What's New
Check back often and read about what's new at the McDermott Scholars Program
July 2009
UTD Press Release
Student Television Station is Ready for Prime Time: Internet-Based Venture Set to Launch with Campus News Show on Aug. 28.
July 2009
UTD Press Release
Staffer to Help Lead Undergrad Scholars Association: Group Shares Info on Operating Similar Programs at Other Universities.
July 2009
UTD Press Release
Alumna Makes Big Waves With Channel Crossing: Solo Swim is Just the Latest Feat for School's 1st Truman and Marshall Scholar.
June 2009
UTD Press Release
Elite Scholars Prepare for 4-Year Scholarly Voyage: 18 Uniquely Accomplished Students Chosen for 2009 McDermott Group. Read their story.
May 2009
UTD Press Release
Four of the nine graduation speakers were McDermott Scholars - Sara Clingan, Jessica Harpham, Felicity Lenes, Bradley Wallace. Read their speeches.
May 2009
UTD Press Release
Dr. Magaly Spector, vice president for diversity and community engagement, helped celebrate the spirit of service exemplified by UT Dallas participants in the service program created by the federal Council on Service and Civic Participation. David Bindel, Felicity Lenes, and Molly Wurzer, all 2005 Scholars, were honored at this ceremony. Read more...
April 2009
UTD Press Release
Austin Swafford, a molecular biology major, will pursue a Ph.D. at NIH and Oxford or Cambridge. Read his story.
April 2009
UTD Press Release
Congratulations to two McDermott Scholars who wew recently named as Goldwater Scholars: Mary Gurak and Alex Palmer. Read their story.
November 2008
UTD Press Release
Program to Fund 45 Research Projects Proposed by Undergraduates
Congratulations to seven McDermott Scholars who received the award this semester: Bryan Thompson, Thomas Krenik, Austin Swafford, Jessie Harpham, Alexander Palmer, Felicity Lenes, and Chanel Matney.
October 2008
UTD Press Release
International Political Economy Degrees Unveiled
Samia Hossain (2006 Scholar) is working towards a bachelor’s in International Political Economy. Courses from her semester abroad in Malaysia will count toward her concentration in Asia and the Middle East.
July 2008
UTD Press Release
DART Patrons Have New Place to Relax, Courtesy of 2004 McDermott Scholars and the Alumni Fund! Read the UTD press release!
June 2008
UTD Press Release
Undergrad Puts the Heat on Cancer Cells Austin: Swafford (2005 Scholar) Co-Authors Paper on Nanotube and Antibody Treatment. Read more...
June 2008
UTD Press Release
Grace Bielawski, 2007 Scholar, has been chosen to assume the recently vacated Student Government (SG) vice presidency.
May 2008
Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Markowitz
May 2008
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas Names Eighth Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Student is First UT Dallas Undergrad to Win Fulbright
Rachel Markowitz (2004 Scholar) won the Fulbright Award!
April 2008
UTD honors students for leadership and involvement. Kaitlin Butler, 2006 Scholar, works endless hours for Radio UTD -- which received the Golden Comet Award.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Lelia Gowland (2004 Scholar) wins the UTD Ring Award.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Texas Senate Staffers Meet UT Dallas Innovators and Students
Jessie Harpham and Molly Wurzer (2005 Scholars), along with other UT Dallas students, met with the Austin visitors to discuss the reasons they elected to enroll in UT Dallas and their plans for the future.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
UT Dallas Student Wins Critical Language Scholarship
Molly Wurzer (2005 Scholar) was awarded a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship. Molly will study Arabic in Tunisia during summer 2008.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Second UT Dallas Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Austin Swafford (2005 Scholar) was named a Goldwater Scholar!
January 2008
UTD Press Release
Green Light Given to 21 Undergrad Research Ideas
Kerri West (2004 Scholar) and Austin Swafford (2005 Scholar) received undergraduate research funding.
