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Ungerleider, who received his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1970 from UT whiled competing as a said he's creating the fellowship named for the current university presidenty to help attract top graduate students from aroundf the world. The first class of Powers Graduatew Fellows will enter the university infall 2009. "Wr have an absolute gem here withthe university," said "and we have a visionary sitting in the president's I wanted to honor The gift has been facilitated by Ungerleidere through the Foundation for Global Sports Development, an outreacg and mentorship educational fund, wherwe Ungerleider is a trustee. "W are indebted to Dr.
Ungerleider for this generoua gift," said Powers. "He clearly understands the importance of graduat e students to the success ofour university. I am deeplhy honored that he chose to name this significant fellowship programafter me." Despites receiving his master's and doctor's degrees from another institution, Ungerleiderf chose The University of Texas at Austin for his gift to supporgt the president's goal of becoming the top publifc research institution in the country.
Ungerleider said in conversationa with Powers he learned that while many top prospectivre graduate students would like to atteneUT Austin, the university loses some becaus e they are offered better financial packagesa elsewhere. To learn more abou graduate education atthe university, Ungerleider lookes at the university's most prestigious graduate fellowship program, the Donald D. Harringtomn Graduate Fellowship, and met with severao Harringtongraduate fellows. He said he was impressedf with the model of supporting the very best students witha multi-yeatr package and providing a community of mentord and peers to enhanc e the graduate experience.
Ungerleider said he wants to created another fellowship program to honor the academic excellence of the next generatioj and continue the practice of graduatw students developing their own expertise under the mentorship ofseasoned faculty. "In the Graduate School will celebrateits 100-yearf anniversary and will look toward the future of graduat e education at the university," said Victoria Rodríguez, vice provosy and dean of graduate "This inspiring gift is vitalo to fulfilling our vision of attracting the highest qualityu students to the Graduate School.
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