Pillars of the Forty Acres Past Recipients
2023 Recipients
To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization must complete an activity, event or program for three of the six core values.
- American Marketing Association (Learning, Freedom, Individual Opportunity)
- *Apricity Magazine (Learning, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Friends of MSF at UT Austin (Learning, Discovery, Leadership)
- Latin Economics and Business Association (Learning, Discovery, Individual Opportunity)
- Longhorn Powerlifting (Discovery, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- SCORE Athletics (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
- *Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Discovery, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Student Academy of Audiology chapter at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Individual Opportunity)
- *Texas Taekwondo (Discovery, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
*Indicates organization won a monetary drawing based on their accomplishments
To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization must complete an activity, event or program for six of the six core values.
- Alpha Phi Sigma - Pre Health Honors Society (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- American Medical Student Association - Pre-med (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Beekeeping Society (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Campus Environmental Center (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Hindu Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Hindu YUVA (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Latinx Health Professions Organization (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) On Campus at University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Phi Kappa Tau (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *School of Human Ecology Ambassadors (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Society of Women Engineers (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Student Engineering Council (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Terry Scholar Student Association (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Lassos (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Latin Dance (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Public Health (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Robotics Graduate Students (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas THON (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Undergraduate Research Journal (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Texas Wranglers (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- TX Votes (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- United Mission for Relief & Development Texas Chapter (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Women in Mechanical Engineering (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute Student Advisory Board (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Uplift Austin at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
*Indicates organization won a monetary prize based on their accomplishments
2022 Recipients
To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization had to complete 6 points in one Core Value category.
- *Alpha Epsilon Delta (Learning, Discovery)
- American Medical Student Association (Discovery, Responsibility)
- Bridging Texas (Individual Opportunity)
- *Campus Environmental Center (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Friends of MSF at UT Austin (Responsibility)
- Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Hispanic Business Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
- *Hook 'Em Arts (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
- *Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Latin Economics and Business Association (Discovery, Individual Opportunity)
- Longhorn Gaming (Individual Opportunity)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness On Campus at University of Texas at Austin (Leadership)
- *School of Human Ecology Ambassadors (Learning, Discovery)
- SCORE Athletics (Leadership)
- Socks for the Sole (Learning)
- *Student Engineering Council (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Terry Scholar Student Association (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Blazers (Leadership)
- *Texas Lassos (Learning)
- Texas Pre-Dental Society (Freedom)
- Texas Public Health (Learning)
- TEDxUTAustin (Responsibility)
- *Women in Mechanical Engineering (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
*Indicates organization won a drawing for $300 based on their accomplishments
To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization had to achieve Distinguished Status in five of the six Core Value categories.
- Campus Environmental Center (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Hook 'Em Arts (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
- Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Student Engineering Council (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Women in Mechanical Engineering (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
*Indicates organization won a drawing for $100 based on their accomplishments
2021 Recipients
To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization had to complete 6 points in one Core Value category.
- *Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-Health Honor Society (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- American Medical Student Association – Pre-med (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
- Apricity Magazine (Leadership)
- Asian Business Students Association (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Austin Conservation Project at the University of Texas (Leadership)
- *Black Graduate Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
- Camp Kesem at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Campus Environmental Center (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Friends of MSF at UT Austin (Leadership)
- *Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Hindu Students Association (Discovery)
- Hispanic Business Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
- *Humanity First (Leadership)
- *Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization (Leadership)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) On Campus at University of Texas at Austin (Leadership)
- SCORE Athletics (Leadership)
- Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Texas Blazers (Leadership)
- *Texas Pre-Dental Society (Leadership)
- Texas Public Health (Responsibility)
- Texas Wranglers (Leadership)
- The Greek and Cypriot Society (Responsibility)
- *The Project (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
*Indicates organization won a drawing for $200 based on their accomplishments
To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization had to achieve Distinguished Status in five of the six Core Value categories.
- Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-Health Honor Society (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Camp Kesem at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Campus Environmental Center (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- *Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
- Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
*Indicates organization won $1,000 in the Exemplary monetary drawing for their accomplishments.
2020 Recipients
To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization had to complete 8 points in one Core Value category.
- *Alpha Epsilon Delta (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- American Medical Student Association (Leadership and Individual Opportunity)
- Austin Conservation Project (Leadership)
- Black Student Alliance (Individual Opportunity)
- Campus Environmental Center (Leadership)
- Campus Events + Entertainment (Leadership and Individual Opportunity)
- **Camp Kesem (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- *Disability Advocacy Student Coalition (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- *Hindu Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Hispanic Business Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
- Humanity First (Leadership)
- Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Leadership)
- Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization (Leadership)
- Latinx Health Professions Organization (Leadership)
- Longhorn Gaming (Leadership)
- Longhorn Singers (Leadership)
- *Longhorn Stream Team (Leadership)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) On Campus (Discovery)
- Natural Sciences Council (Individual Opportunity)
- Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority, Inc. (Responsibility)
- Planet Longhorn (Leadership)
- Punjabbawockeez (Leadership)
- School of Human Ecology Ambassadors (Learning and Leadership)
- SCORE Athletics (Leadership)
- Sigma Delta Tau (Leadership)
- Silver Spurs (Leadership)
- Socks for the Sole (Leadership)
- Student Engineering Council (Leadership)
- *Terry Scholar Student Association (Leadership)
- *Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- *Texas Bluebonnets (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Texas Iron Spikes (Leadership)
- Texas Ladybirds (Individual Opportunity)
- Texas Public Health (Learning)
- Texas Spirits (Leadership)
- Texas Sweethearts (Learning)
- Texas Wranglers (Leadership and Responsibility)
- *The Project (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- UT Archery (Individual Opportunity)
*Indicates organization won a drawing for $200 based on their accomplishments
**Indicates organization won two drawings for $200 based on their accomplishments
To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization had to achieve Distinguished Status in five of the six Core Value categories.
- Alpha Epsilon Delta (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- *Camp Kesem (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Disability Advocacy Student Coalition (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Hindu Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- Texas Bluebonnets (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
- *The Project (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Responsibility and Individual Opportunity)
*Indicates organization won $1,000 in the Exemplary monetary drawing for their accomplishments.