Bob and Kaye Hiatt established the Robert and Kaye Hiatt Fund for Research on Media, Technology, and Society at the School of Communication. Bob is the retired chairperson, president, and CEO of Maybelline and now serves as a corporate director and adviser. Kaye is on the Marin Theatre Company Board of Directors in Mill Valley, California. For their contributions to the University, the Hiatts received an Alumni Service Award at the 2008 Alumni Awards ceremony in Chicago.