A ‘Xanadu state of mind’

Like Coleridge’s poem Kubla Khan and his mythical “Xanadu,” Rick and Diane Teter hope to help make dreams come true. Their true appreciation for life and the Rio Grande Valley has inspired them to do just that.

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Making a world of difference for UTPA students

Carol Rausch, who retired after 25 years of service to UTPA, decided the best thing she could do for the University that gave her so much was to create a study abroad endowed scholarship to ensure students had the chance to experience a whole new world outside of South Texas.

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End of year giving

It happens every year. We know the holidays are coming. We say we won’t get too caught up in the holiday season. But we can’t help ourselves, as we’re beckoned to join in the celebration by the sensory-filled delights of the holidays.

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Mother’s compassionate legacy remembered through gift to University

In honor of his mother’s selfless devotion in helping others, John C. Cantu, established the Canas-Cantu Endowed Memorial Scholarship at UT Pan American to help South Texas students fulfill their dreams of a college education.

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Siblings memorialize parents with UT Pan American endowment

González siblings establish endowed scholarship for pre-medicine and/or education students to help others reach their goals and honor their parent’s belief that a higher education equals success in life.

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Educator’s life inspires South Texas family to create endowed scholarship

The enthusiasm and love that Rodolfo “Rudy” Silva, Jr. felt for his students, teachers and parents at Weslaco ISD prompted the Robert A. and Margaret Looney McAllen family, one of the Rio Grande Valley’s founding families, to establish an endowed scholarship in memory of the late educator.

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Adolfo and Bertha Martinez commit $100,000 for UTPA endowed scholarship

Adolfo and Bertha Martinez, owners of Art’s Trucks and Equipment in McAllen, recently committed $100,000 to create an endowed scholarship at The University of Texas-Pan American.

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Family Legacy Offers Opportunity for UTPA Nurses

Deep historical ties to The University of Texas-Pan American inspired Marie Louise Sawyer of McAllen to continue her family’s legacy at the university through a generous $100,000 bequest to the Nursing Program in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services.

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“Guiding stars” meet with “rising stars” to share their stories at Donor Scholarship Luncheon

For benefactors Hermelinda and Baldemar Zuniga established a scholarship to benefit Rio Grande Valley students seeking higher education like their own daughter once did.

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Leave a Legacy, become a Heritage Society member

Leave a legacy of learning at UTPA and become a part of the exclusive Heritage Society, which celebrates those individuals who have included the University in their estate plans.

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Drapers' estate will provide scholarships in perpetuity

The late Margaret L. and Louis Copeland "L.C." Draper have left a lasting legacy at UT Pan American that will in perpetuity benefit students in Engineering, ROTC and the Premedical Honors College

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