UTRGV Donors and Scholarship Recipients Meet During Annual Luncheon
March 25, 2019
During the month of March, UTRGV scholarship recipients had the opportunity to meet the generous donors who are investing in their education.
Your Gifts at Work
Behind the success story of every UTRGV student, staff, and researcher, is a group of generous, innovative, and supportive donors. When you make a gift to UTRGV, you become a part of those stories. We invite you to read the stories below to see how philanthropy has enabled UTRGV to accomplish extraordinary things.
Doctor, Retired Professor Support Students and Research
July 25, 2018
Drs. Subhash and Sarojini Bose hold multiple titles and degrees between them, but one of their most rewarding accomplishments is being mentors to their students and patients.
Associate Dean and Professor Establishes Scholarship for UTRGV School of Medicine Students
May 24, 2018
Dr. Leonel Vela fondly recalls a Spanish saying his father and grandfather often used to encourage him when he was a medical student on the long journey toward becoming a physician: Nunca es tarde...
Retired Educators Impacting Students with a Creative Planned Gift
May 23, 2018
Retired Rio Grande Valley educators Alejandro L. and Gloria Mora Estrada no longer spend their days in the classroom, but they are still passionate about enriching the lives of students. Through a...
Mid-Valley Physicians Establish Endowed Chair of Neurosciences
February 15, 2018
Drs. Subram and Elizabeth Krishnan, natives of India, arrived in New York City for post-graduate training in 1963. She specialized in obstetrics and gynecology. He focused on orthopedic surgery....
Magic Valley Electric Cooperative Powering Student Success with Endowment
December 14, 2017
Electric provider Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) is harnessing the power of generosity to make a difference at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The Mercedes, Texas-based...
Generous Austin Couple Invests in Texas Students and Inspires Philanthropy
September 26, 2017
Their generosity and heart for education is as big as Texas. Joe and Teresa Lozano Long fund scholarships across the Lone Star state. Through their Austin-based Long Foundation, established in...
$1 Million Estate Gift will be a Game Changer for Future UTRGV Student-Athletes
June 6, 2017
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is celebrating a victory, and the MVP’s are Dan and Terry Martinez of Richmond, TX. The couple, with deep Valley...
UTRGV announces $15M gift from The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation
February 3, 2017
UTRGV President Guy Bailey announced that the School of Medicine has received a $15 million gift from The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation to create the new UTRGV Institute for...
