Hall of Honor to add 2 former cadets
Rex H. Latham and Col. Gary L. Weber

Rex H. Latham, a retired senior Central Intelligence Agency officer, graduated from Arlington State College (now UTA) in 1965 with a bachelor of arts degree in history. Active in the school's Corps of Cadets, he served as commander during his senior year and was also a member of the Sam Houston Rifles. A Distinguished Military Graduate, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving on active duty from 1965 to 1969.

Latham began his military career as a platoon leader and company commander with units in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam and Thailand. While serving as an adviser to the South Vietnamese army, he was awarded the Silver Star for heroic actions and gallantry under fire. He also has received the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge and Parachutist Badge.

After leaving the Army, Latham earned a master's degree in government from The University of Texas at Austin in 1971. He joined the CIA later that year.

His intelligence assignments included serving as chief of station, chief of an interagency program, executive assistant to the executive director and deputy division chief for counterintelligence. He was soon promoted to the CIA senior ranks and received numerous awards, including the Intelligence Commendation Medal and several Exceptional Performance Awards and Meritorious Unit Citations. He retired from the CIA in 1998 as a senior intelligence officer, a position equivalent to the rank of major general in the military.

Today, Latham works for Electronic Data Systems in Washington, D.C. He is a charter member of the Sam Houston Rifles Alumni Association and in 1999 organized a chapter in Washington. He is currently organizing a local chapter of the Cadet Corps Alumni, part of the UTA Alumni Association.

Latham was honored as a UTA Distinguished Alumnus in 2000.