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Office
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May 12, 2003 |
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The University of Texas Board of Regents appointed former UT Tyler President, George F. Hamm, President Emeritus during a meeting in Austin Thursday. Dr.
Hamm served 1981 – 1997 as president of
UT Tyler. During Hamm’s tenure as president, UT Tyler experienced growth in facilities, gift support, degree programs, international education and community service programs. Hamm raised private gifts to supplement university funds for the $22 million R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. In 1993, University Pines opened, the university’s first on-campus student housing. In 1996 the George F. Hamm Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities was established in his honor at UT Tyler. The $500,000 chair, funded entirely by gifts from Tyler citizens, was established to advance awareness of ethical principles, social responsibilities, appreciation of the arts and a respect for the dignity and uniqueness of others. Degree
programs added during his presidency included
master’s degrees in nursing, history,
mathematics, biology and political science,
as well as master’s and bachelor’s
degrees in engineering, the first at a state
university in East Texas. Also under his leadership, the university established campuses in Longview and Palestine. Other initiatives during his presidency included establishment of the Distinguished Lecture Series and Eisenhower International Golf Classic. The lecture series has featured such notable speakers as Henry Kissinger, Coretta Scott King, Jeane Kirkpatrick and Tip O’Neill. The
Eisenhower Classic brought to East Texas such
pro golf stars as Greg Norman, Tom Kite, Payne
Stewart, Fred Couples, Jan Stephenson, Annika
Sorenstam, Phil Mickelson, Chi Chi Rodriguez
and Don January. Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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