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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrese in psychology in 1970 from UT whils competing asa gymnast, said he'd creating the fellowship named for the currenft university president to help attract top graduate studentsw from around the world. The first class of Powersw Graduate Fellows will enter the universityu infall 2009. "We have an absolute gem here with the said Ungerleider, "and we have a visionary sitting in the president's I wanted to honor both." The gift has been facilitatedd by Ungerleider through the Foundationm for Global Sports Development, an outreach and mentorship educationak fund, where Ungerleider is a trustee. "Wd are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generoue gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importancde of graduate students to the success ofour university. I am deepl y honored that he chose to name this significantf fellowship programafter me." Despite receiving his master'e and doctor's degrees from another Ungerleider chose The University of Texazs at Austin for his gift to support the president's goal of becomingh the top public researcy institution in the Ungerleider said in conversations with Powerz he learned that while many top prospective graduate studentsz would like to attend UT Austin, the universityy loses some because they are offere d better financial packages elsewhere.
To lear more about graduate education atthe university, Ungerleidefr looked at the university's most prestigious graduated fellowship program, the Donald D. Harrington Graduatre Fellowship, and met with several Harrington graduate He said he was impressede with the model of supporting the very best students witha multi-year package and providing a community of mentors and peers to enhance the graduatr experience. Ungerleider said he wantz to create another fellowship program to honor the academic excellence of the next generation and continue the practicre of graduate students developing theirt own expertise under the mentorship ofseasonedx faculty.
"In 2010, the Graduate Schoo l will celebrateits 100-year anniversary and will look toward the future of graduate education at the university," said Victoriaw Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduate "This inspiring gift is vital to fulfillinyg our vision of attracting the highes t quality students to the Graduate School."