According to legend, if student spots an albino squirrel on test day, they will ace the test. With that in mind, the vice provost of libraries, Lorraine Haricombe, pictured left of the squirrel, invited Ken Capps, BJ ’82, Life Member, to wear the costume of an albino squirrel and roam the floors of the Perry-Castañeda […]
In the wake of their passing, the oldest Longhorn couple will leave a lasting effect on generations of future students. The estate of the late John Henderson, BS ’36, and Charlotte Henderson, BS ’37, Life Members, has pledged nearly $2 million in scholarship support for students from Baytown, Texas, and for scholars selected by the […]
The world’s most famous one-note instrument, the iconic Big Bertha, has played her final tune. Her swan song was performed at halftime of the Texas-Iowa State game on Oct. 15, 2022, just shy of 100 years after her first appearance for the University of Chicago on Oct. 23, 1922. Following decades of drubbing and with the […]
Diana (Siminski) Skellenger, BS ’12, made a distinct career change after working in marketing for an Austin home renovator. She is now celebrating the 5-year anniversary of Skelly Build, the business she founded in 2017 which now employees 16 people, more than half of whom are women. Skelly Build has been steadily growing and proudly […]
Ashley Stroud, BSN, is the owner and manager of Plumbing Outfitters, which won the 2022 Austin Best of the Best Award in the plumbing service category. The winners were chosen by the community. Stroud co-founded the business with her husband in 2017.