UTSA Giving | Winter 2016

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THE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPY MAGAZINE | WINTER 2016

Special Keepsake Edition

A Capital Success Reaching a beyond-target $180 million, UTSA closes its first capital campaign — and moves closer to Tier One

INSIDE » ADVANCING RESEARCH, CHANGING LIVES | TALLYING THE NUMBERS | LEADING A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN

UTSA

Giving WINTER 2016 | ISSUE 8

Ricardo Romo president

Marjie French vice president for external relations

Joe Izbrand associate vice president for communications and marketing

Laura Murray associate vice president for development and alumni programs

Heather Locke Green director of development communications

E DITORIAL Michael W.E. Edwards editor & design director

Michelle Mondo associate editor

Wendy Frost, K.C. Gonzalez contributors

Courtney Campbell, Patrick Ray Dunn, Mark McClendon photographers

PRO DU CTION Shashi Pinheiro associate director of web services

Joaquin Herrera creative services manager

Maria Castro, Maria Corral, Emanuel Rodriquez web

UTSA President Ricardo Romo announces the success of the university’s first capital campaign during a gala event at San Antonio’s Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

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CONTENTS Special Keepsake Edition |

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To All of You, We Thank You

a capital success

President Ricardo Romo expresses his gratitude for helping UTSA achieve one of its greatest moments.

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Real-World Benefits of Giving

The impact of donations is already being seen at UTSA. Check out some highlights of contributions in action.

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The Capital Campaign Story

A series of beneficial partnerships made the campaign a success. The key pair describe how events played out.

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A Look at the Numbers

It took thousands of donors and tens of thousands in gifts to reach and surpass the goals set for the campaign.

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Donors Make Their Mark

We break out the gifts from our very generous supporters that helped the university reach its goal.

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The Future Is in Our Hands

Capital campaign chair Tom Frost describes how an investment in UTSA is an investment in San Antonio’s success.

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THANK YOU Ricardo Romo |

utsa president

Dear Friends, It’s time to celebrate. Because you did it! I am pleased to share the successful conclusion of our historic, first-ever capital campaign. We not only met the financial goal but

exceeded it by raising $180 million. § When we started the We Are UTSA campaign in 2009, higher education and the nation were facing some tough financial challenges. But it was you— our community and alumni supporters—who were driving us forward. We hit the initial goal of $120 million within months of our public launch, and then we set an even more

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ambitious goal of $175 million.

We met that this past summer.

When you add matching gift funds that we receive from the state as a result of donations tied to the campaign—plus a generous additional gift from

an impressed donor that we received recently—the overall impact of the campaign is more than $202 million!

You knew how important this campaign was to our future, and you invested in us big-time. Almost 33,000 of you participated. Every college and unit at the university is benefiting. We cannot thank you enough, because you have made UTSA stronger. The uni-

versity now has new scholarships, new research initiatives, new programs, and new facilities for our students and faculty.

Today, we are enjoying one of the most exciting and productive eras in our university’s short history, thanks in large part to your generosity. From every perspective, the We Are UTSA campaign is one of the great achievements in our 46year history.

This campaign would also not have been possible without the leadership of our campaign chairs—Tom Frost and James Bodenstedt ’96—and that of the campaign committee, the development board, and our Alumni Association leaders.

We are indebted to their work on our behalf, leading us to this success.

On a personal note, I want to say I am humbled by all of the

people who have given us their support and trust as well as showing they believe in UTSA. Again, thank you!

But this is just the beginning. Our commitment to you is to continue to do whatever it takes to make UTSA a worldclass, Tier One university—the kind that San Antonio and Texas deserve. The best is yet to come.

Mil gracias!

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Committed to Greatness

When friends and alumni give to the university, the donations have wide-reaching effects In 2009 the administration of The University of Texas at San Antonio launched its inaugural capital campaign—dubbed We Are UTSA—with a goal of raising $120 million to support student scholarships, faculty and research initiatives, campus activities, and community outreach programs. The campaign went public in 2012, and in early 2013 the university surpassed its goal. With two years left in the campaign, UTSA set a new goal of $175 million. When We Are UTSA concluded at the end of August and President Ricardo Romo announced the results in his State of the University speech, gifts totaled $180 million. It took nearly 33,000 donors, who made almost 73,000 gifts, but it was a success.

“When we started this campaign, we knew UTSA had momentum, but the groundswell of support that we received from the San Antonio community has far exceeded what we could have imagined,” Romo said.

“San Antonio wants a Tier One university. It believes in UTSA. And it is committed to supporting our students, faculty, and researchers so that excellence thrives at our university and in our city.”

The following pages illustrate how some of that generosity has already had an impact. To begin, we highlight an example of student pride.

When students decided in 2010 that they needed a statue on campus to stand in honor of their school spirit and to help build tradition, they reached out to family members, alumni, and friends of the university.

The effort raised $31,000 to commission a 1,000-pound iron roadrunner statue to be created by R.G. Box, a blacksmith artist from Lubbock. At six feet tall and stretching 11 feet from beak to tail feather, it took about 1,000 hours to create, feather by feather. In 2014 the statue was moved to its permanent perch in Sombrilla Plaza as if it is overseeing students as they move between classes or relax near the Sombrilla Fountain.

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A 1,000-pound iron roadrunner watches over activities in Sombrilla Plaza. A student-led effort during the capital campaign raised funds to acquire the statue and initiate new campus traditions.

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CYBERSECURITY

A Passion that Also Protects Michele Maasberg had two passions growing up: computers and flying.

She satisfied her love of aviation by serving as a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Navy. The inaugural recipient of the Nancy and Frank Kudla Endowed Fellowship in Information Assurance and

Security, Maasberg is now fulfilling her other dream by working on projects that will help create protections against cyberattacks.

“Obtaining a Ph.D. is a full-time job,” Maasberg said, “but throughout my studies I’ve been motivated by my fellowship. I’ve worked hard this past year on my research so that my donors [UTSA alumni Frank Kudla and Nancy Kudla] can see the progress that I’m making in the world of cybersecurity.

Their support of my education makes me want to achieve more.”

It’s this kind of commitment that has made UTSA’s the top-ranked cyber­ security program in the nation.

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ATHLETICS

Opportunity to Fulfill a Dream Senior multidisciplinary studies major Mauricio Sanchez believed one of his dreams—to play NCAA football— came with restrictions. The San Antonio native had concerns about getting a quality education while playing football and not being able to lend support to his family.

But community support, like that from Bill Greehey and the Greehey Family Foundation, which has funded schol­ arships for athletes and first-generation collegians, helps ensure that Sanchez— as well as other students—gets to fulfill his dream right in his hometown.

Further support, like that of entrepreneur Red McCombs and Alumni Association Lifetime Achieve­ment Award honoree Pat Clynes ’89, helps to improve facilities, including the Clynes Family Strength and Conditioning Center and the Park West Athletics Complex.

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

Using Silver to Save Lives Thousands of patients die every year from infections they get while in the hospital, but UTSA researchers have made a potentially lifesaving discovery.

“Imagine if a jumbo jet taking off from a U.S. airport crashed every week, killing all the passengers,” posits Miguel José Yacamán, physics and astronomy department chair. “Would you still take the jumbo jet? But people have to go to the hospital.”

The rise of drug-resistant organisms has made tackling the problem more difficult; however, using electron microscopes in UTSA’s Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center—named in honor of the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, which helped to fund the center—researchers found that silver nanoparticles can help stop the spread of infections from a fungus called Candida albicans.Using a special type of cleanser for instruments, tables, and other implements has so far shown a lot of promise.

The research is just one of the many studies conducted at the center, which houses one of the most complete selections of advanced microscopes in the nation.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Innovation for the Most Vulnerable When a UTSA engineering student and fellow classmates were deciding on a class project, his wife, a neonatal nurse, suggested something to protect newborns against cranial deformities. The students created GELshield, a soft helmet to help alleviate cranial pressure in newborns. The pressure sometimes results in flat-head syndrome.

The device won the 2010 competition in UTSA’s Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship, funded in part by donor gifts. And in 2015, GELshield received federal Food and Drug Administration approval. Invictus Medical, the company formed to produce the device, can now take it to market.

“It’s been exciting to watch this go from an idea and a dream to a device that will help protect the most vulnerable: newborns,” said Christine L. Burke, UTSA’s director of commercialization and technology transfer.

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STUDENT LIFE

Expanded Facilities, Expanded Learning UTSA’s John Peace Library now has a digital media classroom, dubbed “the learning lab of the future,” featuring 120 seats for students to work in small groups on individual laptops while also using shared monitors that allow for project collaboration. The Group Spot is part of a UTSA Libraries effort to build a 21st century academic facility, thanks to a gift from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Another Hearst gift is also funding a Peer Research Coaches program, allowing students to get academic assistance from fellow students. UTSA Libraries launched the Peer Coaches program with a group of handpicked students who built the skills and knowledge set needed to serve as resources for their fellow students.

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MEDICINAL RESEARCH

Reaching Further to Find the Cures Chemistry professor and medicinal chemist Doug Frantz is waging a war against cancer and cardiovascular disease. Frantz uses adult stem cells—already in the body—to help regenerate healthy tissue. His work is part of the Center for Innovation and Drug Discovery, an initiative at UTSA backed by the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund. Researchers in the center are

working to curb—or cure—breast and prostate cancers as well as neuro­de­gen­ erative disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases.

“The Voelckers wanted their legacy to advance medicine with the potential to cure diseases,” said Banks M. Smith, a Voelcker trustee. “Supporting UTSA’s medicinal researchers when the university is aspiring to become Tier One gives the opportunity to make a significant impact right here in San Antonio.”

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The Campaign Story IT TOOK AN INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TEAM TO PULL OFF UTSA’S FIRST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. BUT A KEY PARTNERSHIP AT THE TOP—THAT OF PRESIDENT RICARDO ROMO AND VICE PRESIDENT MARJIE FRENCH— ENSURED THAT UTSA WOULD NOT ONLY SUCCEED AT REACHING BUT EXCEED ITS CAMPAIGN GOAL.

BY MICHELLE MONDO § PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK McCLENDON

Prior to UTSA’s first capital campaign, there was uncertainty if the university was ready for such an endeavor. The institution was relatively young. America had just entered the 2008 economic recession. Consultants, hired to assess potential success, recom­

mended a low target. And Vice President for External Relations Marjie French, who led the development crew and its fund-raising efforts, had just become part of the UTSA team.

But one thing was certain from the start for President Ricardo Romo and French—partnerships would be critical to success.

Throughout the campaign the university relied on an army of ambassadors—made up of dedicated alumni, faculty, staff, students, and community members—who touted UTSA’s status as a top-tier institution to potential donors. It was evident, though, that even

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for these partners the guiding strength of conviction came right from the top—in the partnering of Romo and French themselves.

“Going back to the beginning of my presidency, in 1999, people would raise the subject of fundraising for the university,” Romo says. “At the time I would have to say, ‘We just aren’t ready.’ Frankly, no one had a clue as to how much work we had to do—other than put a big number out there and try. But as we started to approach UTSA’s 50th anniversary, and

Marjie came on board in 2008 and started building such a great team, we said, “Let’s do it!”

As planning progressed, UTSA turned to the study from the consulting firm hired to help strategize. In its analysis—considering factors like the university’s young age and the size of the alumni population—the firm recommended a goal of $100 million.

But UTSA’s leadership was more ambitious and opted for $120 million. It was a loftier goal, Romo points out, but the team knew it had to aim for it. “If I had known, though, that it would take nearly 33,000 donors making 73,000 gifts,” he exclaims, “I would have thought, Do we have that?”

That’s where university ambassadors came into play, especially campaign committee chairs Tom

UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Vice President Marjie French

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Many of our donors are very idea-oriented. They are very innovation-oriented. ‘ What’s innovative about this program?

What makes it different or better?’

When you can explain that, then they want to attach their name to it.

C. Frost Jr. and James Bodenstedt ’96. They had the connections in the community that helped cut a path to success and allowed UTSA to exceed campaign goals not only once but twice. “The groundswell of support that San Antonio exhibited for UTSA was excellent,” French says.

The We Are UTSA campaign began low-key in 2009 and hit the initial goal of $120 million within months of the public launch. In the summer of 2015, the campaign set and then met the second—and more ambitious—goal of $175 million. By the end of the campaign this past August, it reached a total of $180 million in gifts. When combined with matching funds from state sources, the impact reaches $202 million. The funds are already supporting student scholarships and fellowships, faculty recruitment, research and support,

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campus activities, and community outreach programs [see “The Numbers” on page 22]. Overall, the number of annual gifts and pledges increased 159 percent and the number of annual donors increased 160 percent. Since the campaign’s beginning, the market value of endowment gifts has increased 115 percent.

“This accomplishment is a major milestone that takes us one step closer to Tier One designation,” Romo says, “and gives San Antonio even more momentum as a world-class city.”

But before those accomplishments, UTSA had to build the team, which for French meant building the operation while fund-raising was getting started.

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community almost by himself.

Fund-raising takes a lot of work. It takes good planning, good writing of proposals. The president cannot do it alone; he succeeds with a team. That knowledge helped the volunteers realize that the campaign chair or President Romo wouldn’t be the only ones going out and raising money; it would be a team of people.”

French adds, “I loved the idea of coming to UTSA to raise money for a university that had a comprehensive story—the arts, the sciences, launching a new football program. All of that was really exciting to me as part of a strong foundation for a good campaign.”

French also credits the president and other university vice presidents for their support. “If you come in to a position like this,” she says, “and you don’t have support and a seat at the leadership

—PRESIDENT RICARDO ROMO

table, your chances for success decrease significantly. But we had the buy-in from the entire team.”

Even though the administration was ready for the launch, higher education and the nation were facing some tough financial times in 2008 as the economic recession hit. But the team used that to its advantage. “We took the time to strengthen the case for reasons to support the university,” French explains. “This type of campaign was new to the San Antonio community. Because this wasn’t primarily an alumni-based campaign—which is traditionally where you find most prospective donors—the success was really about gaining local support and proving to the community that we were worthy of investment.”

“When I first came to UTSA, we couldn’t have launched this campaign,” Romo adds. “We were

not quite known yet. It took us 10 years to get on the radar for everybody through a combination of things. We have really good work being done by really good faculty. We launched our football program. We have world rankings.

When we started cybersecurity, we weren’t even in the top 100 among ranked institutions. A few years later, though, we were in the top 50. I was happy. I was happy when we got in the top 25. Now we are number one in America.

Those achievements were made by individuals who are part of this university.”

With UTSA building its football program, adding world-class researchers and faculty, and increasing academic opportunities for students, the community responded. Campaign volunteers started stepping up, including Clay Killinger ’83, a UTSA alumnus

who was a senior vice president at Valero at the time. Killinger was a catalyst behind Valero’s donation of a matching gift that eventually totaled $5 million, kicking off the campaign with a bang. “That’s when I knew,” French says, “that we were going to succeed.”

There were surprises too along the way. Longtime San Antonio schoolteacher Mary McKinney’s bequest of $22 million was the biggest. Now, that gift’s value has grown to more than $30 million.

In some cases during the campaign, the winning pitches to donors came from faculty members who presented what they were doing in their field of research.

When people could see that kind of innovation and see that the faculty members are so invested in their work that made a clear impact, Romo says: “Many of our donors are very idea-oriented.

They are very innovation-oriented. What’s innovative about this program? What makes it different or better? When you can explain that, then they want to attach their name to it.”

The same idea holds true for donors who directly support students. Romo points to Carlos and Malú Alvarez as an example.

Each year, more than 100 students will benefit from the Alvarez family’s donations. “Carlos comes to campus and interacts with the scholars,” Romo says. “He sees them working on their projects and showing their passion and enthusiasm for what they are doing.

And they are able to do it because they got a grant or scholarship from him. He sees these kids realizing their dream.”

With the campaign’s close, the university is keeping that momentum going as its leadership works

to finalize a new strategic plan— UTSA 2020 Blueprint—and lay out the next five years for the university. Hiring more than 200 new faculty members, adding at least five doctoral degree programs, and increasing enrollment of master’s and doctoral students are just a few of the goals.

As UTSA grows, so will its impact on the city as well as the investment from the community.

“We have so many students, and that allows us to touch so many lives,” Romo explains. French adds, “Donors are going to continue to do great work for society.

We just had to show them we were worth their investment. What we learned is that San Antonians want an excellent public university right here in our city. That’s something we’d hoped for. And that’s what we will continue to ask them to invest in.”

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THE NUMBERS An Overview of Campaign Giving and Impact

32,940 DONORS | 72,82

HOW DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HE

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Scholarships and Fellowships

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Research Centers and Institutes

$62.6 $19.1

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 PLUS MORE IMPACT  143 NEW ENDOWMENTS

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| $10 MILLION FOR

21 GIFTS | $180 MILLION

ELPING TO FURTHER UTSA’S MISSION

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Faculty Support

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Student Life and Facilities

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Presidential Priorities

$43.8 $50.1 $4.5

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MILLION

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GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS | 41 ENDOWED FACULTY POSITIONS

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DONOR ROLL With Our Deepest Appreciation

We recognize our donors for their cumulative giving during UTSA’s first capital campaign. ➤$25 MILLION+

The Estate of Mary E. McKinney ➤$5 MILLION–$10 MILLION

Malú and Carlos Alvarez and the Impetus Foundation H-E-B Janet D. Puckett and John S. Richardson Margaret E. and Graham M. Weston and the 80/20 Foundation ➤$2.5 MILLION–$4.99 MILLION DeAnna and James H. Bodenstedt (’96) Melissa (’90) and John L. Kauth Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation Lisa G. Nungesser (’79) San Antonio Credit Union Valero Energy Foundation Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund The Robert A. Welch Foundation ➤$1 MILLION–$2.49 MILLION AT&T and AT&T Foundation Loretta J. (’87, ’90) and Jeffrey W. Clarke (’86) Gayle and Walter M. Embrey Facebook Rita L. and John W. Feik, DPT Labora­ tories, and DFB Pharmaceuticals Patricia H. and Tom C. Frost Jr. & the Pat and Tom Frost Foundation Management Agency Louree and William E. Greehey and the Greehey Family Foundation Carolyn H. and Houston H. Harte Jr. Yvonne Katz (’74) Jean and Steven Q. Lee, The Quincy and Estine Lee Charitable Foundation, and Three Lee Investments Ltd. Richard S. Liu and the Richard S. Liu Family Foundation William Mastoris Jr. (’87, ’89, ’93) Charline and B. J. McCombs and the McCombs Foundation Microsoft Corp.

Barbara E. and John Nau III and Silver Eagle Distributors Dan F. Parman The Roadrunner Foundation San Antonio Area Foundation

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Semmes Foundation Southwest Voter Registration Education Project Jennifer B. (’93) and David A. Spencer Mary Pat and Louis H. Stumberg* and the Stumberg Foundation USAA and The USAA Foundation The University of Texas Foundation Maria-Luisa Urdaneta Linda and Edward E. Whitacre and Whitacre Family Foundation The Estate of Lota R. Wilkinson ➤$500,000–$999,999 Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio Terri B. and Patrick J. Clynes (’89) ExxonMobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Foundation David Frego and James D. Bliek Frost Greater Texas Foundation Betty M. (’76) and Howard A. Halff* Norman L. Jacobson Nancy R. (’87) and Frank M. Kudla (’85) and The Kudla Family Charitable Foundation A. David Mangelsdorff Vicki M. Martin (’87) Methodist Healthcare System National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mike Pickett (’84) Rackspace San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. Seagate Technology Texas Instruments and Texas Instruments Foundation Zachry Group [Continues on page 26]

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*DECEASED

MARY E. McKINNEY

The University’s Single Largest Private Donor A San Antonio native and schoolteacher who taught for 25 years, Mary E. McKinney left to UTSA her estate, which included more than 5,200 acres in ranch land located over the Eagle Ford Shale as well as a portfolio of stocks and bonds. Valued at $22 million upon her death in November 2009, the value of that gift has now increased to more than $30 million.

A strong advocate for education, McKinney furthered her own studies in postgraduate courses at UTSA from 1992 to 1996 and had established a scholarship fund in memory of her parents long before her death.

Her estate gift is the single largest private donation in university history. Because of her gift, more than $500,000 was available to new UTSA students in the first year of funding alone; that amount has increased annually.

GRAHAM WESTON AND THE 80/20 FOUNDATION

H-E-B

Tech-Backed Fund Launches Institute

Gift Vaults Contributions Past Initial Goal

When Graham Weston’s philanthropic 80/20 Foun­­ dation committed $4.8 million to support open cloud technology research through four endowed professorships, two faculty research positions, 10 graduate student endowments and research funding, he brought other tech industry supporters along with him. Additional gifts and in-kind investments from the likes of Rackspace, AMD, Intel, Mellanox Technologies and Seagate as well as support from the Open Compute Project and the OpenStack Foundation increased the overall investment to $9 million.

The plan for the funds resulted in the 2015 launch of the university’s Open Cloud Institute, making UTSA the nation’s academic leader in open cloud computing education and research.

When H-E-B chairman and CEO Charles Butt proposed a $5 million gift challenge in early 2013 to be given to UTSA—the largest private matching gift to the university at the time—it quickly catapulted fund-raising efforts beyond the initial goal of $120 million through the capital campaign. Within five months, 10 private donors stepped up to match H-E-B’s gift with an additional $5 million to support faculty research endowments.

Among the endowed positions created by the fund is a distinguished university chair for research in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery in the College of Sciences, made possible through a $1 million gift from Rita and John Feik.

It also created a distinguished professorship in innovation and entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering, made possible by a $250,000 pledge from businessman Norman Jacobson.

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➤$250,000–$499,999 AFCEA Educational Foundation Alliance Capital Management Corp.

Beverly K. and Killis P. Almond and Killis Almond & Associates Inc. American Heart Association Ancira Enterprises Inc. Catherine M. Bodenstedt (’11) The Boeing Co. Aimee and Ernest Bromley (’78, ’80) Cathy and Frank Burzik and the Catherine and Francis Burzik Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas Deloitte Consulting LLP DOCUmation LLC Barbara M. and Alan W. Dreeben Alice and Paul S. Duran II and GreenStar Products Inc. The Ewing Halsell Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tami E. (’94) and Steven E. Griffin (’92, ’93) Linda C. and Weldon W. Hammond The Estate of William R. Hathaway Health Texas Medical Group of San Antonio Milton S. Jacobs JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation KENS 5-TV KSAT-TV Betty-Jane and David Larson Jodie W. McCarley Charitable Lead Unit Trust and the McCarley Charitable Lead Unit Trust Merck and Company Inc. National Instruments Corp.

Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. Bertha Perez and R. Xavier King Raytheon Rebecca J. (’00, ’11) & Martin Salinas Jr. (’94) San Antonio Chevy Dealers San Antonio Express-News Cecil C. and William Scanlan and the William and Salome Scanlan Foundation The Perry & Ruby Stevens Charitable Foundation Tobin Endowment UTSA Alumni Association Mollie and H. Bartell Zachry and The Zachry Foundation ➤$100,000–$249,999 ACC Consulting Inc. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Erin A. Alexander (’98, ’01) Kathleen K. and Horace M. Acock and the Alpha Building Corp.

American Petroleum Institute— San Antonio Chapter Americus Diamond Susana and Alonso Ancira and AHMSA International Inc. Anonymous Kathleen B. and R. Lawrence Ashe Jr. and the 82 Westminster Fund Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

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The Estate of Leo L. Block Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas Bone Bank Allografts The George W. Brackenridge Foundation Richard D. Braune Carol A. and Michael J. Burke Judy and James M. Cavender III Chevron Ann and Bob W. Coleman* and the Coleman Foundation Erin E. (’82) and Robert J. Corcoran (’81) Lori and Eugene H. Dawson Jr. Dell Inc. Janice M. and Michael P. Doyle Ernst & Young LLP and Ernst & Young Foundation Maria M. and Hector E. Flores Follett Higher Education Group Carol K. and Charles E. Foster* GEICO Sherry and George B. Goeke Grand Hyatt San Antonio Halliburton Hearst Foundations Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Susan P. (’91) and David G. Hough The Estate of Durrell U. Howard Intel Corp.

International Bank of Commerce Virginia S.* and John S. Jockusch Maria Antoniette and Gary L. Joeris and Joeris General Contractors Ltd. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Angela S. and James B. Jordan and the CDA Family Partnership Ltd. The John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation Inc. Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Catherine M. and Clayton E. Killinger (’83) Barbara E. (’03) and Blair P. Labatt Jr. and the Labatt Foundation AnnDee Ladensohn Steidel, Sydney Ladensohn Stern and David A Ladensohn LoneStar Heart Inc. Teresa L. and Joe R. Long and The Long Foundation Carolyn Lowery Marian L. Martinello* Patricia S. and James C. Mickey (’78) Cara J. (’92) and Adam O. Mika (’92) Traci and William E. Morrow (’86) National Association for Bilingual Education NEC Laboratories America Inc. NuStar Pizza Hut Co-Op The PM Group Rajam S. and Somayaji Ramamurthy The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation The Real Estate Council of San Antonio Inc. Katie N. and James R. Reed Laura G. and Jack C. Richmond

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Teresa A. and David R. Schmidt and Sports Medicine Associates Security Service Federal Credit Union Shell Exploration & Production Co. Sarah Smiley Southwest Research Institute Stanbio Laboratory LP Lauren and Robert W. Stanley The Estate of Leonard E. and Shirley S. Sterling Stone Werks Tommy L. Stuchell (’10) Louis Herbert Stumberg Jr. SunEdison Southwest Business Corp. and SWBC Foundation Kathy and Bernard T. Swift Jr. and Texas MedClinic Tesoro Corp. and Tesoro Foundation Texas Farm Bureau Texas Pioneer Foundation Texas Research & Technology Foundation U.S. Global Investors Inc. Union Pacific Railroad Valero Corner Store and CST Brands Inc. Karen L. and Curtis T. Vaughan III and the Dickson-Allen Foundation Villas at Babcock Charlotte* and Charles R. Walker John P. Walker and Star Shuttle and Charter Judith A. and Frank Walmsley Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Foundation Whataburger Restaurants LP Kristopher C. Whitney (’04) ➤$50,000–$99,999 Patricia J. Alspaugh and Gregory J. Espenover (’86) American Chemical Society American Educational Research Association Anheuser-Busch Inc. The Bank of San Antonio Ruth A. (’82) and J. Dan Bates BBVA Compass Foundation Louise and Michael D. Beldon and the Beldon Roofing Co. BJ’s Restaurants Inc. Frederick W. Bosshardt II (’89) and Caliente Harley Davidson Dolph Briscoe* and Briscoe Ranch Inc. The Brown Foundation Inc. Robert W. and Helena T. Buchalter Susan H. (’89, ’10) and R. Douglas Campbell Cisco Systems Inc. and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Clark Construction of Texas Inc. Ellen R. Riojas Clark (’74) and Hector R. Clark Ann Bohl Deacon (’84) and Deacon Recruiting Terry and Mark Dunlop [Continues on page 28]

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MALÚ AND CARLOS ALVAREZ

Family Gifts Create Multiple Endowments The Alvarez family has donated more than $7.3 million in gifts to UTSA through personal donations and support from their foundations and companies. They are the donors of the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Endowment for Student Success, the Alvarez Graduate Research Education Excellence Fund, and the Alvarez Challenge Match for Graduate Student Excellence. Hundreds of students each year benefit from their gifts.

Carlos Alvarez, whose father advocated education, received a biomedical engineering degree from the Monterrey Institute of Technology in his native Mexico before attending the U.S. Brewers Academy in New York. He went on to become founder, president, and chief executive officer of the Gambrinus Co., best known as the owner and brewer of Shiner Beers.

LISA G. NUNGESSER

VALERO ENERGY FOUNDATION

Planned Gift Will Ensure Long-term Goals

Foundation Foresees Value in Investment

While teaching graduate courses in the College of Architecture, Construction and Planning at UTSA, Lisa Nungesser M.S. ’79 wanted to increase opportunities for students to learn how different communities use different methods, especially in locales abroad, to tackle their urban planning issues.

Her concern initiated discussions with UTSA’s development team and ultimately resulted in her bequeathing a gift of $3.5 million to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.With the gift, Nungesser, an urban planning expert who received her master’s from UTSA, hopes to secure expanded educational opportunities for future students in the department.

Planned giving allows donors control over their legacy, explains Carolyn Lowery, UTSA’s director of gift planning.“Often donors find that with the right planning they can make gifts even larger than they expected, and that makes them feel good about their impact on UTSA.”

Valero Energy Foundation contributed $2.5 million early in the campaign to support graduate students in engineering and business. The move is credited with advancing UTSA’s recognition as a premier research university and the campaign’s success.

A catalyst for Valero’s decision was UTSA alumnus Clayton Killinger ’83. As senior vice president and controller at Valero at the time, he worked with then-CEO Bill Klesse to express why investing in UTSA was strategic. “Giving to the university, helping it reach Tier One, is not just an investment in UTSA,” Killinger said. “It’s an investment in San Antonio because Tier One universities attract big companies and provide opportunities for our kids.”

Killinger is now executive vice president and CFO at Valero affiliate CST Brands Inc. But UTSA’s strong connection with the company continues with alumnus Gary Simmons M.B.A. ’00, who is now Valero senior vice president and serves on UTSA’s Development Board.

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Kevin L. Duhrkopf and Anthony M. Era (’93) Educational Testing Service, San Antonio Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Kathy C. and Ronald W. Fielding Patricia A. Flynn Galaxy Builders Ltd. General Motors Foundation Inc. The Estate of Sylvia G. Goldberg Annette M. (’88) and Stewart G. Goodson (’84) Great Clips The Harris Foundation Richard and Joyce Harris Sapience Foundation Dorothy O. and Roger R. Hemminghaus and The O’Kelley-Hemminghaus Foundation The Horn Co. IEEE The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Cindy L. (’00) and Kirk R. Jorgensen Kaplan Inc. KPMG LLP and KPMG Foundation Amelia J. and Florentino Duran and LaPrensa Foundation Inc. Lo Bello De San Antonio MBA Consulting Services Inc. Debra and John T. Montford National Academy of Education Calvin Newkirk Carla W. and Francis A. Norman Northrop Grumman Corp.

Raymund A. Paredes Paricutin Civic and Educational Foundation Inc. The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. Michael D. and Megan Perkins Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust Sara Quirarte Ed Rachal Foundation The RK Group Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts Harriett and Ricardo Romo SA Scientific Ltd. Saint Susie Charitable Foundation San Antonio Children’s Foundation San Antonio Coca-Cola Bottling Co. John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Katharine C. and Richard T. Schlosberg III Sembradores of San Antonio Educational Foundation Barbara A. and Charles U. Slick Spaghetti Warehouse Barbara and Donald Spaulding SpawGlass Contractors Inc. Sport Clips SRC Inc. TASC Inc. Terracon Foundation Thermo Electron North America LLC Time Warner Cable

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T-Mobile Belinda C. Trevino and Charles A. Gonzalez Valley Fever Americas Foundation Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Doris A. and John W. Walsh Lauren S. (’97) and Steven D. Walthour Yellowpages ➤$20,000–$49,999 Adams Environmental Inc. AIA San Antonio Akiira Media Systems Inc. Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge PC Alamo City Hotels Claire and John D. Alexander Jr. Rebecca A. (’96, ’00) and Jorge A. Alvarez (’96) American Educational Research Association American Society of Civil Engineers Elizabeth A. and Gregg T. Anders Anonymous (5) Aramark ARTCOM Associates Inc. Association for Institutional Research ATKG LLP Diana and Timothy A. Backlund (’83) Bank of America Anne Marie and Jeffrey C. Bailey (’86) and Bailey Commercial LLC Norma J. and Raymond R. Baird Jennifer and Marcelino Barrera (’94) Deborah S. and Carroll E. Barron III (’79) J. Cary Barton and Barton, East & Caldwell PLLC BDO USA LLP Lori L. (’83) and George P. Becknell III Denise E. (‘87) and Pat Bendele Maria A. (’79) and Manuel P. Berriozabal Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation BFI/Allied Waste Services BHP Billiton Ltd. Ann C. and Edward Glenn Biggs* Billy Bob’s Beds Jeffrey A. Binkley Bioinformatic Solutions Inc. BKD LLP Robin Black Susan and James L. Blackwood Blaine Warren Advertising and Air Force Reserve Broadway Bank Buffalo Wings & Rings Sara A. (’85) and Christopher Bunch Burleson LLP Jane F. and Emmette Y. Burton III (’95) Bury & Partners Jyl G. and T. Randall Cain Paula C. and James W. Callaway Bianca and Brett A. Calvert (’12) Maria D. (’98) and Roger S. Campos and Campos Family Dental PC

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Jerry R. Carnahan II (’04) Hilda M. and Ricardo Castillo (’81) Timothy D. Chapman (’84) The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc. Nancy J. and Charles E. Cheever Jr. Citigroup Inc. Alan S. Clark The Coca-Cola Co. Gillian E. Cook Jorge S. Cortez County Line Bar-B-Q Yolanda M. (’92) and Robert J. Crittenden and Project Control of Texas Inc. Dykema Cox Smith Kim L. and Gary L. Cram and Cram Roofing Co. Inc. CREW-San Antonio Joshua M. Cude (’02) and Cude Engineers LC Ruth M. and Dewey D. Davis* John B. Dickson and Denim Group Ltd. Sally C. and Arthur R. Dooley Sharon L. and Walter D. Downing Jr. (’86) Sheri A. and Donald R. Dyer Sara E. Dysart (’77) Vickie E. and Lawrence D. Earle Gene Elder Electronics and Telecommunica­ tions Research Institute Elite Island Resorts Inc. The Elmendorf Family Foundation Karen E. (’10) and John T. Engates (’94) Albert E. Estrada (’83) Farm Bureau Bank FSB Farm Credit Bank of Texas Joann and Warner F. Fassnidge Sandra G. and Peter R. Fernandez (’12, ’15) Germaine E. and Charles T. Field FireEye First American Commercial Property Group Firstmark Credit Union The Estate of James Edward Flinn Irma E. (’80) and Antonio Flores Jr. The Fluor Foundation Ruth and John H. Frederick Freeman Decorating Co. Lisa A. Friel Kelley L. (’96) and Patrick B. Frost Gloria Galt Silvia Gangel and SiGa International Commercial Real Estate The Gardner Law Firm Barbara Renaud Gonzalez Google Inc. Green Umbrella Corp.

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TOM C. AND PAT FROST AND FROST BANK

Distinguished Honoree Creates Endowed Chair “Tom has been not only a friend to UTSA but a leader in the university’s charge for attaining Tier One excellence,” President Ricardo Romo said of Tom C. Frost Jr. in recognizing the longtime supporter and Frost Bank’s gift of $1 million to establish the university’s Frost Chair in Finance.

The endowed chair supports faculty excellence in research and teaching to develop the next generation of leaders in the financial industry.

A native of San Antonio, Frost began his banking career in 1950 and is the chairman emeritus of the board of Frost Bank. He is the fourth generation of his family to oversee the bank founded by his great grandfather in 1868. In recognition of his service, Frost was the first nonalumnus of UTSA to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the UTSA Alumni Association.

Frost is also the key advocate for a UTSA program that prepares scientists and mathematicians to be teachers—a desperate need for San Antonio schools.

JEFFREY AND LORETTA CLARKE

MARY PAT STUMBERG

Alumni Back Education for Future Generations

Memorializing a Legacy of Giving

Both UTSA alumni, Loretta M.A. ’90, ’87 and Jeffrey Clarke ’86 donated $1 million to establish two professorships, one in the College of Education and Human Development (named in honor of Loretta Clarke’s mother, Henrietta Frances Zezula Lowak) and another in the College of Engineering (named after Jeff Clarke’s mother, Mary Lou Clarke).

After Jeff Clarke earned a B.S. in electrical engineering, he embarked on a career at Dell. Loretta Clarke earned her B.S. in physical education and then taught elementary school while earning her master’s in early childhood education. “We were both first-generation college graduates and…feel that our education at UTSA was such a sound basis and foundation for all our successes, both educationally and personally,” Loretta Clarke told UTSA Giving.

When longtime San Antonio resident Mary Pat Stumberg was considering how best to honor the philanthropic efforts of her late husband, Louis Herbert Stumberg, UTSA came to mind. The Stumbergs had created or funded half a dozen endowment funds and scholarships. But Mary Pat Stumberg wanted to memorialize the lifetime’s worth of civic contributions by her businessman husband, who pioneered the manufacture of frozen Mexican food with Patio Foods. She ultimately founded UTSA’s Stumberg Distinguished University Chair.

Funds from the endowment will be used by Dean Daniel Gelo to boost research, teaching, and scholarship within the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. “Dan Gelo has been a great dean,” Stumberg said upon making her gift, “so if this can help him leave a good mark on the university and provide for quality leadership into the future, while at the same time honoring my husband, then I welcome the opportunity.”

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Lonnie R. and Robyn R. Hines Karen and George C. Hixon and Hixon Properties Inc. Mary A. (’95, ’11) and Michael A. Hogan and Hogan Properties Co. Inc. Michele S. and Brian L. Horst Vanessa R. and John R. Hurd Jr. and Hurd Enterprises Ltd. Hyatt Place Insurance Council of Texas Education Foundation Institute on Asian Consumer Insight Intel Foundation Intercontinental Asset Management Group Ltd. International Facility Management Association San Antonio Chapter International Life Science Institute Research Foundation Tracy D. (’93, ’12) and Sean R. Jackson Jila S. and Mohammad Jamshidi Cecilia L. (’91) and Robert D. Jenkins (’90) Margaret F. and R. Roy Jones II and R.W. Jones & Sons Inc. Arcie and Craig T. Jordan Mary A. and Jerome P. Keating Heather M. and Daniel J. Karam Jr. (’97, ’01) Helen Freeborn Kerr Charitable Foundation Melissa C. and Rob Killen (’97) Kinetic Concepts Inc. M. Alice and J. Earl King (’78) M. Elizabeth and Creston A. King III Margie and William R. Klesse and the Klesse Foundation L&M—UTSA Bookstore La Hacienda Treatment Center Myrna and David K. Langford Vicki D. and Larry J. Lanie Law School Admission Council Lead SA The Leakey Foundation Learfield Sports April V. and Manny R. Longoria III (’97) Imogene* and Harold H. Longbotham* Laura A. Lozano (’87), Pearl Gutierrez (’89), and Vanessa (’94) and Eric Ullmann (’97) Marinella and Lance J. Luchnick The Luxx at East End Michael D. Maloney MarCom Group Louis G. Marshall* Bobbie S. and Scott Martin Martin Marietta Materials Southwest Division Norma Martinez Lozano and Rafael M. Lozano McAfee Inc. Jennifer J. (’93) and Joe C. McKinney Laura G. (’88) and James C. McNutt V.H. McNutt Memorial Foundation Carrie and B. Keith McRee (’00)

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Mellanox Technologies Kathleen and David A. Meriwether (’81) Metropolitan Contracting Co. LLC Janice L. (’79) and Wayne C. Meyr and B&R Supply & Equipment Co. Inc. Sue Ellen and Philip T. Miner III and The Miner Corp.

Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Linda C. (’87) and James E. Montgomery Mary A. Morgan (’77) and Madeline M. Fay Sydney L. (’00) and Gregory E. Muenster Craig A. Nieschwietz (’04) Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Cathy Obriotti Green Magdalena M. (’88) and Ray J. O’Gwin Jr.* The Harris K. and Lois G. Oppenheimer Foundation Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Pat O’Brien’s Nancy E. (’93, ’95) and Andrew M. Ozuna (’91) Padgett, Stratemann & Co. LLP David Pendleton (’02, ’14) Katherine C. and Joseph P. Perez (’87) Katherine H. and Leo F. Perron Jr. and Leco Management Paloma and George Perry Jacob P. and Cynthia A. Peters Jean M. and Philip J. Piccione Gail M. and Larry G. Pizzola Population Association of America Inc. Dianne G. and Victor B. Powell and Ford, Powell and Carson Inc. Anthony Powers (’12) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Veronica Prida, Omar Rodriguez, and Alicia Rodriguez Lina T. (’86) and Kenneth P. Ramey (’87) Peter E. Ramirez (’81) Priscilla J. and John R. Ramirez Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union REATA Real Estate Services Marianne C. and Stuart R. Reuter* Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation Becki L. and Dennis R. Rion Elizabeth B. and Theodore C. Rogers Megan and Eduardo R. Salas (’86) San Antonio Chapter American Concrete Institute San Antonio Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation San Antonio Mexico Friendship Council San Antonio Pipeliners Association San Antonio Unit Women’s Overseas Service League San Antonio Musical Club Jose Santiesteban Perla Sarabia Craig M. Saucier (’00)

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Patricia Shield-Ayres and Robert M. Ayres Jr. Kathleen and Roger S. Sawtelle and Sawtelle Financial Management Sea Island Searle Freedom Trust SecureLogix Corp.

Servergy Inc. Margaret Shackelford Abel Sierra Sigma Solutions Sherry A. and James E. Sigmon Janet K. (’88) and Daniel M. Slattery (’86) Maria L. (’08) and Damon H. Smith (’80) Marilyn P. Smith The Spencer Foundation Splunk Inc. Spurs Sports and Entertainment Stardust Club StemBioSys Inc. Tenley K. (’91) and Brian D. Stevens Marshall T. Steves Foundation Strake Foundation Ernstine K. Studer Eric B. and Keri Stumberg Ronald B. Sweet (’91) The Swinerton Foundation Shelby Rae Tengg Foundation David B. Terk Foundation Trudy E. and Benedict A. Termini and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Texas Bar Foundation Texas Capital Bank Texas Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute Budalur S. Thyagarajan Tiago’s Cabo Grille Cynthia J. (’85) and Michael A. Tramantano (’85) Trustwave Estate of Ellen Sue Turner United SA Federal Credit Union USAA Real Estate Co. Loretta (’77, ’80) and Robert E. Valdez (’08) Kathleen W. and Albert Vale Ann M. and Philip T. Valente Phyllis L.* and Curtis T. Vaughan Jr.* Verizon Carol and J. Randolph Vogel (’79) Elizabeth and Clifford S. Waller Andres L. Waltman (’04) Susan Y. and Jon R. Wampler Suzanne E. and Dennert O. Ware Tina and Brian L. Weiner Patricia M. and Timothy G. Wenzel Melissa G. and Gregory W. Whitaker (’90) The Estate of Jo Ann Woliver World Monuments Fund Liz and David R. Worley R.L. Worth & Associates Ltd. Jeanie Rabke Wyatt and William Wyatt and South Texas Money Management Ltd.

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TOM AND PAT SEMMES AND THE SEMMES FOUNDATION

Endowed Chair Supports Neurological Research In a quest to help find a cure for a leading cause of death in America, the Semmes Foundation in 2014 gave $500,000 to support the work of renowned Alzheimer’s disease expert George Perry, UTSA’s College of Sciences dean. That gift brought the total endowment for the Patricia and Tom Semmes Endowed Chair in Neurobiology to $1.5 million, creating additional opportunities for worldwide collaboration and expanded research into the debilitating disease. Perry has held the chair since 2013, when the Semmes Foundation leveraged a matching gift opportunity that created the endowment.

“Not only is Dr. Perry an acknowledged creative genius in his research field, but he is the dean of seven academic departments with 245 faculty and 5,000 students,” Pat Semmes said. “He also collaborates with the best scientists in the world.”

JAMES BODENSTEDT

WALTER M. EMBREY JR.

Alumnus Backs Business and Athletics

Donor Sees Future in Real Estate Support

When NCAA football began at UTSA, James Bodenstedt ’96 made the first million-dollar commitment to support athletic scholarships. Owner of MUY Brands LLC, a franchise restaurant company, Bodenstedt, a UTSA alumnus with a degree in accounting, is also the donor behind the $1 million Bodenstedt Chair for the Dean of Business.

“I wanted to give back to the business school where I graduated, and I wanted to help Dean Gerry Sanders to grow programs and to better develop the College of Business,” he told UTSA Giving.

Bodenstedt also took on the challenge of being the first chairman of the capital campaign. “Higher education helps attract the businesses that look for a skilled workforce. This will lead to greater success for the city. And UTSA will be the biggest part of that attraction.”

San Antonio real estate legend Walter M. Embrey Jr. made a $1 million gift in support of graduate student real estate education in UTSA’s College of Business, resulting in the Embrey Real Estate Finance and Development Program. It is the university’s first named academic program in the College of Business.

Founder and CEO of development, construction, and property management operation Embrey Partners, he said, “Our industry needs talented professionals to keep up with the growth in Texas and the Southwest. I hope this gift will help UTSA develop a new breed of professional, strong in finance, adept in development, and skillful in practical issues like design, engineering, and construction.”

Embrey’s gift supports graduate student fellowship opportunities, externship stipends, and graduate research funding for opportunities such as conferences and industry competitions.

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SECURING OUR FUTURE Tom C. Frost Jr. |

capital campaign chair

Fellow Supporters, The most appropriate place to start is to simply say thank you. Your gifts are making San

Antonio’s top-tier university even better. § In this campaign, We Are UTSA, we set some big goals. Early on, we surpassed the first that we’d set, and then we moved on to

our ultimate goal of $175 million. We made it there with room to spare, thanks to you!

Your donation total of $180 million is providing great support for students, faculty, and our community through more endow­ ments, more scholarships, more faculty positions, and more opportunities.

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After the campaign officially closed well over the new goal, we continued to receive good news. Carlos and Malú Alvarez made a gift of $3 million to fund graduate research opportunities and scholarships.

When we add that gift and the matching funds received from the state, the total impact of the campaign is more than $202 million.

People value a return on investment. Without a doubt, there is no better investment for San Antonio and Texas than supporting an emerging research university right here in San Antonio—UTSA. More than just the dollars was

DEVELOPMENT BOARD J. Dan Bates (Chair) Clayton E. Killinger ’83 (Vice Chair) Cathy Obriotti Green (Vice Chair) Kathleen K. Acock John D. Alexander Jr. Stephen W. Arnold Kevin L. Belgrade E. Glenn Biggs (deceased) James H. Bodenstedt ’96 J. Darryl Byrd Scott Carpenter Henry G. Cisneros Loretta J. Clarke ’90, ’87 Patrick J. Clynes ’89 Samuel G. Dawson Trish DeBerry Walter D. Downing Jr. ’86 John W. Feik Don Frost Tom C. Frost Jr. Heriberto Guerra Jr. Susan P. Hough ’91 Christopher A. Jaworski ’03 Brenda Vickrey Johnson Cindy L. Jorgensen ’00 Milton B. Lee Steven Q. Lee Edith S. McAllister John F. McFall ’92 Janice L. Meyr ’79 Balous T. Miller William E. Morrow ’86 Henry R. Muñoz III Howard W. Peak IV ’75 Boone Powell James R. Reed Arthur J. Rodriguez ’98, ’00 Harriett Romo Gary K. Simmons ’00 Gurvinder P. Singh David A. Spencer John T. Steen Jr. Julian H. Trevino Curtis T. Vaughan III Kenneth L. Wilson Jeanie Rabke Wyatt ’86

the power of the number of people—33,000 of you—who stepped forward to make a contribution.

All of us who donated and who worked on this campaign did it to help direct UTSA to a successful conclusion. It was a great team, thanks to the leadership of President Ricardo Romo, the hard work of the Office of External Relations staff, the guidance of the Campaign

Committee and Development Board, and especially the generosity of the many donors.

All of us have enjoyed our roles in helping to shape the future of UTSA. We participated in this campaign because San Antonians and all Texans deserve the exceptional opportunities that come with having another Tier One university. UTSA is best positioned now to be that beacon

for our young people.

President Romo has said this many times: The university and the city are linked.

When we support UTSA, we all benefit.

This is just the beginning of the journey, though. We cannot rest until San Antonio attains the Tier One university it deserves. Please continue your support now and in the future. Because we are UTSA.

EMERITUS MEMBERS Robert M. Cavender Alfredo L. Flores Jr. Gloria Galt Betty Murray Halff ’76 Roger R. Hemminghaus Nelson W. Wolff

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Tom C. Frost Jr. (Chair) John D. Alexander Jr. J. Dan Bates E. Glenn Biggs (deceased) James H. Bodenstedt ’96 Ernest Bromley ’78, ’80 Henry G. Cisneros Marjie French Clayton E. Killinger ’83 Steven Q. Lee Cathy Obriotti Green Ricardo Romo John T. Steen Jr. Kenneth L. Wilson Jeanie Rabke Wyatt ’86

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A UTSA student ensemble group performs for guests arriving at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts for the gala celebrating the successful close of the university’s first capital campaign.