“Being in the Longhorn Band gave me 350 instant friendships. He was an active member of the Tejas Club and a percussionist in the Longhorn Band. “Rex Tillerson is a Texas success story,” said UT President Jim Davis. A separate $3 million Rex W. Tillerson Endowed Engineering Band Scholarship will pay full tuition and fees for eligible engineering students who are members of Longhorn Band. The Rex W. Tillerson Endowed Excellence Fund for the International Engineering Education Leadership Program dedicates $5 million to engineering students seeking study abroad opportunities.