Pat Brandenburg
(’49 AS, Business Administration) 91, April 10, Tucson, Arizona. A tireless supporter of people and communities in need, she devoted much of her life to her faith, social justice, and philanthropy. Her generous support has left a lasting legacy at UTA. In 2013, she established an endowment for the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS), which she continued to add to over the years. In 2020, she established an endowment for the Center for African American Studies (CAAS), bringing her cumulative giving to UTA to more than $1 million. Her scholarships have helped dozens of students accomplish their educational goals and will continue to do so for generations to come.
Paul E. Andrews Jr.
78, Feb. 27, Fort Worth. A longtime friend of UTA, Andrews was founder and CEO of TTI Inc., a company that sells a wide variety of electronics components. Over 50 years, he grew TTI into an international company with more than 7,000 employees. He took an active in role in his community, and in 2007, he and his wife, Judy, established the Paul E. Andrews Jr. Foundation, which focuses on education and health care in Fort Worth. An avid car aficionado, he also donated funds to establish the Dr. Bob Woods Chair in Automotive Engineering for UTA’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, named to honor longtime professor and Formula SAE adviser Bob Woods.
ALUMNI
1930s
Ray Lusk Pollock (’39 AS, Business) 100, Feb. 13, Spring, Texas.
1940s
Shirley Mae Thompson Cain (BA, English) 91, Jan. 9, Frisco, Texas.
Dr. Billy D. Pierce (’48) 90, March 20, West, Texas.
1950s
Richard Dan Ankele (’52 AA, Biology) 87, Jan. 15, Arlington.
Dr. Richard Kent Cherry (’53) 86, Dec. 31, 2020, Arlington.
Janet Allen Cherry (’54) 86, Jan. 15, Arlington.
Sue-Beall Blanton Shaffer (’57 AS, Education) 84, Dec. 28, 2020, Argyle, Texas.
1960s
Elizabeth “Betty” Adair (’63 BS, Education) 78, Nov. 12, 2020, Lacy Lakeview, Texas.
Wade Lafayette Craddock, Jr. (’63 BS, Physics) 80, Dec. 28, 2020, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
John M. Loftis (’63 BS, Mechanical Engineering) 81, Dec. 9, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Chris Gomez Jr. (’64 BA, ’74 MA, Spanish) 82, March 7, Fort Worth. In 2006, Gomez was awarded the Inicia el Trayecto (Trailblazer Award) for being one of UTA’s first graduates of Hispanic heritage.
Jack W. Brannon (’64 Industrial Engineering) 84, Jan. 24, Duncanville, Texas.
Suellen Boyle Gratke (’64 BA, Spanish; ’80 BS, Interior Design) 88, March 15, Arlington.
Charles Thomas Reese (’65 BA, Psychology) 77, Dec. 10, 2020, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Edward “Ed” A. Camp (’67 BS, Biology) 77, Jan. 1, Arlington.
Claude R. Conwell (’67 BS, Industrial Engineering) 77, Nov. 5, 2020, Azle, Texas.
Donald Lee Day (’67 BBA, Accounting) 76, Nov. 18, 2020, Fort Worth.
Mary Turner Spencer Kobler (’68 PhD, Comparative Literature) 80, Nov. 27, 2020, Denton, Texas.
Clarence Donald Babers (’69 BA, History) Nov. 2, 2020, Fort Worth.
H. J. “Lindy” Linduff (’69 MS, Mechanical Engineering) 87, Jan. 25, Hurst, Texas.
1970s
Steven Markland Sykes (’70 BBA, Accounting) 73, Jan. 5, Lake Highlands, Texas.
Dennis Alan Cochran (’71 BBA) 74, Jan. 4, Arlington.
Helen Ruth Riley Eggleston Meacham (’71 BS, ’75 MA, Biology) 88, Dec. 10, 2020, Arlington.
Roy Neal Staton Sr. (’71 MS, Mechanical Engineering) 83, Jan. 3, Arlington.
Bill Fulgham (’72 BBA) 72, Nov. 10, 2020, Midland, Texas.
Bill Guerry (’72 BBA) 75, Nov. 1, 2020, Arlington.
Larry Wayne Sweeney (’72 BBA, Accounting) 72, Feb. 20, Fort Worth.
Jim Ashworth (’73 BBA) 76, Dec. 1, 2020, Morrow, Ohio.
Dick Colvin (’73 BBA) 71, Nov. 20, 2020, Fort Worth.
Ronald Ray Evarts (’73 BS, Architecture) 75, Jan. 29, Fort Worth.
Dennis Barnett Wadsworth (’73 BS, Mechanical Engineering) 72, March 11, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Michael Jay Buckley (’75 MS, Civil Engineering) 70, Nov. 21, 2020, Granbury, Texas.
Sue Simnacher Todd (’75 BA, English) 77, Feb. 24, Dallas.
Roy “Alvon” Key (’76 BA, Foreign Language) 76, Nov. 9, 2020, Burleson, Texas.
Janet Lee Parsons (’76 BA, Theatre Arts) 67, March 6, Arlington.
Michael Ray Sexton (’76 BA, History and Mathematics) 69, Nov. 6, 2020, Fort Worth.
Mary Nancy Champion (’77 BA, History) 79, Feb. 15, Blanco, Texas.
Jim Maddux (’77 BBA, ’89 MBA, Accounting) 81, Nov. 25, 2020, Weatherford, Texas.
Ralph Mowry Seeley (’77 BBA, Accounting) 74, Oct. 22, 2020, Azle, Texas.
Phil Alford Houston (’78 BS, Mechanical Engineering) 64, Feb. 15, Carrolton, Texas.
Raymon Lynn McElhaney (’78 BS, Psychology; ’86, MA, Chemistry) 67, Nov. 15, 2020, Waco, Texas.
Joseph Cleland Rentfrow (’78 BBA, Marketing) 64, Dec. 15, 2020, Hurst, Texas.
Phillip G. South (’78 BS, Mathematics) 68, March 9, Fort Worth.
1980s
Michael Ray “Mike” Davis (’80 BFA, Theatre Arts) 69, Jan. 29, Denton, Texas.
Diane Scott (’80 MSW) 74, Nov. 2, 2020, Haleyville, Alabama.
Cathy Acciarito Williams (’81 BS, Architecture) 63, March 4, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Sharon Ann Owsen (’82 BBA, Accounting) 74, Dec. 17, 2020, Colleyville, Texas.
Stephen Ray Payne (’82 BS, Electrical Engineering) 65, Feb. 22, Bonham, Texas.
Kristine Lyn Draper Winning (’83 MSN) 68, Dec. 3, 2020, Lakeway, Texas.
Frederick Hart Cleveland Sr. (’85 PhD, Mathematics) 86, Nov. 14, 2020, Fort Worth.
Rebecca Andrews Christopherson (’86 MSW) Nov. 24, 2020, San Antonio, Texas.
Norah Perez (’86 BA, History) 84, March 10, Rainier, Washingto n.
Kenneth “Kenny” Welch (’88 BS, Psychology) Oct. 24, 2020, North Richland Hills, Texas.
Ronald Litle Vick (’89 BBA, Management) 69, Jan. 18, Bedford, Texas.
1990s
Michael Leo Barclay (’91 BS, Mechanical Engineering) 69, Nov. 8, 2020, Fort Worth.
Sharon Abbott Fewell (’92 BSN) 78, Dec. 2020, Littleton, Colorado.
Paul Erik Frederiksen (’97 MCRP, MPA) 53, March 12, Keller, Texas.
Mark Ashworth (’99 BBA, Marketing) 44, Oct. 24, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2010s
Matthew David Zahrndt (’16 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) 46, March 6, Waxahachie, Texas.
Bria Scheerish McZeal (’18 MSW) 26, Nov. 4, 2020, Port Arthur, Texas.
Jennifer Michele Neidinger (’18 MSN) 45, Feb. 9, Houston, Texas.
Faculty & Staff
Sue Stevens Durbec (’80 BA, Political Science) 80, Nov. 24, 2020, Arlington.
Kenneth Greene 83, December 19, 2020, Arlington.
Jerald W. Kunkel (’79 BS, ’94 MS, Civil Engineering) 74, March 11, Fort Worth.
Fr. Bede “Karl” Lackner 92, Nov. 10, 2020, Irving, Texas.
Harold Edward Moore 92, Nov. 4, 2020, Arlington.
Mary Alice Dray Price 100, Dec. 28, 2020, Arlington.
William Charles Proctor 88, Dec. 10, 2020, Bowie, Texas.