$4.5 million charitable trust funds scholarships- Christine Ackers Cagle ‘35 and her late husband, Gene, established a charitable remainder trust that provided a stream of payments for their daughter throughout her lifetime. Ultimately it benefited Mrs. Cagle’s most cherished causes, TCU and University Christian Church. TCU’s share amounted to $4.5 million and will support a key campaign priority, scholarships. Read more.
- Bequest endows fellows position at the new John V. Roach Honors College
- Ronald L. Pitcock, director of prestigious scholarships / assistant director of Honors, has been named the J. Vaughn and Evelyne H. Wilson Honors Fellow. The position is named in recognition of the parents of the late James “Tony” Wilson, Jr., ’63, and helps to launch the John V. Roach Honors College, which will open next fall. Dr. Pitcock is using the funds from the endowment to enhance teaching and learning for Honors students. Read more.
- EOG Resources, Inc. doubles geology graduates’ scholarship
- A young alumni couple, Casey and Amy Atamanczuk Patterson, are enabling geology students to have a once-in-a-lifetime international experience through the annual TCU-in-Scotland program, while honoring one of their favorite professors, Dr. John Breyer. Read more.
- Encouraging tomorrow’s philanthropists today
- A novelist working on his second book while attending law school in New York. A natural resources scientist in Portland whose research has been published in an international journal. A scholar pursuing the Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. These are just a few of the young alumni who have been Clark Scholars. Read more.
- $6.4 million in bequests from Tony Wilson endows five positions
- James “Tony” Wilson, Jr., ’63 made a provision in his will that has enabled the Neeley School of Business to reward two exemplary faculty members with professorships, and to create a chair that brought a renowned new faculty member to TCU. Following the initial bequest, an additional $1.2 million has come to the University through Mr. Wilson’s estate. That bequest established two endowed positions at the John V. Roach Honors College, which will open next fall. Each position honors his parents, J. Vaughn and Evelyne H. Wilson. Read more.
- Sebert Pate helps address nursing shortage through scholarships
- “This scholarship is making a difference in my life,” says Chasity Jones, a junior from Dallas. Chasity and dozens of other undergraduate minority students majoring in nursing have benefited from the generosity of Sebert L. Pate. Now Mr. Pate has endowed the Sebert L. Pate Graduate Student Scholarship in Nursing. Read more.
- Annual gifts become an even stronger investment
- TCU remains well-positioned to realize its vision of creating a world-class, values-centered university experience because of prudent stewardship, strong philanthropic support and a carefully managed endowment. Read more.
- Enhancing the University Experience
- The foundation that bears the name of a Fort Worth legend has committed $15 million to lead the effort to renovate a landmark that also bears his name, Amon G. Carter Stadium. The foundation has also directed gifts to the Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex & Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center and Amon G. Carter Hall on the Campus Commons. Read more.
- Addressing Society’s Needs
- A gift of $8 million from Paul and Judy Andrews will make a strong impact on TCU’s academic vision, benefitting mathematics and science education, the John V. Roach Honors College and the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Read more.
- Olympic Sports Facility Will Support 12 High-Powered Teams
- Twelve of TCU’s 20 Division I sports will benefit from a planned athletics complex. Read more.
- Longtime Mentor Inspires Four Sevens Partner to Endow Scholarship
- Four Sevens partner Larry Brogdon was inspired to endow a scholarship in energy technology and management in memory of his longtime friend and mentor Foster Howell, who was a miner and cattle rancher as well as a lineman for a celebrated Horned Frog football team. Read more.
- Amon G. Carter Foundation Commitment Spurs Stadium Renovation
- The foundation that bears the name of a Fort Worth legend has committed $15 million to lead the effort to renovate a landmark that also bears his name: TCU’s Amon G. Carter Stadium. Read more.
- Multimillion-dollar Gift Will Benefit Three Important Academic Programs
- TCU has received a gift of $8 million from Paul and Judy Andrews of Fort Worth to benefit the Institute of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, the TCU Honors Program and the Mary Couts Burnett Library. Read more.
- TCU Celebrates Public Phase of $250 Million Campaign for TCU
- On April 3, TCU kicked off the public phase of The Campaign for TCU, the University’s first comprehensive fund-raising campaign in 14 years, with a celebration under the stars and a special performance by CBS Face the Nation host and 1959 TCU graduate Bob Schieffer and his band. Read more.
