![M. Katherine Banks and Dr. Mark Weichold with this year's recipients of the Dean's Scholars Award.](_news-images/Deans-Scholar-Award-donors-COE-internal-October2019.jpg)
Recruiting preeminent students is paramount to Texas A&M University’s goal of becoming the premier engineering college in the country. Dr. M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering, understands that the vitality of a program is dependent on the level of which the college is willing to invest in its students. To meet this need, Banks has established the Dean’s Scholar Award program to offer competitive scholarship packages to the brightest emerging students in engineering, freshman students.
The Dean’s Scholar Award program provides scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled academically and have demonstrated outstanding leadership potential. The Dean’s Scholars will have exclusive opportunities to participate in annual meetings with the dean, lecture series, leadership development, and a mentorship program with select former students and senior engineering students.
Valued and generous donors have contributed to the Dean’s Scholar Award program and the first eight students will be awarded the scholarship this fall. Their support and investment in the program provide students with the opportunity to attend a world-class university while simultaneously transforming engineering education at Texas A&M.
Current Dean’s Scholar Award donors include:
M. Katherine Banks
Margaret “Peggy” ‘85 and Graham W. Bacon ‘85
The Boyette Family
The Student Engineers’ Council
George Hickox, Jr. ’80
Mary Kay Jackson ’83
James E. Wiley ‘46
The Wiley Family
Shari ’83 and Charles Meloy ’82
Linda and Delbert A. Whitaker ’65
Emily ’92 and Randy Pogue ‘92
How to Give
A Dean’s Scholar Award can be established as an endowment of $100,000 or by committing to a four-year contribution of $4,000 each year for a total of $16,000. If you are interested in supporting the Dean’s Scholars Award program or would like more information on how you can give, please contact True Brown, director of development.