Giving
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Center for BrainHealth Award Honors Pickens
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert recently presented the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth's Legacy Award to T. Boone Pickens, recognizing the legendary energy investor's generosity and foresight in his support of the center's brain health research.
The center's third Legacy Award dinner was Oct. 29 at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas.
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Renowned Guitar Expert Endows Professorship
Russell Cleveland, an internationally known collector of classical and acoustic guitars and a driving force behind the Texas Guitar Competition, has taken his passion for music another step by endowing a professorship in guitar studies at UT Dallas. read more
TI Gift Bolsters Semiconductor Research
Semiconductor research at UT Dallas has received a $2 million boost thanks to a gift of nearly $1.15 million from Texas Instruments Inc. that's expected to qualify for more than $850,000 in state matching funds. The gift's timing was motivated in part by the availability of matching funds through the recently enacted Texas Research Incentive Program, or TRIP. read more
Gift Expands Study of Early Childhood Education
The benefits of a high-quality preschool education are being studied with increasing detail, courtesy of a $100,000 gift from an anonymous fund of The Dallas Foundation to the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. read more
Gift Helps Minority Scholars Attend UT Dallas
At just 19 years old, UT Dallas freshman Asha Creary has had her fair share of off-the-cuff medical training. From changing her grandmother's post-surgical bandages to helping her mom with a burst appendix, the South Oak Cliff High School grad has always wanted to become a doctor.
Creary and 14 other UT Dallas students are edging closer to their professional goals, thanks to a $100,000 gift from the Verizon Foundation. read more
TI Foundation Grant Strengthens UTeach
Increasing the supply of qualified math and science teachers in America's secondary schools received a big boost Wednesday when the Texas Instruments Foundation awarded a $450,000 grant to UTeach Dallas.
The award is part of a $3 million commitment from the foundation to address the shortage of quality math and science teachers. read more
$16.8 Million in Philanthropic Gifts Announced,
Moving UT Dallas Closer to Tier One Goal
On Tuesday, The University of Texas at Dallas received 16 philanthropic gifts, totaling more than $16.8 million - seven of them in amounts of $1 million or more and all greater than $100,000. It was the greatest number of individual seven-figure gifts ever received in one day by UT Dallas. read more
President's Viewpoint: Thanking Supporters
Once again, we need to take a moment to appreciate the visionary legislators who made Texas Research Incentive Program possible. Their hard work to come to agreement on a bill that contained an incentive for all the emerging research institutions has brought us to this milestone. read more
Golfers Revive Scholarship Tradition
After a two-year hiatus, the UT Dallas Golf Tournament made a successful return recently, raising nearly $25,000 for undergraduate and graduate scholarships. read more
New Assistant VP for Development Hired
Dwight D. Clasby has joined UT Dallas as the University's new assistant vice president for development. In his new position, he will be responsible for overseeing the University's major gift operations and activities. A veteran fundraiser, Clasby has close connections to the Dallas philanthropic community. read more
United Way Funds Key Callier Programs
The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders has received more than $407,000 from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to fund three priority needs programs for 2009-2010. The amount represents a 42 percent increase over the previous year's support. read more
$1 Million Gift to Fund Museum Research
A $1 million gift to The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Museums at UT Dallas, by Dallas philanthropist and civic leader Nancy Hamon, will support research that will enable a book series on the history of art museums. read more
Gifts Aid Tomorrow's Business Leaders
Even in these challenging economic times, company leaders clearly are thinking about their future hires, if their support of the inaugural UT Dallas School of Management Scholarship Breakfast is a guide. read more
Scholarship Fundraiser Gets Back in the Swing
The University of Texas at Dallas' 16th annual golf tournament and scholarship fundraiser is back after a two-year hiatus. read more
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