GIVING NOTES PHILANTHROPY NEWSLETTER · FALL 2013

The CAA Fund Society is a group of alumni and friends who create a lasting connection to Cal through their commitment to and affinity for the Cal Alumni Association. An annual contribution of $1,000 or more establishes membership in The CAA Fund Society.

The Cal Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the donors who contributed $1,000 or more to The CAA Fund between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

Hearst Society ($10,000+)Alan C. Mendelson ’69 and

Agnes B. MendelsonBarbara Benson Meyer ’58, C.Mult. ’59Gordon E. Moore ’50 and Betty I. Moore Libby M. Schwartz ’64 and Herman Schwartz

Gayley Society ($5,000+)Edward J. Arnold ’40Catherine S. Doyle (Brown) ’91 and Sean DoyleDouglas D. Durst ’66 and Susanne D. DurstBrian K. Komoto and Mary P. Komoto ’78Elisa Lee ’96 and Matthew Lai

Oxford Society ($2,500+)Rishi U. Chopra ’03 (w/ IBM Corporation)Karen Leong Clancy ’76 and

Dallan P. Clancy ’76, M.Eng. ’78Robert N. Field III and Theresa FieldAnn Kenfield Graf ’74 and Raymond P. GrafBarbara J. Haak ’79, M.A. ’87Eric Liou ’93Kevin M. Perkins ’08Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor ’83Charles Y. Tanabe, J.D. ’76 and Arlene S. BobrowJeffrey R. Williams ’75 and

Patricia A. Williams ’75, C.Sing. ’76Kevin D. Woodruff ’76

Bancroft Society ($1,000+)Thomas J. Alexander ’62, MBA ’63Ahilan B. Anantha ’98Hiroshi ArashiDebora L. Armstrong ’79Melvin L. Bacharach ’48 and Sandra R. BacharachJerrold J. Bagnani ’58 and Pinuccia BagnaniBernard Bradley Barber ’68, J.D. ’71 and

Cynthia Arnot Barber ’77, M.A. ’81Brian M. Barish ’90Christian F. Bellardi, MPH ’69 and Terry BellardiCarl A. Bergard ’58Diane Gordon Biere ’66, C.Mult. ’67 and

Arlo W. Biere, M.A. ’67, Ph.D. ’68Jerome A. Blaha ’68 and Melanie R. BlahaMarianne Stark Bradley ’80 and Donald E. BradleyGillian N. Brown ’94, J.D. ’99Richard K. Bruechert ’59 and Karol A. BruechertJohn R. Buford ’78Beverly Burke ’47 and James L. Burke Thompson H. Burnett ’63 and Joan V. Burnett John B. Bush Jr. ’58, Ph.D. ’63 and Yasuko T. BushDeborah S. Cahn, M.A. ’72 and Edward T. Bennett ’60Nancy Lestrade Campana ’63 and William F. CampanaVenetta A. Campbell ’78, MSW ’80 and

Antonio L. Campbell ’82Marc A. Carrasco ’93 and Linda M. Assante Carrasco

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Lori Y. Chan ’68Sylvia H. Chan ’94Weihan Chang ’04Hsin-Kai Chou ’00Cathy A. Christian-Farnsworth ’72 and

Robert W. FarnsworthHoward R. Conant Jr., M.Arch. ’80 and

Pamela R. ConantRobert S. Condon, MBA ’80Bill Connelly and Jennifer L. Connelly ’92R. Tucker Coop ’67 and Nancy J. CoopRobert C. Copeland, LL.M. ’66Mechthild Cranston ’58, Ph.D. ’66 and

Philip E. Cranston, M.A. ’58, Ph.D. ’72David L. Critchfield ’74, MBA ’82Joyce S. Cross ’63Clarence M. Cunningham, M.S. ’48 and

Janet K. CunninghamCleone J. Damonte and John B. Damonte ’48, M.S. ’62Minh Dang, M.D. ’89Robert J. De Fea ’51, J.D. ’56 and

Betty McLaughlin De Fea ’55John W. De Priest ’74Lee A. Edlund ’91, J.D. ’94 and Katherine M. EdlundAndrea P. Eichhorn ’80Patricia MacLeod Ellsworth ’56J. Edwin EngCamille Farnsworth-Schrader ’90Antony M. Field ’99Nancy Balch Fischer ’52David Fong ’53Robert Freitas ’89Edward C. Friedel Jr. ’68 and Coleen F. Friedel Frank F. Gardner ’56 and Mildred Y. Gardner Lloyd D. George, J.D. ’61 and Laprele D. George William F. Gilmore ’95, MBA ’03 and Kristin GilmoreAlexandra S. Glickman ’81Marilyn King Goldhaber ’72, MPH ’77 and

Amos N. Goldhaber, M.A. ’85Luz M. Gonzalez ’87 and Hector Perez Morrison L. Graf ’81 and Diane M. Graf Arthur H. Grandy ’67, MBA ’69 and

Margaret Meyer Grandy, M.A. ’67 MLS ’69Donald M. Gray ’41Mary L. Green ’50Christopher C. Griggs ’92William Guibor ’72 and Debbie Holliday-GuiborM. Antoinette Harris ’46, Cred. ’47, M.S. ’55Joel M. Hausman ’80 and Betsy HausmanJohn L. Heilbron ’55, M.A. ’58, Ph.D. ’64 and

Alison M. BrowningJoyce M. Hicks, J.D. ’77 and Eric K. Behrens, J.D. ’77Glenn A. Hofer ’74 and Diana M. Pope Jonathan M. Hoff ’78 and Judy L. Hoff Douglas G. Holt ’56

Gary W. Hornbeek ’90Donald D. Jackson ’50 and Dorothy M. JacksonChristopher G. Johnson ’87 and Janet M. JohnsonSusan Talbott Jordan ’56 and

Michael A. Jordan ’56, M.S. ’61Kenneth E. Jorgensen ’60 and Susan E. JorgensenEleanore B. Joseph ’45 and Ralph J. BenderGlenn H. Kawasaki ’74, ’74Dave Kepler and Patti KeplerNancy Turner Kibbey ’48 and Mead B. Kibbey ’42David J. Kim ’92Lisa Hammersly Kirkland ’82 and Derek G. KirklandDavid L. Knutson ’53Jane Biedenbach Koll ’50Grigoriy R. Krimer ’04Ashok V. Kulkarni, M.S. ’69 and Ranjana A. KulkarniJacqueline Thomas Law ’41Martha H. LawrieJosephine Lee ’90 and Keith R. BrookenthalLauren E. LenhartRichard M. Levy, Ph.D. ’65 and Susan Lewis Levy ’63David C. Liao ’95 and Amy C. Wang ’95, MPH ’97Gary R. Lim B.Arch. ’60 and Rita L. LimPhillip E. Litts ’66 and Patricia M. Eichele-LittsFranklin D. Loo ’69Kathryn Bennett Loughran ’69 and Thomas F. LoughranPaula Weston Lowery ’75 and Mark LoweryJian Ma, Ph.D. ’03Karen L. MacEwan ’78, M.S. ’79Karen Malmstrom Eckhart ’61, C.Mult. ’62Earl J. Marks Jr. ’46 and Mary M. MarksElizabeth J. Martini ’41Samuel L. Mayall ’50, MBA ’52Elayne Mautino McCrea ’51Linda A. McCulloch ’52Sarah A. McDonough ’97Thelma J. McHarg and Jerry McHargNancy Lubich McKinney ’82, ’82 and

Gregory W. McKinneyChristopher M. McLain ’65 J.D. ’68 and

Barbara J. McLain ’69Harold S. McNally Jr. ’52Edward B. Merchant ’71 and Betsy W. MerchantConstance Murray, MLS ’72Paul Nagata ’79 and Susan S. NagataNathan N. Ng ’06Kirsten L. Nicholls ’07Paul D. Nordine ’61 and Paula A. NordineSteve S. Park ’90Robert H. Paslay, MCP ’58 and Ottie K. PaslayWilliam E. Pastor ’50 and Rosanna PastorKathryn A. Paul, MPH ’75Anne D. Pedersen ’90Nancy R. Phillips

John B. Pollard ’81 and Laura PollardLyle S. Poncher ’67John W. Quinn III ’80 and Tina O. Quinn Katherine A. Read ’83 and John P. Houston David L. Redo ’61 and Judy Ijams Redo ’62Elizabeth J. Rice ’86 and Thomas BottsCarl F. Romney, Ph.D. ’56 and Barbara D. RomneyManuel C. Rose Jr. ’47, J.D. ’50 and Willie M. Rose ’50Gaile Russ ’52Randy W. Schekman and Nancy W. WallsMartha G. Schimbor ’67Paul L. Schmidbauer, MBA ’61, M.A. ’63, Ph.D. ’65Cynthia So Schroeder ’91 and Marc Schroeder ’91Nancy E. Sheets ’75 and Robert T. Sheets ’75Amy Y. Shin ’87 and Guy Jones Michael I. Sidley ’83 and Wendy Sidley Mark P. Smith ’99Eunice Cherry Stewart ’57 and Young D. StewartThea J. Stidum ’49Susan H. Stokes, MPH ’89 and William F. StokesTimothy J. Stokes ’81 and Anya LewisRobert H. Takei ’50Peter S. Talea ’49Cass Pham Thacher ’96 and Samuel C. Thacher ’95Betty S. Thal ’40Thomas Thomson ’67Charles Toto Jr., M.A. ’52, Ph.D. ’67Henry F. Trione ’41 and Eileen R. TrioneMary Mills Tuncer ’63, C.Sing. ’63Terry L. Vance ’62Manfred H. VeldenErica L. Volker ’04, Ph.D. ’10Patricia D. Wade ’72, Ph.D. ’78Virginie Hoisholt Walsh ’40Maryellen Reilly Weber ’47Cristian J. Wedekind ’79Teresa Y. Wegemer ’72 and Leo B. Wegemer Gilbert J. Williams ’90 and Anne P. Bonaparte Suzanne V. Wilson ’85Eddie P. Wong Jr. ’89Michael B. Wood ’63 and Joanne Y. Wood William A. Wood ’77 and Teri Wood Evaline Black Wright ’52Jenny C. Wu ’03 and Yen YeoJonathan Wu ’87 and Heather McCracken Wu ’88Carole L. Yamakoshi ’78Eleanor Yee ’71Mark M. Yoneyama ’85Linda Young, MPH ’77Pamela Zell-Rigg, Ph.D. ’90

CAA partnered with the UC Press Foundation to bring Trevor Paglen ’98, Ph.D. ’08 to Alumni House for The CAA Fund Society Reception. First-time Oxford Society Member Rishi Chopra ’03 (left) met the acclaimed geographer and artist, who explained to guests how he assembled 100 photos that were etched on a gold-jacketed silicon wafer and launched into space aboard a satellite.

Hearst Society Member Libby M. Schwartz ’64 (left) flew in from Philadelphia to attend the event and visit campus. (Pictured here with Chief Development Officer Debra Gore-Mann.)

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Dear Cal Alumni and Friends,

The fall semester at Berkeley is in full swing. The campus is energized by the presence of our dynamic students, thousands of alumni returning for home football games, and a new plaza taking stage in front of Alumni House. Recently, the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) hosted the Cal vs. Ohio State Young Alumni Tailgate for more than 400 attendees, welcomed 764 CAA Alumni Scholars to campus, and celebrated the 5th anniversary of The Equity Scholarship.

Thanks to you, CAA continues to enhance the legacy of our incomparable alma mater. As your alumni association, we represent the diverse perspectives of our entire alumni community. In this issue, you can read about the programs and services that keep you connected to fellow alumni and the University. You’ll learn how alumni like Robert Aronoff ’73 and Yolanda Hong ’02 support CAA, peruse The CAA Fund Society honor roll, and enjoy photos from our recent alumni and donor events. It is also a pleasure to inform you of the selections for the 2014 Alumni Awards.

I also want to take this opportunity to provide you with an update regarding the Tuolumne County Rim Fire, which impacted CAA’s Lair of the Golden Bear. The fire forced the premature closure of the Lair and Pinecrest Chalet in August. Although the fire did not get closer than four miles to our Pinecrest properties, the Lair and Chalet sustained a significant financial loss due to a premature closure. We are

thankful to our campers and friends for supporting the Fire Impact Campaign. We are also grateful to the firefighters who worked tirelessly to protect the area.

As 2013 comes to close, I’d like to thank you for helping CAA fulfill its mission of informing and engaging alumni, and inspiring greater support for the University of California, Berkeley. You make our work possible and rewarding. Thanks to your involvement, we continue to ensure UC Berkeley remains the world’s number one public university.

Fiat Lux, and Go Bears!

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SPRING 2013

FALL 2013Jefferson C.M. Coombs ’89 Executive Director

The Presidents Council met at Alumni House to get an update on the state of CAA. During the meeting, Karen Leong Clancy ’76 was thanked for her service, and her successor Cynthia So Schroeder ’91 was welcomed as CAA’s Board President. (Pictured from left to right: Carl Stoney ’67, J.D. ’70, MBA ’71, Darek DeFreece ’93, Nadesan Permaul ’72, Shirley Conner ’48, Claude Hutchison ’60, Karen Leong Clancy ’76, Alfredo Terrazas ’74, Cynthia So Schroeder ’91, and Alan Mendelson ’69.)

GIVING NOTES PHILANTHROPY NEWSLETTER · FALL 2013

GIVING NOTES PHILANTHROPY NEWSLETTER · FALL 2013

Alumni chapter volunteers are instrumental in helping CAA bring alumni closer together. They have the ability to reach alumni in geographic regions around the nation and keep them connected to Berkeley and fellow alumni. CAA recently spoke with Yolanda Hong ’02, president of Cal Alumni Club of Puget Sound (CAPS), about her volunteer involvement with CAA.

“My experiences at Cal helped me come out of my shell. Getting involved with alumni clubs furthered my personal and professional growth by providing me opportunities to hone my leadership and public speaking skills,” shared Yolanda, who joined the Orange County Cal Alumni Club in 2003. As a member of her local Alumni Chapter, Hong attended football viewing parties and participated in volunteer projects at food banks.

In 2007, Yolanda moved to Seattle and was looking for ways to make new friends—so she joined the Cal Alumni Club of Puget Sound. “It is so rewarding to make connections with Cal alumni and hear their stories.” Within a year Yolanda began volunteering to help grow the club.

Today, CAPS is one of the largest Alumni Chapters. Approximately 900 alumni are associated with the chapter and events have up to 100 attendees. Alumni have the opportunity to attend football tailgates, basketball viewing parties, networking events, and the monthly dinner club. CAPS also provides alumni the chance to participate in CAA’s YES Berkeley! Student Recruitment program. Thanks to Yolanda the chapter has added fundraising to the list of alumni activities. Recently, the

chapter held its inaugural silent auction in conjunction with CAPS’s 30th anniversary. The money raised will help support CAA Alumni Scholarships.

“The Alumni Chapters Program empowers and invigorates us to stay connected to our alma mater. Our role is to get alumni excited," says Yolanda of her volunteer experience. “We all benefit from CAA’s support.”

The Alumni Chapters Program offers alumni the opportunity to stay involved with and connect to the University, students, and fellow alumni. For more information about an Alumni Chapter in your area, please visit alumni.berkeley.edu/chapters.

Giving back comes easily and naturally for Robert C. Aronoff ’73. Since 1978, Robert’s community service has been focused on youth and education. “I believe in mentoring young people and teaching them the value of an education. However when they turn 18, they often don’t have the money to go to college,” shared Robert. In 1990, as a board member of the Jewish Big Brothers, Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles, he established a scholarship program which on average awards 40 scholarships per year. Many of these scholarship recipients are Cal students.

This experience, coupled with an affinity for his alma mater, propelled Robert to support CAA Alumni Scholarships. In 2008, Robert became interested in The Achievement Award Program (TAAP). Impressed by the motivation and accomplishments of TAAP scholars, he endowed the Robert C. Aronoff Achievement Award. “TAAP is a great program. It provides more than cash for students in need, it has a mentoring component.”

As part of the TAAP family, Robert gets to know the students who benefit from his endowment. He has fond memories of getting to know Jeanette Vasquez ’11. Most recently, he was inspired by Lucas Nguyen ’13 who invented the Chemplate. Robert mentored and guided Lucas during the manufacturing and distribution process. “Lucas had a good idea and it was a privilege to go along for the ride. Helping students like Lucas is important to me.”

Robert continues to support CAA Alumni Scholarships. This past August he established the Robert C. Aronoff Leadership Award to express his appreciation for the University of California, Berkeley, and its impact on his life, the lives of others, and the country. “I hope to duplicate the success of the Jewish Big Brothers, Big Sisters Scholarship and the Robert C. Aronoff Achievement Award.”

In addition to establishing endowments, Robert currently volunteers as a reader and interviewer for TAAP and The Leadership Award. “Being involved with the selection process makes me more appreciative of the quality of students who need and earn these awards. It leaves no doubt that I am getting my money’s worth. It also keeps me in touch with young people.”

Robert’s passion and dedication as both a volunteer and a donor are what make CAA Alumni Scholarships possible and successful. “Supporting CAA scholarships is a chance for me to help the next generation. Education is important, not just for personal success but for our country. I am just doing my part.”

The Equity Scholarship Celebrates its 5th Anniversary

In 2008 CAA created The Equity Scholarship, a four-year, merit-based scholarship that funds five new underrepresented minority students each year with a $5,000 annual stipend.

“With Prop. 209 [eliminating Affirmative Action] being the law of the land, the problem was that there were extremely well qualified minority students who were choosing not to come here because they felt they weren’t welcome here, and nothing could be further from the truth,” says Darek DeFreece ’93, who was CAA president when the scholarship was started. “By offering them financial assistance to come here, we were directly attacking that concept.”

The first cohort of Equity Scholars graduated last spring, and we caught up with three of them to find out what they’ve been up to since then.

“I’m currently working as the intake advisor for the Biosciences Division at Cal, as well as studying for my MCAT,” says Claudia Rocha ’13. “I can’t wait to become a doctor! I really want to work in urban, low-income areas where I can be the most useful, not only because of my background but

BRIGHT FUTURES: The first Equity Scholars have grand aspirations

Lucas Nguyen ’13 attended a Cal home game with Robert Aronoff ’73, whose favorite sport is football. Go Bears!

David Bunnell (left) and Bruce Bouligny (right) from The Andrew Fluegelman Foundation partnered with CAA to provide this year’s cohort of Equity Scholars with laptop computers as they begin their freshman year at Cal. (Pictured left to right: Yadira Gallegos, Carolina Gould, Bryanna Davis, Jenny Pelagio, Veronica Joy Wangari Njuguna.)

Since 1943, CAA has recognized alumni of the University of California, Berkeley, who have made distinguished contributions to the welfare of humanity and thereby brought special credit to the University. CAA is honored to announce the selections for the 2014 Alumni Awards. We are proud to recognize and celebrate the achievements of these outstanding alumni who contribute to Cal, the state of California, and our global community.

“Just doing my part”

2014 Alumni AwardsAlumnus of the YearWilliam Powers Jr. ’67 President, University of Texas at Austin

Excellence in Achievement AwardJennifer M. Granholm ’84, Two-term former governor of MichiganLaurence M. Baer ’80, President and CEO, San Francisco GiantsBob Epstein ’74, M.S. ’76, Ph.D. ’80, Entrepreneur and Engineer

Mark Bingham Award for Excellence In Achievement by a Young AlumnaMinh Dang ’06, Independent Speaker/Trainer/Consultant

“I have come to understand and deeply appreciate the vital role CAA plays in providing the sort of moral, intellectual, and financial support this University needs in order to advance our most precious goals.”

—Chancellor Nicholas Dirks

Equity Scholars Bri'Unia Stock and Alexis Williams talked with alumni Princess K. Allen ’06 and Donnie McCleskey ’06 during the celebration. Former Equity Scholar

Claire-Marie Kooi ’13 will graduate this

December with a B.A. in Atmospheric Science.

After graduation she plans to work as

an environmental consultant and apply to

graduate school.

Executive Director Jefferson C.M. Coombs ’89 awarded Daisy Esparza with her scholarship of $5,000.

also because I am extremely passionate about eliminating health care disparities.”

Mitra Vijeh ’13 is also headed to med school. In the meantime, she’s working as an EMT on an ambulance in Alameda County, a good preparation for her chosen specialty. “I really like working in an emergency room, and the adrenaline rush is pretty cool.”

Yet a third scholar is headed into medicine—but on the administrative side. “I want to run my own hospital,” explains Nayely Chavez ’13. A Public Health major with a minor in Public Policy, she’s currently working for Triage Consulting Group, which specializes in helping hospitals recover money due to them from recalcitrant insurance companies.

And all three say their Equity Scholarships made all the difference.

“My experience at Cal was as awesome as it possibly could be, and The Equity Scholarship had a lot to do with it,” says Vijeh. “It allowed me to be a part of Cal instead of just go to Cal.”

“Had I not received The Equity Scholarship, I would have had a very different college experience because I would have had the additional stress of worrying about money,” says Chavez.

“I can’t imagine what it would have been like to have to go to another school because of my financial situation,” says Rocha. “Because of The Equity Scholarship, I was able to attend the university I knew I was meant to attend.”

This is music to the ears of DeFreece, who credits former board members Holly Lake ’93 and Josh Fryday ’03, J.D. ’09, for originating The Equity Scholarship. “It proves to me that it was the right thing to do,” DeFreece says. “I hope it grows and more students get the opportunity to be Equity Scholars.”

—Martin Snapp, California magazine

Chevron Corporation representatives Cynthia Murphy and Gary Parsons attended the The Achievement Award Program Dinner to congratulate this year’s Chevron Corporation Achievement Award Scholars, (left-right) Nelson Luong, Itzel Martinez, Kai Ho Edgar Cheung, and Huajian Huang (not pictured).

Earvin Buckner, a senior majoring in Sociology, reunited with his donors Holly and Keith Axtell ’64.

Join us at Charter Gala 2014 on Saturday, March 22 to honor the recipients of CAA’s 2014 Alumni Awards.

For more information, visit alumni.berkeley.edu/chartergala.

CAPS hosts an array of alumni events, such as “Cal Athletes in Business with Special Guest Justin Forsett.” (Pictured from left to right: Tracie Neal ’09, Kalin McKenna ’05, Marshawn Lynch, Justin Forsett, Yolanda Hong ’02, and Wale Forrester ’06.)

We all benefit from CAA’s support