Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Kelly Bowman plans to cool her jets for a while after an early career best described as a baptism by fire. The 2003 nursing alumna joined the Navy while a UT Arlington student and spent eight months as an emergency room nurse before deploying to Iraq. There she realized how her college training prepared her for battlefield chaos and helped her develop coping skills. “In […]
All in the Maverick Family
Some families hand down heirlooms from generation to generation. Others keep recipes, stories, traditions. Still others create legacies. Beginning with George Arthur Hendricks, Class of 1942 at North Texas Agricultural College, the Hendricks family has claimed four multigenerational UT Arlington graduates. “My parents were from Fort Worth, and I was familiar with the school from frequent visits from my childhood,” says Randoll “Randy” Dean Hendricks […]
Smart Start
Shirlee Gandy was the first in her family to graduate from college. Now she and her husband want to help other first-generation students achieve their dreams of earning a degree. The Shirlee J. and Taylor Gandy First Generation Scholarship Program will benefit UT Arlington sophomores on the basis of merit and financial need. The endowment was established through a $500,000 commitment from the Gandys that […]
School of Architecture
The man who helped bring us Cowboys Stadium and College Park Center is doing his part to ensure that the next generation of architects leaves its own legacy. Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive officer of architectural firm HKS Inc., and wife Susan recently committed $1.5 million to the School of Architecture. A portion of the funds doubled in value through the Maverick Match program, […]
University Breaks Fundraising Record
Fueled by donations to boost innovation and technology in the College of Science, philanthropic support for UT Arlington reached a record $18.9 million in gifts and commitments for 2011-12. The total represents a 26 percent increase over the previous year. The University also benefited from philanthropists who established endowments to support faculty and research in the College of Engineering and School of Architecture and who […]
