The funds ensure a lasting legacy of academic and research excellence. Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone finds the increase in private giving both gratifying and exciting. The university receives about a quarter of its annual operating budget from the state, so the quality of the institution increasingly depends on other sources of revenue. The university benefited from a strong economy, a generosity of spirit among our supporters, a growing reputation and a heightened interest in the future of the campus.
Private gifts reflect donor interests and university needs.
The gift was used to establish the Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The gift will help UCI medical researchers gain greater insight into how genes cause cancer, which could lead to the development of new ways of preventing the disease. Upon completion, the building will be named John V. Croul Hall. The building will be named the Dottie and George Hewitt Research Hall, pending approval of UC President Richard C. Atkinson. The Regents of the University of California.