Dean's Leadership Society
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The Dean’s Leadership Society consists of alumni, parents, faculty, and friends whose commitment and generosity through annual gifts of $500 or more provide vital support to the School of Education and its programs. Members understand the impact education has on shaping our world in a rapidly changing society.
Gifts of $500 or greater to any School of Education program, including any of the focus areas below, will help us in our mission to improve educational equity, access, and outcomes for individuals of all backgrounds from infancy to adulthood.
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“We support the dean because educational research can lead to more effective ways of teaching and learning to prepare young people for meaningful, productive lives in the 21st century economy.” - Ted and Janice Smith UCI trustees and former Chairman, MIND Research Institute |
Annual Membership Levels
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Lifetime Member - $1M+
Legacy Member – Planned gift of any amount Dean’s Cabinet Member - $25,000 - $999,999 |
Gold Member - $5,000 - $24,999
($416.67 - $2,083.25 per month) Sustaining Member $500 - $4,999 ($41.67 - $416.58 per month) Recent Alumni Member - $250 - $4,999 ($20.83 - $416.58 per month) |
Thank you to our 2024–25 Members *
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Lifetime Members ($1M+)
Ascendium Education Carolyn Brothers ’78, ’80 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, LLC Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Edison International Jacobs Foundation Mellon Foundation National Math & Science Initiative, Inc. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Stacey Nicholas The Spencer Foundation William T. Grant Foundation |
Legacy Members (Any Planned Gift)
Anonymous Donors Christopher ’68 and Sherryl Wilson Darlene Bailey ’71, ’72, ’77 Frances Smith† Jean Leslie† James† and Claudia Looney Victoria ’76, ’81 and Fabrice Vasques |
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Dean's Cabinet Members ($25K+)
BMO Bank Heising-Simons Foundation John Templeton Foundation Jospeh Connor Kay Family Foundation Laura and John Arnold Foundation Parker Hannifin Sonny and Martha Kothari Strada Education Network, Inc. The Learning Agency Lab Ueberroth Family Foundation |
Gold Members ($5K+)
Arnold ’90 and Esther Gutierrez Carol Booth Olson and Todd Huck CARS (College Access and Readiness) Christine Baron Deborah and Kerry Vandell Human Options, Inc. Keith Curry ’11 Kimberly Burge ’69, ’83, ’99 Miner Anderson Family Foundation Nihon Kohden Pacific Life Foundation RMP Foundation Roger and Marjorie Davisson Sreeram Balakrishnan and Roopa Ramaswamy Tides Center Wendy Robello ’04 |
Sustaining Members ($500+)
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Adriana ’00 and Andres ’00 Nava
Albert ’72 and Anne Encinias Arif ’94 and Azmina Haji Bill and Crissy Cheney Brandon Brown ’04 Cheryll and Richard Ruszat ChevronTexaco Corporation Dana Asendio Eva Thomas Florence Martinez Frances Contreras Glen Baron and Margretta Voinet-Baron Greg and Dorothy Duncan Inland Regional Energy Network (I-REN) Jason Tong ’02 Jeanne Stone |
Jekwon Yeh ’04
Juan Calcagno Kamilo Curry Kelvin Chuang ’09 Kian Mokhbery ’12 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Matais Pouncil ’09 Michael and Rufie Harr Myuriel ’96, ’11,’ 12 and John ’96 von Aspen Orange County Department of Education Richard Kwong ’04 Stephanie Martinez Tim Nguyen ’98 and Rommony Chhung ’98 Tom Arntson ’95 Valerie Brewer ’11 Valerie Henry ’86, ’04 |
*As of April 1, 2025
Bold = UCI Alumni
Italics = UCI Trustee
† Deceased
Bold = UCI Alumni
Italics = UCI Trustee
† Deceased
