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Fall 2015 Spirit

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Keeper of the Corps

Charles Pence ’51 helps ensure a thriving Corps of Cadets with gifts built to last.
By By Chealsea O'Neal '17

Carrying the Torch

Amy ’84 and Tim Leach ’82 aspire to make Texas A&M the obvious choice for future generations.
By By Monika Blackwell

Opportunity:

Aggies Lead by Example

A new comprehensive campaign will cement Texas A&M as a world leader in solving great global challenges.
By By President Michael K. Young

On Campus

Abstract Sculptures Displayed on Campus

Zachry Group Creates Engineering Leadership Program

Texas A&M Yearbooks Go Online

Small Homes, Big Deed

Environmental design and construction science students build two tiny homes for Austin homeless.

If There's a Will, There's a Way

Zou and Boyd Cherry ’67 established gifts in their wills to impact Texas A&M students and programs for years to come.
By By Chealsea O'Neal '17

Heartbreak in the Himalayas

A trek on Nepal's Mount Everest turned into a harrowing story of loss and survival when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country.
By By Danielle Banks '14

TexAgs: An Aggie Community

TexAgs.com is the product of a talented staff and a unique Aggie trait—the desire to stay connected with the university and other former students.
By By Brandon Jones '95

Lost in Flight

Researchers at Texas A&M University at Qatar used applied mathematics and computational fluid dynamics to unveil new clues about the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Lab Work

Bush School Researchers Find Tariff Bias

Horseback Riding Can Fight Obesity

Protecting Bats From Wind Turbines

President's Letter:

Hail and Farewell

After more than two decades in a career that pushed Texas A&M University into the nation's top tier of higher education fundraising, Texas A&M Foundation President Ed Davis '67 will retire in January 2016.
By By Ed Davis '67

Viewpoint

Tesla coils, developed around 1891 by the inventor Nikola Tesla, are used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency, alternating-current electricity. These days, however, their primary purpose is to generate interest in the wonders of science and electrical phenomena.

New Gifts

Scholarship Memorializes Education Student

Planned Gift Supports Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Friends Honor Former Science Dean

Class of '02 Grad Supports Faculty

A fellowship established by Steve Brauer Jr. ’02 supports the research and teaching of Timothy Jacobs, an associate professor of mechanical engineering.