Dr. Larry R. Faulkner Challenge Grant Scholarship

The Texas Exes created this scholarship to honor Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, PhD ’69, Life Member, for his service to the University. He is president of Houston Endowment and president emeritus of the University. His significant achievements include the development of the Blanton Museum of Art, the acquisitions of the Suida-Manning Collection of European Art and the Woodward-Bernstein Watergate Archive, as well as the creation of innovative scholarship programs that helped to restore the University’s minority student enrollment. The scholarship benefits a deserving African-American or Hispanic entering freshman, with preference given to chemistry majors, for four years of undergraduate study.