GARY SINGER
CHAIR, FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
CHAIR
RONALD M. SIMON FAMILY FOUNDATION
WHO: Retired partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, chair for the past year of the UCI Foundation Board of Trustees. Graduated from UCI in 1974; first time a UCI alumnus has chaired the board.
Was instrumental in bringing two prominent features to campus: the Irvine Barclay Theatre and the UCI School of Law. Additionally, he and his wife, Melanie, established the Singer Endowed Scholarship, which is awarded to a student-athlete in the School of Social Sciences.
WHY: Widespread community service also includes School of Social Sciences’ Dean’s Leadership Society, the School of Law’s Board of Visitors and the Chancellor’s Club.
IN THE NEWS: UCI’s foundation board ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for ninth year in a row, according to U.S. News & World Report.
NOTABLE: Succeeded aspiring astronaut Julie Hill as head of the UCI Foundation.
IN THEIR WORDS: “I think people should support UCI because it is so important. What you do, the way in which you can become involved will absolutely make a difference.”
LEARN MORE: ucifoundation.org
