Support the College of Liberal & Fine Arts Skip Eno Scholarship
A lot has changed at UTSA in fifty years. What was once 600 undeveloped acres has now grown to be a home for 32,000 students with thirty buildings across four campuses, 17 NCAA Division I athletic teams, and a network of more than 126,000 alumni worldwide. None of this would be possible without the help of Roadrunners like you who paved the way for students today and continue to work hard to represent UTSA.
One thing that hasn’t changed is the focus on student success. Even before the first students enrolled, every decision made was to bring world-class public higher education to San Antonio.
Help us celebrate 50 years of student success!
Today you can make a difference for students in your college. The students in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts are following in your footsteps as Roadrunners. This year, COLFA is asking you to support the Skip Eno Endowed Debate Scholarship. Named in memory of Roy “Skip” Eno, who ran the debate program from 1978 to 2017, the scholarship was created to give students the opportunity to realize their potential outside the classroom and relieve them of their financial burdens. During Skip’s tenure, the UTSA debate team earned numerous awards, including several regional and national championships.
Will you make a gift today to support UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts?
Chris Thomas was the first-ever Skip Eno Scholarship recipient.
"Receiving the Roy "Skip" Eno Scholarship was, simply, life-changing. While I was at KU, I was strongly considering dropping out of college because of financial problems. I worked full-time overnight, full-time school, and debate--like many students. Skip heard of this and approached me to come debate at UTSA and had me create a "budget" of what I would need in order to not work and focus full-time on school and debate. This man--who did not know me, just watched me a few times--figured out how to provide me a full-ride scholarship to debate for him.
The scholarship provided me the opportunity to be the first person in my family to attend and graduate college. It provided the necessary financial support for me to focus on school and debate without the added anxieties many feel when they are tasked with supporting themselves and their families while in college. In addition to monetary support, it provided me the chance to meet people from all over, travel to different places and gain invaluable life experience working alongside Skip Eno. Without the opportunities from the scholarship, I would not be who I am today--both personally and professionally."
Chris went on to receive his Masters from Wake Forest University and his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.