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SailPoint Diversity Scholarship

SailPoint Diversity Scholarship

SailPoint Technologies is an Austin-based corporation with a history of supporting organizations focused on diversity and equity work. SailPoint established this renewable scholarship to support entering Black and Hispanic students.

Salvador and Viola Luna Scholarship

Salvador and Viola Luna Scholarship

Salvador and Viola Luna were advocates of higher education, in words and actions. They were graduates of the public school system in Houston and the first in their respective families to graduate from college. Salvador died in 1996, and his children established this...

Sam and Ann Barshop Scholarship

Sam and Ann Barshop Scholarship

Distinguished Alumnus Sam Barshop, BBA ’51, Life Member, and his wife, Ann, of San Antonio, created this award to benefit a minority graduate student from the San Antonio area who is enrolled in the MBA or MPA programs in the McCombs School of Business.

Sara May Meriwether and George K. Meriwether III Memorial

Sara May Meriwether and George K. Meriwether III Memorial

Following the death of Sara May Meriwether, BA ’51, Life Member, on Oct. 4, 2003, her husband George, family, and friends created this scholarship in her memory. When George, BBA ’47, Life Member, died on March 18, 2005, additional contributions were given in his...

Senator Florence Shapiro

Senator Florence Shapiro

Texas Senator and Life Member Florence Shapiro, BS ’70, of Plano, established this scholarship. During the 79th Texas Legislative Session, she served as Governor for a Day, and friends and supporters raised a record amount of money to help pay for the event, with...

Senator Judith Zaffirini Scholarship

Senator Judith Zaffirini Scholarship

Carlos Zaffirini, Jr., BBA ’03, JD ’06, Life Member, established this scholarship to honor his mom, Life Member Senator Judith Zaffirini, BS ’67, MA ’70, JD ’78. Since 1987, she has served as a member of the Texas State Senate, representing the 21st, and was the...

Shiner Brewery Scholarship

Shiner Brewery Scholarship

The Impetus Foundation established this scholarship in the name of Shiner Brewery to show support for the Shiner community and its young people and encourage the pursuit of a college education.

Sigma Phi Epsilon

Sigma Phi Epsilon

This scholarship was funded by members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Texas Alpha Chapter, their families, and friends of the Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin for two distinct scholarships. The scholarships were previously managed by the Sigma Phi Epsilon...

Silver Spurs-Cuyler Duncan Memorial Scholarship

Silver Spurs-Cuyler Duncan Memorial Scholarship

The John ‘Cuyler’ Duncan Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 by family and close friends to honor the legacy of a beloved son, husband, father, brother and friend. Cuyler, BBA ’02, MPA ’02, was a proud third-generation Longhorn who was dedicated to the...

Silver Spurs–Joe M. Dealey Memorial Scholarship

Silver Spurs–Joe M. Dealey Memorial Scholarship

As the official caretakers of Bevo, the University’s mascot, the Silver Spurs raise money to help fund this scholarship from Bevo’s special appearances. In 1995, through donations from Silver Spurs alumni, this scholarship was endowed as a permanent tribute to the...

Silver Spurs–Lowell Lebermann Students of the Year Scholarship

Silver Spurs–Lowell Lebermann Students of the Year Scholarship

This scholarship was created to honor Silver Spurs alumnus and UT Distinguished Alumnus Lowell Lebermann, Life Member, who exemplified scholarship, leadership, and service while he was a student and throughout his life as a Texas Ex.

Sonia and Javier Perez Challenge Grant Scholarship

Sonia and Javier Perez Challenge Grant Scholarship

Life Members Sonia, BJ ’78, and Javier Perez, BA ’79, are loyal alumni from McAllen who have been actively involved with the University and Texas Exes. Sonia was awarded the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award in 2001 and served as Texas Exes President from 2006-2007.

Soper Scholarship

Soper Scholarship

Vanessa Soper, BA ’05, Life Member, created this scholarship to honor her alma mater. Although Vanessa reluctantly applied to the University at her father’s request, she was enraptured by the campus, the students, and the Austin lifestyle after just one visit....

Special Award in Drama

Special Award in Drama

One of the highlights of the Texas Exes’ year is the Distinguished Alumnus Award presentation each fall. The beautiful staging and lighting of that event are made possible by the generosity and talent of Professor Emeritus David Nancarrow and students in the...

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Forty Acres Scholarship

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Forty Acres Scholarship

Inspired by the impact that their own university experiences had on their lives, Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV created the Stamps Family Foundation to support exceptional students in pursuit of higher education. The Stamps have worked with great universities to...

Stanley and Antoinette Tartaglia Post Scholarship

Stanley and Antoinette Tartaglia Post Scholarship

In appreciation of all that the University has meant to them in their lives, Stanley, BBA ’66, and Antoinette Tartaglia Post, BS ’66, Life Members, established this scholarship to benefit a deserving undergraduate student who is a U. S. citizen.

Stella Gliddon Memorial Scholarship

Stella Gliddon Memorial Scholarship

Martha Gliddon Schulze, BFA ’55, Life Member, established this scholarship as a memorial to her mother, Stella Gliddon. In addition to her legacy of community service, she instilled in her children a great love of music, which is recognized by the creation of this...

Steven Wade Elms Memorial Scholarship

Steven Wade Elms Memorial Scholarship

During his years at the University, Steve Elms was active as a Texas Cowboy and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. After his untimely death, this scholarship was created in his memory from contributions by his friends and family. The scholarship is for an entering...

Strasburger & Price L.L.P. Challenge Grant Scholarship in Law: In Memory of Mike Joplin

Strasburger & Price L.L.P. Challenge Grant Scholarship in Law: In Memory of Mike Joplin

Strasburger & Price has been known for many years for its commitment to diversity in the workplace. Its employment committee, with the support of the firm’s governing policy committee and diversity and community relations committee, has established diversity...

Stuart W. Stedman Forty Acres Scholarship

Stuart W. Stedman Forty Acres Scholarship

Stuart W. Stedman, BA ’79, MBA ’85, JD ’85, on behalf of the Stedman West Foundation, endowed this scholarship as a way to repay The University of Texas at Austin for changing his life. Stedman began his academic career at Claremont Men’s College in California before...

Susan and Richard Santamaria Scholarship

Susan and Richard Santamaria Scholarship

Susan, BA ’69, and Richard Santamaria, BBA ’69, Life Members, would like to emphasize their firm belief that students need not go far from home to obtain the best education in the nation and to have wonderful life experiences by supporting a well-rounded entering...

Susan N. Sams Scholarship

Susan N. Sams Scholarship

Susan N. Sams, BJ ’92, Life Member, created this scholarship to support her passion for higher education. Sams is a mother and pro-bono attorney specializing in helping domestically abused women

Susie & John L. Adams Forty Acres Scholarship

Susie & John L. Adams Forty Acres Scholarship

John L. Adams, Life Member, BBA ’66, and wife Suzanne “Susie” Adams, BS ’67, on behalf of the John L. and Susie Adams Foundation of Dallas, endowed this scholarship for students at The University of Texas at Austin. John L. Adams retired as Vice Chairman of Trinity...

Suzan Clark Glickman Teaching Scholarship in Early Education

Suzan Clark Glickman Teaching Scholarship in Early Education

This fund was originally created in 2003 as the Suzan Clark Glickman Texas Excellence Award for Outstanding Elementary School Teachers by Distinguished Alumnus Julius Glickman, BA ’62, LLB ’66, to honor his wife, Suzan Clark Glickman, BS ’64, both Life Members....

Sylvie and Gary Crum Forty Acres Scholarshp

Sylvie and Gary Crum Forty Acres Scholarshp

Life Members Sylvie, BA ’74, and Gary, MBA ’72, serve on the Longhorn Foundation Advisory Council. Gary is a lifetime member of the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council. The Crums head up the CFP Foundation in Houston, with Gary serving as president and Sylvie...

Tejas Educational Foundation

Tejas Educational Foundation

The Tejas Educational Foundation provides scholarship support to University students who are members of the Tejas Club.

Teri B. Dismukes Memorial Scholarship

Teri B. Dismukes Memorial Scholarship

Ms. Wiladean McCaffrey, of College Station, endowed this scholarship in memory of her beloved daughter, Teri B. Dismukes, MS ’75, Life Member. It is awarded to an undergraduate social work major.

Terrell County Scholarship

Terrell County Scholarship

Dr. Benjamin G. Benner, created this award to honor his wife, Jodie Tronson Benner, BS ’70, Life Member. She graduated from Sanderson High School in Terrell County and studied nursing at the University. The award benefits an entering freshman, with first preference...

Texas Cheer and Texas Pom Scholarship

Texas Cheer and Texas Pom Scholarship

This scholarship was established to recognize Texas Cheer and Texas Pom for their contributions to the University. Funding comes from contributions received by both groups for performing various services, such as sponsoring high school clinics, serving as hosts and...

Texas Cowboys–Gabriel Higgins Memorial Scholarship

Texas Cowboys–Gabriel Higgins Memorial Scholarship

The Texas Cowboys Alumni Association established this scholarship to honor the memory of Gabriel Higgins, who died in 1995. The scholarship is awarded to an entering freshman or currently enrolled sophomore student based on outstanding leadership abilities,...