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Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership

Mrs. Eugene McDermott made a gift in August 2000 to create the chair. The chair supports the University president to enhance the presence and reputation of UT Dallas among internal and external constituency groups.

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Dr. Richard C. Benson

  • President

“UT Dallas is different by design. The differences are our defining characteristic. We are the school where the ‘rock stars’ do things like make animated films, build robots and play chess. We’re the school where students regularly win at the national level in debate, engineering design and competition for business ideas. And UTD is the proud home to fine student-athletes, more than a few of whom have achieved Academic All-American status. For those reasons and many more, students are choosing UTD in ever-increasing numbers.”