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Spirit® is published three times per year by the Texas A&M Foundation, which manages major gifts and endowments for the benefit of academic programs, scholarships and student activities at Texas A&M University.

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Howdy, Luke Benignus ’22
Passionate about coin collecting and bringing buildings to life, Luke Benignus ’22 is drawing up plans for his construction career with the help of an Endowed Opportunity Award scholarship.
By Design
After a distinguished career in architecture, including serving as the project manager for designing President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite, Harold Adams ’61 returns to Texas A&M University as a professor of practice.
Class of 1969 dedicates Spirit Plaza; new initiative launches for students with disabilities; Sea Aggies fundraise for Aggie ring statue; music and math converge in engineering program.
Couples establish gifts for the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the College of Architecture; Chilifest gives endowed scholarship.
New program encourages cadets to pursue military medicine; StoryCorps compiles Aggie stories; I-Week brings world cultures to campus; students build vertical garden.
Veterinarians perform first dolphin spinal tap; researchers discover the oldest weapons in North America; team creates 3D models to investigate spine disorders.
The Illusionist
From Aggieland to the fantasy world of Westeros in “Game of Thrones,” Derek Spears ’91 has journeyed on the cutting edge of digital effects.
It's Their Texas A&M
Meet Dr. Junuthula Reddy and five other Texas A&M faculty and staff members who are shaping the university they call home by giving back.
Researchers improve human-elephant relations in Botswana; virtual reality tools may help public speaking anxiety; team studies infant opioid addiction.
Endowment fuels training cruises; doctor honors late wife’s legacy; gift for Sales Leadership Institute; former student supports the Corps of Cadets.
Aggie lawyers go global; submarine team sinks competition; visualization graduate students create animated short films.
First scholarship for EnMed; gift supports Women’s Resource Center; students establish Barbara Bush memorial scholarship.
Shack-a-Thon raises money; undergraduate journal celebrates anniversary; new Living Learning Community connects Aggie autism community.
Helping Heroes Find Their Way
Virtual reality technology helps firefighters train for emergency situations.
Best Lecture: 5 Classes We Wish We Could Take
From learning about winemaking to exploring the world's craziest pandemics, here are five Texas A&M classes we wish we could take.
Automated transportation research; kinesiologists study relationship between genetics and activity levels; new reading technology for blind individuals.
Construction science students study in England; researchers restore Alamo cannons; Aggie Replant coordinates annual tree planting day.
Animation Wizard
Meet Kirk Kelley ’82, the creative mastermind behind famous commercials for brands like M&M’s and Chipotle.
Students design prototypes through Aggies Invent; Rudder Radio launches at Texas A&M at Galveston; Warrior-Scholar Project expands.
Couple supports new dentistry facility; gifts fund Mays Innovation Research Center; Aggie Parents of the Year establish construction science scholarship.
The Architect Artist
Meet the Aggie behind the design of AT&T Stadium and some of the world’s most impressive sporting arenas: Bryan K. Trubey ’83, FAIA.
Team discovers three new bird species in Africa; student studies Antarctic ecosystem; researchers use spice painting therapy with dementia patients; artist creates emotional map of Bryan-College Station.
Camp BUILD hosts future engineers; Texas A&M creates coffee research center; new bike lanes illuminate campus; mobile app fights Zika virus.
Computer tool corrects pronunciation in second-language learners; engineering major develops 3-D campus map to aid visually impaired students; energy-efficient freight system will move goods across the state.
Constructing Opportunities
Construction science professor Ben Bigelow '05 uses fellowship funding to support student endeavors.
Construction begins on The Gardens at Texas A&M; new life for Riverside Campus; philanthropy course teaches students about nonprofits; architecture majors design mockups for Dallas Mavericks' practice facility.
Visualization students develop educational video games in an immersive lab experience.
Meet the Guardians
Freshmen visualization majors create 3-D mythical sculptures in a design course.
Aggie yearbooks go digital; abstract sculptures come to campus; Zachry Group creates engineering leadership program; architecture students assist Austin homeless.
Shakespeare’s First Folio travels to campus; agronomy society plants educational corn maze; engineering students create Hyperloop prototypes.