Annual Report 2009-2010
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UC Santa BarBara P art n e rs i n i n n o v at i o n The Annual Report of Private Giving University of California, Santa Barbara for the year ending June 30, 2010 taBle of ContentS a Shared future 1 financial highlights 2 Philanthropy at Work 3 Making a difference 4 learning a new Way 5 Keeping uCSB affordable 6 Building an exceptional faculty 7 Scoring the College Cup 8 inspiring interns 9 recognizing distinction 10 Preparing the next generation of Scholars 12 honor roll of donors 14 the Campaign for uC Santa Barbara 24 officers and trustees of the uC Santa Barbara foundation inside Back Cover About the CoVer Elings Hall, home of the California NanoSystems Institute, with abstract mural by architect Robert Venturi Photo By tony MaStreS every effort has been made to provide a complete and accurate listing of donors and gifts of $1,000 or more received between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Please accept our sincere apology if a mistake or an omission has occurred. it is the policy of the university of California, Santa Barbara and the uC Santa Barbara foundation that a modest portion of gifts and/or the income from gifts may be used to defray the costs of raising and administering funds. as of July 1, 2010, the assessment is 2 percent on all new gifts. for more information contact: Melissa dase director of donor relations and Stewardship office of development university of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Ca 93106-2013 (805) 893-2600 visit: www.ia.ucsb.edu/campaign Produced by the office of Public affairs editor: eileen Conrad art director: adine Maron Photography: Michael Campbell p. 9 (top); nell Campbell p. 18, 24; Wes gibson p. 5 (bottom); elite henenson p. 5 (top); Kimberly Kavish p. 1, 4 (bottom left), 6, 7, 14, 20; Karen Ko p. 16; tony Mastres cover, p. 3, 15; hoang Xuan Pham p. 4 (right); VC tour group p. 17; elena Zhukova p. 19 A Shared Future s UC Santa Barbara grappled with huge reductions in state funding during 2009-2010, alumni, parents, Aand friends responded in record numbers and with overwhelming generosity, contributing $44.5 million for scholarships, research, and academic programs — an increase of nearly $4 million over the previous year. Thus far, the multi-year Campaign for UC Santa Barbara has generated almost $590 million for priority projects and initiatives that will help ensure the campus’s overall excellence for future generations. Chancellor Henry T. Yang and UCSB’s accomplishments in teaching, research, and Daniel P. Burnham public service are strengthened immeasurably by private philanthropy, and our donors can take special satisfaction in this. Your enthusiastic support also continues to play a pivotal role in enabling the campus to respond to economic challenges in ways that do not compromise our commitment to quality, access, and innovation. To counteract the rising cost of a UC education, donations for student scholarships and fellowships increased nearly 50 percent to more than $5 million last year. We are also delighted to report that endowment gifts for student internships and pioneering research surpassed $10 million. Three new endowed professorships were established, bringing the campaign total to 59. Creating a vital and vibrant future for UC Santa Barbara — a future that will reflect the needs of our changing world and of tomorrow’s students — is foremost on our minds as campus planning moves forward for the next phase of the campaign. Please accept our sincere gratitude for your partnership in this extraordinary endeavor. Your investment in UC Santa Barbara is an investment in our shared future, one that holds great promise and opportunity with tremendous benefits for us all. Daniel P. Burnham, Chair Henry T. Yang, Chancellor UC Santa Barbara Foundation $500 $600 Financial Highlights Campaign Cumulative Total in Millions $589 $544 $503.6 $500 Private Giving by Year $422.1 Year Total 2005-06 $55,391,318 $400 2006-07 $70,951,832 $351.1 2007-08 $81,456,812 2008-09 $40,629,193 $300 2009-10 $44,553,830* Private Funds 2009-10 Sources $200 individuals $16,248,141 Campus organizations $489,107 Corporations $13,814,565 $100 Foundations $12,680,003 other Sources $1,322,014 Total $44,553,830 * $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 $55.3 $70.9 $81.4 $40.6 $44.5 Below each bar is the total raised for the fiscal year indicated; the number at the top is the progressive total for the entire campaign. Campus Recipients of Private Funds Bren School of environmental Science and Management $1,382,258 California nanoSystems institute $356,652 College of Creative Studies $177,060 Gevirtz Graduate School of education $1,767,655 College of engineering $11,327,355 College of Letters and Science $13,030,015 art Museum $200,954 Humanities and Fine arts $3,975,078 Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences $6,905,511 Social Sciences $1,855,159 other Letters and Science Support $93,313 institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies $423,250 intercollegiate athletics $1,128,928 Kavli institute for Theoretical Physics $2,765,392 Libraries $425,739 Marine Science institute and the natural reserve System $4,938,790 Materials research Laboratory $643,334 Programs and Services $819,693 academic affairs $73,915 academic Programs $140,431 General administrative Support $605,347 Student affairs $3,143,809 arts & Lectures $1,694,867 Financial aid and Scholarships $1,101,313 other Student Services and organizations $347,629 Technology Management Program $94,605 Unrestricted $2,129,295 Total $44,553,830* *Includes gifts, pledges, and private grants received by the UC Santa Barbara Foundation and the UC Regents. P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 2 P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 3 UC Santa Barbara’s landscape, including Storke Tower and the University Center, are reflected in the lagoon at sunset. UC Santa Barbara is proud to recognize the growing number of alumni, parents, Philanthropy and friends, as well as corporations, foundations, and organizations, who made at Work generous contributions to The Campaign for UC Santa Barbara in the year ending June 30, 2010. Their philanthropic gifts will enhance teaching and research, strengthen existing areas of excellence, and make it possible to develop new, innovative academic programs. To all of our supporters, especially those listed in the Honor Roll of Donors that begins on page 14, UCSB expresses its sincere gratitude and profound appreciation. On the pages that follow are just a few examples of the ways in which the generosity of UC Santa Barbara’s benefactors supports academic excellence and creates new opportunities for learning and discovery. P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 2 P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 3 Making a Difference their support for the campus was SaGe Publications, inc., which contributed $1.45 million for the SaGe Center for the Study of the Mind. The recent gift for the center’s distinguished visiting scholar program and lecture series will enable the SaGe Center to bring leading researchers to campus to explore the multidimensional nature of the human mind. The Simons Foundation awarded the Physics Department nearly $600,000 to extend the frontiers of research in theoretical physics. The postdoctoral research fellowships will enable UCSB to recruit outstanding recent Clinical trials are under way at 12 locations throughout the world on a new artificial pancreas developed in collaboration with UCSB researchers to help treat Type I diabetes. Ph.D. recipients to campus to pursue their individual research projects in C Santa Barbara received a collaboration with a faculty mentor. record 18,023 gifts during 2009-2010 to advance teaching and research and Uhelp improve people’s lives. Following are examples of a few outstanding gifts. The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation provided $264,000 for research on the design and clinical testing of algorithms for an artificial pancreas to help treat Type i diabetes. Contributions for alzheimer’s research and education included a major anonymous gift, as well as $160,000 from the alzheimer’s association and intel for the research and development of online software to Elizabeth Loftus, an expert on human help improve lifestyle habits and delay memory, is among the foremost scholars the onset of the disease. that present their work at the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. in addition, musician Jack Johnson and his wife, Kim, both alumni, donated $50,000 to assist students with serious Theoretical biologist Madhav Mani has medical conditions through the Disabled been named a Simons Postdoctoral Students Program. Research Fellow. among the donors who renewed P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 4 P a r T n e r S i n i n n o v a T i o n • 5 Harding University Partnership School teacher Verity Allen helps one of her fourth-grade students work out a math concept in a class offered by UCSB’s Center for Mathematical Inquiry in collaboration with the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. Learning a New Way arry Lucas, Jr., chair of the through guided exploration with the educational advancement help of experienced instructors. Foundation, contributed “The renewed support from more than $317,000 to the Mr. Lucas will ensure the continued HDepartment of Mathematics to renew his development of a research base that support for the Center for Mathematical examines teaching and learning through inquiry (CMi).