UCSC Review Summer 1996

Rebele art history chair is largest alumni gift in UCSC history

A Santa Cruz County couple with a long-standing commitment to local arts and culture has made a gift of $250,000 to UCSC to establish an endowed chair in art history.

The gift comes from Rowland and Patricia Rebele. Patricia Rebele graduated from UCSC as a re-entry student (Porter '88), earning a B.A. in art history. The donation is the largest alumni contribution in UCSC history.

"Art history is a particular love of mine," said Patricia Rebele, "not only because I love art, but because it involves so many cultures and teaches so much about other people and civilizations. I had a wonderful experience at UCSC, and I would love to see the campus put on the map as a great place to study art history. We hope the chair will broaden and strengthen the program and foster collaborative endeavors between the art history program and the larger Santa Cruz community."

The endowment will support a number of activities--the appointment of a distinguished professor to the Patricia and Rowland Rebele Endowed Chair in Art History; appointments of outstanding art historians as scholars-in-residence; art history symposia; and presentations of lectures and colloquia involving students, faculty, visitors, and members of the community.

"It is a great pleasure to receive this gift," said Chancellor Karl Pister. "The Rebeles' generosity will greatly enrich an already strong program, offering students a broader scope of study through classes and colloquia with visiting scholars."