| The Friar Society |
| Founded: |
Spring of 1911 atThe University
of Texas |
| Founders: |
Curtice Rosser & Marion Levy |
| Active Membership: |
Upperclassmen and graduate students who have been already
initiated |
| Alumni: |
700+ |
| Purpose: |
To
recognize students who have made a significant contribution to
The University
of Texas |
| Presiding officer: |
The Abbot |
|
The Friar Society is the oldest honor society at the University of
Texas at Austin.
Origins
The Friar Society was founded in 1911 by Curtice Rosser and Marion
Levy. Eight members were initially selected in the charter group.
Originally, four men were chosen from the
junior and senior classes every year on the basis of a significant
contribution to The University of Texas.
25 years later, the Friars decided to start taking larger classes
to accommodate the growing size of the university. Women were first
admitted to the Friar Society on March 25, 1973.
Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship
The Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship is an annual award given
to a UT professor who has demonstrated excellence at the
undergraduate teaching level. With a prize of $18,000, the award is
the largest monetary award annually given to a UT professor.
In 1982,
the Friars decided to create a teaching fellowship in honor of the
upcoming centennial celebration for
The University
of Texas. Friar alumni raised $250,000 for this
purpose, and this amount was matched by the Board of Regents to
create an endowment.
In 2006, the Friar Society also created the Tany Norwood Award to
honor one staff member or administrator a year.
Notable alumni
- Beauford H. Jester, 36th Governor of Texas
- Arno Nowotny, founder of the Texas
Cowboys
- Wilson Homer Elkins,
President of the University of Maryland, 1954-1978
- Allan Shivers, 37th Governor of
Texas
- Ben Connally, former United States
Federal Judge
- Benno C. Schmidt, Sr., American lawyer and
venture capitalist
- Joe Greenhill, former Texas
Supreme Court Justice
- Frank Ikard, former United States
Representative
- J.J. Pickle, former United State Representative
- John Connally, 38th Governor of
Texas, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert Keeton, lawyer, jurist, and
legal scholar
- Dolph Briscoe, 41st Governor of
Texas
- John Hill, former Texas Attorney
General and former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
- Harold Barefoot Sanders,
former United States Federal Judge
- Harry Lee Hudspeth, current
United States Federal Judge
- Barr McClellan, former lawyer and
author
- Ricardo Romo,
President of the University of Texas at San
Antonio
- Lloyd Doggett, current United
States Representative
- Roy Spence, founder and CEO of
GSD&M Idea City
- Steve Poizner, California State
Insurance Commissioner
- Earl Campbell, Hall of Fame NFL
running back
- Mark McKinnon, Republican
political advisor
- Bryan Garner, current editor of
Black’s Law Dictionary
- Paul Begala, political consultant
and commentator
- Major Applewhite, current Texas
football coach and former quarterback
- George Prescott Bush,
nephew of George W. Bush
- Cat Osterman, American softball
player
- Patrick Rose, youngest member of
the Texas House of Representatives
- Mary Walsh, National Security
Producer at CBS News
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