Welcome to the YCSD
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ince 1964 the Yale Club of San Diego has committed itself to bring together alumni, students, faculty, parents, and spouses of Yale College as well as the Graduate and Professional Schools. Come share the Boola Boola spirit to socialize, network, educate, and serve our community as members of Yale’s Finest Alumni in America’s Finest City.
I encourage all Yalies in the San Diego area to get involved. The YCSD is always looking for volunteers and ideas to make the Club a more rewarding experience for you. Please contact us at yaleclubofsandiego@gmail.com
Jason P. Luján ’89
YCSD President
For more than two decades, the Yale Club of San Diego has sponsored a mixer each fall for all Yale alumni, students, parents and faculty living in or visiting the area. For the past few years, we have been graciously hosted by Cindy and Tim Wollaeger ’66. This year, they will again host us at their new home at 1820 Viking Way in La Jolla. Please join us to refresh old friendships and kindle new ones! Attendance is free, but we encourage attendees to bring food donations, which we will pass on to Feeding America. The Fall Mixer also kicks off our 2019 Contributing Membership year. Please consider a Contributing Membership in the Yale Club of San Diego as well! If you plan to attend, reserve your spot by completing the following: To become a Contributing Member of the Yale Club of San Diego, or renew your existing membership for 2019, please complete the following: We look forward to seeing you!
Yale Men’s HeavyWeight Crew Repeats IRA National Championship
Another strong showing and bragging rights with a fantastic finish to the season. Game highlights and details may be found HERE. Congrats Bulldogs!
Yale Men’s Lacrosse Wins NCAA Division I National Championship
A fitting cap to a fantastic season and Yale athletics history: the men’s lacrosse team defeated Duke to win the 2018 NCAA Division I championship—a first in program history! Game highlights and details may be found HERE. Congrats Bulldogs!
Alumni Fellow Nominations
PLEASE NOTE: Nominations are accepted at any time, but must be received by September 14 for consideration this year.
A message from Nancy Stratford ’77, Chair, Association of Yale Alumni Board of Governors
Dear Friends of Yale:
I write today to request your assistance in identifying outstanding leaders for Yale University.
Each year, Yale alumni elect one Fellow of the Board of Trustees for a six-year term. Candidates for election are chosen by a committee of the AYA Board of Governors and others in the University community.
We count on you to nominate alumni with the vision and leadership to serve on the Board. Nominations are accepted year round but please use this form to give us your suggestions no later than September 15, 2018 to be considered for this year.
The Board of Trustees (formally the Yale Corporation) is Yale’s governing and policy-making body. The trustees act as fiduciaries to ensure that the university’s academic and administrative leadership are guided by sound policies and practices, with adequate resources, to further Yale’s mission. The trustees are attentive to balancing the needs of today’s faculty, students, alumni, and staff with those of future generations.
Candidates for Alumni Fellow should be accomplished individuals with a capacity for consensus building within a collegial body. The candidates with the most potential will have insight relevant to current university challenges and will be able to make their service on the Corporation a high personal priority with respect to time, energy, and effort. Ideally, the pool of nominees for Alumni Fellow reflects the wonderful diversity of the alumni community itself, and I encourage you to consider this when making recommendations.
According to governing documents, trustees must be holders of either a bachelor’s degree from 2013 or earlier, or any degree from the Graduate School or one of Yale’s professional schools. In addition, please note that members may only hold office until the age of 72. So that an Alumni Fellow may serve a full six-year term, the nominating committee generally does not consider naming individuals to the slate who are older than the age of 66.
If you have any questions, please contact the AYA. Nominations may also be mailed to Alumni Fellow Nominating Committee, P.O. Box 209010, New Haven, CT 06520-9010.
Thank you for joining me in seeking excellent leaders to guide Yale’s future.
Summer Send-Off to ’22 Yalies
Class ’22
Thanks to all who attended the second annual YCSD Picnic at Presidio Park in Mission Hills to recognize and welcome the newest generation of Yalies from the Class of ’22. Taking advantage of a pleasant summer day (and too much food), students, parents and alumni gathered to converse, reflect and prepare for the next chapter in their lives. Congratulations to all!
YCSD 2018 Annual Brunch
We are excited and looking forward to having Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm, Inc. as our speaker at the annual brunch Saturday, June 9th, 2018. Dr. Jacobs became a member of the Yale family when he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering and Technology at Yale commencement in 2017.
He received his B.S degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell, and his Masters and Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Technology from M.I.T. After serving on the faculty at M.I.T for 8 years, he joined the faculty at UCSD in 1966 as a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In 1968, he co-founded Linkabit Corporation, a satellite communications company which was acquired by M/A-COM, and in 1985 founded Qualcomm with several colleagues from Linkabit. Qualcomm initially focused on satellite communications as well, but eventually broadened to include digital telephone technology based on CDMA. Qualcomm is now a multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company which has evolved several generations of CDMA culminating in what is known today as “5G”. The company has more than 33,000 employees worldwide, with over 13,000 in San Diego and is one of two Fortune 500 companies in San Diego.
Dr. Jacobs has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Among his numerous honors, he has been the co-recipient of an award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (for CDMA technology), the Bower award for Business Leadership, membership in the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame, and the medal of honor from the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), and an honorary Doctorate from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
His philanthropic endeavors have been legendary with contributions to the arts (San Diego Symphony, the La Jolla Music Society,La Jolla Playhouse), UCSD (Jacobs School of Engineering, Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla), M.I.T, Cornell, American Society for Technion (the Cornell/Technion Technology Campus on Roosevelt Island in New York), support for the underserved in San Diego, and the new downtown Library.
Dr. Jacobs will be interviewed by Robert Hemphill, YC 1966.
This event is SOLD OUT! We look forward to seeing those of you who have registered!
Become a Contributing Member of the Yale Club of San Diego
Your tax-deductible dollars help support programs such as the YCSD Book Award, Yale Day of Service, and Alumni Schools Committee (ASC), in addition to offsetting the costs of social and professional events offered throughout the year.
For God, For Country, and for Yale!
and for San Diego!
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