Texas A&M Foundation
2022 Annual Report

Texas A&M is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding undergraduates from historically disadvantaged groups often underserved in the Aggie student body, including minority students and those who face significant economic or educational hurdles. Since 1999, the Foundation Excellence Award (FEA) has helped the university in these efforts by awarding meaningful financial support to underserved Aggies who need it most. 

Recognizing the program’s effectiveness, the university has established a goal to award several hundred new FEA scholarships annually to support 1,500 more students by fall 2029. As an added incentive, the President’s Office has pledged a limited number of matching funds available annually through 2029 for eligible FEA scholarships. 

Through these matching funds, you can double your donation of $10,000 to create a $20,000 pass-through FEA scholarship that will grant a student recipient an annual stipend of $5,000 for four years. For a perpetual impact, however, individuals and corporations can endow a $50,000 FEA that will help deserving students write their own Aggie stories for generations. If you pay your gift in full within one year, the university will match the earnings of your endowment during its first four years to generate a larger annual stipend for your student recipient during that initial period.

To learn how you can make Aggieland a place for all through a Foundation Excellence Award, contact Al Pulliam ’87 at 979.209.0867 or by submitting a message here.

To fulfill its grand vision of becoming the preeminent public business school in America, Mays Business School must take a bold leap into the tech industry. That sector currently accounts for 14 of the nation’s top 25 companies.

Under an innovative new program branded Aggies in Tech, Mays will strive to achieve aggressive growth in the placement of its school’s graduates in tech positions. The initiative will establish Texas A&M as a prime source of business professionals for the tech industry and foster a network of mentors in and around the industry. 

The program’s ultimate success will require a community investment in excellence funds, scholarships, and chairs and professorships tailored to its needs. With this financial support, Mays students, faculty and staff will establish Aggieland as a utopia for tech recruiting.

To discover how you can “Turn Tech Maroon” by bolstering the Aggies in Tech program, contact Mark Toler ’19 at 979.862.4531 or by submitting a message here.

Texas A&M’s School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has achieved a sterling reputation for itself, attracting the brightest students, faculty and staff while delivering best-in-class veterinary education and care. However, its aging and cramped Small Animal Hospital is keeping the school from reaching its true potential.

As veterinary education becomes increasingly collaborative and patient-centered, the need for a new Next-Generation Small Animal Teaching Hospital at Texas A&M is greater than ever. The new hospital will offer Aggie veterinarians much-needed space, modernized equipment, and enhanced support for interdisciplinary research, telehealth and connected care. 

While the university and the Texas Legislature have provided significant funds toward the new facility, its construction requires $50 million in additional private support. Aside from its benefits to clients, the new hospital will also represent a significant investment in the veterinary professional program, creating more vibrant and hands-on educational opportunities and solidifying Texas A&M as a world-class destination for veterinary care.

To learn how you can help create the veterinary hospital of the future, contact Larry Walker ’97 at 979.458.4032 or by submitting a message here. Support construction with gifts of $25 or more online at give.am/SmallAnimalHospital.

As country singer Granger Smith ’02 sang in his nostalgic “We Bleed Maroon” ballad, “We learned some from books and a whole lot from living.” While Texas A&M prides itself on academic rigor and top-tier research, its former students especially cherish the “other education”—the life-changing lessons learned and memories made with fellow Aggies in the university’s extracurricular organizations.

Now, former students can directly support these precious moments in students’ lives through the Aggie Experience Fund. Intended to make extracurricular activities more affordable for students who have financial need, the unique fund provides up to $250 or 50% of the cost to participate in recognized student organizations or programs.

One financially independent student, Anna Trickey ’22, utilized the funds to be a counselor at Howdy Camp, where she welcomed transfer students and incoming freshmen to Aggieland and formed meaningful bonds along the way. Since the fund began in spring 2022, more than 375 students have experienced the joy of pursuing their passions and finding friends through extracurriculars, free of financial worry.

To support Texas A&M’s “other education” and help students make memories that last a lifetime, contact Reagan Chessher ’96 at 979.862.6415 or by submitting a message here. Support the fund with gifts of $25 or more online at give.am/Aggie ExperienceFund.