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Four Billion Reasons to Believe in Tomorrow

The achievement of the Lead by Example campaign’s $4 billion goal proves there is no limit to what the Aggie community can accomplish.
By Tyson Voelkel '96

The Spectacular Journey of Eli Jones

Three-time Aggie graduate, marketing guru and drummer Eli Jones ’82 ’86 ’97 has led Mays Business School to new heights as dean during the Lead by Example campaign.
By Jeannie Ralston

Physicians 2.0

Created during the Lead by Example campaign, Texas A&M University’s Engineering Medicine (EnMed) program is producing a new line of innovative doctors known as “physicianeers.”
By Lydia Hill

Faculty Fieldwork:

A Venue for Visionaries

A landmark gift from Jon Hagler ’58 empowered the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study to invite top-tier researchers to Aggieland in perpetuity. These are some of the Fellows who stayed.
By Bailey Payne '19

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Did You Know...

...that the Bush School of Government and Public Service has opened its doors in Washington, D.C.?
By Bailey Payne '19

Following in a Giant's Footsteps

A Lead by Example donation creates the Norman Borlaug Endowed Research Scholars Program to foster the next generation of agricultural pioneers.
By Dorian Martin '06

Viewpoint
The John D. White ’70 – Robert L. Walker ’58 Music Activities Center serves as the new premier home to more than 1,300 Aggie musicians.
By Clare Fusselman '21
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For the Love of a Horse

Thanks to the care of a team of veterinarians at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Casey the Rocky Mountain gelding survived two bouts of illness. As a token of their gratitude for his care, Deborah and Bill Keyes created a unique planned gift for Texas A&M University.
By Chrystal Houston

Scholars Program Supports Aggie Superstars

In the early stages of the Lead by Example campaign, Reta Haynes committed a major gift to establish the competitive Haynes Scholars Program for exceptional Aggies. Fourteen students have benefited so far, including environmental engineering major Shaye Smith ’22.
By Lydia Hill

On Campus

During the Lead by Example campaign, gifts supporting student activities helped ensure the vitality of Aggieland’s more than 1,000 student organizations.
By Michele Schevikhoven '21

Lab Work

Gifts to the campaign created 127 new endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships that support faculty, whose boundless creativity is changing the world.
By Cathy Gordon '79

Saluting Student Veterans

A $5 million gift from Ellie and Don Knauss positions Texas A&M’s Veteran Resource & Support Center to lead the nation in serving student veterans and their families.
By Torie Noellsch