Scholarships

Band of Brothers

May 3, 2012 1:46 pm | no comments

Clark Plost was ready to give up on UT. Then he found a family—and a scholarship—through the Texas Wranglers. As told to Rose Cahalan My freshman year at UT...

Seeing Double

February 28, 2012 8:02 am | 2 comments

Four in 1,000 births result in identical twins; 10 of 188 applicants win the Austin Chapter scholarship. And few lose a parent at age 15. But chance has nothing...

The Butterfly Effect

January 2, 2012 9:00 am | 3 comments

Reva Menson refused to let homelessness define her. How one student’s determination—and the Houston Chapter’s compassion—started a scholarship. It all began...

For Jack

October 27, 2011 12:15 pm | no comments This content is only available to Texas Exes members.

New Scholarship Aims to Change UT Drinking Culture In a family video from his 2005 high school graduation ceremony, Phanta “Jack” Phoummarath beams a thousand-watt...

Forty Acres Scholars Watch the Game with Red McCombs

October 18, 2011 9:23 am | no comments

The Forty Acres Scholars had a great view of Saturday’s football game. They watched it from Red McCombs’ private box. “One of our goals with the...

"My Fairy Godmother": Scholarship Donor & Recipient Forge a Friendship

“My Fairy Godmother”: Scholarship Donor, Recipient Forge Friendship

October 5, 2011 10:51 am | no comments

In 2009, not long after Jessica Schuck was named a Texas Exes Scholar, she received a piece of mail she’ll never forget. It was a card from Sally Mandell, her...

Texas Exes Scholarship Recruiting Goes Virtual

October 4, 2011 5:21 pm | no comments

In her role as Texas Exes scholarships coordinator, Kristy Kimball is well-accustomed to making presentations before crowds of prospective students. But today was...

Senior Texas Exes Scholars Say Farewell (and Thanks)

September 24, 2011 4:49 pm | no comments

Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Every fall, at the start of the new school year, the Texas Exes host a dinner for the recipients of the Texas Exes Awards...

Donors Award $620K in Named Scholarships to 296 Students

September 9, 2011 1:20 pm | no comments

Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Some scholarships honor a marriage; others celebrate a lifelong career. Still others commemorate a loved one lost. Whatever...

Chapters Present $482K in Scholarships to 322 UT Students

September 8, 2011 10:09 am | 1 comment

Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Texas Exes Chapters awarded 322 University of Texas at Austin students with scholarships totaling $482,720 at a dinner...

Band of Brothers

Seeing Double

The Butterfly Effect

For Jack

Forty Acres Scholars Watch the Game with Red McCombs

“My Fairy Godmother”: Scholarship Donor, Recipient Forge Friendship

Texas Exes Scholarship Recruiting Goes Virtual

Senior Texas Exes Scholars Say Farewell (and Thanks)

Donors Award $620K in Named Scholarships to 296 Students

Chapters Present $482K in Scholarships to 322 UT Students

What to Make of the New Medical School and the Tuition Freeze

For the BCS, “Playoff” No Longer a Dirty Word

Everything’s Hotter in LA, Including the Texas Chili

Creepy Crawlers Draw Crowd to Insecta Fiesta

See Gulf Seafloor Live Through Longhorn-Led Expedition [Watch]

Student Leaders: ‘We Refuse To Be Complacent’ About UT

Wildflower Center Opens 16-Acre Texas Plant Arboretum

Publish or Perish

From Marfa to Mauritania: The Rise of the McDonald Observatory

Students Present $100,000 to Two Nonprofits