Naming Celebration
Twenty years ago, on August 28, 2004, University of the Pacific named its renowned School of Dentistry as the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in honor of Dr. Dugoni during his 26th year as dean and amid the dental school’s $50 million capital campaign. Pacific became the first university in the United States or Canada to name its dental school after a current dean.
The Naming Celebration consisted of five events: Unveiling Ceremony at the dental school, two-day National Leadership Symposium at the Fairmont hotel, a black-tie Rotunda Fundraising Dinner at San Francisco City Hall, a Gala Naming Celebration at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall with a post-performance party at City Hall and Brown Bag Luncheon tributes from students, faculty and staff. These events attracted nearly 4,000 people and honored Arthur A. Dugoni for his accomplishments, vision and leadership. The Naming Celebration raised $556,710 in net revenue and the school’s capital campaign increased by $2.1 million three weeks after the celebration and by another $5 million five months following.
