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Kailey Kessler ’22, recently received the 2025 University of Texas at Austin President’s Leadership Award. The award recognizes Longhorns who demonstrate outstanding leadership and service on campus. Only six students were honored this year.
Kailey is studying Accounting with an Integrated Master in Professional Accounting, a minor in Entrepreneurship, and two certificates in Spanish. She is in the Canfield Business Honors Program.
For more information about this outstanding achievement, click here.
TMI Alumni gathered on November 12, 2025 in Goliad Texas to lay to rest their friend Robert Sellers ’73. Pictured here are (L-R) Dub Sterett ’72, Peter Case ’73, Dale Pangman ’73, Bill Heck ’73, Richard Lucas ’73 and Bill Thompson ’72.
Do you have news or announcements you’d like to share with our Alumni community? This can be a major achievement at work, a birth or wedding announcement, or any other great news in your life that you would like to share. Click below to share your announcement.
EVENTS
Alumni Lacrosse Game
Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm
TMI – 20955 West Tejas Trail | San Antonio | 78257
Alumni Social to Follow
Save the Date: TMI Alumni Association Meeting
February 24, 2026
The TMI Alumni Association is actively seeking more alumni involvement to strengthen connections across generations and support the continued growth and success of the school. Whether it’s attending alumni events, volunteering, speaking to our current students, or supporting school initiatives, there are so many ways to stay connected. The Alumni Association meets quarterly and Zoom is an option to attend the meetings if you are unable to make it to campus.
February 24, 2026
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Harthan Hall – Gorder Family Board Room
Whether you graduated last year or decades ago, your experiences and support can make a lasting impact on the TMI community. For more information, please email Justin Sanderson ’05, TMI Alumni Association President, at jh.sanderson@outlook.com or Heather Finerghty, Associate Director of Alumni and Family Engagement, at h.finerghty@tmi-sa.org.
2026 TMI Alumni Day and Hall of Fame Ceremony
May 1, 2026
The 2026 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Alumni Day which is being held on Friday, May 1, 2026, on the TMI Campus.
Alumni Day Schedule
Alumni Check In – 5:00 pm, Chapel Portico
Campus Tours/Leadership Meet & Greet – 5:15 pm – 5:45 pm
Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony, All Saints Chapel – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception to follow on Chapel Portico – light refreshments
We hope you can join us for this very special celebration. Click the button below to register to attend.
ALUMNI NEWS
Alumni Happy Hour Fun
Thank you to all the alumni who attend November’s Happy Hour at Elsewhere Too. What a great night!
Pictured here (back row L to R) Richard Aguilar ’75, Dr. Robert Borrego ’75, Rick Heydenreich ’75, Cindy Burns ’90, John Volpe ’89, Kelly Curll ’89 and Jack Chance ’16, (front row, L to R) Abby Cole ’12, Samantha Owen ’12 and Mary Sophia Bodden ’17.
We hope to see everyone at the next Happy Hour scheduled for March 20, 2026! More information to come.
GivingTuesday Results Are In!
THANK YOU
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our TMI community, we raised $144,331 this GivingTuesday!
Congratulations to 8th grade for leading Middle School with the highest participation toward support of our GivingTuesday TMI Spirit Dress Day, and to 10th grade for earning the top spot in Upper School.
We want to give a huge thank you to our generous matching gift donors: TMI Parent Garrett Gagliano; TMI Parents of Alumni Tammie and Carlos Hernandez; TMI Parents Marquel and Seth McCabe; and TMI Alumnus Trent Melcher ’07 and his wife, Rohona.
Thank you for making a meaningful difference in our community. Your gifts strengthen our mission and elevate the TMI experience for every student. It’s never too late to make a gift and help fuel the TMI experience for every student.
The TMI Fund is one of the most important philanthropic programs that helps support TMI and the school’s 132-year history of traditions and excellence. This ALL-COMMUNITY fundraising effort enhances the TMI experience and supports students, programs, extracurricular activities, facilities, grounds, safety, teachers and more at TMI. Together, we have crafted a proud tradition of support for TMI through our annual giving campaign.
With a goal of raising $900,000 by May 31, 2026 through The TMI Fund, Entrepreneur & Innovation Award Luncheon and Stars Over TMI Gala & Auction, the participation of our business and community supporters is essential.
There are a number of ways to support TMI, and we are excited to share our 2025-2026 TMI Fund Name Recognition Opportunities to meet an attractive return on your investment in our school. Your generosity is valuable to our continued mission, and we believe that our annual naming opportunities provide outstanding marketing avenues that express your belief in TMI.
We hope you will consider the opportunities to let your company logo shine bright throughout our school! For additional giving opportunities, please contact Valerie Tamez in the Advancement Office at (210) 564-6242 or email v.tamez@tmi-sa.org
IN MEMORY
TMI celebrates the lives of members of our alumni family. Here in TMI Today, we pay homage to fellow Panthers who we have received notice that have recently passed away. We are sad to share that the following alumni have recently passed.
Marion Wallace McCurdy, Jr. ’66
September 10, 1948 – October 27, 2025
Marion Wallace McCurdy, Jr. of Schertz, TX passed away, surrounded by his loving family, while at rest on October 27, 2025, at the age of 77. He will be deeply missed as a beloved husband, father, “Papa,” brother, uncle, teacher, and friend. Click here to view his complete obituary.
If you wish to submit information on an alumna or alumnus who has passed away, please email alumni@tmi-sa.org. Please note that all information will be verified before your notice is published.
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