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UCSC HAS RECEIVED A $1.4 MILLION GIFT, THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION EVER GIVEN BY A FORMER STUDENT. IT CAME FROM ALUMNI FOUNDATION TRUSTEE KIT MURA-SMITH. MURA-SMITH DESIGNATED AN IRREVOCABLE CHARITABLE TRUST, WHERE HALF THE MONEY GOES TO ENHANCING THE UNIVERSITY'S LIBRARY FACILITIES, AND THE OTHER HALF WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RE-ENTRY STUDENTS. SHE CREDITED HER TIME STUDYING AT UCSC AS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN HER LIFE. SHE WAS ACCEPTED AS AN "OLDER" RE-ENTRY STUDENT IN 1974, PAVING THE WAY FOR HER FUTURE SUCCESS. MURA-SMITH GRADUATED FROM UCSC IN 1975 WITH A DEGREE IN APPLIED SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY. SHE EVENTUALLY BECAME A PARTNER AT TRIMBLE NAVIGATION IN SUNNYVALE. HER GIFT BRINGS UCSC CLOSER TO ITS CORNERSTONE CAMPAIGN GOAL OF RAISING $50 MILLION BY JUNE OF 2005. THE CAMPUS HAS RAISED $45 MILLION TO DATE.