The Realize the Vision campaign for the Jindal School of Management has been successful thanks to donor support. The campaign surpassed its $50 million goal by raising $53.4 million. Donor support impacts students by funding scholarships and fellowships, allowing students to focus more on their studies. The school is committed to maintaining excellence and hopes donors will continue their support to help the school reach new heights and prepare future business leaders.

1. THE REALIZE THE VISION CAMPAIGN HAS COME TO A CLOSE, and because
of your generous support, we have reached campaign success. Every
dollar donated represents a step forward and a commitment to excellence.
Thank you for believing in the school and the vision we share for the future.
With your support, the school continues to climb in rankings, and is
increasingly recognized as a rising contender among the nation’s best
management schools.
Gifts to the Jindal School impact every aspect of the student experience, and
for many, this experience would not be possible without a scholarship or
fellowship. When you make a gift to support our students, you directly affect
their ability to reach their potential. Your donation affords them the
opportunity to worry less about tuition expenses and focus more on
schoolwork. This gift is priceless.
At the Jindal School, we are dedicated to maintaining a tradition of
excellence and hope you will remain committed to supporting our goals.
Please renew your commitment to the school and help us reach new
heights. Only together can we prepare the next generation of leaders and
transform the future of business.
For more information or to make a gift online, visit jindal.utdallas.edu/give.
in this issue:
jindal.utdallas.edu/campaign
2 The Campaign by the Numbers
4 Innovation Sparks a Major Gift
5 Alumni Spotlight: Bate Bate MBA’03
CAMPAIGN NEWS FROM THE Naveen Jindal School of Management - SPRING 2015
The University of Texas at Dallas
Donor Support Drives Campaign
Success and Future Momentum
6 Law Firm Calhoun, Bhella & Sechrest, LLP Funds Eight
Graduate Fellowships
7 Nathan Grace Real Estate Donates Art for New Addition /
U40 Young Alumni Group Launches New Programs
8 Ann and Jack Graves Charitable Foundation Funds
Student Study Trips
Left Photo: Samantha Nguyen MS ’16 received a scholarship
award from PwC for the spring 2015 semester.
Campaign
Results
Jindal School of
Management
$40M
$50M
$30M
$20M
$10M
1
Campaign began
Sept. 2009
2
1
2
FY
2010
FY
2011
FY
2012
FY
2013
FY
2014
FY
2015
$50,000,000
Campaign Goal
At campaign’s
conclusion on 12/31/2014
Campaign ended
Dec. 2014
$53,486,749

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$53.4
million
Total amount
raised for JSOM
during the campaign
38%
Individuals
3%
33%
Corporations
Misc.
TRIP / UTRIP dollars
27%
354 $
1.9 millionTotal Non-Alumni Donors raised
$
18 millionraised1,752 Total In-State Donors
$
1 million raised274 Total Out-of-State Donors
$
15.1 million raised6 Total International Donors
Donor Breakdown
15 $
5million
raised
Total JSOM
Planned Gifts
Planned Gifts
52
$
30 million
New
Endowments
value
11 Faculty Chairs
16
16
Scholarships & Fellowships
Opportunity Funds
9 Misc. or Student
Support Funds
New Endowments
Total amount raised
by Corporate Donors:
$
17.4
million
Total amount raised by
“Foundation” Donors:
$
463k
Total First-Time
Donors:
1,910
JSOM Campaign Goal
$40 mil
$30 mil
$20 mil
$10 mil
$50 million
Final Campaign Total
$53.4 million
Total Alumni Donors
1,389
Million Raised
$
13.1
Naveen Jindal School of
Management Campaign Summary
Faculty / Staff
Members
Million
Raised
$
1
116
Data provided from the UT Dallas Office of Advancement
Note: Percentages
exceed 100
due to rounding
In 2009, The University of Texas at Dallas
quietly began its first comprehensive
campaign, “Realize the Vision: The Campaign
for Tier One & Beyond,” to support students,
research and programs vital to the University’s
future. Publically launched in 2012, the
five-year effort raised more than $273 million
upon its conclusion Dec. 31, 2014.
Thank you for helping the Jindal School
achieve campaign success. From scholarships
to gifts-in-kind, your collective support helped
us surpass our $50 million goal. Here is a look
at how your generosity is making a difference.

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Can a scholarship do more than provide
financial support for a student? When Bate
Bate MBA’03 and his wife, Leyla, established the Bate
Family Scholarship/Fellowship, they knew their donation
would not only help students in need but would also
honor significant individuals and encourage others to
support business education.
Almost 15 years ago, Bate, a native of Cameroon, moved
to the U.S. to pursue an undergraduate degree in
petroleum engineering. Following his graduation, he
worked in various engineering positions throughout the
U.S. and overseas, but always knew he would return for
graduate school. A weekend trip to Dallas evolved into a
permanent stay after he discovered the Jindal School.
Bate enrolled in the Full-Time MBA Program and was
fortunate to receive several scholarships. This financial
support helped drive his decision to establish his family’s
scholarship, a decision he considered easy.
“If you receive a gift and enjoy it, it just makes sense that you,
too, should be a part of the process and give back so that
others can also receive the gift of education,” Bate said.
His gift also was enhanced by matching funds from his
employer. A major gift is eligible for payment over a
five-year period, which made his goal to create the
scholarship easier to reach than he anticipated.
Bate serves as vice president and senior petroleum
At its root, innovation is the introduction of
something new. Innovation served as the catalyst for
David and Laurie Matthews to establish the endowed Wyly
Family Opportunity Fund in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at
the Jindal School. A generous $100,000 gift from the
Matthews’ donor-advised fund at the Communities
Foundation of Texas fosters the important work of the
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE). This
support is critical for students, faculty and programs, such
as the annual Business Idea Competition, Entrepreneurship
Club activities and other student enrichment experiences.
“We are encouraged by both the innovation and
entrepreneurship we see coming out of the University and
what this holds for current and future times,” said David
Matthews, member of the IIE advisory board and a
managing partner at Trailblazer Capital, an early-stage
venture capital fund.
Laurie Matthews also credits her father and mentor, Sam
Wyly, for the inspiration, and named the fund to reflect that
appreciation. As one of the most recognized entrepreneurial
figures of the 20th century, Wyly personifies the spirit of
American ingenuity and innovation. Private support like that
provided by the couple is helping IIE change the
entrepreneurial landscape of our region and introduce a
new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. Imagine
the possibilities.
For information on how to make a gift in support of the
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, visit
utdallas.edu/iie.
Bate Bate
MBA’03
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:
The Matthews Family
Innovation
Sparks a
Major Gift
engineer at MUFG Union Bank, N.A., where he analyzes
and audits petroleum reserves for the bank’s oil and gas
clients. He is directly involved in accessing new and
existing business transactions, including senior
and mezzanine finance and equity investments. He
credits his time at the Jindal School with refining his
understanding of finance, organizational behavior and
management—yet another reason why he chose to
support business education.
Both Bate and Leyla also credit their upbringings as
contributing factors in the decision to create a scholarship.
Bate’s mother, a longtime education advocate who
encouraged him to obtain a graduate degree, also received
a scholarship to study abroad. Leyla points to her family’s
support and encouragement in her decision to obtain a
graduate degree in occupational therapy from Texas
Women’s University. The couple, along with their two
children, lives in Addison, Texas.
“It was not just one experience that motivated us to give back,
but rather the combination of our backgrounds, the support
we received throughout our own educational pursuits, and
the positive experiences we both had while students.”
Bate Bate MBA’03 outside the Union Bank office in downtown Dallas.

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For the past two years, Dallas-based law firm
Calhoun, Bhella & Sechrest, LLP has funded eight
graduate fellowships that support students in the Jindal
School’s Full-Time MBA Program. Firm partner Mark
Calhoun decided an investment in the fellowships would
have a lasting impact. He said his commitment came
from his belief that new technologies influence the
futures of both law and business and the relationship
between the two. That influence will only grow stronger
with time.
Calhoun, a life member of the University’s Development
Board, managed his own law firm for more than 30 years
before joining his son, Brian, co-managing partner at
Calhoun, Bhella & Sechrest. Impressed by Calhoun,
Bhella & Sechrest’s use of cloud-based technology,
Mark Calhoun anticipates the future of law will encompass
fewer traditional practices, further reinforcing his desire to
support business education.
“Ultimately we chose to support business students because
at the firm, we realize that the knowledge and skills
developed while pursuing an advanced business education
translate across industry borders and have the ability to
transform and influence the future of any organization,”
Calhoun said.
Carl LaFerney MBA’15, recipient of a Calhoun, Bhella &
Sechrest, LLP Graduate Fellowship during the fall 2014
semester, was relieved to receive the financial support.
Students selected for the Jindal School’s Full-time MBA
Program either resign or take a leave of absence from
their jobs, a decision that requires much financial planning.
LaFerney planned for two years before leaving his job, but
he decided that “attending graduate school as a full-time
student would allow me to focus entirely on school,
networking and building lasting relationships with
students, professors and alumni.”
Following his graduation, LaFerney, a former engineering
consultant, hopes to transition into a role that combines
his engineering background with his new management
skills. With the support he received from the fellowship, he
is one step closer to reaching his goal.
For information on how to make a gift in support of
scholarships or fellowships, visit jindal.utdallas.edu/give.
The Jindal School is now home to six new pieces of art thanks to the
generosity of Nathan Grace Real Estate. A boutique agency with several offices
located throughout the Metroplex—and one just down the street from UT Dallas—
Nathan Grace is committed to serving not only clients’ needs but the local
community as well. Local artist Tiffany Eubanks designed the paintings to
abstractly express the many values of the agency, and the series is on display in
the school’s new addition. For information on making a donation to the Jindal Art
Collection, visit jindal.utdallas.edu/jsomart.
Unique to the Jindal School, the U40 Young Alumni Group focuses on the
postgraduate experience of Jindal School alumni who are 40 years and younger.
Identified as a period for vital career and personal development, the Jindal School
is committed to helping alumni in this age range achieve success.
This spring, join other U40 members for a Taco Talk networking breakfast or a
Comet Confidential Lunch and Learn featuring a discussion led by a Jindal
School alum who has demonstrated success in his or her chosen field. For
additional information or to join U40, visit jindal.utdallas.edu/alumni.
Nathan Grace
Real Estate Donates
Art for NewAddition
U40 YoungAlumni Group
Launches New Programs
Law Firm
Calhoun,Bhella
& Sechrest,
LLP Funds
Eight Graduate
Fellowships The title of each donated painting expresses a
unique facet of Nathan Grace Real Estate.
Current U40 members Cheng Yang, Jeffrey Cornell, Randy Black
and Erin Minett enjoy networking at a recent group gathering.
Brian (far left) and Mark (far right) pose with past recipients of their fellowship award Christopher Reed, Skye Johnson
and Benjamin Chason.

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is published twice yearly by the Jindal
School Office of Development and Alumni
Relations. The publication is available at:
jindal.utdallas.edu/aspire.
Editor:
Caroline Mandel
Creative Director:
George Tomek
Photography:
Kevin Yang BS’16
Send comments or questions to
caroline.mandel@utdallas.edu
or call 972-883-4759.
Campaign Contacts
jindal.utdallas.edu/campaign
Ann and Jack Graves Charitable
Foundation Funds Student Study Trips
Thanks to support from
the Ann and Jack Graves
Charitable Foundation,
Jindal School of Management
students are receiving a
passport to global learning
this spring. Funds from a
newly established student
support fund will provide
travel stipends for eligible
students participating in
school-sponsored
international study trips. Cuba,
Turkey and France are a few of
the destinations to which
Jindal students will travel in
the coming months to better
understand the respective
cultures and impact on the
global business economy.
Michael Redeker, MBA ’97, MS
’01 and trustee of the Ann and
Jack Graves Charitable
Foundation, experienced the
power of these trips first-hand.
“I had the opportunity to travel
three summers in a row to
several countries including
Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore,
China and India with the Jindal
School. These life-changing
trips broadened my
perspective. I’m anxious to see
others experience the benefits
of meeting individuals from
other cultures and seeing how
the rest of the world does
business as well.”
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