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The Gaucho Order
Letter winners at UCSB are part of a great legacy of men and women who have been awarded the block C with UCSB inscription and represented the University in the community, classroom, and in competition. This legacy is passed on through The Gaucho Order.
The Gaucho Order monogram program, launched as part of the Dare to Be Great initiative, awards eligible Gauchos the following:
- Year two - jacket and letter
- Year three - custom gift
- Final year - framed jersey
A symbolic awarding of gifts occurs (usually in April during the
All Gaucho Reunion weekend) by former letter winners.
From time to time The Gaucho Order will also award honorary memberships.
A committee of athletics alumni represents The Gaucho Order with the primary mission to assist UCSB Athletics with strategic initiatives such as communications, Hall of Fame selections, awarding honorary memberships, regional development, and capital campaigns.
Current capital campaigns undertaken by The Gaucho Order fall under the comprehensive Walk of Champions conceptual plan.
The Gaucho Order Executive Committee includes:
- Chairman - John Keever (Football/Rugby '66)
- Athletics Department Rep Tom Hastings
- Brock Arner (Football)
- Steve Arnold (Soccer '66)
- Jim Barber (Football '66)
- Corky Barrett (Football '67)
- Donn Bernstein (Honorary '09)
- Terry Bommer (Football '68)
- Nicole Churnock (Softball, '08)
- John Dobrott (Water Polo/Swimming '79)
- Mark French (Baseball/Women's Basketball Coach '71)
- Tony Goehring (Baseball/Football '65)
- Kris Grazzini-Sandberg (Basketball '96)
- Mel Gregory (Football/Rugby '67)
- David Grokenberger (Tennis '72)
- Preston Hensley (Football '66)
- Scott Ingraham (Cross Country/Track and Field '84)
- Scott Lindberg (Swimming, '07)
- Bill Mahoney (Honorary '09)
- Karen Nance (Soccer, '90)
- Mike Nickoloff (Soccer '69)
- Diane O'Brien (Honorary '09)
- Brad Tisdale (Football '84)
- Denise Tisdale (San Vicente) (Soccer '87)
- Catherine Tonne (Volleyball '78)
- Paul Vallerga (Football/Track and Field '67)
- Mike Warren (Football '68)
- Bart Weitzenberg (Football/Rugby '66)
- Bobbie Wilson Dame (Swimming '08)
- Gregg Wilson (Honorary '09)
- Phil Womble (Honorary '09)
- Chancellor Henry Yang and Dilling Yang (Honorary '09)
For more information on The Gaucho Order, contact Executive Associate Athletics Director Tom Hastings at (805) 893-6019 or tom.hastings@athletics.ucsb.edu. You may also contact John Keever, the Chair of The Gaucho Order, at john.keever@gmail.com.
