$5 Million Gift from Roberta and Malin Burnham Supports UCSD'S New Management School

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February 24, 2003

The University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) new Management School received a $5 million gift designated for use at the Dean’s discretion from Roberta and Malin Burnham. The gift is the largest to-date for the school.

“UCSD is extremely grateful for this generous gift from Roberta and Malin Burnham, which will greatly enhance the development of the Management School,” said UCSD Chancellor Robert C. Dynes. “The Burnhams have played a critical role in the establishment of the school, and believe strongly that its program will help keep San Diego at the forefront of the nation’s high-tech and biotech industries.”

“The gift from the Burnhams is the first major step toward our goal of redefining business education, and we are fortunate that Malin Burnham has been a driving force in the development of this vision,” said Robert S. Sullivan, founding dean of the Management School. Sullivan, whose appointment became effective Jan. 1, 2003, was previously dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.