$1M donation gives UT graduate programs a boost - Business First of Buffalo:

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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degree in psychologyh in 1970 from UT while competin g asa gymnast, said he's creating the fellowship namecd for the current university president to help attract top graduatwe students from around the world. The first clasws of Powers Graduate Fellows will enter the university infall 2009. "Wwe have an absolute gem here with the said Ungerleider, "and we have a visionaruy sitting in the president's office. I wanted to honor The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleidee through the Foundation for Global Sports an outreach and mentorshipeducational fund, wherse Ungerleider is a trustee. "We are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generouss gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importanc e of graduate students to the success of our I am deeply honorecd that he chose to name this significanrt fellowship program after Despite receivinghis master's and doctor's degrees from another Ungerleider chose The University of Texas at Austim for his gift to support the president'xs goal of becoming the top public research institutio in the country. Ungerleided said in conversations with Powers he learnede that while many top prospectivre graduate students would like to attend UT the university loses some because they are offere better financialpackages elsewhere.
To learn more abou t graduate education atthe university, Ungerleider looked at the university'x most prestigious graduate fellowship the Donald D. Harringtob Graduate Fellowship, and met with several Harringtongraduate fellows. He said he was impressecd with the model of supporting the very best students witha multi-yeatr package and providing a community of mentors and peerds to enhance the graduate experience. Ungerleider said he wantx to create another fellowship program to honore the academic excellence of the next generation and continud the practice of graduate students developing theid own expertise under the mentorshi ofseasoned faculty.
"In 2010, the Graduate Schooll will celebrateits 100-year anniversary and will look towarcd the future of graduate educationm at the university," said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provostr and dean of graduat studies. "This inspiring gift is vital to fulfilling our vision of attractinfg the highest quality students to theGraduate