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 John Templeton Foundation Mellon Foundation National Math & Science Initiative, Inc. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Silicon Valley Community Foundation 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† James† and Claudia Looney Jean Leslie† Olivia Silva Hufnagel ‘97, ’98 Victoria ’81 and Fabrice Vasques |
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Dean's Cabinet Members ($25K+)
BMO Bank Charities Aid Foundation of America Jospeh Connor Laura and John Arnold Foundation National Academy of Education Parker Hannifin Kothari Family Foundation The Learning Agency Lab Ueberroth Family Foundation |
Gold Members ($5K+)
Carol Booth Olson and Todd Huck Christine Baron Crevier Family Foundation Deborah and Kerry Vandell Keith Curry ’11 Kimberly Burge ’69, ’83, ’99 Nihon Kohden Pacific Life Foundation RMP Foundation Roger and Marjorie Davisson Sreeram Balakrishnan and Roopa Ramaswamy Stephanie and Allan Schneider ‘76, ‘88 |
Sustaining Members ($500+)
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Albert ’72 and Anne Encinias
Alisa Tannirat ‘92 Andrew López ‘75, ‘77 Arif ’94 and Azmina Haji Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill and Crissy Cheney CARS (College Access and Readiness) Cheryll and Richard Ruszat ChevronTexaco Corporation Dana Schneider Eva Thomas Evelyn Young Florence Martinez Frances Contreras Glen Baron and Margretta Voinet-Baron Greg and Dorothy Duncan Gustavo Lopez Ramirez ‘10 Jason Tong ’02 |
Jeanne Stone
Jekwon Yeh ’04 Joseph Carney Juan Calcagno Michael and Rufie Harr Myuriel ’96, ’11,’ 12 and John ’96 von Aspen Nhu Weinberg ‘05 Orange County Department of Education Richard Kwong ’04 Robert and Karina Hamilton Robert Henderson ‘89 and Anthony Johnson Stephanie Martinez Tom Arntson ’95 Tim Nguyen ’98 and Rommony Chhung ’98 Valerie Brewer ’11 Valerie Henry ’86, ’04 Vincent Ha ‘20 |
*As of July 1, 2025
Bold = UCI Alumni
Italics = UCI Trustee
† Deceased
Bold = UCI Alumni
Italics = UCI Trustee
† Deceased
