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Longtime Longhorn Celebrates 95

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Charles J. Werlla Jr., BA ’51, Life Member, celebrated his 95th birthday on Jan. 11, 2024. Charles played the cornet in the Longhorn Band and is still...

 
 

Master Pole Vaulter Celebrates a Century

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Keith Verdon Tompkins, BS ’57, celebrates his 100th birthday on Feb. 11, 2024. Tompkins was a member of the UT track team and a master pole vaulter who helped...

 
 

Longhorns Among the Famous Tombs of Petra

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Maurice Benson, BA ’92, Life Member, and Quynh Pham, PhD ’97, celebrated Quynh’s birthday with a trip to Petra in southern Jordan, hiking about a mile...

 
 

Distinguished Alumna is First Female Dean of the Texas Senate

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For the first time in more than 175 years, the title of dean of the Texas Senate belongs to a woman: Judith Zaffirini, BS ’67, MA ’70, PhD ’78, Life Member,...

 
 

FORE Kids ATX Fundraiser Returns for Its Second Round

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Masters champion Sergio Garcia and his wife, Angela Garcia, BJ ’08, Life Member, returned with their second annual FORE Kids ATX fundraiser. They are pictured...

 
 

Longhorns Convene in Baltimore

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The Jewish Conservative/Masorti Movement Convening in Baltimore connected a group of Longhorn alumni in December 2023. From left: Saffron Kaplan, BA ’23,...

 
 

Horns Up Above the Arctic Circle

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Juan M Guerrero, BA ’77, Life Member, found himself in Norway above the Arctic Circle when the College Football Playoff matchups were revealed on December...

 
 

Texas Marathoner Completes No. 54 in D.C.

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Robert T. “Bob” McDowell, BBA ’73, Life Member, completed the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2023—his 54th marathon since 1986....

 
 

A Longhorn in Lausanne

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Showing her Longhorn pride in Lausanne, Switzerland, in October 2023, is eighth grader Eileen Hoard, who traveled to Europe with her mother, Caroline (Gillespie)...

 
 

Where the Atlantic and Mediterranean Meet Bill

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Bill Dvorak, BA ’71, stands at the meeting of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, near Tangier, Morocco, in the fall of 2022.

 
 
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