Dr. Ann Eisenberg Scholarship Endowment for the Archer Center
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The Eisenberg Endowed Scholarship provides support for expenses related to a student’s participation in the Archer Fellowship Program. Eligible expenses may include, but are not limited to program fees, housing, and travel. Distributions from the endowment will support undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional financial need and attends The University of Texas at San Antonio, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or The University of Texas at El Paso. Preference will be given to a student(s) attending The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Founding of the Eisenberg Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Eisenberg established the endowment with a bequest from the estate of her parents, Dave and Jonny Eisenberg, who shared their daughter’s commitment to providing educational opportunities for young people with exceptional promise, but limited resources. Dr. Eisenberg’s gift to the Archer Center reflects her appreciation for the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary impact Congressman Bill Archer’s vision has had on UT System students, the State of Texas, and the nation. Becoming a parent of an Archer Fellow only intensified Dr. Eisenberg’s belief in the extraordinary value of the Archer Fellowship Program. Today, Dr. Eisenberg’s daughter, Rachel Wenzlaff (spring 2016) works as an editorial producer for the ABC News show “20/20,” a position she holds in large part because of her Archer Fellowship internship with the ABC Washington Bureau. As a journalist, Rachel frequently draws on what she learned in her Archer Fellowship classes and from other Archer Fellows, and, when she needs to know more, she knows whom to call.
Dr. Eisenberg’s Impact Over the Years
In her 12 years as UTSA’s campus coordinator, Dr. Eisenberg sent 96 UTSA students to the Archer Fellowship Program, and she remains in close touch with most of them. The majority of those Archer Fellow alumni continue to contribute to public service, either professionally or through civic engagement. Many now work in city or county government, Texas legislative offices, and nonprofit organizations. Others work as public defenders, prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, FBI agents, and physicians with a commitment to addressing inequities in healthcare. They work on national commissions, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the International Monetary Fund, the Moynihan Institute, the Institute of Global Affairs, and more. They organize low-income workers, promote civil rights, and move individuals from marginalized communities along the educational pipeline.
Dr. Eisenberg’s greatest honor in her 36 years at UTSA was the opportunity to contribute to the vision of Congressman Bill Archer, who saw the promise of a program that would help young Texans achieve their dream of working for the public good and give them a team of equally committed fellow Texans to realize their goals.
The goal of the Eisenberg Endowed Scholarship is to assist young people of limited means who wish to follow Congressman Archer’s footsteps into public service to this nation and the world.
Dr. Eisenberg established the endowment with a bequest from the estate of her parents, Dave and Jonny Eisenberg, who shared their daughter’s commitment to providing educational opportunities for young people with exceptional promise, but limited resources. Dr. Eisenberg’s gift to the Archer Center reflects her appreciation for the privilege of witnessing the extraordinary impact Congressman Bill Archer’s vision has had on UT System students, the State of Texas, and the nation. Becoming a parent of an Archer Fellow only intensified Dr. Eisenberg’s belief in the extraordinary value of the Archer Fellowship Program. Today, Dr. Eisenberg’s daughter, Rachel Wenzlaff (spring 2016) works as an editorial producer for the ABC News show “20/20,” a position she holds in large part because of her Archer Fellowship internship with the ABC Washington Bureau. As a journalist, Rachel frequently draws on what she learned in her Archer Fellowship classes and from other Archer Fellows, and, when she needs to know more, she knows whom to call.
Dr. Eisenberg’s Impact Over the Years
In her 12 years as UTSA’s campus coordinator, Dr. Eisenberg sent 96 UTSA students to the Archer Fellowship Program, and she remains in close touch with most of them. The majority of those Archer Fellow alumni continue to contribute to public service, either professionally or through civic engagement. Many now work in city or county government, Texas legislative offices, and nonprofit organizations. Others work as public defenders, prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, FBI agents, and physicians with a commitment to addressing inequities in healthcare. They work on national commissions, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the International Monetary Fund, the Moynihan Institute, the Institute of Global Affairs, and more. They organize low-income workers, promote civil rights, and move individuals from marginalized communities along the educational pipeline.
Dr. Eisenberg’s greatest honor in her 36 years at UTSA was the opportunity to contribute to the vision of Congressman Bill Archer, who saw the promise of a program that would help young Texans achieve their dream of working for the public good and give them a team of equally committed fellow Texans to realize their goals.
The goal of the Eisenberg Endowed Scholarship is to assist young people of limited means who wish to follow Congressman Archer’s footsteps into public service to this nation and the world.
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