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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

gwendolyn.perrilliat@utdallas.edu.

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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President David E. Daniel

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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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