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Portrait of a UTA Family
The Taylor family's association with UTA and its preceding institutions began in 1911. It continues today through Lloyd Clark and his granddaughter, sophomore Alida Eggen.

Hart to Hart
Peggy Hart Lofland, her parents, several siblings, a couple of in-laws and now her daughter have all made UTA their university of choice.

Family Tradition
At least one member of the Latham family has taught at or attended UTA every decade since the 1940s.

Six degrees of education
The Saad siblings–three brothers and three sisters–have used their UTA diplomas to launch international business ventures.

Birth of Nations spawned UTA family affair
With the family home on land now occupied by UTA's South 40 parking lot, it's not surprising that seven Nation siblings attended neighboring North Texas Agricultural College in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Kings of campus
Karen King Borta, the first of four siblings to attend UTA, anchors nightly newscasts on KTVT Channel 11, the Dallas-Fort Worth area's CBS affiliate.

Families deeply rooted in UTA soil

He didn’t know it at the time, but Distinguished Alumnus Rex Latham planted the seed for this issue of UTA Magazine.

During his acceptance speech at the 2000 Distinguished Alumni Gala in October, Latham mentioned that at least one member of his family had been a professor or student at UTA in every decade since the 1940s. (rest of the story)


		Engineered for success Katie Helmberger, the youngest of 13 children, will soon join four of her brothers as UTA civil engineering graduates.

		Keeping up the Pace Sixteen–year–old Courtney Pace, already a UTA junior, is following in her mother's footsteps.

		Springing forward Graduate students lead the way in spring enrollment increase

		A room with a view Unconventional courtship leads to 50-plus years of marriage for NTAC couple

		Kings and queens of the court Tennis teams continue their reign over conference opponents