Nov. 18 Actress Marcia Gay Harden Is Commencement Speaker for The University of Texas at Austin's May Ceremony
Marcia Gay Harden, a University of Texas at Austin graduate who has received an Oscar, a Best Actress Tony Award and numerous other honors throughout her career, will be the speaker for the 127th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 22, 2010.Oct. 30 Speed Named Assistant VP for Community Engagement
Shannon Speed, associate professor of anthropology, has been named assistant vice president for community engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 27 National Mental Health Advocates Join Hogg Foundation's Advisory Council
Renowned mental health experts and consumer advocates Dr. Daniel Fisher and LaVerne Miller, Esq., have been appointed to the National Advisory Council of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.Oct. 19 Art and Art History Faculty Member Michael Smith Featured at SculptureCenter
Michael Smith, associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin, is featured in "A Voyage of Growth and Discovery," a collaborative sculptural, sound and video installation with internationally renowned artist Mike Kelley.Oct. 19 World-Renowned Lizard Expert Eric Pianka to Appear on Nova's "Lizard Kings"
Lizard expert and University of Texas at Austin Professor Eric Pianka served as chief science adviser and will appear on an upcoming Nova documentary about monitor lizards called "Lizard Kings."Oct. 13 Henry Hu Testifies for SEC on Derivatives Regulation Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Professor Henry T. C. Hu testified on behalf of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services at its Oct. 7 hearing, "Reform of the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Market."Oct. 12 Experts Available to Discuss Texas Governor's Race
The 2010 Texas governor's race promises to be an historic contest as U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison challenges incumbent Rick Perry for the Republican nomination and several Democrats vie to run against the GOP candidate next November.Sept. 24 Hogg Foundation's Frost Promoted, Appointed to Academic Position
Attorney, educator and executive Dr. Lynda Frost has been named director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and appointed as a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 23 Law Professor Henry Hu Named First Director of SEC's New Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation
School of Law Professor Henry T. C. Hu has been named director of the newly established Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary L. Schapiro, chairwoman of the SEC, announced on Sept. 16.Sept. 18 Advertising Professor Chairs Assessment Panel to Evaluate 2010 Census Campaign
Jerome D. Williams, the F.J. Heyne Centennial Professor in Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, served as chair of the assessment panel that has endorsed the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Census Integrated Communication Campaign.Sept. 14 Kedra Ishop Appointed Vice Provost and Director of Admissions at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Kedra Ishop has been appointed vice provost and director of admissions at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 9 Hoover Joins McCombs School as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Gary E. Hoover, founder of Bookstop and the company that later became Hoover's Inc., has been named entrepreneur-in-residence in the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the McCombs School of Business of The University of Texas at Austin.
