Inductees
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GRADUATION YEAR: BBA ’66, JD ’69
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Presidential Citation Award (2025)
- UT Distinguished Alumnus (2017)
- McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame (2013)
- Former Chairman and CEO of Chase Bank Texas
- Former Chairman of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce
- Former Vice Chairman of Trinity Industries
- Former Chairman of Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and Methodist Hospital
- Board of Directors of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Trinity Industries and Group 1 Automotive
GRADUATION YEAR: 1956
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2005
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Kappa Sigma
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Distinguished Alumnus (2015)
- International Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Award (2015)
- McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame (2014)
- Chancellor of the UT System (2000 – 2003)
- Tau Chapter Kappa Sigma Man of the Year (2001)
- Advisory Director – UTIMCO
- Littlefield Society, Texas Exes Lifetime Member
- UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee
- The Briscoe Center for American History – Advisory Council
- Founding Member – Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education
- American Campus Communities – Chairman of the Board
- The Rise School of Austin – Trustee
- ESPN – Founding Director and Vice President
Dan died on September 12, 2015, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1983
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: UT Football (Team Captain – 1982), Sigma Phi Epsilon
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Continues to hold the following UT football records: Most Sacks in a Career (40.5), Most Sacks in a Single Season (22.5), Most QB Pressure in a Single Season (56)
- Laredo Latin American International Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
- Paul Harris Award Recipient – Laredo Rotary Club
- President of the Republic of the Rio Grande
- Sigma Phi Epsilon Alpha Achievement Award
- National Football League – Cincinnati Bengals
- United States Football League – Houston Gamblers (2 years All-Pro)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1966
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2013
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Zeta Beta Tau
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Texas Business Hall of Fame (2023)
- Alamo Heights School Foundation Hall of Fame (2023)
- Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
- McCombs Business School Hall of Fame (2015)
- Past President and Trustee of the McCombs School of Business
- Past Regent and Chairman with the Texas State University System
- Trustee of The University of the Incarnate Word
Alan died on March 21, 2024, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1961
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2009
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Student Body President
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Texas Monthly – Best Legislator (5 times)
- Texas Business Magazine – Texans of the Year (along with wife Helen)
- Outstanding West Texan
- Texas Corrections Association Hall of Honor Award
- Founding Chair of the KUT Advisory Board
- Access to Justice Foundation Secretary
- Center for Public Policy Priorities Board Member
Ray died on November 20, 2014, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1974
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2013
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Sigma Alpha Epsilon (President)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- The University of Texas at Austin Development Board Member
- The University of Texas Health Science Center Board Member
- Texas Business Hall of Fame Board Member
- The Young President’s Organization Member
- All-American Wildcatters Member
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Board Member
- Houston Museum of Natural Science Board Member
- Harris County Juvenile Court Volunteers Board Member
- Texas Children’s Hospital Development Council Member
- The Presbyterian School Board of Trustees
- Post Oak Bank Advisory Board Member
- University of Houston Bauer School of Business Deans Advisory Board Member
GRADUATION YEAR: 1962
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2011
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Student Body President
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Law Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (2012)
- The Friar Society
- UT Development Board
- Humanities Texas’s Board of Directors (former chair)
- Liberal Arts Advisory Council
- UT Health Science Center at Houston Board of Directors
- Houston Symphony Board of Directors
- Community Television Board of Directors
Julius died on February 24, 2026, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1973
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2008
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Student Body President; Texas Swimming
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (2019)
- UT Presidential Citation Award (2017)
- McCombs School Hall of Fame (2016)
- UT Development Board
- UT Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee
- UT Center for Real Estate and Finance (Founding Member)
- Dell Medical Founders Circle
GRADUATION YEAR: 1970
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Sigma Phi Epsilon (President & Chaplain), UT Young Republicans Club (VP), IFC Presidents’ Council (Chair)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Founding Vice President, Woodrow Wilson HS Community Foundation (2009 – 2026)
- Advocates for Community Transformation – Love & Action Award (2025)
- Rotary Club of Dallas – Safer Dallas, Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)
- Southwest Jewish Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement (2018)
- Board of Directors, State Fair of Texas Association (2008 – 2018)
- Chairman of the Board, Broadway Dallas (2010)
- Founding Chairman, White Rock Lake Conservancy (2008 – 2009)
- Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame (2004)
- Dallas City Council (2003 – 2007)
- Dallas Park Board (1999 – 2002)
- National President, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (1995 – 1997)
- Secretary, State Commission on Judicial Conduct (1988 – 1991)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1973
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2008
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Texas Baseball (Team Captain 1970)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Texas Baseball Associate Coach – 23 years and 2 National Championships
- Longhorn Hall of Honor (1993)
- Youngest Coach in the National League (1982)
- First round draft pick – Kansas City Royals
GRADUATION YEAR: TBC
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2007
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Sigma Phi Epsilon (President, State Rush Captain)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (2018)
- UT System Board of Regents (2009 – 2023)
- UTIMCO Board of Directors (10 years)
- UT School of Social Work Namesake
- Radio Executive of the Year (1997)
- Radio Ink’s 10 Most Powerful People in Radio (1997)
- E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year (1996)
- Texas Association of Broadcasters Broadcaster of the Year (1996)
Steve died on January 7, 2026, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1969
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2007
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Sigma Phi Epsilon
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (2008)
- Anti-Defamation League Henry Cohn Humanitarian Award (2000)
- UT System Board of Regents (1994 – 1999)
- UTIMCO Board of Directors (former chairman)
- UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee
- McCombs School of Business Advisory Council
- American Battle Monuments Commission (appointed by President Trump)
Tom died on December 6, 2025, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1947
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2003
SS LEADERSHIP: President
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Delta Tau Delta, Longhorn Marching Band
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Centennial Endowment Committee Chairman (1983)
- UT Distinguished Alumnus (1980)
- UT Development Board Chairman (1977)
- Texas Exes President (1970 – 1972)
- Distinguished Engineering Graduate (1962)
- UT Engineering Foundation Advisory Council (1957 – 1960)
- Named one of Five Outstanding Young Men in Texas (1958)
Dan died on June 8, 2019, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1962
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2003
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Student Body President
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT System Board of Regents (1993 – 1999)
- Democratic Party of the State of Texas – Treasurer (1981)
- Austin City Council (1971-1977)
- UT Development Board
- UT System Chancellor’s Council
- Pro Bene Meritis Award of the UT College of Liberal Arts
- Austin Chamber of Commerce – Vice President of Development
- National Wildflower Research Center Board of Trustees
- Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews
- State Liberty Bell Award of the Young Lawyers Association of Texas
- People of Vision: Award – Texas Society to Prevent Blindness
Lowell died on July 8, 2009, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1956
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2010
SS LEADERSHIP: Secretary
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Delta Kappa Epsilon
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Michael E DeBakey Surgical Society Distinguished Service Award 2010
- Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Houston Surgeon
- UT Medical Branch Alumni Association Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Best Doctors in America
- Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award
- Houston Methodist Hospital One Hundred Notable Physicians
GRADUATION YEAR: 1993
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2006
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Student Body President, The Friar Society
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Recreational Sports Hall of Honor (2020)
- UT Longhorn Foundation Advisory Council
- UT Neighborhood Longhorns Program Honorary Founder, Advisory Board Member & Past Chair
- Co-Founder of Silver Spurs Alumni Association and its first President (2004)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1965
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2013
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Phi Delta Theta; Texas Football (SWC Letterman of the Year – 1964; 1963 National Championship Team)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Longhorn Hall of Honor Class (2008)
- Texas Bar Foundation Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award (2003)
- Texas Lawyer’s 100 Legal Legends (2000)
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (1995)
Knox died on July 16, 2012, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: TBC
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2003
SS LEADERSHIP: President
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Inter-Fraternity Council President, Friar Society, Outstanding Student
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Travis County Bar Association’s Most Distinguished Lawyer (2002)
- Travis County Bar Association President (1977 – 1978)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1995
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Friars, Blazers, Texas Union, Orientation Advisor, Resident Advisor (Dobie), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Dean’s Distinguished Graduate, College of Liberal Arts
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Distinguished Alumnus Award (2025)
- Chair, Eyes of Texas History Committee
- Inaugural Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at UT Austin
- Co-chaired the Council for Racial and Ethnic Equity and Diversity, UT Austin
- Named to the inaugural cohort of the Provost’s Distinguished Service Academy
- Visiting Professor and of Faculty Co-Chair, Institute of Educational Management (IEM) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Tower Awards Recipient – Outstanding Community-Based Learning Professor
- 2018 Austin L.E.A.D.S. Award Recipient from the Austin Community College Office of Equity and Inclusion’s I.D.E.A.L. Center
- Past Champion of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, with appearances on Win Ben Stein’s Money, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and Trivial Pursuit
GRADUATION YEAR: 1958
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2005
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Delta Upsilon (President), Student Body VP, Longhorn Band Section Leader, The Friar Society
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Commencement Speaker, Moody College of Communication (2017)
- Moody College of Communication Outstanding Alumnus
- Namesake for Moody College of Communication Broadcast Journalism Studio
- UT System Chancellor’s Council
- Austin Advertising Federation Lifetime Achievement Award
- American Women in Radio and Television Trailblazer Award
- Austin’s Most Worthy Citizen (1990)
- Awarded nation’s highest radio and TV journalism honors for his August 1, 1966, live broadcast from UT campus
- Leadership Austin
- Austin Chamber of Commerce
- Texas Exes Heritage Society
GRADUATION YEAR: 1976
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Sigma Chi, Interfraternity Council
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Founder, President and COO of Petrohawk Energy; Managed exploration team in the discovery of the Eagle Ford Shale Play in South Texas; Merged company with BHP Billiton in 2011 with an Enterprise Value of $15.1B
- Recognized as a “Significant Sig” by the Sigma Chi National Fraternity
- 2025 “Man of the Year” – Sigma Chi Alpha Nu Chapter at UT-Austin
DRAFTED: 1986 (Cleveland Indians)
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2009
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Texas Baseball (SWC Player of the Year (1986), National Player of the Year (1985), Freshman of the Year Award (1984), Freshman All-American (1984))
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2019)
- College Baseball Hall of Fame (2008)
- American League All-Star Team (1989)
GRADUATED: 1966
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2004
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Texas Football (1963 National Championship Team)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2019)
- College Baseball Hall of Fame (2008)
- American League All-Star Team (1989)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1941
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2006
SS LEADERSHIP: Charter Member, President
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Kappa Sigma
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Midland County Bar Association President)
- State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Chairman
- Knight Templar
- Scottish Rite Mason
- Shriner
Claude died on November 24, 1997, and is remembered with honor.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1941
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2006
SS LEADERSHIP: Charter Member, President
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Delta Theta Phi (President)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- American Association of Petroleum Landmen (Charter Member)
- Houston Club (Life Member)
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (President; Lifetime Director)
- Rancheros Visitadores (Life Member; Board Member)
- Tejas Vaqueros (Charter Member; Founding El Presidente)
Haden died on December 11, 2008, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.
GRADUATION YEAR: 1990
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2026
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Zeta Beta Tau
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Paragon Bank, a Southeast Regional Community Bank headquartered in Memphis, TN with almost $900M in assets and branches in 4 states (2014-Present)
- Co-founder and Partner, Tower Ventures, one of the largest privately held Wireless Infrastructure companies in the United States (1997-Present)
- Chairman of the Board of Planet Wealth, a start up that helps founders and companies raise capital (2024-Present)
- Outstanding Alumnus Award & Hall of Fame – Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis (2018)
- Memphis Business Journal Quarterly “Regional Power Player in Security” (2014–2020)
- Memphis Business Journal “Top 40 Under 40” Honoree (2005)
- Chair of the International Board of Directors of BBYO (2022-2026)
- Chair of the Board of Directors of the Memphis Jewish Community Center (2013-2014)
- Chair of the Board of Directors of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center (2020-2022)
GRADUATION YEAR: 1944
HOF INDUCTION YEAR: 2008
OTHER STUDENT ORGS: Phi Alpha Delta (President), Outstanding Student (1944)
POST-GRADUATE HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- UT Development Board Life Member
- Travis County Bar Association (Past President)
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
- National Highway Safety Advisory Committee (appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson)
- US Postal Service Board of Governors (appointed by George H.W. Bush)
- Insurance Council of Texas Raymond Mauk Leadership Award
- Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers Award of Distinguished Merit
Sam died on August 29, 2019, and is remembered with honor. His obituary is available online.