MEMBERSHIP THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

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1 MEMBERSHIP THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

2 1 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT S A GIFT THAT CHANGES LIVES. We believe the size and scope of our mission are as great and grand as the Lone Star State we so proudly represent. Our responsibility is to the more than 500 male and female student-athletes who trust us with their growth and development and to the alumni, fans and friends who love the Texas Longhorns. To keep pace with expectations and goals, we keep our focus small, centered on the relationships developed through teamwork. We work together to support each other. While we are big, our aim is to ensure that Texas always has the familiar feel of family. Your place in our family is at the heart of our purpose. We exist to develop young competitors as whole people, who can achieve excellence in all pursuits in athletics, in academics and in life. Your generosity and goodwill provide student-athletes with the support and resources necessary to pursue their dreams. Thank you for joining us and being part of our team. At Texas, team means family. Hook em, Horns!

3 LONGHORN FOUNDATION: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES 2 Founded in 1986 by DeLoss Dodds, the Longhorn Foundation is the official fundraising arm of Texas Athletics. Through the generosity of Longhorn Foundation members, Texas Athletics annually supports the educational and competitive pursuits of more than 500 studentathletes by providing them with master coaches, elite performance centers and focused academic nurturing. An investment in the Longhorn Foundation inspires this life-changing vision and ensures that student-athletes gain the tools necessary to grow and become foremost competitors and leaders. WINNING WITH INTEGRITY IN ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND LIFE JESSICA GLENNIE 15 ACADEMICS COURTNEY OKOLO 16 ATHLETICS NATE BOYER 14 LIFE 2014 Rhodes Scholarship recipient NCAA record holder outdoor 400m Recipient of the Big 12 s 2014 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award 2014 Academic All-Big 12 First Team 2013 CRCA National Scholar Athlete 4-time NCAA 400m champion 2016 outdoor, 2016 indoor, 2015 indoor, 2014 outdoor 3-time NCAA 4x400m champion 2016 indoor, 2015 indoor, 2014 outdoor 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist (4x400 relay) Joined US Army in 2005 and earned coveted Green Beret in 2006 Walk-on to scholarship player as football s long snapper 2012 Disney Spirit Award at the ESPN College Football Awards 2013 National Football Foundation Legacy Award Architecture student and varsity rower Jessica Glennie was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in the world. As a Rhodes scholar, Jessica went on to study at the University of Oxford, focusing on environmental policy and change. She is interested in the world s environmental and social management issues and plans to be an architect and environmental leader. Following one of the best seasons in Texas Track and Field history, Courtney Okolo was awarded The Bowerman, the most prestigious collegiate award, likened to the Heisman Trophy of track and field. A 10-time first team All-American, Courtney dominated the 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay during her time at Texas. She ran the opening leg of the 4x400 meter relay during the Rio Olympics and brought home gold for the United States. Nate Boyer is what many would deem a renaissance man. The former active-duty Green Beret and member of the Seattle Seahawks is also a world traveler, a philanthropist and community leader. He s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice to raise money for Waterboys, an organization devoted to using the NFL s platform to impact the world by providing clean water to communities in need.

4 3 LONGHORN NATION Whether your home is four, 40 or 400 miles from the Forty Acres, you represent Longhorn Nation and the student-athletes who proudly represent the burnt orange in competition. STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT Just as Texas student-athletes reign from all across the country, so do our Longhorn Foundation members. Good things happen when Longhorns band together. Help us increase our membership and strengthen our numbers across the country, all in support of Texas student-athletes. Sophia Schubert Hometown: Oak Ridge, TN Women s Golf, Class of All-Big Big 12 All-Tournament Team 2017 Honorable Mention All-American 2016 All-Big Big 12 All-Tournament Team 2016 Big 12 Championship runner up Women s Golf junior Sophia Schubert joined an elite group of Longhorns, earning All-American honors in May Based upon membership numbers She joins 18 other student-athletes in women s golf history with All- America credentials.

5 A COMPARISON: COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONS ANNUAL MEMBERS* 4 *based on total membership accounts as of Sept. 1, ,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 6,200 6,300 6,454 6,500 7,000 7,200 9,244 10,330 11,800 15,049 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 15,049 15,200 16,000 16,320 17,483 18,000 18,858 19,335 23,000 26, BIG 12 CONFERENCE Texas is a leader in the number of annual foundation memberships within the Big 12 Conference. Help us ensure through your support that Texas always remains ahead of the competition. NATIONALLY Because our student-athletes compete with these institutions for national titles, it is important that all Texas fans join us in our mission to be a preeminent leader in this measure of support.

6 5 YOUR ANNUAL FUND DONATION IS IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL Donations to the annual fund provide financial support towards the operating costs related to all Texas sports programs, including student-athlete scholarships, facility operations, team travel and recruiting. Gifts to the annual fund are vital to the sustainability of Texas Athletics. BUILDING YOUR LONGHORN FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP Your total seat donation Your philanthropic annual fund donation Your Longhorn Foundation membership level Season tickets and seat donations: Certain seating sections for season tickets require a donation per seat. Philanthropic annual fund donations: You may elect to give a philanthropic annual donation to increase your support of Texas student-athletes, reach a new membership level or boost your Loyalty Points. Longhorn Foundation membership level: Each of the 10 Longhorn Foundation membership levels include unique benefits, with access to exclusive events, insider communications, post season ticket priority, membership kits and much more. To learn more about these benefits and your direct impact on Texas student-athletes (see page 7-8).

7 COMMON DONOR PROFILES 6 $1,000 per seat $1,000 per seat Classic Level Juan from Austin currently donates $1,000 per seat towards his two football seats, making his total annual gift to the Longhorn Foundation $2,000. This donation amount makes him a Classic Level member. $500 per seat $2,500 Legend Level Ashley and Brad from Houston donate $500 per seat towards their five men s basketball seats. They also give $2,500 philanthropically to support Texas student-athletes, making their total annual donation $5,000. This donation amount makes them Legend Level members. I love the Longhorns. I bleed orange. Believe me. I want to support the school in any way I can. I want UT to be No. 1. $50 Longhorn Level Carissa lives in Chicago and cannot attend Texas Athletics sporting events but would still like to support Texas student-athletes. She donates $50 for her membership to the Longhorn Foundation and qualifies for the Longhorn Level member. -Rickey Hall Hometown: San Antonio, TX Longhorn Foundation member since 1984 Mr. Hall was one of the first to purchase men s basketball season tickets, and holds season tickets for football, men s basketball and baseball. Recently, he was inspired to take his support of the Longhorns to the next level, and he initiated an endowment to support men s basketball and football.

8 7 LONGHORN FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS & IMPACT CHART YOUR MEMBERSHIP LONGHORN $50-$149 YOUR BENEFITS Loyalty Points Membership Appreciation Kit Eligibility for Parking Access Monthly E-Newsletter Post-Season, AT&T Red River Showdown, Away Game Ticket Priority Donor Appreciation Month Events & Discounts HERO $150-$499 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Priority Seating for Home Games ICON $500-$999 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Longhorn Foundation Webcasts Membership Appreciation Kit: Upgrade to Icon Level TRADITION $1,000-$1,999 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Special Texas Athletics Events CLASSIC $2,000-$4,999 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Membership Appreciation Kit: Upgrade to Classic Level LEGEND $5,000-$9,999 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Membership Appreciation Kit: Upgrade to Legend Level LEGACY $10,000-$24,999 All Longhorn Foundation benefits listed above, plus: Access to Premium Single Game Seating Membership Appreciation Kit: Upgrade to Legacy Level

9 Your donations transform the lives of our Longhorns. We hope you understand how your contributions impact individual studentathletes and their teams. For more information on benefits and impact, please visit TheLonghornFoundation.com/Benefits. 8 YOUR IMPACT Nutrition Average $50 daily We have a lot of different personalities. We all come from different places, and we all connect. We go through so many situations in practice and know how to fight together as a team. - Andrew Jones, Men s Basketball, Class of 2020 Team Building & Leadership Development Average $185 annually On the court, you have to go hard for a long period of time. In college, it s 40 minutes. I want to contribute and help our team accomplish our goals. - Alecia Sutton, Women s Basketball, Class of 2020 Sports Medicine Average $538 monthly Physically, you have to get your body right. You have to set a schedule for yourself and pay attention to all the details. - Shane Buechele, Football, Class of 2019 Team Travel Average $1,137 monthly Just work hard, help out the team and understand your role. I think that s what we all came (to Texas) to do. - Taylor Ellsworth, Softball, Class of 2020 Strength & Conditioning Average $2,705 annually I decided to work really hard. Everything kind of fell into place. There were definitely some ups and downs throughout the year, but I took all those ups and downs and tried to make positives out of all of them. Even when I wanted to quit, the support around me helped to keep pushing through. - Alison Gibson, Women s Swimming and Diving, Class of 2020 Academic Support Average $5,140 annually Balancing school and volleyball has been a challenge. I have a lot of support here and better time management and that has helped me tremendously. - Yaazie Bedart-Ghani, Volleyball, Class of 2019 Tuition, Fees & Books Average $17,161 annually The goal is always to perform as well as we can. Be good leaders and role models for the younger guys. - Scottie Scheffler, Men s Golf, Class of 2018

10 9 LOYALTY POINTS The Loyalty Points system rewards lifetime loyalty for all season ticket holders and Longhorn Foundation members. It is designed to provide a fair and transparent method for determining season ticket locations and upgrades, as well as priority for high-demand events such as the AT&T Red River Showdown, postseason events and parking. Loyalty Points are awarded as follows: 5 Loyalty Points per $100 for philanthropic donations received after Sept. 1, Loyalty Points per $100 for seat related donations received after Sept. 1, 2014 Longhorn Foundation members and season ticket holders earn Loyalty Points based on past contributions and purchase history dating back to 1986, the first year of the Longhorn Foundation. 3 Loyalty Points per $100 for all donations, both seat related and philanthropic, received from Loyalty Point per season ticket account for all ticketed sports since Loyalty Point per $20 donation with a student membership STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT The defensive back from Beaumont, Texas came to the Longhorns as a magna cum laude high school graduate with a 3.85 GPA. P.J. has been a conscientious leader during the transition under coach Tom Herman, and his leadership stood out. P.J. Locke, (his parents are) definitely the first and only set of parents I ve actually called to personally thank them for sending us a marvelous human being, Herman said. P.J. Locke III Hometown: Beaumont, TX Football, Class of 2019 Locke says his focus with his teammates is to communicate and help everyone bring high energy. You always have to shoot for goals and keep improving, Locke said. You can t get complacent.

11 SEAT LOCATION & PRIORITY LIMITS Your Loyalty Points total determines your Loyalty Points ranking. This rank then determines the allocation process of ticket locations, upgrades, and/or parking for each event. Priority ticket limits are based upon your total annual fund gift and seat location is determined by your Loyalty Points rank. Below are the priority ticket limits for the AT&T Red River Showdown, football away games and men s basketball postseason games. Tickets for these events are offered first to Longhorn Foundation members who are also season ticket holders of that respective sport prior to the general public. MEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON Total Annual Gift Priority Tickets $25, tickets $10,000 - $24,999 4 tickets <$10,000 2 tickets AT&T RED RIVER SHOWDOWN Total Annual Gift Priority Tickets $75, tickets $50,000 - $74, tickets $25,000 - $49,999 8 tickets $10,000 - $24,999 6 tickets <$10,000 4 tickets Non-Members 2 tickets - if available FOOTBALL AWAY GAMES Total Annual Gift Priority Tickets $25, tickets $4,000 - $24,999 4 tickets $50 - $3,999 2 tickets 10

12 11 DELOSS DODDS Leadership Team Formerly known as the Longhorn Foundation Leadership Society, the newly named DeLoss Dodds Leadership Team is the premier philanthropic annual membership program of Texas Athletics. Each year that you renew your membership, you honor this Texas legend and cement your own legacy as a dedicated Texas Athletics supporter. Leadership Team members commit to providing significant levels of support that fuel 30 percent of Athletics Department funding each year -- critical funds that provide a world-class education to our student-athletes and enable them to win in competition and in life. YOUR MEMBERSHIP BRONZE $25,000 - $49,999 YOUR BENEFITS DeLoss Dodds Leadership Team members are afforded Longhorn Foundation Legacy Level benefits, plus: Additional parking permit eligibility SILVER $50,000 - $99,999 Exclusive invitations from the Athletics Directors for behind-the-scenes look at coaches and student-athletes Special travel opportunities Member Appreciation Kit: DeLoss Dodds Leadership Team level GOLD $100,000+ Invitation to annual DeLoss Dodds Leadership Team weekend Exclusive Texas Athletics gift

13 THE DELOSS DODDS LEADERSHIP TEAM EXPERIENCE 12 The University changed my life. That s the main thing. And it changed a lot of other people s lives. It took someone from a small, rural town in Texas and broadened my horizons and made me think in a different way, and that s what is important to me as a person. All I ve tried to do is give something back because I feel obligated to this institution for what s it s done for me personally. - Mike Myers DeLoss Dodds Leadership Team Member YOUR IMPACT Total Program Costs Average $34,108 annually Full Cost of Attendance Average $81,845 annually There are so many resources here at Texas, which have helped me dramatically. When I came here as a freshman, I was a little overwhelmed. Everyone wants to help you in every aspect of life. I don t think there is another school that genuinely cares about its student-athletes the way Texas does. - Cat McCoy Volleyball, Class of 2018

14 13 ADDITIONAL WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT TEXAS STUDENT-ATHLETES Growing support and providing the necessary resources for our student-athletes to succeed remain our top priorities. The following giving areas provide an opportunity for those who desire to make a larger impact by giving above and beyond their seat and/or philanthropic annual fund donations. (Note: gifts to the following do not qualify for annual membership benefits, but do earn Loyalty Points.) Excellence Funds Excellence funds allow Texas Athletics the flexibility to determine and direct funds to the greatest areas of need. Distributions of excellence funds go directly towards the specified sport or program. Donors can also make donations to either sport-specific or student-athlete service areas such as Athletics Performance, Academic Services, and Performance Nutrition. Endowments With the financial expertise of the University of Texas behind us, we invest your gift. The principle remains untouched. Each year, we use the distribution like dividends on a mutual fund account to support student-athletes. Contributing to an endowment guarantees our program s financial stability and provides for the educational well-being of our studentathletes not just today but forever. Capital Projects Facility improvements provide resources for student-athletes, create one of a kind experiences for fans, generate exposure for the university and help recruit the finest talent from across the country and beyond. More important than walls and roofs, the activities that take place in our facilities foster the emotional and physical well-being of our student-athletes. Planned Giving Planned gifts can be made now or deferred to a later time. Gifts include bequests through a will, retirement plan assets, charitable trusts and estate giving. GIVING MADE EASY: OPTIONS FOR MAKING YOUR GENEROUS DONATION Credit Card The Longhorn Foundation accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. You can make your gift online at TheLonghornFoundation.com/GiveNow or by phone. Check Make checks payable to The University of Texas at Austin. Gifts of Securities Gifts of stocks, bonds and mutual funds are accepted and coordinated with the UT System Office of Development and Gift Planning Services. Please contact Charlotte Hambrick at for more information. Matching Gifts You can increase your level of giving by combining your contribution with matching funds from your employer. To find out if your company does matching gifts, please visit matchinggifts.com/ utexas or check with your human resources department. If your employer will match gifts to Texas Athletics, please enclose your employer s form with your contribution.

15 CONTACT US TODAY We love hearing from you. If you have a question or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to us TheLonghornFoundation.com Longhorn Foundation P.O. Box 7399 Austin, TX Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Red McCombs Red Zone - 7th Floor 403 E. 23rd Street Austin, TX Donor Compliance Information We invite you, as donors and fans, to join our team and help us carry out our commitment to win with integrity. NCAA, Big 12 Conference and University of Texas rules are extensive and complex, and as such, we encourage donors and fans to contact our Athletics Risk Management and Compliance Services staff directly should you have questions or concerns about any issue which might involve future Longhorns prospective student-athletes, our current studentathletes, coaches or staff. For more information, please visit TheLonghornFoundation.com/Compliance. 14

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