Meet our Donor: Margo F. Souza
Margo F. Souza, former president and CEO of Turlock's Circle H Dairy Ranch Inc., has pledged $1 million to establish The Margo F. Souza Student Leadership Center - a multi-faceted leadership program - housed within UC Merced's Office of Leadership, Service, and Career. Margo, an alumna of Seattle University, said graduating from college has enriched her life immensely. Her passion for leadership and desire to help youth led her to donate to to the newest UC campus. She believes the leadership center will be the catalyst to guide students - more than 60 percent of whom are the first in the family to earn a college degree - to become strong leaders and contributing members of society.
"We need to reinvent our future through the eyes of our youth,: said Souza. "Over time, this university will enhance and change many lives in the Central Valley." Margo Souza is passionate about gender equity, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
Click here to read the press release about her generous donation to the university.
