Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering

The Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering at SMU

SMU Gets $30M Gift from O’Donnell Foundation for Data Science Institute, Digital Innovation Initiative

by | Aug 24, 2023
Elevating SMU’s standing as a premier global research institution, the gift will create 10 endowed academic positions in engineering and data science and support research in those fields as well. SMU President R. Gerald Turner said the gift will be evenly split between SMU's newly named O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute and an initiative for digital innovation in engineering and computer science in the Lyle School of Engineering.
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The Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering at SMU
SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering Gets ‘Landmark’ $20M Gift from TI CEO and Former GE Analyst
by | Feb 24, 2023
The gift from Mary and Richard Templeton—recognized leaders in Dallas philanthropy and technology—will fund strategic initiatives for research and educational access, as well as naming and endowing the school’s dean position. “The Lyle School has a proven reputation for building future leaders who are unafraid to ask big questions," Mary Templeton said. "Rich and I are eager to see how our gift will support that kind of innovative thinking.”
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