Library Planned Giving
No Limits
When John Martinis won the Nobel Prize, Trustee Susan ’70 and Bruce ’68,’71 Worster had a particular reason to celebrate. The chair they endowed helped recruit him to UCSB. Their lifelong commitment to UC Santa Barbara will leave an enduring legacy on campus.
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A Mirror and a Window
Jim Bettinger ’69 didn’t plan to become a journalist. A friend’s invitation to review rock music for the student newspaper changed that. After a career in reporting, editing, and journalism education, he is helping future Daily Nexus staff discover what they can learn on assignment.
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Opening a Window
A professor’s suggestion sent Marc Grossman ’73 to England. It also helped set him on a path to a 29-year diplomatic career. Now, the former ambassador is helping Promise Scholars study abroad and discover the people, places, and possibilities that could change the course of their lives.
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A Lifelong Mentor
At a department awards ceremony, Ralph Archuleta noticed few awards recognized graduate students in geophysics. The longtime professor and earthquake researcher decided to change that. His legacy gift will support students in the field he spent 30 years teaching, studying, and helping others explore.
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A Legacy Conversation With Professor Emeritus Duncan Mellichamp
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp have helped faculty build careers and students pursue new ideas at UC Santa Barbara. In this conversation, Duncan, professor and trustee emeritus, shares what guides their legacy giving and lessons they have learned along the way.
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Beyond Academia
What does a history degree have to do with international trade? For Anthony Moran ’78, quite a lot. His UCSB education prepared him for a career answering Congress’ questions. His bequest will help undergraduates pursue the subject that taught him to gather facts and connect ideas.
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Theoretical Physics, Practical Support
How can a future gift make a difference today? KITP’s Legacy Match Challenge unlocks $10,000 for each new member who documents a planned gift. The initiative is inspiring supporters to find new ways to sustain the institute and help early-career physicists take risks and pursue ideas.
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For the Love of Listening
Harry Smith Glaze Jr.’s remarkable collection of more than 2,000 rare opera recordings is available at UC Santa Barbara, where it will be preserved and shared through the Library’s Performing Arts Collection thanks to his daughter, Cathy. She also established the Harry Smith Glaze Jr. Fund for the Performing Arts to ensure its long-term care and accessibility.
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When a Home Becomes a Legacy
When Erika Davis decided to downsize, she turned her home into an opportunity to help students. Through a charitable gift annuity with UC Santa Barbara, she secured her retirement, created the Richard and Erika Davis Scholarship, and left a lasting legacy for students.
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Publisher, Leader, Benefactor
Sara Miller McCune H’05 is a pioneering publisher, dedicated philanthropist, and longtime UC Santa Barbara leader. Her far-reaching support across the social sciences, Arts & Lectures, the Library, and more reflects a steadfast belief in the power of research and the humanities to strengthen democracy.
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A Life in Languages
Professor Harvey Sharrer’s lifelong dedication to medieval Iberian literature lives on through a bequest that supports graduate students in Spanish and Portuguese studies at UC Santa Barbara. His gift represents a career defined by discovery and mentorship.
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Education for All
Dr. James Stretch ’78,’84 and Dr. Sybil Carrère ’78 are leaving a lasting impact on UC Santa Barbara through a planned gift that will support aquatic biology students. Their generosity helps ensure that more students can pursue hands-on scientific research.
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Basic Science is Key
Sam Handelman ’77 and Barbara Pettersen have made one of the Department of Mathematics' first legacy gifts. Their support champions fundamental science and provides flexible resources to help graduate students and faculty pursue research.
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In Tribute to Glen Henry Mitchel, Jr.
A $1 million matching gift in memory of Glen Henry Mitchel, Jr. inspired a wave of support for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, culminating in $2 million to advance the Mitchel Postdoctoral Scholars Career Development Fund. This collective tribute honors Glen’s lifelong passion for physics.
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In Their Names
David McDonald ’85 has created four named scholarships and an endowed fund for the UCSB Library to honor his family's lives. His gifts ensure lasting financial support for students, connecting his family’s legacy to future generations.
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Everyone Can See the Stars
Larry and Dee Franks, longtime Friends of KITP and familiar faces at Chalk Talks, have ensured a legacy of discovery with one of KITP’s first unrestricted bequests. Their planned gift reflects decades of connection to UC Santa Barbara and will support the institute’s greatest needs well into the future.
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"Chomaha!"
John Davis (JD) ’82,’84 passionately supports UC Santa Barbara Baseball as a trustee and long-time advocate. He launched the Chomaha Fund in 2021 to strengthen community support and designated a bequest to ensure the program's future. His efforts have expanded the team’s donor base, improved facilities, and helped UCSB Baseball achieve success, including multiple Big West Championships and NCAA appearances. JD’s legacy gift and mentorship continue to impact players.
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An Intellectual Home
Jennifer Ho ’92 found her future in UC Santa Barbara's Asian American studies classes. She is now the director of the Center for the Humanities & the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches classes on Asian American culture and Critical Race Theory. Jennifer hopes her bequest to the UCSB Department of Asian American Studies will provide stability and flexibility for the department.
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A Legacy of Inquiry
Ann Fingarette Hasse created the Leslie S. and Herbert Fingarette Endowment to honor her parents and support UC Santa Barbara philosophy graduate students, enabling them to present research at conferences. Her gift continues UCSB Professor Herbert Fingarette’s legacy of curiosity-driven scholarship. Ann’s endowment fosters the same intellectual exploration that her father championed.
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Literacy Luminaries
Professor Emerita Carol Dixon founded the UCSB Reading Clinic in 1973 and mentored many students whose impact has rippled throughout the classrooms and communities they served. Of these students, two accomplished educators — Ann Kaganoff ’75,’81 and Tina Hansen McEnroe ’89 — have joined Carol in philanthropic commitments to shape the work of literacy education at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.
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