An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

Former Texan photographer Walgren promoted at Michigan State University

February 11, 2020

Professor Judy Walgren has accepted the appointment of Associate Director for the Michigan State University School of Journalism. Walgren’s role will parallel other units in the College of Communication...

Project under way to restore Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Houston

February 11, 2020

The Houston Chronicle A project is underway to convert most of Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Clear Lake to coastal prairie and forest ecosystems, which Houston District E authorities say will have multiple...

Sign up today for Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner/reunion Oct. 4

September 29, 2019

  Tickets are still available for the 7th annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner – and reunion of staff and supporters of The Daily Texan - to be held Friday, Oct. 4 on the University...

Needed: Journalistic ‘treasures’ for Friends Silent Auction

September 14, 2019

Do you have a journalistic treasure hiding in your closet? A book you’ve written that just needs your signature to become a keepsake for someone? A treasure from The Daily Texan you are ready to pass...

9 named as Daily Texan honorees; annual dinner Oct. 4 at The Union

May 16, 2019

A talented and eclectic group of honorees comprise the 2019 Daily Texan Hall of Fame class, including a former staffer who made his career in medicine and broke the racial barrier at The Texan in the...

11 named as Daily Texan honorees; annual dinner Oct. 26 at The Union

July 29, 2018

A talented and eclectic group of journalists comprise the 2018 Daily Texan Hall of Fame honorees  group, including the first female sportswriter to break the glass ceiling in the press box in Texas, a...

11 former staffers honored, Texan journalist scholarship established by Friends of The Texan

December 14, 2017

Eleven former staffers of The Daily Texan were honored and a new, endowed scholarship for a Texan staffer was announced at the recent annual awards dinner of Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. on the University...

Pulitzer Prize winners, filmmaker, cartoonist, sports writers top list of former Texan staffers honored Nov. 3

July 31, 2017

Eleven former Daily Texan staffers  – including a well-known filmmaker, a respected Texas state senator, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, a university president, the man who built the Dallas Cowboys...

UT System Chancellor William McRaven to give keynote at Nov. 3 annual event

June 19, 2017

Friends of The Daily Texan. will induct 11 new Daily Texan Hall of Fame members and host University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven as keynote speaker at its fifth annual gathering Nov. 3 at...

Stewart Vanderwilt shares and update on The Daily Texan with guests at the 2016 Daily Texan Awards in September. Photo by Gabriel Lopez.

Stewart Vanderwilt shares update on The Daily Texan at annual event

October 16, 2016

At the 2016 Daily Texan Awards, Moody College of Communication Assistant Dean Stewart Vanderwilt shared an update on The Daily Texan and thanked the Friends of The Daily Texan for their support. We share...

Friends group honors Texan Hall of Fame inductees

September 21, 2016

More than 120 supporters of The Daily Texan gathered Sept. 16 at The Texas Union to honor a new group of 9 inductees into The Texan Hall of Fame. One Rising Star winner,  two Griff Singer Award winners...

Texan authors’ book sale, Friends of Texan dinner Sept. 16

September 12, 2016

Just think of all the textbooks bought at the University Co-op when we were students! Now you can buy books to enjoy -- without tests at the end – written by authors who began their writing careers on...

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