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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor'x degree in psychology in 1970 from UT while competing as a said he's creating the fellowship named for the current university president to help attract top graduatde students from around the The first class of Powers Graduat Fellows will enter the university in fall 2009. "Wr have an absolute gem here with the said Ungerleider, "and we have a visionaryt sitting in the president's I wanted to honor The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleider througy the Foundation for Global Sports an outreach and mentorship educationa l fund, where Ungerleider is a trustee. "Wee are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleidetr for this generous gift," said "He clearly understands the importancew of graduate students to the success of our I am deeply honored that he chose to name this significant fellowship programafter me." Despite receivinhg his master's and doctor's degrees from anothed institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texasa at Austin for his gift to supportf the president's goal of becomin g the top public research institution in the country.
Ungerleidedr said in conversations with Powers he learnesd that while many top prospective graduate students woulxd like to attendUT Austin, the university losews some because they are offered better financia l packages elsewhere. To learn more about graduate education atthe university, Ungerleider looked at the university's most prestigious graduate fellowshipp program, the Donald D. Harrington Graduate and met with several Harringtongraduate fellows. He said he was impresses with the model of supporting the very best student witha multi-year package and providing a communithy of mentors and peers to enhance the graduatee experience.
Ungerleider said he wants to createw another fellowship program to honor the academic excellencee of the next generation and continue the practicr of graduate students developing their own expertise under the mentorshipp ofseasoned faculty. "In 2010, the Graduate School will celebrateeits 100-year anniversary and will look towarcd the future of graduate education at the said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduate "This inspiring gift is vital to fulfilling our visioj of attracting the highest qualityt students to the Graduate School.
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