Impact
Report
UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association
FY 2013-14
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8,000 runners and walkers helped make the campus a little more colorful,
all in the spirit of raising money for the Alumni Scholarship Fund
CONTENTS
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4 Introduction
5 Year in Review
6 Service - Honoring Gaucho
Greatness
8 Discovering UCSB
9 Responding to Tragedy
10Philanthropy in Action
13Celebrating 50 Years of Alumni
Community
15Sponsors
MISSION
STATEMENT
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The mission of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association is to serve
the University, to involve UCSB alumni and students in its affairs and
to enlist alumni talents in the preservation and promotion of UCSB’s
image, tradition, pride and status as a world class university.
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February 2015
Fellow Gaucho,
The Alumni Association’s year was marked by an excellent performance by the Family Vacation Center, alltime highs for our financial reserves, the eclipse of $1M for our Alumni Scholarship Program and growing
revenues from the use of the Mosher Alumni House. We have been helped greatly by the long term lease
granted to the University Art Museum to use the first floor for storage of its archives. This rental covers
almost half of our annual fixed operating costs for the House.
Our efforts to increase the culture of philanthropy continue to grow. The Senior Class Gift campaign was
the largest ever and its success has led us to transfer its operations to the Development office, where a full
time staff member is now devoted to student philanthropy. Our Founders Circle group continues to grow
and our Board of Directors giving reached an all-time high.
We continue to be devoted to the mission of encouraging engagement for the purpose of promoting
philanthropy, mobilizing advocates and providing opportunities to serve UC Santa Barbara. We appreciate
all of the support we have received from our alumni. It takes great alumni to make a great University and we
have a great University.
Go Gauchos
George Thurlow ‘73
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Affairs
UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors
The leadership of the UCSB Alumni Association is
demonstrated by its Board of Directors. Each director is
elected based on professional and personal achievements,
University and civic leadership and passion to represent
our alumni to foster advocacy, philanthropy and service.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for the
strategic oversight of the Alumni Association, its assets,
and investments. Under the leadership of the Board, the
Alumni Association has achieved great strides in alumni
giving, advocacy, student philanthropy and revenue
generation.
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OFFICERS
Jan Campbell ’74—President
Justin Morgan ’07—Vice President
Travis Wilson ’02—Secretary / Treasurer
ELECTED MEMBERS
Cuca Acosta ’02
Shanna Bright ’93
Jorge Cabrera ’02
Teresa Carranza ’09
Ron Chiarello ’83
Carl Clapp ’81
Manuel Esteban Ph.D.’76
Mark French ’73
Ralph Garcia ’83
Debi Kinney ’97
Francesco Mancia ’80
Mary Moslander ’88
Kristen Nesbit ’02
Michele Schneider ’91
Niki Sandoval Ph.D. ’07
Rich St. Clair ’66
Wenonah Valentine ’77
Sue Wilcox ‘70, Ph.D.’74
Marie Williams ’89
Marisa Yeager ’95
UCSB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Year in Review
$10.6
Million
$1
Million+
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Student Scholarships
awarded for the 2014-15
Academic Year through
the Alumni Scholarship
Program
194,000
@UCSB
UC Santa Barbara
alumni population
worldwide
120,000
@UCSB enewsletter
subscribers
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The Alumni Scholarship
Program surpassed
the $1M threshold in
cumulative gifts and
pledges in 2014 with an
overall goal of $3M
22,000
Total given to UC
Santa Barbara by
alumni in FY 2013-14
UCSB alumni and friends have
chosen to stay connected and
make UCSB stronger by becoming
Alumni Association members
6,800
300+
UCSB Alumni and
Friends attended
the 2014 All
Gaucho Reunion
Student , Alumni,
Department and
Community events held at
the Mosher Alumni House
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HONORING GAUCHO GREATNESS
The 2014 Awards Luncheon honored Debbie Fleming ’86 (Graver
Alumni Service), Joel Michaelsen ’69 (Graver Alumni Service),
Ken Preston ’70 (Graver Alumni Service) and Edith Widder ’77, ’82
(Distinguished Alumni)
Chancellor Yang celebrates the 2013 Alumni Award Recipients
from left to right: Josh Berman ’91 (Distinguished Alumni), Jean
K. Schuyler H’13 (Honorary Alumni), Ron Rubenstein ’66 (Graver
Alumni Service), Amir Abo-Shaeer ’96, ’98, ’01 (Distinguished
Alumni) and Philip J. Bugay ’81 (Graver Alumni Service)
Lori Bettison-Varga ’83, President of Scripps College, was honored on
October 18, 2014 with a Distinguished Alumni Award at the inaugural
Women in Leadership Luncheon.
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Prominent Philanthropist Natalie Orfalea
Named Honorary Alumna of UCSB
The Golden Gaucho: Jason Lezak ‘99
Jason Lezak was welcomed back to campus in October
of 2013 for a special reception to honor him with
the Distinguished Alumni Award. Lezak, a four-time
Olympic Gold Medalist, shared his experiences since
UCSB, including his inspiring anchor leg swim for the 4
x 100-meter freestyle relay, perhaps the greatest relay
Monie DeWitt
leg ever.
In recognition of her altruistic advocacy for education —
including her widespread support of schools and students of
every age and at every level of academics — philanthropist
Natalie Orfalea was honored by the Alumni Association
with an honorary alumni award in late 2013. Orfalea,
whose nonprofit Orfalea Foundation strives to strengthen
communities by empowering individuals, was celebrated
for her many efforts both on campus and off at a special
induction ceremony.
“I am so proud to be part of the UCSB
family,” Orfalea said of the distinction. “The Orfalea
Foundation’s interest in lifelong learning
finds many expressions here at UCSB,
from the childcare center to the broad range of classroom
curricula, to the Arts & Lectures community enrichment
programs.
Like our foundation, this university strengthens
communities by empowering individuals, with opportunities
for learning, sharing of ideas and a collaborative
environment promoting individual and organizational
growth.”
A longtime benefactor and, with her foundation, an
engaged partner of UCSB, Orfalea’s extensive generosity to
the university includes gifts to the Orfalea Family Children’s
Center, the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and UCSB
Arts & Lectures. The Orfalea Foundation was instrumental
in the establishment of UCSB’s master’s program in global
Top: Swimming & Diving Head Coach Gregg Wilson and
Chancellor Henry Yang flank UCSB’s “Golden Boys”:
Richard Schroeder ’86 and Jason Lezak ’99. Schroeder
and Lezak won 6 Olympic Gold Medals combined.
Above: Jason Lezak accepts the Distinguished Alumni
Award from Chancellor Henry Yang at halftime of the
UCSB vs. Cal Poly Men’s Soccer game in front of nearly
13,000 fans
studies, and the campus’s Orfalea Center for Global &
International Studies — entities that have each evolved into
world-class hubs for training and research alike.
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DISCOVERING UCSB 2014 ALL GAUCHO REUNION
BY THE NUMBERS
6,800
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44
’65
$90,000+
UCSB alumni, students and friends attended
collaborating departments participated
student groups involved
grad year of Robert Ballard, who delivered the
highlight talk to a sold-out Campbell Hall crowd
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raised over the weekend, benefiting the Alumni
Scholarship Program, ROTC and AS Food Bank
RESPONDING TO TRAGEDY
On perhaps UC Santa Barbara’s darkest day, it was the support of our alumni that ultimately helped our
students discover the strength of the Gaucho community. The Alumni Association actively communicated
updates with nearly a dozen emails over the course of the weeks following May 23rd. A special landing
page was built that provided opportunities for alumni to share messages of support (175 messages were
drafted and shared with students during Finals Week in a bound book at the Mosher Alumni House),
volunteer options, upcoming memorial events that took place across the country and perhaps most
importantly, the most complete record of news stories on the events surrounding May 23rd. For more
information on the Isla Vista Tragedy and the university’s response, visit ucsbalum.com/newsevents/
helpgauchostrong.
The Isla Vista Memorial Paddle Out attracted nearly 3,000 UCSB students, alumni and friends in a powerful show of solidarity.
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PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION
Alumni Founders Circle
Honoring the University’s Past and Assuring Its Future
FOUNDERS
CIRCLE
U C S A N TA B AR B A R A A L U M NI
The Alumni Founders Circle, launched in the Fall of 2011, has a goal of supporting the
Association’s three key philanthropic initiatives. These include the Alumni Scholarship Fund,
Mosher Alumni House Sustainability Fund and Alumni Affairs Operations. Its members
have a real voice in determining the Association’s strategy for honoring UC Santa Barbara’s
past and assuring its future.
Alumni Founders Circle Members (through June 30, 2014)
Cuca Acosta ’02
Anonymous
Donald K Braden ’68
Richard ’67 and Kathryn Breaux ’68
Terrie Bugay ’80
Ernie G. ’71 & Rebecca M. Bumatay
Jorge Cabrera ’02
Jan ’74 and Randy Campbell
Julie ’81 and Paul Capritto ’76
Kevin Chang ’99 & Jenny Kao
Ron ’83 & Lynn Chiarello
David Chin ’92
Beverly and John Colgate ’69
Richard ’62 and Linda Crum ’62
Lisa ’85 and Brent Daniels ’83
Delta Tau Delta (Delta Psi Bldg Co.)
Jim Dixon ’84 & Barbara Day
Manuel ’76 and Gloria Esteban
David ’66 and Linda Forman ’67
Ralph ’83 and Jean Garcia ’85
Henry ’62 and Peggy Hill
Richard Horuk & Deborah Baly
Colonel Jack ’63 and Judy Houlgate
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Richard H’06 and Bonnie Jensen
Tom ’87 and Heather Jevens ’88
Nancy Budzinski Jones ’70 and Donald Jones
Leslie ’80 and Jeffrey Klonoff
Jack ’71 and Kay Krouskup ’71
Kevin ’73 and Tomoko Laverty
Gene ’73 and Susan Lucas ’73
Mark ’78 and Alixe Mattingly
Jim ’76, ’85 and Marilyn McNamara
Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Mendell ’63
Michael ’68 and Jo Ann Mooser ’68
Eric ’81 and Kelly Onnen
Wendy V.C. Purcell ’84 and Kenneth L. Wilton
Michael ’90 & Julie Reshatoff ’91
Ron ’66 and Erica Rubenstein
Kimberly Schizas ’77
Michele Schneider ’91
Bill Swadley ’79
Cathleen Taff ’91
George Thurlow ’73 & Denise Eschardies
Linda A. Ulrich ’83
Marie J. Williams ’89
Travis Wilson ’02 and Maritza Mejia-Wilson ’04
Norman M. Wood ’64
Marisa Yeager ’95
Alumni
Scholarship
Funds
IMPACT
148 $1.5+ $200,000+
Scholarships
awarded
million raised
Over
Million raised
given in
scholarship
support
4
named Scholarship
Funds created since
December 2012
UC Santa Barbara Alumni Scholarship Fund
FY 13-14 Donors to ASF ($1,000+)
2013 Gaucho Gallop Benefit Race
2013 Senior Class Gift
2013 Taste of UCSB Silent Auction
Alumni Association Membership Program
Arcelia Arce ’98
Base Camp Events (proceeds from the 2013
Run or Dye event at UCSB)
Danvers ’71 and Kathy Boardman ’72
Gwendolyn Brown ’71 and Cameron Byrd
David Chin ’92
Citrix - In Memory of the Victims
of the May 23, 2014 Tragedy
Class of 1964, 50th Reunion Gift
Curtis and Jennifer Cohen
Michele Schneider ’91
Marjorie Cole ’64
Lisa Scimens and John J. Moss
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Diane Dodds ’68
Stephen Snyder ’65
Karel Driesen ’99
Judith C. Stapelmann ’63, ’65
Founders Circle Distribution
Frank ’59 and Kay Stevens ’62
Kathryn Hallock ’80
Marty Stone ’82
Richard H’06 and Bonnie Jensen
Paul Sweet ’69
Kevin ’73 and Tomoko Laverty
Alex Trebby ’03
Steve and Norma Meza
Norman M. Wood ’64
Jeannie Nakano ’71
Adrian Yi ’84
Marshall Nelson ’66
Santa Barbara International Marathon
Alumni Scholarship Fund Recipient Spotlight: Gabrielle Stetor ‘15
Gabrielle Stetor is a Mechanical Engineering major from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. After graduation she hopes to continue her studies by enrolling
in a graduate school program with a focus in either Environmental or Bio
Engineering. Gabrielle is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys activities such
as hiking, kayaking, and spending time at the beach when she isn’t studying.
Gabrielle tells us that the ASF scholarship she received this year will allow
her to take out fewer loans, which will alleviate financial stress during some
of her most strenuous semesters as an undergraduate.
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Larry DeSpain ’63 and Marie Sue Parsons ’63 with the inaugural
Class of 1963 Scholarship recipient, Carys Morgan ‘14
Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund
FY 13-14 Donors ($1,000+)
Alumni Affairs Support
FY 13-14 Donors ($1,000+)
Steve ’63 and Diana Campbell ’63
Jim ’63 and Sheila Davidson
Larry ’63 and Phyllis DeSpain
In Memory of Alan Ellington ’63,
Dear friend and brother Sigma Phi Epsilon
Tom Harriman ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Mendell ’63
John ’63 and Joyce Millard
John V. Moore ’63
Tom ’63 and Toni Morgan ’63
William Lowell Robertson ’64 and
Diane Robertson ’65
Joseph Sorrentino ’63
Judith C. Stapelmann ’63, ’65
Ron ’83 and Lynn Chiarello
John ’59 and Diane Flynn ’59
Founders Circle Distribution
Jim ’81 and Amy Sloan
Dr. Richard J. Watts
SAE Memorial Scholarship Fund
FY 13-14 Donors ($1,000+)
William ’68 and Janet Dinsmore ’68
Maurice Duca ’66
M. Blair Hull ’65
David ’64 and Sallye Johnson
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
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Wendy V.C. Purcell ’84 and Kenneth L. Wilton
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Wendy Purcell ’84 and Kenneth Wilton
Michael ’90 and Julie Reshatoff ’91
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Michael ’90 and Julie Reshatoff ’91
Alumni Legacy Scholarship Fund
Rich ’66 and Pat St. Clair
Mosher Alumni House Sustainability Fund
FY 13-14 Donors ($1,000+)
Capital One Affinity Credit Card Program
Founders Circle Distribution
Frank ’59 and Kay Stevens ’62
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Celebrating 50 Years of Alumni Community
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Join us as we celebrate the thousands of alumni volunteers and supporters
that have guided the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association through her first 50
years. Created to reconnect UCSB alumni to each other and to the campus, the
organization has quickly grown to serve as the bridge between the university
and her alumni.
1965—2015
Anniversary
A lu m ni
1965:
HIGHLIGHTS:
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State of California grants
charter to the UCSB Alumni
Association as a nonprofit
corporation
1979:
The Association
contributes
$25,000 to the
new Events Center
(Thunderdome)
1968:
The Alumni Association
launches the Annual Fund
with $35,000 raised to 29
campus organizations and
projects over a 7 year period
1981:
The Alumni
Association
opens
“The Pub,”
a beer and wine
restaurant in the University
Center
1969:
The Family Vacation Center opens
IMPACT: An estimated 25,000 children have
been introduced to UCSB through the Family
Vacation Center program with hundreds later
attending as students
UCSB
Legacy
Scholarship
2002:
Alumni Legacy
Scholarship Fund created
2004: The Summer Inn Program is launched,
providing overnight accommodations for campus
visitors
2007: Mosher Alumni
House opens its doors.
IMPACT: Mosher Alumni House was
designed and built entirely with private
support (the first such building on the
UCSB campus)
First All Gaucho Reunion held.
IMPACT: The All Gaucho Reunion has
quickly grown from a small Association
event (600 attendees in 2007) to a
university-wide celebration (6,800
attendees in 2014)
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2009: The first class
of student recipients
receive scholarships
from the Alumni
Scholarship Fund.
IMPACT: $1.5M+ has
been raised for student
scholarships through
the Alumni Association’s
Scholarship Program
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SAVE THE DATES
Kick-Off Bash
Thursday, April 23rd,
Downtown Santa
Barbara
Join Gauchos and
friends in kicking
off the Reunion at
the Santa Barbara
Historical Museum!
Gaucho Gallop
Taste of UCSB
Saturday, April 25th,
Saturday, April 25th,
UCSB’s Harder Stadium UCSB’s Science Green
Grab your running
The weekend’s
gear and race around
premier food, beer
UCSB’s beautiful
and wine tasting
campus. Choose from
event showcasing
the 5K Run/Walk, Kids over 50 Gaucho chefs,
Dash, or the Gaucho
brewers, caterers and
Challenge!
vintners!
TMZ’s
Harvey Levin ‘72
Saturday, April 25th,
Pollock Theater,
UCSB
Harvey Levin, Class of
1972, will be highlighted as a keynote
speaker at this year’s
All Gaucho Reunion! Come Home To UCSB!
9th Annual All Gaucho Reunion allgauchoreunion.com
Alumni Association Annual Meeting
Friday, June 5, 2015
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
Corporate Partners
UCSB Alumni Insurance Program
Capital One
GEICO
Oniracom
Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of
Business
Shea Mortgage
Sponsors
Boone Graphics
Best Western Plus South Coast Inn
Camino Real Marketplace
Classic Party Rentals
Country Catering
Courtyard Marriot of Santa Barbara, Goleta
Elite Performance & Rehabilitation Center
Fess Parker Doubletree
FileYourTaxes.com
GoGoleta.com
Hampton Inn
Hollister Brewing Company
Hotel Goleta
Hotel Indigo
Maps.com
Montecito Bank & Trust
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Movegreen
Pacifica Suites
Pepperdine’s School of Education- Irvine Campus
Ramada Inn
SB Airbus
SB Running Company
Shea Mortgage
Silvergreens
SoFi
UC Irvine School of Business
UCSB Bookstore
UCSB Extension
UCSB Planned Giving
Venoco
Whole Foods
Woodstocks
Media Sponsors
Casa Magazine
Edhat Santa Barbara
KJEE 92.9 KM
K-LITE 101.7 FM
KSBY 6
KTYD 99.9 FM
Rincon Broadcasting
Pacific Coast Business Times
Santa Barbara Independent
Z 94.5 FM
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UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
AT SANTA BARBARA
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Santa Barbara, CA
93106-1120
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