A few weeks ago, Tito’s Vodka made news when Dr. Peter Hotez announced that his vaccine research group had received more funding from the Austin-based beverage giant than from the federal government — and hinted that more was coming. Before that, however, Tito’s is writing another check to his alma mater. On Monday, the University of Texas announced that Love, Tito’s, the philanthropic arm of Tito’s, is investing $20 million for UT student-athletes in multiple sports.
The money will support new practice facilities for men’s and women’s basketball, football and rowing, according to a university release. Bert “Tito” Beveridge is an alumnus of UT Austin, graduating in 1984 after majoring in geological sciences.
“What a tremendous show of support and Longhorn pride from Tito Beveridge through the philanthropic generosity of Tito’s,” said UT Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. “This is such a life-changing commitment and investment in the success of our athletics programs and all of our student-athletes. The resources to construct brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities and the development of so many world-class programs allow us to continue to provide the absolute best for our student-athletes, and truly demonstrates their commitment to excellence at The University of Texas.”
Tito’s had previously given $7 million in funding to UT, including money for equipment to conduction structural biological research at the College of Natural Sciences, and a two-year grant to support predictive COVID-19 modeling.
“The education I received at UT changed the course of my life. When you study geology, you study all the sciences. It opened my eyes to what an incredible…
A few weeks ago, Tito’s Vodka made news when Dr. Peter Hotez announced that his vaccine research group had received more funding from the Austin-based beverage giant than from the federal government — and hinted that more was coming. Before that, however, Tito’s is writing another check to his alma mater. On Monday, the University of Texas announced that Love, Tito’s, the philanthropic arm of Tito’s, is investing $20 million for UT student-athletes in multiple sports.
The money will support new practice facilities for men’s and women’s basketball, football and rowing, according to a university release. Bert “Tito” Beveridge is an alumnus of UT Austin, graduating in 1984 after majoring in geological sciences.
“What a tremendous show of support and Longhorn pride from Tito Beveridge through the philanthropic generosity of Tito’s,” said UT Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. “This is such a life-changing commitment and investment in the success of our athletics programs and all of our student-athletes. The resources to construct brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities and the development of so many world-class programs allow us to continue to provide the absolute best for our student-athletes, and truly demonstrates their commitment to excellence at The University of Texas.”
Tito’s had previously given $7 million in funding to UT, including money for equipment to conduction structural biological research at the College of Natural Sciences, and a two-year grant to support predictive COVID-19 modeling.
“The education I received at UT changed the course of my life. When you study geology, you study all the sciences. It opened my eyes to what an incredible…Read Morelocal_news
