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»June 09 , 2004
Business leader and philanthropist Donald Bren awarded UC Presidential Medal

» June 02 , 2004
UCI School of ICS named in honor of business leader and philanthropist Donald Bren

 

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photo::ICS Dean Debra J. Richardson addresses nearly 300 guests in attendance at the June 9 ceremonies. - link to full size version of photo
photo::Donald Bren, wearing the UC Medal, meets with media after the June 9 event - link to full size version of photo
photo::From (l) to (r), Dean Richardson, Chancellor Cicerone, Mr. Bren, and Regent Kozberg break ground on the site of Bren Hall. The building is to be completed in late 2006. - link to full size version of photo
ICS Dean
Debra J. Richardson
Chairman of
The Irvine Company
Donald Bren
Breaking ground
on Bren Hall
photo::From (l) to (r), ICS Dean Debra J. Richardson looks on as Mr. Bren receives a memento from ICS students Shawn Shah, Nhu Vuoung, Jose Romero, Tempe Kraus and Albert Udompanyvit - link to full size version of photo
photo::From (l) to (r), ICS Professor Emeritus Tim Standish, inventor of DNS Paul Mockapetris and father of CAD Pat Hanratty, share a conversation over lunch - link to full size version of photo
photo::ICS Dean Debra J. Richardson presents Donald Bren with the UC Medal. The medal is the university's highest honor - link to full size version of photo
Donald Bren receives a gift from ICS students
ICS community members enjoy the festivities
Mr. Bren receives the UC Medal
photo::Roy Fielding (BS '88, MS '93, Ph.D. '00), architect of the Internet's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), addresses guests during the event - link to full size version of photo
photo::Domain Name Server creator Paul Mockapetris (Ph.D. '81) discusses his experiences as an ICS student - link to full size version of photo
photo::Adam Bonner (BS '00), co-founder of Network Synthesis in Irvine, tells how ICS prepared him and partner Victor Liu (BS '00) to start their own company right out of school - link to full size version of photo
ICS graduate
Roy Fielding
ICS graduate
Paul Mockapetris
ICS graduate
Adam Bonner
photo::2004 graduate Sepideh Gazeri tells how ICS has helped her start on the road to success. Gazeri is the first ICS student ever admitted into UCI's 3-2 program that offers students an opportunity to complete an undergraduate degree and MBA within 5 years - link to full size version of photo
photo::UCI Foundation chairman Ted Smith thanks Mr. Bren for his continued support of UC Irvine and education - link to full size version of photo
photo::Father of CADD Patrick Hanratty (Ph.D. '77) recalls advice given to him by his faculty mentors while a graduate student in ICS - link to full size version of photo
ICS graduate
Sepideh Gazeri
UCI Foundation chairman Ted Smith
ICS graduate
Patrick Hanratty
photo::Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone formally announces the renaming of ICS in honor of philanthropist Donald Bren - link to full size version of photo
photo::Provost M.R.C. Greenwood presents Donald Bren with UC's highest honor, the Presidential Medal - link to full size version of photo
photo::UC Regent Joanne Kozberg offers her thanks and congratulations to Mr. Bren and ICS - link to full size version of photo
Chancellor
Ralph J. Cicerone
Provost M.R.C. Greenwood and Donald Bren
UC Regent
Joanne Kozberg

News Articles

June 10 , 2004
Making a name for itself
The Orange County Register


June 10 , 2004
Ground broken Wednesday for Bren Hall
Irvine World News


June 10 , 2004
UCI benefactor Bren breaks new ground
Daily Pilot


June 03 , 2004
Big Donor Is Donald Bren, UC Irvine Says
Los Angeles Times


June 03 , 2004
A concrete thank you
The Orange County Register


June 03 , 2004
Buildings filling to the Bren at UC Irvine
Daily Pilot


June 03 , 2004
UCI School of Information and Computer Science named in honor of Donald Bren
Irvine World News
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