After years of community effort and generosity, a memorial scholarship established in honor of a beloved UT alumnus has awarded its first recipient — and the work to grow it is far from over.
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I’m thrilled to share some exciting news—we’ve reached our first significant milestone in building the Scott Hemsell Memorial Scholarship for MIS. Initial $50k Raised Thanks to your generosity and the collective support of our community, we’ve successfully raised the $50k required to establish a permanent endowment at the University of Texas at Austin! This achievement […]
The Importance of Scholarships at McCombs My name is Tom Gilligan, and I’m the Dean of the McCombs School of Business. My role in that capacity is to help set the school’s strategic vision and work to ensure we have the resources necessary to implement the vision. I think gifts are very, very important to […]
Food insecurity among college students is a pressing issue but often overlooked in our society. Research shows that many aspiring scholars grapple silently with insufficient access to sufficient food while juggling their academic responsibilities. Food insecurity often stems from financial challenges, and as such, it disproportionately affects students of color, LGBTQ students, and first-generation students. […]
I had the pleasure of speaking with Britt Hemsell recently, and in this short video, she describes how the Scott Hemsell Memorial Scholarship for MIS will serve as a fitting tribute to Scott’s life. Britt Hemsell – Transcript [Music] Today, we have Britt Hemsell, and together we are working to raise funds for the Scott Hemsell Memorial […]
We Are Over Halfway to Our Goal I wanted to provide a fundraising status update. The numbers below represent both a milestone and a baseline. That’s a 26% increase over our last fundraising status update on 10/30/2020. We’ve come a long way, but have almost as much road ahead of us. Gift Type Count Amount […]
Here are the results from the matching gift challenge issued around Cameron’s graduation and Scott’s Celebration of Life: Which brings the current Scholarship fund total to $21,540! Thank you for celebrating Cameron’s graduation, honoring Scott’s life, and supporting MIS students at McCombs. Your gifts from June through October have already been doubled (matched) by an […]
A status update on Cameron’s graduation challenge: Which brings the fund total to $19,390 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to honor Scott’s life, celebrate Cameron’s graduation, support an MIS student at McCombs, and double your impact! There is still $3,470 left in the matching grant, and the donor has agreed to extend the match […]
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Fund Status as of 06/15/2020
A baseline of fund status for the start of Cameron’s graduation challenge! 16 Gifts given for $8,330 1 pledge for $8,000 $16,330 total All monies given and pledged will count toward the total necessary to endow a scholarship for promising Management Information Systems (MIS) students at the UT McCombs School of Business. Donate online by […]
You can commemorate Cameron’s graduation with a donation to the Scott Hemsell Memorial Scholarship. What a long, strange spring it has been, eh? Serious congratulations to the whole 2020 graduating class — You made it! But a special shout out to Cameron. He has gone through quite a lot in the last two years. And […]