BenefactorPartners in advancing the world’s prosperity

The Spirit of Mays Jerry ‘72 and Kay Cox ‘02 We are appreciative of you, our benefactors, who provide generous support in so many ways. Your continued support is actively moving Mays Business School forward in our vision of advancing the world's prosperity through our mission of being a vibrant learning organization that creates impactful knowledge and develops transformational leaders, as you will see in the pages of this edition of the Benefactor. We are truly thankful for all you do for our students, our school, and our future. CONTRIBUTORS A message from the Dean... DEAN Eli Jones

At Mays Business School, Wendy Boswell is a prime EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION & STRATEGIC benefactors are impacting example of a recipient of the PLANNING the transformational Coxes’ generosity. She and William Peel leadership of our departments, nine other faculty members programs, centers, and – most have received financial support DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE & importantly – students. allowing them to focus on their ALUMNI RELATIONS research and teaching. Cynthia Billington Within these pages we are honored to share stories about Ronnie Hale Sr. proved he DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, significant people to Mays and was an Aggie at heart with COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC how their investments have had his generosity and business RELATIONS exponential impacts. acumen. He helped the Aggie Blake Parrish family by bringing Aggie Bucks Jerry '72 and Kay Cox '02 EDITOR and outdoor ATM machines to embody the spirit of Mays with Texas A&M. Within his family, he Kelly Levey Reynolds their warmth and welcoming helped numerous descendants presence. Thousands of Aggies ART DIRECTION & DESIGN attend Texas A&M. Since his have benefitted from their passing in 2017, Ronnie is sorely Brie Pampell generosity and mentoring. missed. Taylor Stephens Megan Ryan ’98 shares her Enjoy learning about these and PRODUCTION MANAGER story, including advancements other stories that make up our in her career, milestones in her Molly Painter great school. And remember, life, and the multiple ways she no matter your distance or time CONTRIBUTING WRITERS, stays engaged with Mays. She away, you're always Mays. EDITORS, & DESIGNERS credits much of her success Andrew Barker to her time at Texas A&M, and Gig ’em Cynthia Billington she is pleased to be able to provide similar opportunities to Christina Court current students. Kenny Dao Melissa Lund Molly Painter Eli Jones ‘82 Kelli Levey Reynolds Dean and Professor of Marketing Taylor Stephens Texas A&M Foundation

PHOTOGRAPHY Butch Ireland Michael Kellett TABLE OF CONTENTS Igor Kraguljac Brie Pampell 04 THE SPIRIT OF MAYS 20 A LEGACY OF Taylor Stephens Jerry ’72 and Kay Cox ’02 GRACIOUS LIVING Texas A&M University Ronnie Hale Sr. 06 LIFETIME PARTNERS Mays Business School 23 NEW GIFTS 08 TRANSFORMATIONAL mays.tamu.edu PRIORITIES 24 CORPORATE AND Texas A&M University FOUNDATIONS 4113 TAMU 14 ONE PARTNER’S JOURNEY College Station, TX 77843-4113 Megan Ryan ’98 26 SYNERGY IN MOTION Mays and EY 16 INDIVIDUAL © Mays Business School 2018 CONTRIBUTORS

BENEFACTOR 2018 3 4 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL The Spirit of Mays: Jerry & Kay Cox

Jerry ’72 and Kay Cox ’02 are scholarships to students in the • Been inducted in the Corps avid supporters of Mays Business Honors program. Hall of Honor Business School. They are ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS A&M • Been a three-time Aggie 100 engaged recruiters of top talent, RUNS DEEP Award recipient often opening their homes to promising students before they Jerry Cox has been a strong Jerry said he and Kay feel ever enroll in class. member of the Dean’s Advisory blessed to be “a small part of Board at Mays for several years. supporting the excellence of Eli Jones, dean of Mays Jones values Cox’s contributions, Mays Business School. We love Business School, notes; “If and soon after Jones came to the students and want them to you have met them, you have Mays as dean in 2015, he asked reach their full potential. The felt their welcoming spirit, Cox to serve as chairman of quality of intellect and character encouragement, and warmth.” the board. Together, the two of Mays students is remarkable. They often call Texas A&M preside over the semi-annual Mays graduates will surely make University students their “kids,” meetings, and the chairperson a huge and positive impact on and consider them part of their serves as the primary liaison the world they will become a extended family. between the dean, the board, part of after graduation.” and the Office of Development. “These two set the Both value education and The Coxes’ impact is felt lifelong learning, prompting bar for us.” throughout Texas A&M in even them at age 50 as empty more ways. Together, they: nesters to return to school Dean Eli Jones – Kay for a master’s in • Led the funding of the educational psychology at Visitors to the Wehner Building Cox-McFerrin Center for Texas A&M (largely because will notice Jerry and Kay Cox Aggie Basketball she wanted an Aggie ring), and Hall and see their portrait in the • Led the funding of the Jerry for a master’s degree in first-floor entrance. The Coxes Cox Diamond Club at theology from Houston Baptist gave $1.5 million toward the Blue Bell Park University. Their Aggie roots expansion, leading 40 other run deep. ◆ former students and friends • Were honored with the to contribute to this important Sterling C. Evans Medal enhancement to our campus. With Kay's support, Jerry has: In 2017, the Peggy and • Served on the board of Lowry Mays Impact Award directors of the Texas Jerry Cox outlines was established. The A&M Foundation namesakes were the first the qualities of a award recipients. “It was an • Served on the board of transformational leader: easy decision to confer the 2018 directors as president of the award to Kay and Jerry Cox,” 12th Man Foundation • Committed vision of what the organization can be Jones said. • Served on the Corps “This award is for people who Development Council • Unwavering character and integrity have really put their imprint • Served as presiding chairman on Mays Business School, and of Texas A&M’s One Spirit, • Promotes transparency these two set the bar for us,” One Vision Campaign said Dean Jones. “They think of the students first. They want • Been honored as a them to have all the tools they Distinguished Alumnus of need to succeed.” Texas A&M See the full conversation: tx.ag/MTLCox The Coxes established the Jerry • Been named an Outstanding and Kay Cox Endowed Chair Alumnus of Mays at Mays and have provided Business School

BENEFACTOR 2018 5 LIFETIME PARTNERS $20,000,000+ Charles Koch Foundation Kathleen L. and J. Rogers Rainey, Jr. ’44 Peggy and L. Lowry Mays ’57 The Reynolds and Reynolds Company Helaine and Gerald L. Ray ’54 $10,000,000+ Robyn L. ’89 and Alan B. $1,000,000+ Roberts ’78 Artie and Dorothy McFerrin Foundation Denise and David C. Baggett ’81 Patricia and Grant E. Sims ’77 Beaumont Foundation of Texas A&M Research $3,000,000+ America Foundation Gina and Anthony Bahr ’91 Demi N. and John R. III Elizabeth H. and James R. Carmichael ’73 Whatley ’47 Ernst & Young Peter H. Currie ’85 Barbara and Donald Zale ’55 Mays Business School - Center and M.B. and Edna Zale Gina L. and William H. Flores ’76 for Executive Development Foundation Reliant Energy Ford Motor Company KPMG $500,000+ $2,000,000+ Paula and Ronald S. The H.G. Ash Foundation Letbetter ’70 The Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte AT&T Foundation Trisha and L.C. “Chaz” Bank of America ConocoPhillips Neely, Jr. ’62 Sandra L. and Ronnie W. PwC Kay A. ‘02 and Jerry S. Cox ’72 Barclay ’68 ExxonMobil Ed Rachal Foundation

6 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL Foreman R. Bennett ’27 Elizabeth and Graham Angie '84 and William R. Weston '86 Lemmons, Jr. ’83 BP Corporation Sherry and David J. Lesar Chevron $250,000+ Macy’s Brandon C. Coleman, Jr. ’78 Aggie Real Estate Network Marathon Oil Ashley R. ’88 and David L. American Institute of Certified Coolidge ’87 Maria B. and Michael K. Public Accountants McEvoy ’79 Deloitte Foundation Sandra K. and Bryan N. Cydney Collier Donnell ’81 Jorge A. Bermudez ’73 Mitchell ’70 Mark H. Ely ’83 Blue Bell Creameries Donald H. Niederer ’53 Harriet D. and Joe B. Foster ’56 Diana and Todd O. Brock ’85 Neiman Marcus Group G.W. Glezen, Jr. ’56 Pamela M. and Barent W. Newfield Exploration Cater ’77 Halliburton Rebecca ’74 and William S. The Cullen Trust for Higher The Herman F. Heep and Minnie Nichols III ’74 Education Belle Heep Foundation Sharee and David R. Norcom ’73 Becky ’76 and Monty L. Davis ’77 Howard W. Horne ’47 Karen N. Pape ’80 Kay M. and G. Steven JCPenney Dawson ’80 Florence and M. Bookman Kelly P. ’86 and Robert E. Peters ’59 Dell Jordan ’85 Frank J. and Jean Raymond Dillard’s Marian J. ’82 and Willie T. Foundation Langston II ’81 Duke Energy Foundation The Summerfield G. Roberts Rhonda and Todd A. Energy Future Holdings Foundation Overbergen ‘88 Janis A. and John T. Eubanks ’62 Sewell Automotive Phillips 66 Gallery Furniture Deborah D. Shelton Randall’s Food Markets General Electric Company Syracuse University Shell Oil Company Sam K. and Barnett L. Jamey and Richard C. Tanner ’53 Ruby and Earle A. Shields, Jr. ’41 Gershen ’69 Shelley and Joseph V. Adam C. Sinn ’00 Patricia and Raymond R. Tortorice, Jr. ’70 Hannigan ’61 John H. Speer ’71 Walmart Kathy and Terry E. Hatchett ’68 Robin ’76 and Robert Starnes ’72 Earline and A.P. Wiley, Jr. ’46 HEB Carol L. and G. David Van Houten, Jr. ’71 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Hallie A. Vanderhider Barbara and Paul W. Kruse ’77 Cynthia J. ’84 and Anthony R. Weber ’84 Betty and Paul J. Leming, Jr. ’52

BENEFACTOR 2018 7 Transformational priorities

EXPANDING FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Mays Business School is located on West learning spaces, innovative academic Campus in the Wehner Building, which technology, spaces for distance education, is more than 20 years old. Mays is at Mays Transformation Center, and Mays maximum capacity, limiting our ability Innovation Research Center. The Mays to innovate and expand programs. An Foundation donated $15 million to start the expansion would include new active "Reimagine Wehner" process.

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING NAMING

The $10 million goal in commitments has their excellence. Mays undergraduate been raised in the campaign to name the and graduate programs both rank in accounting department after Department the Top Ten in the nation. Contribute an Head Jim Benjamin. The Department of endowed level gift of $25,000 or more, Accounting must have adequate resources or an online donation of $25 or more at to recruit and retain top students and give.am/JamesBenjamin. faculty. The accounting programs offered at Mays are nationally recognized for

MCFERRIN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Mays' goal is to enhance entrepreneurial acceleration, competitive opportunities, student education by providing training, work experiences, and financial support networking, and assistance to enterprising to aspiring entrepreneurs in the Aggie students, faculty, and former students. With community and across the world. Mays is the support of Mays' volunteer network, hosting the 2018 SEC Pitch Competition, corporate supporters, faculty, and staff, which will draw teams from across the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship the country. has been able to provide business start-up

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DEVELOPING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS

PMBA AD TRANSFORMATIONAL PRIORITIES

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES

The Center for International Business operations, but it relies on private-sector Studies (CIBS) is responsible for donations and grants for research, outreach, internationalizing the business programs and educational enrichment programs. at Mays Business School. CIBS receives university support for its administrative

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Mays Business School has an ambitious of Mays’ strategic goal for diversity along the diversity plan designed to enhance following dimensions: recruitment, climate accountability, climate, and equity. The and inclusion, retention and education, and charge of the Office of Diversity and community relations. Inclusion is to create and lead the execution

ENDOWED LECTURESHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS

Lectureships are intended to support and full professors. Support for these the work of non-tenure-track faculty who individuals is a positive recruitment and demonstrate extraordinary achievements retention strategy. Endowed and named in teaching, innovation in teaching professorships provide additional summer effectiveness, curriculum development, support and research funding to help retain and student support. Professorships are productive faculty members. important to retain productive associate

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EXPANDING RESEARCH SUPPORT

Mays faculty members engage in a wide As part of Texas A&M University, a Tier One variety of research and research-related Research University, Mays contributes high- activities (such as mentoring Ph.D. impact knowledge to advance the world’s students). Funds are needed to support prosperity. Support and designations help this work in a variety of ways, such as recruit top talent in faculty to become professional travel and accessing data. members of the Mays family.

BUSINESS HONORS

Business Honors is the flagship greater stature and success and would help undergraduate academic program at Mays Mays compete with other leading honors Business School. A base endowment and an programs, both regionally and nationally. endowment to provide scholarship support would allow this program to attain even

DEAN’S EXCELLENCE FUND

Departments and programs need the Data Analytics Initiative, the Master discretionary excellence funds to support of Real Estate program, the Center for student, faculty, and staff development Human Resource Management, the opportunities, along with access to Center for Retailing Studies, the Petroleum research data. Areas of support include Ventures Program, and the Commercial the Professional Selling Initiative, the Banking Program. Center for International Business Studies,

To support these Mays Transformational Priorities, contact Brian Bishop at 979-862-3615 or [email protected].

12 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL ALWAYS MAYS Trusted education for lifelong learners

INTRODUCING EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS ESSENTIALS

ONLY 2 DAYS/MONTH FOR 6 MONTHS

Ben D. Welch, Ph.D. ’90 Executive Director, C Halliburton Programs E Retired Clinical Professor, MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL Department of Management One partner’s journey: Megan Ryan ‘98

1998

Megan began her giving journey with the Association of Former Students upon graduation from Mays.

2001

Recognizing the impact Business Fellows had on her time at Texas A&M, Megan began financially supporting the program.

Why does Texas A&M – a public university – need private gifts?

Today, no major university – public Texas A&M increasingly relies on or private – can achieve excellence private support to recruit and retain without a mixture of public and its most deserving faculty and 46% private funds. brightest students. Generous support State support / tuition from donors also enhances academic More than half of Texas A&M’s budget innovation, acquisition of advanced is covered by state funds and tuition, technology, and new construction. with a likelihood to decrease. State 31% funds typically cover only operations In large part, private gifts determine Private support and basic salaries for faculty. the future of this great university. 23% Student fees

14 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL “When I served on the Dean’s Young Former "Nothing feels better than to say I am Students Advisory Board, I learned I had making an impact on a student. I can’t wait much to give, even though I was just starting to meet our first scholarship recipient.” my career. I had time to share, and I learned Ryan committed $25,000 to Mays for about the value of giving directly to Mays scholarships. Her employer, PwC, matched Business School. her donation 1:1, so the endowment is "I have supported the programs that were almost fully funded. dear to me as a student: Business Honors, Fellows, and Business Student Council.

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As her career continued to Megan and her family continue to advance, Megan decided remain invested in the advancement to diversify her gifts and of Mays through support for the support the Department Department of Accounting and the of Accounting. college overall. BENEFACTOR: Megan has served since 2004 on advisory boards to the dean. This added a new dimension to 2005 2016 her giving: time.

Furthering her generous In celebration of their 40th birthdays, footprint, she increased her Megan and her husband decided to give support for the Business their biggest gifts yet. Fellows program.

Ways to give WAYS TO GIVE give.am/supportmays

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BENEFACTOR 2018 15 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS FOR 2017

$1,000,000+ Karen N. Pape ‘80 Cynthia R. ‘92 and Damon E. Diamantaras ‘92 Gina and Anthony F. Bahr ‘91 Peggy and Carl Sewell Catherine A. ‘85 and Roman Flax- Brad Tidwell ‘83 Demi N. and John R. Kosecki Carmichael III ‘73 Jennifer and S. Wil Van Loh Jr. Edward F. Fugger Jr. ‘90 Dorothy F. Jersild and Arthur R. McFerrin ‘65 $25,000 - $49,999 Carol and Patrick E. Gaas ‘85 Laurie H. ‘88 and Alfredo L. Trisha and L. C. ‘’Chaz’’ Felicia A. and Herbert Gutierrez ‘88 Neely, Jr. ‘62 D. Baker ‘81 Donna C. and Richard A. Hanus Denise R. and Mark S. Bender ‘78 $250,000 - $999,999 ‘76 Carolyn and Jim J. Benjamin Jr. Denise and David C. Baggett ‘81 Evelyn A. ‘84 and Stephen P. Jyl G. and Randy Cain ‘82 Harding ‘84 Becky '76 and Monty L. Davis ‘77 Kathy C. and Terry E. Hatchett ‘68 Carolyn and Gregory M. Hoffman Rhonda and Todd A. Overbergen ‘88 Meredith L. and Kyle T. Liner ‘01 Barbara J. and William M. Huffman ‘53 Adam C. Sinn ‘00 Ann and Charles P. Manning ‘82 Fern and Eli Jones III ‘82 Graham Weston '86 Pat and Col. Gene Marshall ‘60 Jamie '97 and Michael H. Mary and Robert R. Messer II ‘79 McClain ‘93 $100,000 - $249,999 Cynthia and Kendall A. Miller ‘88 Craig R. McMahen ‘89 Cydney Collier Donnell ‘81 M. Bookman Peters ‘59 Susan E. ‘86 and John P. Ben A. Guill Stacey and Curtis R. Rhine ‘84 McNamara ‘86 T. Mark Kelly ‘79 Emily T. "Nan" and A.R. "Reggie" Natashia N. ‘00 and Sammy L. Marian L. ‘82 and Willie T. Richardson ‘63 Miller Jr. ‘00 Langston, II ‘81 Peggy J. and Willis S. Ritchey '68 Joy and Nathan P. Moore ‘89 Lynne ‘85 and Allen Mabry ‘82 Robert M. Scott ‘78 Stuart W. Murff ‘73 Jacqueline and Alan Mitchell ‘85 Carrie ‘98 and Jack D. Suh ‘97 Shelley D. ‘79 and Timothy H. Avery and Martin Walker ‘74 Murray ‘78 $50,000 - $99,999 Allison ‘96 and Don Whitaker ‘96 Debra and Robert S. Lisa and Warren E. Barhorst ‘88 Penshorn ‘89 Nancy Williams Christie ‘81 and Clinton W. Lori K. and Brian K. Pinto ‘93 Bybee ‘85 $10,000 - $24,999 Gerald E. Ryan ‘59 Dianne R. and A. Benton Susan Shillings ‘81 and Stephen Cocanougher Angela K. ‘89 and David L. Brown ‘89 B. Solcher ‘83 Karen and Rodney L. Faldyn ‘88 Laura A. ‘86 and Johnny B. Laine D. ‘81 and Ted C. Totah ‘80 Laura C. ‘85 and David K. Fulton Campanello ‘86 Patsy C. and David S. Wesson ‘82 Kristin '92 and Michael S. Josephine Baker and Larry B. Amber E. ‘02 and Preston H. McAleer ‘92 Cochran ‘91 Young ‘02 Lawrence P. “Buddy” Morris ‘88

16 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL $5,000 - $9,999 Amanda M. and Kyle S. Gina A. ‘95 and Carl A. Luna ‘91 Gammenthaler ‘11 Douglas J. Abbott Sharon R. and Keith D. Tina and Paul Frost Gardner ‘66 Manning ‘78 Carri Baker ‘84 Doyle A. Graham Jr. ‘81 Wanda G. and Louis Paletta II ‘78 Cynthia ‘82 and Fred Balda ‘82 Leslie Jean and William B. Merita ’86 and Stephen Brian ‘95 and Christy Guess III ‘88 Parker ’88 Baumann ‘95 Richard L. Harris ‘54 Mindy L. and Spencer W. Denise ‘86 and Andy Rippstein ‘99 Beakey III ‘84 Jayne and James A. Henke Megan A. ‘98 and Jason M. Ryan Denise M. and Jorge A. Jannie ‘84 and Kenneth A. Bermudez ‘73 Herchuk James M. Stark ‘84 Kathy and William J. Booth ‘80 Sandra M. Hernandez ‘84 Debbie ‘90 and Blake Steudtner ‘91 Maren ‘01 and Gary J. Carrie B. and Timothy Brauchle ‘95 Joseph Hill ‘89 Sandra and Carlton D. Stolle ‘65 Valerie and James R. Byrd ‘57 Kelly P. ‘86 and Robert E. Jordan ‘85 Elizabeth and Graham Susan ‘82 and Fred Caldwell ‘82 Weston ‘86 Jennifer and Jeffrey A. Presha and Garry Lynn Carr ‘97 Koecher ‘88 Edward C. White Kay '02 and Jerry Cox ‘72 Esther K. Choy ‘98 and Bernhard William D. Wood ‘81 Krieg ‘98 Kristie L. Donnachie ‘00 Patty and J. Mike Yantis ‘76 Barbara and Paul W. Kruse ‘77 Julia A. & Mark E. Ellis ‘79 John M. Yantis Jr. ‘02 Mark H. Ely ‘83 Cynthia and Michael P. Landen *Nearly 400 people donated Genevieve and Vincent J. Frances and Charles C. less than $5,000 each. Fertitta Jr. ‘92 Laningham ‘60 Tamara L. Fowler ‘93 and Scott A. Paula and R. Steve Letbetter ‘70 Fowler ‘91 Marsha and David K. Lockett ‘76

Leading by example: Faculty & staff support

Jim Benjamin Kyle Gammenthaler Mary Lea McAnally Kelli Reynolds Paul Busch Duane Ireland Rich Metters Michael Shaub Benton Cocanougher Eli Jones Ramona Paetzold Edward White Cydney Donnell Kathryn King-Metters Blake Parrish Asghar Zardkoohi David Flint Michael Kinney Korok Ray

BENEFACTOR 2018 17 ENGAGE AGGIEvisors WITH MAYS Current and Former Students Visit: aggies.firsthand.co

GIVE ADVICE RECEIVE ADVICE One-time coaching Career | Résumé Mentoring relationship Interview

UPDATE YOUR Corporate and AGGIE NETWORK INFORMATION Alumni Relations Visit: mays.tamu.edu/alumni MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL

For more information: Cindy Billington | [email protected] Our students Mays students do more than expected in the classroom, the workplace, and the world. They are leaders in every arena. They are ambitious and goal-oriented and willing to put in the work required to achieve those goals. Through every experience, they mold themselves into transformational leaders who personify selfless service and value diversity and inclusion.

“At Mays I found people “Mays has been my second who are like me and polar home during my time at Texas opposites who challenge me A&M. I find it amazing that I to think in new ways.” have people who invest in me and my future without even Carissa van Beek ’18, (PPA/ knowing me. I am incredibly marketing), is from Cape Town, grateful for that.” South Africa. She was recruited to be a hammer thrower on the Azra Razvi ’19 (Business Texas A&M Track & Field team. Honors and management), from College Station, Texas.

“The excellence in which ”Each day I am privileged with Mays pushes its students to the opportunity to learn at the accomplish is the driving force hands of the most talented behind the success of the individuals from a multitude school. All Mays students will of industry backgrounds, claim that “the people” at Mays learning equally valuable is what makes it a special place. career and life lessons along I agree.” the way.”

Joshua Brookins ’18, (accounting), Kyle Barth ’18, (PPA/accounting), born in Accra, Ghana, raised in from Austin, Texas. Coral Springs, Florida.

BENEFACTOR 2018 19 A legacy of gracious living: Ronnie Hale Sr.

Ronnie Hale Sr. didn’t attend years – Kay – and their children TIES TO ACCOUNTING Texas A&M, but he was always Ronnie Jr. ‘82, Randy ‘85, DEPARTMENT RUN DEEP an Aggie to the core. He put his Richie ‘88, and Kerri ‘92. Benjamin has fond memories four children through Texas To honor Ronnie Sr., his son of Hale, recalling their meeting A&M. Five of his grandchildren and daughter-in-law Randall shortly after Benjamin started at so far – with another on the way B. “Randy” and Tracy Hale are Texas A&M. Hale was an officer – are also Aggies. donating $250,000 toward a $10 in the U.S Army Reserves where Hundreds attended Hale’s million campaign to rename Benjamin served his remaining funeral in March 2017, where the Department of Accounting military obligation. Ronnie Hale Jr. recalled many for longtime department head “He was well thought of by memories and spoke of his Jim Benjamin. everyone I knew throughout his father’s love for his wife of 58 career,” Benjamin said. “He was an avid golfer, and we became “I always considered him as one of the very good friends over the years. most honest, ethical, and caring people I always considered him as one of the most honest, ethical, and I have known.” caring people I have known.” Jim Benjamin Hale came to Bryan to open

20 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL the Bryan Boys Club, where the Boys & Girls Club called him Ronnie Hale Sr.’s standing he was director and earned Coach. “One of his favorite things rules for living well and the organization’s highest in the world was to hear from getting along with people honor, the Boys & Girls Club of those boys, now men in their late America’s Man & Youth Award. A 50s and mid 60s, who still call • Dudley Do-right Rule: promotion to Assistant Regional him Coach,” Randy shared. Do what’s right. Director moved Hale and his When Hale was a banker, he growing young family to Dallas • Absent a serious wrong, wanted to make things easier in 1965, but he always felt the don’t ever close the door on students and their parents, pull back to the Bryan/College on a friend. so he brought the first outdoor Station community. ATM machine to the Texas A&M • When it comes to He returned a year later for campus. He was also the catalyst relationships, don’t draw a position in the marketing for the Aggie Bucks program, lines in the sand. department of a local bank – a meal debit card system for • If you’re way outside the City National Bank. He stayed students that still exists today. norm, you’re probably in with that bank through several Mervin Peters, former president the wrong place. acquisitions, then retired 37 at Wells Fargo, said Hale years later as vice chairman. • You can say anything you negotiated the installation of the hear me say. Two of Hale’s four children first outdoor ATM machine on and three of his grandchildren campus because, “it was the right received accounting degrees thing to do for the students, their from Texas A&M, where the parents, and the bank.” He said did that in the bank as well as in undergraduate and graduate Hale held other people’s feelings the community. He believed you programs rank in the Top Ten above his own. “He was a really had to develop the community in the nation. As a testament thoughtful guy who related well to have a good bank, and he to his longevity and maybe his to people and took pleasure in stepped up to assume his role in perseverance, Benjamin was seeing other people happy.” that development.” there to see them all graduate. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Bookman said Hale maintained Hale’s sons Ronnie Jr. and Randy AS A CALLING high spirits throughout his battle both started with Big 4 firms with pancreatic cancer. “He took and have had very successful Bookman Peters '59, Mervin’s it upon himself to keep everyone careers. Ronnie Jr. is a corporate brother, was chairman of else cheered up,” he said. “He chief financial officer, and Randy City National Bank when Hale loved people and people loved is the founder and managing arrived there in 1966. Bookman him. I miss him every day.” director of Rock Hill Capital. Both and Mervin Peters considered ◆ of their spouses have accounting Hale as close as a brother, and degrees and started their careers both were in awe of the way he with Big 4 firms, as well, but worked with people. neither are Aggies – a point of Bookman called Hale “a man of contention when the Aggies absolute integrity,” with sound play either the LSU Tigers or the judgment and a keen sense Texas Longhorns. of fairness. He said he was a good role model for others. LENDING A HAND TO “He had a special talent for YOUNG PEOPLE finding common ground among Hale was a friend to young people who didn’t have that, and people throughout his life. All the who sometimes had differing boys he mentored and guided at opinions,” Bookman said. “He

BENEFACTOR 2018 21 FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Gifts fund the backbone of the school – the faculty members who teach and conduct high-impact research. The following faculty members were appointed or reappointed in Spring 2018.

ANWER AHMED, ACCOUNTING JIM BENJAMIN, ACCOUNTING STEPHEN COURTRIGHT, Ashley ’88 and David Coolidge Deloitte Leadership MANAGEMENT ’87 Chair in Business Professorship John E. Pearson Professorship in Business Administration

CINDY DEVERS, MANAGEMENT JEREMIAH GREEN, ACCOUNTING DAVID A. GRIFFITH, MARKETING Lawrence E. Fouraker Professorship Ernst & Young Professorship Hallie Vanderhider Chair in Business Administration in Accounting in Business

MARY LEA MCANALLY, RICH METTERS, INFO DECHUN WANG, ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING Paul M. and Rosalie Robertson Ljungdahl PwC Chair PwC Professorship in Accounting Chair in Business in Accounting

22 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL WENDY BOSWELL, MANAGEMENT Jerry and Kay Cox Endowed Chair in Business

“Publishing in her field’s most significant journals, Professor Boswell focuses on various critical and timely workplace issues such as the retention of top talent, employee entry to an organization and engagement, and the role (both positive and negative) of mobile devices on individuals,” said Duane Ireland, executive associate dean at Mays. “She remains strongly committed to the importance of producing scholarly work that informs managerial practice. Coverage of her research results by sources such as National Public Radio, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and New York Times, among others, suggests that her work continues to influence both other scholars and business practitioners.”

NEW GIFTS, ENDOWMENTS, COMMITMENTS Jeannie ‘99 and Trey Able, III ‘98 Judith and Richard Harris ‘54 Trisha and L.C. “Chaz” Neely, Jr. ‘62 Denise and David C. Baggett ‘81 Michelle ’90 and Rob Hickox ‘90 Rhonda and Todd Felicia A. and Bert Baker ‘81 T. Mark Kelly ‘79 Overbergen ‘88 Lisa and Warren Barhorst ‘88 Marian L. ’82 and Willie T. Wanda and Louis Paletta II ‘78 Langston ‘81 Carolyn and James J. Benjamin Florence and M. Bookman Meredith ’01 and Kyle Liner ‘01 Willie E. B. Blackmon '73 Peters ’59 Lynne ‘85 and Allen Mabry ’82 Laura ‘86 and Johnny B. Phillips 66 Campanello ‘86 M. Ann and Charles P. Stacey and Curtis Rhine ‘84 Manning ‘83 Central Bank Emily T. “Nan” Richardson Mays Family Foundation Kristen L. “Kris” ‘87 and Peggy J. and Willis S. Ritchey ‘68 Mark Chester Artie and Dorothy McFerrin Foundation Peggy and Carl Sewell Dianne and Benton Cocanougher Stacy and Stephen McNair ‘82 Southwestern Energy Alicia ’90 and Robert C. Collins ‘86 Mary and Robert R. Messer, II ‘79 Brad Tidwell ’83 Becky ’76 and Monty Davis ’77 Natashia ’00 and Sammy Laine ’81 and Ted Totah ‘80 Ernst & Young Miller ‘00 Lynn and Bob Vacek ‘71 David and Laura C. Fulton ‘85 Vicki and Brian K. Miller ’80 Kari and John D. West ‘87 Doyle A. Graham, Jr. ‘81 Jacqueline and Alan Mitchell ’85 Graham Weston ‘86 Geoffrey Greenwade ‘83 Lawrence P. “Buddy” Morris ‘88 Ben Guill

BENEFACTOR 2018 23 CORPORATE AND FOUNDATIONS FOR 2017

$20,000,000+ $25,000 - $49,999 Avison Young (USA) Inc. Mays Family Foundation AT&T Foundation The Bank of America Charitable Foundation BDO USA, LLP Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund $10,000,000+ BP Corporation Artie and Dorothy McFerrin Buxton Company William and Catherine Bryce Foundation Memorial Trust C. H. Robinson International, Inc. Camden Property Trust $2,000,000+ Central Bank Chevron U.S.A. Inc. CenterPoint Energy Ernst & Young Cockrell Foundation Chevron Phillips Chemical Charles Koch Foundation Company, LP ConocoPhillips CIMA Energy LTD $250,000 - Dealer Computer Services, Citizens State Bank $999,999 Incorporated EDF Trading North America, LLC Dillard’s The Jerry and Kay Cox Foundation The Guill Family Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation Deloitte H. Fund Florida Power & Light Company Halliburton Foundation, Houston Livestock Show and Francesca’s Services Corporation Incorporated Rodeo General Motors LLC II Corinthians 9:7 Foundation Goosehead Insurance $100,000 - PwC Grant Thornton, LLP $249,999 Shell Oil Company Foundation H.E.B. Grocery Company M & B Davis Investments, LP Southwestern Energy Hewlett Packard Enterprise Phillips 66 Texas Pioneer Foundation Hotel Valencia Corporation Total Gas and Power North The Humana Foundation, Inc. $50,000 - $99,999 America, Inc. Iscential, Inc. Aggie Real Estate Network Mary Wheat Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Koch Supply & Trading, LP The Looper Foundation $10,000 - $24,990 KPMG Foundation Frank J. and Jean Raymond Albert and Ethel Herzstein Lockheed Martin Foundation, Inc. Charitable Foundation Macy’s / Bloomingdale’s Sewell Automotive ALDI, Inc. Noble Energy, Inc. Textron, Incorporated Altus Foundation PepsiCo Cindy & Tony Weber Foundation Anadarko Petroleum Corporation PETSMART, Inc. Asset Risk Management, LLC Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated

24 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL Renaissance Charitable The Go Solution Root, Inc. Foundation, Inc. David B. Hendricks, II Foundation SAP The Research Valley Partnership High Tech Flooring and Design Tesoro Companies, Incorporated Incorporated Intriguing Assets, LLC Texas Aggies in Business, Inc. Silicon Valley Bank Jaynes, Reitmeier, Boyd & Texas Retailers Education Sirell, LLC Therrell, P.C. Foundation Spectra Energy Foundation Kalcorp Enterprises, Inc. Transwestern Corp Properties Stage Stores, Incorporated Adviser, LLC Lowery Property Advisors, LLC Tauber Oil Company Truist-Piper Jaffray Memorial Hermann Health Texas CPA of the Brazos Valley System USAA Foundation, A Charitable Trust USG Energy Gas Producer Nectar Online Media, Inc. Holdings, LLC Weatherford U.S., LP Protivix Business Solutions, LLC Walgreens WK, Incorporated Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough &

Wood Real Estate Investors, LLC Co. *More than 150 corporations/corporate M. B. and Edna Zale Foundation Raytheon Company foundations donated less than $5,000 each. Real Foundations $5,000 - $9,999 Accenture, LLP Phil Adams Company Alliance Data Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC American National Bank of Texas Applied Materials AXYS Industrial Solutions, Incorporated Brierley & Partners, Inc. Brockman Foundation Craig & Galen Brown Foundation Charles Schwab Covey Investments, LLC Dell Technologies Embrey Partners, Ltd. Farm Credit Bank of Texas Dylan Secrest ‘17 (marketing) and many other students are direct beneficiaries of contributing gifts.

BENEFACTOR 2018 25 Synergy in motion: Mays and EY

Mays Business School and EY they are well-trained, which you’d money, but it’s not. It’s because have a shared commitment: expect,” said Randy Cain ’82, EY’s of EY’s significant investment of To challenge ourselves vice chair and region managing time, energy, and ideas in our beyond the status quo and partner. “But they also are school. Just having the EY brand inspire ourselves to become transformational leaders. They associated with the Mays brand transformational leaders. are people with a work ethic that means a lot worldwide.” is second to none.” To celebrate, Mays recognized EY Southwest Talent Leader EY as its 2018 Corporate It is this work ethic that has Allison Allen noted that EY, Partner of the Year during a attracted so many of EY’s leaders like Mays Business School, is day-long event on March 22. to be active on numerous Mays building a culture that not only Corporate executives engaged advisory boards and provide encourages a sense of belonging, undergraduate and graduate feedback on curriculum and but also provides employees with students during presentations course content. The firm has new professional challenges. and roundtable discussions over also contributed $5 million “People in the future are going topics ranging from corporate to the school and made a $2 to go to a job based on the culture to disruptive technology. million commitment to name the experiences they’re going to These discussions, along with the Department of Accounting, but it get,” says Allen. “They’re not financial and advisory support is the interactive, human aspect getting bored because they are from EY, are what make their that has made this partnership challenged and inspired.” ◆ partnership with Mays so special. so unique. EY has hired hundreds of Aggies Dean Eli Jones ’82 gave the for internships and full-time Corporate Partner of the Year positions after graduation. “When Award, noting: “Some people Aggies come to work with us, think this award is only about the

26 MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL New development Values by endowment type activity

2014 BOOK VALUE MARKET VALUE New commitments $12,630,000 Faculty Chairs $32,367,722 $44,401,019 27.05% (ENDOWED) Total cash gifts Faculty Professorships $14,706,091 $23,715,459 14.45% $2,859,512 (NON-ENDOWED) Faculty Fellowships $4,195,893 $5,779,268 3.52% Total $15,489,512 Graduate Fellowships $2,971,656 $3,975,592 2.42% 2015 Scholarships $26,066,339 $31,056,853 18.92% New commitments $11,874,735 (ENDOWED) General $41,936,540 $55,235,970 33.65% Total cash gifts $3,951,154 (NON-ENDOWED) TOTALS $122,244,241 $164,164,161 100%

Total $15,825,889

2016 Endowment market values

New commitments $175 $164.2 $19,393,688 (ENDOWED) Total cash gifts $138.2 $2,839,267 $134.1 $134.0 (NON-ENDOWED) $140 $124.1 Total $22,232,955 $108.5 $97.3 $101.0 $98.5 $105 $93.6 2017 $88.2 $78.2 $82.2 New commitments $14,843,020 (ENDOWED) $70 Total cash gifts $33,958,658 (NON-ENDOWED) $35 Total $48,801,678

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STEPHEN CISNEROS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 979.845.1452 [email protected]

CAROLINE G. ROGERS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 979.845.2775 [email protected]

CASSIE BELL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 979.862.7247 [email protected]

BRIAN BISHOP KELLY MARLER ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT 979.458.1452 979.862.3615 [email protected] [email protected]

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