Fiat Lux Awardees
J. Herman Blake
Distinguished sociologist and founding provost of Oakes College
Linda Peterson (Stevenson '70, history)
Trustee and chair of the Campaign for UC Santa Cruz

Faculty Research Award
Carl Walsh
Distinguished professor of economics

Dinner $150 per person, festive cocktail attire

Purchase tickets

Sponsorship packages available

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Extending the celebration
In addition to the Saturday evening Founders Celebration dinner, on Friday and Saturday afternoons the campus will hold celebratory events illustrating the impact of the highly successful, recently concluded Campaign for UC Santa Cruz.


Friday, October 20
Convocation of Chairs
4 p.m.
Music Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz
This inaugural ceremony honors all holders of faculty chairs and their donors. A major achievement of the campaign was the creation of 16 new chairs, nearly doubling the campus's total number of endowed chairs.

Free and open to the public
Register here

Saturday, October 21
Daytime tours and events
Before the dinner on October 21, join us for events that demonstrate the impact of the campaign.

1:30–3:30 p.m.: Coastal Biology building ribbon-cutting and Coastal Science Campus tours.

2 p.m.: Campus open house featuring programs and spaces that showcase the impact of philanthropy, including the newly reopened Quarry Amphitheater.

Free and open to the public
Register here

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