USD President's Report and Honor Roll of Donors 1996

The DEBATE

CORPORATE GIFTS-IN-KIND

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS For six months prior to the Presidential Debate on Oct. 16, a team of local corporate and com­ munity leaders worked with individuals and corporations throughout California to secure sponsorships of the Presidential Debate. Contri­ butions totaling $615,800 from the ponsors listed on this page helped the university cover the $500,000 cost for the Commission on Presidential Debates to produce the debate and the $1.2 million renovation of Shiley Theatre necessary for it to serve as a television studio.

P RESIDEN TI A L DEBATE HOST COMMITTEE

The University of San Diego thanks the follow­ ing companies who provided goods and services to support the 1996 Presidential Debate at USO and its related events. The following companies contributed a coral of $572,800. The companies are listed in the order their commitments were received. GTE Mobilnet loud 9 Shuttle Bank of America Santa atalina ursery Dukane Corporation Hughes-JVC Technologies Corporation Nextel Communications Sun Microsystems SDG&E Da-Lite Screen Co. TIAA-CREF DOW Stereo/Video Inc. Sea World of California Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America Samsung Electronics America Direct TV, Inc. Ross Thiele & Son Ltd. Don Blatchford Carpets and Art

The nonpartisan organizing committee assisted the University of San Diego in securing spon­ sorships to support USO in hosting the final 1996 Presidential Debate.

Darlene Marcos Shiley, Co-Chair USD Trustee

John M. Robbins Jr., Co-Chair USD Trustee

Amanda Jo Beck USD Class of 1998 David Copley President Copley Newspapers

DEBATE SPONSORS

An 11nprecedented debate day luncheon hosted by USD's Corporate A.rn,cimes fearnred Sam Donald.son, co-anchor of ABC's "Prime lime Li•t i e,"and a /Janel of ncuionall y recognized media and polirical Jmndit�. A � A?., ''_ .. · #!"" . t•"'· n � ,. ['' - 'I..-:· ·'r ·� r/ • J 11 , · ! I � ·� ·.· t'� • �" I . • · �.,, e1 ., . :...!! --·, � -.: , , ' .-,....t• • 1 . '

The University of San Diego is most grateful to the following individuals and corporations who made it possible for USO tu host "History in the Making." The sponsors are Ii ted in the order they made their commitments.

Ronald L. Fowler President/CEO Mesa Distributing Co., Inc.

Elaine Galinson Community Activist

STARS $I 00,000 Sponsors

Thomas R. Ladner Antiques Carvin Guitars and Pro Sound Pepsi-Cola Company IMM Technologies Southwestern Cable TV Aztec Business Machines lnacom Computer Rentals Apple Computer, Inc. Sparkletts Drinking Water

Donald and Darlene Shiley Bank of America Friend of USO Copley Newspapers

Murray Galinson Chief Executive Officer San Diego National Bank

The Honorable Susan Golding Mayor of San Diego

STRIPES $25,000 Sponsors

Darlene ,vfarcos Shiley addressed (he mulience in Shile)' Theatre during a 30-minwe /ire-debate /irogrmn telet 1 ised by C-SPAN. She thanked the debate sponsors and discussed rhe imporram role of rrnsrees and 1•0/un� teers in 511/J/JOrting higher ed11cation thro11gh leadership and philanthroP) ' ·

AIice B. Hayes USO President

Mesa Distributing Co., Inc. Murray and Elaine Galinson Laura and John Robbins Solar Turbines Incorporated Doug and Betsy Manchester

Author E. Hughes USO President Emeritus

William D. Jones '80 USO Trustee President and CEO CityLink Investment Corporation

Sandicast, Inc. QUALCOMM

BANNERS $I 0,000 Sponsors

Coast Income Properties The NutraSweet Kelco Company Nicholas-Applegate C;1pital Management douglas e. barnhart, inc.

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Only a few yards from Shiley Theatre, 500 friends of USO were hosied at ll specilll event w l'ie u • ,he delxue and slwre in the exciremenr of tlie momen1.

President Bill Clinton and Rep11blican numinee Bob Dole delx11ed in a wwn hall fonnat a, USD's Shiley Theatre.