TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
For the first time in more than 10 years, West Texas A&M University (WT) in Canyon has a newly established school, following a $3 million gift from Amarillo National Bank. It’s the largest gift in the bank’s history. The university’s department of accounting, economics and finance in the Paul & Virginia Engler College of Business … Read more
The Dakri family, which includes the leadership of Wallis-based Wallis Bank, has pledged $4 million to support the University of Houston’s new Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) in the C.T. Bauer College of Business. Launched in May, the CEI’s programs build on Bauer’s award-winning SURE program (Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship), which trains students in … Read more
On February 24, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) announced a historic $10 million gift from L. Frederick “Rick” and Ginger Francis that will endow the university’s graduate school and advance the future of biomedical sciences. As part of the Francis’ gift, and in honor of their unwavering commitment and … Read more