UC Merced Magazine | Commemorative Chronicle

By Francesca Dinglasan

Campos Companies founder and Executive Chairman Marco Campos (le ) with Campos Foundation President Deanna Campos-Miller

UC Merced’s scholar-athletes and future engineers will bene t from a $5 million gi from Campos Companies and its charitable arm, the Campos Foundation. e commitment will fund a new track and eld facility, permanently endow scholarships for scholar-athletes and STEM students, and deepen an already robust partnership between the university and the Campos family.

“Athletics taught me resilience, discipline, leadership and the importance of working as a team,” he said. “ ese are the characteristics we hope to help support and cultivate in generations of UC Merced scholar-athletes.” The Campos Foundation’s ongoing investment in our university will inspire a new era of competitive and academic excellence... JUAN SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, PH.D . CHANCELLOR

t the women’s soccer season opener on September 5, Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz joined Campos Companies founder and Executive Chairman Marco Campos and Campos Foundation President Deanna Campos-Miller in announcing the new track will be named Campos Field. “ anks to this generous gi , UC Merced is better positioned to support the holistic well-being of our scholar-athletes while also strengthening ties with our community and region,” Muñoz said. “ e Campos Foundation’s ongoing investment in our university will inspire a new era of competitive and academic excellence, and we could not be more grateful for their enduring support and partnership.” Marco Campos, who credits athletics with shaping his own career, said the foundation hopes to pass those lessons on.