DALLAS (SMU) – Alumni, parents and friends of SMU from the Houston area have committed more than $100 million toward SMU's Second Century Campaign, capped by a $12.1 million endowed scholarship fund from Houston business leader and attorney W. Yandell "Tog" Rogers, Jr. SMU President R. Gerald Turner, University officials and members of the Campaign Steering Committee for Houston honored SMU law alumnus Rogers at a reception and presentation at the Houstonian Thursday evening, Nov. 1. Turner shared the story of how Rogers, grateful for a law professor's role in securing him a much-needed scholarship 50 years ago, is now expanding opportunities for other promising students. "Tog never forgot how that scholarship shaped his future," Turner said. "To this day he understands a scholarship's potential value in the life of a talented student who may be struggling financially to stay in school.