Archive for: awards
Head of the Class
By Anna Daugherty
Meet six rising stars who aren’t waiting for graduation to change the world. Since 1985, the Texas Exes’ President’s Leadership Award has honored six students...
Powers Honors Five with Presidential Citations
By Andrew Roush
You might recognize the scenario. Dressed in caps and gowns, brimming with fringed regalia, administrators and academics gather to honor people who have made major...
Lori Holleran Steiker Wins UT’s Largest Undergrad Teaching Award
By Rose Cahalan
Something fishy was clearly up outside the School of Social Work this afternoon. The trumpet section of the Longhorn Band played arpeggios on the sunny lawn, a...
Six Join the Ranks of UT’s Distinguished Alumni
By Rose Cahalan
“Tonight and commencement are my favorite nights of the year,” said UT president Bill Powers as he opened the Texas Exes’ annual Distinguished...
Chancellor Honored by Top Hispanic Leadership Group
By Andrew Roush
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa is poised to receive national honors for his leadership in education and medicine. When the Congressional Hispanic Caucus...
Texas Ex Named One of New York’s 50 Most Powerful Women
By Rose Cahalan
On Nov. 1, Linda Addison and five fellow high-achieving UT alumni will cross the LBJ Library stage and slip on the orange blazer that denotes the Texas Exes’...
Announcing the 2013 Distinguished Alumni
By Rose Cahalan
Since 1958, the Distinguished Alumnus Awards have been the Texas Exes’ highest honor, reserved for an elite group of alumni whose professional successes and service...
Meet the 2013 Outstanding Young Texas Exes
By Rose Cahalan
If the Texas Exes’ annual Distinguished Alumnus Awards are UT’s version of the Oscars, then the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Awards are our Emmys. For...
Cockrell School of Engineering Honors Six Alumni
By Joseph Washington
Dressed in cap and gown with family from across the country present, most Longhorns are just happy to make it out of the Forty Acres alive. Six alumni of the Cockrell...
2011 Distinguished Alumnus Awards: Jodie Jiles [Watch]
By Rose Cahalan
Jodie Jiles was the first in his family to graduate from high school. He went on to earn a master’s in accounting at UT and lead the Greater Houston Alliance....
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor