Black and white vintage photo of Alice Eastwood with botany specimens
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Alice Eastwood, curator and head of the Botany Department at the Academy in 1894, saved 1,497 type specimens from the fire caused by the 1906 earthquake. She dedicated herself to rebuilding the botany collections, embarking on many ambitious collecting trips in the years to follow. Her legacy didn’t end there: Eastwood also named the Academy as a beneficiary of her will.

Alice Eastwood serves as the inspiration and namesake for our Eastwood Associates, a society of visionary donors whose planned gifts are vital investments in the future of the Academy. Like Alice, these individuals believe in the power of our museum to advance scientific knowledge in California and around the world. We’re grateful for the support of the donors listed below as we work to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.

To share your intention to include the Academy in your estate plan and join the Eastwood Associates, please let us know by emailing eastwoodassociates@calacademy.org! Eastwood Associates receive special communications and invitations to exclusive events with Academy scientists and educators and other like-minded supporters.

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We thank our Eastwood Associates

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Cat Aboudara
Wojciech Pulawski and Veronica
  Ahrens-Pulawski
Michele and Mark Aldrich
Joy and Jonathan Alferness
Anthony Alfidi
Mary Allen
Mary Beth and Frank Almeda
Barbara D. Andrews
Terri J. Arington in memory of
  Hector and Grayce Ceschi
Mary Ann and Samuel Aronson
Jay Auslander
Malou Babilonia
Nancy Abbott Baker
Charna Ball
Nancy Barbour
Charles Madsen Barksdale
Marie Schoppe Bartee
Joan Beavin
Cynthia Hill and Steven
  Beckendorf
Riva and David Berelson, Jr.
Medea and Bruce Bern
Loraine and Robert Berry
Susan and Frederick Bianucci
Phyllis Blair
Roberta and Roy Borgonovo
Norman Brand
Mary Renaker and Eric Brazel
Ardis and Alfred Breslauer
Ellen and Russell Breslauer
Melinda M. & James R. Brown
Josephine H. Brownback
Joanne Bruggemann
Dr. Margaret Gould Burke
Linda and Arthur Burnett
Corrine Buteau and Luis
  Betances
Eva Buxton
Brook and Shawn Byers
Jeanie and Michael Casey
Joe Castrovinci
Claudia and David Chittenden
Diane and William Clarke
Lewis Coleman
Carolyn Collins
Lynn R. Cominsky
Buff and Gerald Corsi
Rachel Cusick
Caroline H. Damsky
Arline Day
Isabelle Z. Dokouzian
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin S.
  Donaldson
Richard G. and Mae F. Dong
Sherry Dumke
Jack and Alisa Duncan
Lynn and Robert Dunne
Susan McComb and J. D. Durst
Maria Lucila Echeverria Bustos
Charlotte and David Epstein
Veronica Espada
Phyllis M. and Edward T. Faber
Neil E. Fahy
Jacqueline Benroubi-Feretzis
Elizabeth S. Fisher
Maureen Flannery
Brigitte and Gary Fleeman
Susan Forsythe
Evelina Vecchiato Gara
Juliet Gee
Arlene Getz
Jeannie L. Giacchino
Tom Shamp and Gary Gielow
Barbara Bessey and Kevin
  Gilmartin
Robert Glavin
The Gomberg Family
Terry and Bonnie Gosliner

Janice and Michael Graham
Jeannie Graham
Charles and Ginger Guthrie
Johnnie and John Hafernik
Anthia L. and Charles E.
  Halfmann
Jack Halpern
James Heagy
Deborah and Robert Hector
Terry Helm
Michael A. Heymann
Terry and Larry Hill
Sue and Mike Hoey
Debra Holcomb
Royal C. Brown and Margie Hom
Eric K. Hughes
Judith and John Hurabiell
Diane Ichiyasu
Julianna and Alex Iosilevsky
Bonnie and Michael Irwin
Eve Iversen
Donald and Jacqueline
  Jacobberger
Hazel Jacoby
Stanley Judd
Anne Kahn
Beryl C. D. Kay
Bernice and Jerry Kendall
David M. Kennedy
Kate and Tom Klein
Aman I. Kumar
Sue and Roger Lang
Robert and Evelyn Langston
Michael Bennett and Leslie
  Larson
Michael and Amelia Latham
Della Laura
Nicha and Bradford Leaser
Peter G. Joseph, M.D. and Marcy
  Levine
Tracy Donahoe and Kenneth Lim
Sandra and Ronald Linder
Lois B. Lippincott
Pari and Putnam Livermore
Robert Carr and Andrea LoPinto
Michael J. Bennett and Luke
  Lowery
Eroeda Luck
Sarah Luu
Leslie MacDonald
Cynthia and John Major
Sharon and Michael Marron
Robert and Karen Martin
Gerald McCallum
Faye and Richard McCartney
John McCosker
Margaret and Dr. Gene McCoy
Emily McKay
Janet and Thomas McKinley
Peter Lothar Schmidt
Philip T. Meyerson
Jancy Rickman and William
  Michaely
J. Sanford Miller
Gigi Babcock and Ralph Miller
Carol and Charles Mink
Holly Mitchell
Nancy and George Montgomery,
  Jr.
Scott Chan and Vicki Moore
Dr. David J. & Sylvia P. Morafka
Cathy and Howard Moreland
Alice Musbach
John R. Nelson
Mary Buell Nemerov
Drs. Charles and Lois O'Brien
Marilyn and Dale O'Harra
Kari Olila
Diane Ososke
Edmund W. Ow
Ingrid Oyen

Alan and Virginia Pabst
Wendy and Fred Parkin
Gary Demyen and Les Partridge
Sue J. Estey and Thomas
  Patterson
Vicki Pearse
Lynn Etta Perkins
Regina and Dave Phelps
Carol and Bruce Pollock
Lynette M. Porteous
Sonia A. Raesly
Jeff and Linda Reichel
Anne Rianda
Gary B. Riddle
Elizabeth and Kurt Rieke
Nancy Robison
Diane and Peter Rodriguez
Diane and Lloyd Root
Sandra Miller Ross and
  Edward S. Ross
Lois and Arthur Roth
Mary Elizabeth Ryan
Michael Scharfenstein
Katherine Schick
Margery Schindler
Elizabeth Schultz
Werner Schumann
Harold Segelstad
Yvonne Don and Richard Shrieve
Edmund and Suellynn Smith
Joyce and Jim Smith
Clare H. Springs
Susan Staebler
Brett C. Stearns
Judith and Jerry Steenhoven
Eric R. Stevens
Jocelynn and Richard Stone
Edith E. Stover
J. Garland Stroup
Mary and David Sutton
Ingrid C. Swenson
Robert Hadley Sydnor
Catherine and Maurice Tauber
Rowena J. Taylor and Doris C.
  Taylor
Nancy E. Terry
Nancy Thompson and Andrew
  Kerr
Henry Timnick
Pedro Toledo
Catherine and Michael Topham
Anthony Torre
Onnolee and Orlin Trapp
Blake and Jillian Tyrrell
Stefan Unnasch
Esther M. van Beers
Barbara and Dirk Van Meurs
Janet von Doepp
Dorothy and Paul Wachter
Susan Wageman
Julie Walker
Katherine Wallin
Timothy Walters
Shel and Claire Weissman
Carmen G. and Grant M. Welling
Linda and George Wertheim
Gloria Wesenberg
Jerry Ann White
Lisa D. White
Ellen and Edwin Whitman
David Whitridge
Laura Fujii and Robert Wilkinson
Stanley Williams
Stefan Williams
Ron Wilson
Melissa and Brian Wong
Helen and Wil Wong
Michele Young
Flora Zagorites
Mary and Harold Zlot

Remembering our friends
Generous gifts from estates of the following Academy friends support the vision we all share: engaging people with the natural world, advancing scientific research and education, and promoting a healthy planet. We are deeply grateful for their estate gifts which make important work possible. (Gifts listed below were received Jan. 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Frank W. and Margaret
  Adelstein
LaVonne Blasche
Edwin Callan
Thomas Lee Coates
Carolyn Collins
Arnold Grossman
Mary Eloise Halperin
Louise and Donald Heyneman
Sue and Mike Hoey
Ellen Kipp
Nancy Kittle
William W. Lary
Josephine Markovich
Julia S. Nash
Anmarie Roache
Rolph-Nicol Fund
Clare Wheeler Sias
Mary Lee and Stephan Strebl
Estate of Ida Volkmann
Art and Nikki White
Berthilde and Henry Williams
Betty and George Winkelman

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the lists above. Please contact us if you would like to update your name in future communications. Last updated October 2024.

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