Fellowship and Professorship Contributors

Numerous individuals, companies and organizations made gifts to establish endowments, significant fellowships, or special programs that benefited KGI in 2013–2014. Learn more about Admissions fellowship opportunities.

Endowed Fellowships

Annenberg Foundation Endowed Fellowship Fund
A second generation family foundation established by publisher, ambassador and philanthropist Walter H. Annenberg who believed that education held civilization together.

Bradbury Endowed Fellowship
Daniel M. Bradbury is President and CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals and a member of the Keck Graduate Institute Board of Trustees.

Bonnie Busenberg Endowed Fellowship
Bonnie Busenberg was a first Keck Graduate Institute employee who served as Vice President of Administration.

Robert and Winifred Curry Endowed Fellowship Fund
Robert Curry is the chair of the Keck Graduate Institute Board of Trustees and a Partner of Curry Henos Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures. Mr. Curry and his wife, Winifred Curry, are strong supporters of education.

Robert A. Day Endowed Fellowship Fund
Robert A. Day is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Trust Company of the West, an investment management company and one of the largest independent trust companies in the U.S. Chairman of the Board of TCW Group, a registered investment management company. Mr. Day is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the W. M. Keck Foundation

Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
Fletcher Jones was the founder of the Computer Science Corporation. The primary emphasis of the Fletcher Jones Foundation is to support education at private colleges and universities in California.

Emil G. Hansen Endowed Scholarship Fund
Emil G. Hansen, a graduate of Harvey Mudd College, named the Keck Graduate Institute in his trust to establish a scholarship fund.

William Randolph Hearst Foundation Endowed Fellowship Fund
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by publisher and philanthropist William Randolph Hearst. One of the foundation’s priorities is to provide access to quality education to prepare students to succeed in a global society.

John and Sandra Leland Endowed Fellowship Fund
John Leland is the founding partner of RCM Capital Management, and a trustee emeritus of the Keck Graduate Institute.

George H. Mayr Endowed Fellowship Fund
George H. Mayr was a druggist-entrepreneur and real estate investor. Although he never earned a college degree, he was particularly pleased to be able to support education at the finest institutions private institutions in California.

Pioneer Hi-Bred Endowed Fellowship Fund
Pioneer Hi-Bred is an international company that utilizes biotechnology to offer new potential for meeting the world's demand for food, feed, fuel and materials, while reducing our footprint our footprint on the planet.

Riggs/Carson Endowed Fellowship Fund
Henry (Hank) Riggs pursued his vision to found the Keck Graduate Institute and served as KGI’s founding President. Along with his wife, Gayle Carson Riggs, they established the Riggs/Carson Endowed Fellowship.

Sidney J. (Jim) Weinberg Endowed Fellowship
Jim Weinberg, Jr. was Keck Graduate Institute’s Chair Emeritus and was instrumental in establishing KGI’s scholarship program.

Term Fellowships

Founders Circle Fellowships

Founders Circle Fellowships are made possible from the generous support of the Keck Graduate Institute’s highest level, long standing donors and earliest supporters.

Anthony and Hallie Caracciolo Founders Circle Fellowship
Anthony Caracciolo is the former Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations at Gilead Sciences and is a trustee of the Keck Graduate Institute.

Robert and Winifred Curry Founders Circle Fellowship
Robert Curry is the chair of the Keck Graduate Institute Board of Trustees and a Partner of Curry Henos Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures. Mr. Curry and his wife Winifred Curry are strong supporters of education

John and Sandra Leland Founders Circle Fellowship
John Leland is the founding partner of RCM Capital Management, and a trustee emeritus of the Keck Graduate Institute.

Arthur Riggs Founders Circle Fellowship
Dr. Arthur Riggs, Ph.D, is a geneticist whose work was critical to the modern biotechnology industry. Dr. Riggs is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, director emeritus of the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope National Medical Center, where he was also the founding dean of City of Hope's graduate school, and serves on the board of trustees at the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Founders Circle Fellowship
Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., was a senior director for Goldman Sachs Group and the Chair Emeritus of the Keck Graduate Institute. In 2007, he was awarded Doctorate of Applied Life Sciences, honoris causa, from Keck Graduate Institute.

Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global BioPharma company committed to creating innovative medicines for serious diseases.

Dennis and Linda Fenton Fellowship
Dennis M. Fenton was a former Executive Vice President for Amgen and is a current member of the Keck Graduate Institute’s Board of Trustees.

Jay Flatley Fellowship
Jay Flately is Director, President and CEO of Illumina, Inc. Illumina’s technologies are used by a broad range of academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other leading institutions around the globe.

KGI Corporate Advisory Council Fellowship

The Advisory Council Fellowship was established through the donations from the members of Keck Graduate Institute’s Advisory Council which represents nearly fifty different life science companies.

Allergan
Allergan, Inc. is a multi-specialty health care company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and over-the-counter consumer products.

Ann Peppers Foundation Fellowship Fund
Ann Peppers was from San Bernardino County her passions included education, art and horses. The foundation was established to benefit private colleges and universities in Southern California.

Astellas USA Foundation Fellowship
Astellas is a research and development driven global pharmaceutical company. Foundation funding is intended to support innovative scientists who will solve global health care issues.

Catherine M. Burzik Fellowship
Catherine M. Burzik is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and a member of Keck Graduate Institute’s Board of Trustees.

Cornelius Fellowship
James M. Cornelius is the chairman of the board of Bristol-Myers Squibb and is credited with transforming Bristol-Myers Squibb into a leader in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Jay Flatley Fellowship
Jay Flately is Director, President and CEO of Illumina, Inc. Illumina’s technologies are used by a broad range of academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other leading institutions around the globe.

Rose Hills Foundation Science and Engineering Fellowship
The Rose Hills Foundation is a legacy of the Founders and Directors of Rose Hills Memorial Park, which is the largest cemetery in North America. Fellowship support is intended for the highest caliber students from Southern California.

Endowed Professorships

Henry E. Riggs Professor of Management
Steven Casper, PhD, Director of the Postdoctoral Professional Masters Program

Henry Riggs is president emeritus of both Harvey Mudd College and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), 1997-2003, and served as chairman of the board of trustees at KGI. Riggs is also professor emeritus, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford University.

Stan Phelps, founding trustee, successful business executive and philanthropist established the Henry E. Riggs Professor of Management Professorship to honor Henry Riggs.

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Professor of Applied Life Sciences
James D. Sterling, MD, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., was a senior director for Goldman Sachs Group and the Chair Emeritus of the Keck Graduate Institute. In 2007, he was awarded a Doctorate of Applied Life Sciences, honoris causa, from Keck Graduate Institute.

George B. and Joy Rathmann Professor
Matthew S. Croughan, PhD, Director of the Amgen Bioprocessing Center

Dr. Rathmann is acclaimed as a founding father of modern biotechnology. He is a co-founder of Amgen, Inc., and was instrumental in bringing Epogen, one of the world’s first biotech blockbuster drugs to market. Dennis Fenton; former Executive Vice President, Amgen and KGI trustee, and his wife Linda established the George B. and Joy Rathmann Professorship.

Joe and Vi Jacobs Visiting Professor
Larry Grill, PhD, Adjunct Professor

Joe Jacobs founded Jacobs Engineering Group, which provides construction and engineering design services to an international roster of clients. The gift he and his wife bestowed on KGI provides support for bioscience ethics, teaching and research.

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor
Angelika Niemz, PhD, Director of Research

Arnold O. Beckman, founder-chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments, Inc. He is considered one of the top five inventors of scientific instruments. His devices saved countless lives around the world.

Robert E. Finnigan Professor of Applied Life Sciences
James Osborne, PhD, Director of the Center for Biomarker Research

The Robert E. Finnigan Professor of Applied Life Sciences was established in 2002 by Doug and Shawn Mackenzie in honor of Shawn's father, Robert Finnigan, a pioneer of instrumentation for mass spectrometry and chromatography.

Norris Professor of Applied Life Sciences
M. Ian Phillips, PhD, DSc, FAHA, Director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapies

The Norris Professorship was established by The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation, one of KGI’s most generous supporters. The Norris Foundation has supported KGI almost since its inception.

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