Renowned organic chemist named first Welch Chair

Internationally renowned chemist Dr. Weston Borden has been named the first Welch Chair in Chemistry at the University of North Texas.

Borden is recognized for his work in the field of computational organic chemistry. His research group will move into the new, 105,000- square-foot chemistry building on campus.

The Welch Chair was made possible with a $1 million donation from the Robert A. Welch Foundation. The UNT Foundation manages more than $1 million of the Welch Chair Endowment.

New Foundation web site

The UNT Foundation launched its new web site this summer, with help from University Communications, Relations and Marketing.

The new web site features tools for easier navigation, information for campus account holders and donors, printable forms and electronic versions of this newsletter. Access the new web site at: http://endow.unt.edu.

Fund-raising with eBay

The UNT Foundation and UNT’s Office of Development recently joined 2,900 other nonprofits in fund-raising through eBay sales.

The Foundation has registered with MissionFish, a Points of Light organization that helps nonprofits receive money through online sales.

Proceeds directed to the Foundation will go to the UNT Cornerstone Fund for Scholars.

To find out more, click on the MissionFish logo at: www.unt.edu/development.

Victory Hall opens

Victory Hall Victory Hall - Dining Hall

Despite record-setting rainfall this summer, construction crews opened doors to students in time for the fall semester. The $23.7 million, 600-bed dormitory and a $5.3 million dining hall are the cornerstones for development on the Eagle Point Campus, located just across Interstate 35 from the main campus. Long-term plans call for a football stadium, athletics offices and other amenities. The Foundation manages more than a dozen athletic scholarship funds:

• Coach Odus Mitchell Memorial Football Scholarship
• Jack Gray Memorial Fund for Athletics
• James Brewer Athletic Scholarship Fund
• Irma J. Caton Female Athletic Scholarship
• Cornerstone Fund for Athletic Scholarships
• Women’s Volleyball Support Fund
• Betty Slinker Women’s Basketball Scholarship
• I.B. Griffith Memorial Scholarship
• Bill & Ruth Hebbe Dancey Endowed Scholarship
• Sam G. Billings Basketball Endowment
• Tylka-Swindler Memorial Scholarship
• Texas Tennis Coaches Association Scholarship
• Jim Walsh Endowed Golf Scholarship
• Chris Athens Memorial Scholarship Fund

Remember the University of North Texas in your will

EndowUNT is published four times per year for the donors and friends of the University of North Texas by the UNT Foundation, Inc. under the direction of it's Board of Directors. The UNT Foundation is located in the Gateway Center, the entrance to the university at 801 North Texas Blvd., Denton, Texas 76201-1250.

Douglas J. Chadwick - Executive Director
Randy Simmans, Office of Development - Editor
Phyllis J. Wolper - Consultant
Kaysha Moore, Office of Development - Contributor

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Website updated: October 12, 2004. Website comments or corrections: rsimmans@unt.edu