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This year has been historic for UC San Diego. In addition to
Generous contributions to endowed funds across campus,
concluding the 10-year Campaign for UC San Diego with more
including commitments of more than $541 million over
than $3 billion raised — making us the youngest university
the course of the Campaign, have significantly enhanced
in the nation to surpass a multibillion-dollar goal — we also
the achievement of our goals. Thanks to donors like you,
exceeded $420 million in annual philanthropic support for the
we have expanded scholarship and fellowship support to
first time. And while the financial markets were very tough this
help ensure that our students have the means to attend
year, we know our endowment will stand the test of time and
UC San Diego; transformed our campus into a global
continue to grow over the long term.
destination for arts, culture and athletics; connected and engaged our downtown community at UC San Diego Park & Market; enhanced our innovation ecosystem with new programs and facilities; and helped our physician-scientists redefine medicine and health care through novel research into cures. And we have done all of this together. The permanent resources provided from endowed funds are critical to securing the future and key to our growth and ability to serve our public mission. In addition to perusing your personalized endowed fund report, I hope that you enjoy reading about how donors like you support our students, faculty and campus and help to transform lives — now and far into the future. With heartfelt gratitude,
Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor
from one veteran to another
Commander Chauncey and his wife, Naomi BroeringChauncey established the endowment in 2015
C H A U N C E Y- B R O E R I N G E N D O W E D ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP FUND F O R C O M B AT V E T E R A N S
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William Chai ’22 is the first in his family to go to college.
The Chauncey-Broering Endowed Engineering Scholarship Fund for Combat Veterans has a clear objective: “We need to help our combat vets,” says Lieutenant Commander Gregory Chauncey, U.S. Navy, Retired. Commander Chauncey experienced a combat disability as a result of numerous actions as a weapons officer in Vietnam. He says, “The young folks coming out of Navy or U.S. Marine Corps who saw combat action need assistance in getting into college and paying for it.”
As an electrical engineer, Commander Chauncey knows the value of an engineering degree; therefore, when he and his wife, Naomi BroeringChauncey, established the endowment in 2015, they partnered with the Jacobs School of Engineering (JSOE). This scholarship is awarded to deserving undergraduates with the goal of helping combat veterans become future engineers. The first in his family to go to college, William Chai ’22 represents everything the Chauncey-Broering
Mobile Inverted Pendulums (MIPs) at the UC San Diego Coordinated Robotics Lab
scholarship aims to support: a future leader with a keen mind and a wealth of experience to carry him through to a rewarding career and a full life. He is grateful for the scholarship and says he strives to improve himself every day. “I am always finding ways to help others succeed because I believe that leadership is best demonstrated through actions.”
William applied the valuable skills he learned in the Navy to his academic work at UC San Diego and graduated with honors in June 2022. His drive to succeed, combined with his passion for helping others, brings to life the Chaunceys’ vision for their philanthropic investment in our combat veterans.
During his five years in the U.S. Navy, William honed his leadership and mentoring skills. He was deployed four times, managed a mentorship program helping sailors advance through ranks, and was twice awarded the achievement medal for leading a division of 54 sailors to three deployments in two years. Before separating due to an injury that caused permanent disability, he was promoted five times, earning the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal and Sailor of the Year award.
Engineering students at Ng Lab
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Like most people who live in San Diego, Xiaoyu Zou is all about “good
the endowment of a lifetime
vibes,” as well as geophysical vibrations! A PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Xiaoyu helps create algorithms to identify linear patterns from earthquake location data. He hopes to better understand the strength of the Earth’s lithosphere, which is closely related with how likely earthquakes will happen and how large they could be.
Xiaoyu Zou, PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
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San Diego library and collections. Their vision of a fellowship, specifically for students studying physical oceanography, geochemistry or geophysics, took shape over three decades ago and is still having an impact on the lives of our brightest researchers today. Xiaoyu is grateful for the Folsom endowment and the forward-thinking generosity of the family that Red tide bioluminescence in La Jolla
“I’m planning to present my research at the American Geophysical Union conference this year, which will be my first conference presentation in my PhD career,” says Xiaoyu.
inspired it. As a first-year Folsom fellow, he is just beginning his journey toward a research career in geophysics and he has thrown himself into his classes, eager to absorb as much as possible from his faculty mentor and research colleagues. When he’s not researching planetary activity or
When Scripps oceanographer and physicist,
contemplating the future of his life’s work, Xiaoyu
Dr. Theodore R. Folsom ’52 and his wife,
can be found admiring “the sapphire ocean and
Dr. Edith Folsom, established the T.R. & Edith
burning red sunsets from La Jolla Shores” and
Folsom Graduate Endowment Fellowship through
enjoying the good vibes.
a planned gift in 1988, they were already longtime supporters of the marine sciences and like family to Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Their legacy gift now generates over $70,000 each year in fellowship support. Edith and Theodore both earned their PhDs in 1952 – Edith from UCLA and Theodore from a joint program at Scripps Institution and UCLA. Theodore then embarked on a career at Scripps, and the couple’s early philanthropy supported visiting scholars, building restoration, and the UC
Dr. Folsom
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translating cures
Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
A D VA N C I N G L E A D I N G E D G E R E S E A R C H , E D U C AT I O N A N D C A R E AT THE HANNA AND MARK GLEIBERMAN HEAD AND NECK CANCER CENTER
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Hanna Gleiberman and her husband, Mark, made a transformational gift to the Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center in 2020.
For San Diego native Hanna Gleiberman, a doctor’s visit for a sore in her mouth turned into a diagnosis of a life-threatening form of tongue cancer. After enduring a series of complex surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy, Hanna was prepared to have a long road of therapy towards recovery.
Hanna’s healing involved working through multiple treatments to optimize speech and swallowing. She credits her recovery to the patient-centered expertise of Joseph A. Califano III, MD, director of the Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center, and the team-based integration of clinical research and supportive care unique to Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. “If I had this diagnosis 15 years ago, the prognosis would have been very different,” said Hanna. “We have learned that research offers a chance for cures, and funding can help make great strides towards new, less invasive and less toxic therapies.”
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This experience motivated Hanna and her husband, Mark, to make a transformational gift to the
The Gleibermans are confident that their gift will
Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center in 2020.
empower the Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer
Their strategic blend of expendable and endowed
Center to foster effective, compassionate care
funds has accelerated the center’s ability to make
that returns patients to health and wellness.
groundbreaking discoveries and provide steadfast
Dr. Califano agrees, “We have an incredible base in
support for its activities and early career faculty
translational science and can leverage molecular
research in perpetuity. “We believe that our support
and immunologic knowledge to treat patients and
will help advance leading-edge research, education
move discoveries into clinical trials. This gift will
and care of people throughout San Diego County,
allow us to really focus on how to improve quality
as well as have an impact globally,” said Mark.
of life and recovery after treatment.”
Courtyard at Moores Cancer Center
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E X PA N D I N G R E S E A R C H A N D P O L I C Y S T U D I E S AT U C S A N D I E G O S C H O O L O F G LO B A L P O L I C Y A N D S T R AT E GY ’ S 2 1 S T C E N T U RY C H I N A C E N T E R
From the pandemic to climate change to the war in Ukraine, the world is facing challenges that demand a global perspective on effective problem-solving. With a view to finding solutions that work, the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation made an anchoring gift to the
a stake in our global future
21st Century China Center at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy to expand data-based research, policy engagement and education on international issues related to U.S.-China relations.
Joe and Clara Tsai
Skyline of Shanghai, China
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“The stakes in future U.S.-China relations are especially high for the young people in the U.S. and China,” Clara says. “With this in mind, we want to provide fellowship support to help the center and the school train the future leaders and policymakers who will contribute to U.S.-China relations.” As the largest in the school’s history, this gift secures the endowment for the center, providing long-term support for policy programs, including the flagship UC San Diego Forum on U.S.-China Relations and research at the China Data Lab. It also funds graduate fellowships and an endowed center directorship. “Clara and I care deeply about U.S.-China relations and educating people in both countries regarding the facts behind the relationship,” Joe says. “We believe that this center’s innovative research will enhance America’s understanding about China.” The Tsais’ dedication to dialogue and knowledge exchange is borne out through their visionary contributions to UC San Diego. Their generosity allows the center to build out platforms for academic publications, multimedia products and visiting lectures. In an age when China and the U.S. play pivotal roles on the international stage, these opportunities bring leaders and academics from both nations together to foster understanding and Leadership of 21st Century China Center and UC San Diego join counterparts from Fudan University for the signing of a memorandum of understanding, launching collaborative studies, research, and intellectual exchange.
cooperation critical to our global future.
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IMPACT BY NUMBERS 2021-22
AREAS OF CAMPUS SUPPORTED BY ENDOWED FUNDS
34%
S PA R K R E S E A R C H A N D I N N O VAT I O N
50%
$819,431,939
ENRICH OUR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
$1,181,438,977
MARKET VALUE
16%
STUDENT SUPPORT AND SUCCESS
$387,177,375
279
ENDOWED CHAIRS ACROSS CAMPUS
123
NEW CHAIRS E S TA B L I S H E D DURING THE C A M PA I G N 2012-22
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U C S A N D I E G O F O U N D AT I O N A N D R E G E N T S E N D O W M E N T S ( D O L L A R S I N M I L L I O N S )
As of June 30, 2022
$3,000 UC San Diego Foundation $2,500
$2,581
UC Regents (for UC San Diego)
$2,388
$2,000
$1,913 $1,741 $1,592
$1,500
$1,347 $1,177 $957
$1,000 $643
$752
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I N C R E A S E I N N U M B E R O F E N D O W E D F U N D S D U R I N G C A M PA I G N
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2,000
1,568 1,469
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#1 HOSPITAL in San Diego (U.S. News & World Report 2022)
21ST IN THE WORLD 6TH IN THE NATION among public universities (U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Global Universities)
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among all universities (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022)
Representation of Niki de Saint Phalle’s, Sun God (1983), UC San Diego Stuart Collection
Office of Donor and Fund Stewardship 9500 Gilman Drive # 0940 La Jolla, CA 92093-0940
Through the Campaign for UC San Diego — our university-wide comprehensive fundraising effort, which concluded June 30, 2022 — our generous donors empowered us to enhance student support, ensure student success, transform our campus, connect our community, spark innovative research, and redefine medicine and health care on a global scale. Together with our philanthropic partners — and through the momentum generated by the Campaign — we will continue our nontraditional path toward revolutionary ideas, unexpected answers, lifesaving discoveries and planet-changing impact. Learn more at campaign.ucsd.edu.