Scholarships
“My Fairy Godmother”: Scholarship Donor, Recipient Forge Friendship
By Rose Cahalan
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
By Rose Cahalan
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)
By Tim Taliaferro
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
By Rose Cahalan
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
By Tim Taliaferro
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...
Forty Acres Scholars Take a Ranch Retreat
By Lynn Freehill
Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Playing chess, making s’mores, and getting leadership training—sound like your weekend? That blend of stimulation...
Up From the Valley
By Rose Cahalan
A new scholarship aims to stop a flood of talent away from UT. Daniel Garcia was valedictorian of his high school class. His grades and test scores were sky-high,...
Meet a Texas Exes Scholar: Neven Simpson
By Tim Taliaferro
The Texas Exes Awards for Scholarship and Leadership have long been the Association’s most prestigious and generous scholarships. Today’s Texas Exes Scholars...
Meet a Texas Exes Scholar: Ben Warren
By Tim Taliaferro
The Texas Exes Awards for Scholarship and Leadership have long been the Association’s most prestigious and generous scholarships. Today’s Texas Exes Scholars...
Meet a Texas Exes Scholar: Grace Kim
By Rose Cahalan
The Texas Exes Awards for Scholarship and Leadership have long been the Association’s most prestigious and generous scholarships. Today’s Texas Exes Scholars...
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