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Donor Stories Our donors love The University of Texas at Austin, and they’ve chosen to give to the University in many ways. Their stories are enlightening, inspiring, and surprising. Having It All As loyal Longhorns, the Goldmans knew they wanted to give back to the university that changed their lives. They also want to show their children the importance of giving back to an institution that helped put them on the right track. The challenge was finding a way to do so while still providing for their three young children. Donors find a way to give back while supporting their young family. An education isn’t all Marc Goldman got from The University of Texas at Austin. “The network I was able to develop at UT has been a big factor in what I’ve been able to accomplish,” says Marc, a real estate developer in Fort Worth. “If you believe you will want to live in Texas for the majority of your career, there’s no better place to attend college than The University of Texas.” Marc says his real estate partner, a Duke University graduate, marvels at the network he has made through UT. Marc and his wife, Stacie, graduated from UT in 1996. He earned a degree in economics while she earned degrees in Spanish and marketing. Both were active in campus life. During their time on the Forty Acres, Marc belonged to Silver Spurs, the service organization that takes care of Bevo, and Stacie was head cheerleader. He was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, and she belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma as well as the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa. As loyal Longhorns, the Goldmans knew they wanted to give back to the university that changed their lives. They also want to show their children the importance of giving back to an institution that helped put them on the right track. The challenge was finding a way to do so while still providing for their three young children. With those goals in mind, the Goldmans included UT in their will, with the money going toward scholarships and faculty retention. “You want to give back, but raising a young family can be challenging,” Marc says. “The ability to give back through estate planning without having to write that check is a great way to do it.” UT can even provide suggested wording for people who want to include the university in their wills. “It was a very easy process,” Marc says. The couple’s gift will support the prestigious Forty Acres Scholars Program and will create a fund that the university president can use to retain top faculty. The Goldmans are specifying that their Forty Acres scholarship go to someone who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend UT due to financial constraints. They want others to have the same opportunities they did. “It’s our way of giving back to UT and financially constrained students in Texas,” Stacie says. “We were both really fortunate that our parents were able to give us the gift of an education at UT, and this pledge will allow less fortunate but ambitious individuals to receive that same gift.” Marc and Stacie believe a scholarship can change the lives of not only its recipients but also their families. “We wanted to help change the course of a family for generations through education,” Marc says. “There are many great causes, but the gift of an education is a passion for us,” Stacie says. “There’s no better way to catapult someone into the world than through a quality education.” When it comes to building a better UT, the Goldmans know that top-notch students are only part of the equation. That’s why they’re also giving to support faculty. “We both feel strongly that a top-of-the-line teacher can have a lasting impact,” Marc says. “If you want to be a top-tiered university, you need the best professors to provide that quality in the classroom,” Stacie says. “And when you have the best, other institutions want to hire them, so this hopefully helps the president retain those individuals.” A former pharmaceutical representative, Stacie is a stay-at-home mom to the couple’s 7-year-old son, Morgan, and 5-year-old twins, William and Charlotte. Time management skills she learned at UT have paid off in both those roles. The couple’s priority is their children, but they also want to help future generations, which is why it made so much sense to include UT in their will. With a bequest, it’s possible to make a difference without making a sacrifice. “The ability to give back today through estate planning is a win-win for all involved,” Marc says. Read the full story Read all donor stories Gift Stories With our donors’ help, we’re changing the world. We’re fighting disease, educating leaders, creating a more sustainable environment, leading advances in the computer age, and gaining new insight into the human mind. Every day, your gifts are at work. Another Dimension to UT Spaceships hurtling toward you. Touchdown receptions an arm’s length away. Front-row seats at big concerts. These experiences—or at least the illusion of them—are increasingly common in movie theaters and living rooms thanks to 3-D technology. And now UT radio-television-film students will have access to the nation’s first comprehensive 3-D production curriculum. “UT3D” a first-of-its-kind production curriculum for Radio-Television-Film students Spaceships hurtling toward you. Touchdown receptions an arm’s length away. Front-row seats at big concerts. These experiences—or at least the illusion of them—are increasingly common in movie theaters and living rooms thanks to 3-D technology. And now UT radio-television-film students will have access to the nation’s first comprehensive 3-D production curriculum. Through a $2.17 million grant from the Moody Foundation to create “UT3D,” students will produce a range of 3-D content—including plays, sports, documentaries, and narrative pieces—and explore evolving 3-D innovations such as glasses-free viewing for television, tablets, and cellphones. Don Howard, associate professor and production area head in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, will serve as director of the program, which will begin offering classes to undergraduates this fall. In addition to leadership from current RTF faculty members, UT3D will draw upon industry professionals—directors, technicians, producers, and executives—to mentor students. “3-D content and technology are headed for a revolution across all platforms. It’s imperative to share this new toolkit with future filmmakers so they have the training and experience for the jobs of the future,” says RTF graduate Wayne Miller, an executive producer at Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment who helped envision the program. “By providing students an understanding of 3-D technology and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment, The University of Texas at Austin is bound to become the leader in 3-D education.” The grant will be made over a five-year period. Classes will be taught at the Belo Center for New Media on campus and at the Moody Theater in downtown Austin—the recording studio for the PBS television show “Austin City Limits”—where students will use the studio’s 3-D production and performance facility. “We’re delighted to support UT3D,” says Ross Moody, president of Austin’s National Western Life Insurance Company and a trustee of the Moody Foundation. “Students will gain firsthand experience at the Moody Theater to start their real-world training. And when they graduate, they’ll be ahead in the growing medium of 3-D.” UT3D was also made possible by Tim McClure. McClure, a co-founder of the advertising agency GSD&M and College of Communication advisory council member, provided guidance on the creation of the program and will continue to connect the college with industry partners. 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Our donors love The University of Texas at Austin, and they’ve chosen to give to the University in many ways. Their stories are enlightening, inspiring, and surprising.

Having It All

As loyal Longhorns, the Goldmans knew they wanted to give back to the university that changed their lives. They also want to show their children the importance of giving back to an institution that helped put them on the right track. The challenge was finding a way to do so while still providing for their three young children.

Donors find a way to give back while supporting their young family.

An education isn’t all Marc Goldman got from The University of Texas at Austin.

“The network I was able to develop at UT has been a big factor in what I’ve been able to accomplish,” says Marc, a real estate developer in Fort Worth. “If you believe you will want to live in Texas for the majority of your career, there’s no better place to attend college than The University of Texas.”

Marc says his real estate partner, a Duke University graduate, marvels at the network he has made through UT.

Marc and his wife, Stacie, graduated from UT in 1996. He earned a degree in economics while she earned degrees in Spanish and marketing. Both were active in campus life. During their time on the Forty Acres, Marc belonged to Silver Spurs, the service organization that takes care of Bevo, and Stacie was head cheerleader. He was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, and she belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma as well as the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

Goldman Family Hiking As loyal Longhorns, the Goldmans knew they wanted to give back to the university that changed their lives. They also want to show their children the importance of giving back to an institution that helped put them on the right track. The challenge was finding a way to do so while still providing for their three young children. With those goals in mind, the Goldmans included UT in their will, with the money going toward scholarships and faculty retention.

“You want to give back, but raising a young family can be challenging,” Marc says. “The ability to give back through estate planning without having to write that check is a great way to do it.”

UT can even provide suggested wording for people who want to include the university in their wills.

“It was a very easy process,” Marc says.

The couple’s gift will support the prestigious Forty Acres Scholars Program and will create a fund that the university president can use to retain top faculty.

The Goldmans are specifying that their Forty Acres scholarship go to someone who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend UT due to financial constraints. They want others to have the same opportunities they did.

“It’s our way of giving back to UT and financially constrained students in Texas,” Stacie says. “We were both really fortunate that our parents were able to give us the gift of an education at UT, and this pledge will allow less fortunate but ambitious individuals to receive that same gift.”

Marc and Stacie believe a scholarship can change the lives of not only its recipients but also their families.

“We wanted to help change the course of a family for generations through education,” Marc says.

“There are many great causes, but the gift of an education is a passion for us,” Stacie says. “There’s no better way to catapult someone into the world than through a quality education.”

When it comes to building a better UT, the Goldmans know that top-notch students are only part of the equation. That’s why they’re also giving to support faculty.

“We both feel strongly that a top-of-the-line teacher can have a lasting impact,” Marc says.

“If you want to be a top-tiered university, you need the best professors to provide that quality in the classroom,” Stacie says. “And when you have the best, other institutions want to hire them, so this hopefully helps the president retain those individuals.”

A former pharmaceutical representative, Stacie is a stay-at-home mom to the couple’s 7-year-old son, Morgan, and 5-year-old twins, William and Charlotte. Time management skills she learned at UT have paid off in both those roles.

The couple’s priority is their children, but they also want to help future generations, which is why it made so much sense to include UT in their will. With a bequest, it’s possible to make a difference without making a sacrifice.

“The ability to give back today through estate planning is a win-win for all involved,” Marc says.

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With our donors’ help, we’re changing the world. We’re fighting disease, educating leaders, creating a more sustainable environment, leading advances in the computer age, and gaining new insight into the human mind. Every day, your gifts are at work.

Another Dimension to UT

Spaceships hurtling toward you. Touchdown receptions an arm’s length away. Front-row seats at big concerts. These experiences—or at least the illusion of them—are increasingly common in movie theaters and living rooms thanks to 3-D technology. And now UT radio-television-film students will have access to the nation’s first comprehensive 3-D production curriculum.

“UT3D” a first-of-its-kind production curriculum for Radio-Television-Film students

Through a $2.17 million grant from the Moody Foundation to create “UT3D,” students will produce a range of 3-D content—including plays, sports, documentaries, and narrative pieces—and explore evolving 3-D innovations such as glasses-free viewing for television, tablets, and cellphones.

Don Howard, associate professor and production area head in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, will serve as director of the program, which will begin offering classes to undergraduates this fall. In addition to leadership from current RTF faculty members, UT3D will draw upon industry professionals—directors, technicians, producers, and executives—to mentor students.

“3-D content and technology are headed for a revolution across all platforms. It’s imperative to share this new toolkit with future filmmakers so they have the training and experience for the jobs of the future,” says RTF graduate Wayne Miller, an executive producer at Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment who helped envision the program. “By providing students an understanding of 3-D technology and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment, The University of Texas at Austin is bound to become the leader in 3-D education.”

The grant will be made over a five-year period. Classes will be taught at the Belo Center for New Media on campus and at the Moody Theater in downtown Austin—the recording studio for the PBS television show “Austin City Limits”—where students will use the studio’s 3-D production and performance facility.

“We’re delighted to support UT3D,” says Ross Moody, president of Austin’s National Western Life Insurance Company and a trustee of the Moody Foundation. “Students will gain firsthand experience at the Moody Theater to start their real-world training. And when they graduate, they’ll be ahead in the growing medium of 3-D.”

UT3D was also made possible by Tim McClure. McClure, a co-founder of the advertising agency GSD&M and College of Communication advisory council member, provided guidance on the creation of the program and will continue to connect the college with industry partners.

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