Monthly Archives: January 2026

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Meet Board Member Emeritus Sally Kleberg – Steward of Land, Legacy, and Learning

For Sally Kleberg, Nicholas School Board member emeritus and long-time donor, caring for the land is a birthright, woven through generations of her South Texas family. Part of the fifth generation of the family that founded King Ranch, a 170-year-old family-owned ranch in Texas, Sally was taught early that survival […]

Alumni Q&A: Interview with Chad Nelsen MEM’96

Interview by Julie Furr Youngman, T’87, SOE’94, JD’94 Dr. Chad Nelsen is the CEO of Surfrider Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans. He grew up on the coast of California, surfing, swimming, fishing, and, for his first job, lifeguarding at Laguna Beach. […]