Stephen E. Claman Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Is Established
Steve Claman, Rick Gruber, Susan Claman and Jeremy Gruber
UCLA School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of the Stephen E. Claman Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund. Susan Claman ’82 and Rick Gruber ’82 have made a generous gift to honor their father, who passed away in 2012, and his commitment to both the law school and to educational equality generally, as well as to celebrate the recent graduation of their son, Jeremy Gruber ’14, from the law school. The scholarship will be used to support students at UCLA Law who have demonstrated financial need. The Claman/Gruber family is unique in that they represent three generations of UCLA Law graduates: Steve Claman ’59; his daughter Susan Claman ’82 and son-in-law Rick Gruber ’82; and grandson Jeremy Gruber ’14 (son of Susan and Rick). “My father was passionate about UCLA School of Law and a generous law school supporter during his lifetime,” Susan Claman said. “I know he would be thrilled that we are fostering access to a quality legal education in his name. UCLA Law holds such an important place in our lives, and we are so proud to be able to honor my father in this way.” Steve Claman, a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, was a
double Bruin—he received a B.A. degree in ’55. At UCLA Law, he graduated as Order of the Coif, was a member of the UCLA Law Review and served on the law school’s Board of Advisors until his passing. Steve began his legal career in 1959 at Greenberg Glusker, and he grew to be a widely respected real estate lawyer, partner and mentor during his entire career at the firm. He was also a successful real estate investor. In 2005, Steve was named Real Estate Lawyer of the Year by the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Steve was married to his wife Renee for 56 years, until her death in 2011. He remained very active throughout his life and traveled widely, from the Arctic to Antarctica and almost all points in between. Susan and Rick have both practiced real estate and business law. Susan was also a longstanding trustee at a notfor-profit elementary school in the Los Angeles area, and she is very active in the management of the family’s real estate investments. Jeremy will begin working at Cox Castle & Nicholson. Susan and Rick’s daughter, Molly, is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon and is currently enrolled in a master’s program in counseling.
UCLA Law Reaches Goal in Million Dollar Scholarship Challenge UCLA School of Law has raised $1 million to enhance the law school’s scholarship program, and the amount was matched through the successful completion of the Million Dollar Scholarship Challenge. This exciting initiative, launched in December through a major gift received from an anonymous donor, matched scholarship gifts at the level of $2,500 or more, dollar for dollar, up to a maximum amount of $125,000 per gift. The UCLA Law community rapidly responded to the challenge that UCLA Law students are facing. The incredible generosity of the law school’s alumni and friends, including both loyal donors and new donors, allowed UCLA Law to complete the challenge well ahead of the June 30th deadline. The law school reached the challenge goal through a total of 51 gifts. The success is due to donors like Susan Claman ’82
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and Rick Gruber ’82 who, as members of a three-generation law school family, continued the family’s long tradition of generosity; Harold ’56 and Roberta Delevie, who endowed a scholarship and have been loyal donors for more than 30 years; Bernard ’53 and Frances Fischer, who gifted the law school with real estate to build on their already established endowed scholarship; Ken ’74 and Betty Gibbs, who made a first-time gift to the law school to endow a scholarship in honor of Ken’s 40th class reunion; and John Golper ’75, who has made gifts to UCLA Law every year since his graduation. The challenge will have an immediate and significant impact on UCLA Law’s ability to attract top students and to offer more scholarships to the members of the class of 2017 and beyond.