Dallas entrepreneur, industry leader and educator Bobby B. Lyle ’67 builds on the farsighted generosity that named the Lyle School of Engineering 11 years ago by designating $10 million to power a new strategic vision for the school. The bold future-focused model will combine innovation, agility and swift responses to shifts in technological capabilities with enduring institutional support.
“Bobby Lyle’s vision, then and now, speaks to the core needs of engineering education to prepare students to solve problems, drive the economy and change lives through problem-driven research and real-world experience,” said SMU President R. Gerald Turner. “Today we celebrate Bobby’s leadership and commitment to the future of the Lyle School and SMU.”
The ability to react quickly to promising new ideas is essential for technological trailblazers. To take advantage of opportunities with transformative potential, Dr. Lyle’s investment will support the school’s Future Fund by establishing endowments for Accelerating Emerging Research and Accelerating High Tech Business Innovations. The fund also will support two additional strategic portfolios: Transforming the Engineering Education Experience and Transformative Technology for Social Good.
In engineering, speed is of the essence when developing groundbreaking advancements, Dr. Lyle said.
“Researching and prototyping new ideas must happen quickly to be competitive, while traditional fundraising takes time,” he said. “This transformational plan allows engineering school researchers to be nimble in the fast-changing tech landscape.”
Read more at SMU News.
Category: November 2019
The SMU Student Foundation invites all to the Hilltop for the Celebration of Lights at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 2. Cocoa, cookies, carols and the Christmas story bring the magic and meaning of this joyous season. The campus will remain aglow throughout the holidays for all to enjoy.
Read more at Student Foundation.
SMU Dedman School of Law will launch a First Amendment Clinic in fall 2020, thanks to a $900,000 gift from the Stanton Foundation. The clinic will focus on free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and petition and other First Amendment issues. This funding will cover the core operating expenses of the clinic for five years.
“SMU is incredibly honored to be the recipient of this extraordinary gift,” said Jennifer Collins, Dean of SMU Dedman School of Law. “We are extremely grateful that the Foundation recognized the talents of our constitutional law faculty and our long tradition of excellence in our clinical program by entrusting us with this opportunity.”
The Stanton Foundation was created by Dr. Frank Stanton, the long-time president of CBS and one of the founding fathers of the television industry. Dr. Stanton was a fierce defender of freedom of speech and the First Amendment and received numerous awards in recognition of his efforts to ensure the freedom of the press.
Read more at Dedman Law.
Lunch by Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe, music by the Mustang Brass Quintet, games and gratitude from all for those who serve our nation will highlight the SMU Veterans Day Celebration.
Read more from the Maguire Center.
An auction of fine and decorative arts on November 20 will benefit the programs supported by the Friends of SMU-in-Taos. View the catalog and bid online, or plan to attend the event at Dallas Auction Gallery.
Garrett McLaughlin is among 10 finalists fans can vote on for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, given annually to the nation’s top senior student-athlete who excels on and off the field.
The 20 total NCAA men’s and women’s soccer finalists were chosen from 30 men’s and 30 women’s finalists. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans will be able to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 18, 2019. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner.
After a record-breaking five-goal performance versus Cincinnati on October 26, McLaughlin was named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week. The Senior CLASS Award candidate now has a team-high 14 goals and 33 points in 2019, both marks are the most of any Mustang since 2002.
After battling back from a painful injury, McLaughlin is having a great year. So is men’s soccer. The team is ranked No. 12 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25.
Read more at SMU Athletics.
Categories
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
Enjoy these quick links to great stories and photos about the people, programs and events making an impact on the Hilltop.
- Photos: Family Weekend 2019
- No. 5 SMU advances to women’s soccer conference semifinals
- Game-based learning study awarded $1.5 million national grant
- Internet search: Are we substituting information for knowledge?
- Forbes: Study shows personality may be more pliable than we think
- Trevor Rees-Jones ’78: Energy industry’s pioneering disruptor
- Fall dance concert to feature two new works
- Rick Steves leads the lineup for Perkins’ Mission Quest
- Parents: Simmons School expert weighs in on gifted education