Alumni
News and information about alumni activities and accomplishments.
Book on Alzheimer's Offers Insight, Hope
Audette Rackley's book I Can Still Laugh shares the stories of 13 people who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's before the age of 65, and how they worked to look past their deficiencies to maintain an active lifestyle. read more
Grad Dances into National TV Spotlight
Recent graduate Chelsea Traille sparkled among thousands of dancers from around the country to earn a coveted spot as one of the top 20 performers this year in the popular Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance. read more
Doctoral Grads Lauded for Serving Public Good
Three doctoral recipients from UT Dallas recently were featured in a report titled "Making a Difference," which detailed how a group of about 300 graduate degree holders from across the nation have contributed to the greater public good. read more
Literary Studies Grad to Speak at Major Gathering of Medievalists
James A. Rodriguez, a 2005 summa cum laude graduate in literary studies from the UT Dallas School of Arts & Humanities, will deliver a lecture May 10 at the 43rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Western Michigan University. read more
Awards to Honor Alumni in a Class of Their Own
The Alumni Awards Dinner will pay tribute Saturday night to five of UT Dallas' most outstanding alumni. read more
Astronaut to Bring Topic Down to Earth for Talk
More than 1,000 area high school students will have the opportunity to hear astronaut and UT Dallas alumnus James F. Reilly II deliver the University's 2008 Anson L. Clark Memorial Lecture on "The Search for Extraterrestrials: Can Life Exist on Mars?" read more
Grad to Lead Alumni Relations, Annual Giving
Erin Dougherty, a two-time graduate of UT Dallas, has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at the University. read more
AMA Uses Alum's Malpractice Litigation Study
The American Medical Association has included an article published last year by a recent UT Dallas doctoral graduate and an economics professor in a policy research update to state medical associations. read more
Alumnus Uses UT Dallas Degrees in VP Post
C. Lawrence (Larry) Pereira, who holds two UT Dallas master's degrees, has joined SensorLogic Inc. as vice president of marketing, product management, partnerships and alliances, and standards. read more
Banner is Back After Boldly Going Where No UT Dallas Flag Has Gone Before
A UT Dallas flag is back on Earth after flying with astronaut and university alumnus Jim Reilly to the International Space Station. Reilly recently gave the university the flag and a framed collage commemorating the flight. read more
Four Inducted into UT Dallas Athletic Hall of Honors
The University of Texas at Dallas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has inducted its inaugural class into the university's Athletic Hall of Honors. read more
UT Dallas Graduate Lands $10K Golden Key
Scholarship; One of Only 12 in the Nation
Jessica Smith, an '07 Summa Cum Laude graduate of The University of Texas at Dallas, has been selected for the prestigious $10,000 Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award. read more
Richardson to Berkeley by Way of Boston:
UT Dallas Grad Dodani Makes Detour to Collect
$5,000 Women in Chemistry Scholarship
Sheel Dodani of Plano, Texas, received her B.S. degree in chemistry from The University of Texas at Dallas on May 5 and will soon be headed to the University of California, Berkeley, where she will enroll this fall in the Ph.D. program in chemistry. But before she heads west, Dodani will make a detour to Boston to pick up a $5,000 scholarship. read more
Distinguished Alumni Honored
at UT Dallas Awards Dinner and Dance
Three accomplished University of Texas at Dallas alumni — a district judge, wireless communications visionary and Asian American community leader — were recognized during a dinner and dance highlighting homecoming weekend activities Oct. 27-29. read more
UTD Alumni Association to Honor Three Students
The Alumni Association at The University of Texas at Dallas presented three members of the university's class of 2006 with the coveted Alumni Association Ring Award during the group's annual Senior Reception, scheduled to take place at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday, April 7 from 6-8 p.m. read more
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