Ty Bledsoe (third from left), assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T Inc. and UT Dallas Executive Board member, presented a $75,000 check from the AT&T Foundation to support UT Dallas’ Academic Bridge and Future Comets programs. Pictured (from left): Chris Bhatti MA’06, assistant vice president of development and alumni relations; Dr. George Fair, vice president for diversity and community engagement; Bledsoe; University President Richard C. Benson; State Rep. Angie Chen Button MS’80; and Kyle Edgington PhD’13, vice president for development and alumni relations.