Alumnus Taner Halicioglu Kicks Off Campaign for UC San Diego with $75 Million Gift
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 27 -- The University of California's San Diego campus issued the following news release:
As a child, Taner Halicioglu discovered how things worked by dissecting electronic equipment--it could be a radio or walkie talkie, and even a TV at one point. At UC San Diego, the self-described nerd didn't mind that the campus lacked a football team--access to the Supercomputer Center was just as exciting. And today, he is a visionary: with a $75 million gift, Halicio . . .
As a child, Taner Halicioglu discovered how things worked by dissecting electronic equipment--it could be a radio or walkie talkie, and even a TV at one point. At UC San Diego, the self-described nerd didn't mind that the campus lacked a football team--access to the Supercomputer Center was just as exciting. And today, he is a visionary: with a $75 million gift, Halicio . . .