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THE TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION MAGAZINE | FALL 2010<br />
PRESIDENT’S LETTER<br />
Borlaug, Billionaires and Big Ideas<br />
In the world of higher education fundraising, we talk often about the “big idea”<br />
and how it inspires giving. Some people are moved to provide opportunity for<br />
young people through scholarships. Others give to the college program that helped<br />
jump-start their successful career. Around here, many give back to preserve our<br />
proud history and traditions.<br />
But philanthropists often are motivated by a desire to solve a pressing issue<br />
facing our society. They want to support “big hairy ideas” generated through<br />
scholarly research that will advance knowledge and improve lives. They want to<br />
transform. They want to create a better world.<br />
One of those big ideas surfaced recently after a meeting in Afghanistan<br />
between A&M’s Dr. Ed Price and philanthropist Howard Buffett, son of leg<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=1"> THE TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION MAGAZINE | FAL</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=2"> PRESIDENT’S LETTER Borlaug, Billionaires</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=3"> Seven Aggie Medal of Honor recipients kept faith </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=4"> eDITOR Sondra White ’87 MAnAGInG eDITOR Mary vi</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=5"> Charitable Gift Annuity Combines Giving and Recei</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=6"> A&M Annex Reaction We received such a tremendous</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=7"> Mike A. Adkisson '51 (back row, second from right</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=8"> OnCampus Dr. Rusty Harris, an assistant p</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=9"> “Texas A&M University love Class.” If you</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=10"> Pollen found in honey leaves clues to its country</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=11"> Aggies Light Up EPA Contest The U.S. environment</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=12"> Gifts to the Texas A&M Foundation Inspire Spirit </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=13"> A spokeswoman for Halliburton, which recruits </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=14"> A Tradition Restored $4 million gift from class </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=15"> Texas A&M marked the restoration of Military Walk</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=16"> More than 8,600 American flags waved in fr</a>
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<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=18"> fter meeting</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=19"> College ImpaCt The Howard G. Buffe</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=20"> (Above) The late Dr. Norman Borlaug received a No</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=21"> “To me, Dr. Borlaug is a real hero. So the abili</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=22"> STUDENT IMPACT Scholarships funded by Jo</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=23"> CHRISTINA URIEGAS AUSTIN AND AARON RODRIGUEZ CO</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=24"> But the Houston native faced daunting chal</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=25"> When I graduate and become financially stable, I </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=26"> ggies lucky enough to land a seat in</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=27"> S P I R I T M A G A Z I N E | F A L L 2 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=28"> With 26 significant honors and awards at</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=29"> and don’ts of interpersonal communication in almo</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=30"> ✯ George K</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=31"> What kind of man, without hesitation, pilots an a</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=32"> Men such as Lloyd Hughes ’43, Thomas Fowle</a>
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<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=34"> </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=35"> Today’s young people will be able to stand on the</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=36"> Working with graduate and undergraduate students </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=37"> College ImpaCt </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=38"> per year to liberal arts professors at Texas A&M </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=39"> Dr. Steve Oberhelman has used fellowship funds fo</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=40"> Opportunity Dr. Dennis O'Neal '73, head o</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=41"> It also provides individual con- sultations t</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=42"> @Foundation </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=43"> 2008 and 2009, the initiative raised about $43.2 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=44"> Aggies analyze the Pointe du Hoc cliffs to plan p</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=45"> TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TEXAS </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=46"> 44 T E X A S A & M F O U N D A T I O N </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=47"> Aggie Perseverance Pays Off The fiscal year e</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=48"> This fiscal year four new names were engraved on </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=49"> Former students are uniting behind a cam</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=50"> Annual totals for fiscal years 2001 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=51"> Percentages of 2010 total gifts received </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=52"> Annual totals for fiscal years 2001 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=53"> Total fund value $874.4 million as</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=54"> Annual totals for fiscal years 2001 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=55"> Planned Gifts– Fellows</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=56"> Percentages of revocable and irrevocabl</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=57"> Annual totals for fiscal years 2001 </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=58"> Consolidated Statement of Financial Position </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=59"> Consolidated Statement of Activities and Changes </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=60"> A&M Legacy Society The A&M Legacy Society re</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=61"> |M Mr. & Mrs. L. Lowry Mays ’57 MBNA Ella C. McFa</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=62"> Marijo & James R. English Jr. ’46 Ernst & Young L</a>
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<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=64"> Digicon Geophysical Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Dom</a>
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<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=66"> |C Clarence E. Calvert ’42 Sam J. Campise ’58 Nan</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=67"> |J Helen & Roger H. Jenswold ’52 Clayton F. Jirci</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=68"> Wanona G. Randolph Luanne S. & Lee R. Reinhardt R</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=69"> Alenco Donna & Robert W. Alexander ’41 The Allbri</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=70"> Ruth O. & Paul E. Cameron Jr. ’53 Cal D. Campbell</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=71"> Lea J. Fitzwater ’95 & Loftus A. Fitzwater III </a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=72"> Arthur R. Holliday III ’56 & L. Carolyn Hollida</a>
<a title="2010 Fall Spirit page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1e19b3d?page=73"> Darlyne & Al Lowman Harry Lucas Jr. Betty L. & Je</a>
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