The UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association would like to thank those who donated to the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

More than $500,000 has already been raised for the AASF from the donors listed below who want to help this and future generations of UC Santa Barbara students.

UC Santa Barbara cannot be a great university without great students and to retain great students the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund was launched in 2008 with the goal of raising $5 million. Its flexibility will allow it to be used to meet pressing financial needs to retain our best scholars.

Each year more than 2,500 entering students at UC Santa Barbara qualify for financial aid but receive no scholarship assistance.

"In light of our recent recession and my family's financial hardship, receiving a scholarship helps me so dearly," --Gabriel Omeda, History, Class of 2011

"The Alumni Association Scholarship helped to fund my education. Being a low income student, every little bit helps," --Keri Rushing, Sociology, Class of 2010

"When I heard I was one of the recipients of the Alumni Association Scholarship I was shocked and speechless. I was honored and almost felt it was too good to be true. This scholarship made it more feasible to finance my education." -- Kyle Hersh, Biology, Class of 2010

To give online, go to www.ucsbalum.com and click on the Giving menu item.
For more information, contact George Thurlow, Alumni Association Executive Director, at (805) 893-4799.