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First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you’re on the road to graduation and […]
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Sada Herrera ’06 is devoting her life to addressing Sierra Leone’s overwhelming need for medical and dental care. “It’s hard to imagine that this country has six million people but only 75 registered physicians and only eight dentists,” the nursing graduate says. Herrera and her husband, Gabriel, a dentist, have spent more than a year and a half in the West African nation as part […]
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Lo Daniels ’05 understands the power of education to transform lives. Last year the interdisciplinary studies graduate began teaching first grade at the Mayatan Bilingual School (MBS)in the western highlands town of Copán Ruina, Honduras. Using foreign teachers to teach in English and Honduran teachers to teach in Spanish, MBS offers preschool through “colegio” classes to about 300 children. Honduras is one of the poorest […]
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UT Arlington, city, and military officials unveiled a Texas historical marker and statue honoring alumnus Neel E. Kearby in November at the George W. Hawkes Central Library in downtown Arlington. A graduate of North Texas Agricultural College (now UT Arlington) and a member of the University’s Military Science Hall of Honor, Col. Kearby was killed in action during World War II. He was a decorated […]
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Col. Joe B. Swift, top, Brig. Gen. Ricky D. Gibbs, center, and Maj. John Gallatin Kearby are the 2011 inductees into the Military Science Hall of Honor. Swift earned a B.B.A. degree in 1963 as a distinguished military graduate. He was selected to shoot with the All-Army team and was placed in charge of rifle and pistol training activities while stationed in Korea and Japan. […]
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Joseph Bohanon has a way of bringing people together. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribe member formed the Native American Student Association (NASA) while a UT Arlington student in 1994. Later he established the Tribal Hands United to Network and Determine Educational Resolve (THUNDER), a coalition of Native American clubs at 12 North Texas colleges and universities. He also co-founded the American Indian Community Council […]
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First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you’re on the road to graduation and […]
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If you’re looking for entertainment that’s enjoyable and enriching, the 2013–14 Maverick Speakers Series is delivering both. The […]
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Students in Ben Dolezal’s Packaging and 3-D CAD (computer-aided design) class are on the cutting edge of design […]
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The biggest deterrent to teen smoking and drinking may be a candid conversation between parents and their kids. A […]
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If anyone understands the sociology of sports, it’s Krystal Beamon. The sociology assistant professor and Service Learning Faculty […]
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Two biology assistant professors have completed work on an international effort to sequence the genome of the western […]
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The baseball team made history in 2013 by winning a conference championship for the second consecutive year. The […]
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Senior Gabriel Escobedo, left, always assumed that going to college was an unattainable dream. But a visit to […]
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Paul McConnell made the most of his senior year, especially the last few rounds. The Dallas native claimed […]
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As the new women’s basketball coach, Krista Gerlich is determined to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate student-athletes. And […]
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Darn those dropped cellphone calls. Electrical engineering Professor Qilian Liang has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant […]
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A 20-foot sculpture inspired by Leonardo da Vinci welcomes visitors to the Engineering Research Building. Dedicated in May […]
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Two landscape architecture graduate students won recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for their efforts to solve UT […]
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Come 2015, Maverick softball and baseball players will have clubhouses, training facilities, and press boxes worthy of the […]
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Understanding how aircraft parts can break down is vital to keeping passengers and crews safe. That’s why aerospace […]
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UT Arlington launched the fall 2013 semester with Maverick Stampede, a week packed with entertaining and educational programs that welcome students to campus. At Move-In Day, the University community helped new students settle in to their residence halls. The next day, nearly 3,000 students, faculty, and staff attended the MavsMeet Convocation, a formal assembly that marks the beginning of the academic year. The annual event was followed by music, games, food, and fun at the AfterParty on The Green at College Park. New Mavericks also attended Success U, a two-day minicamp designed to prepare them for academic success.
Carlos Donjuan (’05 BFA, Art) was selected to paint Dallas city-funded murals to brighten retaining walls beneath the Jefferson Boulevard bridge’s Zang and Marsalis entry/exit ways in Oak Cliff. He is a lecturer in art and art history at UT Arlington.
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Louwanda Evans (’04 BA, ’06 MA, Sociology) is a visiting assistant professor of sociology at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.
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Chris Mead (’12 BA, Broadcast Communication) is a video production intern for the Oakland Athletics and is pursuing a master’s degree at San Francisco State University.
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Magdalena Salamon (’12 BA, Russian) is an upstream energy analyst in Houston. She studies oil shale in the U.S. and serves as an analyst for European and Russian energy ventures.
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Theron Bowman (’83 BS, Biology; ’91 MPA; ’97 PhD, Public and Urban Administration) is deputy city manager for the city of Arlington. He oversees neighborhood services, which include the police, fire, parks and recreation, and code compliance departments as well as the library system.
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Lauri Lawrence (’82 BA, English) was named a “Great Woman of Texas” by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2012. She was events manager for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art from 2000 to February 2012. She serves on the boards of Jewel Charity Inc., the Van Cliburn Foundation, and the Texas Ballet Theater.
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Paul Hendry II (’94 BBA, Management) is a partner in the Cantey Hanger law firm in Fort Worth. His practice focuses on banking and real estate. He worked as a clerk for Justice Bob McCoy in the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth before entering practice.
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Michelle Wilmoth-Senato (’00 MEd, Educational Administration) is area superintendent for the secondary schools in the Arlington Independent School District. Previously she was principal at Boles Junior High and at Bowie High School in Arlington.
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Mike Guyton (’82 BS, Electrical Engineering) was elected secretary for the board of directors of Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity, a nonprofit organization in Fort Worth. He is vice president of customer relations for Oncor Electric Delivery.
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Gayle Barkley Lee (’70 MSSW) co-wrote “AWEtizm: A Hidden Key to Our Spiritual Magnificence” with her nonverbal autistic daughter, Lyrica Mia Marquez. They are receiving worldwide recognition, sharing their message through television, radio, and the Internet.
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Jeff Langhammer (’03 BFA, Art) is CEO and cofounder of Ilfusion Creative, a Fort Worth marketing agency.
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Holly Behl (’07 BA, Spanish) operates Preciso Language Services, a translation consultancy based in Grand Prairie. She is a master-level licensed Spanish court interpreter in Texas.
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Matt Geske (’07 BA, Political Science) is director of governmental affairs for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. A member of the UT Arlington Alumni Association Board of Directors, he previously was manager of government relations for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
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Diane Atkinson (’01 BA, Criminal Justice) is director of events for Pony Xpress Printing, one of the nation’s top promotional and apparel companies, based in Dallas. Previously, she was vice president of merchandise for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
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Alan Dettlaff (’99 MSSW; ’04 PhD, Social Work) was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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