UTD Alumni Link

by Lisa Mrazik, Editor and Publisher

Fourth UTD President: Dr. David E. Daniel

Dr. David E. Daniel was officially invested as the fourth president of The University of Texas at Dallas in a formal ceremony held at the UTD campus March 29.

According to the official event program, “Investiture is defined as the ‘formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of high office.’ It is an ancient academic ceremony which has symbolized the pursuit of knowledge since the Middle Ages. Today, universities view investitures as an opportunity to welcome a new era and celebrate as a community.”

Mr. Tom Luce, Assistant Secretary of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education, delivered the keynote address, titled, "The University of Texas at Dallas—An Essential Element of Competing in the Global Economy." (more)

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2005 Citizen of the Year: André Davidson

by Amy Morenz, Staff Writer, Plano Star-Courier

PLANO - Consummate volunteer, leader and organizer André Davidson [BA, G/S, 1990] was recently named Plano Chamber

of Commerce’s 2005 Citizen of the Year.

Davidson, Leadership Plano’s executive director between 1998 and 2005, inspired the creation of the Plano Youth Leadership Program for sophomore high school students and later served on its board. (more)

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by Robert Miller, Business Columnist, The Dallas Morning News

Texas Instruments Inc. has announced a $1.5 million grant to establish a chair and graduate fellowships at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Creating the Future: Erik Jonsson, Eugene McDermott, and Cecil Green, founders of UTD.

It made the announcement Tuesday on TI/UTD Day, a celebration of the symbiotic relationship between TI and UTD.

Symbiotic? Perhaps a familial relationship might be a more apt description. Three TI cofounders created the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, which morphed into UTD.

Eugene McDermott, Cecil Green and Erik Jonsson's idea was to produce a reservoir of engineers to stay in Texas and serve local industries. That's still an important role for UTD.

The gift, presented at TI's Dallas headquarters, will create two permanent endowments for UTD's Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. They will be known as the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair and the Texas Instruments Diversity Graduate Fellowship Endowment. (more)

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Conversations with Development

Assistant Vice President of Development: Laura Beall

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of interviews with the personnel who administer and staff the UTD Office of Development. One of the mandates for the department is to develop positive, ongoing relationships with UTD alumni.

by Lisa Mrazik, Editor and Publisher

Laura Beall joined The University of Texas at Dallas as the assistant vice president of development in October, 2005, after many years in public service and nonprofit organizations. The native Texan earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas A&M University, as well as a certificate in Management of Nonprofit Organizations from UT Austin.  (more)

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by Jenni Huffenberger, UTD News and Information

The Alumni Association at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) presented three members of the university’s class of 2006 with the coveted Alumni Association Ring Award during the group’s annual Senior Reception at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday, April 7. (more)

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by James Stallings, Associate Director, Chess and Education

PARSIPPANY, NJ, HOUSTON, TX - On February 18, 272 teams competed for the 2006 U.S. Amateur Team Chess Championship held at the Hilton , Parsippany, NJ.

Once again, the UTD White and Orange Teams were formidable contenders. The UTD White Team tied for First place overall with a 5.5-.5 score, and came in 2nd place on tie breaks; the UTD Orange Team with a 5-1 score won the Top College trophy. For more information visit http://www. uschess.org/news/press/uspr0602.php.

The UTD team also captured first place at the five-round Southwest Collegiate Championships in Houston, TX. Coming in second and third UT Brownsville and UT Pan America, respectively. For individual scores, tied for first and second at 4.5-0.5 was GM Timur Gareev (UTB) and IM Drasko Boskovic (UTD); 3rd-6th at 3.5-1.5 scores was IM Marko Zivanic, Jonathan Allen, WFM Lilia Doibani, and Marc Fuhrmann (all from UTD).

Don’t forget, the popular UTD Summer Chess Camps (with alumni discounts) are coming up: June 5-9; June 12-16; July 10-14; July 17-21. For more information and to register early for discounts, alumni should go to:  http://chessweb.utdallas.edu/camp.htm.

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Beginning this summer, all faculty, staff, students and alumni of UTD will be issued a new UTD identification number. This will only affect alumni who request transcripts, or interact in an official capacity with the University in other ways.

This change is the result of a cross-campus collaboration involving personnel throughout the University. The change will enhance personal identity security, as well as positioning UTD for future technology improvements.

As additional details are available, they will be made available in the UTD Alumni Link.

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by Lisa Mrazik, Editor and Publisher

University President David E. Daniel has identified funds generated by the Alumni Annual Fund to be used to support programs, projects and activities that directly benefit students at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Recent awardees include John Keese, a member of the UTD student organization Sonlight. Keese submitted his proposal to build a nine-hole disc golf course, and was awarded $4,800 to complete the project. Another approved proposal supplied $2,000 to two Chemistry Student Association seniors to attend the American Chemical Society conference in Atlanta in March.

Proposals are considered from all recognized student organizations, faculty, staff and academic or administrative departments or units, with preference given to student groups. Proposals are submitted to Phyllis Blanck, Assistant Dean/Student Union Director at SU 2.420.

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Thursday, April 20:
"Wine, Cheese and Art" Networking Event

Time: 5 to 7 pm
Location: The Artist's Showplace at Arapaho and Coit. (http://www.artistsshowplace.com/), 15615 Coit Rd, Suite 230, Dallas, TX 75248.
Contact: RSVP by e-mail to: alumni@utdallas.edu.

The Artist’s Showplace invites the UTD Alumni Association to the “Wine, Cheese and Art” Networking Event. If you plan to be in the Dallas area, the gathering is scheduled for Thursday, April 20, 2006, beginning at 5 pm, at The Artist's Showplace at Arapaho and Coit, in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. David Daniel, UTD president, will attend the event, and all vice presidents and deans from the University have been invited. Networking events bring alumni together for the purpose of sharing several commonalities: your history at UTD, a desire to meet other alumni in the area, and an opportunity to mingle with alumni who may be employed in the same profession.

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Friday, April 21:
15th Annual UTD Scholarship Golf Tournament

Location: Sherrill Park Golf Course

Contact: If you have any questions regarding the event or participants, please contact Chris Gage at 972.883.2055

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Tuesday, April 25:
Executive Briefing

Hunton & Williams invites all UTD Alumni to an executive briefing entitled When the Whistle Blows: How to Effectively Manage Retaliation Risks in the Sarbanes-Oxley World.

A complimentary breakfast will be served begining at 7:30 a.m., with a networking opportunity available through 8:30. The briefing will take place from 8:30 to 10 am. CLE Credits are pending, as are continuing CPA Education credits.

Time: 8:30 am
Location: The briefing will be held at the UTD School of Management Executive Dining Room.
Contact: RSVP by April 21 to RSVP@hunton.com.

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Wednesday, April 26:
UTD Research Advisory Board

For the first time ever, the meeting of the semi-annual UTD Research Advisory Board will be open to the public. This unusual gathering is UTD's way of introducing to the region a group of globally known outstanding individuals who are working very hard to build a first-rate university in the Metroplex. The focus of the day's meeting will be new research ideas and best practices for technology transfer. See Alumni Calendar for a list of speakers and topics.

Time: 9:30 to 11:45 am and 12:30 to 3:30 pm
Location: School of Management Davidson Auditorium (SOM 1.118) on campus
Contact: Beth Keithly at keithly@utdallas.edu or 972.883.4568

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Thursday, May 4 :
Management Workshop: The Financial Reporting Process

The University of Texas at Dallas School of Management invites you to a dynamic workshop designed to help directors and senior management relate the financial reporting process to current issues arising from recent legislation, SEC investigations, and SEC staff reviews of filings.

Earn 8 hours of ISS, CPE, and/or CLE Credits.

Limited seating--enroll early.

Time: 7 am to 6:30 pm
Location: School of Management Building
Contact: For program and registration information, visit: http://som.utdallas.edu/iecg or call: Ms. Sharon Foster at 972.883.4925 or Dr. Constantine Konstans at 972.883.6345.

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Tuesday, May 9 :
Anson Clark Memorial Lecture: Nobel Laureate Peter Agre on Aquaporin Water Channels

In medicine, there are a number of illnesses attributed to poor functioning of the water channels of the human body. A new approach can be used to develop more effective treatments and pharmaceuticals that tackle the problem on a molecular level. For more information and a detailed description of the lecture, please see the Alumni Calendar.

Time: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Founders North Building, K usch Auditorium, FN 2.102
Contact: Diana Wilson-Willis, 972-883-4153, diana.willis@utdallas.edu,
or visit www.utdallas.edu/nsm/news

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Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct 27-29:
Homecoming and Alumni Weekend
Loads of fun, including soccer games, a parade, the Distinguished Alumni Dinner, a casino and dance on Saturday, and family brunch on Sunday. More details will follow--but don't forget to save the dates for Alumni Weekend 2006!

Time: all weekend!
Location: all over campus
Contact: Erin Dougherty at alumni.utdallas.edu.

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1983

Bob Hise (BGS, '83) ran as an independent candidate for US Congress, District 3 of Texas, in the recent elections.

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1984

Lynda Barbee (MS, BBS, '84) was recently elected president of the Executive Board of the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association. She currently coordinates speech language pathology continuing education for the Region 10 educational service center in Richardson.

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1985

James E. Jordan (BS, A&F, '85) was recently appointed Senior Vice President / Director of Internal Audit at Citzens Bank, Providence, R.I. He joined Citizens in January from KPMG in Boston, where he was a director in the financial risk management group.

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1992

Bob Kersey (MS, ECS, '92) was recently appointed as vice president, partner development and marketing, at CopperCom, a Heico company. He was previously the vice president of the voice product line at Alcatel, and prior to that, the vice president of product management at Alcatel. He also served in a number of other key management positions at Alcatel.

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1994

Jenny King (MPA, '94) recently received the Heywood C. Clemons Volunteer Service Award from Austin College in honor of her continued service and commiment to the school. She is the marketing manager for the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell, and a member of the Austin College Alumni Association Board.

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1996

Paul Dybala (Ph.D., BBS, '96) was recently named president and editor-in-chief of Audiology Online. An audiologist since 1997, he has worked as a clinician, researcher and university lecturer, specializing in adult amplification. According to a press release issued by Audiology Online, Dr. Dybala is known as one of the pioneers of the Internet for audiology, developing some of the first and most widely used web utilities for the profession as early as 1995.

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2000

Joe M. Gerhart (EMBA '00) is now chief of the Fleet and Transportation Services Division in of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA). He formerly served as a vehicle program analyst at the Southwest Regional Office of the US Postal Service. He is also co-chair of the Interfuel Federal Agencies Committee and the DHS Fleet Commodity Council.

Gerhart is also president of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership North Texas Corporate Board, which provides lifelong learning opportunities for high school sophomores in North Texas.

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Karen Thierry (Ph.D., SBBS, ‘00), Assistant Professor of Psychology at Rutgers Camden University, has received a $15,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to enhance the accuracy of preschoolers’ memory for personally experienced events, such as allegations of sexual abuse. Thierry received the Ph.D. degree from the School her Behavioral and Brain Sciences in 2000, where she studied children’s memory development with Dr. Melanie Spence. She received an Intramural Research Training Award and served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 2000-2003.

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Sanjav Madhav (MBA, '00) will appear in the film Material Girls, featuring Hilary Duff, due out in 2006. While attending UTD, he provided e-commerce and Internet marketing consulting services to The Studios in Las Colinas.

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Mark Renfro (EMBA, '00) was named director of Techno-Behavioral Solutions at Cohen Brown Management Group, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA.

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Richie Simmons (EMBA, '00) was promoted to director of product line management for Vero Systems, worldwide provider of telecommunications management and cost-reduction software.

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2001

Chad Richards Hinds (MS '01, MBA '03) was promoted to information technology project manager at Alcatel USA in Plano, TX. In his new role, he manages various Class A and B IT projects.

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Barbara G. Whitehorn (MBA '01) is now the accounting manager for the City of Corinth, TX, after years spent working for the American Red Cross and EmCare.

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2002

Damon Armstrong (BS, BA/MIS, '02) recently published a book titled "Pro ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming." It is available on Amazon.com.

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Marianne Rutledge (MS, MIS, ‘02) recently joined the staff at UTD as the Assistant Director of Compliance in the Audit & Compliance Department. In addition to the Master of Science in Management Information Systems she earned from UTD, she also holds a BS in Accounting and is a CPA.

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2003

Tom O'Connor (MBA 2003) recently joined Irving-based Thomas Group, Inc., an international business consulting firm. Prior to joining Thomas Group, he directed operations at DNA Computing Solutions, and served as vice president of production at Varo LLC.

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2004

Courtney L. Emich (BA, GS, '04) was honored at the February Partners Recognition Dinner as one of two Outstanding Alumni of the School of General Studies. She works as an advocate and counselor for victims of domestic violence, and is employed by the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.

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Meredith M. McQuiston (BA, GS, '04) was honored at the February Partners Recognition Dinner as one of two Outstanding Alumni of the School of General Studies. She is a Misdemeanor Advocate for the Dallas County District Attorney's Office Family Violence Division.

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2005

Sushanta Das (PhD, EE, ‘05) worked with WiQuest after earning his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, and recently joined Philips Research North America at Briarcliff Manor, NY, as a Senior Member, Research Staff.

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Patricia Alcal-Zalce (MBA, '05) recently joined the Dallas office of Amdocs, an international firm helping telcommunication companies build and retain their customer bases. She is a senior consultant.

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Share your news with classmates! Please send the name under which you attended school, your current name if different, major and year of graduation, phone number, home address, e-mail address, your news to share, and a source to confirm that news. Photographs are welcome, and can be mailed or e-mailed as shown below.

News to share can include promotions; career moves; books and articles published; community, volunteer or business awards won; grants, fellowships or other educational awards such as endowed chairs. Please send all information to alumni@utdallas.edu.

News and/or photographs can also be mailed to: Editor, UTD Alumni News, The University of Texas at Dallas, Office of Development, Mailstop 13, PO Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688. Information which cannot be verified will not be published. We reserve the right to publish class notes at our discretion, and edit notes to fit within our space considerations.

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(continued from top) Rita Clements, UT System Regent and former first lady of Texas, invested the new president with a chain of office to symbolize his authority.

The newly invested administrator then delivered his presidential address entitled “Creating the Future,” based on the new strategic plan of The University of Texas at Dallas.

Prior to joining UTD, Daniel was the Gutgsell Professor of Civil Engineering and dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and served on the faculty there from 1980 to 1996.

A noted scholar, in 2000, Daniel was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the nation’s highest recognition for engineering achievement. His research interests include engineered containment systems for waste disposal and the cleanup of contaminated waste disposal sites. Last fall, he was appointed by the American Society of Civil Engineers to chair an external review panel charged with examining the failure of the flood protection levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

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(continued from top) Davidson, Leadership Plano’s executive director between 1998 and 2005, inspired the creation of the Plano Youth Leadership Program for sophomore high school students and later served on its board.

The annual award is always kept a secret from the winner, when a video tribute provides a recap of their life.

“I certainly have never been so shocked and overwhelmed in my life,” Davidson said after watching a video of her life. “I’m extremely honored.” 

Described as a proven leader, dynamic facilitator and consensus leader, Davidson said many former Plano Citizens of the year in the audience served as mentors for her efforts.

“I’m deeply grateful and overwhelmed,” she said. “This is one of the greatest honors that I don’t feel worthy of.”

The Plano Chamber’s 2005 Citizen of the Year is one of a long list of honors Davidson has received as part of her volunteerism track record.

She’s been so involved in her community that the Volunteer Center of North Texas created the Andre’ Davidson Spirit of Volunteerism Award in her honor in 1997 to honor her seven years on the board. (Reprinted w/permission of Plano Star Courier.)

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The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair endowment will fund research and scholarly activities of the chair holder under the direction of Dr. Bob Helms, dean of the Jonsson School. The first person to hold the chair is expected to be named in a couple of months.

Meanwhile, Texas Instruments Diversity Graduate Fellowship Endowment funds will provide scholarships to graduate students enrolled in the Jonsson School.

Scholarship recipients will be chosen for their academic and intellectual excellence. They will also be recruited to reflect UTD's strategic plan, which calls for a student body that mirrors the gender and ethnic demographics of Texas.

"TI and UTD have a rich history, and it has been with great pride that we have watched as the university has grown in national stature, said Rich Templeton, TI's president and chief executive. "With this grant, we expect UTD to foster new discoveries that will change the world."

Dr. Helms said the school is "most grateful for our long partnership with TI and their continued support. This generous gift helps us attract more top faculty and more diverse student talent to UTD and propels the university forward to becoming a world-class institution."

Dr. Helms pointed out that nearly three years ago, TI partnered with UTD in a major economic project that involved the state, private donors, and The University of Texas System.

TI agreed to build a $3 billion chip fabrication plant in Richardson, and UTD was to receive up to $300 million in public and private funds to expand and improve the Jonsson School.

Part of that project includes building an $85 million, four-story, 192,000-square-foot Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory on the UTD campus. The facility is slated for completion by the end of this year.

TI/UTD Day was created to strengthen the relationship betweeen UTD faculty members and TI leaders and technologists, and to increase the synergy in respective research initiatives between the two organizations.

The special day seeks to inspire both institutions to build on UTD's goal of becoming one of the top 50 engineering schools in the country.

(Reprinted with the permission of The Dallas Morning News.)

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(continued from top) Before Beall's move to Dallas, she spent 12 years in San Jose, California, working in commercial real estate law and public service organizations. From San Jose, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she founded and led InKind, Inc., a nonprofit which today continues to minister to the needs of single-parent families in crisis.  During her 12 years in central Texas, she also served as CEO of two visual art nonprofits and a Medicaid case management company before joining the development operation at UT Austin as director of the gift and data services group.

Q: What are some of the changes since you became Assistant VP of Development?

A: Since October 2005 we have added several important staff members to our team.  These include Major Gift Officers and Directors of Corporate and Foundation Relations in addition to a Communication Manager and a Coordinator for Alumni Relations and Annual Fund.  This has multiplied our ability to relate to our donors and alumni as well as support our President's new vision for UTD.  We have made a significant step forward in the quality of our development and alumni relations events because we have hired people who have been involved with other highly successful universities.  When you add people with experience and talent like this, you are able to avoid repeating lessons they learned previously in other places, in addition to implementing best practices with greater perspective.

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Q: What changes are still to come? 

A: We still have a couple of open positions for which we are agressively recruiting:  Director of Alumni Relations, Development Associate for Endowments, Annual Fund Development Officer for SOM; Director of Major Gifts for ECS and Director of Annual Fund.  A number of campus faculty and staff are serving on these search committees and I hope that we will have all of these spots filled by fall, if not sooner. In addition we are about to have our space reconfigured and renovated which will allow us to have more functional space for our staff and visitors.  We hope that will be in place by early summer.  Another significant change in the fall will be our re-designed Annual Fund program which will  be more focused on each school's alumni.  The mailing and calling will occur in the fall with follow-up and stewardship in the spring semester.    There will also be a continued focus on improving the quality and quantity of opportunities for our alumni to re-engage with UTD.  Our website is more robust now and we are initiating more e-contacts and strategically targeting contacts with our constituents.

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Q: What change are you most excited about?

A: It is hard to focus on just one...but I would have to say I am most excited about the pervasive spirit I continue to encounter at UTD:  among the faculty, staff, students, alumni and volunteer leaders.  Everybody seems to be aware of and invigorated by the enormous potential of this university. All seem to understand that with the leadership of our President, Vice Presidents and Deans, this potential is becoming a reality.  In addition we have a number of talented community and business leaders who are spending their valuable time serving on  committees and boards that are forging the way for UTD to connect within and rise as a leader of  the metroplex area. I love President Daniel's term,  "creating the future," because that is a very real product.  UTD is creating the future and I'm very pleased to be involved in a small way.  

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Q: How do all these changes affect UTD alumni?  What can we expect to see that's different, new, better? 

A: You can probably already sense more activity and communication to our alumni.  Our alumni leaders are being better supported because we have more staff and resources available than in the past.  We have an entrepreneurial approach to trying new things and managing change. My hope is that more alumni will come to campus for events, lectures and performances and that they will become engaged as strong advocates and ambassadors for UTD.  That translates into more alumni participation, greater alumni financial support and more name recognition and respect for the university. 

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Q. If you could say one thing to every one of our alumni, what would it be?

A.  Get involved!  You are an alumnus of one of the most exciting universities in the world. 

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Alumni Association rewards 3 grads

(continued from top) The award, established by the university’s Alumni Association in 2001, recognizes outstanding scholars whose contributions both inside and beyond the classroom have made a significant impact on the lives of the UTD community and the community at large.  The winners received a UTD class ring, and during the reception, the three students read their essays about what the ring means to them.

This year’s recipients, all of whom will graduate in May, included David Do of Flower Mound, who will receive a B.S. degree in biology; Leia Biholar of Plano, who will receive a B.S. degree in business administration and a B.A. degree in art and performance; and Vidya Ayyr, originally from India, who will receive a B.S. degree in business administration. 

UTD President Dr. David E. Daniel, along with Dr. Darrelene Rachavong, vice president for student affairs; Dr. Michael Coleman, associate provost and dean of undergraduate education; and Marjie French, vice president for development, attended the ceremony.  Joseph Lanners, chair of UTD’s Alumni Association executive committee, also attended.

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Vice President
Marjie French

Assistant Vice President
Laura Beall

Editor and Publisher of the UTD Alumni Link
Lisa Mrazik

Development Associate for Alumni Relations
Erin Dougherty

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Chairman
Joseph Lanners

Vice Chairman
David Friedland

Secretary
Meg Read

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Nat'l Alumni Strategic Planning
Terry Mitchell, Sarah Riehm

Bylaws
David Friedland

Dist. Alum Sel. & Event
Andres Terrezas

Homecoming
& Alumni Weekend
Mary Lynch

Scholarship & Ring
Joel Shaddox

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Welcome to the first edition of the new UTD Alumni Link! It’s an amazing time to be working at The University of Texas at Dallas--as I write this, there is so much energy on and off campus. The president’s investiture was recently completed, and there was tremendous excitement around that event. The new president, Dr. David E. Daniel, is very much involved in the annual fund campaign, including signing the Student Life drive letter. As you can see above, he also dedicated the money raised by this year's campaign to fund grants for student programs.

On that note, thank you so much for giving back to your school! Campaigns soliciting funds from the last decades' graduates and School of Management alumni were completed just a few days ago, and volunteer students called alumni starting March 17. Of our 43,000 alumni, about 32,000 were solicited in this spring mailing and phone campaign.

We're also contacting you about much more than donations--by now, you should have received some communication from Harris Connect. Harris is working for the University, gathering information for the first alumni directory to be published in years. In fact, your numbers have nearly doubled since the last directory was published for UTD’s 25th anniversary. If you want to get back in touch with some of your classmates, this is the way to do it!

You should have also received an e-mail about the Networking Event set up for this month--"Wine, Cheese and Art," hosted by the Artists' Showplace at Arapaho and Coit. It should be great fun, as well as a terrific way to reconnect with your university and its administration. I'll see you there!

Lisa Mrazik, Editor and Publisher

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We welcome your feedback on this newsletter, and on issues that affect UTD alumni. We reserve the right to publish letters at our discretion, and edit submitted letters to fit within our space considerations. We verify all letters, so please include a name, address and phone number where you can be reached.

Letters can be mailed to: Editor, UTD Alumni News, The University of Texas at Dallas, Office of Development, Mailstop 13, PO Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, or e-mailed to alumni@utdallas.edu, with the subject line "Letter to the Editor." Letters which cannot be verified will not be published.

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