The UCLA Athletics Campaign has endowed 197 of the 282 NCAA allowable athletic grants-in-aid. UCLA Athletics expresses its sincere gratitude to the individuals listed for their support in the continuing effort to distinguish UCLA as the nation's premier academic and athletics institution.

An endowment generates income to the University in perpetuity. By investing the gift principal and using just the interest earned to help meet the cost of a grant-in-aid assures the Athletic Department of on-going funds to maintain the quality and diversity of its program.

"We must turn to alumni and friends if we are to maintain the quality of excellence that has been the hallmark of Bruin athletics," says Ken McGuire, associate athletic director. "Due to extraordinary cost increases, private funding is more important than ever. Donors who establish endowed grants-in-aid are helping to ensure that future generations of student-athletes will have the opportunity to become part of the UCLA family."

While the UCLA Athletics Campaign has concluded, the Athletic Department is still encouraging alumni and friends to help UCLA meet its goal of endowing all of the 282 grants-in-aid allowed by the NCAA. A minimum gift of $150,000, payable over three to five years, is required to endow a scholarship. Donors receive special recognition as part of a unique and permanent display in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. Most importantly, they have the satisfaction of knowing that their gifts have enabled Bruin student-athletes to excel in athletics and academics at one of the finest universities in the world.

Additional information about the Athletics Endowment Program is available by calling Ken McGuire at 310-206-3577.