An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan, student newspaper at the University of Texas at Austin

Texan Hall of Fame

Current students, alums/mentors to confer

As part of a weekend celebrating The Daily Texan — past, present and future — the Friends of The Daily Texan will host a day of mentorship and networking in The Daily Texan’s basement offices on Friday, Nov. 8. Current Texan staffers and other interested UT students are welcome to sign up for one-on-one meetings with 17 distinguished alumni. Alumni mentors hail from five decades of Daily Texans,  and have gone on to industry-leading positions in print, online and broadcast journalism, photography, cartooning, public affairs, public relations and publishing. They include: • Ana Cantu, former opinion editor and social media […]

Read more

Full agenda for Texan alumni weekend

The schedule is now finalized for the Friends of The Daily Texan inaugural Alumni Weekend, which features a private tour of the Watergate papers at the Harry Ransom Center, an afternoon of mentorship at The Daily Texan basement, lunch at Scholz’s, a Segway tour of campus and a tour of the new Belo Center for New Media at the College of Communications. To register for any or all of these events, go to the below address and click on the link: http://www.texanfriends.org/texan-hall-of-fame/12-named-to-texan-hall-of-fame-2/ And for more information on Friends of The Texan, Inc. and alumni weekend, go to http://www.texanfriends.org/ The main […]

Read more

12 named to Texan Hall of Fame

The board of Friends of The Daily Texan has announced the inaugural winners of the Texan Hall of Fame awards. Winners will be honored at our awards ceremony on the evening of Nov. 8. Hall of Fame inductees were chosen based on the accomplishments of their post-Texan career and their commitment to the Texan, either while working at the newspaper or as an alumni. Legacy winners include Walter Cronkite, Willie Morris, Liz Carpenter, Lady Bird Johnson, Fritz Lanham and Helene Wilke McNaughton. 2013 inductees include Karen Tumulty, Ben Sargent, Karen Elliott House, Bill Moyers and Dick Elam. Rising star inductee […]

Read more

Nominations for the Texan Hall of Fame awards

Friends of The Daily Texan is pleased to announce the inaugural Texan Hall of Fame awards! This award recognizes Daily Texan alumni who have led distinguished careers and demonstrated support for the Texan. There will be a special category for those under age 40. The deadline for submission is Sept. 5. Winners will be chosen by the board of Friends of The Daily Texan. Award honorees will be recognized at the Texan Hall of Fame fundraiser dinner on Nov. 8. Submit your nomination here: http://tinyurl.com/k4uxnl6

Read more