The company must meet all four of the following criteria: 

The company must have been in business for 5 years or more as of December 31, 2021. 

The company’s revenues must have been $100,000 or more in each of the calendar years from 2019 – 2021. (Note: Gator100 is $250,000 or more) 

The company must be Longhorn-led or Longhorn-owned for the program time frame of January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021. 

The company and its Longhorn Leaders and/or Founders must act with high integrity and operate in a manner consistent with the values and image of UT. 

The company must meet one or more of the following three criteria: 

·     Longhorn owned means a graduate of UT or a group of graduates from UT must have owned 50% or more of the company for the time frame being measured. 

·     Longhorn led means a graduate of UT serving as CEO,President or Managing Partner. 

·     Longhorn Founded means that a graduate of UT founded the company and is still employed at the most senior level of management (C-Suite) if not serving as CEO, President or Managing Partner.

A UT graduate will not be eligible for honoree recognition for more than three (3) separate companies in any given year.   

A company may only rank #1 for two consecutive years.  In the event that the company were ranked #1 in a third year they would automatically be ranked second in that third year. This company may again earn the #1 ranking in the next two years.  

Texas Exes reserves the following rights: (1) To independently verify that nominees and honorees meet all criteria, (2) Reject any nominee for any reason, (3) Remove an honoree company from the Longhorn 100 list for any reason, and (4) Modify eligibility and requirements as needed without notification.