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Dean's Leadership Society
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.
  • Dean’s Excellence Fund (unrestricted support)
  • Center for Educational Partnerships
  • Scholarships for Promising Teachers
  • Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) Community Partnerships
​For a full list of areas to designate your support and to give now to join, click here: https://education.uci.edu/giving.html

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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
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)
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Thank you to our 2024–25 Members *
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



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+)
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
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