Yearly Archives: 2003

Shirley Bird Perry, who announced in June her plans to retire as vice chancellor for development and external relations at the University of Texas System, will join The University of Texas at Austin as senior vice president next April 1.

Using recommendations from the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee and information gained at public hearings, President Larry R. Faulkner will make a proposal prior to Nov. 3 to increase tuition at The University of Texas at Austin.

J.M. Coetzee, author of 'Waiting for the Barbarians' and 'Life and Times of Michael K,' was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature today.

The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin be illuminated for about an hour with orange lights beginning at dusk Wednesday night (Oct. 1) to evaluate lighting levels for the filming of a scene on campus for the feature movie, “Cheer Up” that is being produced in Austin.

If Kermit were a brightly colored poison frog, the Muppet character might sing a different tune than 'It's Not Easy Being Green.' New results from scientists at The University of Texas at Austin indicate that poison frogs have evolved bright colorations and toxic skin at least four times during evolution, suggesting that the combination provides survival advantages.

ExxonMobil Corporation is donating its historical archives to The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin and will provide the university with a $300,000 grant to catalog and preserve the collection.

The Texas Exes will present their 2003 Distinguished Service Award to an ardent supporter of education and will honor six former students from The University of Texas at Austin as recipients of the 2003 Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at 7 p.m., Friday (Oct. 3) at the LBJ Auditorium.

The transfer of the estate of the late Dallas oilman and geologist John A. Jackson to The University of Texas at Austin is nearing completion and its value has been set at $272 million. Adding Jackson's previous gifts of $40 million, the total value of his contributions is $272 million, making him one of the most generous benefactors ever to a public university.

Entering Longhorn Scholars, some of the brightest spring 2003 graduates from traditionally underrepresented high schools in Texas, will be recognized at 4 p.m., Wednesday (Sept. 24) during a welcoming reception in Flawn Academic Center, Room 21, at The University of Texas at Austin.

Kathy Lawrence, director of student publications at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected president of College Media Advisers, a national organization for people who advise the staffs of college newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, radio and television stations.