Dec. 18 Trial Advocacy Center at UT Austinreceives gifts in honor of Hill
The law firm of Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, and the Kayser Foundation, both of Houston, have made gifts totaling $175,000 to The University of Texas at Law School Foundation toward the Trial Advocacy Center in the John B. Connally Center for the Administration of Justice. The trial center will be named in honor of John L. Hill Jr., chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1984-1987.Dec. 12 Endowment established at UT Austin to assist Aransas County ISD high school students
Mr. and Mrs. Hays R. Warden of Houston have established a permanent endowment at The University of Texas at Austin to assist students from high schools within the Aransas County Independent School District. The Opal A.Warden and Beatrice Shipman Memorial Endowed Scholarship honors the mothers of Hays R. Warden, a 1972 UT graduate, and his wife Sandra L. Warden.Dec. 11 Bureau of Economic Geology’s natural gas studiescited as a success story in report to President Clinton
Geologic studies of natural gas reservoirs in Texas conducted by The University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology between 1988 to 1995 have been singled out as an example of a "government-industry success story" by the White House. The designation was included in the final report submitted to President Clinton by the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).Dec. 11 UT awarded $3 million to promote democracy
Dr. Peter Flawn, UT Austin president <i>ad interim,</i> today announced the award of a $3 million technical assistance grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to UT. The grant will assist the Congress of Guatemala in a three-year program designed to strengthen the legislature and consolidate democracy in that war torn country.Dec. 10 University of Texas at Austin launches Texas PREP to enhanceacademic skills of top 10 percent grads in targeted Dallas schools
The University of Texas at Austin has joined public schools and corporate sponsors in forming Texas PREP (Partners Responding to Educational Priorities), an educational partnership designed to support and enhance recently passed legislation, House Bill 588, which guarantees automatic admissions for the top 10 percent of Texas high school graduates. The bill was signed into law by Gov. George W. Bush on May 10, 1997.Dec. 9 Chappell named outstanding alumnaof College of Communication at UT
The College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin has announced that Ann Sutherland Chappell has been chosen as Outstanding Alumna of the year. She will be honored at a banquet in February 1998. Chappell graduated from the University with a bachelor of arts degree in speech and a master of arts degree in communication.Dec. 8 University of Texas at Austin launches Texas PREP to enhanceacademic skills of top 10 percent grads in targeted Dallas schools
The University of Texas at Austin has joined public schools and corporate sponsors in forming Texas PREP (Partners Responding to Educational Priorities), an educational partnership designed to support and enhance recently passed legislation, House Bill 588, which guarantees automatic admissions for the top 10 percent of Texas high school graduates. The bill was signed into law by Gov. George W. Bush on May 10, 1997.Dec. 3 Sen. Zaffirini to speak at UT Austin Graduate School Convocation Saturday
Texas State Sen. Judith Zaffirini will be the speaker for The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School Convocation on Saturday (Dec. 6) which is expected to be attended by about 3,000 students, faculty, administrators and guests of the University.Nov. 24 UT extends spring 1998 tuition deadline for students eligible for HOPE tax credit
The University of Texas at Austin will allow students eligible for the HOPE Scholarship (Tax) Credit, a provision of the 1997 Federal Taxpayers Relief Act (TRA '97), to pay spring 1998 tuition and fees in January instead of December to take advantage of this tax savings opportunity.Nov. 24 UT voice students winners at regional conference
Two University of Texas at Austin voice students were winners at the recent National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional conference on campus.Nov. 24 UT Austin Law School Foundation Board of Trusteeselects Reasoner to serve as its new president
The fall 1997 meeting of The University of Texas at Austin Law School Foundation Board of Trustees marked a change in the leadership of the board.Nov. 12 UT Austin School of Law releases new admissions criteria for 1998
The University of Texas at Austin's School of Law announced today (Nov. 11) a new admissions policy and process that will consider a broader set of criteria and pursue a broader set of goals in assessing applicants for admission.
