Dean's Circle
The College of Liberal Arts is proud to recognize alumni and friends who have committed to making an impact through annual gifts. Through their sustained generosity, donors create invaluable opportunities for innovative researchers and deserving students.

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- What is the Dean's Circle?
- How does the Dean's Circle make an impact?
- What are the benefits of membership?
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The Dean’s Circle is a group of donors who provide critical support that allows the college to seize opportunities as it strives toward its goal of excellence in Liberal Arts. All members will be invited to an annual Dean’s Circle event each year. In addition, members are recognized on the Liberal Arts website and will receive periodic updates from the Dean.
The college continues to expand to benefit students, and has grown increasingly competitive on the national and international stages. To foster programs, scholarships, and research that shape the leaders of tomorrow, the college relies on the generosity of its donors.
Join us as we continue a tradition of excellence in the Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. Become a part of this community that is changing the world.
- Electronic updates from the college
- Website recognition
- Invitation to annual Dean’s Circle Event
- Dean's Circle 2022-23 Members
Chris Abbott
Joe Abel, M.D. Abel Co.
Dr. Jason I. Abrevaya
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Adamick
Ms. Sophia Ahmad
Judith Aissen
Mr. and Mrs. Fields Alexander
Eric and Jennifer Ann Carr Allmon
Mr. James Alsup and Mrs. Deborah Alsup
Ms. Mena Amin
Ms. Andrea Anderson
The Honorable Sunya N. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Appleman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Appleman
Margaret and Wayne Arrington
Donald P. Atkins, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Atkinson
Mr. Harold Austin
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Baker
Mr. Vivek Bakshi
Dr. Peter Balash and Beth Ane Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Balboa
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Ballantyne
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Balz
Ms. Sara and Mr. Bo Barnwell
Ms. Joan M. Barrett
Eric Batchelder and Suzanne L. Morris
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Beall
Dr. John T. Beavers and Ms. Janice Ta
Stephen and Tammy M. Bene
Mr. Rodger W. Benson and Mr. Scott Erickson
Howard and Wendy Berk
Ms. Mary Dell Harrington and Mr. Melvin J. Berning, Jr.
Bill and Katie Weaver Charitable Trust
Barbara and Bill Binder
Mr. Edward B. Blackwell, Jr.
Mr. Jack E. Blake, Jr. and Mrs. Mary T. Blake
Ms. Allison F. Bloom and Mr. Gabriel Rutman
Mrs. Judy Bloomquist and Dr. Marvin Bloomquist
Ms. Carla A. Blumberg
John Boatwright and Annette Boatwright
Ms. Katherine Boddy
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Christine Borgstedte
Ms. Roxanne Boyd
Nancy Shelton Bratic
Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott Bresk
Mr. John Brevard
Ms. Lisa A. Brown and Mr. Scott A. Durfee
Mr. Barrett Bruce and Mrs. Ellen Bruce
The Bucy Family Fund
Megan Bucy
Mr. Alan M. Buie
Thomas Burnham
H.L. Burns and Maria Burns
Mrs. Brenda Burt and Mr. Edmond Burt
John W. Caldwell, Jr.
Dr. Guy N. Cameron
Mr. Larry A. Campagna
Ms. Elizabeth Carey
Ms. Marianne Carrol
Ms. Leslie Carruth
Dr. Daniela Bini and Dr. Joseph C. Carter, Jr
Mr. Arthur Catterall and Mrs. Jana Catterall
Dr. Beth A. Chambers & Mr. James M. Chambers
Professor and Mrs. Michael R. Charles
Captain Cody D. Cheek
Ms. Christine Chemell
Chien-Yu Chen and Ya-Ting Shieh
Dr. William R. Childs and Mrs. M. Suzanne Childs
Mr. Martin Chodorow
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cialone II
Mr. Daniel Cidon
Mr. Joseph Cimato
The Reverend Paul and Sharon H. Clayton
Dr. Helen P. Clements
Dr. and Mrs. David H. Coe
John Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Collins
Ms. Lauren Collins and Mr. A. Porter Collins
Mr. Jim F. Cook
Mr. Michael L. Cooper
Eric and Lisa Ann Craven
Mr. Clark R. Crosnoe and Mrs. Aparna Crosnoe
Mr. R. Caven Crosnoe and Mrs. Sue Y. Crosnoe
Mrs. Claire Crumbley and Mr. Alex Crumbley
Mr. Richard Crumly and Ms. Stefanie L. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Cruse III
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S.V. Curran
Jim and Laura Ann Curry
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah M. Daniel III
Dr. Chris Dayton
Al and Julie Tindall DeVincentis
Lisa and Craig Deitelzweig
Dr. Carolyn H. Denham and Mr. Robert E. Denham
Mrs. Wendy Denham and Mr. Jeffrey Denham
Professor Ashwini S. Deo and Mr. David Beaver
Mr. and Mrs. Jim H. Derryberry
Dr. Manuel R. Diaz, Jr.
Dr. Elizabeth Dickenson and George Henry
Randy and Mary Diehl
Mr. Patrick Martin Dies
Mrs. Alison A. Dieter
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Dittman
Doll Family Foundation
Dr. William E. Doolittle
Mr. Ross E. Dowling
Mrs. Jane Downer and Dr. Michael W. Downer
Ms. Jordan T. Downs
David L. and Adrienne S. Draper
Steven Du
Mr. Frederick Dure
Marianne Dwight and Ed Dwight
Charles Eakes
The Cain Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Egan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Egan
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Eidbo
Mr. David L. and Mrs. Cynthia P. Eigen
Ms. Leila M. El-Hakam and Mr. Matias J. Adrogue
Elizabeth Crook and Marc Lewis Foundation
Lucy Elkins
Mr. Victor Emanuel
Mr. and Mrs. David Enstone
Dr. Patience Epps
Ms. Dia Epstein and Mr. Barry Epstein
Dr. Edmund L. Erde and Mrs. Judy Erde
James T. Escobedo, Jr.
Mr. John Fainter and Mrs. Allison Fainter
Mrs. Susan S. Fainter
Dr. and Mrs. Larry R. Faulkner
Ms. Hallie Ferguson
Joseph and Jody Ferguson
Mr. Walter K. L. Ferguson, Jr. and Mrs. Kelly S. Ferguson
Ms. Melanie D. Few
Dr. Richard H. Finnell and Mrs. Susanna Finne
Richard P. Finney
Mr. Jens Fischer
Mr. Richard Flores
Chad W. Forsberg and Suzanne M. Forsberg
Gaja Worthington and David Frampton
Mr. Brandon W. Freeman
Mr. William P. Frisbie II
Mr. Jeremiah C. Fugit and Ms. Meghan McCaffrey
Kenneth Gamble
Garcia Family Foundation
Dr. Stephanie L. Kodack and Dr. David A. Garza
Mr. F. John Garza
Mr. Parth Gejji
Jo A. Giese and Edward W. Warren
Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Gillette
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gilmer III
Stephen and Meggie Gilstrap
Mary Dant & Gary Gleb
Ms. Carolyn S. Glidewell
D.G. Goff
Dr. Steven and Barbara Goldstein
Ms. Carolyn Holt Goldston
Marion Goldwasser
Stephanie Goodman and David Goodman
John and Kristin Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford L. Gottesman
Dr. Laura Graham
Mr. Peter Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Graves
Mr. Andrew J. Gray IV
Mrs. Carol Grant Gray and Mr. Ernest D. Gray
Mr. Rudolph H. Green and Ms. Joyce K. Christian
John and Betsy Greytok
Ms. Erika L. Griffith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Grigsby
Mr. Kent Guida
Asim Hafeiz
Mr. Charles Hairston
Ms. Ellen Jane Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hanna
Mr. William Hart
Mr. Christopher L. Hartwell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hatfield
Ms. Kimberly Haynes
Dr. Mark D. Hayward and Ms. Linda S. Abbey
Dr. Jerald L. Head
Mrs. Brenda Hemphill
Dr. Gregory Hemphill
Ms. Joyce Anne Hendy
Mary Hickok and Wilhelm P. Vins
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Hillyer
Mrs. Barbara Snyder Nelson Hinds and Mr. Benjamin L. Hinds
Mark W. Holt, M.D.
Mr. and Ms. Charlton Hornsby
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Houston
Stephen H. Houston
The Honorable and Mrs. Harry L. Hudspeth
Ms. Erica Huerta
Ms. Kathryn Blackbird and Mr. Craig Hurwitz
Sylvia Jabour and David Jabour
Mrs. Melinda N. Jackson
Doug and Emily Jacobson
Mr. Dhananjay Jagannathan
Mr. Vinit Jagdish
Dr. William Janeway
Mr. Reagan Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Jewett
Mr. Ashby Johnson
Mrs. Nelda Jones
Mrs. Mary Jones and Mr. James Jones, Jr.
Mrs. Anjali G. Joshi
Mr. and Ms. Steven Kamin
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Kardesch
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Kaska, Jr.
Robert James Kavanagh, Jr., M.D.
Elva A. Keilers, D.O.
Dr. Royce Keilers and Dr. Elva Keilers
Ms. Marsha Kelman
Mr. Joshua Keppel
James Everett and Betty Wilson Key
Mr. John Kilgore
Dr. Shannon Kilgore
Paul E. Kim, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kinney
Ms. Sally S. Kleberg
Jeanne and Michael Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney C. Koenig
Ms. Julie C. Kyse
Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. LaChance
Mr. Jason S. Lamin
Mrs. Katherine Lange
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Ms. Agnes Law
Mr. Sergio Leal
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter P. Lee
Mr. Taewoo Lee
Mrs. Lorraine Leftwich
Dr. James Lehmann and Lenka Lehman
Mr. William L. Atkins and Ms. Myra L. Leo
Dr. David Letson
Mr. Bradley S. Lewis and Ms. Lori Wittlin
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell C. Lewis
Joan D. Lewis, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Crook and Marc Lewis Foundation
Drs. Bernth O. and Judith W.Lindfors
Mr. Gregory O. Lipscomb
Livescu Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Livingston
Mr. Mark Lloyd
Dr. and Mrs. James N. Loehlin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lofgren
Mr. Joe R. Long
Colonel George E. Loughran
Ms. Traci Lovitt
H. Malcolm Macdonald Charitable Trust
Laura Maged
Drs. Merry E. Makela and C. O. Patterson
Ms. Lucia Palacios Maley
Drs. Jane T. and David H. Malin
Mrs. Ginger Margolin
Dr. Renee Margossian and Mr. Steven Margossian
Roger J. Marrero
Catherine Jurgensmeyer Martin
Mr. Paul Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Matheson III
Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren Matthews
Dr. Steven R. and Melissa (Marrs) May
Mr. James W. McBride
Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. McBride
Marysol McGee
Mr. and Mrs. Connelly T. McGreevy
Nikelle S. Meade
Maggie and Steve Megaw
Drs. Madeline C. Sutherland-Meier and Richard P. Meier
Mr. Josiah Mercer
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Methenitis
Mr. J. Mark Metts
Dr. Bruce Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Mickelsen
The Milisci Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Miller
Dr. Christopher Miller
Dr. Jim Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Max K. Miller
Dr. Aleksandr Mishurin
Aisha Moin
Mr. Reza K. Mojtabaee-Zamani
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Molinar
Suzanne Monford
Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Moyer
Dr. Rashmi Mullur and Dr. Ravi Aysola
Carmen Carter and Donald Mulraney
Mulva Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mulva
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Munford III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Murray
Mr. Mark A. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Murray
Dr. Mary R. Rose and Dr. Marc A. Musick
Mr. Benjamin J. Nale
National Philanthropic Trust
Mrs. Lloyd Navarro
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Naylor
Dr. Sharlene Newman
Johnson Ngo
Dr. Michael Nill and Dr. Irene Cohen
Dr. Neil B. Niman
Mrs. Janis Nooteboom and Mr. Urie Nooteboom
Norman Lewis Revocable Trust
Dr. Turid S. & Philip Nybro
Mr. Dan T. O'Neil and Ms. Deborah J. Maurstad
Mr. Chris O'Riordan and Ms. Elizabeth Huber
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ogden
Mr. John Ogden
Mr. and Mrs. D. Dudley Oldham
Dr. J. Olivelle
Ms. Kathleen Oliver
Mr. Thomas Oliver
Drs. James R. Yates and Alba A. Ortiz
Drs. Samuel and Meredith Overholt
Mrs. Georgia Paine
Ms. Susan G. Palombo
Drs. Lorraine S. and Thomas L. Pangle
Mr. Petros Papazis
Mr. Christopher R. Parry and Ms. Sally Lai
Dr. Amar Patel
Drs. and C. O. Patterson and Merry E. Makela
Ms. Casey Taylor Nice
Davida Paul
Mr. Robert H. Pees
James and Ruth Pennebaker
Mr. John Peper
Mr. Paul Perea
Ms. Rebecca Perin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Perkins
Mr. Marshall Phaneuf
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Phaneuf
Mr. Donald Phillips
Ms. Christine A. Plonsky
Ms. Ly Poe
Kevin Poe
Cyrena N. Pondrom, Ph.D.
Russell and Stephanie Post
Dr. and Mrs. Hervey A. Priddy
Mr. and Mrs. Blake M. Purnell
Bethel and Jonathan Quander
Mr. J. Stephen Quinn
Roger C. Rabalais
Mrs. Elysia Ragusa
Esther L. Raizen, Ph.D.
Vasu Raja and Maureen Milligan
Dr. Eileen Donohue and Mr. John N. Rando
Mr. Dan Rather
Dr. Ion M. Ratiu and Dr. Simone M. Scumpia
Pamela Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett H. Reasoner
Dr. Wayne Rebhorn
Mr. Kevin S. Reed
Lara and Eric Reichle
Dr. Nicolas Reyes
William and Teresa Reynolds
Ms. Caitlin E. Rhodes
Scott and Marina Ring
Mr. Jason A. Rios
Jack F. Ritter, Jr., Capt. USN Ret.
Dean Ramon H. Rivera-Servera
Roberta Wright Reeves Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett J. Roberts III
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Roberts
Robinson Value Management, Amy & Charles Robinson
Mr. Henry S. Robles
Mr. Joshua Rocha
Mr. Paul Rogers
Mr. Scot M. Rogerson
Mr. Domenic Romanello
Dr. Howard and Mrs. Melanie Rubin
The Honorable Frank Rynd
Captain and Mrs. Gabriel R. Salazar
Mr. John R. Salazar
Laura Sands
Mr. Eric Schmidt
Dr. Eric Schroeder
Mr. James Schuelke
Dr. Christopher B. Schulze
Ms. Stefanie Scott
Scurlock Foundation
Ms. Diane Selken
Sellstrom/Muniz Family
Mrs. Michelle Appelrouth Seltzer
Ms. Sophie Sevenoaks
Ms. Leslie Shaunty and Mr. Robert M. Topp
Celeste Sheppard, M.D.
Mr. and Ms. Brian Siegal
Mr. and Mrs. Jason D. Silverstein
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron P. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Sims
Dr. Armanda Sittig
Mr. Loren Skinner
Mrs. Dolores Silva Smith
Mrs. Sandra E. Snyder
Mr. Joseph Sorenson
Randall and Dyanne Speer
Mr. Randall G. Speer
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Spivey
Stagen Children's Trust
Stagen Family Charitable Trust
Mrs. Jennifer Stagen
Mr. Patrick Staha
Dr. and Mrs. Sam R. Stanbery, Jr.
The Stedman West Foundation
Regent and Mrs. Stuart W. Stedman
Dr. Joseph Steele
Mr. Robb Stewart
Dr. Michael B. Stoff and Ms. Raquel Schuster
Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Sullivan
The Susser Family Foundation
Dr. Steven A. Sutton and Barbara T. Sutton
Mrs. Ruth L. Suzman
Mr. Michael A. Swartzendruber
Mrs. Mary Sweet
Mr. Michael Sweet
Temple Foundation, T.L.L.
Professor Melinda Taylor
The Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
The Dedman Foundation
The Edward & Lucille Kimmel Foundation
The Raquel Bono and Arthur Dwight Fund
Mrs. Nancy Thompson
Karin Torgerson
Ms. Rosie Tran
Dr. William Tully
Mr. William Tyler
Mr. John Urban
Mr. Jacob Voswinkel
Christopher Wagner and Keri Wagner
Ms. Maria Wagner
Ms. Diana Walters
Dr. Samuel Walters
Mr. J. Thomas Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Watkins
Mrs. Nancy Weeks
Mr. Alan Weil
Mr. W. Thomas Weir
Mr. David Weiser and Ms. Mary Crouter
Jana Weiss
Dr. Sarah West and Dr. Raymond Robertson
Mr. John Westenhover
Mr. Thomas L. Whatley
Michael Whellan and Margaret M. Menicucci
Dr. Andrew B. White, Jr. and Mrs. Judith W. White
Mrs. Marilyn M. White
Ms. Sarah H. Wieser
Ms. Louise D. Wilbanks
Vasilia T. Wilkes and J. Laurens Wilkes
Kathy S. Williams, Ph.D.
Mr. R. Samuel Williams
Jay Williams and Dena Williams
Dr. M. Wright Williams and Dr. Michelle M. Byron
Donna F. Wilson, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Woldenberg
Dr. Gary R. Wolfe
Thomas Wood
Anthony Woodbury
Don Charles Wukasch
Dr. Don Wukasch
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wynne III
Mr. Evan Young
Dr. George Young
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Young
Paul Zachry
Mrs. Allison Zadrozny
Dr. Susan Zane
Mr. Adam J. Zaner and Mrs. Karin M. Zaner
Mr. and Mrs. Victor de la Garza, Jr.
This list represents members whose gifts were received between September 1, 2022 and April 5, 2023. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If your name was omitted, misspelled, or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies and notify us so we may correct the error.
- Questions about the Dean's Circle?
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