Legacy Stories
Cale McDowell Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Studies
This award recognizes staff, students or faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary effort or individual commitment to improving the undergraduate experience.
Mary Elizabeth Sherrill Endowments
Mary Elizabeth Sherrill is remembered for her music, wit, gift for friendship and unique charm by her husband Robert.
Foyt Family Endowment for Student Affairs
Carol Shepherd believes that Horns Helping Horns embodies the giving spirit of her parents, well-known figures around the University.
Creekmore and Adele Hay Fath Endowments
Creekmore and Adele Fath were leading figures in local and national Democratic party politics during decades of significant social change.
Scott Chamberlain Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship
The Chamberlain family hopes this gift provides students with the opportunity to follow their own unique paths in life.
Jeff Byers Memorial Graduate Award in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Jeff Byers’ influence continues, rewarding engineering students who exhibit integrity, a collaborative spirit, and compassion towards others.
Paul J. Szaniszlo Endowed Scholarship
The Szaniszlos attribute their accomplishments, as individuals and as a family, to Paul’s dedication to learning, hard work, and perseverance
Nicholas Cominos Fund
Mr. Comino had a knack for storytelling. His legacy supports the art of documenting the human experience through a lens.
Charles N. Wilson Chair in Pakistan Studies
The endowment honors Congressman Wilson’s service to his country and to the people of East Texas.
Joel Sherzer Excellence Endowment for the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA)
Anthropology, linguistics, and University library resources collaborated to create one of the world’s leading digital repositories for endangered languages.
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