Susan and Henry Samueli: A Legacy of Giving
Making an imprint at UCI
For nearly 20 years, Henry and Susan Samueli have played a major role in UCI’s growth, and their $200 million pledge for the health sciences is merely a capstone to their commitment to philanthropy. Through generous gifts by their foundation and other holdings, the Samuelis have previously donated more than $70 million to UCI.
Innovation through integrative health
The University of California, Irvine today announced the largest gift in its history: $200 million from Susan and Henry Samueli, longtime campus supporters, to name a first-of-its-kind College of Health Sciences focused on interdisciplinary integrative health. The far-reaching donation—the seventh-largest to a single public university—positions UCI as a bold, new leader in population health, patient care, education and research. Construction on the state-of-the-art Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Building began in February 2020.
Converged science
Their legacy of giving can be seen across campus, especially at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, which will benefit from a $30 million gift from the Samueli Foundation to help fund a state-of-the-art convergent science building, expanding UCI’s ability to conduct large-scale, collaborative and cross-disciplinary research in engineering, computing and physical sciences.