UT Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications

Texas Wounded Warriors Supports UT Tyler Student Veterans

February 13, 2020

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303

The University of Texas at Tyler announced today the Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation has made a $20,000 gift to support the educational endeavors of student veterans.

The Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation, in conjunction with the Dew Boys golf group of Eagle’s Bluff Country Club, presented a gift for the Richard and Madeline Lewis Scholarship at UT Tyler. The two groups have given to this scholarship annually for the past six years. Gifts total nearly $130,000.

“This generous gift is a way to support those who have given so much to our country. We are thankful for the partnership with the Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation and the Dew Boys as they continually support student veteran success at the University,” said Andrew Pettee, UT Tyler assistant vice president and dean of students.

Richard Lewis, an Air Force veteran and Eagle’s Bluff Country Club member, and his wife, Madeline, have been avid supporters of veterans, especially in East Texas.

The Texas Wounded Warrior Foundation works to raise awareness of, and to honor and empower, the wounded U.S. military warriors, enabling them to assimilate into daily life once they return from combat.

A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.