81.7/'6*+46''0]07/$'410' (#.. 7OMEN& /GHK@MSGQNOX#67%.# #0'9.'#&'41(.'#&'45 -#6*.''0(.#0#)#0$'%1/'524'5+&'061(91/'02*+.#06*412; Can you give an example of how you plan to grow participation? One way we can do that is by building a men- toring program to engage women at a younger age. Through our example and collaborative '&7%#6+102418+&'56*' relationships, more women will have the 7.6+/#6'(4''&1/61$' opportunity to connect to the people and pro- #0;6*+0);179#06#0& grams that make UCLA such a highly regarded 61.+8';174&4'#/5 university across the country. This will be a Kathleen Flanagan, MBA ’00 goal of ours with the formation of a committee led by Board member Barbara Bergman. What is the biggest obstacle to achieving the W&P mission? I do not see any big obstacles. I believe in the motto “Just do it!” This is a group of dynamic women who get things done. It is only a matter of devoting time and brain power! Is there a Women & Philanthropy experience that stands out? Supporting the university with fellow Women & Philanthropy members has led to some of my most memorable experiences at UCLA. This past spring, Women & Philanthropy held orward-thinking and entrepreneurial, What inspires you to do this work? an event that highlighted Operation Mend, a F Kathleen Flanagan, MBA ’00 will lead Women Education has made a huge difference in my wonderful program that was made possible by & Philanthropy into the next decade of sup- life. I want to help young adults who are one of our Board members and her husband. port for UCLA. During a recent conversation, unable to afford the education that everybody This is a partnership between the Ronald the start-up company founder and current vice deserves. The power of philanthropy is that Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the Brooke president for communications and government it can make equitable access to education Army Medical Center to perform plastic relations at Loyola Marymount University possible, despite the challenges presented by surgery on the faces of U.S. soldiers who were discussed her new role and primary goals. limited state funds and increasing costs. Our injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. members have given more than $10 million to We brought in two of the soldiers. It was so How does Women & Philanthropy motivate directly support students in the last decade. emotional and very empowering to see how giving? I want to build on that legacy. philanthropy made possible something so At Women & Philanthropy, we engage with the needed in an area overlooked by the government. UCLA community to learn first-hand about What are your top priorities? the challenges the university faces and the It is all about the basics: increasing our mem- I will never forget that day—it is the ultimate positive impact philanthropy can have. Every bership and our philanthropic giving. To do example of how philanthropy and excellence gift—even the most modest—does make a that, I want to focus on the outstanding stu- and reaching out can make a difference. difference, especially when you join a group dents that ultimately benefit from our efforts. of like-minded philanthropists. The group’s They are our inspiration and best tell the story efforts add up to real positive change. of UCLA. (+0&+0))4'#65#6+5(#%6+10+0*'.2+0)16*'45 4+6#2;0115 “At Women & Philanthropy, women from to generate support for causes close to their all walks of life come together for a common hearts. In 1970, when their son Jon devel- cause,” Rita says. “They each follow their own oped a corneal disease called keratoconus, they path to advance UCLA.” established the Discovery Eye Foundation, a research center now based at UC Irvine. They For Rita, that path leads to supporting the also worked actively on behalf of UCLA and research of her son, psychiatry professor Robert other community institutions. Pynoos, who directs the university’s Trauma Psychiatry Service at the Semel Institute for Rita and Morris were avid collectors of con- Neuroscience and Human Behavior. A mem- temporary art. Today, Rita takes pride in her ber of the faculty since 1980, Dr. Pynoos has collection and remains personal friends with become nationally known for his expertise in luminaries including David Hockney, whose Rita Pynoos, with a rendering of her late post-traumatic stress disorder. works occupy a special place in her home. She husband Morris by artist David Hockney. is an accomplished weaver and designer of “Research takes money,” says proud mom unique furniture, a long-time commissioner n decades past, Rita Pynoos worked tirelessly as Rita, who also supports the work of her other of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, a Ia proponent of women’s rights and the Equal son Jon, the UPS Foundation Professor of board member of the UCLA Iris Cantor Breast Rights Amendment. Today, she channels her Gerontology at USC. “And raising money Imaging Center and, of course, an active par- vibrant energy toward several areas of inter- requires teamwork.” ticipant in Women & Philanthropy at UCLA. est. 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P atty Boyle admits to feeling “a certain When Ira died in 1993, Transamerica created a with her mom to provide guidance in the electricity” when she steps onto the UCLA scholarship in his name for actuarial students at fund’s creation. campus. It is, after all, the place where she UCLA. Patty established two additional funds received both her bachelor’s degree and a mas- in the math department and the UCLA Library A teacher of special education teachers at ter’s in education in the 1970s, where her son to provide support for actuarial exam fees and Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State and father-in-law are also alumni, and where actuarial club activities, and for the purchase of Northridge, Patty became involved with her late husband Ira earned his math degree books, periodicals and study materials. Women & Philanthropy at UCLA through her with honors and helped launch the actuarial giving and is an active board member. “These studies program. Patty has given generously This year, she also inaugurated the Ira and women use their influence for the good of the to support that initiative in Ira’s name. Patty Boyle Endowed Actuarial Science Fund university and the community, and strive to in the math department, designed to expand make a difference in a very positive way,” she “My primary concern is to preserve my hus- course offerings in actuarial studies and attract declares. “It’s a wonderful group and I am so band’s legacy,” she says. “I want to be sure industry support for the program. Patty’s proud to be a member in support of UCLA.” that the program he started continues to grow daughter Rebecca, an actuary herself, worked and prosper.” It all began, Patty explains, after Ira graduated from UCLA in 1972 and went to work for Transamerica Life Companies, at one point assuming actuarial director duties. When he tried to recruit new actuarial students for the firm, he found it difficult because there were no such college programs in the area. “So he approached his alma mater about offering classes,” Patty says, “and the actuarial studies program in the UCLA Department of Mathematics was born.” This remains one of the few universities in the western U.S.