AMAZING WOMEN
Women & Philanthropy members are breaking new ground every day, shaping the future of the university and paving the way for other women who want to make a difference. Here are two examples:

Carol Block
Former Associate of the Chancellor and Women & Philanthropy Board Member, Carol Block and her husband, Chancellor Emeritus Gene Block, have made more than 200 gifts to the university. Their philanthropy has uplifted the campus in nearly every sphere of activity, from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, the UCLA College, and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering to UCLA Athletics, the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, the Fowler Museum at UCLA and UCLA Health Sciences.
Through it all, the cause closest to their hearts has been student support. In 2009, the Blocks established the Gene and Carol Block Family Fund to create undergraduate scholarships for students with financial need. Already, their generosity has assisted 11 students, providing nearly $70,000 toward their college expenses.
To pay tribute to Carol’s philanthropy and leadership, Women & Philanthropy created a new scholarship to honor her legacy: the Carol K. Block Endowed Scholarship at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Beginning with academic year 2025–26, the scholarship will be awarded annually to one or two California students majoring in music to help cover their educational costs in their junior and senior years.
To read more about Carol Block’s philanthropy: https://philanthropy.ucla.edu/stories/carol-block-philanthropist/

Maxine Rosenfeld
Maxine Rosenfeld established the UCLA Simulator Training Program in the Department of Anesthesiology. She blazed a path for others to follow as a donor to the David Geffen School of Medicine’s new Department of Human Genetics. Another significant gift established the Maxine and Eugene Rosenfeld Endowed Chair in Computational Genetics, fueling this promising field of medical research. Additional areas of support include the UCLA Fund, the UCLA Anderson School of Management, the Center for Society and Genetics, the Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Live and the Center on Aging. Years earlier, Maxine and her husband established a scholarship fund that continues to assist UCLA undergraduates with serious financial needs and/or disabilities. “These students are so deserving when you consider where they’ve come from and what they want to do with their lives,” she says.