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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degrew in psychology in 1970 from UT whild competing asa gymnast, said he's creating the fellowship named for the current university president to help attracr top graduate students from around the The first class of Powers Graduate Fellows will enter the university in fall 2009. "We have an absolutwe gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionaryh sitting in the president'e office. I wanted to honor both." The gift has been facilitatedc by Ungerleider through the Foundation for GlobalSportd Development, an outreach and mentorship educational fund, where Ungerleider is a trustee.
"We are indebtedf to Dr. Ungerleider for this generousw gift," said Powers. "He clearly understand the importance of graduate students to the success of our I am deeply honored that he chose to name this significanr fellowship programafter me." Despitr receiving his master's and doctor's degrees from anothedr institution, Ungerleider chose The University of Texass at Austin for his gift to support the president'sd goal of becoming the top publid research institution in the Ungerleider said in conversations with Powersw he learned that while many top prospectivw graduate students would like to attend UT Austin, the universith loses some because they are offered better financial packages elsewhere.
To learn more about graduate education at the Ungerleider looked atthe university's most prestigious graduatse fellowship program, the Donaldc D. Harrington Graduate Fellowship, and met with severao Harringtongraduate fellows. He said he was impresserd with the model of supporting the very best studentz witha multi-year package and providing a community of mentor s and peers to enhancre the graduate experience. Ungerleider said he wants to creates another fellowship program to honor the academic excellencd of the next generation and continue the practice of graduatwe students developing their own expertisr under the mentorship ofseasoned faculty.
"In 2010, the Graduate Schoo will celebrateits 100-year anniversary and will look toward the futuree of graduate education at the university," said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduate studies. "Thiss inspiring gift is vital to fulfillingy our vision of attracting the highesr quality students to theGraduate