Noel Family endows SMU law school deanship - SMU's Dedman School of Law has became one of the few law schools in the country with an endowed deanship, through a $4 million gift from the Noel family of Houston in honor of the late Judge James L. Noel Jr. (12/5/2008)
SMU breaks ground for new home of Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development - A year after celebrating a $20 million gift from Harold and Annette Simmons, SMU broke ground on the building that will house the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. (12/5/2008)
Events mark Second Century Campaign launch - SMU kicked off the largest fundraising campaign in its history with a jubilant campus rally and a host of other events at the University and around the United States. (12/1/2008)
SMU names engineering school, launches new initiatives - SMU is naming its School of Engineering in honor of Bobby B. Lyle, a Dallas entrepreneur and industry leader. (10/17/2008)
Hats off! SMU launches The Second Century Campaign - With great fanfare on September 12, SMU officially launched the largest fund-raising effort in its history – The Second Century Campaign. (9/12/2008)
SMU "Unbridles" The Second Century Campaign - SMU is launching the largest fund-raising campaign in its history, aimed at achieving a dramatic increase in academic quality and impact. (9/12/2008)
Gifts of more than $4 million to support facilities improvements at SMU-In-Taos - A $4 million gift to SMU from former Texas Governor William P. Clements, Jr. (SMU '39) and his wife, Rita, will support improvements in facilities at SMU-in-Taos, the University's campus in northern New Mexico. Other donors have provided more than $900,000 in additional gifts. (7/7/2008)
$1 million gift to SMU from John And Debbie Tolleson to support scholarships in Cox School Of Business - A $1 million gift from John C. and Debbie Tolleson of Dallas will provide additional support for the Edwin L. Cox BBA Scholars Program in SMU's Cox School of Business. (4/28/2008)
$10 million gift to SMU from Roy Huffington endows SMU's Department of Earth Sciences - One of SMU’s oldest and most distinguished academic departments has new resources to support the growing impact of its research and teaching, thanks to a gift of more than $10 million from the Honorable Roy M. Huffington of Houston. (3/27/2008)
SMU Perkins School of Theology receives $1 million gift for new endowed professorship - The Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University has received a $1 million gift from Barbara Cook Wendland and Erroll Wendland to establish the Wendland-Cook Professorship in Constructive Theology. (3/14/2008)
New director a strong example for engineering education - Delores M. Etter – an engineer, scientist and innovative leader – will become the director of SMU's new Caruth Institute for Engineering Education and the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education on June 1. (3/10/2008)
SMU alumni backing degree - The loyalty of two alumni of Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business is worth millions, and their creative contribution could be described as priceless. (3/2/2008)
$3.6 million Prothro gift to Sspport biological sciences teaching and research At SMU - A $3.6 million gift to SMU from Caren Prothro and the Perkins-Prothro Foundation will establish the C. Vincent Prothro Biological Sciences Initiative at SMU. (1/18/2008)