'The Most Exhilarating Two Months of My Life': A Forty Acres Scholar Goes Abroad

Akos Furton is a UT sophomore studying business honors and mathematics and the recipient of the Ray and Denise Nixon Forty Acres Scholarship.

'We're Expecting Great Things From You': Named Scholarship Recipient Thanks Donors

Mark Mikhaeil is a UT senior studying mechanical engineering and the recipient of the Beverly R. and Jack P. Randall Family Challenge Grant.

'So Much More Than a Check': Chapter Scholarship Recipient Shares Her Story

Veronica Maes is a UT junior studying chemical engineering and a recipient of the Texas Exes Houston Chapter AIM Foundation Scholarship.

Newest Forty Acres Scholars Bond at Annual Retreat

Paint wars, public-speaking seminars, and some serious group bonding—the newest Forty Acres Scholars had a packed and diverse schedule when they converged on campus last week for the program's annual

Forty Acres Scholar Explores Climate Issues in Botswana

Forty Acres Scholar Emma Heitmann's studies took her far beyond the typical classroom experience this summer—and straight into a majestic African safari. Heitmann, a sophomore studying environmental

Donor Spotlight: Dan Graham

Between completing his undergraduate degree, attending UT's School of Law, and now serving as an active alumnus on campus, Dan Graham, JD ’05, Life Member, has always felt at home on the Forty Ac

Scholar Receives President's Leadership Award

Forty Acres Scholar Armiya Humphrey came to The University of Texas to get a well-rounded education.

Year in Review: The Forty Acres Scholars Look Back

The end of another academic year has arrived, and UT's most elite bunch of freshmen and sophomores—the Forty Acres Scholars—are taking a look back at their accomplishments on the UT campus thus far.

Donor Spotlight: Tom Dunning

When Tom Dunning, BBA ’65, Life Member, was a student at UT, tuition was just $50 a year.