McDermott Donates $32 Million to UT Dallas
Sept. 26, 2000
Mrs. Margaret McDermott, wife of Texas Instruments co-founder Eugene McDermott, presented an historic $32 million gift to The University of Texas at Dallas. The gift establishes and endows the Eugene McDermott Scholars Program which is designed to attract 20 of the nation's brightest students to the campus each year, according to Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, Executive Vice President and Provost of the University.