henley ’66/H ’09, Donors
Finn E. Kydland, Henley Professor of Economics
2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Individuals and the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego, Donors
Kuo-ch’ing Tu, Lai Ho and Wu Cho-liu Professor of Taiwan Studies
Department of Feminist Studies
M. Blair Hull ’65, Donor
Eileen Boris, Hull Professor of Women’s Studies
Global and International Studies Program
Dr. and Mrs. Narinder S. Kapany, Donors
Gurinder S. Mann, Kapany Professor of Sikh Studies
College of Letters and Science
Essam and Layla Khashoggi, Donors
Galen D. Stucky, Khashoggi Professor of Materials Chemistry
Political Science Department
Winifred H. Lancaster* H ’89, Donor
J. Benjamin Cohen, Lancaster Professor of International Relations
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations, Corporations, and the Mexican Government, Donors
Aida Hurtado, Leal Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Social Sciences
SAGE Publications, Inc., Donor
Melvin L. Oliver, SAGE Professor and Dean of Social Sciences
Economics Department
Walter and Thelma Mead, Donors
Economics Department
Colonel Maxwell C. Pellish* and Mrs. Mary Pellish, Donors
For Distinguished Visiting Professors
College of Letters and Science
Aaron* and Cherie Raznick H ’88, Donors
Theodore C. Bergstrom, Raznick Professor of Economics
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor
David White, Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor
Wade Clark Roof, Rowny Professor of Religion and Society
Communication Department
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, Donor
Ronald E. Rice, Rupe Professor of the Social Effects of Mass Communication
Environmental Studies Program
Jean K. and Arent* H. Schuyler, Jr. /’61, Donors
Carla D’Antonio, Schuyler Professor of Environmental Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
International Shinto Foundation, Donor
Fabio Rambelli, Shinto Foundation Professor
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II*, Donor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II*, Donor
Charles E. Samuel, Storke Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Kyoei Steel Ltd., of Japan; Koichi Takashima, President and CEO, Donor
John Nathan, Takashima Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies
Political Science Department
Anton Vonk, M.A. ’05 and Diane Boss, Donors
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Richard C. Whited, Donor
David Weld, Whited Professor in Interdisciplinary Science
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Drs. Susan and Gary Wilcox ’70, ’74/’69, ’72, Donors
Joel Rothman, Wilcox Professor
Physics Department
Bruce Worster, Ph.D. ’71 and Susan Worster ’70, Donors
John Martinis, Worster Professor of Experimental Physics
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Bruce Worster, Ph.D. ’71 and Susan Worster ’70, Donors
Pierre Wiltzius, Worster Professor and Dean of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga, Donors
Joe Incandela, Yzurdiaga Professor of Experimental Science
BREN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Steven D. Gaines, Bren Professor and Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Christopher Costello, Bren Professor in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Management
INTERDISCIPLINARY
College of Engineering and Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Veeco Instruments, Inc., Donor
Ania Blesynski-Jayich, Veeco Professor of Engineering and the Sciences
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
California NanoSystems Institute
Sputtered Films, Inc., a Subsidiary of Tegal Corporation, Donor
David Awschalom, Clarke Professor and Acting Director of the California NanoSystems Institute
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Frederick W. Gluck, Donor
Lars Bildsten, Gluck Professor of Theoretical Physics and Director, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
John A. and Meg Gurley, ’78, M.S. ’83, Donors
Boris Shraiman, Gurley Professor of Theoretical Physics and Biology
Neuroscience Research Institute
Eleanor L. Harriman and Thomas J. Harriman, Donors
Kenneth Kosik, Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Wayne Rosing, the TABASGO Foundation, and Simon and Diana Raab, Donors
UC Santa Barbara also counts 6 other system-wide endowed chairs in its totals.
Every effort has been made to provide
a complete and accurate listing of donors. We apologize
for any omissions or errors that may have occurred.
Please contact the Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship at 805-893-3729 with corrections.
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