Alumni
News and information about alumni activities and accomplishments.
5 Inducted into UT Dallas Athletic Hall of Honors
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics inducted its largest class ever Wednesday night, adding two administrators and three former soccer standouts to the UT Dallas Athletic Hall of Honors. Dr. Darrelene Rachavong, the University's vice president for student affairs, and Dr. Michael J. Coleman, dean of undergraduate education, were inducted for their role in the formation of the intercollegiate athletic program back in the mid-1990s. read more
Alumna Makes Big Waves With Channel Crossing
Firsts are nothing new to UT Dallas alumna Sophie Rutenbar. She received the University's first Truman and Marshall scholarships and earlier this week, she became the first graduate - and one of only about 1,000 people in history - to solo swim the English Channel. read more
Alumnus Builds Career, One Monster at a Time
Tony Tyler uses the skills he learned in the University's Arts and Technology program to bring characters like those in Monsters vs. Aliens to life for DreamWorks SKG. read more
Grad Scores in Nation's Top 10 on CPA Exams
Gabriel Vaughan, who holds three different degrees from the School of Management, has yet another distinction to his credit. On the recent nationwide CPA exams, he earned one of the Top 10 scores nationwide. read more
Alumna's Academic Pursuits Land Her in Court
After she finishes her first year at Georgetown University's law school, Kim Allen will begin a summer internship for Judge Sandra Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. read more
Awards Honor Alumni in a Class of Their Own
The 2009 Distinguished Alumni Gala honored seven of The University of Texas at Dallas' most outstanding alumni Saturday evening, March 28. read more
Nanotechnology Entrepreneur to Hold Talk
The founder and chairman of the Zyvex companies will talk about his success with this new frontier of nanotechnology as the guest speaker of the UT Dallas Entrepreneurship Club on Thursday, Feb. 12. read more
Class of '03 Athletes Join Hall of Honors
Trent Abbott and Kristin Andrews Nguyen, two former UT Dallas soccer standouts, were added to the UT Dallas Athletics Hall of Honors in ceremonies last month. read more
Book on Alzheimer's Offers Insight, Hope
Audette Rackley's book I Can Still Laugh shares the stories of 13 people who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's before the age of 65, and how they worked to look past their deficiencies to maintain an active lifestyle. read more
Grad Dances into National TV Spotlight
Recent graduate Chelsea Traille sparkled among thousands of dancers from around the country to earn a coveted spot as one of the top 20 performers this year in the popular Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance. read more
Doctoral Grads Lauded for Serving Public Good
Three doctoral recipients from UT Dallas recently were featured in a report titled "Making a Difference," which detailed how a group of about 300 graduate degree holders from across the nation have contributed to the greater public good. read more
Literary Studies Grad to Speak at Major Gathering of Medievalists
James A. Rodriguez, a 2005 summa cum laude graduate in literary studies from the UT Dallas School of Arts & Humanities, will deliver a lecture May 10 at the 43rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Western Michigan University. read more
Awards to Honor Alumni in a Class of Their Own
The Alumni Awards Dinner will pay tribute Saturday night to five of UT Dallas' most outstanding alumni. read more
Astronaut to Bring Topic Down to Earth for Talk
More than 1,000 area high school students will have the opportunity to hear astronaut and UT Dallas alumnus James F. Reilly II deliver the University's 2008 Anson L. Clark Memorial Lecture on "The Search for Extraterrestrials: Can Life Exist on Mars?" read more
Grad to Lead Alumni Relations, Annual Giving
Erin Dougherty, a two-time graduate of UT Dallas, has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at the University. read more
AMA Uses Alum's Malpractice Litigation Study
The American Medical Association has included an article published last year by a recent UT Dallas doctoral graduate and an economics professor in a policy research update to state medical associations. read more
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