Donor Honor Roll 2021
The School of Theater, Film and Television gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our donors in fiscal year 2021. It was a remarkable year filled with new challenges that allowed our students and faculty to shine even more. Philanthropic gifts provided for student wellness and scholarship, as well as faculty research, enhanced virtual curricular initiatives, strategic community partnerships and engaging remote programming. Many other critically important areas vital to the mission of the School were also supported. To report an error, please email devo@tft.ucla.edu.
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$250,000 - $499,999
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust
$100,000 - $249,999
Anonymous
Donna E. Deitch MFA '76
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
$25,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
Apple
The Bridges/Larson Foundation
Cecilia deMille Presley and Randall Presley**
Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation
Diane Frolov MFA '77 and Andrew Schneider
Margaret and Greg Gabriel '72
Marco Greenberg '86
Ellie L. Kanner
Peter D. Kaufman
Melissa Thomas and David Koepp '90
Deborah MFA '75 and John Landis
Mexican-American Cultural Education Foundation
Barbara '57 and Milton Moritz (p)*
Nicole '89 and Allan Mutchnik '85
National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada
The Nicholas Endowment
Rosemary Kraemer Raitt Foundation
Karen and David Sachs
Susan and Eric Smidt
Swarovski North America, Ltd.
Elizabeth '80 and Kenneth Whitney (p)*
C. Jane and Michael Wilson (p)*
Melissa Bomes and Adam Winkler
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Margaret MFA '74 and Danilo Bach MFA '70 (p)*
Lara Beebower
Jillian Bell
Chris Bender
David C. Copley Foundation
Eleanor '59 and Francis Coppola MFA '67
Allison and Devin Corrigan
G. T. R. & B. Charitable Foundation
Edna and Yu-Shan Han Charitable Foundation
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas
Pamela Briggs '80, MFA '90 and William McDonald '82, MFA '86
Lori and Michael Milken
Netflix, Inc.
The Kemp R. Niver Trust
Jeromie Park
Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc.
Marja-Lewis Ryan
Leah Sklar
Lincoln Stalmaster
Wendy A. Stark Morrissey
Patsy MLS '64 and Robert Sung (p)*
ViacomCBS International
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Cynthia and Dan Angel
Caitlin and Thomas Brown (p)*
Margot '80 and Joseph Calabrese (p)*
Sanford R. Climan
Donald L. De Line '80
Emilio Diez Barroso
Channing Dungey '91 and Scott Power
Brynne and Daniel Fellman
Julia Franz '89 and Chris Silbermann
Shari and Robert Friedman
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Judith Harris and Robert Singer
Teri and Kenneth Hertz JD '84
Allison Wright and Andrew Kaplan '81
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall '68
Mich Mathews-Spradlin and Jason Spradlin '02
Lester Ostrov '64, JD '67 ** (p)*
Allie Romano
Kathleen '87 and Dale Rosenbloom Jr.
Edward Ryan
Brad Lamm and Scott Sanders
Danna and Benson Schaeffer '62, MA '64, PHD '67
The Adrienne Shelly Foundation, Inc.
Florence and Harry Sloan '71 (p)*
Paula Wagner and Rick Nicita
Jill St. John and Robert Wagner
Jenny and Richard Wolpert '85 (p)*
Women In Film
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous
Zuri Adele MFA '15
Christine '86 and John Alexiades (p)*
Susan and Yocel Alonso
Pete Aronson
Patricia Blessing and Jeffrey Bell MFA '90
Jane and Jim Berk P
Eddie E. Blau '86
Stephen J. Bulka '74, MBA '76
Maisha Closson
Brian B. Cohen '85
Tomago Collins
National Philanthropic Trust Coral Courts Donor Advised Fund
Tara and Tom Corley
Costume Designers Guild IATSE Local 892
Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum
Julie and Michael Daniels (p)*
Margaret '78 and Calvin Davis '77 (p)*
Taylor J. Dean MFA '18
Alexandra and Christopher Defaria '81 (p)*
Clar and Warren Dern '88
Nancy Derwin-Weiss '86
Erica '77 and Vincent Di Bona MA '71
Denise Fellers '99, JD '02 and Jeffrey Dintzer '85
Joan and Albert Dorman (p)*
EDJ Productions Inc.
Kerstin Emhoff
Phyllis and Donald Epstein
Esperanza Vasquez '73 and Moctesuma Esparza '71, MFA '73 (p)*
Mary and Scott Farrar '72, MFA '75
Dena Friedman and Oakley Van Slyke
Scott Galloway '87
Glitter Pictures, LLC
Mary and Gene Goldberg (p)*
Josh Goldenberg
Marlene and Barry Grossman
Valencia Haynes
Ronda and Rolf Hoffmann (p)*
Ellen and Jerry Jacobson
American Endowment Foundation Kahane Family Charitable Fund
Carly and Nathan Kahane
Kaplan Perrone
Wan Rha and Andrew Kim
The Andrew B. Kim & Wan Kyun Rha Kim Foundation, Inc.
Beth Lane MFA '18 and Joel Moody
Judy '64 and William Levin '63, MS '66, MS '73 (p)*
Lynette and Derek Lind
Rudy Martinez and Ryan Martinez-Slattery MFA '11
Natalie S. Massenet '87
Maya Pictures LLC
Sonal and Samir Mehta MBA '92 (p)*
Nancy and Robert Meidel '07
Marianne '71 and Michael Murphy '69, MA '71, PHD '74
Todd Myers
Mark Oldenburg
Diane Cary and Jim Parriott III MFA '74
Sandra and Guillermo Perez (p)*
Margaret Phillips '70, PHD '90, Mario Gerla MS '70, PHD '73** (p)*
Rebecca Pollack Parker '86 and J. Hutchinson Parker
Susan and Alexander Ramondelli (p)*
Stacy Sherman '85 and William Ray '85
Elana and Jeff Rose '87
Peggy '88 and Nicholas Rose '87, MD '91 (p)*
Paul Rothbard '88
Lamman Rucker
Gina Rugolo Judd '86
Shoshana Sachidhanandam MFA '16
Amber and Richard Sakai '77, MFA '80
Delia N. Salvi MFA '65, PHD '69 **
Teri E. Schwartz '71
Dylan Siegel
Lea Stalmaster and Terrell Morse
Jodie Tillen
University of California Los Angeles Retirees' Association
Courtney Wagner
Natasha G. Wagner
Lisa '81 and John Walker '82 (p)*
The Walt Disney Company
Ena Whisnant
Laura Lee Williams '85 and Michael Murphy
Maaza Woldemusie and Teshome Gabriel MA '76, PHD '79
Wood Rights, LLC
$1 - $999
Anonymous
Rose and Charles Abbott
Holly Barrett and Barry Abel '64
Analiza and James Aceron MFA '94
Kate Adler and Marcelo Ziperovich '88
Leonora A. Afuyog '96
Charlene Aguilar
Anne and Paul Ahrens '80
Haifaa Al Mansour
Louise '76 and Michael Alaimo
Karl Alvestad '86
Soonjin Lee and Jinsoo An MA '96, PHD '05
Charlene Anderson '73, MA '75 and Steve Smith (p)*
AnEcoScape
J.Ed Araiza
Heather E. Arnson '05
Daniel L. Baker '09
Ginger and John Barnard
Marcia MA '84 and Steven Barryte '68 (p)*
Danielle Bearden-Mead
Steven G. Becker '85
Joshua D. Beeman '92
Debi '90 and Anthony Berk '87 (p)*
Suzanne M. Berry '84, MA '88
Kristi '97 and Brian Bieber
Renne and Bruce Bilson '50
Michelle Bitting and Phillip Abrams (p)*
Julie R. Black '86
Sylvia MFA '19 and Bill Blush
Gwen Bolger Trust
Anastasia E. Bonaccorso MFA '15
Loretta C. Bonus (p)*
Chumahan B. Bowen MFA '05
Janelle Del Carlo '89 and Keith Brant '83, MA '88, PHD '95
Dana J. Broadbooks '76
Anne Bruner '98 and James Bremner
Daina and Craig Burness P
Frederick E. A. Bush
Yvonne Ortiz-Bush and Michael Bush (p)*
Brittany Byrd
Christine and William Byrnes MFA '72
Zoe Cadore
John T. Caldwell MA '83
Wendy Milner-Calloway and David Calloway MFA '73
Karla Campbell and Kurt Koldinger (p)*
Roneet '86** and Gary Carmell '87
John M. Caronna '95
Sara Carter
Evelyn Celic '92, MFA '94
Britt and Donald Chadwick '59 (p)*
Emily Chase MFA '90 and David Decker
Gail C. Chorna '89
Ria Pavia and Kelly Ciscone (p)*
Bruce E. Colbert '75
Nancy MA '81 and David Colman
Malena and Jeffrey Copeland (p)*
Pamela and Michael Crane (p)*
Steven D. Cuden MFA '10
Ashley W. Curtis
Jessica '87 and James Dabney
Andrew G. Dadour '12
Kayla and Mark Debellis (p)*
Roger M. Demarr '72
Ilene and Arnold Derwin (p)*
Erin and Mark Devitre '88
Lochlann B. Dey '98, MFA '04
Alicia J. Dhanifu MFA '80
Mary Lou and Harold Dietler (p)*
Trisha Difazio
Leslie and Lee Dinstman '76, MFA '79
Ivy** and Paul Dodwell '71, MBA '78
Cheryl Downey MA '68, PHD '71 and Lawrence Owen
Ellen '85 and Tim Doyle
Lauren Tarshis and David Dreyfuss '77, MFA '89
Dreyfuss Tarshis Media, Inc.
Marie-Chantal MA '76** and Kevin Droney MFA '75 (p)*
Samrong and Jefferson Dunbar Jr. '80, MFA '88
Patrick Dunlap
Robert E. Durham MA '57
Michael D. Edwards
Sara H. Edwards '74
Maria and Ignacio Elisavetsky (p)*
Staci '88, JD '91 and Brad Elkins '87 (p)*
Cole Emhoff
Gita Endore
Alanna Erspamer
George Eubanks
Melanie Fairchild '65, JD '84, MBA '85 and David Dzanis
Yolanda MS '59 and Leonard Farr '58, MS '65 (p)*
Liam A. Farrell '19
Christie Davis and Kenneth Fause MA '78
Jody and William Fay '78
Jonathan Feder
Lisa K. Fimberg '86
Lynn J. Fimberg '87
Judi and John Finkbiner '93
Mike Flynn
Linda '80 and Scott Folsom**
Christopher J. Fonseca '99
David S. Frey '86
Erik M. Friedl MFA '81
Jessica and James Gallo
Fatima and Gerardo Garcia (p)*
Tijana Agic-Gaudio and David Gaudio '81, MFA '85
Evelyn M. Gay
Steven B. Gelber '86
Renate and Manny Geronimo (p)*
Almaz and Fisseha Gessesse
Yasmine Gieber
Golden Isles Productions
Megan and Neil Goldfarb (p)*
Sondra and Earl Goldstein
Ana A. Gonzalez
Adena Smith and Richard Green '81
Sandra G. Greenberg '86
Dejene Habte-Mariam MA '90
Bambi L. Haggins MA '96, PHD '00
Yonatan Hagos
Quanita Hailey
Amanda Hamilton
Benjamin F. Hamilton
Christopher M. Hanson MFA '12
Kathi MFA '78 and Michael Heafey '75
Susan L. Heeley '66
Susan and Thomas Hemphill '75
Harry J. Hirschman '86
Micah A. Hirschman '88, MBA '98
Carol and Clive Hoffman '59
Shannon M. Holt '84
Joshua R. Hooks MS '16, PHD '19
Barbara '79 and Daniel Horwitz '57, MBA '65
Amanda Hoskinson '15 and Montgomery Beauregard Wigglesworth
Angela How
Noela '92 and Ruben Hueso '92
Teleia Montgomery and Willard Huyck Jr.
Esther Ibarra
IBM Corporation
Mira and Peter Imber MFA '82
Scott C. Jaberg
Mary Kay Jenkins MFA '00
Diane and Trent Johnson (p)*
Richard T. Johnson '59, MA '61
Sheila Johnson-Brousseau and Daniel Brousseau (p)*
Chelsi M. Johnston MFA '17
Madelon '65 and Christopher Jones '64
Kumiko Hakushi and Daniel Jue '88
Susan B. Kadota '87
Debra and Richard Kagawa
David Kaplan
Randall S. Kaplan
Shoshannah Katz Schraven '96, JD '04, MBA '04, Kevin Schraven '95
Allegra and Sheppard Kaufman '87
Sima Hashemifar and Javad Khakbaz (p)*
Sarah and Ali Kiani PHD '84
Louise J. Kim
Carol King and Michael Rose '78, MFA '90**
Danielle King
Marshall A. Knight '09
David Kouchnerkavich
Gayla Kraetsch-Hartsough and Jeffrey Hartsough
Amy Krell '86
Kay and Michael Krubiner (p)*
Seth M. Kurland '82
Tami L. Kutchai MFA '05
Karen G. Kwong '79
Sherry and H. Richard Lane (p)*
Abby Deng-Huei Lee
Michele Lee
Erin '87 and Kenneth Lennon '85, MFA '87 (p)*
Kevin Leung '90
Philip J. Levie MFA '07
Helen and Jordan Levin
Leland F. Lew '78
Deborah '65 and Richard Lind '64, MS '65
Cathleen F. Linder '72
Nicole M. Litchfield P
Lindsey and Arthur Lombardi MPA '67 (p)*
Shayla and Chazz Love
Margaret C. Maloney MFA '18
Barbara and Richard Marks
Rosalind L. Marks '74
Craig J. Markus '86
Kathleen and Joseph Marron (p)*
Debra and Rudy Martinez
Ernesto S. Martinez MA '98
Francisco E. Martinez MFA '77
Tanyss and David Martula (p)*
Jasmine Mathews
Whitney '85 and Bruce McCleery
Michael J. McDermott '89
MediaMandy Agency
Ellen and Jerald Medway
Emily R. Mikolitch '17
Jo Anna A. Miller '91
Clark G. Mires '67
Andrey R. Misyutin '15
Phyllis Momtazee-Snelling and William Snelling '57 (p)*
John Money
Karen and Jonathan Moore MFA '03
Lucinda Moorhead
Moira Morel
Jerry D. Mosher '82, MA '97, PHD '07
Suzanne and Anton Mueller MFA '92
Joanne Murphy
Richard Murphy ’80 and Lucia Coulter
Bette '60 and Jeffrey Nagin '54
Cynthia Shaha '75 and Philip Neel '73
Allyson Newman
Chon A. Noriega
Marlene and Duncan O'Brien (p)*
John C. Oglesby III (p)*
Joseph M. Olivieri
Angeline Olschewski MFA '12
Jon T. O'Neal MFA '04
Miebaka Opuiyo-Yohannes MFA '16
Carol and Thomas Ozanich MFA '77
Marlene G. Pannell
Carew Papritz '87, MFA '91
Najja Parker
Sarah Patel
Davin Peelle
Michael Peretzian '63, MA '66, MFA '66
Theodore J. Perkins MFA '07
Amy and John Pernick (p)*
Rose Catherine Pinkney MBA '88
Laura Plotkin and Tony Wiener
P. Jaye and Mike Pniewski '83
Carolyn '81 and John Poer
Cheryl C. Price
Gina Prince-Bythewood '91 and Reginald Bythewood
Terri L. Prizant '80
Donna Prlich (p)*
Prudential Financial, Inc.
R W Turk Construction LLC
Judy '81 and Louis Race '68
Fred Rappoport
Suneel J. Ratan
Kristine S. Ravetto '88, MA '93, PHD '97
Elaine C. Ray
Kerry L. Reis '79
Michael P. Richards
Tiffany A. Rider '92
Riot Games, Inc.
Renee E. Risch (p)*
Tori Ritchie
Patti A. Riva
Grace and Floriano Rodriguez Jr. (p)*
John Acorda and Richard Rose '75, MFA '77
Alexandra J. Rosenberg MFA '12
Joy Rosenthal
Lois and Moshe Rothblum '65
Esther Rowland
Katherine T. Ruppe MFA '04
Marilyn Manners MA '83, PHD '89 and Randolph Rutsky PHD '91
Allyn '59, MFA '64 and James Ryan
Rosemarie Ryan
Mayra R. Sahagun-Galvan (p)*
Fidelity Charitable Eileen Salmas Charitable Giving Fund
Eileen B. Salmas MA '76
Kate E. Sarchet '76
Denise D. Saunders Thompson MFA '94
Brigitte H. Savage '63, MA '66
Janine Scalise
Kevin M. Scharff MA '97
Janet Schreiber and Myrl Schreibman '67, MFA '69
Sondra E. Scott '63
Maria and Dov Seidman '87, MA '87
Roger W. Seiler '64
Eve Spencer and Paul Selfa '86
Susan Senk
Andrea Ruff and David Shapiro '74
National Philanthropic Trust Robert and Linell Shapiro Family Foundation Fund
Linell and Robert Shapiro '65
Kristin L. Sheets '79
Sharon Sherman MA '71 and Steven Zibelman
Sharon A. Siefert '87
Eric B. Siegel
Elinor J. Sigler '65
Sabrina Silver '85, MFA '12
Lila L. Silvern '54
Margery Simkin
Mark L. Skaist '88
Reuben Sloan '87
Linda Bochte and R. John Slosser '69
Freya MFA '77 and Dennis Smallwood
Lisa MFA '91 and Jeffrey Smith '65
Lisa and Wesley Smith '88
Beretta Smith-Shomade PHD '97 and Salmon Shomade
Michelle and John Spellman '94
Jean and James Spurrier MA '70
Taylor E. Stayton
Robin B. Stockton '74, MFA '78
Angela and Jim Strain MFA '85
Ann Straubinger De Wolfe '66 and William De Wolfe
Emilie Svensson
Diane M. Tanaka '71
Gloria K. Tapp
Fred Teague
Deborah and A. John Thibault MFA '78
Anna I. Thomas '71, MA '77
Homer P. Tom '85
Paul P. Traugh '68
Amelia Tryon
Deborah '78, MFA '81 and Richard Turk
Maria Turner-Penner and Franklyn Penner
Desiree Underwood
Trina and Adam Venit '85
Sofia Vida '21
Elena P. Vitale '70
Honoria '73, MBA '75 and David Vivell MBA '70
Victoria Von Szeliski
Leeann Yelavich '77, MED '82 and George Wade '79
Ronald Walker
Ann Webb
Maura S. Weber '92
Marieke Oudejans MFA '06 and David Weiner MBA '06
Jill '85 and Eric Weinlein MBA '85
Nicole Ashton and Stan Wertlieb '76
Deborah '73 and Ronald White
Sam J. Whiting
Temma '71, MBA '73, MFA '76 and Glenn Willey
Susie Wilson
John M. Winslow '80
Robert F. Yonchak MFA '98
Al Zaninovich
Yichi Zhang
(p)*parent(s)
**deceased
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