YOUR MONTHLY RESOURCE FOR SUPPORTING UCLA ATHLETICS AND THE WOODEN ATHLETIC FUND

I N S I D E U C L A A T H L E T I C S D E V E L O P M E N T

The following individuals listed below have recently joined the Wooden Athletic Fund and/or Bruin Varsity Club for the first time as part of our 10,000 Champions Campaign challenge to increase our annual fund from 8,513 to 10,000 donors. We would like to take this opportunity to thank these individuals for truly making a difference in our ability for success.

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(310) 206-3302 • development@athletics.ucla.edu ATHLETIC FUND

FEBRUARY 2017

“ T H A N K Y O U ” F R O M T H E B R U I N S

MADISON KOCIAN Women’s Gymnastics • Freshman

2016 Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist

Susan and Duane Allison - Redondo Beach, CANaomi Alonzo - Marana, AZRaymond Aragon - Studio City, CABob Arellano - Valencia, CALisa and Robert J. Aulick - Yorba Linda, CAJorge B. Ayala - West Hills, CASam P. Badal - La Jolla, CANicholas G. Baltaxe - Moorpark, CAArun Barman - Rockville, MDKristina L. Barron - Manhattan Beach, CAPeter T. Berquist - Santa Monica, CABarbara and David B. Biehl - Santa Barbara, CAAmy Hoang and Brad Brauer - Inglewood, CAKathryn and Richard Brisacher - Los Angeles, CAKara M. Brownlee - Studio City, CALori and Tony Carbayo - Yorba Linda, CAChristine and Frederick Carr - Manhattan Beach, CAJanet D. Carter - Santa Monica, CAGrant D. Chalmers - Manhattan Beach, CAWilliam W. Chu - Playa Vista, CASusan D. Cohen - Chatsworth, CAChris Colombo - Redondo Beach, CANick W. Crissman - Costa Mesa, CAColby M. Cyburt - San Juan Capistrano, CAKathryn V. Dao - Westminster, CATammy and Erik Davenport - Mountain View, CADustin A. Deleo - Seal Beach, CAAdam J. Diaz - Oxnard, CAWalter Dinsay - Highland, CASusan and Wayne D. Doss - Oak Park, CABrittany M. Drucker - Woodland Hills, CAMichael S. Duroff - Danville, CAJennifer and Marc A. Eisner - Bothell, WALilly and Justin H. Ekuan - Laguna Niguel, CARichard C. Erickson - Santa Clarita, CAAlison Foote and Cris Santa Ana - Manhattan Beach, CAElizabeth J. Frank - Calabasas, CANicholas A. Gallego - Los Angeles, CAAnnie D. Geffroy - Los Angeles, CALori Gilchrist - Encino, CAMegan L. Gleason - Redondo Beach, CAAstrid Gallon-Gonzalez and Juan R. Gonzalez - West Covina, CAAllen L. Gribnau - Marina Del Rey, CAScott B. Griggs - Alamo, CABrian S. Gross - Woodland Hills, CASocorro Guerrero-Vilches and Art Vilches - Glendale, CAKevin Hakanson - Sacramento, CADonna and Neil T. Higashida - Northridge, CAAustin M. Hill - Los Alamitos, CAChristina and Steven Holliday - Cypress, CAMarlene Nishimoto-Horowitz and Jeffrey Horowitz - Sherman Oaks, CAAlexis and W. Adam Hunt - Santa Monica, CADouglas A. Ioki - Los Angeles, CANancy and Richard H. Irwin - Grand Terrace, CAAltaf M. Kazi - Irvine, CARachel and Steven M. Kim - Bellevue, WASandra and James C. Knapp - Turlock, CAKatie J. Knutson - Irvine, CAKevin M. Kowta - Porter Ranch, CAEldina and Kenneth Lee - Los Angeles, CAJohn P. Lennon - Los Angeles, CARebecca and Wayne I. Levin - Encinitas, CAAthena S. Liao - Los Angeles, CA

Sara and John E. Linder - Huntington Beach, CAYukari Lingo - Poway, CAYuchih Liou and Edward Su - Redondo Beach, CAPetrina Long and Sam Mc Camey - San Pedro, CACheryl Lott and Roddrick Jackson - Los Angeles, CANicole M. Lozano - Montebello, CADiane and John C. Lundberg - Santa Barbara, CAElaine and Steven Marlin - Newport Beach, CAVicki Martin and Preston Johnson - Las Vegas, NVJeffrey Maynard - Los Angeles, CASue and Byron Mc Michael - Simi Valley, CARobert V. Miranda - Los Angeles, CAArthur M. Nalbandian - Basking Ridge, NJJane and Raymond J. Nassief - Walnut Creek, CAAndreas C. Neuman - Los Angeles, CANewport Beach & Company - Newport Beach, CALisa and Wayne G. Nitti - Calabasas, CARick Null - Long Beach, CAAdriana and Edwin Ochoa - Maywood, CACassidy L. Olson - Hermosa Beach, CAMarijane and Jay Palchikoff - Corona Del Mar, CANikolas J. Palchikoff - Los Angeles, CAStephen L. Panayiotou - Fallbrook, CAPuya Partow-Navid - Los Angeles, CAAdam R. Pearlman - Arlington, VADiane and Steven Z. Perren - Ventura, CAChristopher A. Petrini - Los Angeles, CAShannon C. Ryan and Quang X. Pham - Ponte Vedra Beach, FLGerald E. Phillips - Altadena, CAJohn D. Phillips - Parker, CODylan M. Price - Newport Beach, CAKristen and Matthew Quinlan - Menlo Park, CALylia D. Ramirez - Santa Paula, CALisa M. Richardson - Redondo Beach, CASyma and Michael A. Russell - San Diego, CADavid M. Secor and Brandon Leger - Berkeley, CAHoward Shu - Anaheim, CAJulia and Frederick H. Shuart - Los Angeles, CAKunal G. Sidhpura - Marina Del Rey, CASandra K. Siegel - Sherman Oaks, CARicardo Silkworth - Davis, CARebeka and Paul Sinclair - Pacific Palisades, CABreann N. Sitarski - West Hollywood, CAChris M. Snitko - Tustin, CALinda and Young Sohn - Los Angeles, CABarbara and Michael Sondheimer - Los Angeles, CAClara and Mark K. Spears - Pasadena, CACasandra W. Sternbach - Calabasas, CANicole and Jacob Stuebbe - Bakersfield, CARick Sturges - Westminster, CAJoseph A. Tangires - Ellicott City, MDLeslie and Nicole Tsang - Berkeley, CAJennifer Leckliter and David Tuason - South Pasadena, CASusan O. Valentine - Los Angeles, CAFrederick Van Remortel - Denver, COKimberlee A. Vander Most - Culver City, CALydia and Gilbert Vasquez - Los Angeles, CASocorro and Art Vilches - Glendale, CADiane and John R. Webber - Ottumwa, IAMary and Wade W. Webster - Danville, CARosemary and Daryl Whitegeese - Espanola, NMDorothy and Gale T. Williams - Santa Monica, CAPaul W. Yee - San Marino, CAMarion Ho and Ian Yip - Calabasas, CAGay G. Zide - Ventura, CA

Jose Amador - Fresno, CAJorge Ancona and William Smelley - Long Beach, CAJason and Heather Axe - Santa Monica, CARichard and Eve Bergstrom - Newport Beach, CAEvan Berman - Los Angeles, CARobert and Kathy Bolster - Arcadia, CAGary and Barbara Budish - Agoura Hills, CAPaula and Duncan J. Cameron - Pasadena, CADavid and Shirley Childs - Penn Valley, CACarlos Cid - Downey, CACharles and Anne Collins - Friday Harbor, WAJohn Davis - Menifee, CARobert and Judy Eggert - Mission Viejo, CAThomas and Heidi Fong - Rolling Hills Estates, CAShannon and William J. Freeborn - Alamo, CASusan and Dale J. Giali - Huntington Beach, CADavid and Cathleen Girdner - Valencia, CARick and Andrea Grossman - Beverly Hills, CAMichael Hall - Los Angeles, CAPaul and Sandra Harrell - Huntington Beach, CAScott and Marcie Howard - Woodland Hills, CAPatrick Jennison and Karen Barnes - Bakersfield, CADouglas and June Kato - Huntington Beach, CAIra and Constance Katz - Pasadena, CAChristine and Eric Y. Kizirian - Calabasas, CAMark Latronica - San Diego, CAJamison and Ronald B. Leaf - Seal Beach, CABrian O. Lee - Marina Del Rey, CAJo-Ann Lung and David Schwartz - Sherman Oaks, CALawrence Manypenny - New Cumberland, WV

Corey and Caryn Matsuoka - Honolulu, HIThomas and Katrina Mc Morrow - Davis, CARobin and Richard S. McGrath - Reseda, CADiane Slusarek and Gerald Minter - La Crescenta, CADavid and Holly Mitchell - Long Beach, CAEric Mokover - Sherman Oaks, CAChristopher Mukai and Carolyn Schmeltzer - Manhattan Beach, CABob and Deidre Murphy - Palmdale, CATrusse and Mary Norris - Los Angeles, CAMary M. Park - Los Angeles, CAJohn and Ildiko Patterson - Newport Beach, CAJoseph W. Pittman - Redondo Beach, CAWilliam and Shirley Purcelli - La Quinta, CAPaul and Stephanie Reisz - Rancho Palos Verdes, CACarlos Rodriguez - Whittier, CAGeorges Roudanez - Corona Del Mar, CACandice Saito and Richard Malamud - Los Angeles, CAMark K. Sakioka - Newport Beach, CARobert Sattler - Marina Del Rey, CAW. James and Linda Scilacci - Pacific Palisades, CAJulie and Craig H. Suen - Los Angeles, CASteven and Ilyse Teller - Beverly Hills, CAJudith B. Van Brocklin - Playa Vista, CAAnn and John B. Wagner - Los Angeles, CARobert and Toby Waldorf - Los Angeles, CAScott Walker - Rowland Heights, CADrew Winston and Shena Huang - Los Angeles, CARuth Zommick - Los Angeles, CA

At “press time” for this edition of the Wooden Athletic Fund newsletter, the National Signing Period for football (as well as soccer and men’s water polo) will be under way. UCLA will hopefully once again sign some of the premier student-athletes from California and around the country. Please keep in mind the following:

Can a UCLA donor contact a prospect or his/her parents after the signing of an NLI? No. A booster may not call, text or email a prospect or his/her parents even if the purpose of the call is only to congratulate the prospect on signing. This restriction also applies to social media websites such as Facebook or Twitter. Boosters may not initiate or accept “friend” requests of prospects on Facebook and should never post to a recruit’s “wall,” reply to a “tweet,” send them any type of direct message, or take any other action that would constitute contacting that recruit.

If a prospect visits UCLA on an official or unofficial visit after signing a National Letter of Intent, can a donor then contact that prospect during the visit? No. Regardless of whether the prospect is visiting UCLA on an official or unofficial visit, a booster is not permitted to contact the prospect on or off-campus.

Employing ProspectsA UCLA donor may not employ or arrange employment opportunities prospects or his/her family or friends. However, after a prospect signs his or her National Letter of Intent with UCLA, a donor may assist UCLA coaches or staff in finding a prospect employment in the summer prior to enrolling at UCLA.

Questions about the above or NCAA rules? Asking the Compliance Office questions related to what you can and cannot do is the best way to protect UCLA and our student-athletes. Please do not hesitate to contact Dan Goldberg, Assistant Athletic Director Compliance at (310) 794-8813 or dgoldberg@athletics.ucla.edu.

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WAF Appreciation Gymnastics Meet – February 11, 2017 As an exclusive thank you for your generous support of UCLA’s student-athletes as a Wooden Athletic Fund Member, UCLA Athletics is pleased to offer you up to four (4) complimentary tickets to a UCLA Gymnastics meet. This year's WAF Member Appreciation meet is Saturday, February 11, at 2:00pm as UCLA takes on the Stanford Cardinal. Request your complimentary admission by clicking the button below. Your tickets will be available to pick up with photo ID at Pauley Pavilion Will Call on the day of the meet. Seats will be located in the mid-level general admission section.

If you have any questions, please call the Wooden Athletic Fund Office at 310-206-3302, or email development@athletics.ucla.edu.

B E N E F I T O F T H E M O N T H

“I'm blessed to be a part of the Bruin family. The pride I feel walking out onto the competition floor with those four letters across my back fills my heart with joy. I have so much respect for the athletic donors and all of their contributions to the UCLA athletic program. Their generous donations and support give me the opportunity to succeed both athletically and academically. I represented USA at the Olympic Games in Rio last summer, and I'm equally as honored to represent UCLA and the athletic donors that make this dream possible.”

WAF 10K CHAMP10NS Referral Program

All WAF members should have recently received an email introducing the Wooden Athletic Fund 10K CHAMP10NS Referral Program!

The Wooden Athletic Fund has set its sights on a new milestone in support of UCLA's student-athletes: 10,000 WAF members. All UCLA alumni, friends and fans are invited to join us in pursuit of this new goal to help UCLA's student-athletes succeed in the classroom, in competition and in the community.

As a special incentive through this 10K CHAMP10NS campaign, all current Wooden Athletic Fund members are encouraged to refer a friend to join the Wooden Athletic Fund for $100 by simply providing their friend’s email address via the referral website. That current WAF member who provided a friend’s email address will then be entered to win the monthly prize. For example, if you referred a friend during the month of January, you were automatically entered to win the prize for the month of January: an exclusive UCLA Men’s Basketball Experience for four (4). If a new donor joins WAF and specifies a current WAF member as their reason for joining, the referring donor will also receive an Adidas WAF member hat.

The winner of the January 10K CHAMP10NS Experience is Mark Arban from Irvine, California. A hearty ‘Congratulations’ goes out to Mark!

The January 10K CHAMP10NS Experience that Mark just won included: • Four (4) tickets to UCLA vs. Oregon State on February 12 at 2pm in Pauley Pavilion • One (1) Valet Parking Pass • UCLA Men’s Basketball Adidas Package

For the month of February, the prize for the 10K CHAMP10NS challenge will be: • Four (4) Suite Passes to UCLA Baseball’s Dodgertown Classic on March 5, 2017 at Dodger Stadium. Featured teams will be Michigan vs. San Diego, and UCLA vs. USC.

The winner of February’s 10K CHAMP10NS Referral Program challenge will be announced in the March newsletter!

For more information on the 10K CHAMP10NS Referral Program, please call 310-206-3302, or email development@athletics.ucla.edu.

W AY O F G I V I N G

Bruin Varsity Club Member Reception – January 19, 2017 Prior to the UCLA Men’s Basketball game vs. Arizona State on January 19, nearly 150 former Bruin student-athletes gathered in the Hall of Fame for a cocktail reception; one of the many exclusive benefits of membership in the Bruin Varsity Club. The pregame event brought together alumni from all intercollegiate sports across many decades of play, with the purpose of reconnecting former student-athletes with fellow alumni. Complimentary game tickets were provided to all reception attendees as an added exclusive benefit of Bruin Varsity Club membership.

For more information on the Bruin Varsity Club, please contact BVC Director Kat Lauer, at klauer@athletics.ucla.edu or 310-206-4458.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Day – January 21, 2017 On January 21, in front of a sell-out crowd at Pauley Pavilion who came to see UCLA take on the Arizona Wildcats, former UCLA and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honored for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest honor a civilian can receive—as well as for his lifetime of giving back to the myriad causes he has spent his life supporting. After being presented with a framed commemorative photo by Chancellor Gene Block and Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, Kareem spoke to the crowd about not only the importance athletics had in his life, but stressed how his UCLA education gave him the tools necessary to meet the challenges he has faced during his lifetime. It was a fitting tribute to one of the most accomplished individuals UCLA has ever produced.

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The generous Wooden Athletic Fund donors listed below have increased their giving at least one giving level since January 1st and thereby “Become a Champion” for UCLA Athletics. We would like to take this opportunity to thank these individuals for their generous support.

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Kevin MillerDevelopment Coordinator

What is your favorite college sport to follow? Basketball and Football.What is your favorite pro sport to follow? I can’t pick only one...Baseball, Hockey, Basketball and Football. Go Dodgers, Kings, Lakers and TBD.What is your favorite sport to play? Football and Hockey.Since you began working at UCLA, what sport have you gotten to

like that you never thought you would like? Men’s/Women’s Water Polo. What is your favorite kind of music? Favorite group, band, or musician? 90’s hip-hop.Where would you like to travel to that you’ve never been to before? Antarctica.Cat person or dog person? Dog for sure. What was your high school mascot? Windward Wildcats.Unique fact about yourself? I can speak Japanese.