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Photo: Chancellor Katehi and emcee Narayan

Chancellor Katehi with student Rajiv Narayan ’12, the event’s emcee

San Jose campaign celebration

August 8, 2011

San Jose

UC Davis alumni, parents, supporters and friends from Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area joined Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi at a campaign celebration in San Jose on August 8, 2011. At the event, Katehi and other university leaders thanked UC Davis’ many supporters and recognized their partnership in advancing the university’s mission and vision.

The excerpts below are highlights of the speakers’ remarks at the celebration.

“UC Davis has a tremendous opportunity moving forward…We want to be a leader in higher education in the country. We want to become a more global institution and we want our students to become global leaders.”

— Linda P.B. Katehi
Chancellor, UC Davis

“Students are multipliers. When you invest in talent and grit, the return on your investment is tremendous.”

— Rajiv Narayan ’12
Critical Economics major

Photo: Men speaking from a podium

UC Davis supporter Bruce Edwards ’60 (left) and Vice Chancellor for Research Harris Lewin, Ph.D. ’84

“The campus leadership has vested in me responsibility to be the venture capitalist for the university.”

— Harris Lewin, Ph.D. ’84
Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Davis
Robert and Rosabel Osborne Endowed Chair in Evolution and Ecology

“My greatest memories are from my college days at Davis…I got involved again, after nearly 40 years, by attending a football game. I encourage you all to find your passion within the university and to financially support that passion.”

— Bruce Edwards ’60
Campaign Cabinet member and Vice Chair of the UC Davis Foundation