Visionaries, Innovators, and Overachievers UC : Celebrating Five Decades

Roger has a dream, and a new UC campus is born ... The vision and energies of Roger Revelle, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1951 to 1964, led to the establishment of UC San Diego. The university first received about 1,000 acres for the campus, much of it deeded as a gift from the city of San Diego, and another 545 acres of former San Diego pueblo land from the Marine Corps. 1903 Scripps Institution of Oceanography is established. 1960 1960 1962 1964 1966 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968 In September, the first In November, documents President John F. The first undergraduates UC San Diego begins The University of Califor- The first four-year The first students enroll UC San Diego Medical Scripps Institution of graduate students are signed to officially Kennedy signs a bill enroll at UC San Diego. operating University nia acquires 130 acres in undergraduate class in the UC San Diego Center surgeons Oceanography estab- enroll in science establish the University that commits the Hospital as its primary the Farms area, receives degrees. School of Medicine. perform the region’s lishes the Deep Sea and engineering. of , San Diego. federal government to clinical teaching facility. the first land purchased first kidney transplant. Drilling Program, transfer 436 acres of for UC San Diego. which explores the Camp Matthews to the earth’s crust. University of California.

1960 1970 1972 1972 1973 1976 1978 1978 1978 The landmark Central The UC San Diego Foun- The UCSD Alumni The UC San Diego The UC San Diego Scripps Institution of The UC San Diego Can- San Diego’s first bio- Library opens. dation is formed to part- Association is formed. Regional Burn Regional Trauma Oceanography builds cer Center is founded; technology company, ner with the university Today, the association Center opens, Center opens. the first satellite dish today, the UC San Diego Hybritech, is co-founded to raise private support. represents more than serving San Diego receiver site at an Moores Cancer Cen- by UC San Diego profes- 130,000 alumni. and Imperial Counties. oceanographic institu- ter is the region’s only sor Ivor Royston, and tion, providing direct NCI-designated clinical his research assistant, access to orbiting cancer center. Howard Birndorf. instrument spacecraft. 1970 1981 1982 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986 1989 The first endowed facul- The Mandell Weiss Cen- England’s Queen Eliza- ’s UC San Diego Medical The San Diego Super- The Division of Social UC San Diego is des- The — ty chairs are established ter for the Performing beth and Prince Philip becomes the Center is designated the computer Center (SDSC) Sciences is created with ignated one of eight named after Sol Price, at UC San Diego—the Arts opens, to be used visit Scripps Institution first sculpture in the only Level 1 Trauma Cen- is founded. the goal of increasing national centers for co-founder of the Price Irwin Mark and Joan by the UC San Diego of Oceanography. . ter in San Diego County. opportunities for inter- research and treatment Club—celebrates its Klein Jacobs Chair of Department of Drama disciplinary study and of AIDS. grand opening. It quickly Information and Com- during the academic research. becomes a popular puter Science, and the year, and by the La Jolla meeting place for the Chair of Judaic Studies. Playhouse during the campus community. 1980 summer. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1997 1999 1999 1999 The Shiley Eye Center Scripps Institution of The John M. and Sally B. The first Department of The campus opens the The Central Library is UC San Diego’s School Walter Munk is awarded The , es- The UC San Diego opens, with support Oceanography opens Thornton Hospital and Bioengineering in the Recreation, Intramural renamed for Theodor of Engineering is the Kyoto Prize in Basic tablished with a major from Donald and Darlene the Stephen Birch Perlman Ambulatory U.S. is established at UC and Athletics Complex Seuss Geisel, also known renamed the Jacobs Sciences for his funda- gift from Peter and receives the prestigious Shiley and other donors; Aquarium and Museum. Care Center open on San Diego; the depart- (RIMAC), home to the as Dr. Seuss, following School of Engineer- mental contributions to Peggy Preuss, opens Comprehensive Cancer the center is home to the east campus of ment is consistently university’s Tritons. a $20 million gift from ing to honor donor, the field of oceanogra- with 150 students in Center status from the academic and basic UC San Diego. ranked among the top Audrey Geisel. QUALCOMM founder, phy, the first time the sixth through National Cancer Institute. research, innovative and three bioengineering de- and former engineering prize is awarded to eighth grades. unique surgical practices, partments in the nation. professor Irwin Jacobs an oceanographer. 1990 and patient treatment. and his wife, Joan. 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2005 2010 2010 2010 2010 Three new California The Campaign for UCSD: Scripps Institution of A large gift from The The Stuart Collection’s Thanks to the generosity The Sanford Consortium For the first time, UC San The U.S. Office of Naval Joan and Irwin Jacobs, institutes for science and Imagine What’s Next Oceanography cel- Skaggs Institute for 300-ton Bear sculp- of donors, the 270,000 for Regenerative Medi- Diego obtains $1 billion Research selects Scripps with their family, pledge innovation are created, begins; the $1 billion, ebrates its centennial Research supports the ture by Tim Hawkinson square-foot UC San cine breaks ground on in research contracts and Institution of Oceanog- $75 million to UC San including the California seven-year fund-raising (1903–2003). renamed UC San Diego comes to campus. Diego Moores Cancer its new building on uni- grants during a single raphy as the operator of Diego Health System to Institute for Telecommu- initiative will support Skaggs School of Center building opens. versity land along North fiscal year. a new scientific research build the Jacobs Medi- nications and Informa- academic and research Pharmacy and Pharma- Torrey Pines Road. vessel, scheduled to be cal Center on UC San tion Technology (Calit2), programs, scholarships, ceutical Sciences. in operation in 2015. Diego’s east campus in a partnership of UC San fellowships, and La Jolla. 2000 Diego and UC Irvine. endowed chairs. 2010 ROGER REVELLE: A Vision for a Community and a Campus Scripps Institution of Oceanography Private Support and Grants Campus Growth Health Sciences Research