2019 annual report
Contents It is always a humbling experience to write the Chairman’s letter to the friends, Scholars, Alumni, and contributors of the Terry Foundation each January. It is a pleasant task because I get to summarize for others the good
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that we do. However, it is humbling because I know that our success is the product of so many people working incredibly hard to help fulfill our mission of developing future leaders by helping fund their education. As of November 2, 2019, our Endowment stood at $520.7 million and supported 1,193 Terry Scholars, both traditional and transfer, at 13 public universities in
A L EG ACY O F SE RVI CE
Texas. Our retention rate is strong at 91.7%. Our entering freshman cohort of traditional scholars had an average SAT score of 1266, and the traditional scholars had an average college GPA of 3.599, while the transfer scholars had an average college GPA of 3.576. We clearly are picking highly intelligent, motivated and hard-working individuals. Their continued academic success makes us all very proud. We continue to grow our Terry Scholar Alumni base, which is stronger and more active than ever. We have 4,042 alumni and 5 Terry Scholar Alumni Association (TSAA) chapters, now including West Texas. I am especially gratified that we have 1,839 Alumni users of Terry Connect, the website where Alumni and Scholars interact for the good of all. Terry Alumni, if you are not on
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Founders
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Mission, Vision, Pillars
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Board of Directors
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Alumni Advisory Board
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Alumni Association
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Traditional Interview Panelists
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Transfer Interview Panelists
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Donors
Terry Connect, you should try it (terryconnect.com). Furthermore, through the amazing personal and professional success of our Alumni, we know that our interview panels do an outstanding job of choosing future leaders in all walks of life. I am especially pleased to report that we received very substantial financial contributions from our Alumni this year, for which we are profoundly thankful. Please know that your contributions
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help support the Foundation’s educational efforts. No contribution is too small and, in the aggregate, they make a big positive difference to the Foundation and ultimately to the success of our scholars. Many thanks to director John Storms for his long service and good advice on the Board of Directors since 1987. John hit mandatory retirement last summer and is now a director-emeritus. John
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served as Howard Terry’s CPA and business advisor for more years than anyone can remember and continues to serve as CPA to the Foundation. I am excited to report that we have three new
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Statistics Since Establishment
Southerland (TXST 2004), and Scott Grass (UH 2006). We look forward to working with them and
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Our Funding
the entire board as we continue to fulfill the mission of the Terry Foundation: developing future
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Pillar of Scholarship
leaders of Texas through access to higher education. None of us can do it alone but together we
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Pillar of Leadership
can make a huge positive impact for the future. Thanks to all for making 2019 a successful and
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Financials
productive year.
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Enrollment + Demographics
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Pillar of Service
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Pillar of Community
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Academics
board members who began serving ten-year terms in January: Kim Pekar (TAMU 1998), Bonnie
Sincerely, Rhett G. Campbell
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January 2020
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Our Founders O U R M I SSI O N
To develop future leaders of Texas through access to education. O U R VI SI O N
To create a community of educated leaders who utilize their talents to strengthen the state of Texas and impact the world.
O U R P I L L ARS O F E XCE L L E N CE
Scholarship Leadership Service Community
The strength of the Terry Family lies in the diverse perspectives, gifts, and goals of Terry Scholars. Although the Terry Pillars of Excellence are common standards held by all Terry Scholars, each individual embodies and demonstrates them in a number of different ways.
In 1987, Howard and Nancy Terry founded what is now the largest private source for scholarships in Texas. The Terrys believed that the students to whom they extended a helping hand would, in turn, give back – to the Foundation, to their college campuses, to their communities and beyond. Today, the success and impact of thousands of Terry Scholars stand as testimonies to the wisdom of that belief. Mr. and Mrs. Terry passed away in 2012, but their legacy lives on in each Terry Scholar who leaves a mark on the world around them. 44
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Our Organization Founders
Howard + Nancy Terry
ADVISORY BOARD 2 019 OUTG OING M EM BERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BLAI R ABERN ATHY
SARAH HEN ZE
D EREK ROD RI GUEZ
Terry Foundation, UT Austin 2001
Lee Financial, UT Austin 1997
HMS, TAMU 2006
RHET T CAM P BEL L
J. D. DAV IS
CARSON CURRY
THERESA HUTH
BEK AH MALLETTE SCHN EI D ER
Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman
Board Member, UT Austin 1989
Phillips 66, UTD 2006
Indeed, TAMU 1999
Griffin Partners, UTD 2009
G AY L E ST IN S O N
ASHLEY EVAN S
SI LAS JON ES
CHRI S TURN ER
ED COT H AM
Board Member, UT Austin 1987
Arcadis, UT Austin 2007
Bechtel Equipment Operations, UNT 2010
Chief Investment Officer
JE F F ST IC HL E R
PATRI CK FRASI ER
Bury + Partners, Inc. Engineering Solutions, TAMU 2001
Y VON NE M OODY
Board Member, TAMU 1990
Civitas Learning, UT Austin 2004
AI D E MEZA
Self Employed, UTD 2006
Board Member, UT Austin 1988
DAN I ELLE URBAN HAMMETT
Central Houston, Inc., UH 2010
E L IZ A B E T H R IL E Y K E E L E R
Austin Board of Realtors, UT Austin 2005
KPMG, LLP, TAMU 2004
Foundation President and Executive Director, TAMU 1987
J OHN STOR M S Board Member
B R IA N YA R B RO U G H
BRI AN MUELLER
Board Member, TAMU 1992
CARTE R OVE RTON Board Member
AHMED ZI DAN
2 019 CONTINUING M EM BERS Above: The Board of Directors welcomed our three new Alumni Board Members at the November 2019 meeting.
SARA BHAMAN I
THERESA HUN TER JON ES
LESLI E GERI K N ELSON
Hewlett Packard, UT Austin 2011
ASPIRE – Innovative Language
VMware, UT Austin 2001
PRAN AV D ESAI
Interventions, UNT 2010
COREY N I EMAN
Firefly Aerospace, UT Austin 2008
MI LLY SORD O LACK EY
Mansfield High School, UT Austin 2007
AD I MEN D I N O ESTRADA
Full Time Parent, TAMU 2005
JOSH O’MULLAN
Stantec, UH 2009
K I M MAI LE
True Mental Health Services, UTSA 2011
Introducing new board members in 2020!
K ATHRYN FLOWERS
Air Gas, UH 2010
HAN N AH SHOEMAK ER
UT Austin, Dell Medical School, Departmentof Psychiatry, UT Austin 2007
SARA LLOYD ExxonMobil, TAMU 1994
Hill Country Medical Center, UT Austin 2007
K ATI E ELLI S LUEVAN O
BLAN E SK I LES
KIM BRANDL P E KAR
N I COLE WHI TE GRI FFI TH
Veritas Academy, TXST 2004
KSLA News 12, UNT 2012
Achieve Connection Counseling PLLC, UTSA 2006
CHARLES LUU
MI CHELE SN I D ER
Big Frog of Bellaire, UT Austin 1996
Graduate Student, TAMU 2013
MALLORY MI N ER
CORY WHI TAK ER
Little Elm HS, UNT 2010
Bowie Capital, TAMU 1997
Board Member, TAMU 1998
BO NNIE CO L E SO UTH E RL AND Board Member, TXST 2004
SCOTT G RASS Board Member, UH 2006
CHRI S HERTZBERG Texas Department of Insurance, UT Austin 1992
D ’AN N HOLUBEC Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TTU 2013
GLEN DA MOLI N A Silicon Hills Wealth Management, LLC, TXST 2005
2 019 INCOM ING M EM BERS
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HAYLEY MCMI LLAN GRAHAM
MATT MCCUTCHEN
MI CHAEL SHASTEEN
Lewisville ISD, UTD 2011
Phillips 66, TTU 2012
L&T Technology Services, TAMU 1997
CI ARA K N I GHT
APRI L MI CHAUD -WI LLI S
ADAM WI LLI AMS
Top Left: John Storms recognized for his service on the Board of Directors
Educator, Graphic Designer, TXST 2012
Montessori For All, UT Austin 2005
Sandia National Laboratories, TAMU 2000
JEN N COX K RATK Y
MEYLI N G LY ORTI Z
HOLLY WI SSMAN N
USAA Military Insurance, UT Austin 2000
Toyota Motor North America, TAMU 1999
Breakthrough Central Texas, UT Austin 1999
Bottom Left: Austin Advisory Board Meeting - February 2019
GRACI E MARTI N EZ
D EN I SE BURELL RI CHTER
SARA CARD EN WOLFE
HWG Insurance, UH 2014
Methodist Hospital, TXST 2006
RMWBH Law, TTU 2012
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Our Organization T H E T E R R Y S C H O L A R A L U M N I A S S O C I AT I O N
CHAPTER OFFICERS AUSTIN
The TSAA exists to support the mission, vision, and operations of the Terry Foundation.
Currently, the TSAA has five official chapters- Austin, DFW, Houston, San Antonio, and West Texas. The officer teams
HOUSTON
D EREK CASTILLO
SA RA BHA M A NI
President, UT Austin 1988
President, UT Austin 2011
F ENNY JIE
K Y LE K NIG HT
Vice President, UT Austin 2006
Vice President, UH 2013
JOSE ROD RIG UEZ
JOCELY N AVITIA
Treasurer, TXST 2016
Treasurer, UT Austin 2011
COROLY N HOLUB
STEPHA NIE M A RTINEZ
Secretary, UT Austin 2010
Co-Secretary, UT Austin 2010
BEK A H PREISSING ER
JOE CASIA NO
Social Media, UT Austin 2015
Co-Secretary, UT Austin 1999
K ATHY ISRA EL
ROXI FA M
Newsletter, TXST 2015
Campus Liaison Co-Chair, UH 2015
are working diligently to provide Terry
CHLOE BA NK S
Scholar Alumni with opportunities to give
Events, UT Austin 2010
G EORG I M CNEASE
back to the Terry Foundation and to the state
A BBY CA M PESTRE
Campus Liaison Co-Chair, SHSU 2013
of Texas by celebrating and representing the Foundation’s Pillars of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Community.
UT Liaison, UT Austin 2011
EUG ENE HOLUB TXST Liaison, TAMU 2008
K ATHRY N F LOW ERS Advisor, UT Austin 2007
SA N A NTONIO HA NNA H SHOEM A K ER President, UT Austin 2007
D ENISE RICHTER VA LU E S
DFW
Vice President / Communications TXST 2006
W ES M IG URA
Gratitude Being thankful for the opportunities and relationships gained through the Terry Scholarship
Ownership Taking responsibility for the reputation and health of the Terry Scholar Community
EM ILY LUTH
Treasurer, TAMU 1988
Co-President, UTD 2013
LEIG H DA RILEK
M A LLORY M INER
Secretary, UT Austin 2015
Co-President, UNT 2010
HA RRISON PIERCE
Social Chair, UT / TXST Liaison TXST 2009
Secretary / Treasurer, UTSA 2008
M ATTHEW RA NDA L
EVELY N ROSAS
University Liason, UTSA 2015
Communications, TWU 2014
BEK A H SCHNEID ER UNT / TWU Liaison, UTD 2009
COURTNEY JA EK EL UTA / UTD Liasion, UTA 2015
Respect Building relationships through integrity and appreciation for the unique qualities of each Terry Scholar
PRISCILLA TRETO
W EST TEXAS D ’A NN HOLUBEC President, TTU 2013
BRUCE W ILSON Vice President, TTU 2015
A M A NDA A DA M S Treasurer, TTU 2015
VINCENT SHOUP Secretary, TTU 2013
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Innovation
TY CRENSHAW
Seeking new ideas and methods to continuously engage and strengthen the Terry Scholar Community
M EK ELEE LA FOY
Texas Tech University Liaison, TTU 2015 Social/Communications Chair, TTU 2017
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Interview Panelists T RAD ITIONAL INT E RV IE W PANE L IST S
TRA NSF ER INTERVIEW PA NELISTS
B L A I R ABERNATH Y
L AU RA FR IE L LO
E LI ZA B E T H M A RT I N E Z
K AT I E RA M I R E Z
UT Austin 2001
UTSA 2006
UTEP 2015
TTU 2015
J OSE HE R NAND E Z A LVA RAD O
SAM M E T R IA GO O DS O N
K AY LA M CCA B E
M E R E D I T H R E Y ES
UT Austin 2000
TAMU 2015
TWU 2015
NIC HO L AS GLOV E R
CHIS O M AMANCH UKWU
K AY LA CASTRO
COURTNEY JA EK EL
UNT 2016
UTA 2015
UT Austin 1997
SHA RI W ELLS CHA M BERS
CURTIS JEF F RIES
B RAC K STO N M C K N I G H T
Y ES E N I A R E Y ES
TAMU 2014
UTD 2015
SHSU 2014
UTD 2011
SA RA LLOY D TAMU 1994
TAMU 2014
TY LER HA RDY-CROSK Y
ADR IAN GR E E N
SA M A N T H A M C M I LLA N
M I C H A E L R E Y N O LD S
SHSU 2016
MONI CA ATTIA
UTD 2013
UTD 2008
TXST 2004
G RACIE M A RTINEZ UH 2014
UT Austin 2009
A LICIA D IETRICH
NICO L E WHIT E GR IFFI T H
G LE N DA M O LI N A
DEREK RODRIGUEZ
UT Austin 2000
SA L MA BAD EH
UTSA 2006
TXST 2005
TAMU 2006
K ELLY M CCUNE TTU 2013
UTA 2015
FE R NANDA GU E R RA
Y VO N N E M O O DY
BEKAH SCHNEIDER
A D ILENE M END INO ESTRA DA
LUI S BANUE LOS
UTEP 2015
Board Member, TAMU 1987
UTD 2009
UH 2009
UH 2010
TAMU 2013
ANDR E W HANS E N
K RYSTA L S C H U LLE
M A X ESTUD ILLO
J UST I N BENAVID EZ
UT Austin 2015
C H E LS E A Y E AT T S MOORE
UH 2005
M A LLORY M INER
TXST 2016
UNT 2010
TAMU 2009
SARAH HE NZ E
TXST 2012
E N R I QU E S EG U RA
ASHLEY EVA NS
SA RA BH AMANI
UT Austin 1997
B R I A N M U E LLE R
UTSA 2007
Y VONNE M OODY
TAMU 2005
Board Member, TAMU 1987
UT Austin 2011
DIEGO HE R NANDE Z
TAMU 2004
LU I S S E I JA
K ATHRY N F LOW ERS
RHET T CAMP BE LL
UTSA 2015
A LI M U M BAC H
UT Austin 2010
CATHERINE M OTT
UT Austin 2007
UT Austin 2015
Board Member
M E L IS SA HE R NANDE Z
TXST 2015
M I C H A E L S H AST E E N
JUA N PA BLO G OM EZ
I DA NI A CAR RANZA
UT Austin 2012
RAC H E L M U R DY
TAMU 1997
LUCILLE RED D IC
TAMU 2016
UTD 2013
TWU 2015
R E AGAN HO B S O N
TTU 2010
HANNAH SHOEMAKER
SA M UEL G RA D ER
B RI A N CAR R OLL
TAMU 2007
LES LI E N E LS O N
UT Austin 2007
UTD 2017
UT Austin 1994
JAM IL L A HO LO M O N
UT Austin 2001
BEATRIZ SA NCHEZ ROM ERO
B LA N E S K I LES
DA NIELLE HA M M ETT
TWU 2015
CHRI SSY CITZLE R - CAR R
TAMU 1998
G RAC E N G U Y E N
UNT 2012
UT Austin 2005
UT Austin 1993
UTD 2015
HOW ELL PUG H
T HE R ESA HU T H
B O N N I E S O U T H E R LA N D
A NNIE HERRERA
TXST 2014
S HAY COP LIN
TAMU 1999
JA M ES N G U Y E N
TXST 2004
UT Austin 2007
TAMU 2015
UH 2015
G A RRETT SLOA N
M ARV IN IT Z E P
M A R I A H TA R K I N GTO N
CHRIS HERTZ BERG
TXST 2009
ED COTH AM
UH 2005
J O H N PAU L N G U Y E N
SHSU 2015
UT Austin 1992
Board Member
UT Austin 2015
JEF F STICHLER
AL E XIS J O HNS O N
E LI ZA B E T H T E R RA ZAS
D ’A NN HOLUBEC
Board Member, TAMU 1990
KRIST EN CUMMINGS
UT Austin 1994
CO R E Y N I E M A N
UT 2011
TTU 2013
TAMU 2004
UT Austin 2007
LASHAW N WASHINGTON
JA I S O N T H O M AS
JOHN K ASS
UT Austin 2014
L EI G H DAR ILEK
CO L L E E N S E IT Z J O HNS O N
CA RT E R OV E RTO N
TAMU 2003
UH 2016
UT Austin 1996
UH 2009
Board Member
BRUCE W ILSON
V I CTO R I A WA H LE N
TTU 2015
J D DAV IS
CART E R KACAL
RYA N PA D I LLA
UTSA 2015
G A BRIELA SA NCHEZ K ILLORIN
Board Member, UT Austin 1989
TAMUG 2015
UNT 2015
ANDREW WEBER
UTSA 2015
Board Member, UT Austin 1988
DAVID D EAND REA
PRANAV YA KAU R
H E N Y PAT E L
TAMU 2005
PAT K IND ER
UTD 2011
UNT 2015
UT Austin 2015
CO RY W H I TA K E R
UT Austin 1990
S EA N D EMP SEY
E L IZ AB E T H KE E L E R
RYA N P ES CA I A
TAMU 1997
TAMU 2015
Board Member, TAMU 1992
TXST 2013
CAT H E R I N E W H I T T E N
KA RIS HMA D ESAI
J U ST IN KE L LO U GH
KIM PEKAR
TAMU 2015
TTU 2015
UT Austin 2005
TAMU 1998
M AT T H E W W I LS O N
CA L L I E D OGGE ND OR F
S HE L BY KL E IN
HARRISON PIERCE
TAMU 1992
UNT 2012
TAMUG 2015
UTSA 2007
K Y LE WO LF E
K. K . ESCH BACH
M ADHU RA KU L KAR NI
E LI ZA B E T H P O LLA R D
TTU 2012
TAMU 2004
UT Austin 2001
UH 2014
CA N DAC E WO N G
CA RLY FAR ME R
KIM L E
B RY TO N P RAS LI C K A
TAMU 2004
TAMU 2013
UH 2010
TAMU 2015
K A R E N ZA M O RA
J OSEPH FRACCARO
M ART IN LO PE Z
JA K E P R I N G LE
TWU 2014
UT Austin 2008
UTA 2015
UT Austin 1993
PAT RICK FRASIE R
VALO R IE M AR KS
M O S ES RA A DT
UT Austin 2004
UT Austin 2015
UT Austin 1996
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UNT 2015
A ID E M EZ A
BRIA N YA RBROUG H
We want to thank the Terry Scholars and Foundation Board Members who gave their time to select the Terry Class of 2019. This year, Terry interview panelists and volunteers put in over 4,000 cumulative hours to review applications, prepare students, and give every candidate a 30-minute in-person interview.
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Our Donors
$84,010
Total Donations
172
Total Gifts
SING LE G IF TS Z ACHA RY A ND ERSON
M ICHA EL NORD F ELT
UH 2013
TAMU 1995
JESUS BA D ILLO
People have asked me over the years why the Terry Foundation is so important to me
RECURRING G IF TS K END RA EM ERSON BA LOD
BRITTA NY D EW ITT LOPEZ
LUCILLE RED D IC
TAMU 2013
UT Austin 2005
UH 2013
UTD 2013
JACOB SETTERBO
CHRISTINA M OSES BERRY
TREY PATTERSON
Z ACHA RY BA LOD D EREK F ULLER
UT Austin 2005
UT Austin 2010
M ATTHEW SOD ERBERG
UT Austin 1999
TY LER SM ITH
BRIA N CA RROLL
UT Austin 1993
has always remained steadfast. In short, the
A M Y F UQ UA
In memory of Laurel Mohrman
UT Austin 1994
TY + TERRI SPA RK S
Foundation gave me a chance at a life on a
In honor of Melinda Fuqua Martin
(UTD 2011)
RUBEN CASTILLA
Parents of Chet Sparks (TAMU 2011)
(UTSA 2010)
K ENNETH VICK
UT Austin 2015
JUSTIN THOM PSON
level playing field.
SCOTT G RASS
UT Austin 1992
UT Austin 1997
UH 2006
JUSTIN W ESTBROOK
TIF FA NIE STEG A LL CLAUSEW ITZ
Education is the great equalizer. It doesn’t
JACLY NN M OHRF ELD HA LTERM A N
TAMU 2003
matter where you start, where you grew
TAMU 1996
TAMU 1992
and why my commitment to the Foundation
RYA N HA RPER
M ATTHEW W ILSON
CHRIS TURNER UNT 2010
TA NIA FOSTER CURRY UTD 2007
STEPHEN WAY TAMU 2007
D ’A NN FAUG HT UT Austin 2013
K ATIE F ITE W ISCHK A EM PER
UT Austin 2005
JOSHUA G EORG E
TAMU 2008
BENJA M IN Z IEM A N
Parents of Cayla Jenkins
M A IN STREET CA PITA L G ROUP
TWU 2014
CHRISTOPHER KOPECH
UT Austin 2010
education and knowledge create the power
(TAMU 2018)
Employer Match
UT Austin 2001
to shape one’s universe, and to shape the
(Scott Grass UH 2006)
BNSF RA ILWAY CO.
HOLLA ND M A K
up, or how you grew up if you are afforded the chance to become an educated person. Education and knowledge open doors;
UT Austin, 1999
CHA RLIE + W ENDY JENK INS
JENNIF ER BISSEY Y ELD EZ IA N
TAMU 1992
TAMU 2006
Employer Match
UT Austin 2012
(Justin Westbrook, TAMU 2006)
world of others for the better. The Foundation also taught me that I had
M A JOR G IF TS
value and worth. Six people sat across the table and picked me, a stranger, via a 30 minute interview. I needed to know that someone thought I was capable and
Totaling $25k and above
single or recurring annual total
M ICHA EL NORD F ELT
SCOTT G RASS
RYA N HA RPE R
TAMU 1995
UH 2006
UT Austin 1999
D ISTING UISHED D ONORS
that I could use the gift of an education to make the world a better place. The Terry Foundation gave me that in spades.
single or recurring annual total
BRIA N CA RROLL
CHRISTINA M OSES BERRY
K ENNETH VICK
UT Austin 2010
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Honor Roll of Giving
UT Austin 1992
JACLY NN M OHRF ELD HA LTERM A N
BRIA N CA RROLL
JUSTIN W ESTBROOK
TAMU 1996
UT Austin 1994
TAMU 2003
JACOB SETTERBO
TIF FA NIE STEG A LL CLAUSEW ITZ
JENNIF ER BISSEY Y ELD EZ IA N
UT Austin 2005
Above: Brian Carroll with fellow Alumni and students
G IF TS TOTA LING $1K A ND A BOVE
Those who have made a donation at least 5 years in a row
UT Austin 1994
—Brian Carroll, UT Austin 1994
G IF TS TOTA LING $5K A ND A BOVE
M ATTHEW SOD ERBERG
TAMU 1992
UT Austin 2005
UT Austin 1993
D EREK F ULLER
JUSTIN THOM PSON
UT Austin 1999
BENJA M IN Z IEM A N
UT Austin 1997
JACLY NN M OHRF ELD HA LTERM A N
JUSTIN W ESTBROOK TAMU 2003
M ATTHEW W ILSON TAMU 1992
TAMU 1996
JACOB SETTERBO
UT Austin 2010
M A IN STREET CA PITA L CORP Scott Grass, UH 2006
UT Austin 2005
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W E HAVE CE L E B RAT E D
32 Years of supporting successful college students (1987 - 2019)
TOTA L AWA R D S A N D F U N D I N G S I N C E E S TA B L I S H M E N T
5,687
4,689 Traditional
Awards Since Inception
998 Transfer
91.7% Overall Program Retention Rate
$299M Funding Awarded Since Inception
$520.7M Endowment Size on November 2, 2019
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Year in Review
Johnny Amar-Martinez
OUR FUNDING THE NEED
The average amount of debt reported by Texas students
TAMU 2016
who graduate with a Bachelor’s degree is $30,825*
$48.6K
$27.1K
$59.21K
I embody the Pillar of Scholarship by engaging myself in my coursework and dedicating my time to understanding the dense curriculum. I strive to excel in my classes while also ensuring that the metric of what I have learned is not necessarily defined by a grade, but rather by my ability to apply the knowledge.
The percentage of our Scholars who receive Pell Grants is higher than the percentage reported across the state.
$27.1K
65%
AV E R AG E C O S T O F AT T E N D A N C E
Terry Scholars who receive Pell Grant
Across all 13 Terry universtities Avg. Cost of Attendance Across Terry Universities Avg. Terry Family Adjusted Gross Income TX Median Household Income
Texas students who receive Pell Grant
43%
OUR COVERAGE
The Terry Foundation establishes Cost of Attendance with each partner university on an annual basis.
$23.5K $6.2K
$22K
SCHOLARSHIP
This year I embodied the Foundation’s Pillar of Scholarship by dedicating a lot of my time to my education and to immersing myself in learningdense environments. I interned this past summer at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in a Statistical Thermodynamics and Molecular Simulation Laboratory where I did research among PhD candidates. Having to apply knowledge that I had already learned while also learning new curriculum that was outside of the scope of an undergraduate degree, I found myself thoroughly enjoying the learning process and learning just for the sake of learning. I believe in the necessity of always learning throughout life and to staying teachable forever. As a second-generation American, I was taught the importance of education from a young age, and I think that this year I really started to understand and implement what it was my parents have always wanted for me with the support of the Terry Foundation.
$17.7K $6.2K
$27.1K
$27.1K
avg. COA across our 13 schools
avg. COA across our 13 schools
AV E R AG E TERRY STIPEND Across all 13 Terry universtities
$23.5K AVG . T R A D I T I O N A L STIPEND
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$17.7K AVG . T R A N S F E R STIPEND
$6.2K MAX. PELL GRANT IN 2019
*Source: 2019 Texas Public Higher Education Almanac
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Year in Review
Forough Askarirad UTSA 2018
LEADERSHIP
I embody the Pillar of Leadership by taking the initiative to create change on UTSA’s campus and empowering students to seek support when they need it. Mental Health Day at UTSA was a 7-month long project that included planning, coordinating, communicating, mapping, advertising, and working with organizations, students, professors, and professionals. Working alongside a variety of people allowed me to not only grow skills for what it takes to construct an event, but grow as person as well. I was unsure of what I was getting myself into at first, but I now know that my limits can be pushed further and further after having this experience and the support of the Terry Scholars.
I am very happy with how the first Mental Health Day at UTSA turned out, we had over 100 students attend the tabling event and the discussion that followed! I do plan to make this an annual event, because I truly believe it will help shift the conversations we are having about mental health and end the stigma associated with it!
FINANCIALS
$26.21M Academic Year Funding Commitment
$20.95M
$4.06M
Traditional Awards
Transfer Awards
128 Terry Scholars
$978,700
Studied Abroad
Awarded
Right: Sukhwinder Kaur, UTSA 2016 Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan
PROGRAM
Scholarship Expenses
$26.21M
Program Expenses
$878K
ADMINISTRATION
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88%
12%
Operations Support
$3.68M
TOTAL 2019 SPEND
$30.78M (100%)
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Year in Review
David Huerta
ENROLLMENT + DEMOGRAPHICS
1,193
Current Scholar Enrollment
UTEP 2017 Incoming 2019 Class is
198 Traditional Scholars + 70 Transfer Scholars
942 Traditional Scholars
79%
21% 251 Transfer Scholars
TOTA L D E M O G R A P H I C S
64%
40%
10%
Female
White / Anglo
Asian
36%
36%
9%
Male
Hispanic
Black
SERVICE I embody the Pillar of Service by understanding and being willing to help others, especially the youth within my community. As a Coach and future educator, I’m in a position where I get to interact with many kids and serve as a mentor/ role model to them. I take pride in being the most positive and effective role model that I can be in order to see each kid grow as an individual and succeed with their goals in life.
Growing up, the most valuable lessons that I learned all came through sports, and the coaches that I’ve had were some of my best mentors I had ever encountered. Sometimes, kids feel like they may not have that person to help teach them the small things, and with coaching, I have the opportunity to help them grow into young adults and be there for them when they might not have anyone else. The impact I believe I am making with those that I work with is leading by example and showing them that with hard work, they can achieve goals that they may have thought were just dreams.
AWA R D S BY S C H O O L
Traditional Scholars Transfer Scholars
UT
TAMU
UH
TXST
UTSA
UTD
UNT
TTU
Traditional Scholars
177
150
59
51
58
58
56
69
59
48
Transfer Scholars
24
19
33
16
19
23
20
19
25
Total Scholars
201
169
92
67
77
81
76
88
84
20
TWU TAMUG SHSU
UTA
UTEP
49
53
55
n/a
13
23
17
48
62
76
72
21 21
Year in Review
Angelica Avila UTD 2018
COMMUNITY
I embody the Pillar of Community by hosting the 2019 UT Dallas Terry Alumni Networking Event, which fostered connections among scholars and alumni through meaningful conversations, cultivated mentorships, and contributed to a long-lasting family. It was an honor to host the event and to be surrounded by the eagerness of Terry Alumni to give back. The Terry Alumni and Foundation’s continued involvement further emphasizes the philosophy that success is measured not by one’s status, yet rather by the people you have inspired, impacted, and helped to grow to achieve their dreams.
Over 70 Terry Scholar Alumni and current students came together in November for the annual UT-Dallas Terry Alumni Networking Event. 30 Terry Alumni from different fields and universities gave their time to meet students at the event, which featured 11 breakout sessions and an alumni panel. Each session offered the Scholars a chance to network with a Terry Alum in their field of interest. Additionally, the panel allowed alumni to provide focused advice to scholars.
ACADEMICS
3.599
3.57
Overall average GPA for all Traditional Scholars
Overall average GPA for all Transfer Scholars
Our program supports all majors. M A J O R S O F C U R R E N T LY E N R O L L E D S C H O L A R S
Fine Arts
3%
1. SCI EN CES
Liberal Arts
14%
Engineering
14%
Education
3. EN GI N EERI N G 4. LI BERAL ARTS 5. ED UCATI ON
16%
Health/ Medicine
6. COMPUTER SCI EN CE 7. FI N E ARTS
11%
Sciences Other
2. BUSI N ESS
6%
Business
Agriculture
TOP 10 MAJORS
25% 3%
8. AGRI CULTURE 9. SOCI AL WORK 10 . CRI MI N AL JUSTI CE
8%
INCOMING 2019 TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS
268 Total Incoming 2019 Scholars
198 Traditional
70 Transfer
24 Valedictorians
1266
Traditional Program Avg. SAT Scores (vs. university mean of 1159)
INCOMING 2019 TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS
3.72 22
(12% of cohort)
Average GPA at time of transfer
23