UTSA Giving | Winter 2016

A Capital SuccessReaching 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

Special Keepsake Edition

GivingTHE UNIVERSITY PHILANTHROPY MAGAZINE | WINTER 2016

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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.

Ricardo Romopresident

Marjie Frenchvice president

for external relations

Joe Izbrandassociate vice president for

communications and marketing

Laura Murrayassociate vice president for

development and alumni programs

Heather Locke Greendirector of

development communications

EDITORIAL

Michael W.E. Edwardseditor &

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Michelle Mondoassociate editor

Wendy Frost, K.C. Gonzalezcontributors

Courtney Campbell, Patrick Ray Dunn, Mark McClendon

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2 To All of You, We Thank You

President Ricardo Romo

expresses his gratitude for help-

ing UTSA achieve one of its

greatest moments.

4 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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18 The Capital Campaign Story

A series of beneficial partner-

ships made the campaign a

success. The key pair describe

how events played out.

22 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.

24 Donors Make Their Mark

We break out the gifts from

our very generous support-

ers that helped the university

reach its goal.

32 The Future Is in Our Hands

Capital campaign chair Tom

Frost describes how an invest-

ment in UTSA is an investment

in San Antonio’s success.

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THANK YOURicardo Romo | utsa president

challenges. But it was you—

our community and alumni

supporters—who were driv-

ing us forward. We hit the ini-

tial goal of $120 million within

months of our public launch,

and then we set an even more

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 over-

all impact of the campaign is

more than $202 million!

You knew how important

this campaign was to our fu-

ture, 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-

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 cam-paign in 2009, higher education and the nation were facing some tough financial


versity now has new scholar-

ships, new research initiatives,

new programs, and new facili-

ties for our students and faculty.

Today, we are enjoying one

of the most exciting and pro-

ductive 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 46-

year 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 begin-

ning. Our commitment to you

is to continue to do whatever

it takes to make UTSA a world-

class, Tier One university—the

kind that San Antonio and

Texas deserve. The best is yet

to come.

Mil gracias!

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 uni-

versity 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 com-

munity 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.


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 Fel-

lowship 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 fel-lowship. 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.

A Passion that Also Protects

CYBERSECURITY


Senior multidisciplinary studies ma-jor Mauricio Sanchez believed one of his dreams—to play NCAA football—came with restrictions. The San Anto-nio 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 entrepre-neur Red McCombs and Alumni Associ-ation Lifetime Achieve ment Award hon-oree Pat Clynes ’89, helps to improve facilities, including the Clynes Family Strength and Conditioning Center and the Park West Athletics Complex.

Opportunity to Fulfill a Dream

ATHLETICS


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 mi-croscopes 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 selec-tions of advanced microscopes in the nation.

Using Silver to Save Lives

NANOTECHNOLOGY


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

The device won the 2010 competi-tion 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. In-victus 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 vulnera-ble: newborns,” said Christine L. Burke, UTSA’s director of commercialization and technology transfer.

Innovation for the Most Vulnerable

ENTREPRENEURSHIP


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 Ran-

dolph Hearst Foundation. Another Hearst gift is also funding

a Peer Research Coaches program, allowing students to get academic as-sistance from fellow students. UTSA Libraries launched the Peer Coaches program with a group of handpicked students who built the skills and knowl-edge set needed to serve as resources for their fellow students.

Expanded Facilities, Expanded Learning

STUDENT LIFE


Chemistry professor and medicinal chemist Doug Frantz is waging a war against cancer and cardiovascular dis-ease. Frantz uses adult stem cells—al-ready in the body—to help regenerate healthy tissue. His work is part of the Center for Innovation and Drug Discov-ery, 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 neuro de gen-erative disorders like Alzheimer’s, Par-kinson’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 uni-versity is aspiring to become Tier One gives the opportunity to make a signifi-cant impact right here in San Antonio.”

Reaching Further to Find the Cures

MEDICINAL RESEARCH


led the development crew and its fund-raising efforts, had just be-come 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 uni-versity relied on an army of am-bassadors—made up of dedicat-ed 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

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 fund-raising 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 con-sulting firm hired to help strat-egize. In its analysis—considering factors like the university’s young age and the size of the alumni population—the firm recom-mended a goal of $100 million. But UTSA’s leadership was more ambitious and opted for $120 mil-lion. 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 ambas-sadors came into play, especially campaign committee chairs Tom

The Campaign Story

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

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


UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Vice President Marjie French


“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.

—PRESIDENT RICARDO ROMO

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 mil-lion. By the end of the campaign this past August, it reached a total of $180 million in gifts. When com-bined with matching funds from state sources, the impact reaches $202 million. The funds are al-ready supporting student scholar-ships and fellowships, faculty re-cruitment, research and support,

campus activities, and commu-nity 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 in-creased 115 percent.

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

But before those accomplish-ments, UTSA had to build the team, which for French meant building the operation while fund-raising was getting started. “When I came in, I felt like Presi-dent Romo had the weight of the world on his shoulders in terms of having to make these asks of the

community almost by himself. Fund-raising takes a lot of work. It takes good planning, good writing of proposals. The president can-not do it alone; he succeeds with a team. That knowledge helped the volunteers realize that the cam-paign 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 compre-hensive story—the arts, the sci-ences, 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 presi-dents for their support. “If you come in to a position like this,” she says, “and you don’t have sup-port and a seat at the leadership

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

Even though the administra-tion 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 univer-sity,” 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 ev-erybody 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 foot-ball program, adding world-class researchers and faculty, and increasing academic opportuni-ties 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 cam-paign, the winning pitches to do-nors 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-orient-ed. 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 fam-ily’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 en-thusiasm 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 real-izing their dream.”

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

to finalize a new strategic plan—UTSA 2020 Blueprint—and lay out the next five years for the univer-sity. Hiring more than 200 new fac-ulty 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 im-pact 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 con-tinue 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 univer-sity 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.”


HOW DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HELPING TO FURTHER UTSA’S MISSION

$62.6MILLION

$19.1MILLION

PLUS MORE IMPACT 143 NEW ENDOWMENTS | $10 MILLION FOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS | 41 ENDOWED FACULTY POSITIONS

THE NUMBERSAn Overview of Campaign Giving and Impact

Scholarships and

Fellowships

Research Centers

and Institutes

32,940 DONORS | 72,821 GIFTS | $180 MILLION


HOW DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HELPING TO FURTHER UTSA’S MISSION

$43.8MILLION

$50.1MILLION

$4.5MILLION

PLUS MORE IMPACT 143 NEW ENDOWMENTS | $10 MILLION FOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS | 41 ENDOWED FACULTY POSITIONS

Faculty Support

Student Life and Facilities

Presidential

Priorities

32,940 DONORS | 72,821 GIFTS | $180 MILLION


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 fur-

thered 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 dona-

tion 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.

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 MILLIONMalú and Carlos Alvarez and the Impetus FoundationHEBJanet D. Puckett and John S. RichardsonMargaret E. and Graham M. Weston and the 80/20 Foundation

➤$2.5 MILLION–$4.99 MILLIONDeAnna and James H. Bodenstedt (’96)Melissa (’90) and John L. KauthRobert J. Kleberg Jr. and

Helen C. Kleberg FoundationLisa G. Nungesser (’79)San Antonio Credit UnionValero Energy FoundationMax and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund The Robert A. Welch Foundation

➤$1 MILLION–$2.49 MILLIONAT&T and AT&T FoundationLoretta J. (’87, ’90) and

Jeffrey W. Clarke (’86)Gayle and Walter M. EmbreyFacebookRita L. and John W. Feik, DPT Labora

tories, and DFB PharmaceuticalsPatricia 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 FoundationMicrosoft Corp.Barbara E. and John Nau III

and Silver Eagle DistributorsDan F. ParmanThe Roadrunner FoundationSan Antonio Area Foundation

Semmes FoundationSouthwest Voter Registration

Education ProjectJennifer B. (’93) and David A. SpencerMary Pat and Louis H. Stumberg*

and the Stumberg FoundationUSAA and The USAA FoundationThe University of Texas FoundationMariaLuisa UrdanetaLinda and Edward E. Whitacre and

Whitacre Family FoundationThe Estate of Lota R. Wilkinson

➤$500,000–$999,999Baptist Health Foundation of

San AntonioTerri B. and Patrick J. Clynes (’89)ExxonMobil Corp. and

ExxonMobil FoundationDavid Frego and James D. BliekFrostGreater Texas FoundationBetty M. (’76) and Howard A. Halff*Norman L. JacobsonNancy R. (’87) and Frank M.

Kudla (’85) and The Kudla Family Charitable Foundation

A. David MangelsdorffVicki M. Martin (’87)Methodist Healthcare SystemNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyMike Pickett (’84)RackspaceSan Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc.Seagate TechnologyTexas Instruments and Texas

Instruments FoundationZachry Group

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DONOR ROLLWith Our Deepest Appreciation

*DECEASED


GRAHAM WESTON AND THE 80/20 FOUNDATION

Tech-Backed Fund Launches Institute

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 Proj-

ect 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.

H-E-B

Gift Vaults Contributions Past Initial Goal

When H-E-B chairman and CEO Charles Butt pro-

posed 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 sup-

port faculty research endowments.

Among the endowed positions created by

the fund is a distinguished university chair for

research in medicinal chemistry and drug dis-

covery in the College of Sciences, made possible

through a $1 million gift from Rita and John Feik.

It also created a distinguished professorship in in-

novation and entrepreneurship in the College of

Engineering, made possible by a $250,000 pledge

from businessman Norman Jacobson.


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 dona-

tions 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 Gradu-

ate Student Excellence. Hundreds of students

each year benefit from their gifts.

Carlos Alvarez, whose father advocated educa-

tion, 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.

➤$250,000–$499,999AFCEA Educational FoundationAlliance Capital Management

Corp.Beverly K. and Killis P. Almond

and Killis Almond & Associates Inc.

American Heart AssociationAncira 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 LLPDOCUmation LLCBarbara M. and Alan W. DreebenAlice and Paul S. Duran II and

GreenStar Products Inc.The Ewing Halsell FoundationBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTami E. (’94) and Steven E.

Griffin (’92, ’93)Linda C. and Weldon W. HammondThe Estate of William R.

HathawayHealth Texas Medical Group of

San Antonio Milton S. JacobsJPMorgan Chase & Co. and the

JPMorgan Chase FoundationKENS 5TVKSATTVBettyJane and David LarsonJodie W. McCarley Charitable

Lead Unit Trust and the McCarley Charitable Lead Unit Trust

Merck and Company Inc.National Instruments Corp.PapeDawson Engineers Inc.Bertha Perez and R. Xavier KingRaytheonRebecca J. (’00, ’11) & Martin

Salinas Jr. (’94)San Antonio Chevy DealersSan Antonio ExpressNewsCecil C. and William Scanlan

and the William and Salome Scanlan Foundation

The Perry & Ruby Stevens Charitable Foundation

Tobin EndowmentUTSA Alumni AssociationMollie and H. Bartell Zachry and

The Zachry Foundation

➤$100,000–$249,999ACC 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 ChapterAmericus DiamondSusana and Alonso Ancira and

AHMSA International Inc.AnonymousKathleen B. and R. Lawrence

Ashe Jr. and the 82 Westminster Fund

Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

The Estate of Leo L. BlockBlue Cross & Blue Shield of TexasBone Bank AllograftsThe George W. Brackenridge

FoundationRichard D. BrauneCarol A. and Michael J. BurkeJudy and James M. Cavender IIIChevronAnn and Bob W. Coleman* and

the Coleman FoundationErin E. (’82) and Robert J.

Corcoran (’81)Lori and Eugene H. Dawson Jr.Dell Inc.Janice M. and Michael P. DoyleErnst & Young LLP and

Ernst & Young FoundationMaria M. and Hector E. FloresFollett Higher Education GroupCarol K. and Charles E. Foster*GEICOSherry and George B. GoekeGrand Hyatt San AntonioHalliburtonHearst FoundationsHogg Foundation for

Mental HealthSusan P. (’91) and David G. HoughThe Estate of Durrell U. HowardIntel Corp.International Bank of CommerceVirginia S.* and John S. JockuschMaria 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 CasinoCatherine 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 FoundationCarolyn LoweryMarian 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

EducationNEC Laboratories America Inc.NuStarPizza Hut CoOpThe PM GroupRajam S. and Somayaji

RamamurthyThe Bernard and Audre

Rapoport FoundationThe Real Estate Council of

San Antonio Inc.Katie N. and James R. ReedLaura G. and Jack C. Richmond

Teresa A. and David R. Schmidt and Sports Medicine Associates

Security Service Federal Credit Union

Shell Exploration & Production Co.Sarah SmileySouthwest Research InstituteStanbio Laboratory LPLauren and Robert W. StanleyThe Estate of Leonard E. and

Shirley S. SterlingStone WerksTommy L. Stuchell (’10)Louis Herbert Stumberg Jr.SunEdisonSouthwest Business Corp. and

SWBC FoundationKathy and Bernard T. Swift Jr.

and Texas MedClinicTesoro Corp. and Tesoro

FoundationTexas Farm BureauTexas Pioneer FoundationTexas Research & Technology

FoundationU.S. Global Investors Inc.Union Pacific RailroadValero Corner Store and

CST Brands Inc.Karen L. and Curtis T.

Vaughan III and the DicksonAllen Foundation

Villas at BabcockCharlotte* and Charles R. WalkerJohn P. Walker and Star Shuttle

and CharterJudith A. and Frank WalmsleyWells Fargo Bank and Wells

Fargo FoundationWhataburger Restaurants LPKristopher C. Whitney (’04)

➤$50,000–$99,999Patricia J. Alspaugh and

Gregory J. Espenover (’86)American Chemical SocietyAmerican Educational Research

AssociationAnheuserBusch Inc.The Bank of San AntonioRuth A. (’82) and J. Dan BatesBBVA Compass FoundationLouise and Michael D. Beldon

and the Beldon Roofing Co.BJ’s Restaurants Inc.Frederick W. Bosshardt II (’89)

and Caliente Harley DavidsonDolph Briscoe* and Briscoe

Ranch Inc.The Brown Foundation Inc.Robert W. and Helena T.

BuchalterSusan H. (’89, ’10) and

R. Douglas CampbellCisco Systems Inc. and the

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Clark Construction of Texas Inc.Ellen R. Riojas Clark (’74) and

Hector R. ClarkAnn Bohl Deacon (’84) and

Deacon RecruitingTerry and Mark Dunlop

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*DECEASED


VALERO ENERGY FOUNDATION

Foundation Foresees Value in Investment

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 re-

search university and the campaign’s success.

A catalyst for Valero’s decision was UTSA alum-

nus Clayton Killinger ’83. As senior vice president

and controller at Valero at the time, he worked

with then-CEO Bill Klesse to express why invest-

ing 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.

LISA G. NUNGESSER

Planned Gift Will Ensure Long-term Goals

While teaching graduate courses in the College of

Architecture, Construction and Planning at UTSA,

Lisa Nungesser M.S. ’79 wanted to increase oppor-

tunities for students to learn how different commu-

nities 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 Depart-

ment 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.”


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 genera-

tion of leaders in the financial industry.

A native of San Antonio, Frost began his bank-

ing career in 1950 and is the chairman emeritus of

the board of Frost Bank. He is the fourth genera-

tion 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 pro-

gram that prepares scientists and mathematicians

to be teachers—a desperate need for San Antonio

schools.

➤$50,000–$99,999 [cont.]Kevin L. Duhrkopf and

Anthony M. Era (’93)Educational Testing Service,

San AntonioFidelity Charitable Gift FundKathy C. and Ronald W. FieldingPatricia A. FlynnGalaxy Builders Ltd.General Motors Foundation Inc.The Estate of Sylvia G. GoldbergAnnette M. (’88) and Stewart G.

Goodson (’84)Great ClipsThe Harris FoundationRichard and Joyce Harris

Sapience FoundationDorothy O. and Roger R.

Hemminghaus and The O’KelleyHemminghaus Foundation

The Horn Co.IEEEThe Japan Foundation Center for

Global PartnershipThe Jewish Federation of

Greater DallasCindy L. (’00) and Kirk R.

JorgensenKaplan Inc.KPMG LLP and KPMG FoundationAmelia J. and Florentino Duran

and LaPrensa Foundation Inc.Lo Bello De San AntonioMBA Consulting Services Inc.Debra and John T. MontfordNational Academy of EducationCalvin NewkirkCarla W. and Francis A. NormanNorthrop Grumman Corp.Raymund A. ParedesParicutin Civic and Educational

Foundation Inc.The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. Michael D. and Megan PerkinsMyra Stafford Pryor Charitable

TrustSara QuirarteEd Rachal FoundationThe RK GroupRussell Hill Rogers Fund for

the ArtsHarriett and Ricardo RomoSA Scientific Ltd.Saint Susie Charitable

FoundationSan Antonio Children’s

FoundationSan Antonio CocaCola

Bottling Co.John L. Santikos Charitable

FoundationKatharine C. and Richard T.

Schlosberg IIISembradores of San Antonio

Educational FoundationBarbara A. and Charles U. SlickSpaghetti WarehouseBarbara and Donald SpauldingSpawGlass Contractors Inc.Sport ClipsSRC Inc.TASC Inc.Terracon FoundationThermo Electron North

America LLCTime Warner Cable

TMobileBelinda C. Trevino and

Charles A. GonzalezValley Fever Americas

FoundationWalMart Stores Inc.Doris A. and John W. WalshLauren S. (’97) and

Steven D. WalthourYellowpages

➤$20,000–$49,999Adams Environmental Inc.AIA San AntonioAkiira Media Systems Inc.Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge PCAlamo City HotelsClaire and John D. Alexander Jr.Rebecca A. (’96, ’00) and

Jorge A. Alvarez (’96)American Educational Research

AssociationAmerican Society of Civil

EngineersElizabeth A. and Gregg T. AndersAnonymous (5)AramarkARTCOM Associates Inc.Association for Institutional

ResearchATKG LLPDiana and Timothy A.

Backlund (’83)Bank of AmericaAnne Marie and Jeffrey C.

Bailey (’86) and Bailey Commercial LLC

Norma J. and Raymond R. BairdJennifer and Marcelino

Barrera (’94)Deborah S. and Carroll E.

Barron III (’79)J. Cary Barton and

Barton, East & Caldwell PLLCBDO USA LLPLori L. (’83) and George P.

Becknell IIIDenise E. (‘87) and Pat Bendele Maria A. (’79) and Manuel P.

BerriozabalCelia Berwin Memorial

FoundationBFI/Allied Waste ServicesBHP Billiton Ltd.Ann C. and Edward Glenn Biggs*Billy Bob’s BedsJeffrey A. BinkleyBioinformatic Solutions Inc.BKD LLPRobin BlackSusan and James L. BlackwoodBlaine Warren Advertising and

Air Force ReserveBroadway BankBuffalo Wings & RingsSara A. (’85) and

Christopher BunchBurleson LLPJane F. and Emmette Y.

Burton III (’95)Bury & PartnersJyl G. and T. Randall CainPaula C. and James W. CallawayBianca and Brett A. Calvert (’12)Maria D. (’98) and

Roger S. Campos and Campos Family Dental PC

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. ClarkThe CocaCola Co.Gillian E. CookJorge S. CortezCounty Line BarBQYolanda M. (’92) and Robert J.

Crittenden and Project Control of Texas Inc.

Dykema Cox SmithKim L. and Gary L. Cram and

Cram Roofing Co. Inc.CREWSan AntonioJoshua M. Cude (’02) and

Cude Engineers LCRuth M. and Dewey D. Davis*John B. Dickson and Denim

Group Ltd.Sally C. and Arthur R. DooleySharon L. and Walter D.

Downing Jr. (’86)Sheri A. and Donald R. DyerSara E. Dysart (’77)Vickie E. and Lawrence D. EarleGene Elder Electronics and Telecommunica

tions Research InstituteElite Island Resorts Inc.The Elmendorf Family

FoundationKaren E. (’10) and John T.

Engates (’94)Albert E. Estrada (’83)Farm Bureau Bank FSBFarm Credit Bank of TexasJoann and Warner F. FassnidgeSandra G. and Peter R.

Fernandez (’12, ’15)Germaine E. and Charles T. FieldFireEyeFirst American Commercial

Property GroupFirstmark Credit UnionThe Estate of James Edward FlinnIrma E. (’80) and Antonio

Flores Jr.The Fluor FoundationRuth and John H. FrederickFreeman Decorating Co.Lisa A. FrielKelley L. (’96) and Patrick B. FrostGloria GaltSilvia Gangel and

SiGa International Commercial Real Estate

The Gardner Law FirmBarbara Renaud GonzalezGoogle Inc.Green Umbrella Corp.Andrew L. Grohe C. H. Guenther & Son Inc.Guido Brothers Construction Co.Rachel E. and Major W.

Hayden (’04)Connie C. (’87) and Dwight F.

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*DECEASED


MARY PAT STUMBERG

Memorializing a Legacy of 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 Stum-

bergs had created or funded half a dozen endow-

ment funds and scholarships. But Mary Pat Stum-

berg wanted to memorialize the lifetime’s worth of

civic contributions by her businessman husband,

who pioneered the manufacture of frozen Mexi-

can 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.”

JEFFREY AND LORETTA CLARKE

Alumni Back Education for Future Generations

Both UTSA alumni, Loretta M.A. ’90, ’87 and Jef-

frey 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 Engineer-

ing (named after Jeff Clarke’s mother, Mary Lou

Clarke).

After Jeff Clarke earned a B.S. in electrical engi-

neering, 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.


➤$20,000–$49,999 [cont.]Lonnie R. and Robyn R. HinesKaren 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. HorstVanessa R. and John R. Hurd Jr.

and Hurd Enterprises Ltd.Hyatt PlaceInsurance Council of Texas

Education FoundationInstitute on Asian Consumer

InsightIntel FoundationIntercontinental 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 JamshidiCecilia L. (’91) and Robert D.

Jenkins (’90)Margaret F. and R. Roy Jones II

and R.W. Jones & Sons Inc.Arcie and Craig T. JordanMary A. and Jerome P. KeatingHeather M. and Daniel J.

Karam Jr. (’97, ’01)Helen Freeborn Kerr Charitable

FoundationMelissa C. and Rob Killen (’97)Kinetic Concepts Inc.M. Alice and J. Earl King (’78)M. Elizabeth and

Creston A. King IIIMargie and William R. Klesse and

the Klesse FoundationL&M—UTSA BookstoreLa Hacienda Treatment CenterMyrna and David K. LangfordVicki D. and Larry J. LanieLaw School Admission CouncilLead SAThe Leakey FoundationLearfield SportsApril 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. LuchnickThe Luxx at East EndMichael D. MaloneyMarCom GroupLouis G. Marshall*Bobbie S. and Scott MartinMartin Marietta Materials

Southwest DivisionNorma Martinez Lozano and

Rafael M. LozanoMcAfee Inc.Jennifer J. (’93) and

Joe C. McKinneyLaura G. (’88) and

James C. McNuttV.H. McNutt Memorial

FoundationCarrie and B. Keith McRee (’00)

Mellanox TechnologiesKathleen and David A.

Meriwether (’81)Metropolitan Contracting Co. LLCJanice 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 FoundationLinda C. (’87) and James E.

MontgomeryMary A. Morgan (’77) and

Madeline M. FaySydney L. (’00) and Gregory E.

MuensterCraig A. Nieschwietz (’04)Northwestern Mutual Financial

NetworkCathy Obriotti GreenMagdalena M. (’88) and

Ray J. O’Gwin Jr.*The Harris K. and Lois G.

Oppenheimer FoundationOrange Leaf Frozen YogurtPat O’Brien’sNancy E. (’93, ’95) and

Andrew M. Ozuna (’91)Padgett, Stratemann & Co. LLPDavid Pendleton (’02, ’14)Katherine C. and Joseph P.

Perez (’87)Katherine H. and Leo F. Perron Jr.

and Leco ManagementPaloma and George PerryJacob P. and Cynthia A. PetersJean M. and Philip J. PiccioneGail M. and Larry G. PizzolaPopulation Association of

America Inc.Dianne G. and Victor B. Powell and

Ford, Powell and Carson Inc.Anthony Powers (’12)PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPVeronica Prida, Omar Rodriguez,

and Alicia RodriguezLina T. (’86) and Kenneth P.

Ramey (’87)Peter E. Ramirez (’81)Priscilla J. and John R. RamirezRandolph Brooks Federal

Credit UnionREATA Real Estate ServicesMarianne C. and Stuart R. Reuter*Alice Kleberg Reynolds

FoundationBecki L. and Dennis R. RionElizabeth B. and

Theodore C. RogersMegan and Eduardo R. Salas (’86)San Antonio Chapter American

Concrete InstituteSan 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 ClubJose SantiestebanPerla SarabiaCraig M. Saucier (’00)

Patricia ShieldAyres and Robert M. Ayres Jr.

Kathleen and Roger S. Sawtelle and Sawtelle Financial Management

Sea IslandSearle Freedom TrustSecureLogix Corp.Servergy Inc.Margaret ShackelfordAbel SierraSigma SolutionsSherry A. and James E. SigmonJanet K. (’88) and Daniel M.

Slattery (’86)Maria L. (’08) and Damon H.

Smith (’80)Marilyn P. SmithThe Spencer FoundationSplunk Inc.Spurs Sports and EntertainmentStardust ClubStemBioSys Inc.Tenley K. (’91) and

Brian D. StevensMarshall T. Steves FoundationStrake FoundationErnstine K. StuderEric B. and Keri StumbergRonald B. Sweet (’91)The Swinerton FoundationShelby Rae Tengg FoundationDavid B. Terk FoundationTrudy E. and Benedict A.

Termini and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Texas Bar FoundationTexas Capital BankTexas Physical Medicine &

Rehabilitation InstituteBudalur S. ThyagarajanTiago’s Cabo GrilleCynthia J. (’85) and

Michael A. Tramantano (’85)TrustwaveEstate of Ellen Sue TurnerUnited SA Federal Credit UnionUSAA Real Estate Co.Loretta (’77, ’80) and Robert E.

Valdez (’08)Kathleen W. and Albert ValeAnn M. and Philip T. ValentePhyllis L.* and Curtis T.

Vaughan Jr.*VerizonCarol and J. Randolph

Vogel (’79)Elizabeth and Clifford S. WallerAndres L. Waltman (’04)Susan Y. and Jon R. WamplerSuzanne E. and Dennert O. WareTina and Brian L. WeinerPatricia M. and Timothy G.

WenzelMelissa G. and Gregory W.

Whitaker (’90)The Estate of Jo Ann WoliverWorld Monuments FundLiz and David R. WorleyR.L. Worth & Associates Ltd.Jeanie Rabke Wyatt and

William Wyatt and South Texas Money Management Ltd.

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 to-

tal 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 de-

bilitating disease. Perry has held the chair since

2013, when the Semmes Foundation leveraged a

matching gift opportunity that created the endow-

ment.

“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 collab-

orates with the best scientists in the world.”

*DECEASED


WALTER M. EMBREY JR.

Donor Sees Future in Real Estate Support

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 uni-

versity’s first named academic program in the Col-

lege of Business.

Founder and CEO of development, construc-

tion, and property management operation Em-

brey Partners, he said, “Our industry needs tal-

ented 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 con-

struction.”

Embrey’s gift supports graduate student fel-

lowship opportunities, externship stipends, and

graduate research funding for opportunities such

as conferences and industry competitions.

JAMES BODENSTEDT

Alumnus Backs Business and Athletics

When NCAA football began at UTSA, James

Bodenstedt ’96 made the first million-dollar com-

mitment to support athletic scholarships. Owner

of MUY Brands LLC, a franchise restaurant com-

pany, Bodenstedt, a UTSA alumnus with a degree

in accounting, is also the donor behind the $1 mil-

lion 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 Ger-

ry Sanders to grow programs and to better devel-

op the College of Business,” he told UTSA Giving.

Bodenstedt also took on the challenge of being

the first chairman of the capital campaign. “High-

er 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.”


SECURING OUR FUTURETom C. Frost Jr. | capital campaign chair

Your donation total of $180

million is providing great sup-

port for students, faculty, and

our community through more

endow ments, more scholar-

ships, more faculty positions,

and more opportunities.

After the campaign officially

closed well over the new goal,

we continued to receive good

news. Carlos and Malú Alva-

rez made a gift of $3 million

to fund graduate research op-

portunities 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 emerg-

ing research university right

here in San Antonio—UTSA.

More than just the dollars was

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!

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 lead-

ership of President Ricardo

Romo, the hard work of the Of-

fice of External Relations staff,

the guidance of the Campaign

Committee and Development

Board, and especially the gen-

erosity of the many donors.

All of us have enjoyed our

roles in helping to shape the

future of UTSA. We partici-

pated in this campaign be-

cause San Antonians and all

Texans deserve the excep-

tional opportunities that come

with having another Tier One

university. UTSA is best posi-

tioned now to be that beacon

for our young people.

President Romo has said

this many times: The univer-

sity and the city are linked.

When we support UTSA, we

all benefit.

This is just the beginning of

the journey, though. We can-

not rest until San Antonio at-

tains the Tier One university

it deserves. Please continue

your support now and in the

future. Because we are UTSA.

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. BelgradeE. Glenn Biggs (deceased)James H. Bodenstedt ’96

J. Darryl ByrdScott Carpenter

Henry G. CisnerosLoretta J. Clarke ’90, ’87

Patrick J. Clynes ’89Samuel G. Dawson

Trish DeBerryWalter D. Downing Jr. ’86

John W. FeikDon Frost

Tom C. Frost Jr.Heriberto Guerra Jr.Susan P. Hough ’91

Christopher A. Jaworski ’03Brenda Vickrey JohnsonCindy L. Jorgensen ’00

Milton B. LeeSteven Q. Lee

Edith S. McAllisterJohn F. McFall ’92Janice L. Meyr ’79

Balous T. MillerWilliam E. Morrow ’86

Henry R. Muñoz IIIHoward W. Peak IV ’75

Boone PowellJames R. Reed

Arthur J. Rodriguez ’98, ’00Harriett Romo

Gary K. Simmons ’00Gurvinder P. SinghDavid A. SpencerJohn T. Steen Jr.Julian H. Trevino

Curtis T. Vaughan IIIKenneth L. Wilson

Jeanie Rabke Wyatt ’86

EMERITUS MEMBERS

Robert M. CavenderAlfredo L. Flores Jr.

Gloria GaltBetty Murray Halff ’76

Roger R. HemminghausNelson W. Wolff

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Tom C. Frost Jr. (Chair)John D. Alexander Jr.

J. Dan BatesE. Glenn Biggs (deceased)James H. Bodenstedt ’96

Ernest Bromley ’78, ’80Henry G. Cisneros

Marjie FrenchClayton E. Killinger ’83

Steven Q. LeeCathy Obriotti Green

Ricardo RomoJohn T. Steen Jr.

Kenneth L. WilsonJeanie Rabke Wyatt ’86

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