Donor Stories

A Legacy of Student Support

Gary Krouth, M.D. ’76 and Danielle Krouth Create Need-based Scholarship for Aspiring Physician
Gary Krouth, M.D. ’76 and Danielle Krouth Create Need-based Scholarship for Aspiring Physician
When Gary Krouth, M.D. ’76 attended medical school at UC Irvine, he relied on scholarships, loans and his wife’s salary from...
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Beyond Themselves: John and Ruth Ann Evans continue a family legacy through planned gifts
Beyond Themselves: John and Ruth Ann Evans continue a family legacy through planned gifts
When a young man accepted a $68-a-month graduate fellowship in the 1930s, he had no idea that it would change the course of not just his own life, but those of his children and grandchildren.
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Planned Estate Gift Honors Father's Legacy
Planned Estate Gift Honors Father's Legacy
How does one leave a positive impact? For former UC Irvine counselor Tom Angell, it was simple.
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Engineering Their Legacy
Engineering Their Legacy
If you've ever flown on an MD-80 or seen a cockpit with flight instruments displayed on screens, you've probably experienced the ingenuity of Bob Altman '79.
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Mary Watson-Bruce '82 Celebrates Her Husband's Legacy with an Endowment for Future Historians
Mary Watson-Bruce '82 Celebrates Her Husband's Legacy with an Endowment for Future Historians
When her husband passed away in 2014, Mary Watson-Bruce and her daughter Emily wanted to memorialize his legacy. After all, UC Irvine had been their home for over four decades.
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Faculty Giving in Physical Sciences: Reg Penner and Theresa McIntire
Faculty Giving in Physical Sciences: Reg Penner and Theresa McIntire
Reg Penner and Theresa McIntire to give $1.5M estate gift to Physical Sciences.
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A Community Legacy: Inspiring Generations through Generosity
A Community Legacy: Inspiring Generations through Generosity
Longtime Orange County residents Robert (Bob) Mapel and his wife, Sylvia, first learned about the incredible research taking place at UC Irvine after...
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Dr. Marlene Godoy '76 Brightens Undergraduates' Futures Through Additional Bequest Commitment
Dr. Marlene Godoy '76 Brightens Undergraduates' Futures Through Additional Bequest Commitment
Long before she became a dentist and visionary donor, Dr. Marlene Godoy '76 paid her way through school at UC Irvine. The undergraduate biological...
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How a Charitable Remainder Unitrust Creates a "Win-Win"
How a Charitable Remainder Unitrust Creates a "Win-Win"
In the late 1960s, Randy Lewis was a graduate student in higher education administration at the University of Illinois when the campus chancellor spoke to his seminar. He told them that a virtually unknown new university in Irvine, California, was going to be the next big thing.
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School of Medicine Class of 1972 Alumni Endow Community Health Scholarship
School of Medicine Class of 1972 Alumni Endow Community Health Scholarship
Drs. Geraldine Taplin and John Morrison, who met during medical school and have been together for 48 years, are part of the Class of 1972, the very first UCI School of Medicine graduates.
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The Jura family shares first-hand what they enjoy most about the Charitable Gift Annuity
The Jura family shares first-hand what they enjoy most about the Charitable Gift Annuity
Kathy and I hold lifelong beliefs in giving back to society. We both have made and continue to make contributions in time and money that will help people live better, fuller lives.
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UC Irvine Professor Emeritus of History Makes Legacy Gift
UC Irvine Professor Emeritus of History Makes Legacy Gift
In between riding horses through Iceland and walking long-distance footpaths in Britain, University of California, Irvine...
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A Lasting Impact
A Lasting Impact
Beth Lynn Koehler and Frank Carri met in community college. They married in 1967, then divorced in 1973. But, they were connected for a lifetime.
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Malancha Ghosh: A Legacy of Impact
Malancha Ghosh: A Legacy of Impact
Subir and Susnata established the Malancha Ghosh Memorial Fund to honor the memory of their daughter and only child who passed away in 2009...
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Supporting the School of Social Sciences and Getting a Gift in Return
Supporting the School of Social Sciences and Getting a Gift in Return
The Indows' strong ties to UCI go back to 1978 when Professor Tarow Indow joined the School of Social ...
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Dolores and Forest Grunigen '31, M.D. and '62, M.D.
Dolores and Forest Grunigen '31, M.D. and '62, M.D.
Dr. Forest Grunigen's association with UCI dates back to 1931 when he graduated from the College of Osteopathic...
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Fellowships for the School of Humanities
Fellowships for the School of Humanities
Formerly a World War II naval officer, sales executive and financial consultant, Virginia Laddey has always ...
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Trevor Memorial Endowment in Athletics
Trevor Memorial Endowment in Athletics
For Steve and Jamie Trevor, UCI was more than just an alma mater, it was family - a family that provided education, confidence and friendship.
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Bequest for the UCI Libraries and School of Humanities
Bequest for the UCI Libraries and School of Humanities
At a dedication ceremony held at the UC Irvine Main Library, Betty Annis brought the audience to tears while telling of a young girl whose life changed course because of the town library.
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Providing Support to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Providing Support to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Buy and hold. That had been Jeff and Susan's strategy for accumulating a sizeable estate.
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