Arlington City Manager Among UTA Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Published on September 05, 2025

The University of Texas at Arlington recognized five Mavericks, including Arlington City Manager Trey Yelverton, for their professional and civic achievements, community engagement and support of UTA during the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on Sept. 4, 2025.

The ceremony also served as a celebration of UT Arlington’s 130th anniversary, recognizing the University’s evolution from one small wood-frame building to a Carnegie R1 research institution with more than 41,000 students. The Distinguished Alumni Awards are the highest honor bestowed upon UTA alumni and friends. Recipients have made significant contributions to the community and their accomplishments reflect the University’s legacy of excellence.

Distinguished Alumni Award: Trey Yelverton (’88 BA, Political Science)

Arlington city manager since 2012, Trey Yelverton has guided many of the city’s most significant projects, from AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Texas Live! and Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center to Levitt Pavilion, the College Park District and the Downtown City Center. His leadership has earned national recognition from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Human Rights Campaign, the Texas Comptroller and the Dallas Business Journal. A founding director of Arlington’s Economic Development Corporation, he has also led the city’s Housing Authority and Sports Facilities Development Corporation. Yelverton holds degrees from UTA’s College of Liberal Arts and the University of North Texas, with executive certificates from Texas A&M and Harvard, and remains an active UTA supporter as a life member of the Alumni Association, an honorary letterman and a member of the UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee.

This year’s other UTA Distinguished Alumni honorees are Linda and Dan Dipert, Xavier Egan and the late Allan Saxe.