Undergraduate Scholarships
Scholarship Awards and Requirements
Patricia and Harry L. Bruce
The Bruce's met at UCLA during an intermediate microeconomics class. They married while students. Patricia stayed home to raise their two children and Harry graduated in 1951 with a BS in Business Administration. They subsequently moved to El Paso, Texas, where they owned a successful electrical supply store.
2009-2010 Recipients:
Gumbiner, Savett, Inc.
Charles Gumbiner '47, Louis Savett '54, and Gary Finkel '66, leaders in the Santa Monica CPA firm Gumbiner, Savett, Inc. established this scholarship in 2000 to honor the distinguished UCLA professor Harry Simons. The firm is committed to supporting students interested in accounting careers.
2009-2010 Recipients:
John J. Peterson
John Peterson graduated from UCLA in 1955 with a BS in Business Administration. He was the captain of the 1954 football team, UCLA's only national champion football team. He is the chairman of the Peterson Automotive Group, which includes the Cormier Chevrolet-GEO-Hyundai dealership in Long Beach.
2009-2010 Recipients:
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro
Ralph and Shirley, both graduates of UCLA, established this scholarship in honor of Professor Harry Simons. The Shapiro's have been active volunteers at UCLA and generous donors to many schools and programs of the university.
2009-2010 Recipients:
Professor Harry Simons
This scholarship was created by UCLA alumni to honor their inspirational teacher. Prof. Simons used the Socratic Method to teach his students to think critically and to serve their communities. He co-authored two of the leading textbooks in accounting used from the 1940's to the 1970's. His former students dominated the leadership of the Southern California accounting profession for many years.
2009-2010 Recipients:
Robert D. and Margaret A. Wark
This scholarship was created by Dr. David Wark in memory of his brother and sister-in-law. Robert Wark worked full-time while attending UCLA. He graduated with a BA in Economics in 1937. In the Army during WWII, he rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant. After the war, he worked as a personnel officer, first in Tennessee, then at the Veterans Administration in the Los Angeles area. He passed away in 1994. Margaret Wark worked at the California Institute of Technology during WWII. After the war, she was an administrative assistant with the City of Los Angeles until she retired in 1982 to minister to her husband during his final illness. She passed away in 1997.
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