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THE TERRY FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2000-2001 F o r m o r e information , PLEASE WRITE TO: Texas A&M University: Shannon Estrada Texas A&M University Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships College Station, TX 77843 University o f Texas at Austin: D on D avis The University of Texas at Austin Office of Student Financial Services P.O. Box 7758, UT Station Austin, TX 78713-7758 General information COURTESY OF: Texas A&M University: Patsy Albright University Relations Office of Public Information University o f Texas at Austin: T ina A dair Publications Coordinator Office of Admissions Contents History of the Foundation Texas A&M University 1996 Texas A& M University Scholars 1997 Texas A& M University Scholars 1998 Texas A& M University Scholars 1999 Texas A& M University Scholars 1 4 2000 Texas A&M University Scholars 19 The Winedale Spring Picnic 2 7 The University of Texas at Austin 3 2 1996 University of Texas Scholars 3 4 1997 University of Texas Scholars 3 4 1998 University of Texas Scholars 3 9 A&M Dinner (I to r): Christy Waggoner, Katie Gaskins and Paula Braden. 1999 University of Texas Scholars 4 4 2000 University of Texas Scholars 3 2 Terry Scholar Alumni 59 Foundation Directors 6 4 Administrator 6 7 Administrative Staff 68 T h e T e r r y F o u n d a t i o n Mr. and Mrs. Terry accept a gift from graduating seniors at the annual picnic held in Winedale, Texas. The Terry Foundation was established in 1986 by Nancy The primary purpose of The Terry Foundation is to M. and Howard L. Terry out of a desire to help young people identify young people who have the promise of future to help themselves. The Foundations goal is to improve and distinction as a leader and to assist them in developing their develop the State of Texas by assisting graduates of Texas high future and the future of those around them. schools to attend The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Terry Foundation awards are based on the criteria of A& M University each year. The Foundation hopes these leadership, character, scholastic ability, need, and participation students will have a significant impact on the future in activities. The competition for acceptance in the program leadership of our state and nation. To achieve this goal, The is keen. A potential Terry Scholar must demonstrate Terry Foundation awards substantial scholarships to students leadership potential, a desire to enrich the general welfare of who meet the exacting standards set by the founders. the community, and academic ability. A well rounded Mr. and Mrs. Terry are both long-time residents of personality, grounded in the desire to succeed, and a Houston, Texas. Howard Terry has been active in businesses demonstrated history of community leadership, are the key of banking, investment, construction, real estate, and oil and qualities sought by The Foundation. Mere academics or need gas in the Houston area for many years. He now feels that alone is n ot enough. his finest achievement was the establishment of The Terry To apply for a Terry Award, candidates must graduate from Foundation. Nancy Terry completely concurs. a secondary school in the State of Texas, public or private, and be accepted to attend either The University of Texas at Austin or Texas A& M University. Currently, nominations are made by the scholarships or financial assistance office at the students university of choice. The Directors request a letter of recommendation from each applicants high school English or Mathematics teacher. Other letters of recommendation that shed light on an applicant’s leadership and desire to succeed are encouraged. i ... The applications of nominees are screened first by the respective university’s financial assistance office and second by Left to right: Westley Krueger, Adam Williams, Ashley Campbell and Nathan Bowden at the annual A&M Dinner. the Foundation Board of Directors. Candidates who progress successfully through this preliminary process are invited to University of Texas at Austin and Texas A& M University. One Houston, Austin or Dallas at The Foundation’s expense, for a hundred thirty-seven scholarships were awarded for the class personal interview with the Directors and others. After the of September, 2000. The Foundation anticipates that the interviews, the Terry Scholars are selected for the coming year. number of scholarships awarded will increase every year. In the first year, 1987-88, The Foundation awarded 16 Each Terry Scholar is awarded an annual stipend scholarships. They were joined in 1988-89 by 17 additional depending upon prior awards and financial need. The recipients. There are currently 380 Terry Scholars at the Foundation intends to always be the principal financial support for each Scholar. The awards are renewable semester to semester, depending upon satisfactory progress, and are designed to cover four years of study for an undergraduate degree. The founders hope that The Terry Foundation will continue to grow and prosper with an increased number of awards each year and that the Scholars will become a family who will want to participate in the future of The Foundation Left to right: Sant in a Gray, Mary Rose Getschow, and to help those who follow them. Andrea Augustin and Aaron Yeats enjoy each others company at the annual UT Dinner. T e x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y Texas A&M University's Academic Building. Texas A& M University, the Lone Star States first public research programs, and exceptional academic programs in a institution of higher learning, is one of the select few host o f areas. universities in the nation to boast triple land-grant, sea-grant, The university’s student body includes some of this and space-grant status. country’s best students. Texas A& M , for example, has The 124-year-old university is located in College Station, a consistently ranked among the nation’s top 10 schools in medium-sized community that is approximately equidistant enrollment of new National Merit Scholars. In all, it has more among the state’s most metropolitan areas. Its 5,200-acre than 2,500 students receiving major four-year academic campus is one of the largest in the nation and is the home of scholarships and over 20,000 receiving some form of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, which scholarship aid. opened in November of 1997. W ith 44,026 students, the university ranks fifth Texas A& M has long been known nationally for its school nationally in overall enrollment. Among those students are spirit and traditions, including the fact that its students stand 7,291 graduate and professional-school students as well as throughout football games as the Twelfth Man to indicate students from all 50 states and more than 110 foreign symbolically their willingness to suit up and play if needed. countries. Women now represent approximately 47 percent of More recently, it has expanded its reputation to include the student body at the school that was once all male and all national recognition for attracting top students, innovative military. Although military training has not been mandatory 4 A&M for more than a quarter of a century, some 2,000 young men Not to be limited by state or national boundaries, Texas and women still choose to participate in the university’s Corps A&M is firmly committed to being a vital part of the “global of Cadets. The Corps continues to commission more military village.” Its international outreach efforts include memoranda officers than any institution except the service academies. of understanding with more than 70 foreign institutions Texas A& M also ranks tenth nationally in endowment and organizations in Europe, Asia, and South and Central value, reflecting its ability to support world-class faculty and America. In addition, Texas A& M operates the Santa Chiara facilities and other aspects of the academic process. The Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, and a facility in faculty includes a Nobel Laureate and a winner of the Mexico City, also many College Station-based National Medal of Science, five members of the National multidisciplinary groups are devoted to enhancing research Academy of Sciences, and 20 members of the National and scholarship opportunities both at home and abroad. Academy of Engineering. The university’s campus has numerous state-of-the-art laboratories and research facilities, including a research cyclotron, now one of only three of its caliber in the world. The university also has a leading chemical characterization center and various installations that enable it to be in the forefront in biotechnology and numerous other disciplines in both the life and physical sciences and in engineering. The work of an outstanding faculty in exceptional facilities has placed Texas A&M in the top 10 in rankings of major research universities by the National Science Foundation. The most recent NSF ranking placed Texas A& M tenth, and the university’s volume has since grown to approximately $394 million annually. The research projects supported by that funding encompass all of the university’s academic colleges — agriculture and life sciences, architecture, business A&M Dinner (I to r): Kevin Boehm and Carisa Magee. administration, education, engineering, geosciences, liberal arts, science, and veterinary medicine. A&M 5 199 6 T e x a s A&M U n i v e r s i t y W hen the g o in g Adam J. Bartells Lawrence D. Bell H.S. GETS TOUGH, (Hurst, Tx) M ajor: Chemistry Honors: Technology Mentor Fellowship, Grace College Life Servant Leader Team, Discipleship Groups THE TOUGH GET GOING.