Eleven former Daily Texan staffers – including a well-known filmmaker, a respected Texas state senator, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, a university president, the man who built the Dallas Cowboys franchise, two sportswriters and columnists who covered the early Cowboy years and a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist – will be honored at the Friends of The Daily Texan Awards Dinner Nov. 3 at the University of Texas-Austin. University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual gathering, hosted by Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc., a non-profit group supporting The Texan through financial contributions […]
Read more →More than 120 supporters of The Daily Texan gathered Sept. 16 at The Texas Union to honor a new group of 9 inductees into The Texan Hall of Fame. One Rising Star winner, two Griff Singer Award winners and five Hall of Fame winners were inducted. A sixth selection – Sen. Judith Zaffirini – was unable to attend, and will be inducted at next year’s event. In addition, the 2015 and 2016 Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas James Madison Award winners were recognized for their contribution to freedom of the press. Former Sen. Don Adams was the 2015 winner […]
Read more →Just think of all the textbooks bought at the University Co-op when we were students! Now you can buy books to enjoy — without tests at the end – written by authors who began their writing careers on The Daily Texan. Come to the UT Campus a few minutes early and stop by the Friends of The Daily Texan reception and book signing at The University Co-op from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, on your way to our dinner and, with a purchase, receive free parking for the evening at the Co-op Parking Garage (located at 2214 […]
Read more →Registration remains open for the fourth annual Friends of The Daily Texan gathering, which this year will honor 9 outstanding former staff members of The Texan. Learn more and register at http://bit.ly/DT_Awards . This year’s event will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Santa Rita room in The Texas Union. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m. The awards are sponsored annually by the Friends of The Daily Texan, a nonprofit group established in 2013 to support journalistic quality and a strong future in a digital world for The Daily Texan, student newspaper at the University […]
Read more →The nine honorees of the 2016 Friends of The Daily Texan Awards come from all journalistic fields and endeavors, and include a glass ceiling-breaking top female editor, a photojournalist who led photo departments at 6 major metro newspapers and won Two Pulitzer prizes, a beloved reporter-turned-professor who left a lasting impression on all he met and a journalist-turned State Senator who is known for her legislative, public service and professional accomplishments. The awards are sponsored annually by the Friends of The Daily Texan, a nonprofit group established in 2013 to support journalistic quality and a strong future in a digital world […]
Read more →The fourth annual awards event and gathering of Friends of The Daily Texan has been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16. The event will be held at The Texas Union and will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Look for registration info in early June. “Part of the feedback from last year’s event mentioned more time to visit with attendees,” said John Reetz, president of Friends of The Daily Texan. “This year our group decided to move from a luncheon to an evening event to allow more time for Daily Texan alum […]
Read more →Friends of The Daily Texan is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2016 Friends of The Daily Texan Awards. These awards recognize Daily Texan alumni and supporters who have led distinguished careers, as well as other individuals who have demonstrated support for The Texan. This year’s awards will be presented at a dinner on September 16, 2016, in Austin. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. They can be submitted for one of three categories * The Texan Hall of Fame — for nominees who […]
Read more →Jay Bernhardt has been appointed dean of the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin. He has served as interim dean of the college since Sept. 1, 2015. The appointment became effective March 1. “Jay has an ambitious vision for the future of Moody and in the last six months has demonstrated himself to be a champion for excellence in the college,” said UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves. “He was the top choice for the deanship after a national search that yielded outstanding candidates.” As interim dean, Bernhardt focused on building bridges within the college […]
Read more →SAN MARCOS — Former Daily Texan cartoonist Ben Sargent and retired journalism professor Griff Singer were inducted into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame during the recent Texas Press 2016 Midwinter Conference and Trade Show. They joined Gail Borden and Caro Brown as 2016 inductees. Austin-based Texas Newspaper Foundation created the hall of fame in 2006 to induct annually up to four individuals credited with outstanding achievements and contributions to the newspaper industry and to their communities. The first four inductees — Roy Eaton, Alfred H. Belo, James Roberts and Staley McBrayer — were named to the hall of […]
Read more →AUSTIN — Texas Newspaper Foundation proudly announces the selection of four exemplary individuals — Gail Borden, Caro Brown, Ben Sargent and Griff Singer — to be inducted into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame for the year 2016. The induction ceremony will be conducted during the Texas Press 2016 Midwinter Conference and Trade Show on Jan. 22 at Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa & Conference Center in San Marcos. A selection committee met Nov. 12 and picked the inductees from a field of 30 nominees. Selection committee members included Phil Major, Terrell; Alvin Holley, Livingston; Mary Judson, Port Aransas; Greg Shrader, Kerrville […]
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