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Another Record Year
Jalonick Family’s Legacy
Callier Honors McCullough
In The Community
Campaign Concluding with Unprecedented Support
Mrs. Edith O’DonnellNancy Gundy Davidson BS’80 and Charles Davidson MS’80
ALUMnI AnD FrIEnDS SET AnOTHEr rECOrD THIS yEAr, giving $78.9
million to sustain the University’s drive to become a Tier One research
institution. With these gifts, donors successfully pushed past the goal of UT
Dallas’ first comprehensive fundraising campaign to raise $200 million by
Dec. 31, 2014. To date, more than $263 million has been raised to assist
students, support research and strengthen the endowment.
During the five-year Realize the Vision campaign, the endowment has
doubled to $387 million and increased by more than 220 new endowed
funds. This final year of the campaign was marked by several
transformational gifts.
A major gift commitment from Nancy Gundy Davidson BS’80 and Charles
Davidson MS’80 will benefit the University’s more than 80,000 alumni. The
gift will be used to construct the Davidson–Gundy Alumni Center, a doorway
to the future for students and alumni. Overland Partners will design the
center, which will feature a ballroom, conference rooms, alumni relations
offices and outdoor event space.
Located just north of the naveen Jindal School of Management, this new
facility not only will benefit alumni and students but also will serve as a
resource to the community and as a complement to the Edith O’Donnell Arts
and Technology Building Lecture Hall.
The Davidsons’ gift will enable the University to hire more staff and to
greatly expand its alumni engagement program, providing additional
benefits and networking opportunities for alumni.
In addition to the new alumni center, the study of art history at UT Dallas will
bloom through another recent gift.
Mrs. Edith O’Donnell, a champion of education and the arts in Texas, gave
$17 million to establish the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History. The gift
will fund Dr. Richard Brettell’s position as director, 10 graduate research
fellowships, four distinguished chairs and an endowed research and
program fund. The institute will be housed in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and
Technology Building, which was dedicated in her name last year. As the
Realize the Vision campaign draws to an end, the timing of these two gifts
sends a positive and inspirational message, said President David E.
Daniel. “These are some of our most generous and longtime donors, but I
know they have been inspired to see so many others step forward to
support our Tier One aspirations. We are grateful, and know both of
these gifts will have a transformational impact on UT Dallas.”
As friends propel UT Dallas forward, more alumni are also stepping up to
help. During the course of the campaign, the number of alumni who give to
the University has doubled. Participation by alumni in annual giving to the
University is a factor in many external rankings of university quality, such as
those by U.S. News & World Report. “To the thousands of alumni and other
friends who have supported this campaign, we cannot thank you enough,”
said President Daniel. “Philanthropic support is one of the biggest keys to
our future, and this campaign has made our future even brighter.”
Growth of the endowment
» New funds will provide scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs and professorships
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AS HUnDrEDS OF PEOPLE FILE InTO THE DIMLy LIT
AUDITOrIUM, two women quietly take their seats on the
front row. This is the 16th time they have attended this
event but it still feels like the very first one. The pride on
their faces is unmistakable as they watch more and more
people stream in. More than half of the large auditorium is
full of veterans, children of veterans and younger people
anxious to hear the speaker.
For most, the George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell
Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series is an
opportunity to learn about aviation history. year after year,
Eugene McDermott Library’s Special Collections
Department hosts the event and brings in notable
speakers, touching a vast range of topics and events in
aviation history. For sisters-in-law Mary Jalonick and Sally
Ann Hudnall, this lecture is more than just another social
event. It is a nod to two people they loved dearly, George
and Dorothy Jalonick.
George and Dorothy were Sally Ann’s parents and Mary’s
in-laws. The elder Jalonicks had a long history of
philanthropy and community service in the Dallas
community. George was a descendant of a prominent
business family as well as a pilot and the majority owner
of the Southwest Airmotive Company, a Dallas company
that overhauled jet engines for major airlines and
distributed aviation parts. He was a well-known and
respected member of various aviation committees,
including the advisory board for the History of Aviation
Collection in McDermott Library’s Special Collections
Department. His longtime love, Dorothy, was right by his
side through it all. She also came from an established
family that was credited with developing the city of Dallas.
Together, George and Dorothy had three children: George
Jalonick IV, Sally Ann Hudnall and Aurelia rice. After
watching their parents volunteer and give back to the
community, George IV wanted to do something to
celebrate their hard work. In the early ’80s, after his
parents died, George began working with his wife and
other business leaders to establish an endowment in
their honor. For more than a decade, they worked,
building funds for the lecture series. The first Jalonick
lecture was in 1992.
Mary says her husband wanted to share one of his
father’s interests with the next generation and he knew
just how to do it.
“The aviation collection at UT Dallas was so impressive but
not many people were aware of it. So by having a lecture
series surrounding the history of aviation, the collection
would attract more visitors,” said Mary.
“I never thought it would grow to the magnitude it is today,”
said Sally Ann. “In the beginning it was small. All of a
sudden it just bloomed.”
George IV died in 2005, but Mary and Sally Ann make sure
the lectures and the memory of their loved ones continue.
“Ongoing philanthropic support of the lecture at UT Dallas
is essential to attracting national speakers and assuring the
continual growth of the lecture series,” said Mary.
The 2014 Jalonick Lecture Series featured award-winning
author Marc Wortman who spoke about his book, The
Millionaires’ Unit, which chronicles a group of privileged
students from Yale who started their own flight club and
joined America’s combat pilots fighting in World War I.
Once the lecture ended, Mary and Sally Ann followed the
crowd of people from the auditorium into the lobby of
the Clark Conference Center, greeting well-wishers along
the way.
“I take special pride that it not only honors my mother and
father for what they stood for and contributed to aviation
but it preserves history,” said Sally Ann.
UT Dallas is able to host the Jalonick Lectures thanks to an
endowment established by the family. For information
about upcoming Jalonick Lectures, go to
utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/jalonick/.
To learn about supporting the library, contact Gwendolyn
Turcotte at 972-883-5485 or
Jalonick Lecture Acknowledges
a Legacy, Fulfills a Wish
Left photo: Mary Jalonick visits with the 2014 lecture speaker, Marc Wortman, and Sally Ann Hudnall.
Right photo: Aviation history is the focus of the Jalonick Lecture, which is held annually at UT Dallas.
UnPrECEDEnTED. As the Realize the Vision campaign comes to a close at the
end of this year, no other word better describes what you have helped accomplish in
just five years. Never before has UT Dallas experienced such generosity, enthusiasm
and optimism toward the future of our university. All across campus, academic programs
have been strengthened and lives enriched because of your support. Thank you for
believing in our vision of becoming a Tier One research university. ‘95
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UT DALLAS STUDEnTS WILL SOOn rEAP THE BEnEFITS OF A FInAnCIAL LITErACy
PrOGrAM and added scholarship opportunities, thanks to support from State Farm.
The insurance and financial services company recently awarded UT Dallas a
$40,000 gift to support the new Comet Cents Financial Success Program through its
Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grants Program, as well as $10,000 for
scholarships.
“As one of the largest providers of auto and home insurance and a leading provider
of financial services, we understand the importance of financial literacy for today’s
young people,” said State Farm Senior Vice President Mary Crego. “The Comet Cents
program is an outstanding example of this and we are pleased to support it.”
The program will provide educational seminars to UT Dallas students on personal
finance topics such as saving, budgeting, student loans and managing finances after
graduation. Students who attend sessions will be eligible for a $500 scholarship
toward their tuition.
“Financial literacy is critical to the success of our young people. Comet Cents will be
a valuable resource to educate our students about a topic that is easily overlooked
during the college years,” said program director Jared Pickens. “We aim to increase
awareness and empower students to take control of their finances and learn to
manage their resources in college and beyond for long-term financial security.”
Before long, State Farm and UT Dallas will have more in common than a mutual
commitment to financial literacy education—they will both call the city of
richardson home. Last July, commercial real estate developer KDC broke ground on
the CityLine project in richardson, just a few miles from UT Dallas.
The 186-acre project includes four office buildings that will be leased by State Farm,
parking garages, residential units, and retail and office space. Combined, the
facilities will house approximately 8,000 employees. The North Texas location,
which State Farm will move into later this year, will provide claims, service and sales
support to State Farm customers.
“State Farm has a long history of supporting communities where their employees
work and live, and we are deeply grateful for their partnership,” said President David
E. Daniel. “We welcome State Farm to the north Texas neighborhood and are excited
to advance the company and university relationship in mutually beneficial ways.”
Couple’s Fellowship Helps Engineering Students
State Farm Expands Local Operations and UT Dallas Partnership
rich and Mary Templeton
AS CHAIrMAn, PrESIDEnT AnD CEO OF TExAS
InSTrUMEnTS, rich Templeton wants to drive research and
innovation right here in north Texas, which is why he and
his wife, Mary, created an endowed fellowship for graduate
students in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science. The Mary and Richard Templeton
Fellowship will support future students pursuing a master’s
or doctorate in any field in the Jonsson School.
The Templetons met while students at Union College in new
york, where he was studying electrical engineering and she
was a computer science major. rich joined Texas
Instruments following graduation in 1980. He was named
president and CEO in 2004 and became chairman of the
board in 2008.
Through almost 30 years of marriage, the Templetons have
shared a commitment to education and community service,
touching countless lives. Mary has served on numerous
boards, including the Boys & Girls Club of America
Southwest region, the Dallas Arboretum, the University of
Dallas and John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas.
rich has led TI’s internal United Way campaign for more
than a decade, and served as chair of the 2012-2013 United
Way of Metropolitan Dallas campaign. He is also one of four
co-chairs for the Realize the Vision campaign, joining Debbie
Francis, James Huffines and Ron Nash MS’79.
“The impact of engineering and computer science on our
world is something that Mary and I strongly believe in,” said
Rich. “We are pleased to offer our personal support to the
students who will learn here and then use their knowledge
to create new technologies that change lives.”
The Templetons’ gift has helped propel the Jonsson
School’s campaign total past $57 million, far surpassing
the school’s $40 million campaign goal. “This is certainly a
special gift for the Jonsson School,” said Dr. Mark Spong,
dean of the Jonsson School and Lars Magnus Ericsson
Chair in Electrical Engineering. “Texas Instruments has
been a wonderful longtime supporter, but this personal
gift from Mary and Rich speaks to their confidence in the
strength of our programs and our future success.”
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DALLAS COLLECTOr AnD EDUCATOr JOAn DAVIDOW has
made it her life’s work to teach contemporary art to all who
will listen. This passion for her field—and for Texas artists—
has culminated in a gift to UT Dallas of 140 original
paintings and sculptures. The personal collection,featuring
both emerging and established artists, is being displayed
throughout the University’s new Edith O’Donnell Arts and
Technology Building and the Erik Jonsson Academic Center.
Half the collection will enter the University this year, and the
rest will follow in future years.
The interactive presentation, which Davidow curated,
includes a descriptive label and thought-provoking
question for each piece. The questions will give viewers
the opportunity to “think more deeply and reflect on
what the art says—visually, intellectually and
emotionally,” she explains.
Joan, who became a serious collector 30 years ago, says
she began the pursuit because she “wanted to live with art
that says something new about what it’s like to live in the
20th—and now 21st—century.”
“Contemporary art addresses the life we’re living right now,
and it’s very satisfying and exciting to be able to share it
with new generations of UT Dallas students and faculty, for
whom I have a great deal of affection and respect,” she
said. “These works deserve to live and be seen, and I hope
they will inspire and educate those who have the chance
to experience the collection.”
Among the pieces included in the presentation is a
15-foot-wide painting by Joan’s mentor, acclaimed artist
Hiram Williams. Williams gave the piece, Joni’s Chorus Line,
to Joan three decades ago, when she was a graduate
student at the University of Florida.
“Joan’s gift is both personally generous and symbolically
brilliant,” said Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, dean of the School of
Arts and Humanities and the Ignacy and Celina rockover
Professor of Humanities. “Thanks to her, innovative works
by young, rising Texas artists will grace the buildings of a
young Texas university that is rapidly rising to
international prominence.”
Joan is director emerita of Dallas Contemporary, where she
spent a decade identifying emerging artists bound for
careers on a national stage, and creator of the nationally
recognized Art Think program, which has taught more than
30,000 students to think creatively about modern art.
Joan, who is widely credited with transforming the
Arlington Museum of Art into a contemporary hub in north
Texas, has gained local and international attention for her
innovative exhibition and education programs. During her
tenure, she gained the attention of ArtNews for her work in
developing Texas’ premier venue for cutting-edge art.
She currently teaches four classes she developed for
Southern Methodist University’s Master of Liberal Arts
program and conducts bimonthly art commentaries aired
on Dallas public radio station KErA.
“As an important Dallas-based arts administrator and
journalist, Joan Davidow has been actively involved in the
fluorescence of the rapidly growing local arts scene,” said
Dr. richard Brettell, the Margaret M. McDermott
Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetic Studies and the
Edith O’Donnell Distinguished Chair at UT Dallas. “Through
this, she has built an unrivaled collection of the works of
young Texas artists at the turning points in their career. The
works she so generously has donated will both inspire new
young artists and raise the bar of quality for their new work.
The prospect is very exciting.”
“VOCATIOn IS WHErE OUr GrEATEST PASSIOn MEETS THE
WOrLD’S GrEATEST nEED,” said writer and theologian
Frederick Buechner.
In 1963, fresh out of The University of Texas School of Law,
Mike McCullough began his career at Thompson & Knight
LLP in Dallas. As a young lawyer, he worked under the late
Sol Goodell, a senior lawyer, who asked Mike to help him
with legal work for the Callier Hearing and Speech Center.
Sol’s connection with Callier was through his client, J. Erik
Jonsson, co-founder of UT Dallas and prominent member
of the visionary committee that formed the Callier Center.
More than 50 years later, Mike continues to practice law at
Thompson & Knight. He also continues to serve what is
now called the Callier Center for Communication Disorders
in his current role as “Of Counsel” to the Foundation for
the Callier Center board.
Mike and Callier have grown up together. “I love
practicing law and the opportunity it has given me to be
closely associated with an organization that has achieved
such an amazing reputation,” said Mike, and Callier can’t
thank him enough.
On April 30, 2015, Callier will honor Mike for his
dedication with the ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Care
Award at the Callier Cares Luncheon. “Mike McCullough is
widely known and respected as one of the most
outstanding lawyers in Dallas,” said Dr. Ken Altshuler. “He
has quietly and freely given untold hours of his time to
aid Callier. ruth and I are delighted to see him selected to
receive this award—no one could merit it more.” The
purpose of the annual luncheon is to create awareness
and raise funds to benefit patients in need who have
speech, language and hearing disorders.
Mike’s legal expertise and service have played an integral
role in the milestones that have shaped Callier’s history.
In 1968, Mike and his mentor, Sol, prepared the
documentation relating to the facility constructed at 1966
Inwood road, where Callier continues to operate its Dallas
location. In 1975, when Callier became part of UT Dallas,
Mike and Sol completed the transfer agreement.
Mike was also instrumental in obtaining a new IrS ruling
when the Callier Hearing and Speech Center became the
Foundation for the Callier Center and Communication
Disorders. Since then, the foundation has functioned as
Callier’s advisory board and continues to support the center
by raising awareness and funds.
Mike joined the foundation board in 1987 and served as
president in 2003 and 2004. During his time on the board,
foundation members generously contributed $250,000
toward the construction of Callier’s satellite location on
the UT Dallas campus. They also raised funds to help
build an extension in Dallas to provide space so that
infants and toddlers could participate in the Callier Child
Development Program.
“Of all the charitable organizations that I have served, I am
so proud to be associated with the innovative and
successful individuals at Callier,” said Mike. “It is such a
great pleasure when I hear individuals say ‘my child was
treated at Callier, and it was a life-changing experience.’ ”
Please support patients in need who have speech,
language and hearing disorders by underwriting,
contributing or attending the 2015 Callier Cares Luncheon.
Learn more at utdallas.edu/calliercenter/calliercares.
Davidow Imparts Her Love for Art
Joan Davidow
How Mike McCullough Made Callier History
Mike McCullough
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In rECEnT yEArS, An InCrEASInG nUMBEr OF
PArTnEr COrPOrATIOnS have been embracing the
Comet connection and hosting events targeted at
employees with UT Dallas degrees. Such gatherings set
the stage for continued interaction among alumni, their
employers and the University.
“The campus has changed a lot in recent years, and the
quality of academic programs has risen significantly,”
said Angus McColl, UT Dallas assistant vice president for
corporate relations. “We think it’s important to let
graduates know their alma mater is on the rise and the
value of their UT Dallas degree has substantially
strengthened while they were away.”
Collectively, last spring more than 150 alumni attended
four employer-based receptions hosted at Raytheon,
rockwell Collins and Texas Instruments corporate
facilities and at an Accenture gathering on campus.
Events such as these provide a casual venue for
networking and learning, keeping alumni informed
about the latest University news and research as well as
reinforcing links to UT Dallas leadership and faculty in
attendance.
“We also want to connect with corporate leadership so
they can learn firsthand about the quality of our
students, faculty, degree programs and research,”
Angus said.
Corporations also benefit from such interactions.
UT Dallas offers a wealth of resources and expertise,
routinely partnering with businesses to establish
mutually beneficial affiliations. Additionally, the
University’s corporate relations team can facilitate
strategic relationships to assist companies with
recruitment of students and interns, sponsored
research, technology transfer, executive education and
philanthropic giving.
“We are always looking to connect with companies
within the Metroplex and are also willing to expand
these gatherings to companies outside the area if there
is an alumni center of mass willing to host an event,”
said Jessica Watts, director of corporate relations.
To coordinate an alumni reception at your company,
visit utdallas.edu/corporate or call Julie Piccirillo at
972-883-5378.
A nAME IS A POWErFUL THInG, and Mayur MS’10 and
Nutan MS’13 Ranoliya-Radadiya wanted to give their new
Opportunity Fund a name that evokes images of strength
and courage. The couple selected Sorath Lion to honor a
pride of lions that adapted to a foreign territory in India
to avoid extinction.
Through the Sorath Lion Opportunity Fund, the couple
will provide financial support to Naveen Jindal School of
Management students who have demonstrated strong
leadership skills while overcoming hardship. nutan
explains that “like the Sorath lions that adjusted to their
new surroundings and learned how to survive, we want
to support students who are faced with similar hardship
and still excel in the classroom.”
Mayur and nutan understand the struggle to adapt
firsthand. In 2007, the couple relocated from India to
north Texas for new job opportunities. Arriving with a
single suitcase and little money, they remember when a
haircut or bus pass were considered luxury items. During
this time, the couple saved every dollar possible, so one
day they could each attend graduate school.
“I always wanted to pursue a graduate degree in the U.S.,
but because of previous student loans, we couldn’t afford
the graduate school application or student visa fees,” said
Mayur. “Once we moved to Texas, we saved for two years,
and with financial support from my employer, I was able
to attend the Jindal School.”
Two graduate degrees later, Mayur now serves as an
engineering manager for software services at Ericsson,
and nutan is a senior software developer for Ellucian.
With the difficulties of balancing graduate school behind
them, the couple is focused on helping Jindal School
students who are confronted by adversity. Both Mayur
and nutan credit their current success to their
educational experience at the Jindal School and want to
help others share that feeling.
“We want to support students who have experienced a
difficult situation, whether it is financial, cultural or any
other type of difficulty,” said Mayur. “We want to
encourage students and tell them that an education can
change your life, just like it changed our lives.”
This fall, Ankit Takallapaly, an international graduate
student at the Jindal School, was selected to receive the
first award made from the fund. Ankit recognizes the aid
from the Ranoliya-Radadiyas will provide more than
financial assistance and is grateful for the support.
“This award grants me the freedom to take time and plan
for everything I want to achieve without worrying about
financial burdens,” Ankit said. “And when something as
encouraging as this comes along, you are motivated to
accomplish even bigger goals.”
For Mayur and nutan, the opportunity to give back to the
university that helped propel their lives is not only a
chance to help Jindal School students but also a step
forward in fulfilling a lifelong goal.
“Our goal is to touch at least 100 lives in our lifetime,” said
Mayur. “So I am happy that the Jindal School provides the
opportunity to positively impact the lives of students who
need extra support during a difficult time.”
Of more than 80 Opportunity Funds established to date,
donors have created 22 to benefit the Jindal School.
These unrestricted endowments can be established to
support a school, department, research center or any
other area donors choose. Learn more at
utdallas.edu/opportunity.
Corporate Receptions Strengthen Ties to Companies and Alumni
Sorath Lion Opportunity Fund Supports Student Leaders
Led by President David E. Daniel (center), UT Dallas alumni at Texas Instrumentstook time for a signature Comet Whoosh at a recent reception.
Mayur (middle left) and Nutan Ranoliya-Radadiya (right) share photos of the Sorath lions with their scholarship
recipient, Ankit Takallapaly (far left).
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Dr. Anthony “Tony” Champagne has
spent the last 35 years helping to ensure
that UT Dallas and its students are
successful. Tony and his wife, Beatriz, have
taken another step to assist UT Dallas with
achieving greatness—they have
established the Anthony Champagne Fund
for Pre-Law with a deferred gift annuity.
Through his passionate work as a
professor in the School of Economic,
Political and Policy Sciences and as the
director of the UT Dallas Pre-Law Program,
he has helped many of his students gain
admission to the nation’s top law schools.
Tony, who is approaching retirement,
thought a deferred gift annuity would be
a useful way to supplement his
retirement while providing funding for
the pre-law program. “I could make a gift
to the University in an area where I have
devoted much of my career—the pre-law
program. I liked knowing that the money
would go where my interests were for
many, many years.”
With a deferred annuity, the donor makes
a contribution of cash or stock to the
University, receives a charitable
deduction for that year, and gets the
benefit of guaranteed, fixed payments
that start at a future date. Because of this
deferral, payments to the donor are higher.
Having graduated magna cum laude
from UT Dallas, Lynn McIntire BA’79
knows the value of a solid education.
With this in mind, Lynn and her
husband, Tom, have established a
legacy gift to UT Dallas through her will.
Today, Lynn and Tom own and operate
their own financial planning and wealth
management business. Since earning
her bachelor’s degree in 1979, Lynn has
maintained strong ties to the University.
She serves on both the Development
Board and the School of natural
Sciences and Mathematics Advisory
Council. For her service and support,
Lynn was a 2014 recipient of the
UT Dallas Distinguished Alumni Award.
Tom and Lynn hope their gift will
ensure quality education for future
students. “I cannot imagine not
returning a portion of my earnings back
to the Comet community,” Lynn said. “I
know that many programs and students
will not be in place in the future
without a strong community of alumni
willing to give back.”
For supporters like the McIntires, gifts
through wills are beneficial because
they enable donors to make an
unrestricted or specific gift to the
University while still retaining control
over the funds during their lifetime.
skip Moore, partner at Deloitte
Services LP, recently extended his
support of the University by
designating UT Dallas as a beneficiary
of his retirement plan.
Skip leads the technology, media and
telecommunications practice in the
southwest region of Deloitte & Touche
and serves as lead client services
partner overseeing Deloitte’s business
relationship with AT&T. At UT Dallas,
he recently joined the Development
Board after completing his term as
chair of the naveen Jindal School of
Management Advisory Council.
“I look at my contribution financially
and in terms of my time as a great
way to invest in the future of north
Texas,” Skip said.
Gifts like Skip’s allow the donor to
decide whether the University will
receive all or a portion of their
retirement plan, and they determine
the percentage or dollar amount to
be contributed. Gifts from
retirement accounts provide
flexibility, do not affect the donor’s
current lifestyle and are an easy way
to support the University.
After recently reconnecting with her
alma mater, Melisa Mrazik BS’93 was
inspired to leave a legacy to the
university that helped build her career.
Melisa uses the programming and
coding skills that she gained through
her bachelor’s degree in computer
science as a graphic designer and
desktop publisher for Accenture.
She hadn’t been back to campus until
recently when Accenture encouraged
her to volunteer with a student
organization. It was then that she
realized how much UT Dallas has
changed in the past 20 years.
now Melisa’s excited to give back to
UT Dallas through her life insurance.
“I am so excited that my name will live
on through this gift, and that I can
help future students. It was so easy,
and I can’t exactly take it with me.”
When donors like Melisa make a gift
of life insurance, they have many
options. They can name the University
as the sole or partial beneficiary and
retain the right to make changes.
Should they choose to name UT Dallas
as the owner and beneficiary, their
premium payments will be considered
a donation and will be tax deductible.
For more info on gift planning, contact Anna LeBlanc, director of gift planning, at 972-883-6023 or visit utdallas.plannedgiving.org.
SInCE THE BEGInnInG of the Realize the Vision campaign, giving through wills, retirement
accounts, annuities and life insurance has become increasingly popular. In turn, these
planned giving donors have boosted Legacy Society membership to nearly 100.
Members range in age, profession and connection to the University.
From left: They have different backgrounds, but Dr. Tony Champagne, Skip Moore, Lynn McIntire and Melisa Mrazik share
an important commitment to UT Dallas through planned gifts.
The Many Faces of Planned Giving
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UT Dallas in the Community
Alumni and their guests enjoyed an evening at the Dallas Arboretum during the University-sponsored concert with A Hard night’s Day, a Beatles cover band. This year’s signature summer event drew more than 200 attendees, including Sherry A. Marek BS’01, MBA’04, Jeff Marek and their kids, who paid tribute to the Abbey road album.
T. Boone Pickens (center) and Toni Brinker Pickens met with retired navy SEAL Morgan Luttrell, recipient of the first Center for BrainHealth Pickens Warrior Fellow, along with the center’s Chief Director Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman.
The Center for Vital Longevity held its annual participant appreciation and retention event in August, attracting past and present participants in its studies with a special breakfast. Here, center co-director Dr. Denise Park visits with husband and wife nathan and Dorothy Ivey, who have taken part in CVL studies for several years.
Author Frank T. Kryza recently donated this hand-colored, engraved map created by Dutch cartographer Johannes Blaeu in the 1630s. It is now on display in the administration conference room of the Eugene McDermott Library.
UT Dallas honored its most extraordinary alumni and community advocates at the 12th annual Awards Gala in April. President David E. Daniel (from left) poses with honorees Chris Jaeb BGS’86, Northwood Woman’s Club President Elizabeth Jenkins, Lynn McIntire BA’79, Michael L. Wehmeyer PhD’89, Michelle Janssen Adams BA’87, MA’88, PhD’95, Kevin Ryan MBA’95, David Kelly MS’86 and Helen Small BS’07, MS’10.
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