Message-ID: <5331091.1075849830316.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:10:00 -0800 (PST) From: richard.causey@enron.com To: cedric.burgher@enron.com, mark.metts@enron.com, randy.petersen@enron.com, cynthia.sandherr@enron.com, george.wasaff@enron.com, frank.bay@enron.com, kristina.mordaunt@enron.com, paul.racicot@enron.com, raj.thapar@enron.com, sherron.watkins@enron.com, scott.yeager@enron.com, greg.curran@enron.com, james.lewis@enron.com, larry.derrett@enron.com, rob.walls@enron.com, evans.swann@enron.com, eric.gonzales@enron.com, stuart.rexrode@enron.com, gary.hickerson@enron.com, brent.price@enron.com, greg.piper@enron.com, harry.arora@enron.com, ben.glisan@enron.com, jesse.neyman@enron.com, cheryl.lipshutz@enron.com, sally.beck@enron.com, raymond.bowen@enron.com, craig.breslau@enron.com, kent.castleman@enron.com, carl.tricoli@enron.com, hunter.shively@enron.com, lance.schuler-legal@enron.com, andrea.reed@enron.com, jesse.neyman@enron.com, scott.josey@enron.com, barbara.gray@enron.com, douglas.dunn@enron.com, greg.wolfe@enron.com, william.bradford@enron.com, gene.humphrey@enron.com, nick.cocavessis@enron.com, craig.schneider@enron.com, john.guidry@enron.com, richard.lammers@enron.com, laine.powell@enron.com, brett.wiggs@enron.com Subject: University of Texas McCombs School of Business Cc: sharron.westbrook@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bcc: sharron.westbrook@enron.com X-From: Richard Causey X-To: Cedric Burgher, Mark Metts, Randy Petersen, Cynthia Sandherr, George Wasaff, Frank Bay, Kristina Mordaunt, Paul Racicot, Raj Thapar, Sherron Watkins, Scott Yeager, Greg Curran, James C Lewis, Larry Derrett, Rob Walls, Evans Swann, Eric Gonzales, Stuart G Rexrode, Gary Hickerson, Brent A Price, Greg Piper, Harry Arora, Ben Glisan, Jesse Neyman, Cheryl Lipshutz, Sally Beck, Raymond Bowen, Craig Breslau, Kent Castleman, Carl Tricoli, Hunter S Shively, Lance Schuler-Legal, Andrea V Reed, Jesse Neyman, Scott Josey, Barbara N Gray, Douglas B Dunn, Greg Wolfe, William S Bradford, Gene Humphrey, Nick Cocavessis, Craig Schneider, John Guidry, Richard A Lammers, Laine A Powell, Brett R Wiggs X-cc: Sharron Westbrook X-bcc: X-Folder: \Sally_Beck_Nov2001\Notes Folders\Causey, rick X-Origin: BECK-S X-FileName: sbeck.nsf The Following memo will be hand delivered to you in hard copy form on Tuesd= ay=20 morning, Feb. 20. We will enclose the pledge form and=20 an Enron matching gifts form for your convenience. Our meeting with Bob May, Dean of the McCombs School of Business at=20 UT-Austin, was a great success. We had 14 attendees who received an update= =20 from Bob about the many great things going on in Austin, as well as=20 opportunities to participate in the =01&We=01,re Texas=018 capital campaign= . After Bob=01,s presentation, the 14 Enron officers met separately and were= =20 extremely supportive about the idea of contributing in a coordinated manner= =20 to the McCombs School. This was evidenced by an expression of intent in=20 giving totaling about $175,000 from just the 14 people! Here is what we propose and how it would work. 1. The UT Alumni at Enron would pledge $1 million over four years to the=20 McCombs School. This would consist of $500,000 of gifts from employees and= a=20 matching $500,000 from Enron. 2. The matching program provided through the McCombs gift to the Business= =20 School would match the $1 million. 3. The result would be a permanently endowed $2 million =01&Enron Chair=018= to=20 support =01&star quality=018 faculty for the school. This will represent o= ne of=20 the largest Faculty Chairs at the Business School. A few additional details: 1. Each individual=01,s contribution will also be credited to their name (a= long=20 with the Enron match) for recognition purposes in Business School=01,s Annu= al=20 Report, President=01,s Associates, etc. In other words, a $10,000 contribu= tion=20 matched by Enron will be considered as a $20,000 contribution by that=20 individual for recognition purposes. 2. Enron has agreed to not count it=01,s match against an employee=01,s ann= ual=20 matching gift limitation of $15,000, as long as the gift is coordinated in = a=20 way that makes it a part of the =01&Enron Chair=018. 3. The gift may also be counted toward any previous pledge made to the =01&= We=01,re=20 Texas=018 campaign as long as that pledge is not supporting a separately na= med=20 contribution. Please let us know that this is your intent. Please carefully consider this request. I do not plan to finalize the pled= ge=20 until I receive responses from enough officers to support this contribution= . =20 We have about 40 officers of Enron who are UT alumni and with some=20 participation by each of us, we will achieve this level of gift. Our plans= =20 are to follow this up with a broader opportunity for all Enron employees th= at=20 are UT alumni; however, the leadership of the group will determine our=20 success. Thanks for your consideration and continuing support of The University of= =20 Texas.