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Six More Honored as Distinguished Alumni

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Saturday’s win against Kansas capped off a victorious weekend for Longhorns both on and off the field. Shortly before the game that saw five touchdowns by...

 
 

2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

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The 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards were among the most star-studded in the ceremony’s 56-year history. A Heisman Award recipient, a NASA astronaut who has flown...

 
 

2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards A Smash Hit

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Before Nick Rose’s game-winning field goal, before Tyrone Swoopes showed he could throw a nice deep ball, before the opening kickoff on Saturday evening,...

 
 

Announcing the 2014 Distinguished Alumni

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Every year on an autumn evening, several hundred Longhorns gather to celebrate a group of their most accomplished peers. There are moving video tributes, heartfelt...

 
 

First Person: The 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

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In November, six luminaries received UT’s highest honor for alumni: the Distinguished Alumnus Award. After donning the customary burnt-orange blazer, the recipients...

 
 

Six Join the Ranks of UT’s Distinguished Alumni

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“Tonight and commencement are my favorite nights of the year,” said UT president Bill Powers as he opened the Texas Exes’ annual Distinguished...

 
 

2012 Distinguished Alumnus Awards: In Their Own Words

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Oscar acceptance speeches are sometimes amusing, occasionally tearful, and usually rote as each recipient thanks her producer, manicurist, and second cousins. If...

 
 

2011 Distinguished Alumnus Awards: Jodie Jiles [Watch]

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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....

 
 

2011 Distinguished Alumnus Awards: James Huffines [Watch]

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James Huffines always knew that he would be a banker. But he didn’t know that he would be wildly successful at it, as well as at higher education advocacy...

 
 

2011 Distinguished Alumnus Awards: Jane Chesnutt [Watch]

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It’s hard to imagine a time when it wasn’t socially accepted to talk about breast cancer or AIDS. But under the leadership of Jane Chesnutt, BJ ’73,...

 
 
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