January 7, 2016  •  Alumni E-Newsletter Archive

Dear UTA alumni,

We are wishing you the best in 2016 and getting ready to kick the spring semester into high gear! Tickets are on sale now for our first-ever UTA Day at the Rodeo, our Jan. 24 alumni gathering at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. We’re also looking ahead to two captivating Maverick Speakers Series events next month, first with former Congressman Ron Paul and the second with political strategist Donna Brazile. Please drop us a note about your UTA success story at utacommunications@uta.edu. Go Mavs!

Winning Ways

In case you missed it over the holidays, men’s basketball Coach Scott Cross became UTA’s all‑time winningest coach on Dec. 30 after the Mavericks staged a comeback and beat Georgia State 85‑70 in the Sun Belt Conference opener at College Park Center. Our men’s and women’s teams are on the road this week and next, but back at home for conference play in doubleheaders beginning at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 and 23. Let’s pack the house! Tickets at utatickets.com.

Alumnus Honored

UTA alumnus R. Jeronimo Valdez, founding and managing partner of the Valdez/Washington law firm, has been honored by the Dallas Business Journal with a 2016 Minority Business Leader Award. The National Trial Lawyers Association previously honored Valdez as one of the Top 40 Under 40, and Texas Monthly magazine named him a Texas Superlawyer Rising Star. Valdez earned his undergraduate degrees in political science and history.

Maverick Lifesaver

More than 40,500 UTA Facebook friends watched our video story about December 2015 nursing graduate Ali Alrubaiee, who grew up in Iraq and served as a translator for the U.S. Army before becoming an American citizen. Friend and former colleague Lisa Montoya, an Army lieutenant, attended the nursing commencement ceremony to cheer on her friend. Afterward, she said: “I owe my life to him.”

NASA Leader

Alumna Lori Glaze was interviewed by Women in Astronomy as part of a series discussing the recent NASA Discovery Program mission selections for further refinement. Glaze is the principle investigator for the DAVINCI Mission—or the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging—managed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. She is also deputy director of the Solar System Exploration Division. Glaze earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from UTA.

SAVE THE DATE

Arlington MLK Jr. Banquet

The Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. “Advancing the Dream” banquet will feature awards, scholarship presentations, entertainment, and more. 6 p.m., Bluebonnet Ballroom, E.H. Hereford University Center, 300 W. First St. Tickets are $45 each and available at utatickets.com.

UTA Day at the Rodeo

Join fellow UTA alumni for a barbecue lunch and a 2 p.m. rodeo performance at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, a Cowtown tradition that dates to 1896. Tickets, $25 each including lunch and the rodeo, are available online. (Parking is $10 per car, cash only.)

Maverick Speakers Series: Ron Paul

The Maverick Speakers Series presents former Congressman Ron Paul in a lecture on “Liberty Defined: The Future of Freedom.” Preferred ticket packages and free general admission tickets are available at utatickets.com. Tickets for the 5:30 p.m. VIP private reception and dinner with the congressman are available online.

First Pitch Banquet

The Fifth Annual First Pitch Fundraiser benefitting UT Arlington baseball and softball is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Justin D. Wilson Batting Facility at Clay Gould Ballpark. Individual tickets are $25 each; table sponsorships are $200. Click here for tickets or more information.

Maverick Speakers Series: Donna Brazile

The Maverick Speakers Series presents political strategist and commentator Donna Brazile. She will deliver a lecture on “Politics and Beyond.” Preferred ticket packages and free general admission tickets are available at utatickets.com.

To tell us what you’d like to know more about from UTA, contact utacommunications@uta.edu or the Office of Alumni Relations.

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