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Advancing Education: Simmons Gift Endows School

A drugstore lunch counter across campus on Hillcrest used to be a popular gathering spot for students to enjoy burgers, shakes and camaraderie. In the Sixties, the store's new owner – Harold Simmons – often flipped burgers himself when short on staff. Then a fledgling businessman in his late twenties, Simmons went on to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs and investors in Texas history.

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From the Fall/Winter 2007 issue | Comments (0)

New Dean Leads School of Education and Human Development

When David J. Chard joined SMU this fall as dean of the School of Education and Human Development, he had no idea that, within weeks, his university world would change. As he settled into his office in a converted apartment building long overdue for updating, he was well aware of the School's need for resources, including a suitable building and endowment for programs, research and faculty. President R. Gerald Turner was acutely aware of the needs, too, and, in fact, had been talking with prospective donors about a major gift for the school.

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Caruth Legacy Continues: $10.1 Million Supports Engineering

Engineering education is getting a Texas-sized boost.

A $10.1 million gift to SMU from the W.W. Caruth Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas will help the United States compete globally in engineering and technology by preparing students to excel in these fields. It is the single largest gift ever received by the School of Engineering.

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Cox Scholarships: A Sound Business Investment

As an international business leader, Edwin L. Cox knows what it takes to compete in a global marketplace – the best minds armed with the best education through nationally recognized academic programs. So he knew that providing funds for merit scholarships at SMU would be a wise investment. Cox is providing $5 million for merit-based undergraduate scholarships in the school that bears his name – SMU's Edwin L. Cox School of Business.

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$3.3 Million Gift Extends Professor's Legacy

The impact of beloved SMU professor Laurence Perrine will continue for generations to come through a bequest from the estate of his wife, Catherine Perrine. The $3.3 million bequest will fund scholarships and an endowed faculty chair in the Department of English, Dedman College.

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Fund Honors Anthropology Professor

Dedicated students often honor the mentors who guided their academic development. But a new gift to SMU reverses that pattern – the mentor is honoring his former student through a gift to SMU.

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Digging In For Theological Progress

Perkins School of Theology launched a major expansion of its facilities with a groundbreaking ceremony in September. The building program includes extensive renovation of two classroom and office buildings and construction of a new building.

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Tele-Pony: Calling All Mustangs

When junior Abigail Seibel worked last year as a caller for Tele-Pony, SMU's telemarketing outreach to alumni, she enjoyed making connections with alumni nationwide representing every graduating class.

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Friends Of Enchantment

With a little help from its friends, the SMU-in-Taos program is more than getting by – it is going strong.

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Basketball Scores New Facility

SMU broke ground in December on the Crum Basketball Center, a state-of-the-art facility for the men’s and women’s basketball programs scheduled to open in October 2007. The Center is made possible by a leadership gift of $6 million from Sylvie P. and Gary T. Crum (’69), an SMU trustee.

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From the Spring/Summer 2007 issue | Comments (0)

$2 Million Bequest Doubles Fund For East Texas Students

A new distribution of more than $2 million to SMU from the will of former U.S. Congressman and Judge Brady P. Gentry will double the size of a scholarship fund for students from several East Texas counties.

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Preparing Leaders For Faithful Service: $6 Million Gift To Launch Perkins Theology Building Program

A gift of $6 million from the Perkins-Prothro family of Wichita Falls will launch a building program for Perkins School of Theology. This is a combined gift from the Perkins-Prothro Foundation and Elizabeth Perkins Prothro, daughter of the late Joe J. and Lois Perkins, who endowed the SMU Theology School in the early 1940s. The school was named in their honor in 1945. “As we approach the centennial of SMU’s founding in 2011 and opening in 2015, we are especially grateful for this family’s vision and generosity through the years, which have helped to make Perkins School of Theology one...

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A Leading Gift

Showing that sometimes leadership occurs behind the scenes, an anonymous donor has made a $40,000 gift to the Mustang Leader Scholarship Endowment Fund, with the first $6,500 scholarship to be awarded to a student for the 2007-08 academic year.

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$10 Million Gift Establishes Funds For Faculty And Student Support

A gift of $10 million from the Honorable Roy M. Huffington (’38) of Houston will establish endowments to support faculty compensation and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students at SMU. Each totaling $5 million, the funds will be known as the Huffington Bicentennial Faculty Endowment Fund and the Huffington Bicentennial Scholarship Endowment Fund.

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