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    UNIVERSITY CLUB OF PASADENA
    EDUCATION FOUNDATION (ucpef)

    Nearly a century ago, the Founders of the University Club cited the advancement of higher education as one of the objectives for its formation. The University Club of Pasadena Education Foundation was created in 2019 to advance that objective, and this scholarship fund supports students in our community as they continue their journey in higher education. This fund is managed in partnership with Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF), a 501(c)(3), and helps our youth achieve their goals.

    Education is the key to knowledge, and scholarships unlock that opportunity. You can help our community’s next generation of leaders by making a tax-deductible donation to the University Club of Pasadena Education Foundation today.

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    If you prefer to give by check or would like to learn about long-term giving options, as well as minimum required tax deferred account withdrawal contributions, please contact [email protected] or call (626) 793-5157.

    Learn More and Hear from Our 2023 Scholarship Recipients:



    Hear from Our 2022 Scholarship Recipients:

    • How We Help

      • The University Club of Pasadena Education Foundation is managed in partnership with Pasadena Community Foundation, and utilizing the services of the PCC Foundation Scholarship Committee, awards merit-based scholarships to low-income students matriculating from PCC to upper division education at colleges and universities.

        The importance of higher education was at the heart of the Club’s founding in 1922, and it is that heart that continues through to today as members of the Club and the community strive to help the next generation of leaders follow their dreams.

    • Our Committee

      • Scott Bell, Chair
        Helen Baatz
        Katelyn Barchowsky
        Bill Bogaard
        Colleen Carey
        Robert Earnest
        Dick Kasten
        Gary Kearney
        Tom Kester
        Hassan Kheradmandan
        Jennifer Lorenzen
        Don McIntyre
        Kris McPeak
        Sandi Mejia

    • Thank You to Our Donors

      • Dean Level ($10,000+)
         John & Ginny Cushman
        Tom Kester, A Friend of Education
        Kathy & Jim Meagher
        Robert & Rosemary Risley

        Professor Level ($5,000-$9,999)
         Mark Baratta
        Scott Bell
        Colleen Carey
        Robert & Karen Earnest
        Donald & Nancy McIntyre
        Sandi Mejia & Gil Ramirez

        Mentor Level ($2,000-$4,999)
        Cyrus Afshin
        Helen Baatz
        Ron Bailey
        Brian & Leia Beck
        Bill & Claire Bogaard
        Richard L. & Kimberly Chinen
        Mel & Renate Cohen
        Jennifer & Matthew DeVoll
        Ariel & Monica Drachenberg
        Richard & Lois Kasten
        Gary Kearney & Mary Lou Byrne
        James & Kathryn Meagher
        Jeffrey Moscaret & Valerie Tesauro
        Eric Olson

        Scholar Level ($1,000-$1,999)
        W. Reid & Katherine H. Allen
        David O. Autenrieth
        John Burrows
        Mimi Hanzel
        Bill Hawkins
        Richard Henderson
        Harvey & Linda Hyde
        Hassan Kheradmandan
        Ginger Lai
        R. Chandler Myers
        Peter & Catherine Palermo
        Pasadena Community Foundation
        Gloria Pitzer
        Alicia Ramos
        Frank David Waller
        Paul & Paulette Wood

        Student Level ($500 to $999)
        Donald H. & Janet R. Anderson
        Sean & Heather Cain
        Clement Joseph Connolly
        Veronica Corona
        John & Clare Gordon
        Jennifer Lorenzen
        Ronald & Nan Okum
        Stanley Parkhurst
        Fred & Cynthia Soldwedel