Foundation honoring Texas flood victim, incoming student distributes supplies to special education teachers
Emily Clanton, General News Reporter
Published by The Daily Texan
October 5, 2025
A foundation established in honor of an incoming student who was killed in the catastrophic Central Texas floods is raising money and donating supplies to special education teachers and programs in the Houston area.
Katherine Ferruzzo, who was set to study special education at UT, died while working as a counselor for Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. To honor their daughter, Andrea and John Ferruzzo established the Katherine Ferruzzo Legacy Foundation, which helps special education teachers in Spring Branch Independent School District, where Katherine Ferruzzo grew up, cover out-of-pocket classroom costs, such as school supplies and fidget toys.
