THE A&M FOUNDATION MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Foundation Steers Steady Course

In September the Texas A&M Foundation celebrated its 56th birthday and 10th anniversary in the Jon L. Hagler Center. It was a delight to see more than 400 of you—our former students and friends—at our pregame celebration Sept. 5. Much has changed since we moved into our new building in 1999. Many of you recall when the corner of and what used to be “Jersey” Street was the University Police station. A few of you might remember even further back, when this spot was the location of an old county project house built in the late 1930s. There is a certain elegant symbolism in the fact that the campus home to major-gift philanthropy—the Hagler Center—sits on the site of a fundamental act of charity: folks back home helping poor kids go to college. Ten years ago the Foundation employed 72 people and managed assets of $537.9 million. Today we have 95 on our staff and oversee $1.2 billion in assets for Texas A&M. Back then we didn’t have an Internet and fans were just good Ags at , not people following our Facebook page. I’m privileged to say that my position and title have not changed since 1993. Bob Rutledge, my predecessor, directed the Foundation for 12 years before me. I hope you agree that this stable leadership, along with your generous gifts, has contributed to our success. Leadership change at A&M has been much in the news. The chart that accompanies this letter compares tenure among leaders of five A&M entities since the beginning of our modern era. You could say that these are not comparable, given that two are public, administered by the State of Texas, and the others are privately governed. But that’s my point: By design, the Foundation and its pri- vate partners are independent, financially sound and constant in the sea of change that seems to dominate society today. This autonomy and continuity give us the opportunity to avoid the vagaries and personnel turnover associated with today’s public governance so your gifts can best serve the students, faculty and programs of Texas A&M. We are here for the long run. We are here to facilitate permanent and stable support for A&M. And we have you to thank for it. As a footnote I’d like to mention that we included our 2009 annual report at the back of this issue of Spirit, beginning on Page 47. It saves us a little money versus a separate publication and, with its larger circulation, allows us to share our results with more of our friends. As always, we welcome your feedback.

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Rebecca Buckley ’12 juggles raising her son with going to school. Thanks to one Texas family’s financial support, this single mother can focus on her dream of becoming a veterinarian. » p.34

FEATURES 18 Faculty Impact: WHERE PHILANTHROPY MEETS POLITICS CARPOOL members Cinco Coates ’10 and Kim Private support helps a professor in the Ashworth ’10 offer safe rides home as part of the organization’s mission.» p.22 Bush School of Government and Public Service with his research and publishing. 22 Spirit Impact: Teacher Colleen Holmes and Patricia Oliver ’11 participate in aggieTEACH, SAFE- RIDE SUPERHEROES a collaborative program guiding CARPOOL is a student-run nonprofit policymakers across Texas and the organization that gives Aggies free rides United States toward a brighter home on weekends and reduces drunken global future for math and science education. » p.28 driving. 28 College Impact: TRAILBLAZING FOR TEACHERS Two colleges collaborate on the VOLUME XI NO. 1|FALL 2009 Spirit is published three times a year by the Texas aggieTEACH program, which produces A&M Foundation, which manages major gifts superior math and science teachers. and endowments for the benefit of academic programs, scholarships and student activities at Texas A&M University. Please direct inquiries to 34 the Marketing Office, Texas A&M Foundation, 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX Student Impact: 77840-2811, call (800) 392-3310 or (979) 845-8161, DOUBLE DUTY MOMS or e-mail [email protected]. Information - in this magazine is for educational purposes A scholarship established by the only and should be examined by independent legal counsel due to possible differences in local Hammaker family assists single parents laws and individual needs. studying veterinary medicine. giving.tamu.edu www.facebook.com/TexasAMFoundation www.texags.com www.youtube.com/aggiespiritandmind

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SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 3 EDITOR Sondra White ’87

MANAGING EDITOR Mary Vinnedge ’75

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Kathy McCoy ’80

WEB COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Rachel Dohmann ’07

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Alice Bassett

STUDENT INTERNS Lianna Grissom ’11 Nichelle Jaeger ’12 DEPARTMENTS

ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Geer Design, Inc.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS– ANNUAL REPORT 5 THE LEGACY Shana Hutchins ’93 An Austin entrepreneur shows his gratitude Kara Bounds Socol Exa York for life-altering Aggie experiences.

PHOTOGRAPHY 6 LETTERS/ CORRECTIONS Dan Bryant (p. 51) Gabriel Chmielewski (pp. 36-37) 8 ON CAMPUS Cushing Memorial Library Archives (p. 12) Dr. Norman E. Borlaug is remembered, Department of Choral Activities (p. 13) Robb Kendrick (cover; pp. 3, middle; and the College of Geosciences has a new 8, bottom; 15, top; 20; 28-29; 31; 47) petroleum center. Urs Kreuter (p. 10) Justin Lange (p. 52) 10 LAB WORK John R. Lewis (p. 13, bottom; 50) Aggies study ecosystems in Africa; stateside, Jim Lyle (pp. 3, bottom; 19-20; 23-24; 27; research includes launching a satellite, 38-40; 44) Jane Martin (p. 15) studying algae as an energy source and more. NASA (p. 11) Buzz Refugio (p. 9, top) 12 NEW GIFTS Guillermo Sosa (p. 3, 34) Donors support the Operation Spirit and J. Griffis Smith (pp. 5, 48, 53) MindSM scholarship initiative. Rylan Barnes ’04 credits his Aggie computer TAMU Marketing & Communications engineering coursework with giving him the necessary skills to create a prize-winning cell- (inside back cover) 14 ONE VOICE phone application, ShopSavvy. » p.44 Glenn Vigus (p. 9) Students in performance studies enjoy Matt Zeringue (pp. 16-17) enrichment programs financed by ILLUSTRATIONS benefactors. Todd Christensen ’09 (p. 11) Perkins + Will Architects (p. 42) by Judith Hamera

PRINTING 16 VIEWPOINT Grover Printing Aggies win hybrid race-car contest.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tom Saylak ’82 38 OPPORTUNITY Chairman Texas A&M’s libraries add a 4 millionth Bob Surovik ’58 volume published in 1617. Chairman-elect John Bethancourt ’74 41 @FOUNDATION Mel Glasscock ’59 Find out about happenings at the Charles Gregory ’64 Richard Kardys ’67 Hagler Center. COVER PHOTO Ray Rothrock ’77 Future math teacher Patricia Oliver ’11 44 POSTSCRIPT accumulates extra classroom experience OFFICERS The Tools to Do It Right Ed Davis ’67 through aggieTEACH. This program, a President by Rylan Barnes ’04 collaboration between the College of Jim Palincsar Science and the College of Education and CONTACT Senior Vice President for Development 45 Human Development, has led Texas’ Doyle Thompson Stay in touch with the Texas A&M math and science teacher production Vice President and Controller Foundation. for the past three years.The goal of Liska Lusk aggieTEACH is to restore American Vice President and General Counsel 47 2009 ANNUAL REPORT superiority in technical fields.

4 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Aggie Intervention A series of Aggie experiences lifted a small-town boy from oil field worker to successful entrepreneur.

As a high school senior, Lee Walker ’63 Center. “Little did I know I was enter- was working in the oil patch in Three ing this force field of Stark,” he said. Rivers, Texas, when Aggie basketball Stark was a father figure, opening coach Shelby Metcalf showed up and Walker’s mind to the world. While asked, “Would you like to go to A&M enrolled at A&M, he studied in on a basketball scholarship?” Yugoslavia, Sweden and Africa. “I was very tall, and I was a good Walker later attended Harvard student, so I fit the bill,” Walker said. Business School. He was president of To discuss how a planned gift to “We went to a basketball court and I the startup company that became the Texas A&M Foundation might played one-on-one with Shelby Metcalf. Computer Corp. He is now a Univer- benefit you and your family, I was an awkward teenager, and my sity of Texas professor teaching the contact Glenn Pittsford ’72 in feet and hands were still slick from honors course Pathways to Civic the Office of Gift Planning at the oil patch, but I played OK and he Engagement. “At Texas A&M, I learned [email protected] or (800) recruited me.” community and place. I didn’t learn 392-3310. We will describe how Were it not for his height, smarts that at Harvard Business School. such plans work and provide and that meeting, Walker may have “My wonderful father gave me my personalized illustrations. We stayed in Three Rivers all his life. life. But Wayne was like an interven- also consult with you and your During his senior year at A&M, tion. I want to keep their gifts alive,” advisers throughout the process Walker’s father died. In that same Walker said. To do so, he is building as you consider and implement month he met J. Wayne Stark, first the J. Wayne Stark/Dallas Walker a charitable gift. director of the Memorial Student Leadership Endowment—honoring both men—to offer future Aggies a global perspective. Walker is funding Lee Walker ’63 shares a few of the gifts he has received with future Aggies. his gift through a bequest to the Texas A&M Foundation. “There is a sense of closure from making an inventory of the gifts you have received during your life and sorting them out in your will. It’s not an obligation, but an opportunity,” Walker said. “I figured out how to take that gift from Wayne and keep it alive. That is the core of philanthropy.” Walker advises others to think deeply about gifts they received, including an Aggie education, and how to keep those gifts alive. “None of us got where we are by ourselves.”  —by alice bassett

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 5 COVER STORY REAPS BENEFITS Class of ’45, but because of World War II FOR TEXAS A&M HOLISTIC GARDEN didn’t get my degree until 47 years later! I thought you might want to know that It took lots of night school to make it the cover story in the summer issue pro- happen, but what a thrill! duced several positive developments for You’ve made me so happy with this the Holistic Garden and its programs. magazine. Thank you. In addition, several former students —edwin l. glazener m.d. ’45 got back in touch after reading the article, San Diego and I wanted to share comments from

three of them with you: ONLINE SPIRIT NEEDS WORK ◊ “I just got a hold of the latest Spirit Just want to let you know I enjoyed the magazine and was delighted to see your last issue of Spirit magazine … but with program as the cover story. You should be one complaint. The online PDF file layout proud of your hard work in the gardens makes it very hard to read the stories. and the good relationships you have I have a computer monitor with reso- created with students and others over the lution set to 1280 by 1024. I can read the years. I am glad to say that I was a part of articles only at the 100 percent setting. that at one time.” At the lower setting of 75 percent, I have ◊ “What a great article on the Holistic a hard time seeing the text clearly. Due Garden in TAMU’s Spirit magazine. Bravo to the vertical column and the side-by-side and congratulations are in order. Never page layout, I have to constantly scroll underestimate the power of a garden. up/down and left/right to read. I know Come and visit.” sometimes the layout of a printed magazine

◊ “Congrats on the article in the A&M does not translate easily to online access Foundation magazine. I am sure it will without a lot of rework. I hope something help spread the word of the Holistic can be done to improve the readability Gardens to a lot more people.” of the online magazine to make it more enjoyable. I sincerely appreciate the hard work and Thank you for your time. Gig ’em. thought that went into the article and video. —larry chan ’83 San Diego —dr. joe novak Senior Lecturer, Horticultural Science Editor’s note: We agree and are looking into some page-turning that we CALIFORNIA AG ENAMORED think our readers will love. Thank you WITH SPIRIT MAGAZINE for your feedback. I have a friend who attended college in Iowa, and he always sends me copies of $25 WENT A LONG WAY BACK THEN his alumni magazine. I can’t wait to show In his “Postscript” column on Page 38 of him copies of our Spirit magazine—it’s so the summer 2009 issue, Bob Gallaway ’42 much nicer! I am overwhelmed at the says he was a “20-year-old valedictorian” of beauty and quality of this magazine, and his high school. That caught my attention I can’t wait to put it in the mailbox to my because high-school seniors are usually buddy. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I’m closer to 18 years old. Did Bob delay his

6 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Your Spirit publication is wonderful. It shows me that A&M has finally grown past its bias against sophistication. I just love it!!! —lindsay minter ’75, Abilene

high-school gradua- buddies tapped me on the shoulder and tion or did he delay broke in. All I could do was hand over my his entrance to Texas girl and smile as the band and all the ol’ A&M by a few years? Ags standing around laughed and enjoyed I’m just curious the stunt. about that. What could any self-respecting upper- I can very well classman do? As soon as the song was over, identify with Bob’s I pointed to the floor, forgetting for a Larry Rogers ’46 statement about get- moment that if one fish is pushing the ting a $25 scholarship. When I enrolled at floor, ALL fish push the floor. Yep, over A&M in 1942, it cost $25 per semester to 100 band Fish got up from the table and attend—$30 for room, board and a limit- started doing push-ups while band director ed amount of laundry. (And I rarely went Lt. Col. E.V. Adams ’29, seated at the over my laundry allotment.) So an addi- head table, inquired about who I was! tional $25 went a long way. I’ll never for- I was sure I would be on the way to get a quote from my dad about the cost of Vietnam as a private within days. So I went an A&M education: “Hell, keep him down over and “dropped handles” with the fish there at school! We can’t even keep him and forgot about it. The fact that Lex James Share Your Comments at home for that cheap!” My how times threw a winning touchdown to Hugh have changed. McElroy that night as time ran out helped We always enjoy receiving our ease my mind. readers’ reactions to Spirit. If —dr. larry rogers ’46 Despite becoming the only Aggie I any of the magazine’s content Dallas know of to ever put over 100 freshman moves you to write, please e-mail down for push-ups in public, I never heard us at [email protected] or Editor’s note: After high school and before another word about the public hazing. entering Texas A&M, Bob Gallaway send a note on the postage-paid spent some time with the Civilian —david r. calvert ’72 form on the back cover. Conservation Corps. Weatherford sondra white ’87 Editor HIGH- PROFILE PUSH IN LOUISIANA CORRECTION In 1971, at the Louisiana State University On Page 20 of the Summer 2009 issue of mary vinnedge ’75 Managing Editor football game in Baton Rouge, all 300-plus Spirit, my dog, Bronx, was referred to as members of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band being trained as a “service dog.” Although were eating lunch at the hotel serving as I trained Bronx to help me, he does not HQ for the weekend. Some of us serge- meet the legal definition of a “service dog.” butts had dates (mine, a Class of 1949’s I asked that he not be described as a service daughter who went to dog in the article, and this error got into LSU but had worn an print anyway. Aggie sweatshirt to —mark serle ’83 class all week—my kind College Station of girl!). We were danc- ing to a juke box as the band ate lunch. Suddenly, a fish sent by one of my BQ David Calvert ’72

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 7 Norman Borlaug, the world peace,” the Nobel commit- Nobelist, Dies at 95 tee said in awarding the Peace Prize. Dr. Norman E. The family asked that donations Borlaug, the father be sent to the Borlaug International of the agricultural Scholars Fund, to which the Bill & movement termed Melinda Gates Foundation made a the Green Revolu- $1 million contribution in October Dr. Norman Borlaug tion—a fight against to honor and support Borlaug’s legacy. world hunger—died Sept. 12 and was The fund helps students from devel- honored in an Oct. 6 memorial service oping countries pursue graduate on campus. Borlaug, a distinguished studies or experiential learning activ- professor of international agriculture ities at Texas A&M or at other U.S. at Texas A&M, was 95. land-grant universities. To give online, Borlaug led development of hardy, visit givenow.tamu.edu and select “Col- high-yield wheat, corn and rice lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences” enabling global food production to and “Borlaug International Scholars” double from 1960 to 1990. He received from drop-down menus. For other a Nobel Prize in 1970, a Presidential gifts, contact the Texas A&M Founda- Medal of Freedom in 1977 and a Con- tion at (800) 392-3310. gressional Gold Medal in 2006. “More than any other single person of this Center Will Aid Aggies in Oil Careers The Berg-Hughes Center will prepare Aggie graduate students for solving age, he has helped provide bread for The Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum America’s energy crisis. a hungry world (which may) also give and Sedimentary Systems, approved during the July Board of Regents’ meeting, will integrate the study of geology, geophysics and petroleum engineering so Aggies develop an interdisciplinary foundation for the petroleum industry. The center will unite faculty researchers with energy industry scientists and engineers in educating students in petroleum and sedimentary geology, geophysics and engineering. The Department of Geology & Geophysics will house the Berg-Hughes Center, which will be supported by the Colleges of Geosciences, Science and

8 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Michael Rendon ’09 (left) and Kyle Brieden ’11 take part in the March to the Brazos fundraiser.

the Dwight Look College of Engi- neering. Twenty-six faculty—geologists, geophysicists, marine geologists and geophysicists, and petroleum engi- neers—will participate in the center. Dr. Ernest A. Mancini will direct the Berg-Hughes Center. He formerly was director of the Center for Sedimentary Basin Studies and a dis- tinguished research professor of petroleum geology and stratigraphy at the University of . The center is named for the late John Kovach ’10. “There is no greater Dr. Robert R. Berg and for independ- feeling in the world than finishing a ent oilmen Dudley Hughes ’51; his long march with a motivating 100-yard College of Architecture Offers twin brother, Dan A. Hughes ’51; and sprint, all while whooping and hol- Undergrad Visualization Degree Dan’s son, Dan Allen Hughes ’80. lering with your best buddies.” Art meets engineering in the Department of Visualization’s new The oilmen established a $1 million Since the 1970s, Aggie cadets have undergraduate program. endowment for the center through the raised more than $1.8 million for the “We’re looking for students who Texas A&M Foundation, and the Dan March of Dimes. are simultaneously left- and right- A. Hughes endowed chair will be brain engaged,” department head Tim McLaughlin said. He believes awarded to the center director. Help Wanted: Skilled Managers a hybrid of the classic engineering Berg was a faculty member in for Nonprofit Organizations student and the classic art student— A&M’s Department of Geology and someone who is comfortable With the nonprofit sector expanding with the math and engineering 1967 1995 Geophysics from to . Ad- and baby boomers retiring, the need requirements and also can flourish mired by students and colleagues, he for talented leaders in this field out- in an artistic studio environment— will thrive in the new College of won awards for his contributions to strips the pool of qualified workers. geological principles and petroleum Architecture program. To begin meeting that need, the McLaughlin said undergraduates geoscience applications. George Bush School of Government will build a foundation in aesthetic and Public Service and Texas’ OneStar decision-making and technical problem-solving for careers in Cadets March to the Brazos Foundation held a May management graphic design, interactive media, In the Aggie spirit of giving back, training program for 28 up-and-coming visual effects and animation, and 1,700 Corps of Cadets members raised young leaders. To qualify, participants new media fine arts. $115,000 for the March of Dimes dur- needed a supervisor’s nomination and ing their March to the Brazos. Last May, also submitted an application and per- the cadets trekked 14 miles from the sonal statement. Corps Quadrangle to the bank of the The program combined leader- Brazos River for the 33rd annual march. ship self-assessment, coaching and Once the cadets reached the river, workshops conducted by Bush School they ate lunch, engaged in competi- faculty and staff. During a six-month tions such as wrestling, and transferred online follow-up, the Bush School was ranks for the 2009-10 academic year. providing online workshops and one- The march is especially significant for on-one coaching. At the VIST show last spring, Aggie freshman because when they return As part of the program, partici- undergraduate visualization students displayed clay sculptures, sketches they are no longer “fish.” pants identified a mentor or coach in and computer-generated images. It’s a big deal for juniors, too. their organization or professional net- “After the march was over, I knew that work, and that person also took part in I could wear my senior boots whenever a two-week online workshop to become and wherever I wanted to,” said cadet a more effective mentor.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 9 Aggies Venture to Wilds of Africa them with a much deeper under- Seventeen Aggies got an up-close and standing of Africa, its wildlife and its personal look at African rangelands people. and wildlife as part of a six-credit-hour “In Africa, it is important to think ecosystem management global-study about impoverished communities that course in the College of Agriculture coexist with or live near wildlife if con- and Life Sciences. From May 30 to servation is to be successful. It is crit- June 28, Aggies visited northeastern ical to simultaneously consider the South Africa, with a focus on semi-arid ecological and human dimensions of savannas, and northern Botswana, with conservation.” a focus on its wetlands and nearby For example, in South Africa’s conservation areas and communities. Kruger National Park and in Dr. Urs Kreuter, associate profes- Botswana’s Chobe National Park, sor in the Department of Ecosystem overabundant elephants threaten the Science and Management and Texas habitats of endangered species, such AgriLife Research Rangeland scientist, as black rhinos and ground hornbill, has led five of the seven study-abroad by knocking down trees. “Park man- classes in Africa since they began in agers have tried many methods to 2002. “For most students, this is their reduce elephant populations, includ- first experience of Africa’s tremendous ing birth control, but the only option Aggies set off to study bird diversity in the upper reaches of Botswana’s biological and cultural diversity,” seems to be highly unpopular culling.” Okavango Delta. Kreuter said. The experience provides While in Africa, students keep travel logs, present seminars and pro- duce group reports with case studies affecting biodiversity and tourism.

web extra: Click on Publications at giving.tamu.edu to see a video about this global-study program.

Building Better Cattle, Gene by Gene Healthy cattle that produce superior beef and milk are the cream of every rancher’s crop. In a study that could lead to higher-quality animals, scientists from the College of Veterinary Medi- cine & Biomedical Sciences and Texas AgriLife Research participated in a re- search consortium that developed a

10 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION “first draft” sequence of the cattle genome. Researchers used the complete sequence from a single Hereford cow and comparative genome sequences for six more breeds, looking for changes called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which are markers that can help researchers identify favorable traits. Researchers used SNPs in 497 cattle from 19 geographically and bio-

logically diverse breeds and two related Todd Christensen ’09 gave this futuristic appearance in an architecture species (anoa and water buffalo). The class project. Assistant professor Gabriel Esquivel challenged Christensen and his other students results could assist in selective breeding to craft an “emotional surface” for the airport terminal and go beyond thinking to feeling in their design process. Easterwood Airport Director John H. Happ Jr. ’67 attended the review and genetically modified cattle as well of the designs and called them “innovative and forward-thinking.” For other renderings, visit as provide insights into molecular archone.tamu.edu/college/news/newsletters/fall2009/studioProjects.html. and cellular mechanisms that lead to developing traits of interest. Dr. James Womack, a distin- Aggie Satellite Launched A-OK a $4 million grant to study the con- guished professor in the College of The space shuttle Endeavour on July version of microalgae to biofuels. The Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical 30 released the minisatellite AggieSat2. grant from the Texas Emerging Tech- Sciences and a team leader on the The launch was the AggieSat Lab pro- nology Fund will be supplemented project, said the work “opens the door gram’s first in a four-mission project with more than $4 million in U.S. to look at all sorts of specific interests with NASA’s Johnson Space Center Department of Defense funds desig- in cattle, from disease immunity to bet- and the University of Texas. nated for studying the use of biofuels ter meat quality and milk production. Paired 5-inch-cube satellites, one for civilian and military jets. Ten to 20 years down the line, this will from each school, will launch for each Researchers have identified strains lead to new avenues in cattle research.” mission to give NASA flight informa- of microalgae with vast potential for oil Led by the Baylor College of Medi- tion for its unmanned cargo vehicle production in Texas’ Permian Basin, cine Human Genome Sequencing and space assembly program, said Dr. which has an abundance of ingredients Center, more than 300 scientists from Helen Reed, the aerospace engineering vital to microalgae growth: sunlight, 25 countries spent six years completing professor who set up AggieSat Lab salty water and carbon dioxide. This the project. in 2005. project could lead to “innovative bio- The first three missions will test fuel production systems here in Texas Minisatellite AggieSat2 embarks on its mission computers, sensors, communications, and provide additional economic with Earth in the background. a navigation system, control system impact in the Permian Basin and the and NASA-designed global position- Southwest,” said Dr. Mark Hussey, vice ing system (GPS) that will be used for chancellor and dean of the College the fourth mission. That final mission of Agriculture and Life Sciences at of the eight-year project aims to dock Texas A&M. the universities’ satellites without Texas A&M System economists pre- human control, Reed said. dict the local economic impact would AggieSat Lab tracks and commu- be about $190 million annually for nicates with AggieSat2 through a each 2,000-acre production-size system. ground station at A&M’s Riverside Campus. Updates are available at To learn more about Texas A&M www.aggiesat.org. research, visit giving.tamu.edu and click on “Publications” to request Advance magazine from the Division of Research Jets May Tank Up on Algae and Graduate Studies. Texas AgriLife Research and San Diego-based General Atomics will use

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 11 Gifts to the Texas A&M Foundation Inspire Spirit and Mind

pletions Lab and the Environmental Health and Safety Management Pro- gram. Chevron also supports scholar- ships and faculty.

STUDENT IMPACT

A&M ‘Near and Dear’ to Amanns Kathie and Scott Amann ’78 have made bequests that will provide schol- arships to the and College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The Cypress couple included a specific gift of $500,000 for the Kathleen N. and R. Scott Amann ’78 Scholarship for Mays students, and 75 percent of the Honor Our Singing Physics Professor remainder of their estate is designated COLLEGE IMPACT Dr. Nelson Duller ’48, a retired for additional Texas A&M scholarships physics professor, educated and Oil Companies Generous to Aggies (70 percent of that amount for Mays mentored Aggies for more than a 30 half-century in classes that included Last May, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and percent for the vet school). his sporadic singing. To honor Foundation and Chevron Corp. each “We wanted to do something with him, Dr. Edward S. Fry, head of gave checks of $1 million or more for our funds that could help young peo- the physics department, leads a Aggie academics. ConocoPhillips ple, help our school and help pro- drive to raise $1 million to establish the Nelson M. Duller ’48 Chair donated $1 million to benefit endeav- grams that are near and dear to our in Experimental Physics. The effort ors, such as the ConocoPhillips hearts,” said Scott Amann. He holds a received a boost when an anony- SPIRIT Scholars Program, supporting bachelor’s degree in accounting and mous donor pledged up to $100,000 to match contributions through enrichment activities, mentoring by master’s in finance from A&M and is Nov. 30, 2009. The Foundation will ConocoPhillips professionals and vice president for investor relations at gratefully accept gifts after this student employment opportunities. Cameron, a Houston-based oilfield date and count them toward the $1 million goal. Duller and his In 2008 ExxonMobil Foundation gave service company. Kathie Amann, who wife, Joe Ann, made a substantial more than $1.05 million, the company’s attended the University of Oklahoma, gift to the chair fund in August 3-to-1 match for donations made by volunteers at the Houston Zoo and 2008. To give to the Nelson M. employees, retirees, surviving spouses trains the couple’s border collies for Duller Endowed Fund in Physics, go to giving.tamu.edu and click and directors. Chevron Corp. gave competitions. The Amanns also fund- the “Give Now” button. more than $1.3 million for programs ed a President’s Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Nelson Duller ’48 (above center), that include the Department of Petro- and Dean’s Endowed Scholarship for mentors a couple of Aggies in 1970. leum Engineering Drilling and Com- Mays students.

12 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Scholarship Celebrates Rohan ’75 Petroleum engineering classmates of Charles A. Rohan ’75 created a schol- arship in his memory. Those ’75 donors are Chip Amrock, Robert Cade, John Gillespie, John “Mike” Glynn, Doug Kaiser, Earl Krieg, Trent Latshaw, Robert Rasor, Terry Rathert, John Rodgers, Ted Smith and Conway Waak. The endowed Charles A. Rohan ’75 Memorial Scholarship in Petroleum Engineering, expected to exceed $300,000 once fully funded, gives preference to high-achieving jun- iors and seniors in petroleum engi- neering with financial need. “Charles’ heart belonged to Texas A&M,” said ship will be awarded based on aca- Patricia and Glendale Rand ’57 support the his wife, Toni. Rohan was a retired demics, and Aaron Hall hopes it will Singing Cadets. Chevron engineer residing in Rich- help out-of-state Aggies receive in- mond, Texas, when he died in 2006. state tuition as the Hlavinka scholar- “the true ambassadors of Texas A&M.” To contribute to the scholarship, ship did for him as a senior at a In appreciation, the College Station visit giving.tamu.edu and click on the Nebraska high school. (Texas A&M couple established the Patricia H. and “Give Now” button. can waive out-of-state tuition for stu- Glendale B. Rand ’57 Singing Cadet dents who receive at least $1,000 per Endowment in the Division of Stu- Bellaire Couple Returns Generosity year from scholarships that are also dent Affairs. Aaron and Amberly Hall, both Class open to Texas residents.) Hall’s The Rands’ previous gifts include of ’02, showed their Aggie passion by Houston employer, Total, will match a President’s Endowed Scholarship, a establishing a scholarship this spring. his giving up to $2,500 per year. Sul Ross Scholarship, endowments for “I received the Patrick Thomas the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band and Hlavinka Memorial Scholarship for SeaSpace Helps Sea Aggies Parsons Mounted Cavalry, and a large academics as a freshman,” Aaron Hall SeaSpace Inc., a Houston-based non- contribution to the George Bush Pres- said. “It really helped my parents finan- profit organization dedicated to ma- idential Library endowment. Glendale cially. I got to know the Hlavinkas, rine environmental education and Rand also provided wood carvings and and they showed me I was important youth outreach, created an endow- a bench for the Corps Center plus four to them.” The Aaron ’02 and ment to help Texas A&M University family benches in Cain Park dedicated Amberly ’02 Hall Endowed Scholar- at Galveston students pay for their to his sons and wife. Rand gave to the education. The SeaSpace Endowed Health Sciences Center in honor of Scholarship in the Marine Sciences John Mark Stallings, late son of Texas will provide annual scholarships to A&M Regent Gene Stallings ’57, and undergraduate and graduate students funded a former yell leader endow- in marine-related fields. Ninety per- ment honoring his friends Richard cent of the approximately $400,000 Biondi ’60 and Jim Tyree ’54. Rand SeaSpace gift will fund university has two Endowed Diamond Century scholarships. Club memberships and has long sup- ported the Foundation. SPIRIT IMPACT Rand was an artillery officer in Rands Boost Singing Cadets Korea and Berlin. He later worked Patricia and Glendale Rand ’57 have for ExxonMobil, which has a 3-to-1 moved 17 times, and at every location, matching program. The Rands they attended Singing Cadets’ per- reared sons Ronald ’83 (deceased), The Halls ’02 support Aggie academics. formances. Glendale Rand calls them Casey ’88 and Garry ’91.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 13 Department of Performance Studies aggie benefactors give students the world

Texas A&M’s Vision 2020 strategic plan emphasizes the significance of the arts in elevating the school to a consensus top 10 public university. Arts events encourage students to think about relationships between and across cultures, between the abstract and the concrete. The arts seed innovation by encouraging expansive, creative thinking.

Given that the goal of the Department dencies and master classes taught by of Performance Studies is to educate renowned artists. Students say these artists for a global future—a future events have inspired them, pushed that demands thoughtful engagement them in new directions in their work, with a wide range of creative and - and enhanced their classroom and per- lectual vocabularies—how do we pro- formance experiences while increas- ceed? In our department, the only one ing their awareness of the importance at Texas A&M University devoted sole- of the performing arts. ly to the arts, our outstanding faculty The Department of Performance enriches the liberal arts-based curricula Studies includes undergraduate pro-

Javanese performers manipulated hundreds by giving students the world. We grams in music and theatre arts as well of puppets during a concert at Texas A&M. have provided our students with resi- as a new master’s degree program in performance studies. Funds from the Ray A. Rothrock ’77 Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal Arts, which benefits the music program, and the Victoria and Robert A. Rowland III ’65 gift, which supports visiting artists, have contributed to the growth of our programs. Until the chair is filled, Rothrock has permitted the department to use funds to present programs by inter- nationally renowned artists to perform- ance studies students and the campus community. Foremost among these programs were performances by three Central Asian groups. “Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia” in fall 2007

14 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION gram hosted well-known acting pro- fessor and theorist Mary Overlie from New York University. Overlie shared her acting philosophy, The Six View- points, which emphasizes the need to think critically and analytically about space, time, emotion, shape, movement and story as preparation for effectively engaging scripts and actors onstage. In 2007, the music program— through the Rowlands’ generosity— invited Richie Barshay, Jazz Times’ Player to Watch and drummer for jazz musician Herbie Hancock, to speak to Dr. Judith Hamera says visiting performers inspire and teach Aggies. students and present a concert. Barshay fascinated students with his knowledge of international percussion and shared a wide range of rhythms he learned featured a panoramic range of vocal The Javanese performance includ- through apprenticeships with master and instrumental music that show- ed artists from New York, Connecticut, drummers all over the globe. cased some of Central Asia’s finest Michigan, Indiana and Austin. Logis- The Rowlands’ giving also spon- performers in ancient and evolving tical demands were considerable, sored Tony® Award-winning director traditions. That tour, and the spring including negotiating travel arrange- John Rando’s visit with theatre arts stu- 2006 presentation of “Via Kabul: ments; moving the complex gamelan dents in April 2008. During two days Central Asia without Borders,” were instruments with their ornate housings, packed with presentations, Rando, a sponsored by the Aga Khan Music liberal arts graduate, reinforced the Initiative, with additional campus need for a successful artist to be well- support from the Academy for the versed in history, literature, and world Visual and Performing Arts. The cam- arts and cultures. pus was also enthusiastic about the Without the generosity of donors Huun-Huur-Tu throat singers from such as Rothrock and the Rowlands, the Asian nation of Tuva who filled these performances and programs Rudder Theatre with compelling, would not happen. We in the Depart- evocative music in early 2006. All three ment of Performance Studies are deep- A throat singer from Asia plays in 2006. groups also presented residency work- ly grateful for their help in bringing a shops in classes for music majors as world of performing arts and artists well as lower-level courses. heavy gongs and percussion; securing to our students, to Texas A&M and to Rothrock chair funds also support- the elaborate and colorful puppets; our community. We are all richer for ed our presentation of a wayang kulit, and providing translation for the epic their commitment.  a Javanese performance featuring a story presented during the concert. gamelan orchestra and the virtuosic Wayang kulit fascinated students in both —by judith hamera total theatre of a single dhalang (puppet music and theatre, with the musicians professor and head department of performance studies master) manipulating hundreds of pup- learning about a rich musical tradi- pets while providing all dialogue and tion, and the theatre students learning To learn more about how you can support narration, singing and conducting the about Indonesian design and puppetry the College of Liberal Arts, contact: musicians. The Forest of Marta featured that has inspired them. the esteemed Gamelan Kusuma Laras, The Rowlands’ support for visiting Larry Walker II ’97 which is the resident ensemble of the artists rotates between the theatre arts Assistant Director of Development Indonesian Consulate in New York and music programs, with a focus on Texas A&M Foundation City, and the gamelan instruments and intimate interactions between out- (800) 392-3310 or (979) 845-5192 puppets from the Indonesian Con- standing artists and our department’s [email protected] sulate in Houston. majors. In 2006, the theatre arts pro- giving.tamu.edu

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 15 Twenty-nine Aggie engineering students won the 2009 Formula Hybrid race car competition, which was their first entry in the contest. The hybrid gasoline-electric- powered car scored 981 of a possible 1,000 points in categories such as design, business case, endurance and agility during the May contest in Loudon, N.H. The Aggies, representing varied engineering majors, logged about 15,000 hours design- ing, building and testing the car as part of a two-semester senior design course. web extra: Click on Publications at giving.tamu.edu to see a video about the Aggies’ hybrid race car.

Faculty Impact

The word “bureaucracy” sometimes gets a bad rap, but one Texas A&M University professor is wrapped up in how it affects federal policy and its interrelationship with the three branches of government. Dr. William West, holder of the Sara H. Lindsey Chair in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been studying presidential, congres- sional and judicial oversight of bureaucracy at A&M for 28 years. ¶ Since 2007 West has held the endowed faculty chair funded through the Texas A&M Foundation by Houston philanthropist Sara H. Lindsey, wife of John H. Lindsey ’44. At Texas A&M, she is known for her generous support of university programs and activities, including a Presidential Endowed Scholarship, Corps scholarships, and the John and Sara H. Lindsey Arts and Humanities Fund. Mrs. Lindsey created the Bush School chair in 2005 with a gift of $1 million to reflect her faith in the school’s mission and her understanding of the impact of faculty members who prepare government leaders.

Dr. William West, holder of the Sara H. Lindsey Chair in the Bush School, studies the regulatory policies of federal agencies.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 19 After graduation from the U.S. friends of Texas A&M University at Military Academy, West served in the the Bush School. U.S. Army as a member of the 82nd West is widely known in his field Airborne Division and U.S. Special for delving into topics that may seem Forces. Following his military service, esoteric to some but are crucial aspects he earned a Ph.D. in political science of government at all levels. Because at . of his knowledge of administrative He taught in Texas A&M’s Depart- institutions and regulatory policy, he ment of Political Science from 1981 to was asked to testify before Congress “THE FUNDS FROM THE 2001, and became a “charter member” in 2006 in commemoration of the 60th ENDOWMENT HAVE of the Bush School faculty when the anniversary of the Administrative Pro- SIGNIFICANTLY school was part of the College of Lib- cedure Act. eral Arts. He was named director of In his testimony, West discussed ENHANCED MY the Master of Public Service and one of the Bush School students’ PRODUCTIVITY, SINCE Administration program in 2001, capstone projects that examined how I’M ABLE TO SPEND MY when the Bush School was established agencies develop proposed rules. The SUMMERS CONDUCTING as a separate academic college, and study was conducted by a team of RESEARCH AND WRITING.” remained in that position until 2007. seven students supervised by West In 2002, West received the George and supported by the Congressional — Dr. William Wes — H. W. Bush Foundation Award for Research Service. It aimed to identify Excellence in Teaching, Research and key parameters of the process and Public Service. important questions that should be Through his experience, teaching asked as agencies develop and imple- and research, West plays a key role in ment a new rule. Two key findings the education of future American lead- were that data collection from one or ers. He’s one of 11 distinguished aca- a few cases can be of limited value demics supported by endowments and that gathering process-related data established by former students and is challenging.

In a little more than a decade, the Bush School has become a highly regarded public and international affairs graduate school.

20 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION “The study concluded that the development of proposed rules deserves much more attention than it has received,” West said. “It is the proverbial black box, the part of the iceberg that lies under the water.” West is the author of two books, Controlling the Bureaucracy: The Theory and Practice of Institutional Constraints (M.E. Sharps, 1995) and Administrative Academic institutions such as Texas A&M earn a reputation for excellence Rulemaking: Politics and Processes (Green- through varying mixtures of research, teaching and service conducted by wood Press, 1985). His work has been published in all major public policy faculty or staff. One index of a great university is the extent to which it journals including Journal of Politics and provides funding for outstanding faculty through endowed chairs, profes- Economics, Political Science Quarterly, sorships, grants and fellowships. At Texas A&M, this kind of private support Public Administration Review and the attracts, retains and honors the best faculty members; brings recognition American Journal of Political Science. and prestige to the university; and draws students who seek a quality “I’m extremely honored to hold academic environment. the Lindsey Chair,” West said. “The The Bush School of Government and Public Service has followed this funds from the endowment have sig- tradition of academic excellence since its establishment in 1997. It does so nificantly enhanced my productivity, by recruiting faculty members who are not only recognized as experts in since I’m able to spend my summers their academic disciplines, but who also appreciate the unique educational conducting research and writing. This mission of the Bush School, which focuses on President George H. W. year I’m working on a book about Bush’s belief in the nobility of public service. federal budgeting. That work would Donors who have strengthened this tradition recognize that their take much longer without the support endowments support academic excellence in teaching and research today— afforded by the Lindsey Chair.”  and in perpetuity. In a real sense, endowed chairs and fellowships are living memorials, perpetuating the donor’s name and signifying an enduring —by penny beaumont commitment to quality education. These endowments are part of an important tradition in education, For more information about how you harking back to 1502, when Margaret of Richmond, mother of English King can support the George Bush School of VII Government and Public Service, contact: Henry , established the Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at Oxford as the first known faculty endowment. Giving the honoree an Jerome Rektorik ’65 actual chair—an object of luxury in that era—has long since been Director of Development replaced by endowments invested to ensure stable financial support for the Texas A&M Foundation best faculty members. (800) 392-3310 or (979) 458-8035 [email protected] giving.tamu.edu

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 21 Red and blue lights illuminated the dark sky in 1997. Jeff Schiefelbein ’00 laid his head against the cold glass of the driver’s-side window. He didn’t expect to get caught. He watches the officer approach. He could already envision the letters “DWI” inked onto a crisp white citation and feel the restraint of the handcuffs.

That night of drinking and Schiefelbein’s decision to drive And in September 1999, Caring Aggies R Protecting cost him 18 months of probation, 60 hours of community Over Our Lives (CARPOOL), an official Texas A&M Uni- service and a suspended license. Those consequences led versity student-run organization, was born. him to become an activist on the DWI issue. “I’m going to start the best designated-driver program It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s CARPOOL! in the country,” Schiefelbein said as he settled into the CARPOOL runs like a motivated superhero of the night, passenger seat of his friend’s car a year after his DWI. He providing free rides to drivers who have had too much to had just attended a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim drink and to others who need safe transportation home. impact panel, a condition of his community service. At True to its strict moral code, the nonprofit organization the panel he heard testimonials of victims of drunken offers a nonjudgmental ride between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. driving and their families. A grieving mother who had Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in Bryan/College Station. lost her teenage daughter inspired Schiefelbein’s effort On those nights during fall and spring semesters, 45 to reduce these tragedies. student volunteers stand by at the Schmidt House, the

22 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Clockwise from top: CARPOOL’s Kimberly Ashworth ’09 and Cinco Coates ’09 roam College Station’s entertainment district to offer services. Before 10 p.m., when the phone starts ringing, CARPOOL members (from left) John-Michael Oswalt ’07, Cait Jones ’07, Eric Colletti ’09, Pattie Billingsley ’09 and Ashworth bond over food, fun and conversation. Billingsley records the cars, license plates and occupants for the night's assignments.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 23 Clockwise from top left: CARPOOL members wear distinctive lime-green T-shirts when they give rides. CARPOOL member Johan Rocha ’09 logs patrons needing rides through computer software designed by John-Michael Oswalt ’07. Keys to rental cars—17 or 18 hit the road on a typical night—await their assigned drivers. Early one spring night, CARPOOL volunteers (from left) Eric Colletti ’09 and Kimberly Ashworth ’09 report for duty in the living room of Schmidt House, where Chris McKinney ’09 and Manny Munoz ’08 are already seated and busy.

24 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION organization’s College Station headquarters, waiting for enjoying each other’s company and taking time to laugh,” their chance to give a lift and possibly save a life. Schiefelbein said. “I have the same atmosphere within Inside Schmidt House are the brains of the opera- the team that works for me at First Choice Power.” tion: An organized lineup of telephones and crowd the desks; maps of the Bryan-College Station area “Aggies Take Care of Aggies” decorate walls in the dispatch room. When a patron calls CARPOOL student leaders meet regularly with Texas A&M for a ride, volunteers use a sophisticated computer pro- administrators to discuss risk management, training, con- gram developed by John-Michael Oswalt ’07 to record the tracts, insurance, publicity and other operational concerns. time of the call, pickup and drop-off locations, and the Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Joe Weber ’72, vice president of color and type of clothing the caller is wearing. student affairs, holds the CARPOOL superheroes in high

Lifelong Bonds regard. “‘We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we’ means that After senior members remind volunteers of the signs of Aggies take care of Aggies. No better way has this been alcohol poisoning, students prepare for the night ahead expressed or put into practice than the establishment of with a hearty dinner donated by a local restaurant and Texas A&M’s CARPOOL.” Weber knows the effort students pass the time bonding with peers over games such as put into the organization. “The planning, preparation, long Monopoly and Guitar Hero. Downtime fun at Schmidt hours and complex execution involved in promoting the House strengthens the relationships and trust among the safety of both A&M students and the Bryan/College 300 members. But when 10 p.m. strikes and calls roll in, Station community are truly noteworthy. It’s this type of energy converts to a determination to help Aggies and behavior and activity that continues to make our student others get home safely—whether from bars or study ses- body unique and special.” sions—while preventing accidents. CARPOOL leaders meet with the Bryan and College Caleb Phillips ’08, a CARPOOL member for six semes- Station police departments annually to maintain ties. ters, uses his experience to mentor new volunteers. “With- Police officers notice drunken-driving and alcohol-related out these personal bonds, CARPOOL wouldn’t work,” he accidents decrease when CARPOOL is operating. Precise said. “The group interaction between Aggies is the back- statistics on accident prevention are difficult to obtain bone of our organization.” because the state doesn’t release this data until four to Volunteers are also united in giving back. CARPOOL is five years have elapsed. Nonetheless, police officers often “community service defined,” Phillips said. “It’s a reward- express gratitude to CARPOOL for keeping students safe ing feeling when I take someone home and then see them and keeping drunken drivers off the road. safe on campus the day.” Students and former students also appreciate CARPOOL. David Tofel ’06, who used CARPOOL a few Learning From Experience times, counted on the organization for a safe, friendly ride CARPOOL leaders and volunteers learn valuable lessons home after a long night. “Saving lives—that’s the purpose that often transfer to the business world. Cait Jones ’07, of CARPOOL,” Tofel said. “They also show college stu- former chair of CARPOOL who first volunteered as a dents it’s socially acceptable to be the designated driver.” freshman, was deeply influenced by the selfless attitude Tofel has noticed the organization’s growing fan base: and enthusiasm for community service thriving within the “Everybody wants to get a CARPOOL bumper sticker or organization. “Saving lives became more important to even the bright-green shirt volunteers wear every night.” me,” she said. “CARPOOL changed my life.” Tofel sees that popularity as a mixed blessing: waiting Years down the road, even founder Schiefelbein lines of patrons, especially at Northgate, can be long. On remains active in the organization. After graduating, he was a typical night, 17 or 18 cars and 45 student volunteers hired at First Choice Power in Dallas as director of sales. drive more than 200 students home, but sometimes the “In CARPOOL we created an atmosphere that empowered number of rides exceeds 400. From its inception through individuals to work hard to accomplish a team goal while summer 2009, CARPOOL has given safe rides to about

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 25 150,000 patrons. Meeting demand will take more vehicles A Spirit Can Ne’er Be Told and student volunteers … and a sizable operating fund. True to the spirit of the 12th Man, CARPOOL members CARPOOL also needs a permanent home. The two- stand ready to help anyone who needs them. CARPOOL, bedroom Schmidt House is considerably larger than the the original safe-ride campus program, has joined other group’s previous headquarters (one room of an apartment), superheroes of the night—at Texas State University, but the house is on loan from Student Activities. “We University of Georgia, Colorado State University and don’t have the money yet to build our own place or buy other schools—to fulfill the task of saving lives. These land to put our own place on,” said chairwoman Rebecca programs have combined forces to create Safe Ride Pro- Cain ’10. She added that CARPOOL members are grateful grams United (SRPU), which works to create more and for the use of the house but don’t want to overstay their better safe-ride programs. welcome. For several years, CARPOOL encouraged the develop- To alleviate financial pressure, CARPOOL—like many ment of SRPU by hosting the annual conference at Texas A&M student organizations—has an endowment managed A&M. After the last conference, in 2008, Cain said the by the Texas A&M Foundation. CARPOOL leaders hope SRPU director received a flood of e-mails requesting more to raise $2 million for their 3-year-old endowment so its information about CARPOOL, which hopes to be a model interest can meet annual budget needs of $125,000 to for additional university programs. $160,000. So far, they have raised about $75,000. CARPOOL began with Schiefelbein’s vision for making CARPOOL’s major sponsors include Slovacek Sausage, Bryan/College Station roads safer and blossomed into a Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the city of College Station. Each succession of Aggies who volunteer as heroes of the night, has donated $10,000 or more in cash or goods such as food, quietly saving lives. CARPOOL’s influence has reached the deeply discounted vehicle rental and other necessities. far corners of the nation through SRPU, and an endow- Slovacek Sausage, based in Snook, takes a special interest ment will help CARPOOL continue and expand its efforts. in the superheroes. It donated $25,000 to the CARPOOL You can support this Aggie organization at giving.tamu.edu endowment and continues additional financial support. (click on the “Give Now” button and then select “Student “This is a hard-working and dedicated group of Activities” and “Carpool Endowment” from the drop- young folks,” said Slovacek president Tim Rabroker ’82. down menus).  “It takes one person at a time to change a culture. These Aggies are teaching us that we have to be responsible.” —by mikaela davis ’09

Former CARPOOL member Oswalt asked his family For more information on how you and friends to donate to the organization in lieu of pres- can support CARPOOL, contact: ents for his graduation from Texas A&M in May 2008. Touched by his selflessness, Oswalt’s parents surprised Cindy Munson ’99 him with a $10,000 check to CARPOOL. In addition, his Assistant Director of Development dad’s company, Fluor Corp., matched the donation, so Student Affairs CARPOOL received a total of $20,000. Texas A&M Foundation The organization’s largest source of operating income (800) 392-3310 or (979) 458-1689 is an annual gala, a formal dinner followed by a live and [email protected] silent auction. In 2008, the gala brought in $46,000. The giving.tamu.edu 2009 gala, hurt by the weak economy, brought in $10,000. carpool.tamu.edu Gala director Laura Wolken ’10 has high hopes for the March 6, 2010, gala, which celebrates CARPOOL’s 10th anniversary. “Though we are working on a smaller budg- web extra: et than last year, I do hope to raise more. I hope the Click on Publications at giving.tamu.edu economy swings in our favor.” to see a video about CARPOOL.

26 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Clockwise from top: CARPOOL's Krystyn Haecker '10 and Eric Colletti '09 spread the word about free and safe rides home for revelers. Paperwork is a big part of each evening's assignments. Ashley Hermes '09 and Colletti handle patron agreement forms with an assist from Kimberly Ashworth '09. Ashworth holds the car door for a patron. Ashworth (outside window) confers with Meagan Emily Finke ’09 about the schedule; Jack Michel ’11 is at the wheel.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 27 COLLEGE IMPACT

Texas A&M colleges join forces to improve math and science education

Dr. Tim Scott faced a monumental challenge at the dawn of the 21st century: heading up a two-college effort at Texas A&M University to improve the state of mathematics and science education one teacher, program and policy at a time. At a time when the United States was concerned Patricia Oliver ’11 (far right) holds the attention of three Bryan High School about its global future in science and engineering, Scott students. became one of four co-directors of Texas A&M’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE).The tors and policymakers by providing and promoting center is charged with guiding policymakers and educa- resources to enhance science and math education. Since tion-oriented organizations across Texas and the United 2000, the CMSE has conducted more than $20 million in States toward a brighter global future for math and science funded research for kindergarten through college classes. education. From classrooms to legislative chambers, the CMSE A collaboration between A&M’s colleges of Science is making a difference with a four-pronged approach and Education and Human Development, the CMSE that promotes best practices in teaching and learning as supports the ever-changing needs of Texas’ public educa- well as the most effective means of engaging students. Participants in AggieTEACH include master teachers and Texas A&M undergraduates such as Bryan High School’s Colleen Holmes (center) and Patricia Oliver ’11 (right), a math major who benefits from ample classroom experience before graduation.

Teacher 3Rs: Recruitment, Readiness, Retention Richardson Foundation and the National Science Foun- dation, works with master teachers in the Bryan and College Long before the National Academies’ 2005 report “Rising Station school districts to provide early field experiences Above the Gathering Storm” put the spotlight on America’s and mentoring. It also gives Aggie freshmen experience in declining global influence in science and technology, Scott middle and high school classrooms, immersing them in the 1.knew about the challenges in public schools. He hears about latest teaching techniques and ideology. them from his wife, Holly Scott a longtime teacher and Now in its eighth year, aggieTEACH boasts a 75 percent administrator with the Bryan school district. retention rate and has resulted in a 1,000 percent increase “Middle and high school science performance lagged in freshman math and science majors choosing to pursue in comparison to our international peers,” he said. “If high- teacher certification. Consequently Texas A&M led the er education wanted to make an impact on the quality of state in producing math and science teachers for the last math and science teaching nationally and in Texas, we had three years, according to the State Board for Educator to make an impact on K-12.” Certification. Scott said his college—like others across Patricia Oliver ’11, the campus—traditionally had left teacher About the National a math major, joined recruitment and preparation to the College the program in fall of Education and Human Development, 2008 as a stepping- which handles certification for the bulk of stone to her dream Aggies who opt to become teachers. The National Academy of Sciences, of teaching high But Scott, who came to Texas A&M in National Academy of Engineering, school. Oliver sees 1990 as a senior academic adviser in the Institute of Medicine and National the program as bene- Department of Biology, saw a need for Research Council comprise the ficial in terms of job change. “I felt like science and math facul- National Academies. The academies’ security and early ty should be responsible for content that “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” classroom teaching we teach to would-be science and math report was requested by Congress and experience. teachers. Under state law, secondary math “Teachers—espe- written by a 20-member committee and science teachers generally have degrees cially math and sci- that included university presidents, in math and science disciplines. I thought ence teachers—are in CEOs, Nobel Prize winners and for years that we shirked our responsibility such high demand presidential appointees. U.S. Secretary by depending solely on the College of right now,” Oliver of Defense , then- Education and Human Development to said. “And teaching president of Texas A&M University, prepare teachers, only to turn around and in a classroom as a criticize their students for lacking the nec- served on the committee. student is the best essary depth of knowledge as college fresh- preparation students men. We needed to take on that responsi- can get before we bility of being equal partners in training them.” have a classroom of our own. Being in charge of a class- In 2001 the colleges solidified that partnership by room allows us to practice all we have learned in our launching aggieTEACH, a national peer-reviewed teacher education classes. And, as the saying goes, practice makes recruitment program designed to produce more certified perfect.” middle and high school math and science teachers, positions Master teachers in the program benefit in many ways: in high demand. The program, funded in part by the Sid They receive a generous stipend from the center, reduce their

30 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION classroom workload, share the love of their profession and sions about teaching and learning, curriculum, instruction, shape the future educator workforce. and assessment. “Teaching is such a rewarding career, and many people One such example is the National Science Foundation- never have the opportunity to experience that,” said Sue funded Policy Research Initiatives in Science Education Elliott, a master teacher with the Bryan school district’s (PRISE) project, which seeks to pinpoint the reasons Hammond-Oliver High School for Human Sciences. “Those behind high school science teacher retention. The project students who are unsure of their path sometimes find that is led by CMSE co-director and principal investigator Dr. teaching is not their thing. But sometimes a student catches Carol Stuessy, with the help of six PRISE Scholars in the that fire and passion for education and young people. Work- Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture—doctoral ing with a student like that lights up my world, too. students whose research hours are dedicated to the project. “We need good teachers who enjoy what they do. “A main reason we see science teacher shortages is This program opens up possibilities for Aggies that they because there are so many other career opportunities for may have never imagined.” math and science majors that provide better working con- ditions and opportunities for advancement,” Stuessy said. Teaching and Learning “Jobs in engineering, computer science or even business Research appear less stressful, offer more incentives and seem much more attractive.” The aggieTEACH program PRISE researchers hope to enhance teaching’s appeal offers fertile proving ground by creating a model of continuous professional develop- for future teachers and for ment that improves the quality of science teaching and CMSE personnel, who use it student achievement in science. Beyond using their case to document best practices studies and results to give back to high schools and science for teacher training at a large teachers across the state, Stuessy said she also hopes to give state-supported university and to share results through back to Texas A&M. “Hopefully we can learn some things presentations at professional conferences and publications that we can implement in our program to produce even 2.in respected journals. The center also supports scientific more successful science teachers in the classrooms of Texas.” research in education to help administrators, policymakers, In another major project, CMSE research scientist Dr. educators and other stakeholders make informed deci- Carolyn Schroeder analyzed national research on science

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 31 teaching to identify tactics that improve student learning. the other states in science- and math-related areas, from The results—research-proven science teaching strategies— testing to socioeconomics. Scott also addressed Texas’ failure were published in a booklet, and more than 5,000 copies to follow through on Earth science beyond middle school, have been distributed in schools across Texas and beyond. the state’s decline in passing standards and percent mas- tery, and problems related to poverty and limited English Taking the Lead proficiency. on Policy “The goal is to parse the problems down into action items that engaged politicians can use to create and imple- Given the constantly ment sound educational policies,” Scott said. “For the changing nature of majority of our schools, it’s the age-old problem of teacher Texas policy, econom- recruitment, preparation, retention and rewards in addition ics, demographics and to a fair and balanced approach to assessment.” education, the CMSE In 2001 the Texas Education Agency awarded a first-of- holds a central role in its-kind $80,000 contract to Texas A&M through the CMSE developing effective, to check proposed science textbooks for accuracy before up-to-date policy and Texas school districts adopt them. A&M science faculty, practices for math and science graduate students and Bryan/College Station sec- science teachers and ondary science teachers reviewed more than 60 middle and their students. high school science textbooks. And Scott said the Depart- CMSE research has informed and shaped the agenda ment of Biology later was invited to review all K-12 biology and solutions offered by The Academy of Medicine, Engi- textbooks. 3.neering and Science of Texas. This organization, composed of the state’s Nobel laureates and more than 240 members Professional Development of the National Academies, was convened by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to craft Texas’ response to “Rising Above the After that early collaboration with the Gathering Storm.” Texas Education Agency, Scott said the This research took center stage at the group’s 2007 CMSE was asked to offer professional conference, where Scott’s presentation compared Texas to development, including teacher quali- 32 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION 4. Dr. Carolyn Schroeder, a research scientist with Texas A&M’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education, tackles a project with students at Sam Houston Elementary School in Bryan.

ty training in general assistance as proof of its worth. “We meas- science, precalculus “For the majority of our schools, ure our success by the number of times the and physics. This laid it’s the age-old problem of state or federal government asks us to take the foundation for on or continue our work on grants, white the center’s partner- teacher recruitment, papers and policy,” Scott said. “We measure ship with the Univer- preparation, retention by the number of requests for our litera- sity of Texas at Austin and rewards in addition to a fair ture, research and professional development on the Texas Regional and balanced approach to courses. We also count success in terms of Collaborative, a pro- the peer-review process, invited speaking gram also directed by assessment.” opportunities and distinguished partners Schroeder that offers that come back and want additional Aggie quality resources and graduates, because they work harder, stay professional develop- DR. TIM SCOTT longer, become leaders on their campuses, Co-director ment for Central Texas Texas A&M Center for Mathematics et cetera. teachers to improve and Science Education “There’s no doubt we’re having an student achievement impact. An endowment could underwrite in K-12 science. scholarship opportunities, support for “The professional development we’ve done has been teacher stipends and support a research association in its high-quality, and as that word has gotten out, we’ve been efforts to better understand the science behind teaching asked to take on more and more,” Scott said. and learning. Through these efforts, we could broaden our For instance, the Texas Education Agency also came to reach and do even more to teach future generations of ® Texas A&M for a study on Advanced Placement instruc- innovative scientists, engineers and mathematicians.”  tion, which led to subtle enhancements to the college’s proven model for weeklong summer experiences aimed at —by shana hutchins ’93 improving the quality of Advanced Placement teachers. That study focused on correlations between Aggies’ previous For more information about supporting math and science Advanced Placement participation and their later perform- education at Texas A&M University, contact: ance in university-level classrooms. Jack O’Brien ’95 And since 2003, the CMSE has helped thousands of Director of Development elementary and middle school students gain insight into College of Science scientific research through the destructive corn earworm and Texas A&M Foundation the Future Scientists Program sponsored by the U.S. Depart- (979) 847-9218 ment of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service. In 2009 [email protected] alone, CMSE researcher and project director Dr. Craig Wilson has worked with the Department of Agriculture to Steve Blomstedt ’83 deliver almost 17,000 corn earworms and related curriculum Director of Development to K-12 students in 12 states at no cost to the youngsters College of Education and Human Development or their schools. Texas A&M Foundation From props and equipment to ideas and inspiration, the (979) 847-8655 center offers materials and resources that benefit teachers [email protected] and their classrooms. Scott sees the high demand for center giving.tamu.edu

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 33 STUDENT IMPACT Hammaker scholarship helps parents chase their vet-school dreams Double

Rebecca Buckley ’12, her son, René Peña, and their Great Danes call Laredo home.

34 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION -duty Moms doctorate of veterinary medicine at study for physiology final Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary ˇ have a burger at Northgate Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. ˇ help with elementary science project on volcanoes “Our father, Paul Hammaker, ˇ memorize anatomical structures of dog began this scholarship as a lasting trib- ˇ tuck son in bed ˇ ute to our mother, Jean, after her death from ovarian cancer in March 1995,” said Melodie Keener of Dallas. “After her death, we discussed at length how to create a meaningful tribute in her memory. We were drawn to the idea of a college scholarship because of its lasting impact.” Her brother, Dick Hammaker, who lives in Burke, Va., said their mom “grew up on a farm in Tennessee and had pets her entire life. She loved ani- mals and taught all of us to love them as well. It was important to us that the scholarship be very personal for our family and tailored to a field important to us all.” Keener and Hammaker, along with their sister, Susan Mancuso of New Orleans, altered the scholarship after their father’s death. “When our father died of pancreatic cancer in January 2005, we decided to honor his memory by including him as part he daily “to do” of this scholarship,” Mancuso said. list for three Texas A&M University vet- “He always valued college education erinary students includes a few impor- and wanted to ‘pay it forward’ with a tant items that their classmates don’t scholarship that would benefit gener- Tshare. Thanks to one Texas family’s ations to come.” financial support, these mothers of The Hammaker children also young sons gain peace of mind and opted to increase the scholarship’s are better able to focus on their doc- endowment by making payments over toral studies. The Paul B. and Jean a five-year period. “This additional Hammaker Memorial Endowed benefit made our decision that much Scholarship, funded through the easier,” Keener said. “You may think a Texas A&M Foundation, assists full- scholarship has to be fully funded when time students who are pursuing a it is set up, but that’s not the case.”

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 35 school year. She juggles raising her 10-year-old son, René Peña, with going to school. Funds from the Hammaker scholarship cover some of Buckley’s school costs, thus freeing up money so she can support her son’s partici- pation in activities such as soccer, basketball and karate. Upon graduation, Buckley, 26, hopes to return to Laredo, which needs veterinarians. Because of the city’s prominence as an import- export center, she might work in zoo medicine, at a wildlife center or in border patrol, inspecting animals that are being imported or exported.

Grana changes direction During the 2009-10 academic year, the one-year Hammaker scholarship Unlike Buckley’s steady path toward will provide support to Rebecca vet school, Grana’s decision emerged A traumatic event prompted 12 12 Patricia Grana ’12, shown with Buckley ’ and Patricia Grana ’ . from a life-or-death experience while her son, Patrick, to pursue a Jennifer Steede ’12 was the scholarship she worked as a talent agent in the veterinary medicine degree. recipient during the 2008-09 academic Los Angeles film industry. “Someone year. Each followed a unique route to tried to kidnap me at gunpoint, but I Texas A&M’s vet school. used my knowledge of martial arts to defend myself,” Grana said. “That was Finally, the Hammaker children the first in a series of events that made requested scholarship preference be Buckley me think about what I wanted to do given to single parents and to students keeps an eye on her dream with my life.” who plan to study small-animal med- Grana, an Arizona native who icine when awarding the scholarship, Buckley, who grew up in describes her age as “not having to ask although the family gives flexibility Laredo, always dreamed of my parents about historical events like to the vet school staff in deciding on being a veterinarian. “Since the assassination of JFK or the first recipients. “The single-parent compo- I was five, I always brought man on the moon,” holds an under- nent came as a result of my drive to in stray lizards and turtles graduate degree in cultural anthropol- complete both a B.A. and an M.B.A. and dogs. It was always a zoo ogy and political science from Mills while a single parent,” Keener said. “I in my room.” College in Oakland, Calif., and a know firsthand how difficult it can be After earning a bachelor’s degree master’s degree in international busi- to raise a family, work, go to school, in biology with a minor in chemistry ness from Thunderbird International try to make ends meet and spend qual- from Texas A&M International in 2004, School of Global Management in ity time with your children. I also know she spent four years teaching high Glendale, Ariz. After deciding to refo- that every little bit helps! school science. During that period, she cus on her earlier goal of becoming a “When I was in school, I knew also helped to care for her ailing father veterinarian, she began working part- of few scholarships available to me, and reared her son as a single mother. time in order to attend school and and I had to take out a number of She kept an eye on her dream by taking complete her science prerequisites. loans. So when our family discussed prerequisite courses and saving money After “looking at every vet school what criteria to use for awarding this for graduate school. in the United States where it doesn’t scholarship, it was one that we Buckley enrolled at the College snow,” Grana said she was invited to agreed on pretty quickly.” Station campus during the 2008-09 interview at Texas A&M. “I didn’t look

36 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION elsewhere after that visit. I love it here. Steede then worked at two Austin- Helping now and in the The support is amazing. The faculty area hospitals. “I’d sit at my desk and is concerned with the welfare of its think, ‘This is an interesting job and students and always available to help. it’s a good job. I like the people I work future I think A&M is very special to take a with and I like the hospital, but this The Hammaker scholarship fulfills chance on a nontraditional student isn’t what I’m meant to do.’ I’ve always its intent as these parents successfully like myself.” been drawn to the sciences and health balance graduate school and child- The Hammaker scholarship pro- care, and I’ve always loved to be rearing. vides another level of support, allow- around animals, but I just didn’t hit “A scholarship helps deserving ing Grana to pay for school needs the nail on the head the first time.” individuals fulfill their dreams and is and allocate other funds for extracur- She realized her true dream was a living and lasting gift,” Keener said. ricular activities for her 9-year-old, to become a veterinarian. “We hope that the many students who Patrick, and to hire baby sitters so she Steede, who has been married for benefit from the Hammaker scholar- can study. “Being a single mom in 14 years, was accepted to Texas A&M ship will pass on the value of a college the vet school is rather challenging, on her first attempt, but had to take education for generations to come.”  especially since I don’t have family in a deferment when she unexpectedly this area.” found out she was pregnant. The —by dorian martin Grana, who is fluent in Spanish Hammaker scholarship freed up funds alice bassett contributed to this article. and Portuguese, hopes to use her vet- that would have gone toward school erinary degree internationally. She is expenses so she can provide quality For more information about how you can considering working on a small farm child care for her 2-year-old, Elliott. support the College of Veterinary Medicine in a third-world country or seeking a “I have peace of mind because I know & Biomedical Sciences, contact: position in wildlife conservation. he’s safe and sound. It allows me to pursue my studies,” she said. Dr. O. J. “Bubba” Woytek ’64 The 41-year-old mother believes Senior Director of Development Steede finds her calling she has found her niche. “The class Texas A&M Foundation work is exciting and challenging. I (800) 392-3310 or (979) 845-9043 Steede also followed a round- know every day when I come home [email protected] about route to Texas A&M. After that I made the right decision.” After giving.tamu.edu receiving a bachelor’s degree in graduation, she’s considering working web extra: Spanish from the University of in veterinary orthopedics or clinical Click on Publications at giving.tamu.edu to Texas in 1990, the San Antonio nutrition. see a video related to this article. native worked briefly in retail. Yet the call of health care enticed her to earn a master’s degree in health care administration from Texas State University.

Paul Hammaker started the scholarship as a tribute to his late wife, Jean.

Jennifer Steede ’12, whose son is a toddler, received the Hammaker scholarship during the 2008-09 academic year.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 37 University Libraries 4 Million Volumes and Growing

If you haven’t visited the Texas A&M University Libraries lately, think big. The library complex has grown from one central library to five library facilities and one digital library. Since 2003, the collection has been growing by more than 100,000 volumes per year, culminating with a celebration of the 4 millionth volume on March 26, 2009.

Texas A&M needed 100 years to accu- shopped eBay for great buys in this mulate 1 million volumes and only 33 exclusive antiquarian market. years to reach 4 million volumes in Urbina refers to the Quixote as the 2009. This growth spurt was fueled in “book of books—the most translated, Sara and John Lindsey ’44 (left and part through collaboration with stu- imitated, adapted and influential work center) celebrate the University Libraries’ dents, who approved incremental li- of fiction ever published.” So it seemed 4 millionth volume with Dean Colleen Cook. brary user fees in the 1990s. Donors natural that the 4 millionth volume who contributed to unique research should be a sought-after edition of collections also made this boom pos- Don Quixote. Published in 1617 in sible by expanding the Cushing Barcelona, Spain, Don Quixote de la Library holdings with notable collec- Mancha, parts I and II, is the first com- tions in colonial and revolutionary plete edition of Cervantes’ classic. To Mexico, French history and literature, acquire this treasured volume, the only Western Americana, printing arts, complete copy in a North American and works by notable writers such as library, the University Libraries turned Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don to Sara and John Lindsey ’44, dedicated Quixote de la Mancha. Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library In fact, Texas A&M is home to one who supported previous millionth vol- of the world’s largest Don Quixote col- umes in the Cushing Library. lections. The University Libraries also The Lindseys are known for their support the Cervantes Project, which vision and generosity to Texas A&M, aims to make the collection available particularly in the arts and humanities. online to scholars around the globe. “The Lindseys are intrepid collection In partnership with Cushing Memo- builders who adopted the millionth rial Library and Archives curators, volumes as their signature project for Eduardo Urbina, Cervantes Project di- the libraries,” said Colleen Cook, dean rector and professor in Hispanic stud- of the University Libraries and holder ies, locates and acquires rare volumes of the Sterling C. Evans Library En- from donors and specialist booksellers dowed Chair. “We are deeply grateful all over the world. He has even for their support in building our spe-

38 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION wide. This type of multifunctional space would create an environment for learning and culture with appro- priate services and technologies for communication. It also would accom- modate group study and projects as well as individual learning. For a year, a library task force gathered data, convened focus groups and solicited written comments about spaces and services on the Evans Library first floor. Students’ feedback set the following priorities for remod- eling the Evans Library first floor:

◊ Create quiet study space in the cur- rent reference room.

◊ Designate the front reading room as a noise- and technology-friendly col- laborative space with a new help desk.

◊ Add soft furnishings, paint and lighting.

◊ Establish formal and informal group study spaces in Evans with rooms, booths and alcoves plus white- boards and technology; add a practice presentation room.

◊ Create a media studio with iMACs and PCs, software, and a podcasting booth. The University Libraries’ 4 millionth volume is the rare 1617 Barcelona edition of Don Quixote de la Mancha, parts I and II, by Miguel de Cervantes. ◊ Design a permanent instructional classroom for 40 to 50 students in a cial collections and our reputation staff works toward several improve- designated area. among peer libraries.” ments in facilities and services. To serve as keynote speaker for Study space is in such high ◊ Expand Poor Yorick’s snack bar. the 4 Millionth Volume Celebration, demand that the Sterling C. Evans Besides the information commons the University Libraries invited Library and the West Campus Library initiative, the collection needs stor- Nicholas Basbanes, award-winning offer pagers to those reserving spaces. age space, which is unglamorous but author and rare book specialist known Students require varied spaces to ac- crucial for rarely used materials such as the “leading authority of books commodate group study, class projects as old journals. “Much about library about books.” Blogging after the event, and individual assignments. Thanks to management is housekeeping on a Basbanes identified Texas A&M as a funds provided by the Federation of grand scale,” Cook said. “We need the “major player in the world of rare Texas A&M University Mothers’ Clubs right type of space and climate con- books.” He noted that a library needs Library Endowment, the Evans Library trol for materials of various ages and many elements to achieve greatness, already has an innovative study space: conditions.” The Texas A&M Libraries and dedicated friends and benefactors an instructional services lounge with and the University of Texas Libraries, such as the Lindseys are essential. soft furniture and wide-screen TV that which share this problem, are collab- allow students to relax while doing orating on a joint storage facility for research. materials from both libraries at the Creating Critical Space But the University Libraries needs High Density Repository on the J. J. In the wake of the 4 millionth volume an information commons, a concept Pickle campus in Austin. Plans call for achievement, the University Libraries popular in research libraries nation- requested items from this facility to be

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 39 delivered within three business days. century libraries, which embrace elec- The libraries also will offer scanning The University Libraries’ goal tronic access and digital texts, rare col- for faster delivery of a specific article. is to continually improve user lections and manuscripts remain a Another storage facility is needed local- experiences. This means under- measure of a library’s stature. Since standing and anticipating ly, possibly at Texas A&M’s Riverside 2000, Texas A&M has accelerated the the needs of undergraduates, Campus. acquisition of rare works by Cervantes, graduate students and The University Libraries also uses Walt Whitman and John Donne; fine faculty. the money-saving strategies of shared printing and printing arts; 19th century resources and partnerships by partic- Americana illustrations; and enviable ipating in the Texas Digital Library, Looking Ahead military history collections. an 18-university collaboration that Continual improvement in user expe- With a substantial collection received the 2008 Higher Education rience is the libraries’ goal. This means endowment, the University Libraries Award from the Texas Association of understanding and anticipating the could acquire materials in these tar- State Systems for Computing and needs of undergraduates, graduate stu- geted areas because a single item may Communications. The award recog- dents and faculty. cost $40,000 to $250,000 … or more. nizes outstanding contributions to Data analyst Michael Maciel, who The University Libraries also information technology within state surveys Texas A&M faculty and stu- wants to maintain its national leader- government and higher education dents each year, said, “Our library users ship—recognized by the Association of entities. possess a seemingly insatiable thirst Research Libraries—in access, respon- Texas A&M took the lead on the for resources and accessibility to those sive service and electronic resources. digital library by securing a grant of resources.” Based on survey results, the To that end, the libraries hopes to add $824,686 from the Institute of Muse- University Libraries increased hours of professorships, fellowships, staff devel- um and Library Services to develop a operation at all facilities, began plan- opment training and internships that system for managing electronic theses ning an information commons, are essential incentives for personnel and dissertations. “Electronic form launched a user-friendly Web site, who serve library patrons at all levels. makes them readily available to users and spent aggressively on databases And to stay well ahead of advances in everywhere and frees up shelf space and e-books (Texas A&M ranks second information technologies, the libraries as we grapple with storage issues for in this category among its Association must provide smart boards, wireless an expanding collection,” Cook said. of Research Libraries peers in public laptops, presentation software, Kindle institutions). electronic readers and new compo- University Libraries also hopes to nents.

Banners heralding the 4 millionth volume deck improve by adding to its rare collec- Meeting these goals is crucial for st the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. tions and manuscripts. Even in 21 the next generation of Aggies. 

—by charlene clark development & production coordinator texas a&m university libraries

For more information about how you

can support the Texas A&M University Libraries, contact:

Adelle Hedleston ’88 Development Relations Specialist

Texas A&M University (979) 862-4574

[email protected] giving.tamu.edu

40 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION About $21.2 million of that total is planned gifts; the remaining $28.2 million is current gifts. During fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30, 2009, the Texas A&M Foundation received $109 million in current gifts for all of its Aggie academ- ic and leadership programs, the same amount received in fiscal year 2008.

Planned Gifts Set Annual Record For the first time in its 56-year history, the Texas A&M Foundation has received more than $60 million in doc- Operation Spirit and Mind Passes umented planned gifts for a single $185 Million Mark on Sept. 30 fiscal year. As of Sept. 30, 2009, Texas A&M Uni- These gift plans from Aggie sup- versity recorded more than $185 mil- porters include bequest intentions, lion in giving to its Operation Spirit and gifts from insurance and retirement MindSM fundraiser. The Texas A&M accounts, and dual-benefit gift plans Foundation leads this initiative, which such as gift annuities and charitable began Jan. 1, 2007, to raise $300 million trusts. Once again, Aggies proved their for Aggie academics and leadership loyalty and support for their school— programs. in spite of economic challenges. From April 1 to Sept. 30, donors Planned gifts ranged from $10,000 contributed more than $37.9 million to well over $10 million, and for the to the initiative. Of that amount, about fiscal year showed a 33 percent increase $15.8 million came in the form of from the previous fiscal year, when the planned gifts such as bequests and Texas A&M Foundation recorded $45 trusts that will be realized after the million in planned gifts. As recently as donors’ lifetimes. Current gifts—in- 2003, planned gifts cluding cash, stock, pledge payments to the Foundation on previous scholarships, and corpo- surpassed the $30 rate matching funds—represent about million mark for $21.3 million of that amount. the first time. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2009, the “Nationally, Foundation received more than $49.4 supporters of causes million for Operation Spirit and Mind. have learned that Glenn Pittsford ’72

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 41 planning future gifts is a great way to support charitable organizations, especially in more trying times,” said Glenn Pittsford ’72, the Foundation’s assistant vice president for gift plan- ning. “It is obvious that people who want to support Texas A&M also feel that way, and we at the Texas A&M Foundation are appreciative of and impressed with the magnitude of plan- ned gifts for the fiscal year that ended June 30. It is a privilege for us to serve those great Aggies as they plan their future significant gifts.” Pittsford believes planned gifts will continue to grow, just as Texas A&M University continues to grow. With the increases in class size that The renovation will dramatize the five entrances to the Memorial Student Center. began during the 1970s, more indi- For more information on special Maroon Coats Bend Ears of Fish viduals who want to help future Aggies giving and naming opportunities, Pairs of Maroon Coats, the Texas A&M will be thinking of creative ways to do contact the Foundation’s regional Foundation’s student ambassadors, so, Pittsford said. “The future is very director of major gifts, David visited all seven sessions of Fish Camp bright for planned gifts, and they will Wilkinson ’87, at (800) 392-3310 or and both sessions of T-Camp this provide vital support for Texas A&M,” [email protected]. To donate to summer to tell freshmen and transfer he added. a pooled account, go online to giv- students about the Foundation. ing.tamu.edu and click on “Give The Maroon Coats explained how University Plans Campaign to Raise Now.” Select “Student Affairs/Memo- academics set A&M apart and how an $20 Million for MSC Renovation rial Student Center” and “MSC Ren- Aggie education translates into an Texas A&M is gearing up for a cam- ovation & Expansion Project” from opportunity to change the world. paign to raise $20 million in private the second drop-down menu. To learn They described the Foundation as funds for the renovation of the Memo- more about the renovation, including the largest private fundraiser for rial Student Center (MSC). Students where MSC offices and programs have Aggie academics—helping to estab- have pledged $82 million to the proj- relocated during construction, visit lish scholarships, attract and reward ect, which is expected to cost $105 ourmsc.tamu.edu. top professors, pay for buildings and million. MSC renovation planning equipment, and finance student committees set these priorities: leadership programs. Many of the

◊ Create a more welcoming space for incoming students learned that students. Foundation-managed endowments fund their scholarships. ◊ Promote the rich tradition and his- The Maroon Coats encouraged tory of Texas A&M. campers to study hard but take time to ◊ Reinstate the MSC as the main cam- participate in the traditions that define pus gathering place. Texas A&M. The Maroon Coats’ overar-

◊ Reflect the MSC’s role as the gate- Maroon Coat Taylor Bradshaw ’09 explains ching message was one of Aggie spir- way to campus. Foundation roles at Fish Camp in Lakeview. it and generosity.

42 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Stay in the Know About lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Texas A&M Foundation News Knox assists in fundraising efforts for Do you want to receive the freshest the college, for Texas AgriLife Research news from the Texas A&M Foundation? and for Texas AgriLife Extension Serv- Then subscribe to the Foundation’s ice. Knox joined the Foundation in RSS feed at giving.tamu.edu. 2006 as assistant director of develop- What is RSS? The letters stand for ment.

“Really Simple Syndication,” the free ◊ Caren Cruse is scholarship pro- delivery of titles and summaries of grams coordinator. Her many duties recently published work from a Web include assisting in the administra- Longtime Employee Knudsen Retires site. Subscribers benefit by receiving tion of major scholarship programs John Knudsen, timely automated updates from specif- and in the organization of donor/ senior director of develop- ic Web sites. RSS news alerts eliminate student events for programs such as the ment for the the bother of frequent monitoring of Foundation Excel- College of sites for news posts. lence Award, Pres- Liberal Arts, Here’s how: Select the orange but- kicked off his ident’s Endowed recent retire- ton below the news stories at the bot- Scholarship and ment with a tom left of the giving.tamu.edu home Endowed Opportu- John Knudsen trip to Tunisia page. Then choose a news reader to and Morocco. Knudsen, 66, said nity Award. Cruse he and his wife, Sigrid, also will receive financial updates, donor stories has been with the indulge their passion for travel with and other news from the Foundation. Caren Cruse Foundation since long visits to their two grandsons in San Francisco and to friends News readers are available through 2001 and previously was scholarship and family in Europe. sites such as , Yahoo and assistant. Knudsen, worked for the Newsgator as well as through Foundation from May 1990 to ◊ Allison Chipman ’05 joined the Outlook. August 1995 and returned Sept. 1, Foundation Sept. 8 as assistant direc- 1999. “When I came back, I did tor of development for the College of so because I didn’t want to work Congratulations Are in Order Agriculture & Life Sciences. Chip- for anybody I didn’t want to work for,” he said. “The Foundation is ◊ Will Fusselman man obtained a a special place. I felt good about ’95 is now senior master’s degree in the work I did. I was happy to tell gift planning offi- agriculture in 2005 donors how well their money is cer. Fusselman will being used to help Texas A&M.” and has an exten- He retired Aug. 31. continue to assist sive background in Dr. Charles A. Johnson, dean donors in the farming and ranch- of the College of Liberal Arts, said Houston area and ing. She will work Knudsen will be missed. “He has meant a great deal to the college, southeastern states Will Fusselman ’95 with donors who Allison Chipman ’05 having served three deans as who wish to create bequests, trusts, gift want to support the college. Before development officer. During that annuities, life insurance and other plan- returning to College Station, Chip- time, John was a wonderful ambassador for the college’s social ned gifts that bene- man worked for the Texas Longhorn sciences, humanities and performing fit Texas A&M. He Breeders Association of America in arts programs. He routinely and joined the Founda- Fort Worth. quite effectively drew the connec- tion between the philanthropic tion in 2006 as a gift interests of donors and areas in planning officer. the college where gifts would make a lasting difference.” ◊ Lee Ann Knox ’02 is director of devel- Lee Ann Knox ’02 opment for the Col-

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 43 The Tools to Do It Right One big step toward my post- Enterprising Aggie Wins degree career came Cash for Phone Application from interning at Hewlett-Packard in Since I graduated in December 2005, Texas A&M’s Re- the value of my Texas A&M education search Park. It was a has kept growing. Without it, I would huge factor in getting not have won Google’s 2008 Android Rylan Barnes ’04 says the Incredible Hulk a job after graduation, because you statue in Big in Japan’s offices makes a Developer Challenge—with a $275,000 can’t get a job without work experience statement about the Dallas software company’s cash prize—for my cell-phone applica- culture. and you can’t get work experience tion, ShopSavvy. (This application uses without a job. the camera in your phone to scan the design. It was my first Web site and I These days, I work at the Dallas bar code of any product to find the had to build it twice to get it right. company Big in Japan, which I co- best prices on the Internet and at The experience gave me a great head founded in August 2008. We develop local stores.) start in several classes. fun and exciting mobile applications Looking back on my computer It also got me into a bit of trouble. for platforms such as the iPhone, engineering coursework, perhaps the I hosted the site on a friend’s server Android and Blackberry. Our appli- most critical skill A&M professors in a closet at Walton Hall. Students cations are varied, but one we’ve just helped me develop was learning how aren’t supposed to run businesses from started is a set of tools to help people to teach myself. Because of the con- campus, so I had to explain to admin- become more eco-friendly. This pro- stant changes in technology, it’s istrators that I wasn’t making money. gram, which is well-received so far, will something I do every day. Chris Pick ’99, who had never even suggest proactive and remedial ways of I always wanted to build things, met me, learned about the server has- protecting the environment. and computer engineering was a per- sle from a Battalion article and offered The best part of my career is that fect fit—a nice middle point between to host the Web site off-campus for I work at a place that encourages cre- hardware and software. Even when I free, which was a really nice favor. ativity and at least a little wackiness. had free time at A&M, you could always With Pick’s server, the site kept run- How else can I explain the bigger- find me on my computer building ning until I finished my degree. than-life Incredible Hulk sculpture in something new. (Incidentally, I never made a dime our office? One of those ventures was off the Textbook-Trader Web site. So In short, I get paid to do what I Textbook-Trader.com, a Web site I let me offer a bit of advice that I wish love. I never plan to retire; I see created as a sophomore so Aggies could someone had given me: Technology myself building until I die. It was save money on textbooks by buying developers interested in starting their born in me, but Texas A&M gave me and selling directly with each other. own businesses should take courses in the tools to do it right.  I learned soooo much on that entrepreneurship. Running a business project: design patterns, best practices requires a different set of skills and —by rylan barnes ’04 and the fundamentals of database knowledge than technology expertise.)

44 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Get in touch with the Executive Staff Victoria Masters ’05 Ed Davis ’67, President Development Associate Texas A&M Foundation Jim Palincsar, Senior Vice President [email protected] for Development (979) 845-2775 or 571-4719 Doyle Thompson, Vice President 401 George Bush Drive & Controller College of Education & Human Development College Station, Texas 77840-2811 Liska Lusk, Vice President Steve Blomstedt ’83 Toll-free: (800) 392-3310 & General Counsel Director of Development [email protected] Phone: (979) 845-8161 Janet Handley ’76, Investment Director Kathy McCoy ’80, Director of Marketing (979) 847-8655 Fax: (979) 845-3973 Dwight Look College of Engineering Development Staff giving.tamu.edu Don Birkelbach ’70 Carl Jaedicke ’73 [email protected] Senior Director of Development Assistant Vice President for Development [email protected] [email protected] Facebook: (979) 845-5113 (979) 845-8161 www.facebook.com/TexasAMFoundation Jody Ford ’99 Departments of Chemical, Nuclear, and TexAgs: Director of Development–Scholarship Programs Industrial and Systems Engineering www..com/main/spiritandmind.asp Andrew Acker [email protected] YouTube: (979) 845-8161 or 218-7368 Director of Development www.youtube.com/aggiespiritandmind [email protected] College Programs (979) 845-5113 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Departments of Computer Science Monica Delisa and Petroleum Engineering Senior Director of Development Brady Bullard ’95 [email protected] Director of Development (979) 458-2204 [email protected] Lee Ann Knox ’02 (979) 845-5113 Director of Development Departments of Aerospace and [email protected] Mechanical Engineering (979) 845-4740 or 847-9314 Jennifer Hester ’98 Allison Chipman ’05 Director of Development Assistant Director of Development [email protected] [email protected] (979) 845-5113 (979) 458-2204 Departments of Electrical and Computer College of Architecture Engineering, and Engineering Technology Larry Zuber & Industrial Distribution Senior Director of Development Jay Roberts ’05 Assistant Director of Development [email protected] (979) 845-0939 [email protected] (979) 845-5113 Mays Business School Departments of Biomedical and David Hicks ’75 Civil Engineering Senior Director of Development John Small ’92 [email protected] Director of Development (979) 845-2904 or 458-1452 [email protected] Jessica McCann ’07 (979) 845-5113 Assistant Director of Development [email protected] (979) 862-7247

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 45 Texas A&M University at Galveston Office of Gift Planning Jack O’Brien ’95 Glenn Pittsford ’72 Director of Development Assistant Vice President for Gift Planning [email protected] [email protected] (409) 741-4030 (979) 845-8161

College of Geosciences William Fusselman ’95 Diane Barron ’81 Senior Gift Planning Officer Director of Development [email protected] [email protected] (979) 845-8161 (979) 845-3651 Mark Matthews ’80 Gift Planning Officer The George Bush School of Government [email protected] & Public Service (979) 845-8161 Jerome Rektorik ’65 Director of Development Angela Throne ’03 [email protected] Assistant Gift Planning Officer (979) 458-8035 [email protected] (979) 845-8161 College of Liberal Arts Larry Walker II ’97 Real Estate Services Assistant Director of Development Tim Walton ’90 [email protected] Director (979) 458-1304 [email protected] (979) 845-8161 College of Science Jack O’Brien ’95 Regional Major Gifts Director of Development Bill Estes [email protected] Regional Director of Major Gifts (979) 847-9218 (North and West Texas; Central Midwest) [email protected] Sharon Smith ’04 (214) 812-7306 or (214) 812-7305 Assistant Director of Development [email protected] Andrew Key ’08 (979) 458-4393 Development Associate (Dallas-Fort Worth Area) [email protected] Student Affairs (214) 812-7305 Cindy Brown Munson ’99 Assistant Director of Development Matt Jennings ’95 Regional Director of Major Gifts (Western States) [email protected] (979) 458-1689 [email protected] (979) 845-8161 Corps of Cadets Ron Streibich Brian Bishop ’91 Regional Director of Major Gifts (Gulf Coast) Director of Development [email protected] [email protected] (713) 677-7411 or (281) 415-5520 (979) 862-4085 David Wilkinson ’87 College of Veterinary Medicine Regional Director of Major Gifts (East Coast) & Biomedical Sciences [email protected] Dr. O. J. “Bubba” Woytek ’64 (979) 845-8161 Senior Director of Development & Director of External Relations Trust Company [email protected] Gina Jett ’79 (979) 845-9043 Manager of Trust Operations [email protected] Guy Sheppard ’76 (979) 845-8161 Director of Development [email protected] Scholarship Programs (979) 845-9043 Marcy Ullmann ’86 Manager Private Enterprise Research Center [email protected] Jerome Rektorik ’65 (979) 845-8161 Director of Development [email protected] Donor Relations (979) 458-8035 Lynn Harris Manager Corporate & Foundation Relations [email protected] Jim Keller ’63 (979) 845-8161 Senior Director of Development [email protected] Gift Processing (979) 845-8161 Ann Lovett ’81 Al Pulliam ’87 Manager Director of Development [email protected] (979) 845-8161 [email protected] (979) 845-8161

46 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION TRUST COMPANY 48 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Tom Saylak ’82, Chairman of the Board of Trustees When Aggies Create Miracles

For years we published the Texas A&M Foundation’s annual report as a theme-based volume that contained multiple articles and photographs of donors and students. We use this publication as both a year-end financial abstract and as a marketing piece. It’s another venue to showcase and acknowl- edge the generous people who invest in Texas A&M University. You can see that we decided to merge the annual report for fiscal year 2009 with the fall issue of Spirit magazine. We did so to economize and to reach even more of our constituents. We formerly distributed the annual report to about 7,500 donors. But through Spirit magazine, we can reach 125,000 readers. In making this decision, we allowed Spirit magazine to shoulder the marketing Hattie Jackson student impact section that featured donors and the CRAWFORD AND HATTIE JACKSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS impact of their gifts on A&M. This year the annual report section will pay simple The late Hattie Jackson never had tribute to three couples and one man children, but her progeny of bene- ficiaries is , thanks to metic- who together exemplify philanthropy and ulous planning and a passion for education. Through the Bellaire, its promise at Texas A&M. Texas-based foundation, Hattie and These Aggies and honorary Aggies her late husband, Crawford, con- are giving to the four key areas on which tinue to fund scholarships at several universities across Texas—including we focus: students, faculty, college pro- Texas A&M University—to help grams and spirit. Read for yourself how future generations of deserving stu- dents succeed in spite of financial their investments at Texas A&M are obstacles. unlocking opportunities that change lives One such A&M student, chemistry major Nicole Reusser ’11, credits her $8,000 Crawford and Hattie Jackson Foundation Scholarship for helping to and advance our society. ease both her financial and familial worries. “This scholarship is important to my family and me for very personal reasons,” she says. “My brother is severely disabled with cerebral palsy, and we have Aggies Dig Deep Even in Tough Times struggled to care for him physically and financially. I don’t have a college fund, These seven people, like many of you, are and there isn’t much money left over from his medical bills and therapies, so the reasons we retain hope as we move I’ve always been prepared to help substantially in sending myself to college. Knowing that the Jackson Foundation is helping me get a college education toward 2010. When you consider the so I can succeed in life has lifted a burden off my shoulders.” recent economic havoc, the charts that A native of Bellaire, Reusser is a member of the Dean’s Honor Roll as well as an undergraduate research scholar. After she receives her bachelor’s degree, follow this letter paint a contrasting pic- she plans to attend medical or graduate school. ture: While our total assets declined by 13.7 percent in fiscal year 2009 (which ended June 30), gifts to A&M increased by 6.6 percent. This is proof that Aggies continue to dig deep during hard times.

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 49 faculty impact Walter & Charlotte Buchanan

WALT AND CHARLOTTE BUCHANAN ENDOWED FACULTY FELLOWSHIP

Walter and Charlotte Buchanan love the higher education way of life. Now the Texas A&M department head and his wife have designed a long-range plan to honor faculty members who mentored them through the years. “This is a dream come true for us,” Charlotte Buchanan says. “The one thing that impressed me when The decline in Foundation invest- I met Walt 25 years ago was his ment earnings has been a hard pill to commitment to giving back. No amount of time, talent or treasure swallow, but there is a sugar-coating in was too small. We are thrilled to how we compare to our peers. Many of be able to endow this fellowship and hopefully it will grow into a faculty chair.” them have experienced dramatic losses The Buchanans are funding an endowed faculty fellowship over five years. with severe consequences for the univer- They selected a mix of investment tools for future gifts to their endowment, with the goal of growing it to the professorship level and, after their lives, sities they support, for their employees to a faculty chair. and their future. Our talented team is Walter Buchanan came to Texas A&M in 2005 as head of the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution and holder of the J. R. dedicated to a conservative yet diversi- Thompson Chair. The recipient of numerous national awards, he is a Fellow of fied investment model that keeps us in both the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers. the top quartile, meaning your funds Before that, he was an attorney for the Veterans Administration and performed better than more than three- engineer for the Naval Avionics Center, U.S. Navy, Boeing Co. and Martin Co. Buchanan is grateful to the faculty members who helped him achieve the fourths of our industry peers. academic and career milestones in his life. While our investment staff agonized “I love the Aggie spirit because it is all about giving back to the country, and that is why Texas A&M was ranked No. 1 by Washington Monthly. I am over the recession, folks in our Office so proud to be an Aggie and part of this great institution with the best of Planned Giving found cause for engineering technology and industrial distribution programs in the world.” celebration. During fiscal year 2009, your documented planned gifts for the Foundation set an all-time record of more than $61 million. The average planned gift size of $859,513 is also a record, exceeding the average for the decade by more than 100 percent. It’s no surprise to us that our former students, corporate partners and so many others choose to continue giving so unselfishly despite financial uncertainty. We have several loyal Aggies to thank for million-dollar gifts in fiscal year 2009; when endowed, these gifts will forever sustain A&M stu- dents and programs. Others gave fewer dollars but with equal heart. We are grateful for each and every gift.

Planned Gifts Guarantee A&M’s Future This fiscal year we recognize two major planned gifts from former students who choose to remain anonymous. One humble Aggie created a multimillion-dollar life estate gift of 6,600 acres of Texas ranchland to the Foundation. Proceeds from the sale of his ranch will establish two endowments to benefit the Texas A&M University Press and scholarships in agriculture and engineering.

50 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION An Aggie couple’s $9 million gift to the Mays Business School will pro- vide hundreds of scholarships for business students well into the future. It was one of the largest individual gifts in the history of that college and the largest single commitment to date in our Operation Spirit and MindSM scholarship Bryan Trubey ’83 college impact initiative. “We have been fortunate and SPORTS DESIGN STUDIO COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE blessed,” they said, “and giving back to people and places that have helped us Texas A&M architecture senior lec- turer Marcel Erminy isn’t a huge along the way is one of the great joys in sports fan. But he is keenly aware of life.” the creative opportunities present- ed in the design of sports venues. These examples are a testament to So when Bryan Trubey ’83 made a the Aggie tradition of considering the gift to the Texas A&M Foundation to support a sports design studio, progress and well-being of others above Erminy began to imagine the pos- ourselves. They could have chosen to sibilities. Erminy teaches junior- and senior- save the money for a rainy day. They level design studios, where archi- could have spent it on vacations or new tectural concepts learned in the classroom are used in actual proj- cars. Instead they chose to pay it forward ects. For two years, Trubey’s gift has supported a sports design project in and in return asked for no praise or one of these courses. Projects to date include a vertical sports building, arenas and natatoriums that incorporate digital technology. publicity. “To be good architects, our students need design experience in many areas, We acknowledge all of you whose whether it’s sports, health care, hotels, etc.,” Erminy said. “Because of the size and span of sports venues, students are challenged to think in a scale they’re scholarship gifts are making the Operation not used to. Students quickly learn that this isn’t about being a sports fan. Spirit and Mind initiative a success. As It’s about being a good designer.” Trubey, who holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas of Oct. 30, 2009, the university had A&M, is a design principal with Dallas-based HKS Inc. His sports projects received more than $190 million as part range from the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington to soccer and cricket sta- diums in England, Brazil and India. In 2004 Sports Business Journal named of this ambitious endeavor. With a $300 him one of the 20 Most Influential People in Sports Facility Design, Architec- million goal, we have more work to do, ture and Development. Texas A&M has honored him as a College of Architecture Outstanding Alumnus and member of the Department of Architecture Advisory but we are well on our way thanks to Council. your enthusiasm. Trubey and HKS colleague Byron Chambers ’98 occasionally stop by Erminy’s studio to check on students’ progress. Students present finished designs to Trubey, Erminy said, and “he comes up with the most accurate, precise cri- tiques, referencing contemporary and modern architects.” Maroon Coats Put Service First As for Trubey, his enjoyment lies in observing students as they rethink the For more than a year now, a special ways sports could be watched and then come up with nontraditional venue designs to support those ideas. “If you’re focused and you’re very passionate group of students has helped us spread about architecture, you should go with those feelings and those passions the word about scholarships and other because it’s going to be a great profession for you,” he tells them. “It will be very personally and professionally satisfying.” ways to support A&M. They’re called the

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 51 spirit impact Mary Sue & RADM Robert Smith III ’61

MARY SUE & RADM ROBERT SMITH III ENDOWMENT FOR THE CORPS OF CADETS LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Since his graduation from Texas A&M University in 1961, RADM Robert Smith III has applied his Aggie edu- cation, values and leadership skills to build a successful career. Through a bequest in their wills, Smith and his wife, Mary Sue, will Maroon Coats for the matching jackets give future Aggies the same oppor- tunities through the Corps of Cadets they wear, complete with a custom gold Leadership Excellence Program. seal and Aggie buttons. But their coats “Nothing can compare to a degree from Texas A&M University,” Smith said, “especially one that was earned are incidental to the good work these through participation in the Corps. I want to ensure that future Aggie cadets exceptional young people do on behalf are well-educated leaders of character who are prepared to guide and serve our nation.” of the Foundation. Several years ago, Smith’s love and loyalty for the Corps inspired him to Maroon Coats attend our events and fund the Commandant’s Chair in Leadership Development to support teach- ing, research, service and professional development in the Corps of Cadets. sometimes accompany our development His estate gift also supports The Association of Former Students, 12th Man staff on donor visits. They give campus Foundation, a President’s Endowed Scholarship and General Rudder Corps Scholarship. tours, write thank-you notes and contact A Rockwall County native, Smith earned a bachelor of science in agricul- our donors by telephone to express grati- tural economics at A&M. He spent 35 years in the Navy, attaining the rank of rear admiral, and he has experienced a notable career with the Federal tude for their gifts. Reserve System, serving as senior vice president in charge of the Houston We know that when you attend our office since 1987. A Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus and Outstanding Grad- events or visit our building, one-on-one uate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Smith is a Heritage Member of the A&M Legacy Society and an Endowed Century Club member. interaction with students is the best way Among other volunteer leadership activities, he has served as chairman of the to reconnect with A&M. Our Maroon Texas A&M Foundation and president of The Association of Former Students. Smith’s gift to the Corps Leadership Excellence Program attests to his belief Coat ambassadors make these donor- that leadership training is crucial to achieving excellence in all of life’s endeav- student relationships a priority, and we’re ors. “Texas A&M has had leadership training for many years, but it was taken for granted until this program was put in place. I’m putting my resources delighted they are a part of our team. behind leadership initiatives because I believe they are vital to innovation, When students like the Maroon improving our quality of life, the nation’s security, and our freedom and liberties.” Coats put service above self-interest, they become part of the “Aggie Miracle”— a term coined by Mays Business School Dean Jerry Strawser. Our donors who give educational opportunities to the next generation of Aggie leaders are an important part of this miracle. Perhaps it is miraculous. But this is Aggieland, where we witness extraor- dinary acts of generosity every day.

Tom Saylak ’82 Eddie J. Davis ’67

Chairman of the Board of Trustees President of the Texas A&M Foundation

52 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Eddie J. Davis ’67, President of the Texas A&M Foundation SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 53 Gift Report

gifts to texas a& m

Donors gave $96.9 million to the Texas A&M Foundation and Texas A&M University during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. The totals include pledges and irrevocable planned gifts following generally accepted accounting principles. For every dollar raised in 2009, the Foundation spent 14.3 cents.

$ millions

Annual totals for fiscal years 120 $96.9 $114.0 2000 through 2009 $95.2 90 $92.0 $90.9

$64.8 $65.6 60 $61.9 $54.0 $49.8

30

0 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

assets under management Despite another strong year of fundraising, the Foundation’s total assets declined by 13.7 percent as a result of the economic crisis during our 2009 fiscal year. Since 2004, the Foundation has managed funds for The Association of Former Students and the 12th Man Foundation, so its long-term investment fund includes $98.1 million from these two organizations for fiscal year 2009.

$ millions

Annual totals through 1600 * June 30, 2009 $1,162.0 $1,379.7* $1,331.1* 1200 $1,132.0* $1,012.5* $938.2* 800 $730.7* $635.6* $575.3 *Beginning in 2002, changes in $558.1 accounting standards required 400 the reporting of cash collateral for securities utilized with a secured lending program. 0 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

54 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Who is Giving and for What Purpose

where the $ 96.9 million came from Contributions from generous individuals, including former students and friends, have always made up the largest percentage of gifts to the Foundation, with corporations second, foundations third and other organizations fourth.

45.0% Percentages of 2009 total gifts received Former Students 7.1%

Friends

9.4% Corporations

Organizations 21.7% Foundations

16.8%

where the $ 96.9 million goes The Foundation identifies donations through four major designations we call “impact areas.” Student impact represents scholarships and fellowships to undergraduate and graduate stu- dents. Faculty impact refers to gifts that fund faculty chairs, professorships and fellowships, while college-impact gifts help a specific college or department through discretionary or building funds. Spirit gifts cultivate student activities and organizations, traditions and other outside-the-classroom programs.

14.8% Percentages of 2009 total disbursements Faculty Impact Spirit Impact 25.0% 6.1%

College Impact

Other Student Impact 3.2%

50.9%

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 55 Benefits to the University

foundation funds made available to texas a& m

Each year, the Foundation makes available to Texas A&M millions of dollars for students and faculty according to donors’ wishes. In fiscal year 2009, these funds totaled $64.4 million, a 7.74 percent decrease from fiscal year 2008. These funds consist of non-endowed gifts and income from endowments.

$ millions

Annual totals for fiscal years 80 $64.4 2000 through 2009 $69.8

60 $50.2 $42.8 40 $40.5 $37.2 $34.2 $31.8 $31.0 $27.2 20

0 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

uses of funds disbursed

In fiscal year 2009, the Foundation disbursed $56.6 million for Texas A&M. Since 1953, the year it was created, the Foundation has disbursed $589.8 million. Disbursements fall into four major categories: program support, student scholarships, faculty chairs and professorships, and institutional development.

31.6% Percentages of 2009 total disbursements Student Scholarships & Fellowships Institutional 1.2% Development

Faculty Chairs & Professorships 6.4%

Program Support

60.8%

56 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Endowment Funds

long-term investment fund asset allocation By investing assets, the Foundation preserves the purchasing power of gifts while providing steady earnings for Texas A&M. The Foundation’s long-term investment pool is composed mostly of endowments. For the one-, three- and five-year periods, the long-term investment pool experienced annualized total returns of -17.36 percent, -1.01 percent and 4.75 percent, respectively through June 30, 2009.

18.1% 23.7% Total fund value $789.25 million as of June 30, 2009 Domestic Equity International Equity 11.9% 3.8% Cash & Equivalents Real Estate & Personal Property International Fixed Income 8.1% Private Equity

Domestic Fixed Income 3.2% Alternative Marketable Equity

17.1% 14.1%

endowment fund growth

The real power of an endowment is what it can do for Texas A&M now and forever. The chart below illustrates what a $100,000 fellowship endowment created in 1999 would pay to a grad- uate student each year, the cumulative value of those fellowship dollars, and the endowment’s growth over time. The foundation’s long-term investment strategy ensures that endowments like this one grow over time to keep pace with inflation. While generally true, the current recession has interrupted this growth. Still, this fellowship would have paid out $50,144 for graduate students during the past 10 years.

$ thousands

Annual totals for fiscal years 160 10 $132.5 ending June 30, 2000, $125.9 $118.6 through June 30, 2009 $110.1 120 $104.3 $101.8 $102.5 8 $94.9 $92.3 $96.9 $5.6 $5.6 80 $5.1 6 $4.7 $4.9 $5.0 $4.9 $4.7 $4.8 $50.1 $4.3 $44.5 $38.8 $28.7 $33.6 Total stipend paid ■ 40 $24.0 4 $14.1 $19.1 Market value of endowment ■ $4.3 $9.1 Annual stipend ■ 0 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08’09 2

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 57 Endowments

new endowments

The Foundation prides itself on enhancing the academic experience at Texas A&M University for students and faculty. Donors who create endowments for scholarships, chairs, profes- sorships and fellowships are leaving a legacy that enhances Texas A&M’s core mission of providing the highest-quality undergraduate and graduate programs.

141 Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships 24 Other Endowments 5 Faculty Chairs 3 Faculty Fellowships

Endowments Created During Fiscal Year 2009

endowments by unit

Donors specify to the Texas A&M Foundation how their endowed funds are to be spent, and these gifts have a tremendous impact on Texas A&M students, faculty and programs. The Foundation manages its own endowed funds as well as those held by The Association of th Former Students and the 12 Man Foundation. The Texas A&M University System manages the university’s separate endowment.

As of June 30, 2009 Agriculture $107,077,418 Science $ 39,046,222 1. Includes Scholarships and Financial Architecture 15,456,796 Veterinary Medicine 46,831,093 Aid; Lechner, McFadden and Honors Bush School 23,366,509 University Scholarships1 182,929,638 Scholarships; Endowed Opportunity Award; Foundation Excellence Awards; Business 77,340,240 Corps of Cadets 58,401,644 and President’s Endowed Scholarships Education 20,700,872 Student Affairs 43,323,043 2 2. Includes TAMU President; Provost; Engineering 172,700,624 Provost 78,877,674 Private Enterprise Research Center; Galveston 5,518,998 Association of Former Students (AFS) 44,329,304 Library; VP of Finance; Appelt Visitor Center Geosciences 23,368,892 12th Man Foundation 50,374,506 Liberal Arts 33,433,928 Other 3 66,045,603 3. Includes TAMU Press; Nautical Archaeology Program; KAMU-TV; ; AFS accounts Total $1,089,123,004 held by Foundation; non-designated endowments; endowments with split beneficiaries

58 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Texas A&M Foundation Trust Company

trust company assets under management The Trust company, a Foundation subsidiary, serves donors who make gifts through chari- table trusts, charitable gift annuities and bequests benefiting Texas A&M. In fiscal year 2009, trust company clients contributed $5,341,375 to new and existing Trust Company accounts. Last year $2,526,278 in matured trusts and other accounts was transferred to the Texas A&M Foundation as the donors designated.

$ millions

Annual totals for fiscal years 160 400 345 344 ending June 30, 2000, 322 302 through June 30, 2009 277 120 253 $122.0 300 218 $108.3 $95.3 $100.3 $88.6 173 $89.9 80 $81.9 $79.9 200 155 165 $66.5 40 $82.6100 $ Millions ■ # Accounts ■ 0 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

trust company accounts Trust company clients can choose from several forms of giving, depending on their philan- thropic and financial goals. Types of trusts include basic charitable trusts, unitrusts and annuity trusts. The Trust company also manages charitable gift annuities, which are simi- lar to charitable trusts but are easier to create and require a minimum gift of only $10,000.

1.8%

As of June 30, 2009 52.2% Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts

Charitable Remainder Unitrusts Charitable 13.2% Gift Annuities

Other Charitable Trusts 19.5% Other Estates

13.2% 0.1%

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 59 Planned Giving

The Foundation’s Office of Gift Planning helps donors plan after-lifetime and dual-benefit gifts that benefit Texas A&M University. For fiscal year 2009, the Foundation documented 71 planned gifts valued at an all-time record $61 million. The $859,513 average planned gift is also a record, exceeding the decade average by more than 100 percent. As in past years, bequests were the prevalent planned gift method, with 42 percent of the total. One large retained life estate gift represents 25 percent of the dollar value of doc- umented planned gifts for the fiscal year.

planned gifts by broad type This chart represents the value of planned gift expectancies for fiscal year 2009. Of the 71 total planned gifts documented, 52 are revocable and 19 are irrevocable.

Total gift expectancy as of June 30, 2009: $61 million Irrevocable Planned Gifts 28.5% $17.4 million

Revocable Planned Gifts $43.6 million 71.5%

60 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION revocable planned gifts by type Revocable gifts are designed to pass to the Foundation in the future, usually after lifetimes. The donor may change or revoke these flexible arrangements at any time during life. When the gift passes to the Foundation, the donor’s estate receives a charitable estate tax deduction equal to the gift value.

20.1% 11.9% As of June 30, 2009 6.5% Revocable Living Trust Testamentary Trust Income in Respect to Decedent Gift 1.8%

*Includes Transfer on Death Beneficiary, Revocable Life Insurance Bequest Other* and Qualified Charitable Trust With Right to Change Remainderman 59.7%

irrevocable planned gifts by type Irrevocable gifts are completed transfers of assets to the Foundation that cannot be changed or undone by the donor. Because the donor irrevocably parts with all or part of an asset, the government provides the donor with an immediate charitable income-tax deduction, plus the gift value is removed from the donor’s taxable estate.

5.4% 1.1% As of June 30, 2009 Charitable Remainder Unitrust Irrevocable Life Insurance Charitable Gift Annuity 4.1% Retained Life Estate 89.4%

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 61 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

june 30, 2009 june 30, 2008

assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 42,386,489 $ 49,299,648 Accrued revenue and other receivables 2,267,894 2,892,600 Contributions receivable, net of allowance 43,683,976 51,650,389 Investments 882,983,239 1,054,338,121 Cash collateral for securities loaned 114,433,856 154,310,987 Remainder interests 39,931,829 29,665,303 Assets held in trust by others 5,224,880 6,020,823 Furniture and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization: 2009–$1,748,975; 2008–$1,598,144 1,193,157 1,266,099 Headquarters building; net of accumulated depreciation and amortization: 2009–$3,264,171; 2008–$2,855,163 9,832,302 10,241,309 Art collection and collectibles 19,377,370 19,377,370 Other assets 653,959 606,535

Total assets $ 1,161,968,951 $ 1,379,669,184

liabilities and net assets

Liabilities Accrued liabilities $ 1,183,074 $ 832,437 Annuities payable 9,129,511 8,910,410 Payable upon return of securities loaned 114,433,856 154,310,987 Amounts held for other charitable organizations 125,813,607 159,371,655 Other liabilities 686,779 447,504

Total liabilities $ 251,246,827 $ 323,872,993

Net assets Unrestricted $ 9,455,292 $ 52,235,641 Temporarily restricted 209,721,280 365,984,962 Permanently restricted 691,545,552 637,575,588

Total net assets $ 910,722,124 $ 1,055,796,191

Total liabilities and net assets $ 1,161,968,951 $ 1,379,669,184

These financial statements are drawn from the Texas A&M Foundation audit recently conducted by the independent accounting firm BKD LLP. The Foundation will supply copies of the complete audit report upon request.

62 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Consolidated Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, 2009 2008 with summarized financial information for the year ended June 30, 2008 temporarily permanently unrestricted restricted restricted total total revenues

Contributions $ 733,660 $ 23,382,713 $ 47,836,222 $ 71,952,595 $ 65,698,731 Other support 354,855 1,388,199 1,349,070 3,092,124 3,590,366 Interest and dividend income 1,103,832 17,935,943 507,998 19,547,773 23,570,407 Rental income 8,205 17,751 — 25,956 31,665 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and other assets (42,141,231) (133,428,195) 3,307,652 (172,261,774) (15,319,161) Revenue from oil and gas interests 67,886 1,576,371 969,022 2,613,279 703,217 Other revenue 358,487 ——358,480 942,072 Net assets released from restrictions 67,136,464 (67,136,464) ———

Total revenues $ 27,622,149 $ (156,263,682) $ 53,969,964 $ (74,671,569) $ 79,217,297 expenses

Payments and transfers to Texas A&M University– scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs and other payments $ 56,562,034 $ — $ — $ 56,562,034 $ 41,729,543 Management and general 3,987,266 ——3,987,266 4,087,731 Fundraising 9,853,198 ——9,853,198 9,424,097

Total expenses $ 70,402,498 $ 0 $ 0 $ 70,402,498 $ 55,241,371

Change in net assets (42,780,349) (156,263,682) 53,969,964 (145,074,067) 23,975,926

Net assets, beginning 52,235,641 365,984,962 637,575,588 1,055,796,191 1,031,820,265

Net assets, ending $ 9,455,292 $ 209,721,280 $ 691,545,552 $ 910,722,124 $ 1,055,796,191

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 63 A&M Legacy Society

The A&M Legacy Society recognizes Texas A&M’s most generous supporters: individuals, corporations and organizations whose cumulative, current giving through Texas A&M Univer- th sity, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, 12 Man Foundation and George Bush Presidential Library Foundation totals $100,000 or more, and individuals who plan to make future gifts through their estates. With donors’ approval, the Texas A&M Foundation prominently displays members’ names in Legacy Hall of the Jon L. Hagler Center. This honor roll recognizes A&M Legacy Society members as of June 30, 2009.

heritage members | B Individuals who are providing gifts Donna Lee Humphreys Baer ’84 benefiting Texas A&M in their Linda L. & George E. Bahlmann ’57 estate plans. Evelyn & Lloyd Bailey ’44 Thomas C. Bain Jr. ’71 | A Claudia Baird Mr. & Mrs. Milton H. Abelow ’47 Tim Baker ’89 Ann Adams Charles E. Ball ’45 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Adams ’77 Scott T. Ballard Gerry & L. Garry Adams ’63 Sandra L. & Ron W. Barclay ’68 Mrs. Rob Lee Adams ’40 Jean M. & John J. Bardgette ’45 Mike A. Adkisson MD ’51 & Beverly Adkisson Randy L. Barnes ’79 Raquisha Albert ’00 Mary W. Barnhill ’76 Joanne & Edward “Pete” Aldridge ’60 Spencer Hall Barret Jr. ’51 Ruth G. & Edwin E. Aldridge Jr. ’40 Glenda & Jim Barrilleaux ’64 Richard Alexander ’35 James R. Barry ’71 Donna White & Robert Alexander ’41 Perry M. Barton ’82 Bo Allen ’48 Sherrye S. & Joe R. Bass ’83 Robert H. ’50 & Judy Ley Allen Dr. Robert E. Basye Roger Dee & Hilda C. Alsabrook Anne H. Bayless Kathleen N. & R. Scott Amann ’78 Henry M. Beachell Sam D. ’52 & Betty Ann Amspoker Beth & Michael Beard ’90 Dr. & Mrs. Lavon N. Anderson ’57 Anne & Marvin Beck ’53 Dorothy & Bob Anderson ’70 Reed E. Beck Jr. ’49 Jennifer L. Appel ’91 Elizabeth J. & William J. Beck ’42 Leslie L. Appelt ’41 Gary W. Beckcom ’72 Michael J. Ashfield ’88 Robert & Sarah Bednarz ’92 Mildred P. & H. Sam Aubrey ’46 Jefferson E. Bell Jr. ’42 Sharon & Bob Avant ’75 Barbara & P. J. “Jim” Bennett Jr. ’50 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Bennett ’38 Mrs. David W. (Betty H.) Benson Marian & James Bentley ’42

64 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Ann & Bob Berger ’60 Robert D. & Regan Mensch Brown Dr. Martha E. Couch Jenny & David Bergin Anabel & Bob Bruce ’42 Riley C. Couch III ’71 Timothy E. Berreth Anthony Dale Bruton ’69 Mrs. Elaine & Dr. Joe Coulter ’50 & Jacklyn Gallacher Berreth ’80 Vera & Roy E. Bucek ’42 Ruth Partridge & William C. “Bill” Gloria & Tony Best ’72 Walter & Charlotte Buchanan Cowan ’49 Marilyn Smith Biehle Linda & Charles “Eddie” Burge ’65 Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Cox ’32 Linda K. Biel ’86 Mrs. Opal Myers Burgess Kay & Jerry S. Cox ’72 Donna & Tom Bigbee ’77 Dannie O. Burk ’68 Gayle & Kenneth G. Cox ’59 Paula & Richard M. Biondi ’60 Robert K. & Betty H. Butler Trent N. Cox ’61 Joyce Birdwell Suzanne Butler ’99 E. Harvey Craig ’72 & Carrie Gail Craig Shirley & Don Birkelbach ’70 Mary Jane & Carrol O. Buttrill ’38 Mr. & Mrs. David O. Cravey ’49 Glenda A. Birkhead Larry A. Cress ’76 Kimberly N. & Brian S. Bishop ’91 | C George W. Crocker ’51 George L. Black Jr. ’53 Harry D. Cain ’50 Bruce L. Crumley ’70 Dr. S. H. Black James J. Cain ’51 Lydia A. & Roy L. Cruzen DVM ’77 Arthur E. Blackburn ’70 Jyl & Randall Cain ’82 Barbara & Kirby Cunningham ’59 Ron & Ruth Blatchley Dr. Nora Janjan ’06 & Mr. Jack Calvin ’60 Jean & Allen B. Cunningham ’54 Fred M. Blumberg ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Campbell Sr. ’41 Kevin & Shari Curran Robert Boldt ’68 Kenneth D. Cantrell & Teri Pearce Rosalie & Clifton J. Bolner ’49 John R. Carmichael III ’73 | D Laura Restivo Bond ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Hal N. Carr ’43 Daren T. Dahmer ’92 & Randall S. Bond ’92 Gary P. Carroll ’88 & Robin R. Dahmer ’94 E. Roy Bostick ’46 Carolyn G. & Paul L. Carroll Jr. ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Edwin R. Daniels ’48 Robert M. & Mary “Jeanne” Boswell Dr. Thomas C. Cartwright ’54 (in honor of Eric D. Rubin ’06) W. R. “Bill” Bowdoin Jr. ’54 Edna Mae & M. J. Castro Jr. MG & Mrs. Thomas G. Darling ’54 W. H. “Herb” Bowen Jr. ’48 Kenedia “Connie” M. & Gerald T. Toni Anne & Thomas L. Dashiell ’52 Donald S. Bowman ’36 Chalmers ’56 David Davie Kathleen S. Boyd ’77 Jo Ann & Morris K. Chambless ’50 Roland W. Davie ’71 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Boyd ’45 Hazel M. Chastain Jo Ann & Eddie Joe Davis ’67 Marion C. & Betty Jean Bozarth Ruby & Frank Cheaney ’52 Mary & Norman Davis ’54 Elizabeth M. & Linn M. Brady ’62 Dr. & Mrs. A. Bill Childers Jr. ’58 Michele E. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Clovis H. Brakebill ’42 Mr. & Mrs. Don M. Church Thomas S. Davis ’66 Dee & Charlie Brame ’61 Glen D. Churchill Kristi & Christopher DeCluitt ’91 Russell W. Brandes ’79 Sue & Bill Cicherski ’54 Jane Dempster Doris & Glen A. Breaux ’52 Jo Ann & Charles M. Cocanougher ’53 Beth & Joe C. Denman ’46 Loraine & William G. “Breezy” Breazeale ’35 Janet & Robert Cochran ’68 Del & Lil Deterling Harris Brin ’42 Mary & Tom Coker Jr. ’58 Michael S. & Dorothy S. Deutsch Peggy L. & Charles L. Brittan ’65 Mr. & Mrs. W. Lee Colburn ’39 James R. Dickerson ’63 Dr. & Mrs. Jordan A. Brooks Jr. ’66 BG & Mrs. George W. Connell ’45 & Claudia Jennings Dickerson Charles T. Brown ’45 Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Conners COL Mark & Kay Dierlam ’61 Wanda Hullum Brown Diana L. & Michael H. Connor ’85 Susan & Herman F. Dieterich ’50 & James B. Brown ’58 Karen ’82 & Dale Cope ’82 Kay Dillingham Kirk W. & Constance Brown Amy ’96 & Kelly S. Corcoran ’95 Mike C. Dillingham ’35

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 65 COL & Mrs. Joseph A. Dodge ’42 | F Jerrie & Ken Geisler Charles R. Dollinger Sr. ’26 M. Jeanne Fairweather MD FACP Sandra & James G. Gerace ’60 John E. “Jed” Dollinger ’63 Clifford Falkenau & Michele Falkenau ’04 Colleen & Preston M. Geren Jr. ’45 Cydney Collier Donnell ’81 J. M. Farrell ’44 DVM Cynthia & H. Jarrell Gibbs ’60 Jo & Byron N. Dooley ’50 Juanita P. Farrell Dr. & Mrs. Sam G. Gibbs ’54 Jack F. Doyle ’33 Carole & George R. Faulkner ’70 Kathy & Kerry Giese ’76 Renell Carter Dubay ’85 Mrs. Frank A. Fear ’58 Patricia & Henry Gilchrist ’46 Lawrence A. DuBose ’42 Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm D. Ferguson Michael R. Gill ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Duce ’41 Walter E. Ferguson Jr. ’42 Susanne M. & Melbern G. Glasscock ’59 LTC (RET) Mark A. ’74 & Patricia E. Dr. Sylvia P. ’88 & Raul B. Fernandez ’59 Sylvia & G. William Glezen ’56 DuLaney ’76 Victoria Finch James W. Goldsmith Jr. ’91 Bobby D. & Carolyn R. Duncan Donna & Bill Finck ’84 Ben H. Goode Jr. ’32 Jeannie Randolph-Duncan ’91 Jack Finney ’38 Eugenia M. Goode Bart R. Dunsford PhD ’86 ’90 Teresa & Jerry Wayne Fitzgerald ’90 Patti & William B. Goodrum ’79 Deborah W. Dunsford PhD ’87 ’93 Hillary L. FitzHugh ’88 Sarah J. & H. Jack Grafa ’45 Francis C. Durkin David C. Fleig ’78 Sara & Paul D. Graham ’43 Margaret Hill Durkin Ruth E. Flipse Bobette Withers Grant ’73 Margaret D. & Sebastian J. “Jack” Gina & William H. Flores ’76 & John A. Grant III Durr Jr. ’45 Barbara & Ford Flurry ’58 William E. Grass Jr. ’65 Sue & William Dyar ’65 Gwen & Davis L. Ford ’59 Robert N. Gray Jr. ’47 Harry L. Yaws ’48 & Marcia M. ’74 Rilda & W. Alex Ford ’78 Ethel & George Greaney ’44 and Steven B. Dyer ’73 Douglas A. Forshagen Sr. ’33 Mary Anne & John E. Green Jr. MD ’43 Dale W. Foster ’72 Bob & Mary Green | E Donna & Don Foster ’56 Raymond H. Greene ’58 Claudius M. Easley Jr. Elon & Frank M. Foster ’53 Joe E. Greenslade ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Eason ’93 Alice & James H. Foster ’49 LaNell B. & E. Gordon Gregg ’61 A. C. Ebensberger ’43 Harriet & Joe Foster ’56 Charles H. Gregory ’64 Sandra & Buck Eckels ’52 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Francis Terri B. & Landis K. Griffeth Billie Ross Edwards & Mickey Edwards ’43 Bobbie Jean & J. L. “Corky” Frank ’58 Elizabeth Griffis Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Elkins ’49 Virginia Hallam Freeman Joan & John F. Griffiths E. W. “Ned” Ellett DVM ’61 Renee B. & Raymond E. Frisbie Florian & J. Ford Griggs ’68 Anne J. Miller & David M. Elliott ’68 David M. Funderburke ’75 Cindy Griswold Raye & Claude Elliott ’53 Wayne C. Grove ’49 Andrew T. Ellwood ’04 | G Henry J. “Hank” Gruy ’37 Charlotte & Jack Elrod ’60 Mr. & Mrs. James H. Galloway ’29 Susan Gulig ’81 LuAnn G. Ervin ’84 Dorothy & Ray Galvin ’53 Mary L. & Curtis Erwin Jr. ’45 Berta L. & Eduardo L. Garcia | H Bill & Jenny Estes Rebecca L. Garcia ’98 Karon T. & Harvey J. Haas ’59 Suzanne & Stefan Evanoff ’90 Tina & Paul Gardner ’66 David L. Haberle ’40 David W. Evans ’61 Ann & Bill Garrard ’58 Nelda & John L. Hagaman ’61 Gemma T. Evans Carol S. Gathings ’73 Jo Ann & Jon L. Hagler ’58 Sterling C. Evans ’21 Catherine L. Gauldin ’80 Faye & Robert C. “Bud” Hagner ’48 Claude H. Everett Jr. ’47 David E. R. Gay ’68 Linda K. Halbert & James Halbert ’61

66 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Herbert C. Hale Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. E. George Holm Jr. ’41 | J Mr. & Mrs. Harry D. Hall ’36 COL & Mrs. Frank L. Holmes ’30 Glen Rose Jackson Frances & Miles Hall ’39 Robert C. Holmes ’49 H. Kirk Jackson ’39 Hal V. & Patricia Haltom & Family Dorothy & Howard Homeyer ’55 Joyce & Mike Jackson ’66 Camille & Wilton N. Hammond ’48 Mr. & Mrs. Elton E. Hooser ’42 Marie & Jules J. Jacquin ’46 Ms. Kathryn Rion Hanneman ’77 Stephen R. & Kaye M. Horn Daniel B. Jay ’78 Otto L. Hanneman ’77 Howard Horne ’47 Dorcas & Robert D. Jenkins ’65 Raymond Hannigan ’61 Deborah J. Hornickel Lillian & Al N. Jenkins ’42 John R. Hanson II Charles Hornstein ’53 Helen & Roger H. Jenswold ’52 Terry L. Hardt ’76 John D. & Dorothy H. Howard Marilyn A. & George E. Jewell Larry A. Harman ’62 J. Stanley & Lola L. Howard ’59 Clayton F. Jircik ’46 James E. Harris ’51 Lee R. Howard ’52 David A. Johnson ’87 Julia & Britt Harris ’80 Bruce & Alberta Howorth Dr. Jay W. & Mrs. Bilynn Johnson Sophia & Wm. Bland Harrison ’43 Stan ’62 & Mary Frances Hruska Jean & Skip Johnson ’52 Clarence E. Hart Jr. ’44 James G. Gibson ’27 Robert L. Johnson ’44 Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hart ’38 & Mary Gibson Hubbard Art & Dottie Judd Bruce Hartel ’49 William C. Huber ’43 Eileen & Norbert A. Hartmann Jr. ’64 Fred B. Hudspeth ’61 | K Vicki E. ’79 & Robert W. Harvey ’77 & Sharon L. Hudspeth Bonnie R. B. Kamenar Mark W. Hassinger ’75 G. Philip Huey Jr. ’52 William R. Kamperman ’43 Mary “Mike” Hatcher Barbara J. & William M. Huffman ’53 Grace Keehan Harley Russell Haussman ’73 (in memory Helen C. & Samuel W. Huggins ’27 John P. Keehan Jr. of Sam Rayburn Haussman) James W. Huggler Jr. ’91 Charles H. & Barbara A. Keilers Henry W. Hawley ’83 Valerie Huggler ’91 John M. Kelly ’57 Mary & Allen Heath ’40 Dan A. Hughes ’51 William P. Kelly ’68 Richard & Marcia Mandel Heinrich Dudley J. Hughes ’51 Dr. George & Carolyn Kelso Dr. John & Carol Heit ’43 Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Hughes ’49 Frank Kemmer Marguerite Hallam Hemery Glynell A. & J. Harold Hughes ’52 Timothy W. Keneipp ’68 Mildred & Carl F. Henninger ’49 Eva A. & Lee B. Hunnicutt ’67 Robert Marion Kennedy ’26 A. Paul Henry Dr. Bonnie Hunt ’77 Doris W. ’70 & Robert H. Kensing ’46 Ms. Mary Elizabeth Herring ’81 Glen L. Hunt Jr. ’61 Jack T. & Polly E. Kent Brian Truitt Hervey ’92 Mr. & Mrs. L. C. “Buddy” Hunter ’54 Ronald W. Kent Tommy Hewitt & Laurie Saxton Betty L. & Ben F. Huss ’46 Susan & Eric Kern ’79 Patricia & Edward A. Hiler Gloria & Bob Huston ’48 Nancy & James E. Kerr ’58 John R. Hill Jr. ’44 Linda G. ’76 & Johnnie R. Hutchins ’76 Pam & Bill Kibler John E. Hilliard ’64 John L. Hutyra ’49 Bill W. Kimmey ’55 Duke Hobbs ’47 Denise & Kriss Kirchhoff ’78 COL (USAF RET) & Mrs. Thomas A. | I Tom & Melinda Kirkland Hohman ’62 Bill ’77 & Amy Ibbotson ’87 Jennie C. Kitching Billie & Asa Holleman ’49 Jerry B. Insall ’92 Jane & George J. Klein ’51 Carolyn & Arthur R. Holliday III ’56 Margaret & Aubrey Irby Cathie & Dennis Klockentager LTG & Mrs. James F. Hollingsworth ’40 Millicent & Jack R. Irish ’50 Betty & Van Knight Jr. ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Greg Hollmann ’79 COL James G. Ivey ’73 Sigrid & John K. Knudsen

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 67 Walter E. Koepp ’51 Paula C. & William C. Lonquist Jr. ’48 Sandra & John A. Matush ’54 Terry & Terrye Kohutek R. Scott Lord ’85 & Lauren M. Verno Nancy L. (Evans) Matz ’73 Erin B. & James B. Kracht Mr. & Mrs. Winston W. Lorenz ’37 & Jack W. Matz ’71 Barbara & Arno W. Krebs Jr. ’64 COL & Mrs. Calvin R. Lott Jr. Angela & Byron L. Maxwell ’47 Roxolin & Doyle E. Krueger ’53 Mary & Bert Loudon ’57 COL Fred L. May ’68 & Pat May Patti & Weldon D. Kruger ’53 Ellie & Bob Lowry ’57 James R. McBride ’62 Dixie & Edward C. Kruse ’49 Betty L. & Jesse T. Luce ’56 Leonard McCann Jr. ’52 Eileen C. Kuvlesky Carl A. Luckenbach ’67 Billie Ruth & Fuston McCarty ’51 Marguerite Luehrs Michelle A. ’93 & Kenneth A. | L Mrs. Fred C. Lund McClintock ’94 William C. Lafield Jr. ’44 Ralph V. Lunsford ’48 William C. McCord ’49 June & Burton E. Lambert ’49 Robert Alex Luten ’02 Dr. Donald McDonald Marty & Lesa Lambert Kay & Monroe M. Luther George “Mac” & Eleanor McDonald COL Lanny T. G. Lancaster Col. Burt H. Lutz & Valerie Lutz Patricia N. & Richard F. McDonald ’44 Mary Jane & Joel R. Lander ’46 Dr. & Mrs. Harry H. Lutz ’42 Dena McGowan DVM ’74 John F. Landgraf ’73 John W. Lyons Jr. ’59 Frances & R. N. “Nick” McGuire Jr. ’64 & Brooks F. Landgraf ’03 Shirley Reese & Dan L. McGurk ’47 JoAnn & Keith Langford ’39 | M Dr. Dennis McIntosh Rosemary A. & John A. Langston ’61 Robert B. MacCallum ’47 Jimmie & Thomas J. McKain ’42 Judith Ann Lankford Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Charles A. & Sonya Douglas M. McKelvey ’87 Catherine Brownlee Latawiec ’93 Machemehl Jessie & Clem B. McKennon ’37 Mark Latawiec ’92 James ’94 & Kimberly Madden ’94 R. H. “Tex” McLarn ’42 Dorothy & Len Layne ’59 Sue E. Mahoney ’94 Robert B. McPaul ’03 Helene S. LeBlanc & Patrick D. Mahoney ’71 Helen McWhorter Ann V. & Robert C. Leitz III ’69 Corky & Melvin Maltz Rhonda & Gregory Meier Betty & Paul Leming Jr. ’52 Dr. Patti Sue Maness ’79 Joe M. Mejia ’55 Mrs. Guindal Sherman Lemke Allan A. Marburger ’60 A. A. Melton & Elouise Melton Dora Rose & Leonard Leon ’45 Eric E. Marin ’86 Winston & Emma Lou Mettke Philip & Marguerite Leopold David P. Marion ’65 Ann Hart Meyer Bernice Lewis ’80 Gary W. Markham ’71 Lucille E. Meystedt Durwood Lewis ’60 Carolyn Ann Marks ’81 Edward C. Michels ’49 Klayre Simon Lewis ’00 Molly Wehner Marks ’82 Margaret H. Milam Rhonda & Bob Lewis ’71 W. Miles Marks ’79 Sue & Arthur J. Milberger Janie & Edwin E. Lilley ’58 Nancy & George A. Marlow ’56 Ann & Eugene “Gene” P. Miller ’63 Sara H. & John H. Lindsey ’44 Mary Marshall Buzz ’76 & Connie Miller ’79 Dr. Terri Lindsey & Dr. Jerri Lindsey Pat & Col. Gene Marshall ’60 LTG & Mrs. John H. Miller ’46 David A. Lingle ’94 A. DeLoach Martin Jr. ’51 Drs. Lisa & George Miller ’80 Gus & Marilyn Lingner ’AM* Arthur I. Martin LTC (RET) Marc G. ’78 & Marion B. Mrs. Earl W. Lipscomb ’26 CDR & Mrs. Jack D. Martin ’38 Miller ’78 Lenora K. & Robert R. Locke ’49 Lynn D. Martin ’80 & Gary J. Martin ’71 Louise M. & James W. Milliken ’60 Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lofton ’39 Theresa S. Lell ’87 & David C. Martin ’86 Hugh & Glenda Mills John L. Loggins ’57 Timothy J. Martin ’92 Sallie & John Minter ’47 John M. Long MD ’58 Eddie & Joe Mattei ’53 Yeola S. & Melvin M. Mitchell ’52

68 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Ann & John Mobley ’51 Jennifer & Kennie Nowlin ’82 Glenn R. Pittsford ’72 Jean & David D. Moehlman ’49 Toni Powers Nowlin ’71 Barbara & Charles Pluenneke ’53 Carolyn A. & Ed H. Moerbe ’61 Kay & George W. Podd ’45 Merry & George Molteni ’49 | O Kris ’95 & Tom Pool ’96 Betty Jane & J. T. Moore Jr. ’49 John G. O’Brien ’41 Patsy & James W. “Bud” Porter ’51 Eddie D. Moore Jr. ’74 & Linda C. Moore T. Michael & Olive E. O’Connor Martha Ann Post Karen & David L. Moore ’72 John M. Oglesby ’51 Gwen & Bill Potts ’48 Patricia & George B. Morgan Jr. ’48 Dorothy Schuette & George W. Cynthia & James Powell ’71 Christine & Sealy Morris ’82 Ohlendorf ’60 Marlene & Robert Powell Marjorie Morrison Ingrid & John C. Oliver III Patricia & David E. Powell Dottie & Phillip L. Moses ’49 Lani & B. D. “Don” O’Neal ’53 Phyllis Jeanne & Wayne Henry Prescott ’69 William R. Mullener ’71 Harriet S. & Claude Onxley ’51 Ruth H. & Dennis A. Prescott ’83 Frank M. Muller Jr. ’65 Harry M. Ormon ’44 Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. “Sonny” Presnal ’57 Maurine Mullins Ruby Nell Ormon David & Anny Prior Marjorie & Walter B. Munn ’43 Richard & Barbara Orville Judith & Charles R. Munnerlyn ’62 Emily Butler Osborn & Oliver Osborn ’38 | Q Steve H. Murdock William R. Ouren ’74 Janice Koshman ’97 & Jeremy Quast ’07 COL Jack H. Murray ’42 & Susan M. Ouren ’74 Eva & Mike Quearry Thomas E. Murray ’60 Beverly & Gerald F. Quinlan ’68 | P Rebecca Quinn ’76 & Dr. Mark Quinn ’75 | N Rosie M. & Murry D. Page ’51 Bernard J. Natho ’60 Dr. & Mrs. Fred A. Palmer ’59 | R Thetis & Loyd Neal Jr. ’59 J. U. “Two Gun” Parker ’32 Dr. & Mrs. Lee R. Radford ’53 Ruth M. & William J. Neely ’52 Janie & Willie J. Parks ’58 Richard K. Rains Jr. ’53 Trisha & L. C. “Chaz” Neely Jr. ’62 Gary T. Parsons ’79 Linda & L. G. Raun ’76 Audrey & Jim Nelson ’49 Mary Beth Parsons ’78 Ann Ransome & Charles Fount Ray ’47 Brock Nelson ’90 COL (RET) Thomas R. Parsons ’49 Leslie “Sandy” Ray Shaun P. & Sheila F. Nelson ’92 Janet M. & Thomas C. Paul ’62 Susan M. & R. C. Ray III ’61 Peggy H. Nesmith Barry & Marcella Paull ’84 Joan C. Read John W. Nester ’92 Nancy & Ted Paup Mr. & Mrs. B. Dale Reding ’67 Allan W. Newberry Jr. ’57 Karen & Gene Payne ’64 Perry D. Reed ’76 Beverly A. & Kimrey D. Newlin ’70 Bettimae & Roddy Peeples Jack Reichenthal Murray Walter Newton ’75 Sue Ellen & Alexander H. Pegues Jr. ’50 Andrew D. Reichert ’90 Tracy & Charles L. Nichols ’63 Peggy & Robert I. Pender ’56 William F. Reichert Jr. ’52 James A. Nichols ’34 R. Mikeual & Laura S. Perritt Walter L. Reid ’51 Dr. Peter Witt & Dr. Joyce Nies William & Linda Perry Lee R. & Luanne S. Reinhardt Dr. & Mrs. Sam A. Nixon ’47 John Petteway ’52 Nancy & A. Fred Renaud Jr. ’42 Ann & Richard Noack ’59 Lenette & Clifton Pfeil ’50 James R. Reynolds Charlotte & John C. Nobles ’54 Harriet & Richard F. “Dick” Phillips ’47 Pamela K. Reynolds Lynda & Craig Noonan ’66 Bob & Allana Phillips Don A. & Sara V. Rice ’77 Judith A. & John W. Norman ’73 Mark A. Philpy ’77 Donna B. Rice Frank & Joyce Norvell Thomas O. Pike ’33 Warren Rice ’46 Kenneth P. ’52 & Natalou Trott Pipes Michael Lee Richardson ’65

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 69 Wallace R. Richman ’37 Dolores & Charles F. Schrieber ’53 Ginger & Lynn W. Stallings Jr. ’52 Sharon L. Richmond ’79 Sandy Schriever Candi Davis Stanley ’94 Sue & Rick Rickman ’70 Eileen D. & Gary W. Schuchart ’68 Charles & Julia Stark Daphne Nowell Riley O. F. “Pete” Schumm ’45 James M. Stark ’84 Lucille Bowe & Ralph E. Rinn ’33 Mildred F. & Chester W. Schweers ’29 Connie & Glenn Starnes ’81 Susan Cay Rinn ’76 Sara & Perry J. Schwierzke ’60 Claudia & Roderick D. Stepp ’59 James W. ’47 & Lee Gardner Roach Kay & Louis Scopel ’59 Ben Sterling ’76 Joyce & William A. Roach ’55 Clinton W. Seal ’94 Betty S. & James B. Sterling Jr. ’38 William A. Robba ’51 Richard & Jean See S. Sharon Sterling Sara & Cooper Robbins Jr. ’53 William A. Seeker ’60 Madlin Stevenson Richard W. Roberson ’58 Gary & Elaine Shelton Rita L. & Jerry R. Stewart ’56 Carol & Forrest E. Roberts Jr. ’59 Dr. Maria M. Shelton Thomasene “Thommye” Stewart Mrs. Jerry H. Roberts Marion R. & Neal H. Shepherd ’42 Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Steymann ’45 Nelda Kay & John David Roberts Guy & Valerie Sheppard ’76 Martha & Gerald Still ’58 Ruth D. & Austin W. Roberts ’41 Clara & Pat Shovlin ’45 Nancy J. & Ronald C. Stinson Jr. ’53 Mary Ellene Rockwell Doris Lynn Simmons Arthur J. Stocker ’46 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Rodgers ’68 Edita White Simmons Lou Ann & Samuel L. Stracke ’44 Dr. & Mrs. Jim & Charli Rohack Jerry L. Simmons DVM ’65 Joe R. Straus Jr. ’50 Edward J. Romieniec FAIA Sheila & Al Simmons ’64 Clarissa J. ’78 & Steve A. Streetman ’77 J. N. Roppolo ’69 Diane & Don G. Simpson ’49 J. D. “Shady” Strickel ’49 Mr. & Mrs. E. M. “Manny” Rosenthal ’42 Billie Joyce & M. Wilson Sims ’38 Nancy C. Stricklin Aubrey Wynn Rosser ’90 Dr. & Mrs. William L. Sippel ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Grady D. Stripling ’60 Bitsy & Rollins Rubsamen ’55 Alaire C. & C. Dale Sissell ’55 Sadie & William P. Stromberg ’51 Evelyn D. Rudd Sondra & Ronald Skaggs ’65 Janis & F. W. “Bill” Stuckert ’55 Mary Jane & James S. Rudy Jackie & Herbert B. Skidmore ’44 Roy F. Sullivan ’54 John W. Runyon Jr. ’35 Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Skillman Jr. ’57 Bob J. Surovik ’58 Robert R. Russell ’42 Henrietta & Clifford V. Slagle ’45 James C. ’74 & Debra Parchman Swaim Stephen G. Ruth ’92 Ernest Slaughter Jr. ’47 Scott B. Swanson Adlyn & John W. Smith ’43 Katherine A. Swoboda & Kurt L. Menking | S Karen & Terry O. Smith ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Ted Saba ’41 Lucille & Larry R. Smith ’42 | T Ray Salazar ’64 Mary Sue & RADM Robert Smith III ’61 Mr. & Mrs. James Henry Tanner III Dr. & Mrs. Manuel J. Sanchez III ’93 ’97 Roselyn & Roy I. Smith Jr. ’AM* Clara M. & Charles L. Tansil Jr. ’43 Ruby Lee & George W. Sandars ’60 Bryan Snyder III ’43 Jason E. Tarver ’94 Camille Sandusky Ellen & Edmond S. Solymosy ’60 Margie & Chuck Taylor Merl Saxon ’32 Dr. J. Malon Southerland ’65 Lois & John Randy Taylor Harold C. Schade ’67 Albert K. Sparks ’45 M. A. Taylor ’48 Danny & Donna Schenk Bruce N. Spencer ’37 Joan & James G. Teer ’50 John D. Schiller Jr. ’81 David W. Spinks ’75 Dr. & Mrs. Norman Tetlow ’66 Chris & Laura Schilling Michele K. ’83 & L. Scott Spreen ’82 Barbara M. & Ben B. Thigpen ’48 Mary Jane & Leo Schmidt ’64 Harry Wayne Springfield ’59 Michelle Thomas ’91 Linda Schmuck W. David Sprinkle ’94 Robert S. Thomas ’53 Bob & Angie Schoeppler Dorthy & James P. Staehs ’55 Capper & Terry Thompson

70 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Doyle & Carol ’91 Thompson Connie & Joe C. Wallace ’53 Pat & Charles R. Wiseman ’57 Mayo J. Thompson ’41 Wm. B. & Elizabeth “Pat” Wallace ’42 Marion & Alton Withers Rebecca A. & Neal T. Thompson ’66 Toni & Ralph Wallingford ’53 Georgia & Harold Wolff ’43 Nita B. & William S. Thornton ’53 William E. & Laurel S. Walsh COL & Mrs. C. H. “Clancy” Woliver ’54 Sharon & Jack Threadgill ’63 Dr. Charles C. Wang ’55 Janeen H. Wood ’90 William R. Thurman ’58 Lori J. Davis Warren ’91 Martha Windham Wood PhD Bettie & M. Frank Thurmond ’51 Maria G. Washburn Shirley & William A. Wood ’59 Roy Tipton ’48 Jane & B. K. Watson ’65 Jane C. & Mitchell R. Woodard ’56 James D. Tittle ’49 Marian C. & Kaighin G. Watts ’63 David & Valerie Woodcock Laura & Louie Tomaso ’42 Gilbert R. Watz ’AM* James B. Wooldridge Jill ’01 & Gary Tomlinson ’92 Elise Lee Wear Dr. J. Max Word ’52 Mrs. Anthony H. Touchon ’66 Jane & Billy L. Webb ’50 Jane & O. J. “Bubba” Woytek Jr. ’65 William A. Triche ’50 & Homer A. Triche A. T. Webber Jr. ’49 Harold D. Tschirhart ’47 Charles H. Weinbaum Jr. ’47 | Y Girlene & Bill Turley ’50 Otis D. Wells ’57 & Beatrice B. Wells Brucilla Ann ’90 & Gerald M. York ’48 Billie B. Turner ’51 Cora Jane & H. Fritz Welsch Jr. ’53 Madeline & Norman J. York II ’57 Robert F. Turner ’59 Charles Wendlandt ’46 S. Shariq Yosufzai ’74 Mr. & Mrs. James B. Tyree ’54 C. Clifford Wendler ’39 Gladys & Bill Young ’54 Susan & Gaines West James D. Young ’58 | U Mr. & Mrs. James R. Whatley ’47 Raymond A. Young ’46 COL (RET) Joseph F. Udemi ’79 Dee & Robert H. White ’81 Edna & Ralph H. White ’47 | Z | V Glinn H. White ’53 Mary Alyce & W. B. “Zim” Zimmerman ’64 Eugene F. & Betty R. Van Norman Johnnye & William F. White ’51 Robbie & Donald W. Vanderpool Cecilia & Troy Whitehurst ’53 affiliate members

John T. Vaughn Jr. ’60 Bob & Linda Whitson $75,000—$99,999 Patricia Meleen Vaughn Edwin P. & Hattie Landry Whitson The Affiliate Level of the A&M Legacy Virgil A. Vaughn ’31 Donna Lee & William M. Wilder Society is closed to new membership. Constance J. & Gregory E. Vernon ’72 Earline & A. P. Wiley ’46 Elaine & Robert P. Vernon ’54 Virginia & James E. Wiley ’46 | A COL & Mrs. John R. Vilas ’53 Brad & Traci Williams Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ayre ’81 Dr. S. Bradleigh Vinson Esther Simmang & Donald E. Happy ’92 & Patrick Von Dohlen ’92 Williams Jr. ’56 | B Malcolm A. Vordenbaum ’38 Jean & David Williams ’55 Tom C. Barnsley Foundation Max R. Vordenbaum ’73 Patricia & Conley Williams ’62 Delvin R. Barrett ’50 Christopher Williamson ’05 Anella S. Bauer | W Donald R. Willis ’58 Beet Sugar Development Foundation Mary McHenry & James W. Wade Elizabeth Ann & James Lawrence Jim & Jan Bralley Ruby D. & Alfred Wagner Jr. ’49 Wilson ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Broussard ’44 E. Lee Walker ’63 Louise Motyl Wilson & Forrest C. Wilson Mary & Pat Brown JoAnn ’92 & Robert L. Walker ’58 Linda & John Winder ’62 Richard R. Bryan ’56 C. Kenneth Wall ’54 Maureen Winkes Morna R. Wall Diane & Robert S. Winter ’45

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 71 | C | I | R John W. Caple ’52 International Guiding Eyes Inc. RGK Foundation Virginia & V. Royal Carpenter ’48 Mary Ann & Charles A. Ridenour ’43 F. C. “Dempsey” Carter | J Charles V. Roberts Jr. ’40 Class of 1992 Norma & Jack B. Jacobs Class of 1996 Siaroon & Narit P. Jivasantikarn ’71 | S Billy W. Clayton ’50 Edward H. Schaefer ’23 Betty H. Conner ’AM* | K Alvin I. Schepps ’32 Betty N. & Frederick C. Keeney ’44 Seaspace Inc. | D LTC & Mrs. Robert E. Kelso Janice & Carl J. Shannon Jr. ’64 Norma J. & Marvin E. “Bud” Dealy Jr. ’50 Thomas A. Kincaid ’28 James DeAnda ’46 Sandra J. & Tommy E. Knight ’61 | T Deep East Texas A&M Club John R. Knox ’51 Texas Rice Improvement Association Del Barto-Tramonte Foundation Inc. Mary Lou & Kenneth C. Krenek ’45 Berger E. Todd ’37 Wilfred T. Doherty ’22 Betty L. Kyle Joyce & Donald D. Dunlap ’58 | W | L Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Warner | E Fred M. Lege III Wade M. Watson ’34 E. W. Electronics Co. Ann V. & Robert C. Leitz III ’69 Betty & Floyd Wiesepape ’63 Elmore & Stahl Inc. H. R. Lewis Trust Jan & Bud Wilson ’53 Sue H. & Charles A. Ernst ’57 James E. Wilson ’37 | M James & Tish Wilson | F Lynn & Herschel G. Maltz ’50 Wright Asphalt Products Co. Charles & June Felix Judy & Jerry L. McFarland ’64 Mary Alyce & W. B. “Zim” Zimmerman ’64 Ferranti O.R.E. Inc. Jimmie & Thomas J. McKain ’42 Ronald E. Fix ’63 Roy F. Moore Jr. ’76 $100,000—$249,999 & Linda Lawhon Moore ’76 | G Laura H. & Norman N. Moser ’37 | A Glaxo Wellcome Inc. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Horace P. Goodrich ’44 | N Frank G. Abbott Sr. Family Partnership Griffin & Brand of McAllen Inc. Susan & Todd A. Naiser ’86 John Paul & Virginia Burns Abbott William A. Guynes ’60 Narco Bio-Systems Division of Abilene A&M Club International Biomedical Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Michael Absher | H Accounting Education Foundation of the Marian & Edward P. Hardin ’45 | O Texas Society of CPAs Frances & Michael L. Hart ’50 Ann & Charles K. Orr ’57 Joan & S. Wayne Adamik ’58 Heart-Bar Deer Farms Inc. Jack M. & Florence N. Oswald Betty W. & Brent R. Adams ’89 Boone H. Heep Sr. ’20 C. Lee Adams ’63 Pruny & Edward Heusinger Jr. ’51 | P Janice L. & Harold L. Adams ’61 Cathy R. & Brice E. Hill ’73 Thomas K. Perkins ’52 Moody & Marcene Adams Mrs. Leonard S. Hobbs Sonja & Neal W. Adams ’68 Shirley C. & Cyrus H. Holley ’57 Advanced Placement Strategies Inc. Eugene F. Howard Jr. ’45

72 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Aetna Inc. Denise & David C. Baggett ’81 Ruth & Ron Blatchley Aetna Foundation Inc. Barbara & Dr. Charles E. Baker ’55 Amy P. ’83 & Larry R. ’79 Bloomquist Aim Foundation Forrest “Glenn” Baker ’79 Karla & John Bludworth Catherine & Ford D. Albritton III ’69 & Karen Baker ’80 ’83 Judy & J. Charlie Blue ’60 Sharon & Lovell W. Aldrich ’65 L. G. Balfour Inc. BMC Software Alenco Ben Banks ’25 Harold F. Bockhorn ’39 Donna & Robert W. Alexander ’41 Albert D. Banta Trust Boehringer Ingelheim The Allbritton Foundation Carolyn & C. Harwell Barber ’47 Ibrey T. Bonnette ’40 Patricia M. ’70 & C. J. Allen ’45 Barbara & Bill Barnes ’76 Travis L. Booher ’62 Allied-Signal Inc. Mary & Bill Barnes ’55 Bornemann Pumps Allied-Signal Foundation Inc. Spencer H. Barret Jr. ’51 Doris & Elton Roy Bostick ’46 Sully & Dave Alsobrook ’40 Patricia & Ray R. Barrett Jr. ’55 Lubeth P. & W. H. “Herb” Bowen Jr. ’48 Kathleen N. & R. Scott Amann ’78 Trisha & W. Glenn Barrett ’75 Sally & Ray M. Bowen ’58 American Medical Association Gelane M. & Tom W. Barron ’41 Lynn A. Holleran Education & Research Foundation Dr. Donald Bartlett & Charles H. Bowman ’59 American Petroleum Institute Ramona S. & Lee M. Bass George F. Boykin ’66 East Texas Chapter Battlecat Operating Co. Mr. & Mrs. Clovis H. Brakebill ’42 American Petroleum Institute Melanie & Richard L. Bauer ’75 Dee & Charlie Brame ’61 Houston Chapter W. H. Bauer Fred T. Braunig ’38 Amersham Biosciences AB Vada Mae & Robert E. Bayless ’28 Bray International Inc. ANCO Insurance Julie & Craig Beale ’71 Brazos County A&M Mothers’ Club Barbara Simmons Anderson & Walter Majel & Ronnie T. Beall ’63 Brazos County Go Texan E. Anderson ’55 Ramona & John D. Beasley Jr. ’62 Ralph & Louise Bricker Velma & Frank G. Anderson Jr. ’50 Anne P. & Marvin E. Beck ’53 Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Antek Instruments Inc. Edwin A. Beckcom III Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund Apple Computer Inc. & Linda M. Beckcom Mr. & Mrs. Bill R. Brooks ’54 Appraisal Institute Education Trust Jeanne & J. Earl Beckman ’59 William A. Brookshire Foundation Armco Inc. Betty & Bert E. Beecroft ’51 E. C. “Ned” Broun Jr. ’45 Armco Foundation Behmann Brothers Foundation Craig C. Brown ’75 Ersen Arseven ’74 Gina D. ’89 & John W. Bellinger ’76 Doris & Charles A. Brown ’61 Arts Council of Brazos Valley Louise B. Belsterling Foundation of the Mr. & Mrs. F. E. Brown Jr. ASKO Europa Stiftung Dallas Garden Club Inc. Jerry M. Brown ’59 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation May L. Benke ’32 Browning-Ferris Industries Donnelle & Billy M. Atkinson Jr. ’72 Jo Annelle & Harry E. Bennett Patrick W. ’58 & Barbara N. Brune Mr. & Mrs. John H. Atterbury Jr. ’45 Ruby C. & James W. Bennett ’38 The Bryan-College Station Eagle Austin A&M Mothers’ Club Michael R. Berman ’82 Paul Bryant Jr. Austin Travis County Livestock Show Cora E. & Jack L. Bertram ’47 Deborah & James P. Buchanan ’64 & Rodeo Gloria J. & Anthony J. Best ’72 The Emil Buehler Trust James Avery Craftsman Inc. Leona M. Bettis Linda & Charles E. Burge ’65 Paula A. & Richard M. Biondi ’60 A. C. Burkhalter Jr. ’52 | B Randall P. Birdwell ’78 Barbara Sue & Duke G. Burnett ’60 Mary & Guy A. Baber ’45 Marilyn & L. David Black ’59 Charlotte & Donald P. Burney ’67 Ernest A. Baetz Jr. ’47 Alice & C. W. Blasingame Laurelei & J. C. Burton ’60

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 73 Mary Jane & Carrol O. Buttrill ’38 Kevin M. Cokinos ’84 Deere & Co. John D. Byram Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Collerain Sr. ’37 John Deere Co. Valerie & James R. Byrd ’57 Karen R. ’81 & W. Edward Collins ’77 John Deere Foundation Comal County Texas A&M University Ellen B. & Paul F. ’46 Deisler Jr. | C Mothers’ Club Joe C. Denman Jr. ’46 Charlene T. & Harry D. Cain ’50 ConAgra Foods Inc. Robert W. Dennis ’83 Susan & Fred F. Caldwell ’82 Jeanette L. & Robert B. Conn ’51 Denton County Texas A&M Mothers’ Club Ruth O. & Paul E. Cameron Jr. ’53 BG & Mrs. George W. Connell ’45 Mrs. D. M. Denton Jr. Cal D. Campbell ’59 Tom J. Connelly Dale D. DeRouen ’54 Gordon M. Campbell ’38 Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Conolly Sr. ’37 Mark J. & Kay Dierlam ’61 Sam J. Campise ’58 Christi & Mark A. Conrad ’90 Dillard’s Inc. Nancy & Vito Cangelosi ’61 Sue & Leland P. Cook Jr. ’56 Ann & James C. Dishman ’53 Mary Ellen & Dean Carlton ’49 Theresa & Christopher C. Cooper ’89 Anna Frances (Smith) Dixon Paulette & John C. Carlton ’82 Joni G. Cope ’78 Gayle & George W. Doering ’58 Sandra K. & Ronald J. Carroll ’AM* Cordova Family Trust Jack V. Dougherty ’47 Frances B. & Bill E. Carter ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cox ’55 Peggy & Wiley W. Dover Jr. ’60 Nancy S. & B. Gene Carter ’53 Edwin L. Cox Dow Agro Sciences Candice & Richard A. Cashen ’02 Mr. & Mrs. George W. Cox ’35 Clarence O. Dube ’44 Lisa & G. Michael Caughlin ’77 Donna & J. Ross Craft ’80 Beth & A. Scott Dufford ’82 Jo Ann & William G. Caughlin ’49 Anna & William L. Crawford ’54 Peggy & Lee M. Duggan Jr. ’49 Celina Association of Renaissance H. Grady Creel Jr. ’42 Joe Ann & Nelson M. Duller Jr. ’48 Excellence Scholarship Fund Jeffrey G. Crockett ’61 Betty & David T. Duncan ’51 Madelyn H. Chafin Carolyn & John David Crow ’58 Anne & David D. Dunlap ’83 Durwood Chalker ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Crow Louise M. & J. Harold Dunn ’25 Kenedia “Connie” M. & Gerald T. Barbara & Kirby P. Cunningham ’59 Robert S. Dunn ’60 Chalmers ’56 Bianca & Charles E. Cunningham ’45 F. W. & Bessie A. Dye Foundation Ora & Ira R. Chalmers ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Currie Nugent F. Chamberlain ’38 | E Maudene C. & Gilbert V. Chambers ’50 | D Claudius M. Easley Jr. Champion International Corp. Staci D. & Danh John T. Dang ’89 A. C. Ebensberger ’43 Champion International Foundation Wanda & William E. Dark ’54 eBots Inc. George V. Charlton ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Davidson ’25 Victoria M. & Robert T. Edge ’58 CIIT Centers for Health Research Cyndy & Frank Davis III ’69 William D. Edman ’62 Sue H. & Robert T. Childress Jr. ’53 Genita & A. W. Davis Jr. ’45 Brian P. Ehni ’74 Alice Ruth & Marvin J. Chlapek ’57 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Davis ’37 Julia A. & Mark E. Ellis ’79 Sue C. & Bill P. Cicherski ’54 Mary Ann & Robert E. Davis ’80 Estelle Beaumont Ellison Scholarship Fund CIMA ENERGY LTD Mr. & Mrs. Roy B. Davis Jr. ’58 Ellen W. & Jim R. Ellison The Civic League Foundation Inc. Deanna S. ’80 & G. Steven Dawson ’80 The Energy Cup Martha L. ’85 & John W. Clanton ’84 Betty & C. Webb Dean ’50 Energy Graphics Inc. Class of 1960 Gloria & Ernest F. Dean ’54 Marijo & James R. English Jr. ’46 Patricia & Kirk A. Cleere ’81 Dr. & Mrs. Thurston Dean MD Leo F. Ernstes ’52 Betty E. “Bebe” & James W. Clift ’49 Maribeth & Douglas R. DeCluitt ’57 Mary A. & Albert Ernstes Fan & Don Cloud ’59 The Estill Foundation

74 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Linda D. & A. Jack Evans ’59 Joan Fritze Graphisoft/CADeshack Sue & Lynn B. Evans ’56 Monroe H. Fuchs Family Juanita & Marion E. Graves Jr. ’50 William M. Evans ’58 Virginia & Judge Raymond Fuller ’43 James R. Graves ’51 George H. Ewing ’46 Wanda Funchess Eddie V. Gray ’57 Exchange Club of Lake Highlands Jedd H. Green MD ’55 | G Nelda & Harry J. Green Jr. ’52 | F Dr. & Mrs. Tracy D. Gage ’46 Karen M. Gremminger ’87 Richard T. Farmer Homer O. Gainer ’43 & S. Mark Bullard Farmers Co-Op of El Campo Galveston County A&M Scholarship Fund Gladys M. Griffin Carolyn Grant Fay Anthony F. & Beverly A. Gangi Hayden Grona ’57 Federated Department Stores Inc. Tina & Paul Frost Gardner ’66 M. J. & Noreen G. Grove Federated Department Stores Foundation Porter S. Garner Jr. ’45 Susan M. Gulig ’81 Hill A. Feinberg Gas Processors Suppliers Association Jack O. Guy John Fellows ’86 Dr. & Mrs. George S. Gayle Sylvia ’88 & Raul B. Fernandez ’59 Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation Inc. | H Loree & Kenton R. Fickes DVM ’46 David T. Gentry ’48 Paul & Mary Haas Foundation June & Nathan O. Finke ’70 The George Foundation Hach Scientific Foundation Herbert & Anna Lee Fisher Estate Mildred & Ross B. George ’55 Mary Lynne & Don V. Hackney ’44 Diane P. & Thomas E. Fisher ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Preston M. Geren ’12 Nuala & Dick B. Haddox Fisher Institute for Medical Research Waunita & William Gibbons Jr. ’65 Betty & Edward M. Hale ’43 Lea J. Fitzwater ’95 Margie & Sam G. Gibbs ’54 Herbert C. Hale Jr. ’52 & Loftus A. Fitzwater III ’93 Mary & George G. Gibson ’29 Gary L. Hall ’71 Flambeau Corp. Mary Ann & Gordon F. Gibson ’55 Marianne E. ’76 & Robert W. Hamm ’77 Maxine & Douglas E. Flatt ’53 Kerry L. Giese ’76 & Kathy D. Giese Hampson Russell Software Services Ltd. Ruth E. Flipse Laura & Tom Gilbert Mark Hampton Mr. & Mrs. James Florence Jim & Ann Ginnings ’55 Bill & Sue Hancock DVM ’51 Mike E. Florence Jr. ’41 Girls Service League Hanson Building Materials America Mary Helen & Apolonio Flores ’62 Felice J. & Marvin J. Girouard ’61 Hanson Aggregate West Inc. Gerry B. & Robert J. Foley ’69 Glaxo SmithKline Hanson Concrete Products Inc. Gwen & Davis L. Ford ’59 Glaxo SmithKline Foundation Nelda & Rudolph A. Hanson Jr. ’48 Lynn & Creed L. Ford III ’75 Elaina & Emanuel Glockzin Jr. ’72 Norma & Kenneth A. Harlan ’55 Elizabeth & Scott L. Fordham Dona & Mike Glynn ’75 George G. Harris Sr. ’41 Fort Bend A&M Mothers’ Club Charles B. Goddard Foundation Julia G. & Thomas B. Harris IV ’80 Fort Worth/Tarrant County A&M Club Kay & Dennis H. Goehring ’57 Karen & Bedford Harrison Jr. ’48 Charles E. Foster Kay & Philip W. Goodwin ’73 Dutch Hartman ’49 Donna L. & Donald G. Foster ’56 Linda L. & Henry W. Goodwin ’66 Lou Ellen ’80 & Thomas A. Hassold ’80 Elon & Frank Foster ’53 Patricia E. & William W. Gordon ’67 Denée & Tommy Hawthorne ’75 Jo Ann G. Fowler Carolyn & A. Damon Gowan ’58 Mary Evelyn Hayes Betty & Bob B. Fox ’52 W. R. Grace & Co. Jo & Charles L. Hearn ’47 Kimberly A. & Dennis W. Franchione Grace Foundation Inc. Heat Transfer Research Inc. J. Louis “Corky” Frank ’58 J. M. “Hap” Graham ’25 Bettye S. & H. Darryl Heath ’84 Claudia C. & Bradley R. Freels ’81 Donald L. Grant ’51 Mary R. & James A. Heath ’40 Bradford M. Freeman Earl L. Grant MD ’50

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 75 Heavy Construction Systems Specialists Inc. Stan ’62 & Mary Frances Hruska Carol & James F. Keblinger ’53 (HCSS Inc.) Hubbell Inc. Mrs. Charles C. Keeble Perry G. Hector ’54 Harvey Hubbell Foundation Inc. John P. Keehan Jr. Marion & John O. Heldenfels ’60 G. Philip Huey Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Keever ’44 Jesse E. Hendricks ’37 Roy M. Huffington Cyd & Thomas E. Kelly ’53 Mildred & Carl F. Henninger ’49 John D. Humble ’46 Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Bill & Martha Herod William M. & Dian Barclay Hutchison Margaret A. & Larry B. Kennedy ’56 Robert Lee Herring ’65 Billy B. Hutson ’61 Ranken ’32 & Louise Kennedy Ouida & Jack G. Hester ’34 Keown Charitable Foundation Hill Country Community Foundation | I Sally R. & Elmer E. Kilgore ’54 Donna & Thomas A. Hillin ’69 The Iams Company Kinder Morgan Inc. Marilyn W. Hilty Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms Inc. Nancy & Rich Kinder Barbara & Benjamin L. Hinds ’55 IMC Global Inc. Kinder Foundation Charles A. “Andy” & Margaret Hinton ’44 John F. Imle Jr. ’62 Guy D. King Jr. ’52 & Carol S. King Hirschfeld Steel Co. Inc. Information Advantage Associates Charles & Julie Kirkham ’77 and Family HKS Inc. James D. Ingram III ’56 Patricia & Warren P. Kirksey ’56 Tammy & Tobias M. Hlavinka ’83 Intuit Eclipse Jane & George J. Klein ’51 Jessica J. ’88 & Lawrence B. Hodges Jr. ’88 Margaret & Aubrey Irby Edward F. Knipling ’30 Hoffman-La Roche Inc. Emma Jane & Robert W. “Bob” Ivey ’44 Gloria M. & James L. Knutson ’55 Roche Animal Nutrition & Health Koch Industries Inc. Edna Mary & Ed J. Hogan ’44 | J Robert & Marlene Kokernot ’44 Ruth P. & Dewey H. Hoke ’66 Linda J. ’88 & John A. Jackman Dorothy & Henry J. Kolinek Jr. ’46 Dennis W. Holder Scholarship Fund James R. Jackson Jr. ’36 Joyce & M. Scott Kraemer ’43 Patsy E. & H. E. Holder Jr. ’57 Candace & Michael T. Jacob ’66 Ernest J. Krenek ’52 Charlotte & W. Paul Holladay Jr. ’56 Juanita & Arch K. Jacobson ’49 Kristen Distributing Co. Clo & John A. Holland ’51 Gretchen M. ’84 & Matthew G. Jaska ’82 The Kroger Co. Arthur R. Holliday III ’56 Dorothy & Lester L. Jay ’45 The Kroger Co. Foundation & L. Carolyn Holliday Lillian & Al N. Jenkins ’42 Alva & Stan Krogstad ’40 LTG & Mrs. James F. Hollingsworth ’40 Charlotte Ann Collins Johnson Anne C. ’84 & H. Mark Holubec ’85 Nan & Joe Johnson ’51 | L Nancy & Henry H. Holubec Jr. ’61 Johnson Matthey Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Cecil W. Labhart ’54 Amy G. ’91 & Jonathan C. Homeyer ’90 Carolyn & Richard L. Jones Jr. ’55 R. A. “Bob” Lacey ’60 Dorothy B. & Howard C. Homeyer ’55 Countess & Robert L. Jones ’50 Lakeside Foundation Charles F. Hornstein Jr. ’53 Suzanne & Stephen Jones Jr. ’44 Peggy & Michael H. Lam ’68 Richard A. Hosley II ’67 Alice H. Jones/Ellison Lamar County A&M Scholarship Lee D. Housewright Jr. ’43 Barbara C. Joslin Foundation Houston Farm & Ranch Club Inc. Junior Achievement Margaret C. Lambert Houston Northwest Medical Center Chisholm Trail Inc.—Fort Worth Mary Jane & Joel R. Lander ’46 Hospital Auxiliary Joan C. & M. Allen Landry ’50 Debbie & Michael R. Houx ’73 | K Christopher & Quinita LaPorte Kathy A. & David M. Howard ’69 Jessie & Richard Kardys ’67 Janie & William E. LaRoche ’48 COL John D. & Dorothy H. Howard Margaret P. & Howard Karren ’51 Shirley M. & Richard B. LaSance ’58 Howdy Club—Houston KBS Electrical Distributors Inc. J. Robert Latimer Jr. ’44

76 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Daniel W. Lay ’36 Michelle S. Marti ’79 Susan G. & Robert E. Mohr ’65 Dorothy R. & Len H. Layne ’59 Mr. & Mrs. A. DeLoach Martin Jr. ’51 Harold E. Monical ’58 Amy B. & Timothy A. Leach ’82 Carol J. & Boe W. Martin ’62 Kurt A. J. Monier ’35 Don Lee ’11 Sarah & Ramiro S. Martinez ’50 William K. Monier ’64 Martha, David & Bagby Lennox Charles A. Mast ’51 Mary & Kevin Monk ’78 Foundation College Scholarship Program Dr. James F. Mathis ’46 Debra K. ’74 & Russell K. Moore ’72 Abe & Peggy Levy Foundation Sherry & Thomas M. Matthews ’65 Nina & Carl O. Moore ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Elton Lewis ’39 Cindy ’81 & Ronald L. Maulsby Ralph S. Moore Opal, Joe M. & Keith Lewis Angela & Byron L. Maxwell ’47 Thomas J. Moore III ’56 Lewisville ISD Foundation Herbert E. May ’70 Lizette V. & Victor R. Moran ’02 Karen Weedon ’82 & Leslie G. Liere ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. McAdams George B. Morgan Jr. ’48 J. Edward & Meredith Hoag Lieux Elinor & William A. McCarty Jr. ’57 Mark Morris Associates Tom Light Edward R. McChesney ’25 Robbie Anne & Thomas C. Morris III ’62 Linbeck Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. McClintick ’40 Connie & John R. Morrow ’84 Helen & George A. Linskie ’38 Mindi & Jeffrey M. McClure ’87 Mortgage Bankers Association of America Lipp Family Foundation Eleanor & George J. McDonald Mortgage Insurance Companies of America John R. Lister Susan H. & Ted E. McElroy ’78 Mary Alice & Edgar A. Morton ’46 Robert B. Little III ’41 Bruce R. McGee ’39 Sally Ann & James A. Moseley ’57 Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lofton ’39 Reba & Kenneth R. McGee ’60 Jan & Chris A. Moser ’70 Jacqueline M. Long Trust John P. McGovern MD George Ann & Merle C. Muckleroy ’57 John M. Long ’58 McKenzie Galleries & Commercial Patty P. & Joseph P. Mueller ’48 Pat & R. Wade Lorenz ’47 William A. McKenzie ’44 E. Douglas Muery Mary & Bert Loudon ’57 Barbara B. ’73 & James G. McKnight ’59 Warren E. Muery ’47 Darlyne & Al Lowman McLaughlin Gormley King Co. Carrie Dee & Thomas A. Murrah ’38 Harry Lucas Jr. Amy Shelton McNutt Trust Jack H. Murray Jr. ’42 Betty L. & Jesse T. Luce ’56 Beth Rowell Mead Educational Trust William L. Murray ’51 Betty Edge Luedman Medarex Inc. Marilyn & A. Don Lummus ’58 Barbara & Ralph H. Meriwether ’49 | N Monroe M. Luther Connie K. ’79 & Bobby J. Miller ’76 Hilda & W. George Nancarrow ’44 Lyntech Inc. Doris & Gene Miller Alfred M. Nasser Jr. ’56 Johnny F. Lyon ’59 Julie & Balous T. Miller National Physical Science Consortium Paula & Douglas Miller R. Nell & William W. Neinast ’50 | M Virginia Lee & John H. Miller ’46 Nelson Plant Food Corporation Robert B. MacCallum ’47 Dr. & Mrs. John H. Milliff Ruby A. Nelson Corky & Melvin Maltz ’47 Louise M. & James W. Milliken ’60 Frances & William R. Nelson ’41 Marconi North America Inc. W. G. Mills Memorial Fund Yvonne & George L. Nelson ’64 Marconi Aerospace Sallie & John L. Minter ’47 Gertrude & V. F. Neuhaus The Marek Family Walter M. Mischer Neutral Posture Inc. Gail & David P. Marion ’65 Caroline M. Mitchell Billie & James R. Nichols ’45 Elizabeth & Raymond Marlow ’53 Nelson & Liz Mitchell ’94 Marylea Thomas Nicholson Estate Beth A. Rusnak Marshall ’77 Ann & John Mobley ’51 Dr. Peter Witt & Dr. Joyce Nies & W. Dustin Marshall ’75 Jayne & William H. Mobley Elizabeth H. & Sam A. Nixon Jr. ’47 Mary Marshall Norma & T. W. Mohle Jr. ’52 Billie & E. Leon Noack ’52

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 77 Lynda & Craig Noonan ’66 James E. Pianta ’51 Judy & Donald R. Ray ’68 Norcen Explorer Inc. Pier 1 Imports Susan M. & Revedy C. Ray III ’61 Christie & Stephen T. Norman ’82 Pier 1 Services Co. John & Cynthia Reed Foundation Marie & S. Howard Norton ’79 Diane & David R. Pierce ’75 Elaine & Andrew P. Restivo ’70 Nutramax Laboratories Inc. Lonnie A. “Bo” Pilgrim Mr. & Mrs. Jack Restivo ’46 Debbie & Gordon A. Pilmer ’73 Wanda & Joe B. Reuss ’49 | O The Pipeliners Club of Houston Ben R. Reynolds III ’83 John G. O’Brien ’41 Darlene & Rod E. G. Pittman ’56 Joe H. Reynolds Avinelle McWhirter Ogle Estate Patricia G. ’77 & Ronald F. Plackemeier ’75 Kenneth R. “Rusty” Reynolds ’96 Gay & Gale Oliver III ’60 William T. Plagens ’50 RIAS Commission Billie D. O’Neal ’53 The Plank Companies Inc. Betty & Ronny K. Rice Orkin Exterminating Co. Inc. The Porter Family Trust Daniel Andrew Rice Harmony Award Kathy & Thomas V. Orr ’72 James W. Porter Jr. ’51 Dr. & Mrs. Don A. Rice Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Postell-Evans Ranch Ltd. Susan C. ’86 & William E. Glenda & Douglas B. Otten ’65 Ruby A. K. & Lester T. Potter Richards MD ’85 John G. Otts Jr. ’70 W. Scott Potter ’44 Judy C. & Gordon B. Richardson ’71 Bernadette & George E. Powell ’59 Karen & Larry P. Ridgway ’63 | P Powell Industries Inc. Donald A. Rikard ’50 PACCAR Inc Powell Electrical Manufacturing Co. Grace & Vance B. Riley ’52 Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. Susan B. “Susie” Powell ’93 & Richard Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc. In Memory of Gregory J. Pappas ’72 M. “Joe” Powell ’61 Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Inc. Mance Michael Park ’73 J. Tom Poynor ’52 Joyce & W. A. “Bill” Roach ’55 Merita S. ’86 & Stephen G. Parker ’88 The Prechter Fund Betty B. Roberts & Warren H. Roberts ’58 The Frank Parkes Foundation Linda & William A. Prewitt ’60 Summerfield G. Roberts Foundation Janie & Willie J. Parks ’58 Velma L. & Edward O. ’50 Price Jr. Wanda Buxkemper ’77 & William David Marta & Stephen Pate Charles N. Prothro Roberts ’67 Payless ShoeSource Margaret I. & Roland H. Prove ’35 David Robertson ’51 Carole & H. B. Payne Jr. ’60 Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust, Martha Ann & L. H. “Dick” Evelyn & Louis M. Pearce Jr. Frost National Bank, Trustee Robertson ’56 Carl M. Pearcy Jr. ’55 Mrs. Marion C. Pugh ’41 Raye T. & Jacquy C. Pearson ’68 Johnny B. Putty ’58 Rockwall County A&M Club Catherine & Frank A. Peinado ’88 Rockwall Women’s League Saranne & Walter L. Penberthy Jr. ’57 | Q Andrew W. & Janice Rogers ’39 G. Paul Pepper ’54 Quaker Oats Co. Martha & Albert W. Rollins ’51 Janie & Terry M. Perkins ’60 Quaker Oats Foundation Lori Romere ’88 & Perry Romere ’85 Johnie L. Perry ’69 Edward John Romieniec FAIA Phoebe S. & Russell H. Perry | R BRG & Mrs. John D. Roper ’48 Eber H. Peters ’40 Morton Rachofsky ’51 Hazel & Kenneth J. Rosenberger Jr. ’82 Annette & Mervin D. Peters ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Cooper K. Ragan Julia & James J. Rouse PGA of America In Honor of Jeff Maggert Ralston Purina Co. Todd ’86 & Stephanie ’93 Routh PG&E Corp. Ginger H. ’76 & Terry W. Rathert ’75 Betsy & Sam E. Rowland ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Herman L. Philipson Jr. ’45 Betty S. & Lowell G. Raun ’50 Nancy & D. Bryan Ruez ’80 Carol W. & Richard F. Phillips Jr. ’76 Nedra & Paul Ravesies ’46 Robert R. Russell ’42

78 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION | S Diane & Donald G. Simpson ’49 Mary Kent & Mortimer H. Stewart ’31 SABIC Americas Inc. Sandra K. & Gary A. Simpson ’77 Rita L. & Jerry R. Stewart ’56 Sabre Electric Co. Inc. Billie Joyce & M. Wilson Sims ’38 Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Steymann ’45 Ann Marie & Abel L. Salazar ’79 Patricia & Steven L. Sisney ’83 Martha F. & Gerald R. Still ’58 J. E. Salsbury Foundation Ernest Slaughter Jr. ’47 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stribling ’30 John G. & Doris J. Salsbury Keith R. Slaughter ’49 Betty & J. D. “Shady” Strickel ’49 San Angelo A&M Club Tommy B. & Lucille Jackson Slaughter George Strickhausen III ’44 San Antonio Aggie Wives’ Club Foundation No. 2 Alan F. Sugar Jr. ’47 & Jean A. Sugar Rhonda Reynolds Sands Slough Foundation Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. Camille Sandusky Deanna W. & Benjamin R. Smith ’65 Valent USA Corp. Ramona & Ralph Savage Kate & Harwood K. Smith ’35 Carey & Michael K. Swan ’64 Laurie Stanford Saylak ’82 Joan & Marlin R. Smith ’73 Syngenta & Thomas J. Saylak ’82 Nancy C. ’76 & Ted H. Smith Jr. ’75 Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc. Niley J. Smith ’38 | T Clarence J. Schier ’38 Sandra & Dan F. Smith ’68 Carolyn & John T. Tapley ’52 Maria Bolivia & Edgar J. Schlabach Thelma E. & Olin D. Smith Lee & C. C. Taylor ’51 Gertrude & Hubert Schmidt ’08 Society of A&M Real Estate Professionals Margie & Chuck Taylor Kathryn & Marvin J. Schneider ’60 Society of Plastics Engineers Inc. South Frances & Clifford A. Taylor Jr. ’49 Mabel G. Schoen Texas Section Pat & M. Scott Taylor ’69 William A. Schreyer Society of Toxicology Douglas C. Teague ’79 Dolores & Charles F. Schrieber ’53 Marion B. Solomon Teledyne Exploration Co. O. F. “Pete” Schumm ’45 Chong-Kuk Son Jane & Van Q. Telford ’56 Mary Sue & Albert D. Schutz ’40 Southeast Texas A&M Foundation Terracon Sara N. & Perry J. Schwierzke Jr. ’60 J. Malon Southerland ’65 Jane & William J. Terrell ’46 Rick Seeker ’75 Southwest Meat Association Donna & Norman J. Tetlow ’66 Seitel Inc. Southwestern Engineering Foundation Texas A&M Invitational Selltis LLC Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show Texas Cotton Ginners Association Ambassador & Mrs. Mel Sembler Margaret & Calvin E. Spacek ’46 Texas Department of Public Safety Semiconductor Research Corp. Helen K. & Daniel L. Sparks ’89 Officers’ Association Luanna & Scott H. Semlinger ’75 Jan C. & Glenwood W. Specht ’55 Texas Eastern Corp. Sewell Automotive Companies Spectra Energy Corporation Texas Engineering Foundation Louise Morse Sharp Estate Bruce N. Spencer Jr. ’37 Texas Poultry Federation Nancy & Michael J. Shaw ’68 Sylvia & Jeffrey L. Spiegelhauer ’72 Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Edgardene & Frank L. Sheffield ’51 Bridget & Joseph G. Sprague ’70 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Frank W. Sheppard Jr. ’47 Astrida & Philip D. Springer Children Scholars Thelma Wright Sherban Square D Co. Texas Telephone Association Laura L. Mitchell Sherwood ’82 Square D Foundation Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faye F. Shipley Betty & B. J. “Bob” Stahlman ’45 Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation The Estate of Eleanor Short Thomas H. Stancliff ’25 Texas Wheat Producers Board Clara L. & Hugh P. Shovlin ’45 Angela M. ’85 & Kerry W. Stein ’85 Textron Inc. Reba & Wayne A. Showers ’53 Dee & Ted M. Stephens ’52 Nancy & Travis W. Thomas ’57 Rosemary Shroyer Kay M. & R. H. Stevens Jr. ’62 Betty R. & Robert E. Thompson ’57 Bruce R. Sidner ’73 Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc. Capper Thompson

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 79 Mayo J. Thompson ’41 Jane Leffel Wardlaw | X Ellen T. & Penrod S. Thornton ’63 The Warner Family X-Ray Equipment Co. Inc. Sharon & Jack M. Threadgill ’63 The Franklin F. Wasko Family Laura & Louie Tomaso ’42 Louis A. Waters | Y Corp. Lisa C. ’92 & Stephen C. Watson Jr. ’91 S. Shariq Yosufzai ’74 Toshiba International Corp. Wellington G. Watson ’44 Carol A. ’76 & Kenneth J. Young Toshiba America Foundation Gilbert R. Watz ’AM* Raymond A. Young ’46 Cheryl & John E. Trott Jr. ’66 Elise Lee Wear Charlene & John F. Younger ’37 Barbara A. & J. Michael Trotter ’55 Elizabeth & Ransom Webb Jr. ’43 Patsy & Richard W. Younts ’67 Jackie & Harold Turner ’52 A. T. Webber Jr. ’49 Robert F. Turner ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Ernest L. “Pete” Wehner ’41 $250,000—$499,999 Ruth & Carl P. Weidenbach ’55 | U Charles H. Weinbaum Jr. ’47 | A Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Tina & Brian L. Weiner ’65 The Clara Abbott Foundation US Poultry & Egg Association Klaus & Charla Weiswurm James R. Adams ’61 US Poultry & Egg Association Foundation Cora Jane & H. Fritz Welsch Jr. ’53 Phillip D. Adams ’70 Westex Bancorp Inc. Yvonne & Red Adams Foundation | V James R. Whatley ’47 Ninette M. Allen-Maples Valley Alliance of Mentors for Margaret E. White & Thomas O. Allen Opportunities & Scholarships (VAMOS) Tess P. White Gladys M. & William D. Allison ’44 J. T. Vantine Jr. ’31 Whitehall Corp. AMC Corp. (Aston, Monteith, Crichton) Constance J. & Gregory E. Vernon ’72 Wichita Falls A&M Club American Geological Institute Katherine E. & Robert P. Vernon ’54 Wichita Falls Area Community American Quarter Horse Foundation Victoria County A&M Club Foundation Alticor Victoria County A&M Foundation Ralph W. Widener Jr. John W. Anderson Foundation Jean W. & John R. Vilas ’53 Neddie & Walter D. Wilkerson Jr. ’51 Melba & Lavon N. Anderson ’57 Linda B. & Stephen H. Vincent ’73 Rebecca L. ’78 & James H. Wilkes ’78 Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. Amanda & Eric E. von Rosenberg ’77 Charles E. Williams Family Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex, Malcolm A. Vordenbaum ’38 Marjorie M. & D. K. Williams ’60 Instruments Shana & Max R. Vordenbaum ’73 Theresa L. & E. Michael Williams ’70 John H. Atterbury III ’70 Kelley & Richard E. “Dik” Donald R. Willis ’58 Dr. Dionel E. Avilés ’53 Vrooman FAIA ’52 Sandra Hay Wilson VTEL Corp. David S. Wingo ’32 | B Lisa G. ’79 & C. Vince Wiseman ’82 W. Mike Baggett ’68 | W Wilma & Bradley C. Wolters ’81 Bailey Controls Co. Ruby D. & Alfred Wagner Jr. ’49 Shana & Jeffrey R. Wood Evelyn & Lloyd Bailey Jr. ’44 Donna & J. Mike Walker ’66 Max W. Woodard ’60 Lauren D. Murphy ’85 JoAnn ’92 & Robert L. Walker ’58 Woodland Foundation & Michael J. Baker ’85 Nell & A. H. “Fred” Walker ’36 Allan Wright R. C. Baker Foundation Morna R. & C. Kenneth Wall ’54 Olga & F. Caddo Wright ’43 Sugar & Wm. Michael Barnes ’64 Fred G. Walsh ’74 Mary G. & James S. Wright ’54 Barnes & Noble College Bookstores Inc. Lillian Waltom Foundation C. J. Wrightsman Educational Fund Inc. Robert E. Basye Sandra & Billy C. Ward ’63 Henry M. Beachell

80 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Betty & Bill Beck ’42 Page & Gregory M. Cokinos ’79 | F Mary Lou & David Behne ’52 College Station Medical Center Fairfield Industries Inc. Stanton P. Bell ’54 Community Services YMCA Deborah L. ’79 & Ronald D. Fash Jr. Carol Ann & Jack L. Benson ’63 Concurrent Computer Corp. Fina Oil & Chemical Co. Ann & Robert C. Berger ’60 Harold J. Conrad ’58 Fina Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. August C. Bering III ’35 Barbara & Barry Coon ’61 Max M. Fisher Anne & Gene R. Birdwell ’59 Brenda Cooper Rilda & W. Alex Ford ’78 Dr. S. H. Black Cooper Industries Inc. Douglas & Mary K. ’78 Forshagen Mr. & Mrs. Trygve Bogevold ’33 Cooper Industries Foundation Fort Bend County A&M Club Rosalie & Clifton J. Bolner ’49 Joe L. Cooper ’56 Fort Bend County Fair Association Betty C. & William H. Bowie ’43 The Cotton Foundation Fort Worth/Tarrant County A&M COL Donald S. Bowman ’36 Barbara & Ralph Cox ’53 Mothers’ Club Elizabeth & Searcy Bracewell ’38 Mary W. & James B. Crawley ’47 Morris E. Foster ’65 Brazos County A&M Club Jean & Allen B. Cunningham ’54 Linda D. & Joe R. Fowler ’68 Loraine & William G. “Breezy” Lynda B. & Thomas L. Curl ’70 Lanatter & Herb A. Fox ’56 Breazeale ’35 Friends of Sterling C. Evans Library Mildred K. & Charles H. Bridges ’45 | D Edward B. Fulbright ’49 Harris Brin ’42 Sherry Ann & Orval C. “Cliff” Davis ’42 Donna P. & James E. Furber ’64 David M. Britt ’51 Bonnie B. & Otway B. Denny Jr. ’71 Peggy L. & Charles L. Brittan ’65 The Dickson-Allen Foundation | G Anabel & Bob Bruce ’42 Georgia & Mike C. Dillingham ’35 Dixie H. Garison Irene S. Burgess Judy & George A. Dishman Jr. ’52 General Dynamics Corp. James J. Bush Dr. & Mrs. Byron N. Dooley ’50 General Motors Corp. The M. S. Doss Foundation Inc. General Motors Foundation Inc. | C Lucille Dougherty Geophysical Development Corp. Jyl G. & Tony Randall Cain ’82 The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Georgia-Pacific Corp. Clarence E. Calvert ’42 Foundation Inc. Georgia-Pacific Foundation Inc. Sue & Louis E. Capt ’54 Barbara & Jerry C. Durbin ’57 Patricia L. & Henry Gilchrist ’46 Cargill Margaret D. & Sebastian J. “Jack” LaVerne Twilligear Goodman Winifred T. Carter Durr Jr. ’45 John R. Grace ’48 Mary B. & Harvey Cash ’33 Roy L. Dye Jr. ’39 Granada Corp. Lou & Red Cashion ’53 Martha & Jeff Dykes ’21 Eva & Ernst H. Gras ’44 Pamela M. & Barent W. Cater ’77 Dynamic Systems Inc. LaNell & E. Gordon Gregg ’61 Kay & Sidney W. Cauthorn ’60 Sandra J. & Gerald D. Griffin ’56 Mary Cecile Chambers Trust | E Elizabeth & Yale B. Griffis ’30 Scholarship Award Eva Easterwood Charitable Trust Guaranty Federal Bank Carl G. Chapman ’69 Eastman Kodak Co. Gulf Greyhound Partners Ltd. Ruby L. & Frank H. Cheaney Jr. ’52 Eastman Kodak Charitable Trust Sue & Willard Clark ’42 Eddleman-McFarland Fund | H Barbara & Daniel D. Clinton Jr. ’52 ELECTROGIG Karon T. & Harvey J. Haas ’59 Coastal Bend Community Foundation E. W. “Ned” Ellett Camille & Wilton N. Hammond ’48 Jo Ann & Charles M. Cocanougher ’53 John L. Erickson ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Hannigan ’61 Beth & James R. Coker ’60 Janis & John T. Eubanks ’62 Dr. & Mrs. H. Andrew Hansen II MD ’71

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 81 Lori S. ’87 & Mikal S. Harn ’88 Dr. Walter E. Koss Alton Earl McGilberry ’16 Vicki E. ’79 & Robert W. Harvey ’77 Barbara & Arno W. Krebs Jr. ’64 Thomas R. McKinley MD ’49 Kathy C. & Terry E. Hatchett ’68 Mendon B. Krischer Trust McKinney Education Foundation The Havens Foundation Inc. Mabel & Frank N. McMillan Jr. ’48 William Randolph Hearst Foundation | L Marge & Charles O. McWhirter ’42 Elizabeth & Frederick W. Heldenfels IV ’79 William H. Lane ’47 Ellison Miles ’40 Diane & George K. Hickox Jr. ’80 Marian L. ’82 & Willie T. Langston II ’81 Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. Hillcrest Foundation Betty T. & Paul J. Leming Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. W. A. “Tex” Moncrief Jr. Barrett & Margaret Hindes Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Guindal Sherman Lemke Lynn D. Monical ’56 Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Mary S. Lenertz & Rose S. Maher Vicki M. & James R. Montague ’69 Robert C. Holmes ’49 William H. Lewie Jr. ’50 Virginia & Edward E. Monteith Jr. ’43 Honeywell Bernice ’80 & Durwood Lewis ’60 Montgomery County A&M Club Darrow Hooper ’53 Dorothy J. & Homer I. Lewis Scholarship Foundation Marilyn J. & James G. Hooton ’66 Eli Lilly & Co. Mrs. James R. Montgomery Kaye M. & Stephen R. Horn ’79 Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation Montgomery County Fair Association Kenneth R. Huddleston ’50 Lilly Research Laboratories Erma Lee & Luke E. Mooney ’AM* Holly & Joseph V. Hughes Jr. ’75 William W. Lloyd Warren N. & Christine S. Moore Elizabeth C. & Joseph L. Hurff ’27 Lenora K. & Robert R. Locke ’49 J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Jack Hutchins Foundation Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. Morgan Stanley W. C. Lonquist Jr. ’48 Jean & Jack L. Morris ’52 | I Lubrizol Corp. Ms. Maurine Mullins Intermagnetics General Corp. Lubrizol Foundation Nat Myers The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. | J W. P. & Bulah Luse Foundation | N Helen & Roger H. Jenswold ’52 Thomas Lyles ’49 National Electronics Distributors Clayton F. Jircik ’46 Lyondell Chemical Co. Association Education Foundation Bernard G. Johnson ’37 Thetis & Loyd Neal Jr. ’59 Stephen T. Johnson ’84 | M Kenneth L. Neatherlin ’86 Virginia W. & Dennis G. Johnston ’69 Magic Valley Electric Cooperative Inc. & Matney Faulkner Neatherlin ’79 Alice & Robert L. Jones ’73 Mrs. Mary T. Marshall Marion J. Neeley ’22 Marvin Jones Sandy & John A. Matush ’54 MAJ Wesley J. Neumann Pamela M. & Robert M. Jones MD ’71 Nancy L. (Evans) Matz ’73 & Anna Mae Neumann & Jack W. Matz Jr. ’71 Karen & Louis M. Newman III ’66 | K Marcus N. “Pat” Mauritz ’59 Nexen Petroleum USA Inc. William R. Kamperman ’43 Maxus Energy Corp. Margaret F. & James A. Nichols ’34 Jean W. & Donald G. Kaspar ’49 Lynda K. & A. Dwain Mayfield ’59 Patsy W. & Thomas B. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Herbert D. Kelleher Leonard McCann Jr. ’52 Rebecca Upham Nichols ’74 James B. Kelly ’52 Robert S. McClaren & William S. Nichols III ’74 Jo C. & Donald F. Keprta ’56 Emmett & Miriam McCoy Foundation Northrop Grumman Corp. Stormy Kimrey ’58 McDermott International Inc. Northwest Harris County Texas A&M John I. Kincaid ’28 Arthur R. McFerrin Jr. ’65 University Mothers’ Club Kirby Exploration Co. Inc. & Jeffrey L. McFerrin ’92 The Korea Foundation Walter C. McGee Jr. ’31

82 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION | O | S | T Occidental Oil & Gas Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Saba ’41 Jamey S. & Richard C. Tanner ’53 Occidental Oil & Gas Charitable The Salopek Foundation Carole C. & Van H. Taylor ’71 Foundation San Antonio A&M University Texas Architectural Foundation Thomas A. O’Dwyer ’47 Mothers’ Club Texas Broiler Council Emil & Clementine Ogden Kristi & John D. Schiller Jr. ’81 Texas Pioneer Foundation Robert J. Overly ’48 Joe H. Schmid ’59 Texas Rice Research Foundation Frances Schneider Estate Janice & John G. Thomas ’59 | P Hans Schuessler M. Frank Thurmond ’51 The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Wilda Smith Scott Trust Jeffrey Alan Toole ’80 Genevieve & John H. Parker ’43 Gladys T. & A. Thomas F. Seale ’40 Susan & R. Sam Torn ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Patrick ’40 Ina & Charles Seely ’55 Frank Vincent Torno ’50 Anne S. & Henry B. Paup ’70 Seismic Micro-Technology Inc. Shelley & Joseph V. Tortorice Jr. ’70 M. Bookman Peters ’59 Family Dene Shaver Dr. & Mrs. Ide P. Trotter Jr. ’54 Lenette & Clifton Pfeil ’50 Deborah D. Shelton Harold D. Tschirhart ’47 Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Greater Robert R. Shelton ’58 Claydene & Gilbert Turner ’45 Houston Silvon Software Inc. Major General James Ursano Grace A. & Carroll W. Phillips ’54 Nancy L. Simpson Scholarship Fund Plano A&M Mothers’ Club Lou Anne & Dale Sinor ’63 Martha Ann Post Slavonic Benevolent Order of Texas (SPJST) | U Phil S. Potts ’41 The Bob & Vivian Smith Foundation The USAA Foundation, A Charitable Trust Twanna M. & Donald E. Powell Charlie & Jean Smith Powell Educational Trust John Douglas Smith ’37 | V Mildred H. & Garland A. Powers ’45 Society of Exploration Roger Alan Valkenaar Prelude Systems Inc. Geophysicists Foundation Carol Lynn & G. David Van Houten Jr. ’71 Primavera Systems Inc. Alex G. Spanos Victorinox-Swiss Army Knife Foundation Millie & Jay H. Stafford ’48 | R Earl P. Stallings DVM ’43 | W RadioShack Corp. Nelda C. & H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation The Waco Foundation Jack M. Rains ’60 Robin C. ’76 & Robert D. Starnes ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Troy P. Wakefield Sr. ’38 Patricia H. & Glendale B. Rand ’57 Dorris & Harry Starr Cheryl D. & Jeffrey L. Wall Luanne S. & Lee R. Reinhardt State Farm Insurance Companies Doris V. & Joe P. Watson Jr. ’42 Rice Belt Warehouse Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation The E. E. Webb Charitable Remainder Annie Laurie & H. Lee Richards Jr. ’56 Marion T. Steenson ’42 Unitrust Hygeia Foundation Betty & James B. Sterling Jr. ’38 Weingart Foundation Christine D. & L. R. Richardson Estate Kurt Stevenson Linda K. & Gary Wayne “Buddy” Sue & Jess C. “Rick” Rickman III ’70 Stiles Farm Foundation Williams ’65 Michelle M. & Todd A. Riddle ’90 Strake Foundation Keith ’78 & Jana Williams ’78 James W. ’47 & Lee Gardner Roach Julie & Stoney M. Stubbs Jr. ’58 Robert E. Winckler ’55 Bill & Susie Robertson Hatton W. Sumners Foundation & Carolyn M. Winckler Earl E. Rossman Jr. ’54 Alton M. Withers ’48 Rowan Companies Inc. Harriet & David B. Wolf ’52 Anna S. Rozos M. E. “Babe” Wolfe

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 83 Gus & Ethel Wolters Foundation Trust Vera & Roy E. Bucek ’42 | E Shirley & William A. Wood Jr. ’59 Jere Lynn & James L. Burkhart ’57 Jesse L. Easterwood ’09 Scholarship Trust J. Max Word ’52 The Honorable George H. W. Bush Eastman Chemical Co. Wyeth Sandra & P. G. “Buck” Eckels ’52 | C Electronic Data Systems Corp. | Y Rocco Caffarelli Educational Trust El Paso Corp. John M. Yantis ’53 Simmie O. Callahan III ’42 El Paso Corporate Foundation J. Michael Yantis ’76 The Callaway Foundation Elsevier Science Ltd. Thomas G. Yantis ’78 Canon USA Inc. LuAnn G. Ervin ’84 Gloria & Carlos H. Cantu ’55 | Z Capital City A&M Club | F Charles W. Zipp ’77 Carnegie Corporation of New York Gertrude & Richard Faulkner Sr. Dorothy & Victor E. Zouzalik Hal N. Carr ’43 The First National Bank of Bryan Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Cawley FMC Corp. $500,000—$999,999 The Cawley Family Foundation FMC Foundation Central & South West Corp. Joseph Wm. & Nancy N. Foran | A Central & South West Foundation Laura R. Foran ’06 J. S. Abercrombie Foundation Central Power & Light Co. Aghorn Energy Inc. West Texas Utilities Co. | G Amerada Hess Corp. Citigroup Inc. Donna M. ’89 & Phillip R. Garrett ’91 Hess Foundation Brandon C. Coleman Jr. ’78 Heidi & J. Michael Gatens III ’80 Gabe D. Anderson Jr. ’41 John L. Cox Sam K. & Barnett L. Gershen ’69 Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Flora Cameron Crichton for Cynthia E. & H. Jarrell Gibbs ’60 Archer-Daniels-Midland Foundation The Flora Cameron Foundation Eugenia & Ben Goode ’32 ARGUS Financial Software George W. Crocker ’51 P. M. Green ’25 Albert & Jessie Cudlipp Family Jerry G. Griffith ’54 | B Cypress-Fairbanks Educational Clara & Daland M. Griffiths ’44 Baker-Hughes Inc. Foundation Rae T. & Henry J. Gruy ’37 Baker-Hughes Foundation Betty Jo & Charles Barclay Jr. ’45 | D | H Bechtel Group Inc. Dallas A&M Club Richard E. Haas ’45 Bechtel Foundation Dallas County A&M University David L. Haberle ’40 Beckman Coulter Inc. Mothers’ Club Mr. & Mrs. William H. Haley Jr. ’51 Mary & Jefferson E. Bell Jr. ’42 Lyra B. & Edwin R. Daniels ’48 Donald & Adele Hall BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc. David A. Dashiell ’41 COL & Mrs. Frank W. Halsey ’17 Joyce & Dick Birdwell ’53 Dell USA LP The Hamill Foundation Gail & George L. Black Jr. ’53 Deloitte & Touche Corp. LLP Janice & Bill Hanna ’58 Blue Bell Creameries Inc. Deloitte & Touche Foundation C. Melvin Harrison ’52 Mildred & Willy F. Bohlmann Jr. ’50 Digicon Geophysical Inc. H.E.B. TeleVentures Boone and Crockett Club Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Dompier Dr. John & Carol Heit ’43 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Wanda & Lawrence A. DuBose ’42 Bernice Harmon Hibbler Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc. John S. Dunn Research Foundation Peggy & John R. Hill Jr. ’44 Craig & Galen Brown Foundation Inc. Nita Sue & Otto W. “Bill” Hoernig ’60

84 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Stephen A. Holditch ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick R. Mayer | R Houston Electrical League Inc. JFM Foundation Bunny & Carl F. Raba Jr. ’59 Alberta & Bruce Howorth James A. Mayo Family Raba-Kistner Consultants Inc. Farrell G. Huber Jr. ’55 Mr. & Mrs. John C. McDuffie Jr. ’42 Betty R. & Lee R. Radford MD ’53 William M. Huffman ’53 Robert H. McLemore ’33 Randall’s Food Markets Inc. Helen C. & Sam W. Huggins ’27 Bettie J. Mead Raytheon Co. Humane Information Services Joe C. Merritt ’63 Raytheon Systems Co. Betty L. & Benjamin F. Huss ’46 Charles F. Milstead ’60 Reliant Energy Judith Montague Rhône-Poulenc | I Kenneth Montague ’37 Susan Dixon & Joe C. Richardson Jr. ’49 International Paper Co. Donald S. Moore Mr. & Mrs. J. Ed. Robeau Jr. ’45 International Paper Co. Foundation James S. Moore ’52 Ruth D. & Austin W. Roberts ’41 Robbie L. ’86 & William A. Moore ’86 Rohm and Haas Company | J Donald S. Morris ’51 Jean & Skip Johnson ’52 Elizabeth & Paul H. Motheral ’52 | S George R. Jordan Jr. ’41 Frank M. Muller Jr. ’65 San Antonio A&M Club Foundation Schering-Plough Corp. | K | N Schering-Plough Foundation Inc. Kachina Oil Co. National FFA Foundation Linda & Ralph A. Schmidt ’68 KPMG LLP National Instruments Eileen D. & Gary W. Schuchart ’68 KPMG Foundation National Academy for Nuclear Training Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Schwarz ’49 Newfield Exploration Co. Hughes Seewald ’42 | L Sherrill & Donald H. Niederer ’53 Abe & Annie Seibel Foundation Keith Langford ’39 Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc. The Sequor Foundation Walter & LeVerne Lasley ’42 David R. Norcom ’73 Earle A. Shields Jr. ’41 Kim & Ken R. LeSuer ’57 Page Harris Northrop ’39 Claire Doss Simmons George M. Lewis ’24 Janis M. & Charles S. Skillman Jr. ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Winston W. Lorenz ’37 | O Bea & John Slattery COL & Mrs. Fred C. Lund ’38 Harriet S. & Claude Onxley ’51 Donald C. & Ruth C. Smith John W. Lyons Jr. ’59 OPAS Guild Mary Sue & RADM Robert Smith III ’61 Elouise Beard Smith & Omar Smith ’37 | M | P Mr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Snead ’25 Lorraine R. MacMahon Vola & Fred A. Palmer ’59 South Texas Academic Rising Scholars Mary Richards Martin Paso del Norte Health Foundation Southwest Dairy Museum Inc. Barbara Marvin & Pablo Marvin ’66 Charles L. Pence ’51 John H. Speer ’71 Robert S. Marvin III Peggy A. & Robert I. Pender ’56 The Starr Foundation Bettie & Charles A. Mattei Jr. ’49 J.C. Penney Co. Inc. State Fair of Texas Scholarship Eddie & Joe B. Mattei ’53 J.C. Penney Co. Fund Inc. Claudia & Roderick D. Stepp ’59 May Department Stores Co. PepsiCo Inc. Mrs. Madlin Stevenson May Department Stores Co. Foundation PepsiCo Foundation Inc. Ronald C. Stinson Jr. ’53 Macy’s Frito-Lay Inc. Storage Technology Corp. Lord & Taylor James B. Peterson ’72 Storage Technology Foundation The Frank W. Mayborn Foundation Shirley & Joseph B. Swinbank ’74

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 85 | T | A Burlington Resources Inc. Texas Farm Bureau Abell-Hanger Foundation Burlington Resources Foundation Texas Turfgrass Association Eugene Butler Frank L. Thompson ’41 Donna & Donald A. Adam ’57 Donna Beth & James R. Thompson ’68 Inc. | C Perry Thompson Jr. ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Ford D. Albritton Jr. ’43 James J. “Jim” Cain ’51 Alcoa CEA Systems Inc. | U Alcoa Foundation Celanese Ltd. Union Carbide Corp. Joanne & Edward C. “Pete” CenterPoint Energy Union Carbide Foundation Aldridge Jr. ’60 The Clark Construction Group Inc. Jan & Jim Uptmore ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Albert B. Alkek William P. Clements Jr. Robert H. ’50 & Judy Ley Allen The Coca-Cola Company | W Anadarko Petroleum Corp. The Coca-Cola Foundation Paul S. Wahlberg ’50 Andersen Computer Corp. Richard Wallrath Educational Foundation The Honorable & Mrs. Hushang Ansary Computer Associates International Inc. Phoebe & W. Dale Watts ’71 ARCO Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Cone ’60 Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation ARCO Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Conners Emily & Joe H. Wellborn ’41 Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust, Wells Ashly R. ’88 & David L. Coolidge ’87 Linda W. & Delbert A. Whitaker ’65 Bank Texas, NA Trustee Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Cox ’32 Betty Brown & Walter L. Williams ’49 Autodesk Inc. O. Wayne Crisman ’38 Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. Aventis CRSS Inc. Patricia & Conley R. Williams ’62 The Cullen Trust for Higher Education Richard A. Williford ’55 | B Louise Motyl Wilson Bank of America | D & Forrest C. Wilson Jr. Randall & Dee Barclay Unitrust Sallie O. & Don H. Davis Jr. ’61 Sharon S. Wilson ’81 Ronnie W. Barclay ’68 William B. Davis & Leola T. Davis & James P. Wilson ’81 John J. & Jean Bardgette Rod Dockery ’66 Diane & Bob Winter ’45 BASF Corp. Duke Energy Corp. Pat & Charles R. Wiseman ’57 Bayer Corp. Duke Energy Foundation George W. Worth Jr. ’61 Bayer Foundation Glen B. Dunkle ’50 Ruby S. & Foreman R. Bennett ’27 The Rex Dunn Family | Y M. “Buddy” Benz ’32 George O. Yamini ’39 Denise M. & Jorge A. Bermudez ’73 | E Deborah F. ’76 & John E. Bethancourt ’74 Julia M. & Marcus C. Easterling ’30 | Z Janet & John R. Blocker ’45 Joy & Ralph Ellis Renee Zelman The Boeing Company Ernst & Young LLP Sue G. & Harry E. Bovay Jr. Ernst & Young Foundation $1,000,000—$4,999,999 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Boyd ’45 Claude H. Everett Jr. ’47 Robert W. Briggs Jr. ’55 3M Company Susan P. & Clay V. N. Bright ’78 | F 3M Foundation Inc. The Brown Foundation Inc. M. Jeanne Fairweather MD FACP Valerie & Leonard Bruce Lou & Jack Finney ’38 Jan & Bob Bullock Ray C. Fish Foundation

86 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Freda & Ralph A. Fisher Jr. ’44 | J Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Gina & William H. Flores ’76 L. Weldon Jaynes ’54 Judith & Charles R. Munnerlyn ’62 Fluor Corp. Mrs. Leland T. Jordan ’29 Fluor Foundation W. M. Keck Foundation | N The Ford Foundation National Action Council for Minorities Douglas A. Forshagen ’33 | K in Engineering Inc. Ada & James M. Forsyth ’12 Mary & Mavis Kelsey ’32 National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Harriet & Joe B. Foster ’56 George Leslie & Carolyn Wierichs Kelso L. C. “Chaz” Neely Jr. ’62 Thomas R. Frymire ’45 Robert Marion Kennedy ’26 Ruth M. & William J. Neely ’52 Doris W. ’70 & Robert H. Kensing ’46 Sarah & Ray B. Nesbitt ’55 | G Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Mr. & Mrs. James M. Noel Sr. ’29 Mrs. James H. “Marie” Galloway Conservation Nortel Networks Dorothy & Raymond E. Galvin ’53 Patti & Weldon D. Kruger ’53 Alice A. & Erle A. Nye ’59 General Electric Co. Evelyn & Edward F. Kruse ’49 GE Fund Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Kruse ’52 | O Preston M. Geren Jr. ’45 T. Michael & Olive E. O’Connor Rhonda & Frosty Gilliam ’80 | L O’Donnell Foundation The Neil & Elaine Griffin Foundation Emma & Rowley Landon ’20 C. E. “Pat” Olsen ’23 Gladys & Harvey Guinn Leonard Leon ’45 Oryx Energy Co. Paula & R. Steve Letbetter ’70 | H Carolyn & Jack E. Little ’60 | P Faye & Robert C. Hagner ’48 Lockheed Martin Corp. Rosie M. & Murry D. Page ’51 Michel T. Halbouty ’30 Lockheed Martin Foundation Janet & Thomas C. Paul ’62 Vicki L. & Robert T. Handley ’67 Carolyn S. & Tommie E. Lohman ’59 Sue Ellen & Alexander H. Pegues Jr. ’50 R. H. Harrison Family Teresa L. & Joe R. Long PennzEnergy Lauren L. & Glenn D. Hart ’78 Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. H.E.B. Grocery Co. | M Pharmacia Corp. Hill’s Division of Colgate Palmolive Billie M. Manion Phillips Petroleum Co. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Allan A. Marburger ’60 Phillips Petroleum Foundation Inc. Hoblitzelle Foundation William C. McCord ’49 Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Cynthia L. & Jerry F. Holditch ’79 Bruce McMillan Jr. Foundation Inc. Natalou T. & Kenneth P. Pipes ’52 COL & Mrs. R. C. Horne Jean & Tom McMullin ’36 Charles & Margaret Plum Houston A&M Club The Meadows Foundation Therese & Thomas W. Powell ’62 Houston A&M University Mothers’ Club Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Flora M. & Billy Pete Huddleston ’56 Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation Dudley J. Hughes ’51 Joseph E. Milender Procter & Gamble Co. Sandy K. & Bryan N. Mitchell ’70 Procter & Gamble Fund | I Roy F. & Joann Cole Mitte Foundation IBM Corp. Monsanto Co. | R IBM Rational Software Monsanto Fund Kathleen L. & J. Rogers Rainey Jr. ’44 Intel Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hiram Moore ’38 Helaine & Gerald L. Ray ’54 Karen & Steven M. Morris C. Keller Reese Jr. ’29 Edward J. Mosher ’28 Earlene & Ben R. Reynolds Jr. ’46

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 87 Kay & Britt Rice | W | D Jean H. & Bernard C. Richardson ’41 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Dow Chemical Co. Michael Lee Richardson ’65 Wal-Mart Foundation Dow Chemical Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Ward ’28 DuPont Robyn L. ’89 & Alan B. Roberts ’79 The Washington Times Foundation Sharon & Charles Robertson Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A. | E Rockwell Mildred G. & Theodore Wendlandt ’27 George J. Eppright ’26 Rosalyn & E. M. “Manny” Rosenthal ’42 Dr. C. Clifford Wendler ’39 Mr. & Mrs. Sterling C. Evans ’21 Meredith & Ray A. Rothrock ’77 Neva & Wesley West Foundation Exxon Mobil Corp. G. Rollie White Trust ExxonMobil Foundation | S Donna & William M. Wilder Mobil Foundation Sam Houston Sanders MD ’22 Earline & A. P. Wiley ’46 SBC Communications Inc. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Wiley ’46 | F SBC Foundation R. Ken Williams ’45 Ford Motor Company Louis E. & Elizabeth M. Scherck Richard B. Wirthlin Ford Motor Company Fund Richard M. Schubot Royce E. Wisenbaker ’39 Evelyn & Oscar Schuchart ’43 Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. ’45 | G Brent Scowcroft Susanne M. & Melbern G. Glasscock ’59 Sondra & Ronald L. Skaggs ’65 | Z Marc B. Smith Jr. ’46 M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation | H The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Marion C. & F. Peter Zoch III Mr. & Mrs. Jon L. Hagler ’58 Dorothy P. & Albert K. Sparks ’45 Halliburton Sadie & William P. Stromberg ’51 $5,000,000 + Reta & Harold J. Haynes ’46 Minnie Belle & Herman F. Heep ’20 | T | A The Herman F. Heep & Minnie Belle Temple-Inland Foundation Annenberg Foundation Heep Foundation The Tenneco Companies Leslie L. Appelt ’41 Hewlett-Packard Co. Arthur J. & Wilhelmina Doré Thaman AT&T Hewlett-Packard Foundation William A. Triche ’50 & Homer A. Triche AT&T Foundation Inc. Houston Endowment Inc. TTI Inc. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Billie B. Turner ’51 | B James L. Huffines Jr. ’44 Baumberger Endowment Dan A. Hughes ’51 | U BP Group Ammon Underwood ’07 BP Foundation Inc. | L Union Pacific Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Harvey R. Bright ’43 Walter Lechner ’14 Union Pacific Foundation Frances & Jack Brown ’46 Sara H. & John H. Lindsey ’44 Union Pacific Resources Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Lipscomb ’26 UNOCAL 76 | C Dwight Look ’43 UNOCAL Foundation Inc. The Effie & Wofford Cain Foundation USX Corp. ChevronTexaco Corp. | M USX Foundation Inc. ConocoPhillips Mr. & Mrs. L. Lowry Mays ’57 Marathon Oil Co. Kay & Jerry Cox ’72 MBNA Ella C. McFadden Charitable Trust

88 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Dorothy & Arthur R. McFerrin Jr. ’65 | Z Cynthia & George P. Mitchell ’40 The Zachry Foundation Motorola The Zachry Group Motorola Foundation Bartell Zachry Charitable Trust

| N * The ’AM designation is for donors who are associate members of The Association of Audrey Calais & James K. B. Nelson ’49 Former Students but not former students of

Texas A&M. | P PeopleSoft Inc. Our donors are important, and recogniz- ing them is a high priority for the Texas | R A&M Foundation. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our Ed Rachal Foundation honor rolls, but it is possible for errors Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Read to occur. If you wish to report an error Dr. & Mrs. Chester J. Reed ’47 or omission, please contact Lynn Harris, John W. Runyon Jr. ’35 the Foundation’s manager of donor relations, at (800)392-3310 or | S [email protected]. Thank you. San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. Schlumberger Ltd. Schlumberger Foundation Inc. Shell Oil Co. Shell Oil Co. Foundation Inc. Alias/Wavefront Inc.

| T The Terry Foundation Inc. Texas Instruments Foundation TXU

| V Verizon Corp. Verizon Foundation

| W The Robert A. Welch Foundation Martha H. & Charles A. Williams ’37 Modesta & Clayton Williams ’54

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 89 Texas A&M Foundation Trustees and Staff

2008–09 Texas A&M Foundation Texas A&M Foundation Staff Board of Trustees† Executive Staff Chairman Ed Davis ’67 Tom Saylak ’82 President Private Investor Jim Palincsar Scarsdale, New York Senior Vice President for Development Chairman-elect Doyle Thompson Bob Surovik ’58 Vice President & Controller President/Attorney McMahon Surovik Suttle PC Liska Lusk Abilene, Texas Vice President &General Counsel

John Bethancourt ’74 Janet Handley ’76 Executive Vice President Investment Director Chevron Corporation Kathy McCoy ’80 San Ramon, California Marketing Director Mel Glasscock ’59 President/CEO Executive Support Staff Texas Aromatics LP Tina Evans Houston, Texas Senior Administrative Assistant to the Charles Gregory ’64 Senior Vice President for Development President Jessica Faltysek ’04 Rupley Holdings Inc. Administrative Assistant to the Vice Houston, Texas President & General Counsel

Richard Kardys ’67 Dianne Jaster Group Executive Vice President Administrative Services Coordinator Frost National Bank San Antonio, Texas Toni Waters ’93 Executive Administrative Assistant to the Ray Rothrock ’77 President Managing General Partner

Venrock Central Development Staff Menlo Park, California Carl Jaedicke ’73

Investment Committee Liaisons Assistant Vice President for Development

Jorge Bermudez ’73 Jody Ford ’99 George Nelson ’64 Director of Development Sharon Richmond ’79 Director of Development Operations

90 TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION Shannon Zwernemann ’03 Jerome Rektorik ’65 Al Pulliam ’87 Development Assistant Director of Development Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations Jay Roberts ’05 College Programs Development Staff Assistant Director of Development Mary Beeson Andrew Acker Corporate & Foundation Relations Guy Sheppard ’76 Director of Development Assistant Director of Development Diane Barron ’81 Scholarship Programs Director of Development John Small ’92 Director of Development Marcy Ullmann ’86 Don Birkelbach ’70 Manager of Scholarship Programs Senior Director of Development Sharon Smith ’04 Assistant Director of Development Caren Cruse Brian Bishop ’91 Scholarship Programs Coordinator Director of Development Larry Walker ’97 Assistant Director of Development Donor Relations Steve Blomstedt ’83 Director of Development Bubba Woytek ’64 Lynn Harris Senior Director of Development Manager of Donor Relations Brady Bullard ’95 & Director of External Relations Director of Development Dianne Mays Larry Zuber Receptionist Allison Chipman ’05 Senior Director of Development Assistant Director of Development Leslie Ruffino Donor Relations Assistant Monica Delisa Regional Major Gift Operations Senior Director of Development Bill Estes Toni Ryburn Regional Director of Major Gifts Senior Secretary Jennifer Hester ’98 Director of Development Matt Jennings ’95 Office of Gift Planning Regional Director of Major Gifts David Hicks ’75 Glenn Pittsford ’72 Senior Director of Development Andrew Key ’08 Assistant Vice President Development Associate for Gift Planning Lee Ann Knox ’02 Director of Development Ron Streibich Will Fusselman ’95 Regional Director of Major Gifts Senior Gift Planning Officer Victoria Masters ’05 Development Associate David Wilkinson ’87 Mark Matthews ’80 Regional Director of Major Gifts Gift Planning Officer Jessica McCann ’07 Assistant Director of Development Dorothy Williamson+ Angela Throne ’03 Administrative Secretary Assistant Gift Planning Officer Cindy Brown Munson ’99 Assistant Director of Development Brittany Borden ’06 Corporate & Foundation Relations Senior Gift Planning Assistant Jack O’Brien ’95 Jim Keller ’63 Director of Development Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations

SPIRIT MAGAZINE | FALL 2009 91 Information Services Gift Processing Ben Wall ’02 Paul Lucht* Ann Lovett ’81 Alternative Investments Director Director of Information Systems Manager of Gift Processing Real Estate Services Mary Richter ’04 Jesse Natal Tim Walton ’90 Manager of Information Services Matching Gift Coordinator Director of Real Estate Services Bill Ambrose ’75 Barbara Reed Suzanne Duke Web Master Gift Processing Assistant Real Estate Services Assistant Cameshia Cargle Sharon Sanders Greg Galliher Network Administrator Document Imaging Specialist Building Manager & Real Estate Justin Lange ’07 Jeannette Templeton Administrator Computer Specialist Data Entry Specialist

Texas A&M Foundation Jay Morgan ’90 Debora Voorhies Trust Company Development Analyst Pledge & Online Gift Administrator Gina Jett ’79 Lisa Skinner Connie West Manager of Trust Operations Data Information Analyst Foundation Gift Administrator Heather Crawford ’98 Angie Wilson Marketing Trust Accountant University Gift Administrator Sondra White ’87 Mildred Gabriel Manager of Marketing Communications Accounting Trust Company Assistant Alice Bassett Linda Jackman ’88 Marketing Communications Specialist Assistant Controller † All trustees also serve on the Investment Committee. Rachel Dohmann ’07 Debra Bundren ’06 + Employee of Texas A&M University Web Communications Specialist Restricted Disbursement Assistant * Employee of The Association of Former Students under contract by the Foundation to Mary Vinnedge ’75 Lori Gabriel ’97 provide information technology support. Marketing Communications Specialist Staff Accountant

Becky Hancock ’85 Prospect Programs General Ledger Accountant Charlotte Staha ’88 Becky Shaw Manager of Prospect Programs Accountant Megan Godin Research Assistant Human Resources 401 GEORGE BUSH DRIVE Beverly Smith ’88 Alan Livingston IV ’05 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-2811 Prospect Programs Assistant Manager of Human Resources (800) 392-3310 (979) 845-8161 GIVING.TAMU.EDU Ingrid Rockey ’02 Investments Research Assistant Lori Eike ’84 Also find us on Facebook, YouTube, Investment Specialist LinkedIn and TexAgs.com.

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