Cockrell School of Engineering
Previously known as the College of Engineering, on July 11, 2007, the University of Texas at Austin renamed the College after 1936 graduate Ernest Cockrell Jr., whose family has over the past 30 years helped to build a $140 million endowment for the College.
Arkwright Scholarships
The Engineering Scholarship scheme is administered by the Arkwright Scholarships Trust. This is a charitable organisation whose mission is to identify, inspire and nurture future leaders in engineering, computing and technical design by increasing the number of outstanding young people who pursue higher education, higher apprenticeships and careers in the sector. The Trust is named after the famed 18th Century engineer Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the water frame and the 'father' of the modern factory system. The Trust was founded in 1991 and became a registered charity in England and Wales in 1993 under the name "Arkwright Scholarship Trust". It was re-registered as the "Arkwright Scholarships Trust" in 2002. It shares premises with The Smallpeice Trust in Leamington Spa, England.