{"id":360177,"date":"2025-11-06T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/360177\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:43:09","slug":"louise-dilworth-davis-gives-40m-to-tcu-science-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/360177\/","title":{"rendered":"Louise Dilworth Davis Gives $40M to TCU Science &#038; Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">TCU announced Wednesday that the College of Science &amp; Engineering will be named the Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science &amp; Engineering in recognition of alumna Louise Dilworth Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, of San Antonio, has given $40 million, the largest philanthropic investment in the college\u2019s 25-year history, to support its strategic plan and operations in perpetuity, according to a press release. The gift also endows the deanship, which will now be known as the Louise Dilworth Davis Dean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gives me immense joy to support TCU\u2019s next chapter of growth and serving students,\u201d said Davis, TCU class of 1977. \u201cAs an alum and mother of a Horned Frog who works as a scientist today, I want to ensure future generations of support for the university while celebrating Chancellor Pullin\u2019s leadership, his Values in Action strategic plan, and Dean Dwayne McCay\u2019s strategic priorities for the TCU College of Science &amp; Engineering. Together, we are shaping an exciting future for TCU and enhancing research excellence for students, faculty, and staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcu.edu\/strategic-plan\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (LEAD ON: Values in Action)\" rel=\"noopener\">LEAD ON: Values in Action<\/a> is built around four strategic pillars for the next decade, including a goal to position the school as a premier research institution by increasing research expenditures by at least 10% annually.<\/p>\n<p>Davis has previously donated more than $5 million to support scholarships, endowed faculty, and programs within the college. Provost Floyd L. Wormley Jr. said her newest gift \u201csends a powerful message to the TCU community that our academic experience, the quality of our students, and the excellence of our teaching and scholarly pursuits are second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of Mrs. Davis\u2019 generosity supports Horned Frogs today and for generations to come,\u201d Daniel Pullin said. \u201cBecause of her transformational gift to the new Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science &amp; Engineering at TCU, there will be more values-driven and qualified scientists, engineers, researchers, astronauts, and doctors ready to lead in a rapidly changing world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fifth-generation Texan, Davis is deeply rooted in the South Texas community, with family ties to banking, ranching, and oil and gas. She graduated from TCU in 1977, and her son, Dr. Eric Davis \u201914, and daughter-in-law, Dr. Anastasiia Davis (Ph.D. \u201914), are both scientists and alumni.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeldom does one individual have the opportunity to transform thousands of lives through a single act of generosity and vision, yet Louise Davis has done precisely that,\u201d said T. Dwayne McCay, interim dean of the college. \u201cHer extraordinary gift will propel the college from good to great, enriching the education of our graduates and yielding benefits for Texas, the United States and the world for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newly named Davis College of Science &amp; Engineering is TCU\u2019s second-largest college, serving more than 2,300 undergraduates and 130 graduate students across 39 programs. It boasts a 96% medical school acceptance rate \u2014 twice the national average \u2014 and a legacy of research, innovation, and hands-on learning that continues to define TCU\u2019s excellence in science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer inspired gift is a legacy that will power real change in the world as well as TCU\u2019s community and ambitious strategic plan,\u201d said Pullin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TCU announced Wednesday that the College of Science &amp; Engineering will be named the Louise Dilworth Davis College&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":360178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,8392,175139,7371,11095,7372,175138,3345,256,77128,10077,358,7453,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-360177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-banking","10":"tag-college-of-science-engineering","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fort-worth-inc-staff","13":"tag-fortworth","14":"tag-louise-dilworth-davis","15":"tag-oil-and-gas","16":"tag-philanthropy","17":"tag-ranching","18":"tag-tcu","19":"tag-texas","20":"tag-top-story","21":"tag-tx","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-united-states-of-america","24":"tag-unitedstates","25":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115503759872439978","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}