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Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.
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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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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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How does one leave a positive impact? For former UC Irvine counselor Tom
Angell, it was simple.
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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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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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Reg Penner and Theresa McIntire to give $1.5M estate gift to Physical Sciences.
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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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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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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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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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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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In between riding horses through Iceland and walking long-distance footpaths in Britain, University of California, Irvine...
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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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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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The Indows' strong ties to UCI go back to 1978 when Professor Tarow Indow joined the School of Social ...
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Dr. Forest Grunigen's association with UCI dates back to 1931 when he graduated from the College of Osteopathic...
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Formerly a World War II naval officer, sales executive and financial consultant, Virginia Laddey has always ...
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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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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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Buy and hold. That had been Jeff and Susan's strategy for accumulating a
sizeable estate.
A Legacy of Student Support
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Lawrence (Larry) Dunlap, M.D. '68 distinctly remembers the attic room he
rented his first year as a UC Irvine medical student. The roof sloped so
that he could only stand upright in the center...
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When Marie Clemons and her adult children V. Gordon Clemons Jr. and Anne Marie Clemons-Thomas began the process of setting up their family foundation, they knew they wanted to make a difference in their local community.
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Professor emeritus Hung Fan doesn't need to do anything to cement his
legacy. In his 34-year career, he helped establish UCI as a world-class
cancer center and advanced research into how viruses cause cancer. But he's
not done.
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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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A gift from your family foundation, or another entity such as a donor advised fund, can be used to create a
lasting impact by supporting...
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No one could have been more surprised than Craig Robitaille when the can of
methyl alcohol — fuel for his grandson's model plane — exploded in his
hand. "It was...
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Time is of the essence for infants struggling to survive a traumatic birth,
which can starve the brain of oxygen. During the first few hours – when
brain swelling is...
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The first thing most people noticed about Jan Coffyn's Laguna Beach home was the breathtaking ocean view. But, Jan saw more.
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In between riding horses through Iceland and walking long-distance footpaths in Britain, University of California, Irvine...
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Dr. Forest Grunigen's association with UCI dates back to 1931 when he graduated from the College of Osteopathic...
A Legacy of Research