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Jerry Oppenheimer, President of the Jules and Doris Stein Support Group |
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In 1985, a dedicated group of friends and associates formed the Jules
and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group as an independent organization charged
with managing volunteer activities at the Institute. Endowed by the Jules
and Doris Stein estate, the Support Group directs all its endeavors and
assets exclusively to the advancement of the Institute's vision care and
research activities. As its inaugural project, the Support Group entered
into an agreement with the Regents of the University of California to construct
the Doris Stein Eye Research Center, covering all construction costs and
assuming responsibility for the project.
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Marti
Oppenheimer, President of the JSEI Affiliates |
To carry out the Institute's many interests, the Support Group created
the Development Committee in 1987 and the JSEI Affiliates in 1990 as separate
entities under its established by-laws. The Development Committee was organized
to raise funds and manage major projects. In addition to its first charge,
providing the Doris Stein Eye Research Center with needed medical equipment
and clinical furnishings, the Development Committee initiated several remodeling
projects involving public and patient care areas within the Institute.
Recent work of the Development Committee includes the refurbishment of
the Glaucoma suite, construction of the Clinical Research Center and remodeling
of the Westwood Plaza lobby in the Jules Stein Eye Institute building.
The Development Committee also managed the multimillion dollar campaign
to create the Bradley R. Straatsma, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology,
now held by the Institute's current director, Bartly J. Mondino, MD.
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