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Texas A&M University surpasses its historic $4 billion Lead by Example campaign goal.
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.
A Dripping Springs couple provides a unique planned gift for Texas A&M University.
Decades after graduation, James "Jim" Nelson '49 found himself at the end of a war story unlike any other.
Mike and Cassie McClung establish the Avery Elise McClung Endowed Memorial Aggie ACHIEVE Scholarship in honor of their 12-year-old daughter.
Robert "Bob" Dunham ’63 is giving back through an endowed scholarship and a gift of real estate that will benefit the College of Science.
Greg Franklin ’03 ’17 and his wife, Danielle ’02, are supporting the future of the Texas A&M School of Law with a scholarship for Aggie law students.
Using a planned gift to create an endowment allows the Texas A&M Foundation to support your Aggieland passions in perpetuity.
Heath Hendricks ’99 created a planned gift using his retirement account to support the Memorial Student Center Committees that changed his life.
Allan Marburger ’60, a big-time Aggie benefactor, receives the 2020 Sterling C. Evans Medal.
An Aggie, World War II veteran and retired Foreign Service Officer, reflects on his experiences.
Barbara ’75 and Paul Goodman ’76 create a planned gift for Texas A&M that would make their dads proud.
Inspired by his experience in Company E-2, Al Wheeler ’63 and his wife, Judi, created a Keepers of the Spirit Scholarship to support cadets.
Planned gift will support African wildlife study abroad; Women’s Resource Center gets a boost; Lawrences back Formula SAE Team; new scholarship for aggieTEACH program.
Cherilyn Haley and her War Hymn-whistling cockatiel, Sonny, continue to carry on the Aggie Spirit of her late husband, Bill Haley ’51.
A $1 million gift from Cactus Feeders establishes the Norman Borlaug Endowed Research Scholars Program at Texas A&M University.
A bequest from the late James J. Cain ’51 supports two biomedical engineering professors developing technologies to combat chronic health conditions.
Drs. Betsy ’72 and Bob Carpenter ’70 are making a promise to foster child literacy with a planned gift.
Missy and Skooter Halamicek use a bequest to share their piece of heaven with Texas A&M University.
Stacy and Rick Mobley ’81 establish a living trust to support future generations of Aggies in the College of Architecture.
Esteemed faculty member Dr. James M. Griffin gives $500,000 toward two endowed professorships at the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Jerald Huggins ’97 finds success as a Chick-fil-A franchise owner in College Station.
Cyd and Tom Kelly ’53 ’55 use a planned gift to enhance their current support for the College of Geosciences.
Planned gifts offer many advantages to donors, making them one of the sweetest ways to give.
An online survey helped the Texas A&M Foundation direct Sandra Schneider's planned gift to support her passions.
Debbi ’74 and Dr. Gregg Dimmick ’74 use an annuity to impact future Aggies by honoring a professor who forever changed their lives.
A gift in a will allows Texas A&M University’s Pecan Endowment to strengthen its roots for future growth.
A look at Texas A&M buildings, facilities and monuments constructed or renovated during the Lead by Example campaign.
Couples establish gifts for the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the College of Architecture; Chilifest gives endowed scholarship.
Grace Long ’21, a nuclear engineering Brown Scholar from Virginia, shares her story of success at Texas A&M University.
Remembering Aggieland icon Judson Loupot ’32, aka “Ol’ Army Lou.”
The new Dean’s Scholars Award initiative in the College of Engineering is helping attract the nation’s top prospective freshmen.
Meet Jacob Wright ’23: an Aggie and Brockman Scholar from Eagle Pass, Texas, who has a heart to change the world and the mind to make it happen.
A new gift established by the Class of 1980 will fund an annual award to honor graduating seniors who exemplify selfless service.
Betty and Frank Thurmond ’51 express their love for Texas A&M University through four charitable gift annuities and multiple other endowments.
Meet four Texas A&M faculty and staff members who established planned gifts as another way of giving back to the university.
Linda and Steve Vincent ’73 are taking their passion for international outreach to the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Lou ’85 and Mark Houser ’83 offer their support to EnMed, an innovative new program that unites engineering and medicine.
The Texas A&M Foundation honors three couples with the 2019 Sterling C. Evans Medal award.
Preaching that prevention is the key to long-term health, Texas A&M ergonomist Dr. Mark Benden ’90 ’92 ’06 creates workspaces and school desks that keep us on our feet.
Couples create memorial scholarships and a professor of practice in engineering; former student gives first endowed gift for the School of Innovation.
Inspired by a life of travel, Kari Lervick and John West ’87 support study abroad programs by creating a bequest to supplement their current scholarship.
Drs. Charles “Chuck” Hermann and Lorraine Eden establish a fellowship to support future generations of public servants at the Bush School.
The Schob Preserve, a gift of land willed from the late Dr. David Schob, gives students hands-on opportunities for design and research projects.
NFL star and former Aggie standout Mike Evans ’15 establishes scholarships at Texas A&M University to support students from his hometown.
Showcasing the impact of planned gifts during the Lead by Example campaign.
Showcasing the impact of planned gifts during the Lead by Example campaign. earn how donors like Elizabeth Bradford are making a difference by being future focused.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo provides thousands of students across the state with financial aid, creating an extensive, undeniable impact at Texas A&M University.
Marlene Lepkoski ’90 establishes the first endowed gift for the Texas A&M School of Innovation.
The Texas A&M Foundation welcomes generous benefactors to Aggieland for Exploration Day.
Sam and Barney Gershen ’69 support students in the Corps of Cadets and Mays Business School on their journey through Texas A&M.
Through two planned gifts, Elliot B. “Ben” Vaughn ’74 honors classmate and friend Patty Holyfield ’74
Donors share why they’ve given to Texas A&M during the Lead by Example campaign.
Our donors' reasons for giving are as unique as they are.
Jere and Jack H. Smith ’64 create a testamentary unitrust to benefit oceangoing students.
John Schenken ’98 creates an Endowed Opportunity Award in honor of his 99-year-old grandmother
Transformative gifts establish the J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at both UT and Texas A&M.
After receiving a PES while he was at Texas A&M, Travis Owens ’06 and his wife Shan Wang are giving a scholarship of their own for Aggie engineers.
Since 1968, the President’s Endowed Scholarship program has been inspiring high-achieving students to make Texas A&M their school of choice.
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp ’72, the university’s Board of Regents, and Bonnie and Otway Denny ’71 enable acquisition of 1830 map of Texas.
Stories of faculty who’ve given back during the Lead by Example campaign.
Texas A&M's equine therapy program is changing the lives of veterans and people with disabilities.
A planned gift establishes three Corps scholarships; couple surprises great-niece with a scholarship; gifts for the Texas A&M Coaching Academy and the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
One man’s spirit inspires a prestigious award for members of the Corps of Cadets.
A gift of Hill Country property from Kay and Charles “Charlie” Pence ’51 will support Texas A&M University programs close to their hearts.
Seven donors who have supported areas of their choosing during the Lead by Example campaign.
The Texas A&M Foundation announces its 2018 Sterling C. Evans Medal honorees.
The Texas A&M Foundation has recognized Rhonda and Frosty Gilliam Jr. ’80 as 2018 recipients of the prestigious Sterling C. Evans Medal.
Couple asks wedding guests to donate in lieu of gifts; gift helps veterans pursue entrepreneurial dreams; Santa surprises two siblings with endowed scholarships; couple funds study abroad scholarships.
The M.B. Zale Leadership Scholars Program in Mays Business School prepares students like Stephanie Martinez ’16 for successful careers in retailing.
Brenda and Glenn Dresner '69 gift their Aggie children endowed scholarships for Christmas.
A $150,000 gift made nearly 20 years ago by Emanuel Glockzin Jr. '72 continues to bolster Texas A&M’s poultry judging team.
The Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees recognized three couples as recipients of the Sterling C. Evans Medal.
The Texas A&M Foundation has received a commitment of $25 million from the Mays Family Foundation.
A $20 million gift from Jon Hagler ’58 names the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study and fuels Texas A&M’s best and brightest thinkers.
From funding initiatives in Mays Business School to serving Breakaway Ministries, Kay ’02 and Jerry Cox ’72 dedicate time and resources to Texas A&M.
Gifts from Susanne and Melbern Glasscock ’59 promote the humanities at Texas A&M.
Alice and Erle Nye ’59 spread their infectious love for Texas A&M to future generations.
Reta Haynes establishes dean’s chair; Rochelles fund veterinary equipment; gift boosts Commercial Banking Program; Clay Bright ’78 creates scholarships for middle-income students.
In the face of loss, a nursing scholarship honors the life of a special individual.
Construction science professor Ben Bigelow '05 uses fellowship funding to support student endeavors.
Kelly and Mike Hernandez III ’83 invest in the lives of Brownsville students through a multidimensional scholarship program.
Visualization students develop educational video games in an immersive lab experience.
A new veteran scholarship provides financial assistance for American heroes like Ray Dilworth '18.
Two Aggie engineers finance an unprecedented collaboration between the colleges of business and engineering to ensure that Texas A&M graduates remain leaders in the energy sector.
Powells establish gift for geosciences field camp; Couple and son fund fellowship for Texas Panhandle business students; siblings endow scholarship to honor parents.
Funds from a professorship enable a Texas A&M librarian to put the Medical Sciences Library and its historical veterinary literature collection on the map.
Aaron DePaolo ’18 is the first recipient of a President’s Endowed Scholarship funded by one Aggie’s idea to nurture and sell Century Tree seedlings.
For Stephanie Sneed Langenstein ’89, a unique planned gift option presents the opportunity to support her passions during her lifetime.
A $10 million naming gift for the new Music Activities Center brings construction of the facility one step closer to breaking ground.
Trent Latshaw ’75 experiences the world from the rare vantage point of a P-51 Mustang.
The Rachal Foundation and Tom and Joan Read are honored as recipients of the 2016 Sterling C. Evans Medal, the highest award bestowed by the Texas A&M Foundation.
Naval officer commits a Corps scholarship; College of Medicine receives $1 million gift; Houston Aggie Mothers’ Club creates HelpLine endowment.
An antique heirloom revealed my family’s Aggie heritage.
He’ll always remember Texas A&M the way it was “back when,” but Earle Shields Jr. ’41 also supports the university’s future through gifts for faculty and students.
Gifts of retirement assets are a popular way to leave a lasting legacy at Texas A&M.
Scholarship memorializes education student; friends honor former science dean; fellowship supports mechanical engineering professor.
Zou and Boyd Cherry ’67 establish gifts in their wills to impact Texas A&M for years to come.
Amy ’84 and Tim Leach ’82 aspire to make Texas A&M the obvious choice for future generations.
Sixteen students who attended Texas A&M’s Fish Camp this summer have been randomly selected as recipients of the $1,000 “Fishin’ With Franks” awards.
