An Aggie couple will remember their baby daughter through an endowed Regents' Scholarship for first-generation Aggies from lower-income families.    «view»

The life of a devoted Aggie cadet will be remembered for years to come through a memorial scholarship created by his father through the Texas A&M Foundation.    «view»

A President's Endowed Scholarship made a Texas A&M University education possible for Pat Wood III '84. Now he and his father, Pat Wood Jr. '54, are giving future generations of Aggies that same opportunity.    «view»

ConocoPhillips continued to show its support of Texas A&M University by presenting a $1 million check to the Texas A&M Foundation on May 15. More than a quarter of the gift will be used to fund the Texas A&M SPIRIT Scholars Program for the 2008-2009 academic year.    «view»

Luda and Bobby Meloy reared their children to be respectful, make good choices and to be thankful for what they have. The love and support of his parents and their commitment to education encouraged Chuck Meloy '82 to create the Bobby and Luda Meloy Legacy Scholarship through the Texas A&M Foundation.    «view»

For two men from such different backgrounds, David Renzi '99 and Garrett Olsen '00 have a lot in common. Both received bachelors degrees in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University in 2000 and have remained to pursue graduate degrees. Both are involved with the same research. Both would like to embark upon careers in research and development. And neither would be able to afford the education needed to achieve these goals without financial assistance from private donors.    «view»

A family joke around the Patterson household centers on the roots of eldest son Cody's love affair with mathematics. Like any young child, the story goes, Cody would grow impatient when forced to wait in line in a public place. In an attempt to distract her fidgeting son, his mother, Janalyn, would dig in her purse for her pocket calculator.    «view»

Thousands of miles away from war-torn Afghanistan, Lacy Cooper's heart aches for the Afghan refugees who will wait a year or more to gain asylum in Europe simply because of the massive amount of red tape involved.    «view»

“When the letter arrived saying I received a Foundation Excellence Award, my mother was so happy she just cried and cried,” said Bruno Perossa, a former Eagle Scout who has wanted to come to A&M since attending an Aggie football game as a 7th-grader.    «view»

“When I first visited A&M, I fell in love with the campus,” remembers Elsa Rivera, a biomedical engineering major who graduated as Salutatorian of her high school class in Zapata, Texas. “It was so friendly and felt more welcoming than other campuses.”    «view»

Construction science students and professors are now reaping the rewards of endowments established during Texas A&M’s last fund-raising campaign, Capturing the Spirit. During that campaign, Sandy and Bryan Mitchell ’70 of Fort Worth endowed a scholarship, fellowship, professorship and faculty chair in construction science.    «view»

Francisco Javier Bueso is one of scores of Texas A&M researchers whose work has implications for the space program. But Bueso isn't formulating a new rocket fuel or designing satellite guidance systems: He's engineering a better corn tortilla.    «view»

One of biology's oldest disciplines looks set to re-establish itself on the cutting edge of science. "Horizon" discovers why efforts to identify and understand the behaviour of species living in the deep oceans is gaining such importance, and how BP is providing essential support to the science of taxonomy.    «view»

Fred Woods, a senior chemical engineering major and A&M linebacker, is already benefiting from a recent ConocoPhillips gift to Texas A&M's One Spirit One Vision Campaign.    «view»

Kurt Phillips, a graduate student in visualization sciences, works closely with Pixar professionals in the visualization industry, helping students learn the specifics of video shooting and editing as a teaching assistant.    «view»

Hannah Peterson '06 is the first recipient of the Bernice E. Powell Endowed Scholarship.    «view»

Ana Perez is a sophomore education major and recipient of the Foundation Excellence Award. Her Mexican-American upbringing offered her a unique life of bilingual education — the same professional field she hopes to enter after graduation.    «view»

Linda Loyd '06 is a doctoral student studying with financial support from the Robert L. Walker/Herman F. Heep and Minnie Bell Heep Texas A&M University Foundation Endowed Fellowship. The fellowship was named in honor of Walker, Texas A&M's vice president of development.    «view»

Physics doctoral student Joe Musser '06 is studying anthrax biodetection with financial assistance from the George P. Mitchell '40 Endowed Chair in Experimental Physics.    «view»

Unlike the majority of college sophomores, Valerie Johnson '10 of Bay City, Texas, knows exactly what she wants to do with her life. Thanks to the financial help she's receiving from a Texas A&M Foundation President's Endowed Scholarship (PES), she's well on her way to bringing her goals to fruition.    «view»

It is a personal blessing to discover one's passion early in life. It is a gift to mankind when that passion is helping others. Andrea "Andi" McKenna '08 was that gift, selflessly dedicating herself to teaching special education students how to cope with their challenges and to find strength in God.    «view»

An A&M professor for 41 years, Klemm is a well-known scientist and researcher in the field of neuroscience who has created a research fund to help students in Veterinary Medicine.    «view»

Jerry Calvert '62 and his wife, Jan, of Brenham found endowing a scholarship for Texas A&M University students a rewarding experience.    «view»

To create important opportunities for Texas A&M University undergraduates, Robyn L. '89 and Alan B. Roberts '78 have created a scholars program within Mays Business School    «view»

See how Charles Williams '37 gifted Texas A&M with several gifts to the George Bush School of Government and Public Service.    «view»

Active civic supporters Walter and Betty Williams have a long history of giving back to their community. Now the Houston couple is investing in future generations at Texas A&M University.    «view»

Stephen C. Helbing Sr.'s family gave him a surprise for his recent 80th birthday: An $80,000 scholarship endowment in his honor.    «view»