Nearly 18,000 donations from 8,400 individual donors were made in the last academic year in support of campus causes, the largest number of gifts ever received by the University in a single year. In total, donors contributed nearly $76.2 million, making it one of the most successful fundraising years in UT Dallas history. Each gift helped advance the $750 million goal of New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas, the University’s ongoing comprehensive campaign. “As UT Dallas grows and we expand our ambitions, we need to expand our support from the community,” said UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson, the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership. New gifts increased UTD’s overall endowment to more than $714.8 million, closing in on the University’s Strategic Plan goal of $800 million by 2025.