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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpiritNews from the texas A &M Foundation •. Spring 2005 ONE SPIRIT ABM ONEVISION THE TEXAS A &M CAMPAIGN IM : CA In this issue of Spirit, Carolyn Lohman says, "We have choices every day that determine the direction of our lives." Dr. Bonnie Hunt '77 says, "There were some 'good of boys,' but A &M had some very forward - thinking professors at that time, too." And Cristina Candia Lopez '00 says, "Wherever I see I can make change, that's where I'll go." Women and Texas A &M These two expressions used in the same sentence have stirred up emotions since the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was created more than a century ago. But while women didn't officially become part of the Texas A &M student body until 1963, history shows they have played a vital role in the formation and character of A &M since the beginning. Today, women are more visible and involved at Texas A &M University than ever before —both on and off campus. They are philanthropists. They are leaders in their fields. They are mentors. In this issue, we focus on the contributions women are making to Texas A &M and to society at large. You'll meet women like: • Marilyn Jewell, whose love and admiration for her late father, Miles Hall '39, led her to pledge her inheritance to the Texas A &M Foundation —page 12 • Carolyn Lohman, a former teacher who has created an innovative way to help College of Education freshmen assimilate to campus life —page 16 • Mora Boone, a 103 - year -old champion of education who, in the 1930s, earned all but 30 credit hours toward a bachelor's degree at A &M —page 18 • The late Bonnie Hunt '77, who lived a lifetime of "firsts," including being the first female graduate student of A &M 's department of industrial engineering —page 22 • Cristina Candia Lopez '00, a Texas A &M and Bush School of Government and Public Service graduate who is dedicating her life to affecting educational change for minorities —page 26 • The late Susan M. Arseven '75, whose life inspired her husband to help female science and engineering majors afford their education —page 30 On page 2, we also have chronicled the whos, whats and wheres of women in their quest to become full citizens at Texas A &M. We hope you have fun reading about the role of women at A &M —and perhaps learn a bit along the way. We also hope you'll be inspired by stories of the many ways women continue shaping Texas A &M and the world beyond. On the cover: Rita Sbisa (pictured in front of Ross Hall), the daughter of Bernard Sbisa, was active in many campus activities, serving as the sponsor for a cadet company and for the band (circa 1896). Photo courtesy of Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A &M University. 2005 Foundation Calendar S PIRIT SP ring 2 THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT TEXAS A &M MARCH Since its inception, women have been a vital part of 23 One Spirit One Vision Texas A &M. Kickoff — Atlanta, Georgia 31 Science External Advisory 12 SOIL MAN &Dev. Council Awards Texas A &M transformed a poor farmer's son into an Banquet esteemed soil expert —and his daughter hasn't forgotten. APRIL 16 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION, AGGIE STYLE 1 Science External Advisory A former teacher dedicates her time, energy and and Dev. Council gifts to inspire future educators. 1 Education Advisory Council and Deans 18 MADE FOR EACH OTHER Roundtable Mora Boone, a centenarian, reflects on the two loves 1 Look Engineering of her life: her husband and Texas A &M. Advisory Council 1-2 Architecture "Second 22 A WOMAN OF INDUSTRY '77 Century" Celebration The late Bonnie Hunt lived a lifetime of firsts. 2 Architecture Former 26 WHERE DUTY CALLS Students' Open House When educational opportunities are at stake, this 4 Ide P. & Luella H. Trotter Bush School graduate is there. Endowed Lecture Series 8 Architecture Scholarship 30 MAKING A DIFFERENCE: and Awards Banquet THE LEGACY OF SUSAN ARSEVEN 9 Architecture Parents' The memorial award in her name is making Weekend graduate school possible for female science and 9 Endowed Opportunity engineering students. Award Luncheon 9 Vet Medicine Open 34 FOUNDATION NEWS House 14 Construction Science 36 GREAT AGGIES Scholarship and Awards Five great Aggies. Four great ways to give. Banquet 15 Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Scholarship and Awards Banquet EDITOR Robb Kendrick, P. 35 OFFICERS Spirit is p ublished by the 'FeXas A&M -�_ P P 15 Vet Medicine i Kara Bounds Socot Jim LaCombe, Eddie J. Davis'67 Foundation, the nonprofit corporation' Distinguished Alumni ASSISTANT. EDITORS Dan Bryant, P. 36 President chat directs major gift fund raising and Tina Evans James J. Palincsar manages assets in support of educational excellence at Dinner Sondra White '8- PRINTER Sr. Lice President Texas A&M. Please direct inquiries to Communications 15 -17 Vet Medicine Parents' ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Grovel' Printing for Development Office, Texas A Foundation, 401 George Bush DL, " _ Weekend Geer Design Inc. John R. Stropp '66 College Station TX 77840-2811,979-845-8161 or Soo -; 15 -17 Vet Medicine Honors PHOTOGRAPHY BOARD of rausrEES Sr. Vice President tl- evansC�tamu.edu.Taxandle alinfarmanon -' 39- g Convocation and Gentle Memorial Cushing James J- MTho Ir.'7o orAdministrotion .f in this newsletter is for educational purposes only ( DoetorAuetion Library and Archives, Chairmon & Operations and should be examined by independent legal court- Texas A&M University, Jerry S. Cox ,7, Liska E Lusk set due to possible differences in local laws and mdi -„ 15 -17 A&M Legacy Society Gala P, 2 - 11: Univelvty of Jesse W. Curle.e'67 Vice President - ; virtual needs. Houston, p. 6 Robert W. Hat vey'77 General Counsel I OCTOBER Ae Prrgresiae Rav A. Rhthrock'^ Doyle Thompson 14 Engineering Advisory farmer, p, 12 Bob J. SurovikS8 Vice President Council Scott Kohn, P. 14, 26 Roderick.. D . SteI1P':59 D. Controller COPYRIGHT o x005 TEXAS A&M FOUNDAhIONux THE HISTORY °' J ,rT TEXAS A &M , &7 TWIN SISTERS MARY AND SOPHIE HUTSON BEGAN "TAKING CLASSES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 1899. THEY COMPLETED THEIR COURSES OF STUDY IN 1903, BUT AS UNOFFICIAL STUDENTS. WERE NOT GIVEN DEGREES. THE CLASS OF 1900 PRESENTED THEM WITH CADET JACKETS WITH WHICH THEY LATER MADE MATCHING SKIRTS. A long road connects women at the Agricultural and Mechan- It's been 129 years since Texas A &M opened its doors to ical College of Texas with those at today's Texas A &M Uni- young men pursuing agricultural, mechanical and military versity. Physically, the two schools are one and the same. But training. But while women officially became part of the stu- the college that allowed select women to attend classes but not dent body only 42 years ago, they have in reality been part of receive degrees is a far cry from the university that now boasts A &M from the beginning. I The following is a timeline Ion- a female student population equal to that of males. *4 Although sisting of excerpts from "Intended for All: I25 Years of rare in the early years, female faculty and staff members are Women at Texas A &M." The booklet was derived from an likewise an integral part of today's Texas A &M. Their efforts exhibit produced by Texas A &M 's Cushing Memorial to gain employment with promotion and tenure opportunities Library and Archives. The complete history is available at comparable to their male colleagues are paying off. I http:// lib- oldweb. tamu. edu /cushing/onlinex/womenhistory 3 Spirit o Spring 2005 THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT TEXAS ,/rck' M C O In 7anuary 1877, the Galveston Daily News published an article about a Christmas dinner for cadets who were unable to return home for the holidays. !1 few individuals who helped host the dinner were 4nita Bee, Lula Hogg, "Miss Nannie "and "Mrs. Clements." This is the earliest record that lists specific names of women involved in campus activities. Pictured left to right: Gathright Hall, shops and Old Main. Shortly before the Agricultural and Mech- anical College of Texas opened in 1876, a Texas legislative delegation sent to inspect the new college reported that the school was "intended for all." At least a few women — who resided on campus and were related to professors— attended classes from the outset. As early as the late i8gos, campus admin- istrators joined with local business interests to lobby the state Legislature for the cre- ation of a "Girls Industrial School' at Texas A&M. Among those supporting this action was college President Lawrence Sullivan Ross. He felt that "the cadets would be improved by the elevating influence of the good girls, whose training would go on under their eye. Both sexes are benefited." Ross and others argued that the college had the facilities in place for such a school, and thus building the institution elsewhere would be much more costly than integrating women into the Texas A&M student body. DISTINGUISHED// Y/ INA&M HISTORY 3 "Campus girls" was an early Texas A &M term for females who were active in campus life. Among the first such names recorded were the Hutson sis- ters— daughters of a professor of history and English. Ethel Hutson was attending classes by 1893. She later became a noted artist, worked in New Orleans as a journalist and was active in the women's suf- frage movement in Louisiana. Heryounger twin sisters. Mary and Sophie Hutson, completed a course of study in engineer- ing in 1903, but were not award- ed degrees. Mary later worked as an engineer in New Orleans. a In the fall of 1902, Carey Carr Neibert was hired as a "trained nurse" Records indicate that there were nurses serving in that capacity before her, but she is the first female staff member whose full name is known. W.H. "Willie" Thomas was hired as librarian in 1907 and stayed on the staff until her retirement in 1952. +Although many women were hired to teach during the sum- mer, the first woman to hold a regular teaching position at Texas A &M was Wanda Farr, wife of a biology professor, who was appointed acting instructor in biology in 1917 when her husband was drafted. Yolande Renshaw was the Texas A &M Foundation 4 In 1914 William Bennett Bizell (right) became presi- dent of Texas 4&M. During his tenure, he publicly expressed support for coeducation. L.L. Foster, another early A &M president, argued that there was "nothing in the organ- ic law of the A &M College to prevent the admission of girls on equal terms with the boys." Despite these efforts, in igoi, the Texas Industrial Institute and College for Women, later Texas Woman's University, was estab- lished at Denton. The first known female staff members were few in number and occupied jobs con- sidered traditional for women — librarians and nurses. Nevertheless, they were trailblaz- ers for the thousands of women who followed them as members of the A &M workforce. Al In 19og the state Legislature granted A &M permission to conduct regular sum- mer sessions with the stipulation that women were allowed to attend. These sessions were so well attended by women that in 1919, a building was set aside as a dormitory for female summer school students. The first women in regular teaching posi- tions —seven in all —were hired during World War I to replace male instructors called up for service. All of their appointments were filled by men, however, when the war ended. In 1912 the Department of Extension was organized and, two years later, became the Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX). Establishment of TAEX led to the largest influx of women into the A &M workforce prior to World War II and offered the first opportu- nity for significant numbers of women to gain permanent employment. The Texas Agricul- tural Experiment Station (TAES), established in 1888, also provided an employment path for women. By the end of 1912, TAES had hired 17 women as home demonstration agents. In 1914, William Bennett Bizzell became president of Texas A &M. During his tenure, he publicly expressed support for coeduca- tion, arguing that the college should be open to all women "who seek admission ... because of specific advantages offered in the institu- tion that are not available in other state sup- ported insti tions." JULY I DECEMBER 3I, 2004 ONE SPIRIT A&M ONEVISION The honor roll lists donors who have made gifts or com- mitments of $25,000 or more through the Texas A &M Foundation. This issue recog- nizes gifts made from July J- December ,3i, 2oo4. Donors are grouped into two alpha- betical lists: "Individuals" and "Corporations & Organi- zations. " Individuals Sue Adams Sue & Mack Adams Endowed Opportunity Award Perry D. Reed '76 Endowed Opportunity Award Joanne & Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. '60 Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge '60 Endowed Professorship in Aerospace Engineering Joanne & Edward "Pete" Aldridge '6o Endowed Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering Nada & James W. Alexander '47 Nada & James W. Alexander '47 Sul Ross Scholarship second woman appointed. She taught in modern languages. Their appointments were terminated at the end of World War 1. + Edna W. Trigg, hired as a home demonstration specialist by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX). became the first "lady agent" in 1912. In 1917 Edith Phillip became the first woman appointed to a "scientific posi- tion" on the Agricultural Experiment Station staff. + In 1918 the influenza epidem- ic brought many women to campus as nurses. Irene "Mom" Claghorn, one of the most "beloved employees" in the his- tory of Texas A &M, came as an Army nurse. The following year, she was hired as superin- tendent of the campus hospital —a job she would hold for near- ly four decades. ow Leah J. & John R. Allen '76 Leah & John R. Allen '76 1IBM Endowed Scholarship in Electrical Engineering Gladys & William D. Allison '44 Gladys M. & William D. Allison '44 Scholarship Fund in the Engineering Scholars Program Sharon & Robert V. Avant, Jr. '75 Bequest— President's Endowed Scholarship Program 5 Spirit o Spring 2005 —Edna W. Trigg— THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT TEXAS .R &M In flugust 1925, Mary Evelyn Crawford (far right), sister of the head of the engineering department, was awarded an official degree in liberal arts. The degree was not awarded at the regular commencement ceremony. Many women were hired to teach during the summer. Wesa Weddington, who later served as principal of Bryan High School, was an instructor during the summer of 1919. Al In 1921 J.C. George became the first woman appointed to the A &M Board of Directors. The 1923 yearbook lists 14 women as "spe- cial unofficial students." In 1925 Mary Evelyn Crawford, sister of the head of the engineering department, was awarded an official degree in liberal arts (English). In reaction to Crawford's gradua- tion, the Board of Directors resolved that "no girls should ever be admitted to the College." This action temporarily ended the practice of allowing female relatives of Texas A &M staff to attend and prohibited the attendance of women during the summer. In 1926 J.C. George offered a motion to rescind the prohibition on summer school, bringing A &M back into compliance with the 19o9 legislative ruling. Cn"V / r4G.1 9 By 193o nearly i,000 women had fur- thered their education at Texas A &M. In 1933 several staff and faculty members asked President T.O. Walton if their daugh- ters could attend A &M. The financial set- backs of the Depression had rendered col- lege elsewhere beyond their means. Walton proposed a temporary emergency reprieve of the board's prohibition on coeducation. He assured the board that this measure would result in the attendance of no more than 20 women, all of whom would live at home. The board approved the proposal. Hearing of the board's decision, a group of local women applied, but were rejected and filed suit for admission. In 1934 Judge W.C. Davis found in favor of the board, stating that the "unbroken pol- icy and custom" of A &M in admitting only men had "crystallized into the force and effect of law" a Virginia Spence, daughter of the engineering dean, was campus editor of the 1918 Battalion. She followed in what was already a tradition of female involvement in stu- dent and campus publications. + Jessie Whitacre, a pioneer in the study of human nutrition. was head of the TAEX depart- ment of rural home research from 1926 to 1954. Her research was influential in the adoption Minnie Fisher Cunningham,,, of the "four food groups" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1956. That same year, she was named "Woman of the Year" by The Progressive Farmer magazine. + Minnie Fisher Cunningham was one of the most prominent women extension employees. A longtime TAEX editor, she also was an active member of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association and a lifelong Texas A &M Foundation 6 — Mrs. Y.C. George— Rebecca & Thomas C. Bain, Jr. '71 Bequest —Becky & Tommy Bain '71 Endowed Scholarship in Construction Science Mary W. Barnhill '76 Mary Barnhill Endowed Scholarship Julie & Craig Beale '71 Julie & Craig Beale '71 Professorship in Health Facilities Design Fund Samuel H. Black Robert S. & Mary E. Stone Pavilion Marcia & Fred K. Blackard '63 Marcia & Kirk Blackard '63 Fillowship in Communication Fund Mildred & Willy F. Bohlmann, Jr. '50 Stephen Bohlmann '76 & Philip Bohlmann '76 Santiago & Sebastian Bohlmann Scholarship The large number of men coming to col- lege with wives and families increased the pressure to develop and open academic pro- grams for women. Many wives attended sum- mer school. For a short time in the late 1940s, wives were allowed to take classes for credit during the fall and spring semesters, though they were still prohibited from graduating. 11 On March 3, 1953, state Sen. William T. Moore, Class of '4o, introduced a resolution to force the A&M Board of Directors to admit worker for progressive causes. In 1928 she unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate. Presi- dent Roosevelt later gave her the popular nickname "Minnie Fish:' a In 1946 Ruby Bauer, a for- mer private first class in the Women's Army Corps and wife of a veterinary medicine stu- dent, was the first female vet- eran to enroll at Texas A &M on the GI Bill. 9 women. The measure was first approved in the Senate by a voice vote without debate or objection. But on March 5, the measure was voted down 27 to I. David H. Morgan became president of A&M in 1953. In response to declining enroll- ment rates, he asked the Academic Council of the A&M faculty to evaluate the college. The council recommended the admission of women and the end of compulsory military training. The board made military training optional, but the ban stood on women as degree - seeking students. — Ruby Bauer— Sally & Ray M. Bowen '58 Sally &Ray M. Bowen '58 President's Endowed Scholarship Geraldine Longbotham Bowers Jack H. Longbotham Ph.D. '68 Endowed Scholarship Peggy L. & Charles L. Brittan '65 Mrs. Louise C. Britton Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Peggy L. & Charles L. Britton '65 Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Deborah & James P. Buchanan'64 James P. Buchanan Memorial Fund Clayton T. Burger '00 Clayton T. Burger '00 Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering Mrs. O.D. Butler 0. D. Butler Endowed Chair in Animal Science Rhett Butler John F. "Dude" Callender Student Activity Fund James J. Cain '51 James J. Cain '51 General Rudder Corps Scholarship I Mechanical Engineering Excellence Fund Ruth O. & Paul E. Cameron, Jr. '53 Ruth 0. & Paul E. Cameron, Jr. '53 SoutherlandAggie Leader Scholarship Dr. G. Alan Cannon '88 G. Alan Cannon '88 Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics 7 Spirit 4 Spring 2005 THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT TEXAS -4&M In 1958 Myrna Gray, a local nurse, applied for admission and was rejected. Shortly there- after, two other women also were rejected and joined Gray in a lawsuit charging discrimi- nation. John Barron '35 represented them. The Bryan Daily Eagle set up a charitable fund for their legal expenses. Judge William T. McDonald '33 found on behalf of the three and ordered Texas A &M opened to women. IN Judge McDonald's ruling did not stand. It was reversed in the ioth Circuit Court of Appeals on the grounds that the Board of Directors was vested by the state with com- plete sovereignty in admission matters. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the reversal. The case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the court declined to hear the case. .rya 9 In 1959 Earl Rudder was appointed Texas A &M president, and Sterling C. Evans joined the Board of Directors. Their leadership would prove crucial to establishing coeducation. AN In i96o the Eagle reported an attrition rate among freshmen of 56 percent, with many of the dropouts citing Texas A &M's all -male character as their reason for leaving. Between 1952 and 1962, Texas A &M's enrollment increased by only 29 percent. During the same period, the University of Texas grew by 70 percent and Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) by 117 percent. In January 1963 Evans became president of the board. Within four months, the board a In 1957 Alice Stubbs was hired as an assistant professor in the TAEX department of home economics. She became head of the department in 1961 and, in 1974, achieved the rank of full professor. + Following World War 11, Vivian Castleberry became the first "women's editor" for the Battalion. She later worked for the Dallas Times Herald, becoming the first woman named to its editorial board. She founded many well -known women's organiza- tions in Dallas and, in 1984, was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. a Stella Haupt, a sixth -grade teacher in Bryan, was the first woman to enroll under the 1963 board ruling that admitted women. She earned a master's degree in education in 1964. That same year, Darleen Morris Texas A &M Foundation 8 ,.- .Vivian Castleberry— In 7anuary 1963 Sterling C. Evans, Class of '21, became president of the Board of Directors. His influence would be crucial in establishing coeducation. Sue & Robert T. Childress, Jr. '53 Sue & Bob Childress '53 President's Endowed Scholarship Dorothy Anne & Carroll W. Conn, Jr. Carroll & Dorothy Conn Excellence Fund in New Venture Leadership had announced the school's name change to "Texas A &M University" and had approved racial integration. On April 27, 1963, the board ruled that effective June 1, 1963, eligible women would be admitted into graduate programs and vet- erinary medicine as day students. Wives and daughters of faculty and staff, wives of stu- dents in residence, and women staff members also would be admitted to undergraduate programs. In a meeting called by the Corps of Cadets, President Rudder was booed by 4,000 students when he stated that with coeducation, the future of the school and the Corps was "bright." is Off campus, the news of coeducation was met with stiff resistance by many former students, one of whom introduced an anti - coeducation resolution in the House of Representatives. However, the move for coed- ucation also had many supporters. By the end of spring 1964, 183 women were enrolled. The use of the term "Maggies" to refer to female students became common. By earned her undergraduate degree in education. a Maureen Turk and Nancy Nielson were the first women to study nuclear engineering at Texas A &M. When Nielson graduated in 1970, she was the first woman since the Hutson twins to complete a course of study in engineering and the first ever to receive a degree in the field. Turk graduated in 1972. By 1971, female stu- dents numbered 1,767. spring 1965, enrolled women numbered 321. In 1966 the board further opened the door, stating that any woman "associated with the faculty and staff" or any woman pursuing a program only offered at Texas A &M was eligible for admittance. Women who met other criteria also were deemed eligible for degrees. In February 1970 the admissions policy in the General Catalogue was finally changed to officially articulate what had already been the policy for more than five years: "Texas A &M University is a co- educational university admitting men and women to all academic studies on the same basis." In 1971 Texas A &M enrollment included 1 ,7 6 7 women. Four years later, the number had climbed to 742 and, by 198o, it had nearly doubled to 12,207. Krueger Hall opened as the women's dor- mitory in 1972. 3 Betty Miller Unterberger. a specialist in U.S. foreign relations, joined Texas A &M's history department in 1968. She was the first woman at Texas A &M to hold the rank of professor. + In 1972 Mary Hanak was elected student body vice president. a Champion golfer Brenda Goldsmith signed with Texas A &M in 1973 and was thus the first female athlete recruited by the school. a In 1973 Anne Marie Elmquist was named head of the depart- ment of modern languages — the first female department head outside of TAEX. ow Collie Wyatt Conoley & Jane Close Conoley College of Education & Human Development Endowed Graduate Fellowship Nelda & Joe L. Cooper '56 Nelda L. & foe L. Cooper Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering Carolyn '73 & Carlos R Cotton '73 Carolyn '73 & Carlos '73 Cotton Scholarship in Civil Engineering George W. Crocker '51 Bequest — College of Geosciences Elizabeth Daugherty Recognition Credit for Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Beth Denman & Joe Carter Denman, Jr. '46 Gif{Annuit —Beth &Joe Denman '46 Endowed Scholarship in Architecture Nunzio M. DeSantis '81 Ettore &Angelina DeSantis Excellence Fund in Architecture Georgia & Mike C. Dillingham '35 Gift Annuity —Mike C. Dillingham X 35 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Judy & George A. Dishman, Jr. '52 Bill Dishman Fund for Excellence in Rice Research Martha J. & Joe B. Dixon Joe Boris & Martha Jane Dixon Graduate Endowment in Soil Mineralogy Cydney C. Donnell '81 Bequest — Department of Real Estate Finance Catherine M. Dougherty University Special Gifts Wanda S. & Lawrence A. DuBose '42 Dr. Lawrence A. DuBose '42 Endowed Fund for Student Activities Dr. Lawrence A. DuBose '42 Endowed Scholarship Fund 9 Spirit 4 Spring 2005 THE HISTORY OF WOMEN AT TEXAS -4&M Participation in the Corps of Cadets was opened to women in 1974. Participation in the Corps of Cadets was opened to women in 1974. About 50 women were organized into an all- female unit, W -i. The members of this unit were called "Waggies." The first women to join the Corps drilled for a semester in civilian clothes. The uniform for female seniors began including boots in i980. For several years, women in the Corps were not allowed to participate in elite cadet organizations. One exception was the Women' Drill Team, created in 1975 as an alternativ to women participating on the Fish Dril Team. The women's team won the Texas Stat Champion title in the unarmed division almost every year from its inception until it disbanding in the mid- i98os. Melanie Zentgraf filed a class- action law suit in 1979 against Texas A &M claiming dis crimination. The lawsuit drew national atten tion and eventually led to the complete inte gration of women into the Corps. The first courses on women were devel oped in the late 1970s. In 1981 the Womer in Science Club and the Women's Studen Organization held their first meetings. In 1985 the first women joined the band and the following year two women joiner the Ross Volunteers. In 1987 Mandy Schuber was named deputy Corps commander. Thy two all- female Corps units were disbande( in 19go and the first gender - integrate( Corps units were formed. 3 Susan Gurley McBee '69, was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1974. In 1980 she was the first woman named "Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture:' + In 1974 Irene Hoadley was named director of libraries. She was the first woman to head the library on a perma- nent basis and. at the time of her appointment, the highest- placed female administrator in the institution. + In 1983 Bonnie Krumpotic became the first female appointed to a brigade -level post in the Corps. + In 1989 a minor in women's studies was offered for the first time. with Harriette Andreadis as the program coordinator. Texas A &M Foundation 10 Sallie Sheppard— In 1995 Miles Hall '39 determined that the time had came to divide his cherished East Texas farm among his three children. While touched by the gift, it proved a bit of a dilemma for his daughter, Marilyn Hall Jewell, as she has no heirs of her own. She decided to ask her father what he would ultimately like to happen with her portion. "Give it to Texas AM" was his answer. So shortly before her father's death in 1997, Marilyn contacted the Texas A &M Foundation, which provided her with the sample bequest language she and her advisers would need to update her will. It was important to Marilyn for her father to see her plans in writing before he died. Hall's wishes to help his alma mater came as no surprise to Marilyn. Texas A &M, after all, took the poor farmer's son from East Texas and transformed him into a soil expert who spent his career bettering the lives of other farmers. Moving away from the farm and getting a college educa - -. " tion was far from easy for the young Hall. But Marilyn recall her father saying that all of the sacrifices he made to go to: Texas A &M were well worth it. "He always felt like that degree mach , S a..c fferett in the quality of life he had," she says. Texas A &M Foundation 12 x Nancy T. & William J. Gardiner '76 Nancy & William J. Gardiner '76 Teaching Excellence Award Catherine L. Gauldin '80 Bequest— Catherine L. Gauldin Endowed. Scholarship in Architecture Cynthia E. & H. Jarrell Gibbs '60 Bequest —Corps of Cadets Mary Ann & Gordon F. Gibson '55 Mary Ann & Gordon Gibson '55 Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering Fund Harry A. Gillett Harry A. Gillett Fund Sally & H. Jack Grafa '45 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Robert N. Gray, Jr. '47 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Raymond H. Greene '58 Living Trust —Texas A &M Foundation Glenda & Ricky W. Griffin Department of Management Excellence Fund Karon T. & Harvey J. Haas '59 Karon & Harvey J. Haas '59 General Rudder Corps Scholarship Jo Ann Hagler & Jon L. Hagler '58 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Herbert C. Hale, Jr. '52 Bequest —Texas A &M Foundation James F. Bade & Janet A. Handley '76 Janet Handley & fames Bade Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Vicki & Robert T. Handley '67 Donald f. Matocha '67 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Pamela Wolman Hanlon Colonel & Mrs. Gus A. Wolman, Jr. X 43 Memorial Sul Ross Scholarship Janice & William W. Hanna '58 Janice & Bill Hanna '58 Engineering Scholars Patricia & Raymond R. Hannigan '61 Center for International Business Studies 1 3 Spirit 4 Spring 2005 Eileen & Norbert A. Hartmann, Jr. '64 Norbert A. Hartmann, Jr. '64 Endowed Fund in Statistics Reta & Harold J. Haynes '46 Coastal Engineering Laboratory Patricia B. '77 & Edward A. Hiler Edward A. Hiler Endowed Scholarship in Biological & Agricultural Engineering Donna & Thomas A. Hillin '69 T W. Hillin '31 Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Merle P. Hobgood Susie Kendall '03 Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Development Helen Caldwell Holm E. George Holm '41 Endowed Scholarship in Chemical Engineering E. George Holm '41 Sul Ross Scholarship Dorothy & Howard C. Homeyer '55 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Flora & Billy P. Huddleston '56 Corps of Cadets Enrichment Fund in Honor ofLTGJohnA. VanAlstyne'66 Sydney & James L. Huffines, Jr. '44 Huff nes Institute for Sports Medicine Janice & Buddy Hunter Gift Annuity — Texas A &M Foundation Judy & L. Weldon Jaynes '54 President's Special Discretionary Account Jean R & Orville E. "Skip" Johnson, Jr. '52 Jean & Skip Johnson '52 Sul Ross Scholarship Grace & John R Keehan, Jr. Bequest -12th Man Foundation — Sports Museum /12th Man Foundation /College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Kevin Mark Woodward & Kathryn J. Kelly '77 Kern Dyer Kelly '67 Memorial Scholarship in Engineering Fund Cyd & Thomas E. Kelly '53 Priscilla & Thomas E. Kelly '53 Endowed Scholarship Dr. Dennis M. Key '66 Bequest — Scholarships in Veterinary Medicine A LONG WAY TO A &M hen Hall was growing up in the Crossroads community near the East Texas town of Hughes Springs, the probability of a college education was slim to none. But fate stepped in when a recent Texas A &M College graduate, W.L. Jones '30, became his high school vocational agriculture teacher. Jones persuaded the young Hall to become an Aggie, too. Hall's mother was able to scrape up five dollars to get her son to College Station. So with money in his pocket, Hall set out on his journey to Texas A &M After spending the night with Hilto Hall '47, a cousin in town, Miles Hall caugl a ride with a truck driver who took him pai of the way to College Station. His second rid came from a mother and son, who picke up the hitchhiker and graciously paid for h. breakfast. Hall arrived at Texas A &M wit nearly all of his five dollars. Hall had worked out a loan agreemer with an older brother, Hillard, to pay fc tuition and books. The condition, thougl was that the younger Hall first secure a jot Another cousin, Garvin Gibson '36, hear about a job opening at Texas A &M's agricul Texas A &M Foundation 14 ture barn. It was available only to a student majoring in animal husbandry. Hall quickly declared his major, interviewed with the appropriate professor and found himself a job —and a loan. He finally knew for cer- tain that he was going to be an Aggie. "He sacrificed to get his degree," Marilyn says. "Every time there was a holiday break and he could go home, he hitchhiked. That was the only way he could do it." By the time he graduated, Hall had changed his major to vocational agriculture. He taught for a couple of years, but soon took a job as a soil conservationist with the Sulphur - Cypress district of the Soil Conservation Serv- ice. He stayed there for more than 30 years. A LOVE OF THE LAND " lot of times, as the saying goes, the painter's house always needs paint- ing," Marilyn says. "That wasn't the case with my father. He lived his philosophy. He always took care of his own land while he helped farmers improve theirs." Hall's skill with soil was well - known. The miracles he worked with his own plot of pastureland in Cass County, in fact, gar- nered him a feature story in a 1957 issue of The Progressive Farmer magazine. In the article, entitled "Best Pasture in East Texas," the writer details how Hall took 6o acres that had gen- erated a $400 profit in 195o and transformed them into a thriving field of crops and cattle that reaped a net income of $2,818 in 1957. Hall was equally committed to the land at the family's home in Mount Pleasant. "Dad came home from work each day and spent an hour or two in his garden," Marilyn says. "People would slow down to check out my dad's garden the way people slow down to look at Christmas lights." Along with her portion of the farm, Marilyn Hall Jewell is setting aside any other inheritance she receives to benefit Texas A &M agriculture students. Marilyn remembers with great fond- ness the image of her father in his garden, always topped by a well -worn safari -type hat. Today, Marilyn carries that hat in the back of her car as a way to keep her father's mem- ory close by. A LASTING GIFT arilyn doesn't have any heirs, and she feels that taking a luxurious trip or buying expensive things with her inheritance would be a reckless way of using money so painstakingly saved by her frugal parents. So along with her portion of the farm, she is setting aside any other inheritance she receives and using it to benefit Texas A &M agriculture students. "I felt like helping another kid through college was the best way to use that money," Marilyn explains. "That made more sense to me than anything else I could have done with it." Marilyn graduated from the University of Texas in 1970 with a degree in psychology. She served as a social worker before a career change landed her in the computer field. For 19 years until her retirement in 1997, she worked as a computer programmer and sys- tems analyst at American National Insur- ance Company. Marilyn's mother, Frances Hall, a seam- stress who once operated her own drapery business, still lives in the family home in Mount Pleasant. In addition to her inheritance, Marilyn is pledging 45 percent of her own estate for a Texas A &M Foundation charitable trust to benefit the mechanical engineering depart- ment in honor of her husband, George Jewell. Marilyn says her husband is a "mechanical wizard" who never received a college educa- tion, but would have loved to major in mechanical engineering at Texas A &M. Another portion of Marilyn's estate will establish a charitable trust to benefit student counseling at the University of Texas at Austin. Cheryl & Charles L. Korbell, Jr. '71 John K. Spruce Sul Ross Scholarship Walter E. Koss Dr. Walter E. & Edna C. Koss General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Verlin & Howard W. Kruse '52 Verlin & Howard Kruse/ Class of '52 Fund Verlin & Howard Kruse '52 /Founders Professorship in the Bush School of Government & Public Service Verlin & Howard Kruse '52 Scholarship in Agriculture & Life Sciences Beverly & John F. Landgraf '73 Bequest — Texas A &M Foundation Betty & Jerry Lastelick '53 Jerry Lastelick President's Endowed Scholarship Sheryl L. & David J. Lesar College of Business Development Fund Kim E. & Kenneth R. LeSuer '57 LeSuer Chair in Reservoir Management Sara H. & John H. Lindsey '44 Evans Library Mutual Endowed Fund Carolyn & Tommie E. Lohman 'S9 Carolyn S. Lohman Fellowship Fund Carolyn S. Lohman Learning Community Fund Tommie E. Lohman /Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund Paula & William C. Lonquist, Jr. '48 Gift Annuity — Texas A &M Foundation Thomas W. Lovett Recognition Credit for Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Betty L. & Jesse T. Luce '56 Bequest — Mr. & Mrs. Jesse T. Luce '56 Mechanical Engineering Fund Dr. Susan L. Luehr '84 Susan Luehr '84 Endowed Lifelines Scholarship in Biology Sue E. '94 & Patrick D. Mahoney '71 Bequest —Sue '94 & Patrick Mahoney '71 Endowed Professional Development Fund in the College of Education & Human Development Bequest — Sue '94 & Patrick Mahoney '71 Endowed Scholarship Fund for the Memorial Student Center 1 5 Spirit ♦ Spring 2005 Shaping the Future of Educatio When students come upon Texas A &M University's Harrington Education Center, they are greeted by a sculpture titled Shaping the Future. The figure features a teacher stand- ing near four children who are emerging from a book. The scene honors teachers by symbolically illustrating the vital role educators play in developing future gen- erations. By featuring a woman and chil- dren of various races, Shaping the Future also has come to symbolize the evolution of Texas A &M from an all -male military college to a diverse, vibrant university. Carolyn Lohman has a true appre- ciation for this special piece of art. As a former teacher, it represents her duty to past students. As a fund - raiser and donor, it illustrates her unwavering and generous support of Texas A &M students. As a woman who experienced the joy of edu- cating, it represents her desire to inspire others to a life filled with the same rewards. But Lohman also has a personal connection to this sculpture. She not only played a major role in raising and giving the funds necessary to acquire it, but —as both an educator and art lover — worked closely with the artist in its design. As a direct result of her generosity, Shaping the Future was unveiled at the College of Education and Human Development's 3oth anniversary celebration in 1999. "Texas A &M is a very positive place," Lohman says. "The faculty members are great and the students are wonderful. You see people working to make things better, and I wanted to be part of it." Lohman and her husband, Tommie Lohman '59, embody the "Aggie Spirit" with their sense of responsibility and sacrifice for the benefit of others. Texas A &M Foundation i "We have choices every day that determine the direction of our lives," Carolyn Lohman says. She and her hus- band continue to choose to give back to Texas A &M in hopes that more students can have an education and greater oppor- tunities in life. More and more women are becoming involved in serving and fund raising for Texas A &M, and Lohman says she feels privileged to be among them. Carolyn Lohman received a bache- lor's degree in education from the Uni- versity of Houston in 1967. Following a period as a high school homemaking teacher, she later earned a master's degree in counseling from Southern Methodist University. Lohman operated a private counseling practice for 16 years. Although Lohman earned degrees at other universities, she con ers herself an "Aggie at birth." In fact, birth in College Station while her fat W. Carroll Swearingen '40, was a stuc at Texas A &M coincided with a natic football championship season. A sr football signed by Aggies on the ch; pionship team and given to her late fai is still a treasured keepsake. Lohman's first day on earth marked the beginning of a lifelong love for the university. That love was to be shared with Tommie Lohman, whom Carolyn mar- ried while he was astudent at Texas A &M The Lohmans have found man innovative ways to support A &M and i students. Principal among them is th Angi e Style College of Education's Lohman Learning Community program, which was formed in the fall of 2oo2. Participating fresh- men take classes together, including an education course designed to help them determine if teaching is the correct career choice for them. The students also receive personalized academic advising, work with faculty, and participate in cultural and social activities, all in an effort to build a strong sense of community and make a large campus seem smaller. Learning community participants agree to serve as College of Education ambassadors during their sophomore year, visiting high schools to promote teacher education at Texas A &M. Dr. Jane Close Conoley, dean of Texas A &M 's College of Education and Human Development, is particularly appreciative of the learning community support. "Carolyn Lohman has become a friend to dozens of our faculty members and hundreds of our students," Conoley says. "The Lohman Learning Commu- nity has made a huge difference in the academic standing and retention of our first -year classes." In October 2004 the Lohmans made several additional gifts, funding the Carolyn S. Lohman Learning Commu nity Fund, the Carolyn S. Lohman Grad- uate Fellowship Fund and the Tommie E. Lohman Graduate Fellowships in Engineering Fund. Beyond financial contributions, the Lohmans have dedi- cated countless hours to university pro- grams. Carolyn Lohman served as co- chair of the Advisory Council of the College of Education for nine years. She is presently a vice chair of the One Spirit One Vision Campaign Committee and chair of the campaign's College of Education Committee. Tommie Lohman is a former pres- ident of Texas A &M 's 12th Man Foun- dation and recently retired after seven years as chair of the Dwight Look College of Engineering's Advisory Board. In May 2004 Tommie Lohman was given the College of Engineering's Out- standing Alumni Honor Award. He chose that occasion to give his wife an Aggie sweetheart ring —a smaller version of the traditional Aggie Ring that is worn by women whose husbands graduated from Texas A &M when it was still an all -male campus. Recalling that special evening, Tommie Lohman said, "My thought was of my wife, Carolyn. She has been as involved at Texas A &M as much, maybe more, than I have. I did not think it was fitting for me to be honored without rec- ognizing her contributions to my success and her efforts on behalf of Texas A &M and Aggies. "She was not allowed to attend Texas A &M and earn an Aggie Ring as a student, but she is certainly deserving of the Aggie Ring because of her many years of voluntary service to and passion for Texas A &M. She wears it with as much pride as any Aggie." Carolyn Lohman always has hoped she would be remembered for making a difference. Her dedication, commit- ment and love for Texas A &M have made a difference not only in the lives of cur- rent students, but also in the lives of future generations as they assume their roles in shaping the future. —by Carrie Paxton -Lamke Eric E. Marin '86 Trust— Department of Computer Science— College of Engineering Beth R. '77 & W. Dustin Marshall '75 Beth R. '77 & Dusty Marshall '75 Endowed Scholarship i Joni & A. DeLoach Martin, Jr. '51 or Bequest —A. DeLoach Martin Memorial Fund for the Corps of Cadets James R. McBride '62 Bequest —Sam Houston Sanders Corps Center Pillar /G. C. McBride 1 28 & James R. McBride '62 Sam Houston Sanders Corps Center Fund /General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarships 1 7 Spirit ♦Spring 2005 Carole & Michael T. McCann '66 K. G. "Red" McCann Endowed • Scholarship in Petroleum Geophysics �j Nancy McCracken W. Graham Horsley Endowed Scholarship in Architecture Ralph H. Meriwether '49 Family • Meriwether Endowed Scholarship O in the George Bush School of U Government & Public Service '63 Carolyn & Joe C. Merritt Sharon Merritt Birtcher '89 Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry • V -4 Carolyn & Joe Merritt '63 Endowment for Student Programs �..� in Mechanical Engineering Carolyn & Joe Merritt '63 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship '91 1 Joe Bob Merritt Endowed Scholarship in Environmental Design Joe C. Merritt '63 Endowed Scholarship in Mechanical . Engineering Cynthia W. & George R O Mitchell '40 1 MCI Cynthia W. & George P. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics Technology Commercialization Center '51 Dr. William L. Murray Bequest — Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Pothobiology Thetis A. & S. Loyd Neal, Jr. '59 Thetis Ann & S. Loyd Neal, Jr. '59 Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Fund Trisha & L. C. "Chaz" Neely, Jr. '62 Trisha & L. C. "Chaz" Neely, Jr. '621 Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Mays Business School 1 7 Spirit ♦Spring 2005 MADE for EACH OTHER Centenarian Reflects on the Two Loves of Her Life: Her Husband and Texas A &M Mora Waddell Boone was almost a graduate of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Almost. But in the 1930s, women would not be eligi- ble to receive Texas AsM degrees for another three decades. Like other women of her time, Boone was allowed to attend summer school and take correspondence and extension courses. Had she been male, she would have even been eligible to wear the coveted Aggie Ring. Instead, she took the remaining 30 hours needed to earn a bachelor of science degree at Sam Houston State Teachers College, graduating in 1937. In 1951 she added a master's degree from Sam Houston to her resume. PHOTO: MORA AND JAMES BOONE '2I I s } George L. Nelson '64 Wells Fargo /Mervin Peters/ George Nelson '64 1Heep Endowed Professorship in Finance Sarah & Ray B. Nesbitt '55 Ray B. Nesbitt Fund Howard Joseph Newton Ruth & Howard Newton Memorial Graduate Student Teaching Award in Statistics Bruce, Patsy & Travis '03 Nichols Nichols Family Leadership Endowment Elizabeth & Sam A. Nixon, Jr. '47 Gift Annuity —Sam &Elizabeth Nixon Student Loan Fund Sharee & David R. Norcom '73 David R. Norcom '73 President's Endowed Scholarship Becky B. & Joseph H. Nussbaum '84 Becky & Joe Nussbaum '84 Big Event Matching Fund Alice A. & Erie A. Nye '59 President's Special Discretionary Account Olive & Thomas Michael O'Connor Chemical Engineering Building Fund Ingrid & John C. Oliver, III Bequest —Bush School of Government & Public Service Fellowships Bequest— Student Financial Aid Endowed Opportunity Awards Melanie & Billie D. O'Neal '53 Bequest — College of Engineering B. D. O'Neal '53 Scholarship Fund in Petroleum Engineering Robert J. Overly '48 Robert J. Overly '48 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Murry D. Page '51 Charitable Remainder Unitrust— Emma Lynn & Charlie Case '38 Scholarship Fund in Engineering Kathreen E. & Perley G. Parr, Jr. Kathreen E. & Perley G. Parr, Jr. Research Fund for Oyster Disease Studies Janet & Thomas C. Paul '62 President's Board of Visitors Marshall D. Payn North Star Archaeological Research Endowment Spirit +Spring 2005 J Carl M. Pearcy '55 Carl M. Pearcy, Jr./Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Mathematics Lenette & Clifton E. Pfeil '50 Lenette & Clifton Pfeil, DVM '51 Endowed Fund in Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health Harriet E. & Richard F. Phillips '47 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Ginger V. & G. Willard Pool '39 Bequest — Ginger V. & G. Willard Pool '39 Large Animal Hospital Equine Teaching & Research Endowed Fund Bryan & Raymond G. Post, Jr. '61 Raymond G. Post '23 & Raymond G. Post, Jr. '61 Endowed Scholarship in Architecture Lee R. '53 & Betty R. Radford Dr. & Mrs. Lee R. Radford '53 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Joan C. Read Dean of Veterinary Medicine Priority Fund Thomas A. Read Center Activities Fund Thomas &Joan Read Fund for Disadvantaged Youth Jo Anne & Roy E. Reed '51 Jo Anne & Roy E. Reed '51 Sul Ross Scholarship C. Keller Reese, IV '29 Bequest —Civil Engineering Enrichment Fund Michael L. Richardson '65 Charitable Remainder Unitrust— Texas A &M Foundation Sue & Jess C. Rickman, III '70 Bequest— College of Education & Human Development Rick & Sue Rickman Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Carol & Forrest E. Roberts, Jr. '59 Bequest —Corp of Cadets Leadership Excellence Program Leonor Tijerina Romero Bequest —Albert Tiyerina, Jr. '65 Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Sandie & Jimmy N. Roppolo '69 Bequest —Jimmy N. Roppolo '69 Fund for Excellence in Agricultural Education Rosalyn Rosenthal Manny & Rosalyn Rosenthal Chair in Food & Nutritional Sciences Boone does not lament about not being able to complete her degree at Texas A &M. Instead, she expresses great joy when discussing the university's integration of women in 1963. "The women won at last!" she exclaims. At 103 years old, this great- great- grand- mother does not miss a beat when discussing her life. It has been filled with the richness of educating students, raising a family and sharing it all with her beloved husband. Mora Evelyn was born in Greenville, Texas, two days before Christmas, 19oi. She was the fifth of eight children of Homer and Susie Waddell. Life in those days, she says, was one of simple pleasures. Boone recalls celebrating her fifth birthday in a covered wagon as her family moved from the Panhandle town of Floydada to Alpine in far West Texas. Boone's mother had given the children a small paper sack of candies for Christmas, and she remem- bers savoring a chocolate Santa along the journey. Boone's family eventually settled in Houston, where she attended Central High School —the only high school in Houston at that time. At the end of her last semester, she still lacked one or two credits required for graduation. Since it was not considered important for girls to have a high school diplo- ma, she never returned. Boone was later admit- ted to Texas A &M even without the diploma. Boone's life forever changed one evening when she met a "very handsome man" at a community dance. His name was James L. Boone, and he was a farmer and teacher in Alief, 15 miles outside of Houston. The two were married on Christmas Day in 1921. The young couple shared a passion for edu- cation —both in terms of learning and teaching. James Boone was a member of the Texas A &M Class of '21, but he wouldn't receive his degree until 1937. Like many of his fellow cadets, his time at Texas A &M was cut short for service in World War i. Respon- sibility also called him to the family farm following his father's death. But those cir- cumstances granted him a pleasure that few could enjoy in the 193os: His wife also was his fellow classmate. James and Mora Boone began long careers as high school teachers. He taught mathematics and civics courses and served as principal and superintendent. She taught English, and then worked as a school librar- ian. Both served public schools in Lolita, Needville, Houston and Beasley over 32 years. When Boone speaks of teaching, there is a sparkle in her eye as if she were back in the classroom. Even today, her greatest hope Texas A &M Foundation 20 Victoria N. & Robert A. Rowland, III '65 Victoria N. & Robert A. Rowland, III '65 Visiting Artist in Performance Studies is that she prepared her students for the challenges of life. Henry Ellison would be among the first to attest to the Booties' lingering influence on his life. When Ellison was 15, his father passed away, leaving him to support the family. He was on the verge of leaving school when the Booties intervened by providing him a main- tenance job at the high school. Ellison grad- uated from Beasley High, joined the Army Air Forces and completed 33 missions in a B -24 bomber during World War 11. Ellison told of the impact the Booties had on his life in a letter to American Profile magazine. As a result, Mora Boone was select- ed by the magazine as a "Classroom Hero" and featured in a 2002 edition. AT 103 YEARS OF AGE, MORA WADDELL BOONE SAYS SHE STILL HAS A LOT OF GIVING LEFT TO DO. In a lifetime of memories, Boone often returns to her time at Texas A&M. Some of her favorite classes were those in the history depart- ment. The Booties' love of history inspired them to travel the country during retirement to research their genealogy. Boone is proud of her heritage. She is the granddaughter of a Confederate soldier from Georgia and a mem- ber of both the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, whose ancestors owned land in the colonies before 1701. She even traced her roots to Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. Boone is grateful that she and her ancestors shared the values of hard work and persever- ance. Honesty, leadership, a search for knowl- edge, and service to others were likewise cherished by her and her husband and were the very ideals they appreciated about Texas A &M. Their love for the college was passed down to their two sons, James Boone Jr. '44 and H.S. "Dan" Boone '46. James Jr. taught industrial education at Texas A &M for 36 years. "There was no question that our boys were coming to Texas A &M for college. I want- ed them to go where their Daddy went," Boone says proudly. In addition to her two sons, three of Boone's five grandchildren and two of her 13 great - grandchildren are Aggies. She also boasts two great - great - grandchildren, with another on the way. James Boone died in 1996, but his lega- cy as a champion of education remains in the form of an endowment to the Texas A &M Foundation. Mora Boone paid tribute to her husband of 74 years by establishing the Mora Waddell Boone and James L. Boone Sr. '21 President's Endowed Scholarship. It is through this gift that she both honors her husband's memory and continues to care for students. Mora Boone has dedicated a lifetime of service to others. While most would suspect the largest recipients of her generosity to be family, friends and students, Mora will tell you that she is the one who benefited the most from giving so much. And, at 103 years of age, she says she has a lot of giving left to do. Elizabeth Dee & Theodore E. Saba '41 GifAnnuity—Elizabeth Dee & Theodore E. Saba 'q.l Agribusiness Teaching Enhancement Endowment Phillip Sain Universiy Special Gifts Marianna Schmitt Stevenson Companion Animal & Life -Care Center Building Fund Sara N. & Perry J. Schwierzke, Jr. '60 Bequest -12th Man Endowment/ Corps of Cadets Scholarships/ Endowed C. D. Holland Undergraduate Scholarship in Chemical Engineering/ Sara & Perry J. Schwierzke '6o President's Endowed Scholarship Dene Shaver Universiy Special Gills Reba & Wayne A. Showers '53 Reba & Wayne Showers '53 Sul Ross Scholarship Beatrice & John C. Slattery Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station Cedomir M. Slipcevich Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station Jean G. & Charles B. Smith, Jr. Endowed Fund for Excellence in Agricultural Development Mrs. Mary Sue Smith & Robert Smith, III '61 Bequest -12th Man Foundation /The Association of Former Students/ Corps of Cadets /President's Endowed Scholarship Program Marilyn & James R. Snell '73 Leslie Ann Snell '07 1Young Life Endowed Opportuniy Award Scholarship Fund Bryan Snyder, III '43 Gift Annuiy— Liberal Arts J. Malon Southerland '65 Bequest — The Association of Former Students /Corps of Cadets /Memorial Student Center /Scholarships/ Student Activities /Student Affairs — Discretionary Funds /Student Leadership Programs 21 Spirit o Spring 2005 A WOMAN OF Bonnie Hunt once took her motorcycle up the elevator in the Zachry Engineering Building on the Texas A &M University campus in the 1970s. o She needed a prop for her ergonomic design class. It was just another day of what Hunt called "the best years of my life at Texas A &M." GThe first female graduate student of the Texas A &M department of industrial engineering, Hunt received her Ph.D. in 1977 in human factors engineering with a minor in labor relations. 0 "1 rode that 185 Suzuki motorcycle everywhere on campus," Hunt recalled. B Y M I K E D 0 W/ N E Y I 1 � 1 a� 1 A •91+ %n l I* 4! .� th �. I L ° Texas A &M Foundation 22 T R Y __�' / 'i IF s O A TA Y; s F Dorthy Patricia & Albert K. Sparks '45 Charitable Remainder Unitrust— Patricia G. & Albert K. Sparks '45 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Helen K. & Daniel L. Sparks '89 Daniel L. Sparks '89 Endowed Excellence Fund in Finance Bridget & Joseph G. Sprague '70 Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA & Joseph G. Sprague, FAIA Chair in Health Facilities Design Fund Roy F. Sullivan '54 Gift Annuity —Texas A &M Foundation Mrs. Bettie Thurmond & M. Frank Thurmond '51 Charitable Remainder Unitrust— Texas A &M Foundation Shelley & Joseph V. Tortorice Jr. '70 Ashley C. Tortorice '02 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Joseph V. Tortorice, III '95 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Robert C. Tortorice '97 General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Shelley B. Tortorice General Rudder Memorial Corps Scholarship Barbara & J. Michael Trotter '55 Barbara &J. Michael Trotter '55 Endowed opportunity Award Carol & G. David Van Houten, Jr. '71 Carol & G. David Van Houten, Jr. '71 Endowed Professorship in Business Donald Warne Vanderpool Robbie Vanderpool Endowed Fund in Veterinary Medicine Frances Brannen Vick & Ross W. Vick, Jr. C. A. Brannen Book Series Kelly L. '87 & William D. Von Gonten '87 Dr. Doug Von Gonten '56 Endowed Scholarship in Petroleum Geology Mary M. & James W. Wade Bequest —Dr. James W. Wade & Mrs. Mary McHenry Wade Endowed Fund in Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health Ellen D. & Joe R. Walker '55 Joe R. Walker '55 Endowed Scholarship in Construction Science 23 Spirit o Spring 2005 "LET FUTURE GENERATIONS UNDERSTAND THE BURDEN AND BLESSINGS of FREEDOM. LET THEM SAY WE STOOD WHERE DUTY REQUIRED US TO STAND." ++ .1. CRISTINA CANDIA LOPEZ'S FAVORITE QUOTE FROM FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH Working to help impoverished Central Americans enjoy healthy lives. Encouraging Hispanic high school students to accomplish great things. Convincing inner -city kids to give Texas A&M University a try. Cristina Candia Lopez 'oo is the ultimate Texas A &M ambassador, touching more lives in the four years since earning a bachelor's degree than many people will in a lifetime. Much of the time she was working to help oth- ers, she also was expanding her own educational horizons through graduate work at Texas A&M's George Bush School of Government & Public Service. BY KARA BOUNDS SOCOL WHERE DUTY CALLS Texas A &M Foundation 26 Bryan Woodbine Operating Committee Inc. Bryan, Texas University Special Gifts H. E. Butt Grocery Company San Antonio, Texas HEB General Scholarship Fund Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Austin, Texas Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships CAG Investments L.L.C. Wheat Ridge, Colorado Equine Reproduction Fund The Cain Foundation Austin, Texas Wofford Cain Endowed Scholarships Capital City A &M Club Foundation Austin, Texas Capital City A &M Club Scholarships Capital City A &M Foundation Inc. General Rudder Corps Scholarship Caterpillar Foundation Peoria, Illinois Caterpillar Foundation Excellence Award ChevronTexaco Concord, California Texaco Fellowship in Geology The Coca -Cola Company Atlanta, Georgia George Bush School Fund ConocoPhillips Houston, Texas CASP Fellowship —Ikelle Chemical Engineering Endowed Fund ConocoPhillips Foundation Excellence Award ConocoPhillips Inc. /Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship Petroleum Engineering Department Fund Texas A &M Foundation — Office of the University President The DeBakey Medical Foundation Houston, Texas Cardiovascular Research Project The Raymond Dickson Foundation Hallettsville, Texas The Raymond Dickson Foundation Scholarship The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc. New York, New York Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher Scholar Awards in Chemistry 27 Spirit 4 Spring 2005 DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise Deepwater, New Jersey University Special Gifts eBots Inc. San Jose, California University Special Gifts Educational Testing Service Princeton, New Jersey Educational Testing Service Scholarship Fund Entergy -Koch Trading Houston, Texas Trading Center Board of Governors Ernst & Young Foundation Lyndhurst, New Jersey Accounting Awareness Program Exxon Mobil Corporation Irving, Texas Chemical Engineering Endowed Fund Matching Gifts Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station Ford Motor Company Fund Dearborn, Michigan Wehner Building Expansion Garrett Transfer & Storage Inc. Bryan, Texas University Special Gifts Gradipore Limited Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia Liquid Chromatography in Chemistry The Neil & Elaine Griffin Foundation Kerrville, Texas Business Related Scholarships The Jon L. Hagler Foundation Dover, Massachusetts Jon L. Hagler Foundation Excellence Award President's Special Discretionary Account The Hamill Foundation Houston, Texas The Hamill Foundation Foundation Excellence Award The Hamill Foundation Library Fund Texas A &M Foundation 2 " ducation and working with under- represented populations is a huge thing for me," Candia Lopez says. Her accomplishments certainly back that up. The daughter of a Bolivian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Candia Lopez spent her childhood years moving all over Latin America. Her father, Carlos Candia '7S, came to Texas A &M from Bolivia after hearing of its outstanding reputation for training those interested in the oil industry. After graduat- ing, Candia became an oil man. His job took him, his wife, Arlene, and their four children to Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela and Mexico, with a few short stints in the United States. she was heavily involved in the early stages of what would become one of Texas A &M's most successful recruitment tools: the Century Scholar Program. When Candia Lopez began her job in the admissions office, the Century Scholar Program reached students in a small number of inner -city Houston schools. Participating Century Schools were selected based on such criteria as student academic profiles and the number of Texas A &M applicants. Candia Lopez's job was to help expand the Century Scholar Program. She soon learned that convincing students who never considered themselves "college material" involved a set of challenges far different from I THINK WHAT THE BUSH SCHOOL REALLY PROVIDED ME WITH WAS A WAY TO THINK - TO APPROACH ISSUES AND TO APPROACH REAL -LIFE PROBLEMS NOT JUST MEMORIZE FACTS. When it came time to choose a college herself, Candia Lopez decided to follow in her father's footsteps. Receiving a President's Achievement Scholarship made possible her dreams of a Texas A &M education. She made the most of her university experience by co- chairing Fish Camp, securing a place on the dean's list and garnering a Distinguished Achievement Award. All the while, she focused on her goal of preparing herself to help others achieve their dreams. It didn't take long for Candia Lopez to begin putting her ideals into action. Imme- diately after receiving her undergraduate degree, she took a job working in the univer- sity's Office of Admissions and Records. As a recruiter, admissions counselor and adviser, those presented by students who always assumed they would go to college. "This was not your typical recruitment trip," Candia Lopez says. "A totally different approach had to be taken with these kids." Money, of course, was among the pri- mary reasons prospective Century School students had not considered Texas A &M. Cultural factors also played a role, including reluctance on the part of parents to allow their son or daughter to live away from home. And simply convincing students that a Texas A &M education was even a possibility was a hurdle all its own. "A lot of my job was educating the stu- dents from beginning to end," Candia Lopez says. 1 Today, the Century Scholar Program boasts more than 40 participating high schools in the Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston areas. Students who attend Texas A &M as Century Scholars serve as ambassadors, returning to their former high schools to increase aware- ness of the university. Candia Lopez's love for helping under- represented groups is rivaled only by her love of working alongside those from other cultures. In May 2002 she earned a certifi- cate in advanced international affairs from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A &M. The following summer, she completed the master's program in inter- national affairs from the Bush School —a feat once again made possible through a scholar- ship. This time, it came in the form of a George Bush Fellowship — specifically, the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long /Heep Fellowship. It was through the Bush School program that Candia Lopez found herself in a tiny, remote town in the Dominican Republic. Working with Texas A&M's Memorial Student Center IT Jordan Institute for International Awareness, Candia Lopez had accepted an internship with the Pan American Health Organization. Along with a fellow Bush School student and three students from The Texas A &M University System Health Science Center, Candia Lopez set off in the summer of 2003 for what she thought would be a three -month stint analyzing data in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Instead, the Texas A &M group was sent to analyze needs in the coastal town of Palenque—a town with no hot water and only sporadic electricity. Candia Lopez was soon trading in her "business casual" attire for clothes more appropriate for the daily two- and -a- half - kilometer walk into town. The Texas A &M team was soon docu- menting such needs as education regarding water purification and flooding, as well as medical care for the large number of young pregnant women. "Our main question was, `How do we address these very basic concepts and then show the people of Palenque how to adapt them into their daily lives ? "' Candia Lopez says. That's where her graduate school edu- cation came into play. "I think what the Bush School really provided me with was a way to think —to approach issues and to approach real -life prob- lems —not just memorize facts." Candia Lopez says. "It showed me a way to look at things from governmental, non- governmen- tal and even citizens' perspectives." Today, Candia Lopez works for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs in Irving, Texas. The organization is geared toward persuading more Hispanic high school students to consider going to college, more Hispanic college students to pursue gradu- ate degrees, and more Hispanic profession- als to give back to their community. Candia Lopez was brought into the organization to provide a strategic plan for recruiting more professional associations, uni- versities and educational programs into the society. From her public policy studies at the Bush School, she was well - prepared to ana- lyze the society's recruiting system and to provide it with a more focused structure. Down the road, Candia Lopez and her husband, Justin Lopez 'oo, might consider a move to Washington, D.C., for a greater chance of policymaking involvement in the federal realm. "The ultimate goal for me is to work in a job where I can affect change for minori- ties in terms of education on a national level, be that through lobbying or through hold- ing a political office," she says. "Wherever I see I can make change, that's where I'll go." The Herman F. Heep & Minnie Belle Heep Foundation College Station, Texas Mitchell /Heep Chair in High Energy Physics Trisha & L. C. "Chaz" Neely, Jr. '62 /Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund in the Mays Business School Robert L. Walker /Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund in Education & Human Development Hewlett Packard Houston, Texas Universiy Special Gifts Hill's Pet Nutrition Triniy, Texas University Special Gifts Barrett & Margaret Hindes Foundation Gig Harbor, Washington Barrett G. Hindes Dredging Engineering Education Fund Barrett G. Hindes Merit Scholarship for Dredging Studies Fund Houston A &M Club Houston, Texas Aggie Band / Universiy Bands Building Fund Houston A &M Club Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Houston Endowment Inc. Houston, Texas Houston Endowment= Colonias Program Houston Endowment Inc. Scholarships Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Houston, Texas College of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarships Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo DVM Endowed Scholarship Houston Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas Universty Special Gifts Howard County A &M Club Big Spring, Texas Michael R. Niklasch '8¢ Endowed Scholarship Huawei America Inc. San Jose, California Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station 29 Spirit 0 Spring 2005 3 When Megan Tichy '04 was earning her Ph.D. in chem- istry at Texas A &M University, her dissertation was but one challenge she faced. Stomach and digestive problems, coupled with fatigue, debilitated her. Poor health had put her in debt, Tichy says. "I was in the hospital a lot and couldn't pay the bills. I needed to make a decision about my career, planning interviews and so on. But you need money for that, too." Her life improved dramatically when she received a Susan M. Arseven '75 "Make -A- Difference" Memorial Award, which recognizes women pursing advanced degrees in science and engineering at Texas A &M. Huffines Enterprises Lewisville, Texas President's Special Discretionary Account IBM Yorktown Heights, New York Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms Inc. Cameron, Texas Monroe H. Fuchs '56 Endowed Scholarship Fund INDEXX Laboratories Inc. Westbrook, Maine Department Improvement Fund — Veterinary Pothobiology Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Atlanta, Georgia Graduate Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Fellowship Intel Corporation Hillsboro, Oregon Intel Research Grant Intel Teach to the Future International Business Machines Corporation Endicott, New York IBM Research Grant Intuit Eclipse West Yarmouth, Massachusetts University Special Gifts Jones & Carter Inc. Houston, Texas Carlos '73 & Carolyn '73 Cotton Scholarship in Civil Engineering The John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation Corpus Christi, Texas Bush School Internship Kenedy Memorial Foundation Excellence Scholars Fund Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Indianapolis, Indiana Student Fellowship in Statistical Biotechnology Lockheed Martin Foundation Bethesda, Maryland Ensuring Quality Academics to Engineering & Scientists The Ma -Ran Foundation Atlanta, Georgia Entomology Department Discretionary Fund 3 Spirit ♦ Spring 2005 The McDaniel Charitable Foundation Santa Fe, Texas Gates Scholarship Program Stadium Revenue Fund Bruce McMillan, Jr. Foundation Inc. Overton, Texas Bruce McMillan, Jr. College Graduate Program Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington Embedded Systems Motorola Phoenix, Arizona Recognition Credit for Texas Engineering Experiment Station National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc. White Plains, New York National Fund For Minority Engineering Scholarships National Instruments Austin, Texas Department Improvement Fund — Electrical Engineering National Semiconductor Princeton, New Jersey Recognition Creditfor Texas Engineering Experiment Station Opera & Performing Arts Society Guild Bryan, Texas MSC OPAS Excellence Fund OPAS Jr. Permanent Endowment PeopleSoft Inc. Denver, Colorado University Special Gifts Pfizer Inc. Aledo, Texas Large Animal Research Fund Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation San Antonio, Texas Minnie Stevens Piper Memorial Fund Prelude Systems Inc. Addison, Texas University Special Gifts Primavera Systems Inc. Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania University Special Gifts Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio Chemistry Department Arseven, who died of breast cancer in 2000 at age S9, inspires today's Aggie women in a myriad of ways. Her brilliant career is one: Arseven earned degrees in physics and library sciences before receiving her Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M. She later earned an MBA from Columbia Uni- versity. Arseven led the team that established the first automated circulation control and catalog system at a major university library, and then became a leading information technology strategist. During her 25 -year career, she rose to the post of chief informa- tion officer of American Cyanamid before becoming senior vice president /chief infor- mation officer of Union Camp Corp. where she oversaw the computer networks for operations across 40 countries. Arseven also was a generous mentor. Her husband, Dr. Ersen Arseven '74 (Ph.D. in statistics) says that after she became one of the country's early executive MBA gradu- ates, she also encouraged and supported female colleagues. To help keep her spirit alive, he estab- lished three endowments at A&M in her honor, including a scholarship in computer science, a Foundation Excellence Award in science and sponsorship of the Women in Science and Engineering conference, at which two Make -A- Difference Awards are given each year. Susan attended three different univer- sities, and Arseven could have presented these gifts to any of them. "Texas A&M's spirit dovetailed with Susan's," he says. "In a won- derful four or five years there, we became part of the A&M family. When she died, the Texas A&M Foundation and the Dean's Office were helpful, and I knew the money would be spent on students. Susan would love to see that." As one of few executive women in a "man's" industry, his wife was incredibly deter- mined, says Ersen. "But she wasn't aggres- sive or flamboyant. She took risks without fanfare. She stood for basic principles, both professionally and morally." Women still hold less than 30 percent of information technology jobs and fewer than 5 percent are chief information officers. They are underrepresented in other sciences, as well. A Domino Effect The Make -A- Difference Award includes a $i,000 check. Megan Tichy'04 spent hers on an endoscopy procedure that enabled doc- tors to pinpoint the source of her health prob- lems. She found out she has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder caused by sensitiv- ity to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Finally in control of her life again, Tichy received her degree, married and now works as a lecturer at Texas A &M. Other Make -A- Difference recipients say the award was a lifesaver for them, too. Yolanda Munoz, a 2005 Ph.D. candidate in statistics, is a Mexican native with a master's degree in statistics from the University of Texas-El Paso and a bachelor's in mathematical education from the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan. Her resume lists a slew of awards and schol- arships, but a 2002 Arseven prize "was the big one," she says. "It was my savior that semes- ter, coming at just the right moment when I was struggling with tuition and didn't know if I'd be able to continue." Texas A &M Foundation 32 The Ed Rachal Foundation Corpus Christi, texas Jones State Forest Conservation & Education Center The Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Publication Fund Robert L. Walker /Heep Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund in Education & Human Development Sudha Arlikatti, a Ph.D. candidate in urban and regional science, received a 2004 Make -A- Difference Award. A single mother of two, she also has a graduate assistantship through a National Science Foundation - funded project. "The money was important, as it helped pay for part of my tuition," she says. "Also, this award is prestigious and has brought me recognition from unexpected places. And because it was a pat on the back from my peers —women in science and engineering at Texas A&M —it continues to give me an incentive to perform well." 'Texas P sp dole i a Aed w ,1 SQsa✓) �V) a wo,Oe,r -Cv1 -Covr or years I v ere, we beca,Nle par 1 04C 11r,e P fn -Ca, -) WV,e, s�-,e le-A, 7 T exas I'��fn fi ovrl�a 1 ',o,� a,-O T1ne_ lDeav_l's 0 -C-C',ce were I•,el��vl, ar�� I k,�ew L,e ,Money woJA be spe✓1 i o,r) s i Aev i s. 5vs(,) wo A 6/e i o see ee — R,a i . " —DR. ERSEN ARSEVEN '74 — The name "Make -A- Difference" has a dual meaning, since its recipients have the potential to change lives, too. Arlikatti collects and analyzes data aimed at helping residents of hurricane- and earthquake -prone areas make better evacua- tion decisions. Her passion is driven by the memory of an earthquake that killed about 14,000 people and devastated the western Indian city of Bhuj. It struck just a few months before she moved to College Station from Kerala, India. "Hopefully one day I can apply my skills in India, where they are sorely needed," Arlikatti says. Tichy didn't think she was outgoing enough to stand in front of a lecture hall full of students, but, like Munoz, has discovered an affinity for it. As a lecturer in the Texas A&M chemistry department, she teaches three classes of ioo sophomores each. "I like the interaction with students. And when they come to me and say, `I don't get it,' it's a good feeling to see that I can help," she says. The Arsevens' philanthropy also inspires the award winners. Says Munoz, "When I'm in a position to, I'd like to do for somebody else what the Arsevens did for me." o Munoz is teaching an undergraduate statistics course while she completes her dis- sertation on functional data analysis and Kalman filtering, a technique that can speed computations. Already working toward publishing on her own, she plans a career in research. "I'm trying to find tools so that other people can use them and reach better conclusions in their analysis," she says. Munoz also wants to share her knowledge. "When you've presented challenging material and can see the light in students' eyes, it's great," she says. Research Foundation for Health & Environmental Effects Arlington, Virginia Recognition Credit for Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Valley Partnership Inc. Bryan, Texas Technology Commercialization Center Robbins & Myers Inc. Springfield, Ohio University Special Gifts Rowan Companies Inc. Houston, Texas Rowan Companies Scholarship Royce Homes Inc. Houston, Texas Freshman Business Initiative San Antonio A &M University Mothers' Club San Antonio, Texas Mildred A. May Endowed Opportunity Award Scholarship San Antonio Area Foundation San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Area Foundation Scholarship San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholarships Schlumberger Technology Corp.— GeoQuest Houston, Texas University Special Gills Selltis LLC Mandeville, Louisiana University Special Gills Shell Oil Company Foundation Houston, Texas Chemical Engineering Building Fund Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. Houston, Texas University Special Gifts Silvon Software Inc. Westmont, Illinois University Special Gifts 33 Spirit a Spring 2005 South Texas Cotton & Grain , ,„ Association Inc. o obi Victoria, Texas South Texas Cotton & Grain O O Association Inc. Endowed Congressional Internship South Texas Higher Education Foundation Edinburg, Texas Financial Aid /Executive Directors Achievement Award SUROVIK JOINS FOUNDATION BOARD Steephollow Farms Bob J. Surovik '58 is the newest appointee to Bryan, Texas Stonerside Industrial Foundation. Paris, Kentucky Equine Genomics Research He is past president of both The Association Temple- Inland Foundation of Former Students and the Abilene A &M Diboll, Texas Club and served on the university's Vision Temple Inland Scholarships 2020 Task Force. He serves as a member of The Terry Foundation the Texas A &M Foundation Planned Giving Houston, Texas The Terry Foundation Scholarships Council. Texas Instruments Inc. Surovik is one of seven trustees who govern Dallas, texas Texas BEST Program the foundation, each appointed for seven Texas Instruments DSP Education I years by The Association of Former Students. Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Austin, Texas Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Scholarships Tokyo Electron LTD Austin, Texas Tokyo Electron Limited — Research TXU Dallas, Texas TU Electric Laboratory Fund TXU Energy Services Dallas, Texas Coal Combustion By- Product Benefication Study PERC Chair in Free Enterprise Fund Major General James Ursano Scholarship Fund Alexandria, Virginia Military Related Scholarship Fund Verizon Foundation Princeton, New Jersey Brighter Horizons Master Reading Teacher ONE SPIRIT ONE VISION CAMPAIGN APPROACHES $1 BILLION GOAL Texas A &M 's One Spirit One Vision Campaign continues to make strong progress. As of Jan. 31, 2005, former students and friends had committed more than $950 million. Fifty -five percent of those gifts were from individuals, while corporations gave 24 per- cent. Foundations donated 11 percent of the total, with 10 percent from other sources. More Aggies are learning the advantages of making estate gifts to benefit Texas A &M. During the first six months of this fiscal year, donors committed $21.6 million in future gifts for A &M through bequests, life insurance and retirement accounts, as well as charitable gift annuities and trusts. "This is a record level of planned gifts for A &M during a six -month period," said Glenn Pittsford '72, the Texas A &M Foundation's assistant vice president for gift planning. Campaign regional and national events were hosted by volunteer leaders during 2004 in Midland, Tyler, San Antonio, Longview, Albuquerque and San Francisco. Events have been held this year in Seattle, Houston, Oklahoma City, Wichita, and Atlanta. Upcoming events are scheduled in Los Angeles on April 28 and in New York City on May 31. FOUNDATION INTRODUCES A&M LEGACY SOCIETY The Texas A &M Foundation recently com- bined A &M 's premier donor recognition soci- eties, formerly known as Forsyth Heritage Society and University Associates, into the A &M Legacy Society. The society recognizes Texas A &M Foundation 34 Bob f. Surovik '58 joins the TexasA&M Foundation board of trustees. Texas Instruments DSP Education I years by The Association of Former Students. Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Austin, Texas Texas Interscholastic League Foundation Scholarships Tokyo Electron LTD Austin, Texas Tokyo Electron Limited — Research TXU Dallas, Texas TU Electric Laboratory Fund TXU Energy Services Dallas, Texas Coal Combustion By- Product Benefication Study PERC Chair in Free Enterprise Fund Major General James Ursano Scholarship Fund Alexandria, Virginia Military Related Scholarship Fund Verizon Foundation Princeton, New Jersey Brighter Horizons Master Reading Teacher ONE SPIRIT ONE VISION CAMPAIGN APPROACHES $1 BILLION GOAL Texas A &M 's One Spirit One Vision Campaign continues to make strong progress. As of Jan. 31, 2005, former students and friends had committed more than $950 million. Fifty -five percent of those gifts were from individuals, while corporations gave 24 per- cent. Foundations donated 11 percent of the total, with 10 percent from other sources. More Aggies are learning the advantages of making estate gifts to benefit Texas A &M. During the first six months of this fiscal year, donors committed $21.6 million in future gifts for A &M through bequests, life insurance and retirement accounts, as well as charitable gift annuities and trusts. "This is a record level of planned gifts for A &M during a six -month period," said Glenn Pittsford '72, the Texas A &M Foundation's assistant vice president for gift planning. Campaign regional and national events were hosted by volunteer leaders during 2004 in Midland, Tyler, San Antonio, Longview, Albuquerque and San Francisco. Events have been held this year in Seattle, Houston, Oklahoma City, Wichita, and Atlanta. Upcoming events are scheduled in Los Angeles on April 28 and in New York City on May 31. FOUNDATION INTRODUCES A&M LEGACY SOCIETY The Texas A &M Foundation recently com- bined A &M 's premier donor recognition soci- eties, formerly known as Forsyth Heritage Society and University Associates, into the A &M Legacy Society. The society recognizes Texas A &M Foundation 34 Bob f. Surovik '58 joins the TexasA&M Foundation board of trustees. Joseph & Doris Watson Foundation Inc. Houston, Texas Doris & Joe P. Watson '42 Endowed Graduate Scholarship Wells Fargo Houston, Texas Wells Fargo /Mervin Peters/ George Nelson '64 1Heep Endowed Professorship in Finance Wells Fargo Energy Group Houston, Texas Wells Fargo /Mervin Peters/ George Nelson '64 /Heep Endowed Professorship in Finance WesTex Bancorp Inc. Del Rio, Texas Sid Cauthorn '84 Endowed Foundation Excellence Award Wintermann Family Partnership, LTD. Eagle Lake, Texas Recognition Credit for Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Worldwide Pest Control San Antonio, Texas Worldwide Pest Control Endowed Scholarship in Urban Entomology The Zachry Foundation San Antonio, 7 Corps of Cadets Leadership Endowment Zachry Group Inc. Reno, Nevada President's Board of Visitors who plan to make future gifts through their estates. A &M totals $100,000 or more, and individuals individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations. It is based on cumulative giv- ing to the Texas A &M Foundation, Texas A &M University, The Association of Former Our donors are important, and rec- ognizing them is a high priority for the Texas A &M Foundation. We have made every effort to ensure the accu- racy of this honor roll, but it ispos- sible for errors to occur. Ifyou wish to report an error or omission, please contact Lynn Dodd, the manager of stewardship programs, at lynn- dodd@tamu.edu. Thankyou. The restructuring allows the foundation to recognize this generous group of donors in a more unified manner. All totaled, these donors have given more than $1 billion in gifts benefiting A &M. Such exemplary giving reflects their dedication to ensuring the greatness of Texas A &M. A &M Legacy Society members are invited to campus celebrations and are recognized on the walls of Legacy Hall in the Jon L. Hagler Center. The foundation also publishes an honor roll of members in its annual report. Students, the 12th Man Foundation and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. 35 Spirit o Spring 2005 Five great Aggies. Four great ways to give. ONE SPIRIT ABM ONEVISION Smart planners know there's more than one way to give to A&M. At the Texas A&M Foundation, we help great Aggies use creative giving methods to benefit not only their university, but also themselves and their families. 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