The University of Texas at San Antonio has received a $7 million gift commitment from longtime philanthropic supporter and former AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre and his wife, Linda Whitacre, to advance research, student success and athletics.
The Whitacres have made a transformational $5 million commitment to honor the late William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, former president of UT Health San Antonio, whose visionary leadership and unwavering compassion shaped the university for more than a decade.
The gift will advance the institution’s nationally recognized expertise in metabolic health — an area of research and clinical care that includes diabetes, obesity and related conditions that profoundly affect longevity and quality of life. This investment will fuel groundbreaking discovery aimed at confronting the region’s diabetes crisis, where one in six South Texans lives with the disease, and will further strengthen UT Health San Antonio’s role as a leader in improving health outcomes for the communities it serves.