American Dream

The Sky’s the Limit

What makes engineering enticing to me is the ability to appreciate my work and creativity in the palm of my hand,” says Ozzy Sanchez-Aldana.

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A Legacy Beyond the Scoreboard

Matt Bailey, MBA ’12 remembers how hard it was to be an artist on a student budget. He hopes to alleviate financial pressures for UC Irvine’s emerging artists with a $125,000 gift to support scholarship and creative research.

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Triple Scholarship Recipient Furthers his Love of Nature

The financial support from three scholarships allowed Kyle Suen to pursue academic opportunities and experiences that he wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.

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Unleashing Artists’ Creativity

Matt Bailey, MBA ’12 remembers how hard it was to be an artist on a student budget. He hopes to alleviate financial pressures for UC Irvine’s emerging artists with a $125,000 gift to support scholarship and creative research.

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UC Irvine Alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth Pledge $35.5 Million to Donald Bren School

The largest gift to UCI from alumni, the couple’s donation will be allocated in a variety of ways, including awards, scholarships and fellowships for students and to finance new research initiatives and faculty chairs.

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Former NBA Player Josh Childress Establishes Scholarship at UCI’s Merage School

Josh Childress funded an endowed scholarship for students in the Black Management Association and the Center for Real Estate.

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Ensuring an Astrophysics Student’s Light Shines On

After Flores-Velázquez died in a drive-by shooting near his home in 2019, his friends and faculty in the School of Physical Sciences came together to ensure his legacy continues to illuminate a path for future students.

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Building Peace One Piece at a Time

Kugelman Fellowships, created by Dulcie and Larry Kugelman, help UCI graduate students advance citizen peacebuilding worldwide.

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Scholarship Recipient’s Quest for Sustainability

Bhumi Tandel, recipient of the Huitt-Zollars Scholarship, hopes to help improve the environment through engineering.

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Nurse’s New Scholarship Continues a Circle of Giving

When Maureen Chand Kotecki received the inaugural Elizabeth C. Tierney Nursing Scholarship, she appreciated the financial relief plus something else intangible yet just as invaluable: a sense of support and encouragement.

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