Trustees

Message from the Chair

UC Santa Cruz is a hidden gem within the University of California with a great story to be heard. The university’s talent and thought leadership are laying a foundation for a very bright future.

Loren Kinczel, Chair of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation

Learn about UC Santa Cruz Foundation’s mission and purpose.

Trustees

John Arriaga

John Arriaga

Scott Bennion

Scott Bennion

Janet Buck

Janet Buck 

Laura I. Bushnell

Laura I. Bushnell

Bill Casher

Bill Casher

Peter Coha

Peter Coha

Beverly Crair

Beverly Crair

Bill Daniher

Bill Daniher

Ken Doctor

Ken Doctor

Carla Dougher

Carla Dougher

Mary E. Doyle

Mary E. Doyle

James L. Gunderson

James L. Gunderson

Siegmund Gutman

Siegmund Gutman

Paul J. Hall

Paul J. Hall

Kamil Hasan

Kamil Hasan

Shelly Meron

Shelly Meron

Tara Hernandez

Tara Hernandez

Mir Imran

Mir Imran

Raj Kapany

Raj Kapany

Loren L. Kinczel

George Kraw

George Kraw

Panda Kroll

Panda Kroll

Frans M. Lanting

Frans M. Lanting

Cynthia Larive

Cynthia Larive

Michael Linick

Michael Linick

Felix Magowan

Felix Magowan

Anuradha Luther Maitra

Anuradha Luther Maitra

Kumar Malavalli

Kumar Malavalli

Kiran Malhotra

Kiran Malhotra

SB Master

SB Master

Joanna Miller

Joanna Miller

Linda Peterson

Linda Peterson

Azadeh Rasmussen

Azadeh Rasmussen

Greg Reyes

Greg Reyes

Kathleen Rose

Kathleen Rose

Kirk Schmidt

Kirk Schmidt

Paul Simpson

Paul Simpson

Garry A. Spire

Garry A. Spire

Loren A. Steck

Loren A. Steck

Susan True

Susan True

Alec J. Webster

Alec J. Webster

Randolph E. Wedding

Randolph E. Wedding

Distinguished Emeritus Trustees

Distinguished Emeritus Trustee is an honorary designation bestowed on former UC Santa Cruz Chancellors to recognize their leadership and service to the University and to the Foundation, and whose continued guidance and advice are valued and welcomed by the Board.

George Blumenthal
Chancellor, 2007 – 2019

Denice D. Denton 
Chancellor, 2005–2006

Martin M. Chemers
Acting Chancellor, 2004 – 2005

M.R.C. Greenwood
Chancellor, 1996 – 2004

Karl Stark Pister
Chancellor, 1991 – 1996

Robert B. Stevens
Chancellor, 1987 – 1991

Robert L. Sinsheimer
Chancellor, 1977 – 1987

Angus E. Taylor
Chancellor, 1976 – 1977

Mark N. Christensen
Chancellor, 1974 – 1976

Dean E. McHenry
Chancellor, 1961 – 1974

Emeritus Trustees

Emeritus Trustee is bestowed on all former Elected Trustees who have served the Foundation for at least two full terms and upon such other former Elected Trustees as the Board shall determine.  The term of an Emeritus Trustee shall be for life.  

Betsy Adler

Bruce D. Aidells

Sara B. Allen

Brandon Allgood

Jack Baskin (1919–2020)

Narpat Bhandari

Ramesh Bhojwani

Barbara Canfield

C. Diane Christensen

William H. Cilker (1919–2018)

Nell S. Cliff (1934–2021)

Donald Cooley (1923–2024)

Marion A. Cope

Stephen J. Crowe

Richard R. Crowell

Roy Curry

Larry deGhetaldi

David Doshay

Yolanda Dybdahl (1924–2021)

Robert T. Falltrick

Kenneth A. Feingold

Arthur T. French

James W. Fuller

Margaret Lyons Giberson

Theodore C. Goldstein

Allan J. Goodman

Arthur A. Graham

Susan W. Hammer (1938–2020)

Barbara K. Higgins

Harold A. Hyde (1923–2020)

Narinder Kapany (1926–2020)

David Korduner

Lenn Kristal

Burney J. Le Boeuf

Anne F. Neufeld Levin (1936–2015)

Norman Lezin (1924–2018)

Nion McEvoy

Mona Meade

Donna Mekis

Gail Michaelis-Ow

Stephanie Mills

Gurden Mooser (1914-1999)

Timothy J. Morgan

Lawrence A. Moskowitz

Adam Nathanson

Gary D. Novack

Julie E. Packard

Leon E. Panetta

Leticia Quezada

Patricia S. Rebele

David B. Regan

Patrick G. Riley

Gordon M. Ringold

Vikram Sahai 

R. Tod Spieker

Lynn M. Stegner

Gregory A. Steltenpohl

Edward C. Thayer

Antonio Velasco

Claudia Webster

Virginia C. Wilson

John M. Woodward

Donald R. Worn

Samuel L. Wright

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