Lokey's gift also is the largest pledge or gift by a non-alumnus. Thomas Bannan was a 1923 SCU alumnus. Santa Clara University is a Catholic, Jesuit university located in the heart of Silicon Valley, with 4,300 undergraduate and 3,050 graduate students. The university offers a rigorous undergraduate curriculum and nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. California's oldest institution of higher education, SCU celebrates its 150th anniversary in the 2000-01 academic year.
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