UTA Magazine Online

A high-tech hatching
Linking research, business is goal of joint UTA, Arlington Chamber technology incubator

Life in the fast lane
New supercomputing system hailed as a model for universities nationwide

The good Samaritans
Volunteer organization immerses members in community service

Window to the world
Campus celebrates 25th anniversary of popular International Week

The case of the scorpion murder
Professor's forensic expertise helps Tarrant County investigators solve 1996 homicide

A whole new ball game
Former baseball standout lands player development position with Texas Rangers

Learning without limits

We had been kicking around the idea of running a story on the oldest and youngest UTA students for more than a year. I'd given it only a half-hearted credence, figuring we had a couple of 17-year-olds and maybe a handful of students in their 70s. Nothing worthy of building an issue around.

Then I received an e-mail from Michael Tumeo in Institutional Research and Planning.... (rest of the story)


		A tale of two sophomores As the oldest student on campus, 85-year-old Charles Johnson has lived through the history that he studies in class. As UTA's youngest full-time student, 15-year-old Jocelyn Zee is on the fast track to medical school.

		It's never too late (or early) to graduate At 18, Andi Baritchi was the youngest person to earn a master's degree at UTA and is on pace to become the University's youngest Ph.D. graduate. June Woodruff, on the other hand, was 75 when she received a degree in organ performance.

		The long and short of it English Professor Emory Estes' UTA career has spanned six decades, while mathematics Associate Professor Minerva Cordero-Epperson just completed her first year on campus.

		Creative genius Keith Alcorn produced his first animated films as a UTA student in the 1970s. Now, the co-founder of DNA Productions is reaping the benefits of his recent Oscar nomination for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

		Heartstrings Cello student Amirosh Issa has immersed himself in music as a way to cope with the death of his brother, Vic. His talent and passion landed him a spot in Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project tour.