UTA Magazine Online

United they stood
Local lawmakers voice support for UTA during recent legislative session

Media darlings
When news outlets come calling, campus experts soak up the spotlight

In the presence of greatness
Two prestigious award nominations place senior Paul Schulte alongside the world's foremost athletes

Taking care of business
Anonymous $2 million gift will fund leadership academy, professorships

Q&A
UTA mascot Sam Maverick

Star power
Betty Buckley joins theatre faculty

At play: Gil Carrick and Don Granvold
Singing lectures? Maybe not, but these profs have pipes

A fair deal from a foul ball

A discolored baseball sits among my sports memorabilia on a bookcase in our guest bedroom. In contrast to the ultra-white balls in protective cases autographed by Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray and others, this one has smudges and bears no one's signature. It's the only foul ball I've ever nabbed while attending hundreds of major league games.... (rest of the story)

In this issue


		Fiction with feeling The characters in Good As Any, alumnus Timothy Westmoreland's critically acclaimed collection of short stories, experience illness and pain much like he does.

		Work force Large, small or somewhere in between, these companies all have one thing in common: They rely heavily on UTA graduates. Ten stories illustrate the breadth of the University's impact in the workplace.

		Designing the future of fitness Workout warrior Kevin Abelbeck ('89 BA) has designed and patented numerous pieces of exercise equipment, including BodyRoc, AbStar and AbBike.

		Coping with cancer treatments Ground-breaking research aims to make chemotherapy and radiation more tolerable.

		A pitcher's worst nightmare Ryan Roberts hit everything in sight during his record-setting season.