2012 CAMPAIGN NEWS
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November 1, 2012Campus Celebrates as Campaign Surpasses $125 Million
What do a vine-covered trellis, a half-scale Corsair airplane and a woman's club have in common? At the recent Celebration of Support, the presence of each signaled significant new gifts unveiled recently for the University's Realize the Vision: The Campaign for Tier One & Beyond.
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October 25, 2012Directorship Honors Callier Center Pioneer Dr. Ludwig A. Michael
Dr. Ludwig A. Michael, a beloved physician and Callier Center for Communication Disorders leader, has been honored with a directorship that bears his name and will support Callier research.
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October 19, 2012Alumna Honors Her Mother's Memory With a Gift to UT Dallas
Studying for a bachelor’s degree in psychology and working full time was sometimes overwhelming for Nicole Tucker BA’04. But the memory of her late mother helped motivate her.
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April 9, 2012Video: Leaders Explain UT Dallas Campaign Ambitions
"We are fortunate to live in a region that is so generous in its support of causes that ... contribute to the quality of life for millions of North Texans," said President David E. Daniel at a kickoff event. Other speakers discussed how the Realize the Vision capital campaign would help the University attract talented professors and students.
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April 9, 2012Seen and Heard: The Campaign Kickoff in Pictures and Words
"We're extremely encouraged by the achievements of UT Dallas. I believe its effort to reach Tier One status is vitally important to the entire community." Sara Martineau, member, past president of the Foundation for the Callier Center
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April 9, 2012Campus Enhancement Plan to Grow With New Gifts
Three gifts totaling at least $7 million have been announced to expand the Campus Enhancement Project, which has extensively transformed the appearance of the UT Dallas campus since the project's launch in 2008.
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April 9, 2012First Graduates Help Launch Campaign for Future
As Ron Hawkins arrived at UT Dallas to take part in the launch celebration of the University's first comprehensive fundraising campaign, he surveyed the entrance to the campus – the tree-lined reflection pools, the glassy Visitor Center and the cranes towering over the construction site of the University's latest addition to its academic infrastructure.
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April 9, 2012Grants Support Effort to Build New Callier Autism Center
Two Dallas foundations with a long history of supporting educational and medical advances are boosting efforts to build a new UT Dallas Callier Autism Center.
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April 9, 2012Scholarship Honors Singing Sisters of UT Dallas Alma Mater
The years that sisters Sani and Sherine Mathew spent singing the UT Dallas Alma Mater at graduation ceremonies will pay off permanently for other students for years to come.
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April 9, 2012PlainsCapital Provides Major Gift To Center for BrainHealth
The UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth has received a $150,000 gift from PlainsCapital Corp., support intended to help the University's drive toward becoming a nationally competitive research institution.
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April 9, 2012Texas Instruments Gift Leads to New Biomedical Device Center
An investment of $13 million from two donors and matching funds from The University of Texas System Board of Regents will result in the establishment of a new center that will develop medical devices and therapies to improve the lives of people suffering from chronic neurological diseases.
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April 9, 2012Realize the Vision: University Celebrates First Campaign
Last summer, Xinyuan Zou sat aboard an international flight departing Shanghai for Texas to begin graduate studies at The University of Texas at Dallas.
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April 2, 2012$200 million is UTD's funding goal
It's no secret that it will take money — lots of it — to bring the 40-year-old University of Texas at Dallas up to Tier One status as "one of the world's great research universities," said UTD president David E. Daniel.
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March 29, 2012Funding a bright future
The University of Texas at Dallas is set for a public announcement Thursday of a $200 million fundraising campaign. The school already has more than $110 million of that in hand.
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March 28, 2012Editorial: Moving toward Tier One
The kickoff of an unprecedented fundraising campaign at the University of Texas at Dallas today is a statement of ambition that should pay dividends far beyond the campus.
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March 27, 2012UT Dallas Announces 1st Comprehensive Campaign
Marking a 40-year transformation that has taken UT Dallas from a collection of research stations in a cotton field to a center of educational excellence for almost 20,000 students, the University will celebrate the launch of its first comprehensive campaign on Thursday.
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October 7, 2011Confetti Cannons and Countdowns: Campus Celebrates Historic Alumni Gifts
Standing ovations, confetti cannons and countdowns to two big reveals were part of Friday's announcement of the naming the School of Management and its honors program in recognition of the two largest alumni gifts in UT Dallas history.
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October 7, 2011Chuck and Nancy Davidson: Inspiring Couple Step Forward Again
Partners in life since they met during their UT Dallas student days three decades ago, Charles (Chuck) and Nancy Davidson are also partners in giving.
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September 30, 2011Plano Boys Donate Birthday Wishes to Callier Center
UT Dallas hosted a special birthday party this week for two little boys who used their own birthday bash to raise money for speech-language services at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders.
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September 27, 2011$55 Million: One of Many New Fundraising Records
Donors to UT Dallas shattered records in nearly every measure used to gauge private support for the just-ended fiscal year.
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February 19, 2011UT Dallas Nets $15.2 Million in Tier One Match Funds
UT Dallas' fund-raising push to achieve Tier One status has netted $15.2 million in matching funds, the University's share of money that lawmakers have set aside for the Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP).
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