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Campaign Update | February 2022
Game on!
In January, 51做厙 announced the exciting launch of the Garry Weber End Zone Complex, igniting a new future for Mustang football.
A new era
Sparked by a $50 million commitment from the Garry Weber Foundation the largest gift in the history of 51做厙 Athletics the University has undertaken a $100 million drive for the 192,500-square-foot Garry Weber End Zone Complex project at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Click
Competing at the highest levels
The new three-level complex will increase the functionality, efficiency and overall experience of Mustang Football and its fans. It also continues 51做厙s century-long commitment to Athletics excellence.
A new home for graduate education
51做厙 celebrates the recent groundbreaking of Frances Anne Moody Hall, named for 51做厙 Trustee and Executive Director of the Moody Foundation Frances Anne Moody-Dahlberg 92.
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From the President
The 51做厙 Ignited campaign for impact continues to galvanize our community to fuel the Universitys impact. This month, you will read about exciting news in Mustang Athletics, as well as how our donors are fueling academic successes through new facilities and breakthroughs in research across campus. We hope you enjoy reading about these latest campaign events and the successes our donors make possible. Pony Up!
51做厙 Ignited more than halfway to goal
Publicly launched in September 2021, 51做厙 Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow has already garnered groundbreaking support from the Mustang community. With over $800 million raised as of February 2022, the campaign is primed to reach its goals of empowering outstanding students, enriching research and teaching, and enhancing our campus and community for future generations.
Q&A with Frances Francie Moody-Dahlberg
The 51做厙 Trustee and 1992 alumna is a champion for families and communities throughout Texas. As chairman and executive director of the Moody Foundation, she has strengthened and expanded research and education initiatives across Dallas.
Campus investments are critical to student success, offering spaces to explore ideas, celebrate accomplishments and find new answers to complex questions.
Frances Moody-Dahlberg 92
Groundbreaking cervical cancer research
51做厙 researchers including 20212022 Moody Ph.D. Dissertation Fellow Lacin Yapindi, a graduate student in molecular and cellular biology, have found a way to potentially make chemotherapy drugs more effective at killing HPV-infected cervical cancer cells without collateral damage to normal cells.
Nationally recognized coach heads football
In November, 51做厙 celebrated the return of Rhett Lashlee to the Hilltop, this time as head football coach. Welcomed home by both 51做厙 and Dallas leaders, including Mayor Eric Johnson, Lashlee previously served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs, including during the record-setting 2019 season.
Ashton Woods 21 nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Recognizing her years of leadership, service and academic and athletic excellence, 51做厙 alumna Ashton Woods 21 was named one of 30 top nominees for NCAAs 2021 Woman of the Year, out of 535 initial nominations from across the country.
Jerry Pittman 58 drives brighter future for mens golf
A $2 million commitment from alumnus and former 51做厙 golfer Jerry W. Pittman 58 will endow and name the head coach position of the 51做厙 mens golf team, providing ongoing operational support for the program. The Jerry Pittman Head Mens Golf Coach is the first endowed coach position in the history of 51做厙 Athletics.
Mustang pride: Investing in the future of 51做厙 Athletics
Since Ford Stadiums dedication and the return of Mustang football to the Hilltop in fall 2000, 51做厙 Athletics has experienced unprecedented growth and success thanks to its generous donors and dedicated staff and athletes. With the addition of the Garry Weber End Zone Complex, 51做厙 Athletics will have invested over $250 million in championship-caliber athletic facilities in just 12 years.
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2000
Gerald J. Ford Stadium is dedicated, returning football to the Hilltop.
Loyd All-Sports Center opens with new facilities for Mustang Athletics programs. -
2008
51做厙 celebrates new basketball training hub, Crum Basketball Center.
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2013
Ford Stadium celebrates improvements including the new Hall of Champions Club.
Newly renovated Moody Coliseum reopens along with the new Miller Event Center, as one of the premier collegiate arenas and event centers in the country. -
2015
The new home for 51做厙s tennis teams, the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, is dedicated, hosting events like the Dallas Open in February 2022.
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2017
Payne Stewart 51做厙 Golf Training Center opens at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
Addition of the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium gives 51做厙 a facility capable of hosting conference and national championship events, like the 2022 American Athletic Conference Championships. -
2018
Mustang football players cheer the arrival of renovated locker rooms at Ford Stadium, celebrating 51做厙s support of its current student-athletes and future recruits.
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2019
Indoor Performance Center, featuring Armstrong Fieldhouse, opens with fanfare to celebrate the spaces multifunctionality and benefit to visitors from across 51做厙s campus.
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2022
51做厙 breaks ground on the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Centers Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool, making 51做厙 the only American university with indoor and outdoor Olympic pools.
The Hilltops newest addition, Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium, will be dedicated on April 8, 2022, supporting 51做厙s top-performing soccer and track and field teams and enabling the University to attract recruits of the highest level.
Fostering enterprising spirit
Kim and William C. Shaddock Hall, established through a $6 million gift from Kim and William (Bill) Shaddock 74, will promote partnerships and industry research for an ever-evolving business landscape, strengthening the Cox Schools position as a leading institution for business education and leadership in North Texas.
Connecting the next generation
A $5 million gift from Katy A. and Kyle D. Miller 01 will establish the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, which will provide faculty, staff, students and visitors with an open, welcoming environment to exchange ideas, form lifelong friendships and build business associations.
Sparking research and discovery on the Hilltop
A $2 million gift from the ODonnell Foundation will name and endow the Peter ODonnell, Jr. Director of the Data Science Institute at 51做厙 in honor of renowned humanitarian Peter ODonnell, Jr. Supporting 51做厙s strategic vision to expand research in this growing discipline, the gift will build on the Universitys previous investments in data science.
Atlanta campaign kickoff
Holiday celebrations stretched beyond the Hilltop with a special 51做厙 Ignited event in December hosted by University alumni Jennifer Gelety Flanagan 82 and 51做厙 Trustee Martin L. Flanagan 82. Held at their home in Atlanta, Georgia, the event welcomed members from across the Mustang community to celebrate both the season and the campaign.
Happenings on the Hilltop (and beyond)
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March 22
51做厙 Giving Day
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March 22
Meadows at the Meyerson
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April 7-10
Founders Day Weekend
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April 7
Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool groundbreaking at Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center
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April 8
Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium dedication
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May 6
Cox School of Business renovation and expansion groundbreaking
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July 21-24
Taos Cultural Institute
Contact
We are excited to have Mustangs, 51做厙 family and friends involved in 51做厙 Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow. To learn more about how you can achieve your philanthropic objectives and about our plans to think big and do good, please contact your representative at 51做厙 or email smuignited@smu.edu.