UC President James B. Milliken with philanthropists Joan Weill, left, and Sanford (Sandy) Weill, right, upon bestowing the UC Presidential Medal, the university’s highest honor, during the 2025 Future of the Brain Summit on Oct. 29, 2025. (Credit: Sonya Yruel)

On Oct. 29, UC President James B. Milliken awarded the UC Presidential Medal — the university’s highest honor — to Joan and Sanford I. Weill, in recognition of their years of extraordinary service and transformative support of the university across the arts and sciences.

The award took place during the 2025 Future of the Brain Summit at UCSF, held on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Joining President Milliken in honoring the Weills for their remarkable contributions and steadfast support were the chancellors and senior leaders of UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UCSF, as well as former UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and his wife, Brenda Drake.

“Joan and Sandy’s enormously thoughtful and generous spirit is laser-focused, practical, passionate and future-focused,” said Milliken in bestowing the award. “They embody and inspire the ethos of public service that makes the University of California what it is. There are no two people more deserving of the University of California’s deepest appreciation than Sandy and Joan Weill.”

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