In Memoriam

HAROLD G. BURMAN, 91, May 23 in Arlington. Dr. Burman, a retired professor of chemistry, was born in Sucre, Bolivia, to missionary parents. He came to the United States with his family in 1913 on a banana boat through the newly opened Panama Canal. Dr. Burman earned his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University and came to UTA in 1944, when the school was known as North Texas Agricultural College, and taught until his retirement in 1975. He served in leadership positions at the Wesley Foundation Methodist Student Center and the Kiwanis Circle K at UTA. He was the author of Principles of General Chemistry, a college textbook.

JOEY CUSHMAN, 27, June 7 in Arlington. Mr. Cushman, a 1996 UTA graduate with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, served as a corporal in the Arlington Police Department. Revered by the residents of his East Arlington patrol area, Officer Cushman had earned three Community Service Awards during his four-year career, each award requiring 200 hours of volunteer work. He also learned Spanish on his own time to better serve his district, and he helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity.

CHARLES DODGE, May 26 in Midland. Dr. Dodge, who came to UTA in 1967, was a former chairman of the Geology Department. He was a registered geologist and consultant to companies in the United States, Indonesia, Venezuela and Algeria. Well-known within the profession for his research and technical papers, he was also cited for significant work on National Science Foundation grants, American Petroleum Institute projects, and mining and mineral fuel conservation grants. He discovered two geological sub-units of the Woodbine geological formation in Tarrant County and directed a Dallas Geological Society project that resulted in the first complete urban geological map of Dallas County. He retired from UTA in 1978.

HERBERT L. (SKIP) GANNETT JR., 58, June 12 in Fort Worth. Mr. Gannett, a retail sales and marketing executive who graduated from UTA in 1966, worked with major local and national retailers such as John L. Ashe, Monnigs, Montgomery Ward and Kmart, often helping to open stores in cities throughout Texas. In 1995, he returned to the Fort Worth area with Stein Mart. He was a member of Ridglea Country Club, Arlington Heights Methodist Church, Arlington Heights Masonic Lodge and the Moslah Shrine Temple.

CLAY GOULD, 29, June 23 in Dallas. Mr. Gould was the head baseball coach at UTA for the past two seasons and led the Mavericks to the College World Series last spring. He previously served as an assistant coach at UTA and Texas A&M University. A 1995 UTA graduate, he holds the school record with a 26-game hit streak, ranks among the school's career leaders in hits and RBIs and is one of four Mavericks to have hit for the cycle. He was a member of the 1990 and 1992 Southland Conference Championship teams and was named SLC Player of the Year in 1993. Following his collegiate career, Mr. Gould played professionally with the Tyler Wildcatters of the Louisiana-Texas League. Donations to the Clay Gould Endowed Scholarship Fund may be sent to the Department of Athletics, UTA Box 19079, Arlington 76019. For a more in-depth look at Mr. Gould's life, see "The life and legacy of Clay Gould."

TOM HAYWOOD, 61, July 12 in Wichita Falls. An influential state lawmaker, Sen. Haywood was elected in 1994 to represent the sprawling Senate District 30, which includes 32 North Texas and West Texas counties and parts of three others. Sen. Haywood graduated from Arlington State College (now UTA) in 1962 with a degree in physics. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in physics and teach at Midwestern State University and the University of North Texas. He also served as vice president of the North Texas Oil and Gas Association. He chaired the Senate natural resource subcommittee on agriculture and in the recent legislative session shepherded to passage a bill reforming state agriculture policy. In an interview conducted during the session, he said that one thing most people did not know about him was that he ran a marathon and rode a 100-mile bicycle race when he was 50.

COTHBURN O'NEAL, 93, July 3 in Arlington. Dr. O'Neal attended North Texas Agricultural College (now UTA) from 1923 to 1925. With time out for service as a naval pilot during World War II, he taught at the University for 34 years. He twice served as acting head of the English Department and once as head of fine arts. He also served as an assistant to the University president. In 1966, the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation of San Antonio named him one of 10 outstanding professors in Texas. He retired in 1972 and was named a professor emeritus. Dr. O'Neal was a musician, a novelist, a lieutenant colonel naval pilot, a Distinguished UTA Alumnus and a member of the UTA Military Science Hall of Honor. Donations to the Cothburn O'Neal Endowed Scholarship Fund may be sent in care of the UTA Alumni Association, P.O. Box 19457, Arlington 76019.

DYLAN SAWYER, 24, July 1 in Arlington. Mr. Sawyer graduated from UTA in 2000 with a bachelor of fine arts degree. He was from Harleton, Texas.

HILDE WORSHAM, 62, June 27 in Arlington. Mrs. Worsham was a war bride who came to the United States from Germany when she was about 20 years old. She went to work for the University in 1971 as a receptionist in the School of Urban and Public Affairs, and she remained with SUPA until 1991, when she started working in the UTA Science Learning Center. She later served as director of the center. She retired from the University on May 1.