INDEPENDENT LIVING Researchers are design- A WINDOW TO THE WORLD With its high- AHEAD OF THE CURVE As 3-D printing ing smart environments and programming ranking academic programs and welcoming changes the business landscape, UT Arlington lifelike robots that could transform care for atmosphere, UT Arlington is a popular choice has emerged as a leader in adapting this the nation’s elderly and disabled. p. 26 for students from all corners of the globe. p. 30 technology for a range of disciplines. p. 34

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M AVERTake a unique ICKS look at a day in the life of UT Arlington. A DAY AT THE BEACH? The sand volleyball courts outside the Maverick Activities Center provide a tropical setting for students on a balmy spring afternoon. Salt water and palm trees not included. Contents Spring 2014 Email BLOWN AWAY who might otherwise have FACULTY 11 Features I was born and raised in slipped through the cracks. Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez, an Arlington, and I can remem- UTArlington associate professor of NENE NWOKO ’02 ber when The University Vol. XXXVI • No. 1 • Spring 2014 Spanish, won a prestigious Fort Worth, Texas of Texas at Arlington was a literary award open to EDITOR fraction of the size it is today. poets from Mexico and STOP AND THINK Mark Permenter It’s incredible how much it Central America. “The Tracks of Progress” in the has grown and changed over fall 2013 issue was an excellent ASSISTANT EDITORS the years. But I didn’t realize Jessica Bridges FUTURE 12 article! I will now be reminded just how much it had grown. Amber Scott Civil engineering Associate to be grateful to the railways Reading the stories of how Professor Stephen Mattingly the next time I have to stop EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS active the campus is and the says Texas could have high- at the Cooper Street railroad Herb Booth depth of its research today in speed rail in the next decade. crossing. John Dycus 24 HOURS AT UTA 20 the latest issue, I was blown work! I’m a proud UT Arling- freshman. Now I’m an English Drew Harris No matter the time of day or away. I can’t wait to see what PRASHANTH RAVI ton alumnus, and reading the teacher in the Dallas Inde- Bridget Lewis COMMUNITY 15 night, UT Arlington bustles the University achieves next. Arlington, Texas magazine gives me a renewed pendent School District and Teresa Newton Allies in Youth Develop- with activity. A photo essay sense of pride each time. UTA would highly recommend this Jim Patterson ment sends professors and SCOTT MCCARTHY Traci Peterson offers a snapshot of a day NEW PERSPECTIVE truly is an institution on the program to both high school students to aid children in Burleson, Texas Kristin Sullivan in Maverick Country. I had no idea that the history rise, and I’m grateful to be one and college students. Russian orphanages. of Arlington is so rooted in small part of its larger story. REACHING OUT JENNIFER TRUJILLO ’11 ART DIRECTION INTO THE ARMS the train tracks that can make Brody Price I just got the latest issue of BRYAN RENKEN ’07 Dallas, Texas OF TECHNOLOGY 26 driving on Davis or Cooper so Joel Quintans UTArlington Magazine, and Midlothian, Texas Researchers are at the annoying! It definitely gives I wanted to write in and say: FRESH TAKE UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHERS forefront of assistive living me a new appreciation for “Wow!” The amount of work READY, SET, GO I must admit that I was Robert Crosby innovations that could their purpose. Thanks for the going on at the University I worked at the GO Center growing a bit tired of the Beth McHenry revolutionize care for the informative read. lately is so impressive. I was when I was a UT Arlington media blitz leading up to elderly, disabled, and injured. ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR especially glad to read MELODY TOLLESON ’06 student, and it was a great the 50th anniversary of the COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING the stories on community Arlington, Texas experience. It’s a wonder- assassination of President A WORLD OF P. David Johnson outreach. Programs like the ful resource for high school John F. Kennedy. It seemed POSSIBILITIES 30 GALLERY 16 GO Centers will really have a MAVERICK PRIDE kids. I even worked with Gabe like all the TV stations and VICE PRESIDENT India, Venezuela, Nigeria, Alumnus Carlos Donjuan’s profound impact on the I just wanted to write a quick Escobedo (featured in the newspapers were covering FOR COMMUNICATIONS and Spain are among paintings explore a future of so many students note to say keep up the good fall 2013 issue) when he was a the event to the point of Jerry Lewis the almost 120 countries childhood misconception. overexposure. So when represented by UT Arlington’s PRESIDENT I opened the fall issue of growing international Vistasp Karbhari UTArlington Magazine and student population. Alumni News Message from the Editor noticed yet another JFK UTArlington Magazine is published assassination story, I had no three times a year by University EMBRACING THE Alumnus Mike Dolabi was a passenger the University’s growing international Communications for all alumni, as MIKE DOLABI 39 plans to read it. However, the NEXT DIMENSION 34 on one of the last planes to leave Iran student population. well as for faculty, staff, and friends Starting from nothing, Iran “Words of Anguish” headline Experts predict 3-D before the 1979 revolution. His parents An international thread connects of the University. Reproduction in native Mike Dolabi has built caught my eye, and I began printing will transform the sold their car to send 16-year-old Mike, many of the articles in this issue. whole or in part without written one of the largest auto body to read. I found the article to permission is prohibited. way companies do business. the oldest of three children, to the United Read about Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez, an parts businesses in Texas. be a poignant and completely UT Arlington is on the States to get the education they hoped associate professor of Spanish, who won fresh take on the topic. The comments and opinions leading edge of this would provide a better life. a prestigious international poetry award. expressed in this magazine do Reading the letters from the burgeoning industry. Dolabi made his way to Greenville, Experience the artwork of alumnus not necessarily represent students, I could feel their where he was the only Iranian in the Carlos Donjuan, whose “Illegal Aliens” those of The University of Texas anguish over one of the worst northeast Texas town. He lived by him- paintings depict his family’s journey from at Arlington or the staff of tragedies in American history. UTArlington Magazine. self as a high school student, took classes Mexico to the United States. Columns That the magazine landed in Copyright © 2014, The University of with fifth-graders to learn English, and UT Arlington’s global reach extends to my mailbox a few days before Texas at Arlington. An equal oppor- TALK 7 worked at Burger King to make ends meet. Russia, where students and professors in tunity/affirmative action employer. the anniversary was a bonus, Through her Celebrate With Now 52, Dolabi founded and owns Allies in Youth Development teach and giving me a new perspective a Princess business, junior National Autobody Parts Warehouse. mentor orphans. It stretches to Africa, ON THE COVER on an event that forever finance major Lauren McCall STEPHANIE DUNCAN 40 After scraping together the initial where nursing alumna Stephanie Duncan Illustration by Kyle T. Webster changed our country. entertains children at parties Nursing graduate Stephanie investment in 1993, he has overseen treats sick children aboard a hospital by dressing as Rapunzel and Duncan treats patients the company’s transformation into one ship near the Republic of Congo. SAMUEL CRAWFORD other storybook characters. aboard a large hospital ship of the nation’s premier auto body parts Engaging with people from other cul- Phoenix, Arizona near the Republic of Congo. distribution centers (see p. 39). tures and countries is one of life’s trea- CRASH COURSE 8 Like Dolabi in the 1980s, about 3,200 sures. It challenges our beliefs, expands YOUR THOUGHTS? UT Arlington’s state-of-the- GLEN WHITLEY 41 students from other countries attend our thinking, broadens our worldview— Send letters to the editor art Planetarium provides an Tarrant County Judge Glen UT Arlington today in search of a and becomes clearer through UT Arling- to [email protected], ideal setting for Introductory Whitley ’76 is known through- brighter future. You’ll meet Tram Cao ton’s wide lens. or comment on magazine Astronomy students to study out North Texas for his tireless of Vietnam, Souvik Dubey of India, and content at uta.edu/ the wonders of the universe. community engagement. 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You started your own combine two of my passions business, Celebrate With a in a creative outlet like this. Princess, as a freshman. Tell CampusBuzz us about it. You’re also a Goolsby Lead- UT ARLINGTON AND THE WORLD I offer kids a genuine experi- ership Academy scholar. ence with a real-life prin- How has this helped the cess—Rapunzel, Mermaid success of your business? Princess, Desert Princess, Sto- Everything I’ve learned at UTA rybook Beauty, even holiday and in the Goolsby Leader- Tiny Package, Big Impact elves. Private parties consist ship Academy has helped of dancing, storytelling, me in every aspect of my life. Electrical engineers create novel microscopic windmills to power cellphones princess etiquette lessons, Through Goolsby, I’ve been interactive games, and more. able to improve my leader- Incredibly tiny windmills may be the next significant videos of the windmill tallied almost a quarter-million ship skills, learn the value of innovation in clean energy. views in three weeks. Which princess do you leading as well as following, Research associate Smitha Rao and electrical engi- The researchers tested the devices in September in identify with the most? and develop confidence in my neering Professor J.-C. Chiao have designed and built a Chiao’s lab. They can operate under strong artificial Rapunzel. Her excitement abilities. And being an active micro-windmill that can harvest wind energy to power winds without fracturing because they’re made from for new opportunities, her member of the business com- batteries. Each device is about 1.8 mm at its widest durable nickel alloy and have a simple yet smart aero- passion for her art, and munity, I’m already practicing point, so a single grain of rice could hold about 10. To dynamic design. her clumsy demeanor all the things I’ve learned. charge a cellphone, thousands of the windmills would “The problem that often arises when designing these resonate with my personal- be embedded within the device’s packaging to collect types of miniature robotic systems is that the materials ity. I admire her for chasing What’s next for Celebrate energy from the airflow in the environment. are too brittle,” Rao explains. “With the alloy, we don’t her dreams even when she’s With a Princess? “Imagine that in the future you could put a sleeve have that same issue. ” afraid of the unknown. She’s As I continue to work with my on your smartphone, wave it in the air for a while, and Additionally, the micro-windmills can be produced in also persistent in her ideals sister company, Sew What?! then use it again,” says Dr. Chiao, who holds the Janet an array using batch processes, making them relatively and has a positive outlook on and its owner, [UTA student] and Mike Greene and the Jenkins Garrett professor- inexpensive. The cost of fabricating one device is the everything. Judith Larson, we hope to ships in electrical engineering. same as making hundreds or thousands on a single wafer. incorporate more fairy-tale The idea for the micro-windmills came when Tai- Because of their small size, thousands of windmills How do kids react when characters into Celebrate wan-based WinMEMS Technologies asked Chiao and could potentially be embedded into flat panels and a princess like Rapunzel With a Princess. I’m planning Dr. Rao for novel device designs and applications for mounted on the walls of buildings, bridges, or highways shows up at their party? to open to the boy demo- the company’s fabrication techniques, which are known to harvest energy for lighting, security or environmental When I knock, I hear excited graphic as well with Celebrate in the semiconductor industry for their reliability. sensing, and wireless communication. screams of joy, followed by With a Hero. The invention has gained widespread national and “It’s very gratifying to work on something like this “Imagine “Rapunzel is here? Rapunzel international exposure, with coverage by The Wash- where you can see immediately how it might be used,” that in the is here!” I often get very big If you had to go against any ington Post, Time, Wired, National Geographic, FOX Rao says. “But I think we’ve only scratched the surface hugs and beaming smiles. fairytale villain, which one Business News, and many foreign media outlets. Online of the micro-windmills’ potential applications.” future you Some children are more shy would it be and why? could put a and just watch and stare. I think the worst of our villains Eventually, I get them out of are those who tell us we can’t sleeve on your their shells and they don’t do something. want to let Rapunzel go. At And we all have smartphone, one party the children had to our real-life vil- be reminded by the parents lains. Whether wave it in the that there were still presents that’s an inner air for a while, to open. The birthday girl voice or another insisted, “No! Rapunzel is here person, learning and then use to play! I don’t want to open to stand up for presents!” yourself is a great it again.” triumph in life. What’s your favorite part about playing a princess? I get to live a childhood dream and be a role model for young girls. It’s truly a magical experience when a little one tells me I’m the first Smitha Rao, right, and J.-C. Chiao designed princess she has ever met. tiny windmills that can And being a princess, in or harvest wind energy to out of costume, means being power batteries. a businesswoman and an entertainer. I love that I can

6 UTArlington Magazine CAMPUS CAMPUS Crash Course Introductory Astronomy Awards DANIEL ARMSTRONG Renowned scholar The Analytical Scientist magazine ranked chemist named nursing dean Daniel Armstrong No. 16 on its 2013 list of the most influ- become a nationally recognized ential people in the analyti- research institution,” she says. ASTR 1445/46 cal sciences. Dr. Armstrong, Bavier previously served When the sun goes down, the Robert A. Welch Chair in as dean of the University of the sky turns into a spec- Chemistry, also received the Connecticut School of Nursing tacle of lights. But can you American Chemical Society and dean of nursing at Saint tell a satellite from a shoot- Award in Separations Science Xavier University in Chicago. ing star? Know what causes and Technology for develop- In addition to her higher edu- a black hole or a super- ing novel applications in the cation experience, she worked nova? During physics Senior separations field. as a program director in the Lecturer Nilakshi Veera- Anne Bavier believes the Col- National Institutes of Health’s bathina’s Introductory lege of Nursing is poised to National Cancer Institute Astronomy course, stu- reach new heights in research and as deputy director of the dents learn about these and education. She’ll begin agency’s Office of Research on and other wonders of the leading the way Aug. 1 when Women’s Health. universe. “By studying the she takes over as dean. She earned an undergrad- cosmos beyond our own A nationally recognized uate nursing degree from planet, we can understand health care educator who has Duke University and a Mas- where we came from, held posts at top-ranked uni- ter of Nursing degree from Bright Futures where we’re going, and versities and at the National Emory University, where she how physics works under Early-admissions program targets high- Institutes of Health, Dr. Bavier specialized in oncology. She conditions that are impos- PING LIU will oversee the merger of the holds a doctoral degree from achieving scholars in Arlington schools sible to recreate on Earth,” Physics Professor Ping Liu has Department of Kinesiology Duquesne University. she explains. The first An agreement between UT Arlington and the Arling- been named a fellow of the into the College of Nursing dur- Says President Vistasp semester covers the move- ton Independent School District brings the dream of American Physical Society. ing the 2014-15 academic year. Karbhari: “Dr. Bavier will lead ment and properties of bod- earning a college degree closer to reality for qualified Dr. Liu develops high-per- “It’s an exciting undertak- us into a new era of national ies within the solar system, high school students. formance nanocomposite ing to build on the remarkable recognition and influence as including planets, comets, Announced last fall, Bound for Success is an early- magnets that contain fewer achievements UT Arlington we work together to improve and satellites, while the admissions program aimed at increasing the number expensive rare-earth materi- has made in nursing and kine- health and the human condi- second semester delves of high-achieving high school scholars who complete als. The magnets can be used siology to create a bold future tion across Texas and around into the science of stars their college education. in nearly every industry and for a university destined to the world.” and galaxies. And thanks The initiative identifies students ranked in the top consumer device. to UTA’s state-of-the-art 20 percent of their class at the end of their sophomore Planetarium, students get year for pre-admittance to UT Arlington, contingent MARY LOU BOND an up-close look at the phe- upon completing their high school graduation require- Longtime professor and nomena they’re studying. ments. Nearly 1,500 students have qualified to receive nursing administrator Mary “I make every effort to early-admissions acceptance letters from President Lou Bond has been selected include the latest technol- Vistasp Karbhari. to participate in the Fulbright ogy to enhance active University admissions counselors will be available Specialist Program. The inter- engagement,” Dr. Veera- weekly at Arlington ISD high schools to help Bound national initiative promotes bathina says. “So it’s excit- for Success students maximize opportunities to earn partnerships between ing to have the best plan- college credit through advanced high school courses U.S. scholars and their coun- etarium in the Metroplex and guide them toward classes that will best prepare terparts in 140 countries. right here on campus.” them for college. Dr. Bond recently retired from UT Arlington also provides specially focused teaching full time but remains financial aid and college preparation workshops for an adjunct faculty member. the students and their families. Students will be invited to attend receptions, lectures, athletic events, ROBERT MAGNUSSON and other campus activities to assist their transition The Institute of Electrical and to the University. Electronics Engineers has MIXING MEDICINE AND MEDIA Do something “A college education can alter an individual’s life, but named Robert Magnusson that frightens you every day. That was among the advice the impact of ensuring that more well-prepared high a 2014 fellow for his Dr. Sanjay Gupta offered during his Maverick Speakers school scholars advance through the University has the contributions to a new class Series presentation this spring in College Park Center. power to transform our communities,” Dr. Karbhari of nanophotonic devices. The neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent says. “Bound for Success will strengthen our workforce Dr. Magnusson is a professor anchors the medical affairs program Sanjay Gupta MD. “As and mean that more young people will be prepared to of electrical engineering part of this job, you do things that scare you for sure,” he create the knowledge, technologies, and innovation and the Texas Instruments said. “But you also nurture and foster conversations that needed to fuel the local and state economies for the Distinguished University Chair otherwise would not be had.” future.” in Nanoelectronics.

8 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 9 CAMPUS CAMPUS Grants Department of Modern Languages Faculty RASIKA DIAS Chemist Rasika Dias is using a iRehab tool promises National Science Foundation grant to develop chemical individual treatment processes and technologies A multidisciplinary team of may change over time to sug- based on a better under- researchers is developing tech- gest a therapy program best standing of how metals like IGNACIO RUIZ-PÉREZ nology that can adapt therapy suited to the patient. gold, silver, mercury, and zinc The surprise Ignacio Ruiz- programs based on a patient’s “This makes rehabilita - bind with organic compounds Pérez felt when he learned needs and constraints. tion treatment more effective for chemical reactions. he’d won a coveted inter- The intelligent, closed-loop and helps the clinician better Dr. Dias is a professor and national poetry award was iRehab comprises modular, understand a patient’s needs, chair of the Chemistry and understandable. After all, multisensor, multi-actuator thus personalizing medicine Biochemistry Department. his Notas manuscritas llenas robotic devices that analyze and health care, reducing de incógnitas (Manuscript sensor data collected from costs, and putting the patient Notes Full of Questions) an individual’s physiological in control,” Dr. Makedon says. contained what he calls performance, cognitive ability, “It makes treatment decisions “B-sides” of his work: writ- and brain activity while he or based on quantitative multi- ings he chose not to include she is doing rehabilitation. sensing data while the per - in other books. Neverthe- “At its essence, the project son exercises and helps the less, the collection received is a learning rehabilitation medical experts gain a better the Ninth Annual Luis Car- system,” says project leader understanding of the impact of doza y Aragón Poetry Prize, Fillia Makedon, Jenkins Gar- rehabilitation on the person’s YUE DENG which is open to poets from rett Distinguished Professor health. It can also provide Physics Assistant Profes- Mexico and Central America. and director of the Heracleia remote monitoring, if needed.” sor Yue Deng has received “This prize celebrates one of Human-Centered Computing The project is part of a a NASA grant to study how the most important writers Lab. “It collects multisensory three-year, $1 million Nation- space weather such as solar Young Scientists in Spanish-language litera- data and produces the best pos- al Science Foundation grant. flares affects electrodynamics ture,” notes Dr. Ruiz-Pérez, sible rehabilitation program Researchers on the team in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Internships spur interest in technology an associate professor guidelines for a patient.” include Heng Huang and Vassi- Her research could help oper- Devin Doyel graduated from Arlington’s Martin High of Spanish. The award is After assessing the data, a lis Athitsos from computer sci- ators of near-Earth satellites, School last year with a set of high-tech skills most sponsored by the Mexican physical therapist or physician ence and engineering; Robert air traffic radar, and electricity people will never learn. Embassy in Guatemala, will be able to enter prescrip- Gatchel from psychology; and grids better safeguard their He knew how to use SolidWorks, a 3-D mechanical the Guatemalan Ministry tion drug history, diet record, Mario Romero-Ortega from systems from bursts of radia- computer-aided design program employed by engineers of Culture, and Fondo de and other information that bioengineering. tion and energetic particles. worldwide. And he had assisted on numerous advanced Cultura Económica, a major research projects, including one to build a structure Mexican publishing house. BRAD PIERCE to hold loose circuits on a robot. Ruiz-Pérez is no stranger With a grant from the This specialized experience came courtesy of the to international recogni- National Science Foundation, UT Arlington Research Institute’s high school intern- tion. The Mexico native has chemistry and biochemis- ship program, which enables students from Arlington received the José Gorostiza try Assistant Professor Brad high schools to work about nine hours a week alongside Poetry Prize and the Salva- Pierce is exploring enzymes UTARI researchers. dor Gallardo Dávalos that regulate human biology. “My internship with UTARI really helped fuel my National Prize for Young His research has uncovered interest in science and engineering,” Doyel says. “I was Poets. Such awards have characteristics that could be pushed out to the edge of technology where I could helped him publish three used to identify a predisposi- watch and contribute to advancements.” books of poetry in Mexico, tion to conditions such as The internship also helped him choose UT Arling- with two more due this year. heart disease, diabetic ulcers, ton after graduation. “I became more acquainted with But this prize was special. and certain types of cancer. UTA’s engineering program. I knew it could get me “It was a very unexpected where I wanted to go.” honor,” he says. “It rein- KYTAI NGUYEN An engineering freshman, Doyel is now a paid forces my commitment to Bioengineering Associ- UTARI intern, hard at work on the biodigit, a bioreactor TUNED IN Despite the widespread movement from CDs literature.” ate Professor Kytai Nguyen device to advance tissue regeneration in finger wounds. and record stores to MP3s and iTunes, record companies has received a $1.4 million Eileen Clements, UTARI’s research director, says remain powerful. Interdisciplinary studies Assistant Profes- National Institutes of Health the internship provides hands-on experience that will sor David Arditi finds that the companies have capitalized on grant to create a nanoparticle benefit a career while also promoting a love of science, iTunes to maintain the same advantages they held with physi- system to strengthen arterial technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). cal media distribution networks. “Music executives made it walls following angioplasty “Students need to see something that gets them sound like this new technology on the Internet was allowing and stenting procedures excited, something that shows them how this work people to steal from them,” Dr. Arditi says. “The truth is, they that treat coronary arterial can directly and positively impact society,” she says. use iTunes and other formats to control music purchases.” He disease. Dr. Nguyen recently “Any opportunity we have to help students develop a notes that industry leaders exploited the advent of Internet was named a fellow of the lifelong passion for the STEM areas can have a huge file-sharing to strengthen copyright laws, build political capi- American Heart Association. impact on the field of science.” tal, and protect the music industry for dominant labels.

10 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 11 CAMPUS CAMPUS Future Texas High-Speed Rail, 2024 Press DANIEL SLEDGE Noted researcher leads National Public Radio’s Morning Edition reported on new digital learning lab efforts to eliminate malaria and included comments from Internationally known digital opportunity to interact with political science Assistant learning expert George Sie- one of academia’s best inves- Professor Daniel Sledge. He mens has joined UT Arling- tigators. It also will allow our recently analyzed what factors ton as executive director of university to collaborate with helped eliminate malaria in the new Learning Innovation other research institutions at the rural South in the 1930s. and Networked Knowledge the forefront of student success, (LINK) research lab, which digital teaching, and learning.” DANIEL LEVINE explores the demands that In addition to teaching A Chicago Tribune article learning technologies place the first massive open online about a large Mega Millions on higher education. course (MOOC) in 2008, jackpot featured comments The LINK lab investi - Siemens directs the Bill and from psychology Professor gates how online learning Melinda Gates Foundation- Daniel Levine. He said people affects the traditional roles funded MOOC Research often make decisions in terms of universities, along with Initiative. of what’s possible rather than the growing influence of data “UT Arlington has a very what’s probable. and analytics on higher edu- strong online learning compo- cation. Researchers examine nent and is well regarded not the effectiveness of alterna- only in Texas but also nation- tive teaching and learning ally,” Siemens says. “Systems models such as competency- like UTA are unique in that Air Time based programs, badging, and they’re taking a blended or certificate systems. hybrid approach to online Unmanned aircraft research takes flight “Dr. Siemens is highly education, and that’s where The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Inter- respected for the wealth of the gap in research exists, national projects that the unmanned aircraft industry knowledge he brings to mak- where we don’t really under- will create 100,000 jobs and generate $82 billion in ing higher education relevant stand how a university should economic activity in the decade after the aircraft are KATHRYN HOLLIDAY in the digital age,” says Samuel support students who are tak- allowed in general airspace. Architectural historian Kathryn “Pete” Smith, vice provost for ing classes both physically and UT Arlington Research Institute faculty members Holliday was among the digital teaching and learn - in an online environment. Frank Lewis, the Moncrief-O’Donnell chair at UTARI experts quoted in a New York ing. “His new position will There are some great oppor- and an electrical engineering professor; Kamesh Times story examining the Ren- give students and faculty the tunities there.” Subbarao and Atilla Dogan, associate professors of zo Piano Pavilion, the sustain- mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Brian Huff, able expansion of the Kimbell associate professor of industrial and manufacturing Art Museum in Fort Worth. systems engineering, will play key roles on a Texas team Holliday is the director of the that will develop safety systems for the sophisticated David Dillon Center for Texas flying machines. Architecture at UT Arlington. The professors will develop test beds, hardware, software, and algorithms that enable safe and reli- BEN AGGER able deployment of unmanned aircraft for civilian, law In a USA Today story, sociol- enforcement, military, and other uses. ogy Professor Ben Agger said a They will focus on decision and control systems, recent drunken driving fatality dynamic modeling, collision avoidance, positioning, and case involving a privileged other issues related to the high performance, human Texas teen might change par- interactions, and safety of unmanned aircraft, or drones. enting decisions. The accident UTARI is part of a team led by Texas A&M Uni- killed four people. The teen versity-Corpus Christi, which the Federal Aviation received probation after his A trip from North Texas to San Antonio requires San Antonio, San Antonio and Houston, and levitation, or maglev, technology, trains could Administration named as one of the nation’s six major attorneys blamed the crash on buying pricey airline tickets or spending five Houston and Waco. He found that the routes operate at maximum speed for most of the route. CLEAN ENERGY Chemistry Professor Fred MacDonnell, test sites for unmanned aircraft systems. Other Lone “affluenza.” hours in your car along congested Interstate on Interstates 20, 35, and 45 and state Highway Both versions could travel at 186 mph. While the above, and physics Professor Qiming Zhang are among 101 Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Initiative members 35. But that could change in the next decade. A 6 could accommodate rail within TxDOT rights study didn’t pinpoint exact costs, it did outline researchers sharing $49 million in inaugural grants from include the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, LAUREL SPRINGER MAYO feasibility study of high-speed rail shows that of way. “Using existing right of way not only possible funding mechanisms, including federal the National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Chemistry, Camber Corp. of Huntsville, Ala., and the Southwest U.S. News & World Report quot- travel between certain city pairs using Texas helps bring down the cost of the project, but involvement and public/private partnerships. Engineering, and Materials program. Dr. MacDonnell heads Research Institute in San Antonio. ed Laurel Springer Mayo in an Department of Transportation rights of way it shortens the time in which it can realistical- “There’s a strong chance that we could see a team exploring photosensitive metal compounds as Congress has mandated that unmanned aircraft article about what students could be made in fewer than two hours. Civil ly be built,” he says. The TxDOT-funded study this within 10 years, but there’s no guarantee,” solar-energy collectors and catalysts to convert carbon be integrated into the national airspace by 2015. should consider before enroll- engineering Associate Professor Stephen Mat- found that high-speed, steel-wheel technology Dr. Mattingly says. “I wouldn’t want to see any dioxide into methanol, a valuable fuel source. Dr. Zhang and Dr. Subbarao says the goal appears to be reachable. ing in online courses. She is tingly evaluated routes between Dallas-Fort would be the least expensive but would require public money committed to an endeavor like colleagues are using an iron oxysulfide—iron oxide with a “We just have to make sure that unmanned avia - the director of the Learning Worth and Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and significant braking at curves. With magnetic this until we know it really is going to happen.” small amount of sulfur introduced—as a building material tion systems integrate well with existing aircraft and Innovation and Networked

ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHEN DURKE STEPHEN BY ILLUSTRATION for next-generation photovoltaic solar panels. buildings,” he says. Knowledge research lab.

12 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 13 CAMPUS CAMPUS Service Allies in Youth Development Community VETERANS GRANT A recent grant from Using technology to JPMorgan Chase will help UT Arlington fund education- improve transportation al opportunities for military veterans. The gift will allow Rush-hour traffic has con - the University to expand its founded commuters for successful Student Veteran decades. And realistic, afford- Project, which offers free, able solutions have proved hard specialized admissions and to find. counseling services to under- That’s why the U.S. Trans- INTERNATIONAL AID graduate veterans who want portation Department has Often isolated and lacking to return to college. Veterans established a series of Uni - the love and resources Administration surveys show versity Transportation Centers to be successful adults, that UT Arlington has one of (UTCs) throughout the country. Russian orphans are at a the largest populations of stu- Among those receiving grants disadvantage when they dent veterans and active duty was the Research Center for leave orphanage care. Allies military personnel in Texas. Livable Communities, which in Youth Development, a includes UT Arlington and Mansfield-based nonprofit, several other universities. It For instance, Dr. Mattingly is working to change things. Better Business focuses on finding advanced says his group might establish Tatiana Baeva, left, a technologies to improve public performance measures for UT Arlington Russian Marketing expert Elten Briggs finds transportation and develop- assessing the health impacts language lecturer, is direc- shared ethnicity may help bottom line ing alternative transportation of transportation or demon- tor of Russian operations modes to create more “livable strate how social media users for the organization. She Want to increase your customer base? Increase your communities.” can encourage more sustain- and UTA students travel to employee diversity. That’s the conclusion of a study Civil engineering Associate able commuting practices. Russia to teach and mentor by marketing Associate Professor Elten Briggs in the Professor Stephen Mattingly is “We can use technology orphans while supporting METRO ARLINGTON XPRESS Journal of Business Research. one of several UTA research- to enable different lifestyle local Russian university The Metro Arlington Xpress He and co-author Detra Montoya of Arizona State ers involved. He’s studying the choices that don’t require car students who work with the continues to make travel University found that service-oriented businesses that public health effects of safe ownership. By understanding children regularly. Allies in more convenient for the want to succeed with minority customers should hire routes to schools and how people’s needs, we can start Youth Development also UTA community. Buses make front-line employees from those ethnic groups, par- social media can be used to shifting the importance of collects essential items for regular trips between the ticularly if the businesses cater to Hispanics or Asians. create and maintain walking transportation systems from transitional homes, which College Park District and the The researchers used an experiment and a survey school buses for elementary public services to improving typically house 20-40 TRE CentrePort/DFW Airport to analyze the influence of shared ethnicity on con- schools. the community and public children ages 4-18 before Station. Begun last fall, the sumer behavior, ultimately concluding that members of “The aim of the research health.” they’re sent to orphan- MAX is a public transporta- Asian and Hispanic cultures are more “collectivist” than is to think differently about Through the UTC program, ages or returned to their tion partnership involving members of Western cultures in how they emphasize transportation solutions,” he the Transportation Depart- families. Elizabeth Wilson, UT Arlington, the city of the social self and connectedness to others. For this says. “We can’t continue to ment will distribute about an international business Arlington, the Arlington reason, they may be more susceptible to the effects of build lanes of highways. There $63 million to 33 transporta- junior, traveled with a small Chamber of Commerce, Trin- shared ethnicity in the marketplace. have to be more comprehensive, tion research centers at colleg- student group last year. “It ity Railway Express, and Dallas “The study shows that if I work for a service or sales livable solutions out there.” es and universities nationwide. was a good chance to expe- Area Rapid Transit. For details, company, my company should reflect the audience I rience the culture firsthand,” go to ridethemax.com. am seeking,” Dr. Briggs says. “When customers share she says. “Meeting those the same ethnicity with their salesman or customer WINNING CODE For the second year children who have so little LIVING LABORATORY service agent, they generally have a more favorable in a row, a team of UT Arlington under- and yet were so happy to UT Arlington and the Fort perception of the business.” graduate engineering students has have us there was beautiful.” Worth Museum of Science The influence of culture on interactions between claimed first place and $10,000 at and History have launched contact employees and customers is becoming increas- the AT&T Coding Contest. The the Research and Learning ingly important as marketplaces worldwide continue students’ cellphone app discour- Center, a collaboration that to diversify. Though recent research emphasizes the ages motorists from reading text allows scientists to engage drawbacks of individual cultural differences, it largely messages when driving faster than 15 with the public. The center overlooks potentially positive effects of congruency mph. “A lot of people, especially young opened in January in the between contact employees and customers. people, text and drive every day. Some museum’s first-floor gallery “The future of business is multicultural and will cities have even passed laws against it,” team and is a partnership with involve an increasing diversity of the customer base leader James Fielder says. “We feel the app can the College of Education of many firms, both within the United States and inter- make a difference in peoples’ lives.” The and Health Professions. The nationally,” College of Business Dean Rachel Croson 12-week competition involved 25 teams only center of its kind in the says. “The businesses that succeed will be those that nationwide. In addition to Fielder, the UTA Southwest, it invites museum understand how to customize the experience they give contingent included Keyurkumar Patel, visitors to participate in short these customers. Dr. Briggs’ work identifies how to do Zedd Shmais, Kevin Chung, Sidharth Goyal, research interactions. this effectively.” and Andrew Toscano.

14 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 15 CAMPUS CAMPUS Gallery Illegal Aliens Numbers Study sheds light on 38,000 Strong growth in the College CARLOS DONJUAN malaria epidemic of Engineering and sustained Alumnus Carlos Donjuan Looking to the past may help Administration’s decision to demand for College of Nurs- was a kid when he first scientists better understand a drain millions of acres of land ing programs propelled spring heard the term “illegal potentially deadly problem in and the creation of local public enrollment to a record 34,249 alien,” and its meaning the present. health infrastructure as cen- students. Enrollment that confused him. “I wondered In a recent study, political tral factors. includes online students who what an illegal alien was science Assistant Professor The study, published in the live outside Texas reached supposed to look like. I Daniel Sledge revisited the American Journal of Public nearly 38,000. imagined all kinds of weird rapid and dramatic demise of Health, could help confront creatures, animals, and malaria in the American South modern-day malaria problems hybrid figures.” As he got during the 1930s, challenging in parts of Africa, Central and older, the Mexico native scholars who have argued that Latin America, and Asia. understood the term’s the movement of Southern The infectious disease, negative connotations. “I tenant farmers away from transmitted by the bites of was heartbroken,” he says, mosquito breeding grounds infected mosquitoes, killed an 135Education Professor Mary “because people were talk- was the main reason for the estimated 1.24 million people Lynn Crow, mechanical and ing about me.” Donjuan ’06, decrease in malaria cases dur- worldwide in 2010 and has dev- aerospace engineering a senior lecturer in the Art ing the decade. astated economies in the heav- Professor David Hullender, and Art History Department, “Instead, we found that ily populated, warm-climate and Librarian Joan Martinek has come to appreciate targeted public health inter- regions of the global south. Novel Approach have a combined 135 years of the sacrifices his parents ventions, supported by the “The work has far-reaching Frank Lewis among four inducted as UT Arlington service. Each has made to provide better op- federally backed develop - implications for those who worked at the University for portunities for him and his ment of state and local public work to eradicate malaria fellows of National Academy of Inventors 45 years. brothers, and he funneled health infrastructure, led to and similar diseases,” says The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) claimed four these experiences into his the decline of malaria despite Beth Wright, dean of the Col- more UT Arlington faculty members and administra- Illegal Aliens series. “The widespread and deep-seated lege of Liberal Arts. “Huge tors for its newest group of fellows. paintings deal with both poverty,” Dr. Sledge says. challenges remain, but such The inductees are Frank Lewis, electrical engineer- my childhood memories He and co-author George research brings about better ing professor and a University Distinguished Scholar and the journey that people Mohler of Santa Clara Uni- understanding of potential Professor; Carolyn Cason, nursing professor and vice from all over the world take versity point specifically to solutions and could ultimately president for research; Ronald Elsenbaumer, chemistry 5 UT Arlington’sth Formula SAE in order to have a better the federal Works Progress help save lives.” and biochemistry professor and provost and vice presi- race car program is ranked future,” he says. “They are dent for academic affairs; and UT Arlington President fifth of 513 teams in the latest more for me to remember Vistasp Karbhari, professor of civil engineering and Formula Student Combustion my family’s experiences but of mechanical and aerospace engineering. World Rankings. The program are also open to the public’s They join colleagues Khosrow Behbehani, Nai Yuen is the highest rated of any U.S. interpretation. They can be Chen, George Kondraske, and Robert Magnusson, who Formula SAE team. Mechani- about whatever you want were inducted in the 2012 inaugural class. cal and aerospace engineer- them to be.” “UT Arlington has a tremendous set of accomplished ing Professor Bob Woods faculty who are internationally recognized in their fields advises the student group. of research,” Dr. Karbhari says. “My colleagues are Clockwise from top: distinguished not only by their patents and discover- “Indio,” “Los Niños Ilegales 2,” and ies, but by their dedication to sharing innovation with “San Jacinto” the global community and enabling the translation of fundamental research into practical applications.” 7,383 Hispanic student enrollment Dr. Lewis is an expert in feedback control systems, reached an all-time high of cooperative multi-agent systems, neural networks for 7,383 last fall. That represents When it comes to bullying, control, and related fields. Dr. Cason has worked to BEST-LAID PLANS a 60 percent increase from ignorance may in fact be bliss. A recent study by researcher increase innovation and diversity in the health care five years ago. Seokjin Jeong found that students who attend schools with workforce throughout her career and holds a patent anti-bullying programs are more likely to be bullied than for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation sensor that has those who attend schools without such programs. “One been commercialized. possible reason is that the students who are victimizing Dr. Elsenbaumer is considered an early leader in 178,579 their peers learn the language from these anti-bullying cam- the field of electronically conducting polymers, while UT Arlington awarded a paigns,” explains Dr. Jeong, a criminology and criminal jus- Karbhari’s research on composite materials has appli- record 9,466 degrees last tice assistant professor. “The schools with interventions say cations in infrastructure rehabilitation, crash-energy year. Throughout its history, ‘you shouldn’t do this’ or ‘you shouldn’t do that.’ As a result, management, and biomedical materials. the University has conferred students know what to do or say if they are questioned by NAI fellowships are awarded to academic pioneers 178,579 degrees. The break- parents or teachers.” The Journal of Criminology published who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating down: 130,468 bachelor’s, the study. inventions that benefit society. 45,336 master’s, 2,775 doctoral.

16 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 17 CAMPUS CAMPUS Champs Track and Field Sports MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The men’s cross country team Men’s track captures won the Sun Belt Conference championship last fall in its indoor Sun Belt title first year in the league. Five The men’s indoor track and “I never dreamed of getting Mavericks placed among the field team delivered a record- 28 points,” said Blomberg, a top seven finishers, led by setting performance to win the junior from Jarfalla, Sweden, Craig Lautenslager in second Sun Belt Conference Cham- who owns the school record in CLAYTON VAUGHN and Ryan Tilotta in third. Laut- pionships in February in Bir- the 3,000-meter steeplechase. With the obstacles he has enslager earned all-region mingham, Ala. Senior sprinter Clayton overcome, you’d think honors by finishing 17th at the The Mavericks amassed 185 Vaughn clocked a 6.66 to earn Clayton Vaughn was a NCAA South Central Regional. points, breaking a 20-year-old his third consecutive 60-meter hurdler. Instead, he’s one of conference record, to outpace title, each coming in a different the nation’s premier sprint- two-time defending champion conference. Other first-place ers. His 60-meter time of Western Kentucky by 36 points. finishers were Philip Critelli 6.55 seconds ranked first in “We had a lot of kids come in the 800 meters and Omar the NCAA this season and through with peak performanc- Barnes in the triple jump. fourth in the United States. es at the right time. That’s how Roland Sales was second in But his journey to the top you win a championship,” head the high jump with a leap of has been bumpy. Last coach John Sauerhage said. “It’s 7 feet, 1 inch, equaling a school year a stress break of his very satisfying to have a team record. fibula sidelined Vaughn for compete to the best of its ability The women’s team finished much of the 2013 outdoor and come out on top.” sixth, with Tamerah Gorham season. His long road back Among the standouts was (800 meters) and Hannah Nils- took a much tougher turn CHARMAINE WHITMORE Emil Blomberg, the meet’s son (mile run) capturing indi- last Thanksgiving when Senior middle blocker top scorer with 28 points. He vidual titles. A freshman from Movin’ Forward his mother died unexpect- Charmaine Whitmore led the posted victories in the mile run Arlington’s Lamar High School, edly. “Everything I’ve tried nation in blocks per set last Wheelchair basketball team looks to next and 3,000 meters and finished Gorham posted a 2:09.24 to set to do this year has been for season with 1.81. A first-team second in the 5,000 meters to an SBC Championships record. year for eighth national championship my mom,” the senior from All-Sun Belt Conference teammate Ryan Tilotta, who Nilsson’s time of 4:54.33 was Sulphur Springs says. “Even selection, the University of The loss still stings, but Movin’ Mavs head coach Doug was runner-up in the mile and the third fastest in UT Arling- in practices when I’m tired, Arkansas transfer led the Garner has shifted his focus to next season. the 3,000. ton history. I just figure I’ve dealt with Mavericks to a 19-15 record UT Arlington dropped a 55-54 heartbreaker to worse. It just pushes me and second place in the SBC Wisconsin-Whitewater in the championship game of further.” Vaughn won his tournament. the 2014 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basket- third consecutive 60-meter ball Tournament in March at College Park Center. But conference title at the Sun WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Garner believes 2015 could bring his team that elusive Belt Indoor Championships The women’s cross country eighth national title. in February, but a hip injury team posted a cumulative “I’m optimistic about where we’ll be next year,” he forced the two-time All- 3.39 GPA to earn 2013 All- says. “We’re already talking with our athletes about American to miss the NCAA Academic Team honors what they need to do for us to be successful. Everybody’s Indoor Track and Field from the U.S. Track and Field back in the gym, working hard.” Championships. The latest and Cross Country Coaches That includes Andy Kraft, a second-team All-Amer- setback didn’t keep him Association. To qualify, teams ican who averaged 21 points and seven rebounds this from clocking a UTA-record must earn a 3.00 or higher season, and fellow big man Jan Gans, who averaged 23 10.07 in the 100 meters this GPA and compete in the points and nine rebounds. But the team must carry on spring. “As long as you have NCAA Regionals. The women without first-team All-America guard Jorge Sanchez the drive and dedication finished second in the Sun and his 16 points and eight assists per game. to do something,” he says, Belt Conference last season. “All of our big guys are coming back next year,” Gar- “you can do it.” ner says. “We just have to develop our guards a little MICHAEL CHOICE bit more.” Former Mavericks outfielder The Movin’ Mavs posted a 22-2 collegiate record dur- Michael Choice is now POINTS MAN Senior guard Reger Dowell spent only ing the 2013-14 season, with the only two losses coming a member of the Texas one season at UT Arlington, but the Oklahoma State trans- to Wisconsin-Whitewater by a combined eight points. Rangers. The Oakland A’s fer made it count. The Duncanville native averaged 20.3 They also defeated UWW twice during the season. traded the 2010 Southland points per game to lead the Sun Belt Conference in scor- UT Arlington routed Missouri, 63-32, in the semi- Conference Player of the Year ing. A first-team All-Sun Belt and All-Tournament selection, finals but fell one point short in the title game when to the Rangers in December. Dowell scored in double figures in 28 of 29 games and hit the Gans’ desperation shot at the buzzer tricked off the rim. Choice is UT Arlington’s 20-point mark 15 times. He notched a career-high 37 against Kraft led the team in scoring with 19 points, followed career home run leader and Western Kentucky, the ninth best single-game total in by Sanchez with 17 and Gans with 13. was the 10th overall selection school history. The Mavericks finished the 2013-14 year with “We should be near the top again next year,” Garner in the 2010 Major League a 15-17 record and a 10-10 mark in their first season in the Sun says. “Our goal is to get back in that championship game.” Baseball draft. Belt Conference. And win it.

18 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 19 Scenes from a day in the life of UT Arlington offer fresh 6:11 am perspectives on a campus buzzing with energy. y its nature, a thriving research university like BUTA bustles with an endless array of activities. No matter the time—day or night— somebody is doing something on campus. You’re sure to see professors lecturing, scientists conducting laboratory experi- ments, and students studying or EARLY EXERCISE The running track at the Maverick Activities Center is busy from opening until closing. The MAC draws about 24 hanging out. But some things 4,000 visitors a day to its workout facilities. hours

aren’t as visible: a team receiv- 7:32 am 8:46 am at uta ing locker-room instructions from its coach, the College Park Center video display lowered to ground level for inspection, the inner workings of a massive LIGHTING THE WAY computing center. Enjoy this Sunlight from a window in the Chemistry and unique snapshot of 24 hours in Physics Building casts shadows on students walking Maverick Country. to class. GROWTH SPURT A groundskeeper attends to flowers and ferns in the University’s greenhouse, which supplies plants for campus events.

20 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 21 24 hours at uta

9:01 am 10:53 am 11:40 am 12:11 pm TOP CHOICE Whether riding bikes or walking to class, more students than ever are choosing UT Arlington as their college home.

SCHOOL SPIRIT A student puts the finishing touches on his art project on the Central Library mall.

MORNING JOLT The Starbucks coffee house in the E.H. Hereford University Center is a popular gathering place for students, faculty, and staff. 3:09 pm 5:44 pm 1:17 pm EYE LEVEL A College Park Center technician examines the four- sided video display before a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader.

EXPLORING MAVERICK COUNTRY 2:05 pm A campus tour begins in the high-tech Dan Dipert University Welcome Center in the College Park District.

IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE Professors consistently garner COURT SENSE Men’s basketball national and international recognition for their classroom coach Scott Cross diagrams a play innovations. Chemistry and biochemistry Lecturer Seiichiro before practice. The 2013-14 season

Tanizaki is among 42 UT Arlington faculty members to receive marked the first in the Sun Belt Con- HANDS OFF Flag football is among the University’s most popular intramural the prestigious UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching ference for all 14 of UT Arlington’s sports. More than 1,700 students participate in intramurals each year. Award since its establishment in 2008. NCAA Division I athletics teams.

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6:28 pm ROCKY 8:00 pm 9:59 pm ASCENT The climbing wall in the Maverick Activities Center offers HOME AWAY FROM HOME Students play video games in an extreme- sport alternative Arlington Hall, the largest of UT Arlington’s six residence hall to traditional exercise. communities. About 5,100 students live in University-owned housing, and about 10,000 live within five miles of campus.

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ALWAYS ON THE AIR “Online, all the time” is the motto for UTA Radio, a student-run Internet station featuring local, national, and international indie rock. News and sports also play a major role in the 24/7 operation. CRUCIAL CONNECTION A research LAPTOP OF LUXURY 1:21 am associate inspects the Southwest Tier 2 Center in You can’t beat the con- the Chemistry and Physics venience of online offer- Building. The supercomputing ings. About 30 percent facility analyzes data from the Large of UT Arlington students Hadron Collider in Switzerland. are enrolled exclusively in online courses, and MIND MELDING Study rooms in 10:43 pm 11:22 pm 4:45 am the Central Library provide students with a quiet space to work on group about 42 percent take assignments. The building is open continuously for most of the week. at least one distance education class.

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SAFE AND SOUND A public safety officer monitors the College Park District on a T3 Patroller electric transport vehicle.

CENTER OF DISCOVERY It’s not uncommon to find researchers in their labs POWER PLAY A worker replaces a late at night, working on breakthroughs in part for a pump in the basement of the medicine, energy, and other critical fields. Thermal Energy Plant.

24 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 25 Into the Arms of Technology

UT Arlington scientists are on the leading edge of assistive living research, designing smart homes and programming lifelike robots that could transform care for the elderly, disabled, and injured. BY SARAH BAHARI • ILLUSTRATION BY JAMES STEINBERG

he room is bright and tidy, with a sink and microwave in one corner and a washer and dryer in another. A frying pan sits on T the electric stove next to a couple of spatulas. A refrigerator hums. At the center of the room, PR2, a tall, sleek robot, renders a remarkable vision of the future. Researchers in the Living Laboratory at the UT Arlington Research Institute are developing a robot that can manage everyday tasks like washing dishes, doing laundry, even frying an egg.

26 UTArlington Magazine “Someday these robots could be a fixture in homes, science and engineering Professor Gergely Zaruba and “We can capture movement, sound, temperature, helping people do mundane, dirty, and dangerous tasks,” Vice President for Research Carolyn Cason. sleep patterns,” Dr. Makedon says. “We would know if UTARI Executive Director Rick Lynch says. “They “As our population ages, more and more people someone falls or forgets to take his medication, does could greatly improve quality of life for so many people.” are going to be looking for ways to remain at home,” not get out of bed in the morning, or does not step into Scientists at UT Arlington are advancing assistive Dr. Huber says. “We want to help them do just that.” the kitchen for something to eat. A relative or a health living technologies that seek to revolutionize care for care worker can keep tabs remotely.” the elderly, disabled, and injured. The fast-growing VETERANS ASSISTANCE Ensuring patient privacy is crucial. Makedon says industry aims to help people age comfortably while With advances in battlefield medicine and body armor, cameras would only be used if requested by the patient easing the strain that the aging population will have an unprecedented number of service members are or health care provider, and the network and its data on the nation’s health care system. surviving severe wounds and injuries. The Wounded will be completely secure. She stresses that assistive By 2030, 72.1 million Americans will be over age Warrior Project reports that nearly 52,000 soldiers technology doesn’t seek to replace human care but to 65, more than double the number in 2000. To provide have endured physical injuries in conflicts since 2001 direct resources and provide health care workers with adequate care, the country will need 70 percent more and about 320,000 suffer from traumatic brain injury. the most accurate information. home assistance workers by 2020, according to the Returning from combat can be difficult. To ease the “This is the future of aging,” she says. “Assistive tech- Bureau of Labor Statistics. But filling those jobs is transition, UTARI scientists are developing technology nology will allow people to live independently for much difficult because salaries are low. In Texas the aver- for two smart homes to be built by HEB Grocery and longer than in previous generations. This will change age home health aide makes less than $21,000 a year. Operation Finally Home, a nonprofit that provides people’s lives for the better.” Robots like PR2 could fill the gap, helping elderly custom-built, mortgage-free houses for veterans and people remain in their homes longer and providing the widows and widowers of fallen soldiers. The homes A MORE HUMAN ROBOT a measure of self-sufficiency. Mike McNair, chief of are expected to be ready by the end of the year. Still, challenges remain. The biggest obstacle is the UTARI’s robotics division, notes that they also could aid McNair says features could include automated tem- exorbitant cost of robots like PR2 and other assistive wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. perature control and retractable cooktops, cabinets, and technology. Other UT Arlington projects include building robots shelving, plus robots that open doors, vacuum floors, “We must figure out how to make robots more afford- that are smaller, more intelligent, and less expensive move objects, and take out the garbage. able,” Lynch says. “To be successful, they need to be than their predecessors; designing homes capable of “For people who have lost so much, this technology within financial reach of the average family.” monitoring a person’s health, from gait and balance could help them regain a little bit of independence,” They also must be more like humans and less like to sleep and blood pressure; and creating tools that he says. “These homes will be specifically designed to machines. Electrical engineering Associate Professor will improve care for people with physical disabilities. meet the needs of wounded warriors and their families.” Dan Popa, who’s closely affiliated with UTARI, recently HELPING HANDS Even a longtime staple of assistive living—the wheel- received a $1.35 million National Science Founda- Right: The PR2 robot HOME, SWEET SMART HOME chair—is getting a facelift. UTARI senior research tion grant to advance robots and robotic devices and can perform everyday A favorite coffee mug will record blood pressure. Sensors scientist Jeongsik Shin is working with Philadelphia- improve prosthetics. tasks like pouring a “Assistive glass of juice, doing in the floor will monitor a person’s balance and report based Humanistic Robotics Inc. to build a smart He leads a team of scientists to outfit robots like PR2 laundry, and washing a fall. The refrigerator will track how many times it’s wheelchair that’s powered with a gaze. Users would with sensitive, human-like skin and embed them with technology dishes. Below: opened. This is Smart Care, a partnership between wear 3-D eyeglasses embedded with a camera and GPS sensors that can perceive environment. For example, Manfred Huber, left, researchers in the College of Nursing and College of tracking capabilities. They would navigate the chair robots would feel touch, detect temperature, and better will allow and Gergely Zaruba Engineering that aims to turn everyday household with their eyes and in some cases a voice command, understand what humans want. The researchers are people to live equip a floor with items into health care devices. a major improvement over motorized chairs typically even trying to equip the machines with a more human- sensors to monitor walking patterns. “The idea is to allow people to live independently for operated with joysticks. like strut. independently as long as possible,” says nursing Assistant Professor “Our smart wheelchair would give people a greater “Robots have been around for a long time. But if we Kathryn Daniel, who leads the project. “Many people degree of autonomy,” Dr. Shin says. “This would increase are going to push this technology into our living rooms, for much longer do not want to leave their homes and move into a retire- quality of life for people who have lost the use of their then they will need to be better at detecting human than in previous ment community. This provides a way of getting regular arms or hands.” intent,” Dr. Popa says. “And most important, humans checkups without leaving the house.” will need to feel safe and comfortable around them.” ✪ generations.” Professors are working with the Lakewood Village AGING IN PLACE Retirement Community in Fort Worth to turn a one- As the U.S. population ages, more people will live alone, Fillia Makedon bedroom dwelling into a model with advanced sensors a scenario that presents issues for the elderly, their fami- and wireless communications. Eventually, the devices lies, and health care workers. The U.S. Administration will send electronic updates or alerts to family members on Aging estimates that 11.8 million people—roughly or health care providers. Residents may move into the 28 percent of those over age 65—live by themselves. test apartment later this year. But those numbers increase with advanced age. For Additional features will include a mirror that cap- example, among women 75 and over, nearly half lived tures a computer image of a person’s face, then analyzes alone in 2012. skin color to check for healthy blood circulation; a bath Scientists at UT Arlington’s Heracleia Human- mat that records weight to ensure a strong appetite; Centered Computing Laboratory are designing com- and a health-monitoring toilet. puter technologies to monitor daily activities and alert Funded by a grant from the U.S. Health Resources caregivers when help is needed. Led by Fillia Make- and Services Administration, Smart Care could help don, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and reduce health care costs, increase efficiency for health Engineering, researchers have set up a mock furnished care workers, and improve quality of life for older or apartment at Heracleia with sensors, robotics devices, physically disabled adults. and cameras. Once complete, Smart Care technology can be Sensors on beds, TVs, the refrigerator, and medicine retrofitted into existing homes, says Manfred Huber, cabinets detect daily patterns. Anything unusual, such a computer science and engineering associate profes- as an elderly person leaving the stove on or missing sor who’s working on the project along with computer lunch, activates an alert.

28 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 29 a world of Possibilities Attracted by strong academic programs and a welcoming environment, the University’s surging international student population invigorates an already rich cultural landscape. BY JUDY WILEY

ram cao, vivacious and determined, leans for- ward at a table in the E.H. Hereford University Center as she talks about her many activities T and plans. The Vietnam native heads the Inter- national Student Organization, a position she never imagined she would even want. But Cao’s UT Arlington experience has been transformative—and much of the shift occurred outside the classroom. She was one of the University’s 3,061 on-campus ALL IN international students last fall, a population that grew Senior Tram Cao by 7.1 percent over fall 2012—surpassing the national of Vietnam has growth rate of 6.6 percent during the same period. immersed herself Nationally, a record 724,725 international students in all things enrolled at U.S. colleges in 2012-13, according to the UT Arlington. Institute of International Education. UTA’s on-campus international enrollment jumped to 3,214 this spring. ACADEMIC APPEAL Strong programs in engineering, nursing, business, and science draw the largest numbers of international students to UT Arlington. Electrical engineering tops the list of majors, followed by computer science engi- neering and mechanical engineering. “Many international students, especially those at the graduate level, choose UT Arlington for the opportu- nity to work closely with world-class researchers and scholars,” says Ronald Elsenbaumer, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “Together they explore solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.”

SPRING 2014 31 Cao, one of about 1,000 undergraduate international FINDING THEIR WAY experience. She says she went from being shy and quiet include Global Grounds, a biweekly gathering featuring students, says she was attracted by the University’s Sahi had never been to the United States before to finding her niche as a public relations and advertis- coffee, chai tea, and snacks. The International Stu- UT Arlington’s diversity. She wanted to meet and work with people arriving in 2010. “It was totally different—the infra- ing major. She wants to be an events coordinator after dent Organization often hosts Saturday cookouts at more than 3,200 from different ethnicities. structure, the university culture,” he says. “Back in she graduates in December. area parks. Cao says the group is about 60 percent international Souvik Dubey, an electrical engineering Ph.D. can- Nepal, we don’t have freeways.” Nepalese students from “It really changed me, my experience at UTA,” she says. Americans who got involved because they wanted to students didate, is among the two-thirds of UT Arlington’s the Physics Department met him at the airport and Jay Horn, executive director of the University’s Office expand their horizons. represent nearly international students pursuing graduate degrees. found him a place to live. of International Education, says international students Similarly, Dubey prefers to make friends from coun- 120 countries. He’s developing a chip that can be implanted in the Dubey’s biggest surprise was the weather. typically have a three-month “honeymoon phase” before tries other than India. “Cultural exchange makes me The top 5: stomach to treat gastroparesis, a disorder that slows “I didn’t expect Texas to be that hot,” he says, add- the reality of how to succeed in another country sets very happy,” he says. or stops food from entering the small intestine. He ing that the climate is actually similar to India’s. Two in. His office paves the way by providing information Another offering, The Link: International Friend- works alongside renowned researcher J.-C. Chiao in of his friends were UT Arlington students, and they on obtaining visas, getting immunizations, what to ship Program, pairs students with area families. The India 1,289 the Electrical Engineering Department. helped him adjust. bring, and how to find housing. Office of International Education connects the parties “I was looking for interaction with large numbers of Cao already was accustomed to life in America when UT Arlington also offers workshops on employ- and encourages them to meet once a month for coffee, China 262 people, to come over here and learn the culture,” Dubey she came to campus in 2010. She left Ho Chi Minh City ment regulations, visas, résumé building, interviewing, meals, or outings. says. “I was also closely following Dr. Chiao’s research at age 15 and moved in with her aunt in Houston to and American business etiquette, among other topics. Just going to class can be an international experience. in medical electronics. The infrastructure that UTA attend a small private high school. The transition to International students have had a separate orientation, “Our lab is a multicultural group—Chinese, American, Nepal 238 has to perform high-quality research is commendable.” UT Arlington and its 38,000 students was challenging. but that changed last fall. Iranian, Indian,” Sahi says. “I have friends from a lot UT Arlington students hail from nearly 120 countries. “I was totally by myself, staying in a room with “We integrated international student orientation into of different communities now.” South Korea 167 Dubey is one of 1,289 students from India, which sends someone I had never met before,” she says. New Maverick Orientation,” Horn says. “We hope it will Studying and staying active help ease homesickness more scholars here than any other nation. China is next She decided to get involved in campus life, first par- continue to improve connections between international for international students. Dubey enjoys table tennis, at 262. Nepalese student Sunil Sahi, who’s pursuing a ticipating in residence hall activities, which helped her and domestic students.” badminton, pool, soccer, and playing a keyboard. Vietnam 148 doctorate in experimental physics, says he was attracted meet people. She became good friends with a resident Sahi doesn’t call Nepal frequently. With a wife and by both the academic possibilities and the generous assistant who encouraged her to stay active. WHAT TO DO young son here, he has a built-in support system. Skype GLOBAL FOCUS financial assistance. Sahi knew all along he wanted to In addition to her responsibilities as International Cao spent much of the spring semester preparing for keeps Dubey and Cao connected with home and family. Below: Souvik Dubey, right, do graduate work in the United States. Student Organization president, she helps teach a diver- International Week, which brings together UTA’s 20 Cao also stays in touch via Facebook and visits Vietnam and Fahad Mirza enjoy a “The education here is one of the best in the world,” sity and social justice workshop. The lesson plans cover international student organizations for a parade, food once or twice a year. mini-jam session while he says. gender and religion differences, as well as practical fair, fashion show, talent show, and soccer tournament. Though she has an apartment now, Cao strongly taking a break from their research. Opposite page: He works with physics Professor Wei Chen to create matters like hand gestures that may be interpreted The popular event is open to the community, and area recommends that new international students live in the His wife and son provide a reasonably priced radiation detection materials for use differently between cultures. elementary and middle schools are invited to gain residence halls. “They get to learn more about American built-in support system for in border security and other areas. The materials avail- Cao credits UT Arlington’s activities, coupled with exposure to other cultures. culture and get more involved in school.” Nepal native Sunil Sahi. able now are almost prohibitively expensive, he says. her willingness to join in, with transforming her college Other campus activities with an international flair And, perhaps, undergo a life-changing experience. ✪ Common Bonds Alumna Vicky Teherani treasures friendships formed 35 years ago Tantalizing smells filled the other better than we under- mate, apartment. Indian curry stood our American friends, Hong dishes shared table space even if we spoke different Kong with Chinese egg rolls; languages.” native Wendy Persian kebabs beckoned As Teherani became more Yau ’79, are still close, and next to Bangladeshi dal. involved in campus life, she she keeps in touch with Mismatched plates held the sought ways to acclimate many others. holiday meal as the tight- to American culture. The After earning her MBA, knit group of UT Arlington University was smaller then, Teherani spent 14 years with international students gath- and far fewer students lived Belo Corp., where she was ered around the table. near campus. the first female officer, and “None of us knew how to “Foreign students at nine years with PAJ, a global make a turkey, so we made UTA today benefit from a jewelry wholesaler. Today food from our own coun- campus that really enhances she owns VT Capital. She tries,” says Vicky Teherani the student experience,” serves on the UT Arlington ’79, ’81. “It was a wonderful she says. “The new student Development Board and, feast.” has more opportunities to with Anson Chan, founded The Thanksgiving spread comingle with American the Asia Scholarship she describes was a com- students, too.” Endowment, which sup- mon scene in the 1970s. Still, Teherani found her ports international diversity. “International students niche, forming a close circle “My UTA education gave deal with language barriers of friends that felt more like me a strong foundation to and homesickness. It sort family. One actually became be competitive in the work- of forced us to form bonds family. She married Siroos place,” Teherani says. “I am with each other,” the Hong Teherani ’81, an India native inspired to be as good as or Kong native recalls. “We she met in graduate school. better than the next person could understand each Vicky and her first room- because of it.”

32 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 33 small machine the size of a desktop printer hums so A quietly it can only be heard a few feet away. In just minutes, it makes an exact duplicate of a recently scanned item, a simple comb, to the delight of those watching in UT Arlington’s Central Library. “What will they think of next?” a woman asks rhetorically. At almost the same time, a University robotics team member hopes to solve a design dilemma involving a tiny sensor robot.

BY O.K. CARTER The device needs a very small component that has never existed before. Call it a nonstandard part—so Many experts predict 3-D printing technology will revolutionize nonstandard it doesn’t have a name. The team member relays his problem to research the way companies do business. UT Arlington is at the forefront scientist Stephen Savoie at the UT Arlington Research Institute along with design drawings, which Savoie feeds of this burgeoning industry. into a 3-D printer that’s considerably more sophisti- cated than the library’s. In less than an hour, the part is ready but doesn’t quite fit because, in this field, slight variances matter greatly. The drawings are tweaked and a second part printed. It fits perfectly and the miniscule robot scuttles across UNLIMITED OPTIONS a table. The scientists have compressed months of work An architecture into three hours, moving idea to reality in one afternoon. student and a fabric artist blended their talents to produce CUSTOM FIT a 3-D printed mold 3-D printing is gaining momentum, transitioning from from which this a metaphoric groundswell to a societal tsunami that building tile was cast.

34 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 35 most observers predict will change global trade flows, reduce production costs, shrink barriers to entering markets, and profoundly impact supply chains. “It’s not really a question of if it will happen, but how long the process will take. I believe the changes will be profound over the next decade,” College of Busi- ness Dean Rachel Croson predicts. “As 3-D technology advances, we want our students to be fully prepared for a changing business landscape.” When it comes to 3-D, UT Arlington plans to stay ahead of the curve in multiple disciplines—business, robotics, medicine, architecture, the arts. Also called additive manufacturing, 3-D printing churns out objects by laying thin layer after thin layer of metal, plastics, or other materials (concrete, for example) atop each other. The technology can either scan an object or follow computerized instructions. This differs from subtractive manufacturing—in which an object like a baseball bat is machined from a larger piece, typically metal, wood, or composites following computerized instructions—or manufacturing that uses components made from molds. “Right now a lot of people see 3-D printing as something of a curiosity,” Dr. Croson says. “It isn’t. It represents technology that will enable an age of mass customization.” She envisions an era when we won’t wear or use the same standard sizes of anything anymore. “You’ll get your shoes custom built to your feet, mine to my feet. My clothes exactly to my dimensions, and so on. The medical industry is already making medical devices through 3-D printing like dentures and hip implants that exactly conform to each unique patient. They’ll fit just like your original teeth, just like your THE TOTAL PACKAGE use glass or metal for casting in our foundry. With 3-D alloys or synthetic materials for direct manufacturing. 3-D STATE OF MIND hip. Innovations like that, customized for each use, are For some UT Arlington departments, 3-D printing printing technology, we can actually create forms and Students have to be conversant in both additive and Opposite page: Rachel “Some types of becoming a much more attractive alternative. technology is making an impact right here, right now. molds that can be cast with these materials in a tradi- subtractive manufacturing. Those ideas have to be Croson says 3-D printing “As long as you’re talking about a three-inch bolt, UTARI’s printers often are busy 24/7, with projects tional way. 3-D printing is becoming so sophisticated part of the curriculum.” will “enable an age of mass customization.” Left: conventional the old-fashioned manufacturing processes work well. ranging from medical applications like custom-fitted that object building is now created directly using metal, The bonus of 3-D printing for architects, Bell believes, The MakerBot Replicator But 3-D printing enables manufacturers to exploit situ- burn victim coverings to robotic components. clay, or various synthetic materials.” is that it blends the functions of both designer and 2 printer brings life to machining ations where adding non-uniformity of the product “Some types of conventional machining manufactur- Projects span from fanciful to pragmatic, includ- manufacturer and is reminiscent of the architect as a the creative vision of art can create value.” ing might take two years from design to completion,” ing one of the most comprehensive university pack- builder. “The integration of 3-D modeling with digital students. Above: Led by manufacturing The implications for students are vast. Savoie says. “With 3-D, it might be only a few hours. aging programs in the nation in collaboration with manufacturing opens up the design and fabrication Brad Bell, the School of “We need to teach our students not only about the That’s a huge savings.” the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation. process to a much broader range of customizable Architecture has developed might take 3-D-related intellectual world that’s out there today, but the world that’s going He says 3-D also speeds up research and develop- Students create designs with sophisticated software outcomes.” property in thermal facades two years to be out there tomorrow, or 10 years from now or ment, a key for helping UTARI move technology to and use a table that can cut any packaging or display The school’s 3-D research already has created col- and sound-mitigation panels. 20,” Croson says. “A big part of that is going to involve market more quickly. system imaginable. laborations with the private sector, including archi- from design the impact of 3-D technology. We want a future-proof “One company we’re collaborating with printed “It is packaging and form creation that is also art tectural companies HKS Inc. and Beck Group, along to completion. degree. Our students will graduate with skills needed six or seven designs, a process that was particularly and design, packaging that is intended to safely ship with Acme Brick, Gate Precast, Zahner Metal, and for today but also with the skills to lead their companies useful for prototypes or even small-scale production. products but also to display them,” Hower says. “With Austin Commercial. Bell’s research group has developed With 3-D, it in the future that’s coming.” The technology is also beneficial for making molds, our 3-D tools, we can tweak and tweak, perhaps cre- 3-D-related intellectual property in sound-mitigation Consider students in supply chains and operations which conventionally are expensive to produce. It’s ating 15 or 20 versions of a given packaging concept precast panels, thermal facades, and reconfigurable might be only management as they examine optimal inventory policy. particularly useful for limited-production, custom- before arriving at the perfect solution.” form work. Those are, he foresees, a mere hint of what’s Let’s say Home Depot historically keeps 80 of an item molded products.” to come. a few hours.” on a shelf and 200 in the warehouse. If the company A most unusual embrace of 3-D printing technol- ARCHITECT OF CHANGE A recent IBM study on the impact of 3-D technol- has 3-D printing capabilities, maybe it needs only 20 ogy is evolving in fine arts. Students are using 3-D In the School of Architecture, 3-D printing has advanced ogy predicts a decrease in the cost of producing new on the shelf and 50 in the back. If inventory runs low, to create computer gaming characters, educational so quickly that the technology may migrate to individual products, a huge drop in production volume needed just print more. games, sculptures, innovative packaging, even color- studios, where Assistant Professor Brad Bell believes to enter a market, dramatically sped-up design cycles, “The capability of 3-D printing will totally change ful retail exhibits. the equipment soon will be as commonplace as laptops, and the undercutting of large supplier networks and inventory policy—how many of an item you need to “It is important to explore new tools and technology X-Acto knives, and straightedges. extended supply chains. In short, a sea change. hold, how many you need to order—and best business that create a type of marriage between what students “We’ve always relied on certain design tools, and “There will absolutely be big winners, big losers, practices will change with them,” Croson says. “Busi- experiment with in our studios and what knowledge the way we utilize those tools has expanded to 3-D and accelerated change in the process,” business Dean ness law will change significantly, as will copyright and they will require as they move into careers in industry printing,” he says. “Right now the low-hanging fruit is Croson predicts. “Our mission will be to make sure no patent law, duplication rights, and myriad opportunities or as entrepreneurs,” Art and Art History Department to use 3-D to create representations or prototypes, but students anywhere are better prepared for the future and obstacles that haven’t surfaced yet.” Chairman Robert Hower says. “We have sculptors who in the future we’ll use 3-D to print concrete or metal than those at UT Arlington.” ✪

36 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 37 ALUMNI NEWS Events

Unlikely Ascent Alumnus Mike Dolabi’s winding road to success The irony was unmistakable as Mike Dolabi dined at cousin but was soon on his own when the cousin went AlumniTHE WORLD AND UTNews ARLINGTON a posh restaurant near the top of a Dallas high-rise back to Iran. With help from a Greenville High School in 1997. counselor who became his guardian, he graduated in He was the guest of a bank that had recently loaned 1979 and eventually came to UT Arlington in 1982 to him $1 million to build a warehouse for his growing study electrical engineering. auto body parts business. A few years before, he had sat He lived near campus, walked most places, and worked at a gas station LIBRARY EXHIBIT and as a cook at Benni - Celebrating and Forgetting, gan’s to pay for college. He Lamenting and Remember- remembers UT Arlington ing: The U.S.-Mexico War, as a welcoming place, even 1846-1848 focuses on the for someone from Iran in “forgotten” U.S.-Mexico War the aftermath of the Ira- through letters, diaries, maps, nian hostage crisis. and other materials. Through In 1993 Dolabi and his Aug. 30, Special Collections, wife, Sunny, sold most of Central Library. More infor- their possessions—includ- mation: uta.edu/library/spco ing their car—to start National Autobody Parts SUMMER CAMPS Warehouse Inc. What Looking to enrich your kids’ began with 12 pieces of summer? UT Arlington hosts inventory, a Rolodex of more than 50 day and over- customers, and a Toyota night youth programs. Topics pickup has burgeoned include architecture, athletics, into one of the largest auto engineering, art, music, body parts distributors in science, and more. June Texas. 9-Aug. 15. More information: outside that same skyscraper as a taxi driver waiting for Certified by the International Organization of Stan- uta.edu/summercamps his next passenger. The Iran native’s rise from ground dardization, the company ships parts throughout the floor to penthouse is the quintessential American suc- United States from its 150,000-square-foot facility in ILLUSTRATION BY CHI BIRMINGHAM CHI BY ILLUSTRATION cess story but not the only paradox in an improbable Grand Prairie and a satellite location in Round Rock. journey. Row after row of hoods, bumpers, and fenders line Seeking a brighter future for their oldest child, the Grand Prairie warehouse, which houses 54,000 A Legacy of Leaders Dolabi’s parents sent him to the United States at age types of parts. 16 shortly before the Iranian revolution. He couldn’t As president, Dolabi has steered National Autobody Goolsby Leadership Academy celebrates a decade of excellence speak nor understand English but managed to hail a Parts Warehouse down the road to success by empha- Combining artistry with business acumen can be dif- appreciation for learning, and increased self-confidence “Our scholars cab after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. sizing consistency, integrity, hard work, and creativity. ficult, but alumna Danielle Georgiou has fused the two that serves them well in their careers,” says David Mack, Seconds into his ride, a car sideswiped the taxi. “In this country the sky is not even the limit. Think with the grace of a ballerina. academy director and College of Business assistant dean. graduate “That was my first experience in America,” he says big. Don’t be afraid to do things differently,” he says. OOZEBALL TOURNAMENT Eight years ago she graduated in the Goolsby Lead- Example: Eric Ryan Pace ’06. Also a member of with a grin. “Now I’m in the business of replacing parts “Believe, stay focused, and treat people right. If you do Alumni are encouraged ership Academy’s first cohort with a degree in interna- the first Goolsby cohort, he is a civilian strategist and with solid for cars that have been in accidents.” that, you can’t lose.” to enter teams in the 25th tional business and French. Today she runs the thriving adviser on the Pentagon Air staff. Dolabi moved to Greenville, Texas, to be near his You may even win big. annual Oozeball mud Danielle Georgiou Dance Group in Dallas. “My peers were all top-notch professionals who leadership volleyball tournament. Noon- “There has always been something special about had little time for developing or leading me,” he says. skills, an 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, dance and the arts for me,” she says. “With my Goolsby “Despite the long work hours and intimidating atmo- corner of Greek Row Drive experience, I’ve been able to apply the tools, techniques, sphere, I had certain expectations for my co-workers appreciation Distinguished veterans named to Hall of Honor and Summit Street. More and knowledge in business, marketing, management, and myself. I continuously sought mentorship and Stan Thompson, Susan Til- the use of GPS satellites to Woodruff graduated in 1970 information: 817-272-2594 and finances to running my dance company.” development opportunities, and I mentored young for learning, lotson, and Martin Woodruff synchronize real-time testing with a mathematics degree. Established with an anonymous $2 million gift in professionals in a new program for civil servants.” and increased are the 2014 inductees into the of distance relay protection He served in the Army from ALUMNI GALA honor of Distinguished Alumnus John Goolsby ’64 and In 2013 the Air Force’s director of strategic planning Military Science Hall of Honor. schemes of power transmis- 1970-79, achieving the rank Mark your calendars for the his wife, Judy, the academy is a cohort-based program named Pace the Civilian of the Year. self-confidence Thompson graduated from sion lines. of captain. He was an infantry 49th Annual Distinguished for outstanding College of Business students. Since its Pace and other Goolsby graduates agree that the UT Arlington in 1974 with an Tillotson earned a politi- platoon leader and an adviser Alumni Gala recognizing founding, it has helped prepare more than 250 busi- program’s impact extends beyond the tangible rewards that serves electrical engineering degree. cal science degree in 1977 and to a Vietnamese unit. After his graduates for their profes- ness graduates for career success. of business success. Sending prepared leaders into the them well in After serving in the Army’s was the University’s first female military career, he worked for sional achievements, service Goolsby Scholars have held leadership positions at world benefits everyone. 24th Infantry Division, he Corps of Cadets commander. more than 30 years experi - Poco Graphite, a manufacturer to the community, and Microsoft, BNSF Railway, PricewaterhouseCoopers, “Goolsby taught me that success is empty unless it their careers.” began as an electrical engi- Her military career included ence in training, leadership of carbon graphite and sili- loyalty to UT Arlington. 6:30 and Lockheed Martin, among others, and more than serves the greater community,” says Jaysen Lamb ’07, a neer at Multi-Amp Corp. (now serving as the maintenance development, program man- con carbide materials, before p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, E.H. 25 percent have continued their education at graduate graduate of the second cohort and president of Paladin Megger). He is the company’s material officer for a main- agement, and instruction and becoming a management con- Hereford University Center. or law schools. Signs & Graphics. “It taught me to commit with passion product manager for relay test tenance battalion in the 2nd has received numerous military sultant. Woodruff is the mayor More information: utaalumni. “Our scholars graduate with solid leadership skills, an and be a good steward. No one is successful in a vacuum.” equipment and helped pioneer Armored Division. She has and civilian honors. of Decatur, Texas. org/distinguished

38 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 39 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo Snapshot Aaron, Thompson honored for excellence STEPHANIE DUNCAN ’06 When Stephanie Duncan helps a child with severe ALUMNI BANQUET burns or a man with a large Walter Price ’85, Erika Roy tumor, she’s doing more Finney ’96, and Quinton than providing medi- Thompson ’11 attended cal treatment. She’s also the 24th Annual African- strengthening the patients’ American Alumni Banquet in community ties. In the March at the E.H. Hereford Republic of Congo, where University Center. Duncan is a nurse aboard a large hospital ship, these connections are essential to preserving quality of Alumna Terry Aaron has a pas- Thompson, who earned life. “Many of the patients sion for helping students suc- a bachelor’s degree in social we treat have tumors or ceed. The key, she believes, is work in 1981, manages the deformities that cause connecting them with a mentor. day-to-day operations of them to be outcasts,” the Dr. Aaron, director of Con- more than 15 programs and 2006 nursing graduate says. tinuing Education Services at 300 employees who work to “They come to us desperate Tarrant County College South- keep Dallas County residents HOMECOMING RECEPTION for an answer, for new life. Broad Impact east Campus, received the Out- safe and healthy. He develops Attending a Homecoming And the awesome thing standing African-American the department’s $125 million reception in the College Park is that we get to provide Alumnus Glen Whitley’s influence Alumni Award at the annual budget and manages city, District last fall were former that for them.” Stationed extends throughout North Texas African-American Alumni county, state, and federal athletes Jennifer Cross ’99, in Pointe-Noire, Duncan Banquet in March. Also hon- contracts. Trisha Walker ’01, and Lisa is part of Mercy Ships, an He jokes that he can’t say no, but the real reason behind ored was Zachary Thompson, “The education I received Verheul Swan ’00, ’03. international charity that Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley’s tireless public director of Dallas County from UTA was instrumental in provides free health care, service traces to his parents. Health and Human Services. helping me become the direc- community development “They taught us that we were blessed by the com- Aaron earned a Ph.D. in tor of Dallas County Health projects, health educa- munity we live in,” says the 1976 accounting graduate, urban and public administra- and Human Services,” he tion, and more. Doctors “and we owe it to our community to give back as much tion in 2011. Her dissertation says. “Beyond the classroom, and nurses aboard the ship as we possibly can.” research led to the creation of the campus activities helped donate their time and often As Tarrant County’s chief elected officer, Judge the Mentoring Summit, now in me develop my leadership and spend their own money Whitley presides over the County Commissioners Court. its third year at TCC. In addi- management skills.” to work there. For Duncan, Under his leadership, the county’s bond package helped tion to promoting mentorships, Thompson served on the STUDENT LEADER EVENT the sacrifices are worth it. cities build and widen roads, and he was instrumental the program awards scholar- North Texas Behavioral Health Bonnie ’85 and Marty Wieder “Working as a nurse in Africa in improving access and care at JPS Health Network. ships to deserving students. Authority Board of Directors ’83, ’88 reconnected with fel- has always been a dream “There’s a tremendous spirit of generosity in Tar- “Students who connect with and as a member of the Site- low Mavericks at the Student of mine, and I finally get to rant County,” he says. “We try to make sure government someone on campus are more Based Decision Making Com- Leader Alumni Reception see it lived out. It’s not easy doesn’t get in the way of that.” likely to be successful and com- mittee of the Martin Luther during Homecoming in the to give up the comforts of In addition to careers in county government and plete college,” she says. “The King Jr. Learning Center. He Hospitality Suite at College home and leave family and accounting (he co-founded the Whitley Penn accounting Mentoring Summit gives stu- was nominated for the 2008 Park Center. friends, but I wouldn’t want firm in 1983), Whitley’s civic and professional involve- dents the opportunity to make Janet Emerson Public Health to be anywhere else.” ment is prolific. He is a past president of the National these connections.” Servant Award and received Association of Counties and of the North Central Texas Aaron’s community involve- the 2009 Interdenominational Council of Governments, as well as a past chairman ment includes serving on the Ministerial Alliance Health of the Regional Transportation Council and the Texas Eastside YMCA board, as well Care Award. Conference on Urban Counties. Gov. Rick Perry recently as holding leadership positions Established in 1995, the reappointed him to the Governing Board of the Texas with the Texas Association of Outstanding African-Amer- Indigent Defense Commission. Black Professionals in Higher ican Alumni Award honors This barely scratches the surface of his community Education-Tarrant County African-American graduates engagement. At UT Arlington, he serves on the Depart- Chapter, the Texas State Chris- who have made significant con- MILITARY HALL OF HONOR ment of Accounting Advisory Board and received the tian Education Association, tributions to society and whose Rex Latham ’65, Mark Latham department’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. the Region IV International accomplishments and careers ’76, and Will Latham ’49 at “It’s been tremendous to watch UTA transform itself,” Christian Education Associa- have brought credit to UTA. the Military Science Hall of Whitley says. “The University has had a huge impact tion, and the Region IV Inter- Banquet proceeds benefit the Honor Induction Ceremony on my life. It offers students a great opportunity to get national Christian Women and African-American Endowed in March in the E.H. Hereford an education and make an impact in the community.” Missionary Association. Scholarship Fund. University Center.

40 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 41 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Spotlight College of Business Giving Endowment surpasses $100 million milestone Billy Flores joined the Coast faculty positions, research, and Guard less than a year before academic programs. his cutter, the USCGC Black- Unprecedented donor sup- JPMORGAN CHASE GRANT thorn, collided with an oil tank- port helped UT Arlington’s JOHN AND MARJORIE EARLE President Vistasp Karbhari, er in Tampa Bay, Fla., in 1980. endowment surpass $100 mil- Every semester for 11 years, Maureen Casey of JPMor- The 18-year-old seaman lion at the end of the 2012-13 Mary Earle Aucutt attended gan Chase, Arlington Mayor apprentice was among 23 fiscal year. The University also night classes at UT Arling- Robert Cluck, and NFL Hall crewmembers who died in received a record $22.7 mil- ton to earn a college degree. of Famer Roger Staubach at the accident, but not before lion in new gifts and pledges Her persistence paid off the announcement of a grant he helped save several lives. last year. when she graduated in 1975 supporting student veterans. For his heroism, Flores post- “UT Arlington’s potential for with a BBA in accounting. humously received the Coast continued success lies not only She used her education to Guard Medal in 2000, and a in its outstanding students and further her career as comp- Fitting Tribute cutter bearing his name was faculty but also in the invest- troller for Fort Worth-based Conatser Construction, Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation commissioned in 2012. ments made by loyal friends To honor Flores’ memory, and supporters,” says Jerri where she worked for many endowment benefits engineering, science his sister Connie Flores, broth- Schooley, interim vice presi- years. Shortly before she er Sam Flores, and sister-in-law dent for development. “Such graduated, Aucutt estab- Vought Aircraft dates to 1917 when Chance Vought Ceil Flores—all UT Arlington generosity allows the Univer- lished the C.J. and Clara partnered with Birdseye Lewis to create the Lewis & graduates—are establishing sity to significantly enhance its Earle Student Scholarship in ANDERSON COOPER EVENT Vought Corp. Over nine decades the company built the Courage in Adversity: Billy facilities, strengthen research memory of her parents. It Anderson Cooper, Shalyn more than 15,000 military aircraft. Flores Scholarship for nursing programs, and provide count- was one of the first endow- Clark, and Al Clark at a Vought died in 1930, but the company that bears majors. less opportunities for students.” ment gifts to the College reception in February before his name, Triumph Aerostructures-Vought Aircraft Endowed funds like those The endowment’s market of Business. Following her Cooper’s Maverick Speakers Division, continues to make its mark in the aviation pledged by the Flores family value surged from $53.4 mil- death in 1985, she left her Series lecture. industry. ensure the University’s long- lion in 2008-09 to $101.7 mil- estate and her parents’ To extend his legacy, the Vought Aircraft Heri- term viability and are managed lion in 2012-13, and the num- estate to strengthen the tage Foundation has established the Chance Vought to weather market fluctuations ber of funds has increased from scholarship. To date, the Engineering and Science Endowment at UT Arling- while supporting scholarships, 401 to 592. endowment has awarded ton. The gift will provide scholarships to engineering 574 scholarships to and science students and assist K-12 outreach efforts. UT Arlington business Twenty percent of the endowment will support UTeach students. Last fall Aucutt’s Arlington, which recruits engineering and science brother, John Earle, and his students for careers as high school math and science wife, Marjorie, attended a teachers. PIONEER NATURAL luncheon hosted by the Col- Vought and UT Arlington have a history of col- RESOURCES GIFT lege of Business to recog- laboration, primarily through a cooperative education E.G. “Skip” Rhodes and Louis nize the family’s generosity. program with the College of Engineering and College Goldstein of Pioneer Natural They met several scholar- of Science that started in the 1960s. The relationship Resources with College of ship recipients and received played a major role in the company’s decision to estab- Science Dean Pamela Jansma a two-inch-thick collection lish the endowment. at the signing of a commit- of thank-you letters. “We “Vought hired many UT Arlington co-op students,” ment supporting the Earth were touched by the genu- notes Dillon Smith, treasurer for the Vought Aircraft and Environmental Sciences ine gratitude the students Heritage Foundation. “They became valuable, long- Department. expressed,” John Earle said. term employees.” “Our family is honored to be UT Arlington President Vistasp Karbhari calls the able to help them, and we partnership a fitting tribute that could fuel discoveries DIFFERENCE MAKER Like many UT Arlington stu- look forward to assisting and benefit society in unforeseen ways. dents, alumnus Ron Cates was the first in his family to attend many more students in the “Through this endowment, aspiring engineers and college. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in elec- coming years.” scientists will be given the tools they need to lead future trical engineering and went to work for General Dynamics as generations into technological frontiers that we can an electronic systems engineer. His career path led to Micro- barely imagine today,” he says. chip Technology Inc., where he’s now the director of world- Cathie Barrington, the foundation’s financial wide sales channel enablement. In 2011 he established the SANJAY GUPTA RECEPTION manager, says strengthening engineering and science Ron L. Cates Endowed Scholarship and recently arranged for Maxwell Scarlett ’66, Sanjay education is important to current and former Vought a planned estate gift to further fund the scholarship. “If one Gupta, and Vivian Scarlett at a employees. wants to leave a legacy in an endowment, there are very few reception in March before “We look forward to continuing Chance Vought’s organizations that will live forever,” Cates says. “The need to Dr. Gupta’s Maverick Speak- legacy,” she says, “not only through these future leaders, educate people is perpetual, so that is where I have chosen to ers Series lecture. but also in our relationship with UT Arlington.” leave my personal mark on the world.”

42 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 43 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Class Notes Notable 1969 (BBA, Finance) is professor where she has served on the 1989 Leadership and Policy Stud- neer at Lockheed Martin. He (MEd, Educational Admin- 2002 Arlington. Dara Rossi (Princi- CATHELEEN JORDAN Ralph M. Cox (BS, Mechani- of economics and Corrigan faculty since 1994. David Mack Henderson (BM, ies) is an assistant principal is the corporate root cause istration) is principal of the Sandy Conklin (MEd, pal Certification, Educational Dr. Jordan (’79 MSSW) cal Engineering) has begun a Chair of Economics and Busi- Music/Business Administra- at Neal Elementary School and corrective action expert. Crosstimbers Academy Educational Leadership and Leadership and Policy Stud- received the 2013 Lifetime phased retirement as a senior ness Administration at Austin 1984 tion) is president of Fairness in Mansfield. Jeanne Smith He developed and imple- charter school in Weather- Policy Studies) is principal at ies) is an assistant principal at Achievement Award from the principal with Tompkins College in Sherman. Janet Hendrick (BA, Politi- Fort Worth and owns David (BBA, Accounting) was hon- mented a process to solve ford. Michele Drake (’00 BA, Beck Elementary School in Nichols Junior High School in Texas Chapter of the National International, a supply chain cal Science) is an of counsel Henderson Tax Preparation ored as one of the 2013 Great complex technical problems English; ’07 MEd, Educational the Northwest Independent Arlington. Katy Thomas (’04 Association of Social Work- consulting firm. He lives in 1979 attorney for Fisher & Phillips, in Fort Worth. He helped Women of Texas by the Fort on all major programs, includ- Leadership and Policy Stud- School District. Hilda Her- BBA, Finance; ’12 MEd, Educa- ers. She is the Cheryl Milkes Austin. Robert Lee Joseph (BBA, LLP, in Dallas. Previously she establish UT Arlington’s first Worth Business Press. She is ing the F-16, F-22, F-35, C-130, ies) is an assistant principal at rera (’02 BA, Spanish; ’11 MEd, tional Leadership and Policy Moore Professor in Mental Systems Analysis) is author of was senior counsel at an em- LGBT student organization in a partner in tax and strategic C-5, U-2, and MS2. Harmon Elementary School Educational Leadership and Studies) is an assistant princi- Health Research in the UT Ar- 1970 “The Everywhere Book Series,” ployment law boutique firm in the 1980s. Meg Penrose (BA, business services for Weaver, in Mansfield. Carlos Lee Policy Studies) is an assistant pal at Lakewood Elementary lington School of Social Work. Robert Gnuse (’70 BS, ’74 MS, a group of action-adventure Dallas, where she represent- History) is a professor of law a Fort Worth-based account- 1996 (MEd, Educational Adminis- principal at Diamond Hill Ele- School in the Hurst-Euless- Civil Engineering) is a partner books. Randal Wickersham ed employers in employment at the Texas A&M University ing firm. Edward Mancuso (BS, Infor- tration) is an assistant profes- mentary School in Fort Worth. Bedford Independent School with Denver-based Gnuse En- (BA, History) is a senior busi- and employee injury litigation. School of Law. Previously she mation Systems) is executive sor in educational leadership Angie Hux (MEd, Education District. Lakita Turner (MEd, terprises, LLC, which provides ness planning analyst for Lisa Reed McKinney (BA, taught at the University of 1993 director for the Knoxville, in the College of Human in Curriculum and Instruction) Educational Leadership and management, marketing, and Hewlett-Packard’s global real Journalism) won first place in Oklahoma School of Law. Paul Blocker (BA, Interdis- Tenn., area at Ernst & Young. Sciences and Education at is an assistant principal at Policy Studies) is an assistant sales consulting and training estate team in Plano, where the Texas State Genealogical ciplinary Studies) is the first Louisiana State University. Pinkerton Elementary School principal at Como Elementary to companies that must per- he coordinates the computer- Society awards for profes- 1991 assistant public defender in 1997 Jeongyi Lee (MA, Linguis- in Coppell. Gwen Perkins School in Fort Worth. Steven suade at the executive level. aided facilities management sional genealogists for her Louis Michalski (PhD, Hu- the Dallas County Public De- Jay Cantrell (BS, Architec- tics) is an assistant professor (MEd, Educational Leadership Wurtz (MEd, Educational process. book City Property, 1914-1916. manities) has published an his- fender’s Office. Danny Hoe ture) was a finalist in the pro- of Korean in the Depart- and Policy Studies) is director Leadership and Policy Stud- 1971 She also published three torical novel, The Gift, which (BS, Information Systems) is fessional physical submission ment of Foreign Languages of professional personnel ies) is an area superintendent Kristy Libotte Keener (BFA, 1980 Legacy QuickGuides in 2013, is set in the Southwest and strategic development man- division of the 39th annual at Kennesaw State Univer- in the Denton Independent in the elementary division for Art) won three International John Colligan (’80 BS, Archi- one on quilts and the other tells the story of a priest who ager for Signagelive in Singa- KRob Architectural Delinea- sity in Kennesaw, Ga. Aaron School District. Previously she the Arlington Independent Gold Marcom Awards for tecture; ’86 MLA, Landscape two on diaries and Norwegian is forced to confront the dark pore. Lee LeGrice (’93 MSSW, tion competition, the longest- Perales (MEd, Educational was principal at Crownover School District. LAURETTA HILL graphic design. She is the Architecture) owns Colligan genealogy. Dan W. Turner side of the Catholic Church ’03 PhD, Social Work) was running architectural drawing Administration) is director Middle School in Corinth. Hill (’93 BA, Criminal Justice) graphic design coordinator Golf Designs in Arlington. (BS, Economics) was named and the only life he has known. named 2013 Social Worker of competition in the world. Vic of parent and community 2005 is the first African-American at the North Central Texas Joan Cox (BBA, Accounting) to the board of trustees for Jacob Montilijo Monty (BA, the Year by the Texas Chapter Eugenio (MEd, Education engagement for the Arling- 2003 Erica Bynum (MEd, Edu- woman to be promoted to Council of Governments. was a finalist for Dallas Busi- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital History) has been appointed of the National Association of in Teaching) is principal at ton Independent School Lesley Bettis (Principal Certi- cation in Curriculum and assistant police chief in the ness Journal CFO of the Year for Children in Dallas. He to the Texas Higher Educa- Social Workers. Her nomina- Harmon Elementary School District. Shea Schaefer (’00 fication, Educational Leader- Instruction) is an assistant Arlington Police Department. 1973 in the nonprofits category. currently serves as the Orient tion Coordinating Board by tion will be submitted in 2014 in Mansfield. BA, Interdisciplinary Studies; ship and Policy Studies) is principal at Adams Elementa- She is a 19-year veteran of the Ron Jensen (BA, Psychology) She is chief financial officer of Texas general secretary for Gov. Rick Perry. Dr. Monty’s for national consideration. ’06 MEd, Educational Leader- principal at Wood Elementary ry School in Arlington. Emily APD. was elected mayor of Grand for Head Start of Greater the Texas Scottish Rite bodies. term expires Aug. 31, 2015. She is an adjunct professor in 1998 ship and Policy Studies) is School in Arlington. Tracy Froese (MEd, Educational Prairie in May 2013. Dallas. He is a retired senior solution Melissa Wargo (’91 BA, ’96 the UT Arlington School of Kirsten Lundin (’98 BS, ’00 principal at Walker Creek Collins (MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) LAMAR GOREE architect for Hewlett-Packard. MA, Anthropology; ’09 PhD, Social Work. Melanie Mason MS, Biology) is dean of Elementary School in North Leadership and Policy Stud- is principal at Coppell Middle Dr. Goree (’01 MEd, Educa- 1977 1982 Transatlantic History) is chief (BFA, Theatre Arts) directed instruction at Seguin High Richland Hills in the Birdville ies) is an assistant principal at School West in the Coppell tional Leadership and Policy Mike Farris (BA, Political Kelly Brechel (BBA, Finance) 1987 of staff at Western Carolina Annie, which received the School in Arlington. Mitch Independent School District. Boles Junior High School in Independent School District. Studies) is superintendent for Science) wrote his fifth novel, is director of commercial Robert Mantooth (BM, Mu- University. Previously she was Stony Award for Best Musical McCombs (MEd, Education Sonal Sinha (BS, Information Arlington. Jill Galloway (BS, Computer Caddo Parish Public Schools in The Bequest, about an Oscar- valuation and counseling for sic) is an intelligence specialist assistant vice chancellor for at Theatre Arlington. She in Teaching) is an assistant Systems) is associate vice Science Engineering) is direc- Shreveport, La. Previously he winning actress and the ups O’Brien Realty Advisors in at the National Air and Space planning and effectiveness is a lecturer in the Commu- principal at Davis Elementary president of industry solu- 2004 tor of instructional tech- was an area superintendent and downs of her career. Fort Worth. Previously she Intelligence Center in Dayton, at WCU. nication Department at UT School in Mansfield. tions for webinar provider Louwanda Evans (’04 BA, ’06 nology for the Arlington Inde- in the Mansfield Independent was associate director of Ohio. He retired in 2012 after Arlington. MetricStream. She is respon- MA, Sociology) published the pendent School District. Nick School District. 1978 Integra Realty Resources’ Fort 21 years of service in the Army, 1992 1999 sible for driving solutions and book Cabin Pressure: African Herron (BA, Political Science) Louis D. Marks Jr. (MBA, Worth office from 1990-2013. where he was a strategic Eric Brock (MBA, Marketing) 1994 Brad Burns (MEd, Education- strategy in industries such as American Pilots, Flight Atten- is a partner at Wasserstrum Finance) is a licensed Tim Eckersley (BS, Electri- planner for the G2 Intel- is vice president of business Russell Goodman (’94 BS, ’96 al Leadership and Policy Stud- consumer packaged goods, dants, and Emotional Labor & Herron, LLP, in Vineland, residential mortgage loan cal Engineering) is senior ligence Section of the 94th and technology services at MS, Mathematics) is a math- ies) is principal at Waxahachie retail, and technology. San- (Perspectives on a Multiracial N.J. He is licensed to practice originator specializing in vice president for Allegion, a Army Air and Missile Defense Mary Kay Inc. in Dallas. He ematics associate professor High School. Previously he dra Sprott (BA, English) is an America). Joshua Garcia law in both New Jersey and reverse mortgages for senior provider of security solu- Command. began at Mary Kay in 1997 as and chair of the Mathemat- was principal at Lewisville attorney in the law office of (MEd, Educational Leadership Pennsylvania. Eboni Lewis homeowners. He is retired tions based in Ireland. He is webmaster and has led the ics and Computer Science High School. Ricardo Y. Go- Ben Abbott, PC, in Garland. and Policy Studies) is director (’05 BA, Kinesiology; ’11 MEd, from Bell Helicopter Textron. president of the company’s 1988 information security team Department at Central Col- mez (’09 BA, History; ’13 MEd, Scott Wilson (BS, Architec- of ELL/bilingual education Educational Leadership and Miriam Nisenbaum (MSSW) Americas region. Previously John Jay Lewis (’88 MEd, at the company since its lege in Pella, Iowa. Jennifer Educational Leadership and ture) has joined the Paul Ryan in the Mansfield Indepen- Policy Studies) is an assistant is executive director of the he was Ingersoll Rand’s presi- Architecture; ’00 MEd, Edu- inception. Michael Clock Stoecker (BA, Journalism) is Policy Studies) is an assistant Design Group in Dallas. The dent School District. Phillip principal at Arlington High Texas Chapter of the National dent of Commercial Americas. cational Administration) is (BBA, Accounting) was director of human resource principal at Nichols Junior firm designs senior living Morgan (BFA, Theatre Arts) School. Chris Nester (MEd, Association of Social Workers. K. Jamie Rogers (’82 MS, ’85 an assistant principal at Cross- named CFO of the Year in the employee services for the High School in Arlington. campuses, medical facilities, is president-elect of the Texas Educational Leadership and Her most recent professional PhD, Industrial Engineer- timbers Academy charter restaurants category by the Mansfield Independent Kourtney Ragsdale (’99 BA, hospices, and hospitality Educational Theatre Associa- Policy Studies) is principal at RANDI NELSON experience was as the vice ing) was inducted into the school in Weatherford. Lee Dallas Business Journal. He is School District. History; ’12 MEd, Educational sites. Launched in 2013, PRDG tion and director of fine arts Wilson Elementary School in Nelson (’07 BA, Journalism/ president of Children and University of Missouri College Mulcahy (’88 BA, French; ’01 chief financial officer for Le Leadership and Policy Stud- is an outgrowth of the global for the Waco Independent Coppell. Katrina Smith (MEd, Public Relations) was selected Family Services with Easter of Engineering Industrial PhD, 19th Century French Duff America Inc. in Dallas. 1995 ies) is an assistant principal architecture and design firm School District. Diego Quin- Educational Leadership and by the Connecticut Law Tri- Seals Central Texas in Austin. and Manufacturing Systems Art/Humanities) exhibited Tony Ellis (BBA, Marketing) Glenda Roasa (BS, Archi- at Wester Middle School in Perkins+Will. tana (BA, Spanish) teaches Policy Studies) is principal at bune as a “New Leader in the She has served as the execu- Engineering Department Hall at Aspen’s Thomas Jefferson is vice president of industry tecture) is an information Mansfield. third-grade math at Cooke Meadowbrook Middle School Law” for her achievements in tive director of the National of Fame. Dr. Rogers is a pro- and Ben Franklin Newmedia advancement for the National technology specialist at the 2001 Elementary School in Cle- in Fort Worth. Luanne Stout legal work, pro bono efforts, Alliance on Mental Illness in fessor and associate chair of Art Porch in fall 2013 and at Association of College Stores Library of Congress in Wash- 2000 David Thayer (MEd, Edu- burne. Lesley Rhodes (MEd, (’05 BA, Interdisciplinary and community involvement. Dallas and of H.O.P.E. (Honor- the Department of Industrial Carbondale, Colo.’s R2 Gallery based in Oberlin, Ohio. Rob ington, D.C. Don Winfree (BS, Rafiq Ali (BBA, Finance) is a cational Administration) is Education in Curriculum and Studies; ’07 MS, Health Care She is an associate attorney ing of Peoples Everywhere) and Manufacturing Systems in the Valley Visual in January- Romaguera (’92 BA, Criminal Interdisciplinary Studies) is a credit officer at Scotiabank principal at Ponder Elemen- Instruction) is principal at Administration) is chief gover- at Nusbaum & Parrino PC in in Dallas. Kevin Simmons Engineering at UT Arlington, March 2014. Justice; ’07 MEd, Educational senior fellow and chief engi- in Toronto. Jason Bunting tary School in Mansfield. Adams Elementary School in nance officer for Texas Health Westport, Conn.

44 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 45 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Briefly Resources. She had served as Educational Leadership and ies) is an assistant principal Carolina. She won first prize dent School District. Emily Alcon Laboratories in Fort and the athletic trainer for Solis (BA, Spanish/Broadcast Middle School in Borger. the system’s vice president Policy Studies) is an assis- at Worley Middle School in in the graduate category for Waddle (’10 BA, Philosophy; Worth. Naomi Salas (’11 MA, the UT Arlington Movin’ Mavs Communication) is a commu- Kalee McMullen (MEd, of governance since 2002. tant principal at Lamar High Mansfield. Bekka Lynch (BA, her paper “Asafetida to Au- ’13 MA, Linguistics) is pursuing Interdisciplinary Science; ’13 wheelchair basketball team. nication specialist for Aganar Educational Leadership and Raghuram Sukumar (MS, School in Arlington. Theatre Arts) is the techni- reomycin: African-American a doctorate in philosophy at MEd, Educational Leadership Anita Hightower (MEd, Media in Fort Worth. Nicole Policy Studies) is an assistant Computer Science Engineer- cal theater teacher at Wylie Nurse-Midwives, 1930-1950.” the University of Iowa. Elaine and Policy Studies) is an as- Educational Leadership and Weber (BFA, Theatre Arts) principal at Carter Junior ing) writes “Happy Schools 2007 East High School in Wylie. Tommy Orellana (BA, Broad- Williams (MEd, Educational sistant principal at Woodrow Policy Studies) is an assistant performed in Tony and Tina’s High School in Arlington. Jeff Blog,” which helps students Brandy Austin (BA, Criminal Tashalon McDonald (Princi- cast Communication) is news- Leadership and Policy Stud- Wilson High School in Dallas. principal at the Davis Ninth Wedding, an interactive the- Neaves (MEd, Educational gain admission to university Justice and Criminology) has pal Certification, Educational cast director for Univision 23 ies) is an assistant principal at Randall Seals (MEd, Educa- Grade School in the Aldine ater production, at McDavid Leadership and Policy Studies) graduate schools and then been elected to a three-year Leadership and Policy Studies) Dallas. Wai Iam Tam (’09 BS, Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle tional Leadership and Policy Independent School District Studios in Fort Worth. is an assistant principal at find jobs after graduation. term on the board of direc- is principal at Morton El- Architecture; ’12 MCRP, City School in Dallas. Studies) is principal at Yosem- in Houston. Dan Hinckley Goliad Intermediate School tors for Empowering Women ementary School in Arlington. and Regional Planning) was ite High School in Oakhurst, (BFA, Theatre Arts) is media 2013 in Goliad. Sean Noell (BA, BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL 2006 as Leaders (EWL). She will Elizabeth McWithey (BFA, a finalist in the professional 2011 Calif. Carlin Thomas (MEd, coordinator at NBC Universal Edward Beal (BA, Theatre Broadcast Communication) is Everybody looks better in Shannon Bennett (MEd, serve as marketing director Theatre Arts) was production physical submission division Dominique Black (BBA, Man- Educational Leadership and Television Studio in Burbank, Arts) performed in Mirandy a camera operator for KTXA blue and orange. Show your Educational Leadership and for the organization. She is di- stage manager for Table Rock of the 39th annual KRob agement) graduated from Policy Studies) is an assistant Calif. Saima Hussain (BA, and Brother Wind at Jubilee Channel 21 in Dallas. Sean Maverick pride by visiting Policy Studies) is principal rector of marketing and busi- Theater in Salado last summer. Architectural Delineation basic training at Joint Base principal at Nichols Junior Political Science) is pursuing a Theatre in Fort Worth. O’Brien (MEd, Educational UTA’s one-stop online shop- at Forest Meadow Junior ness development at Cantey She teaches theatre at Union competition, the longest- San Antonio-Lackland. He is High School in Arlington. law degree at the Oklahoma Gregory Alan Cooke (BFA, Leadership and Policy ping mall. A wide selection High School in the Richard- Hanger LLP, a full-service law Grove Middle School in Hark- running architectural drawing an airman in the Air National City University School of Law. Theatre Arts) played the Studies) is an assistant of T-shirts, polos, caps, bags, son Independent School firm in Fort Worth. Jesse Bar- er Heights, Texas. Michelle competition in the world. Re- Guard. Felicia Bolton (BA, 2012 Kathryn Ivey (BFA, Theatre part of White in Of Mice and principal at Okmulgee accessories, and other mer- District. Anthony Bowl- nett (’07 BFA, ’11 MFA, Art) Strambler (MEd, Educational becca Regan Walters (MEd, Broadcast Communication/ Ali Alam (BS, Biology) re- Arts) is a crew member and Men at Theatre Arlington. Middle School in Okmulgee, chandise awaits. The online ing (BFA, Theatre Arts) is was among 50 artists world- Leadership and Policy Stud- Education in Curriculum and Spanish) is the morning ceived two national medical entertainer aboard Disney Suzanne Cottraux (MA, Okla. Zachary Overfield shop includes links to the UT performing with the Four wide selected for the Lumen ies) is an assistant principal at Instruction) is a fifth-grade anchor for KTVE-TV in West student research fellowship Cruise Lines. Ashley Kranjac History) is director of public (MA, Anthropology) is a Arlington Bookstore, athletics Day Weekend improv group Prize Exhibition, the world’s Daulton Elementary School teacher in the Hurst-Euless- Monroe, La. Previously she awards while at the Texas (MA, Sociology) is pursuing relations and marketing project archaeologist for store, Planetarium gift shop, in Fort Worth. Celi Radillo first competition for digitally in Mansfield. Matthew Bedford Independent School was a reporter at the CBS A&M Health Science Center a doctorate in sociology at for Tarrant County College. Perennial Environmental and more. Check it out at uta. Bowling (BFA, Theatre Arts) created fine art. His piece Yaquinto (BA, Philosophy) is District. Dana Ware (MEd, affiliate in Midland. She was College of Medicine—the the University of Buffalo. She Previously she was vice Services in Houston, where edu/shoponline and gear up received the Stony Award for “Conditional Obscurity” was an pursuing a law degree at the Educational Leadership and crowned Miss West Texas in American Association of was a UT Arlington sociology president of public relations he designs and implements for summer. Best Actress, Cameo Role in a experiment in stripping pho- Texas A&M University School Policy Studies) is an assistant 2013. Miriam Eniolorunda Neurological Surgeons adjunct lecturer in 2012-13. and communications for cultural resource surveys in Musical, for her performance tography down to its essential of Law. principal at Farrell Elementary (BS, Biology) is pursuing a law Medical Student Summer Edgar Maldonado (BA, VHA Inc., a health care group compliance with the National GET PLUGGED IN in Annie at Theatre Arling- components. Exhibits were School in Arlington. degree at the University of Research Fellowship and the Broadcast Communication) is purchasing organization. Historic Preservation Act, Stay apprised of all things ton. Jovan Grant-Wells (’06 held in Cardiff, London, Riga, 2009 Wisconsin Law School. Oscar Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn a communications specialist Alyssa Davis (BA, Broadcast National Environmental Policy Maverick by connecting MEd, Educational Leadership Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Pedro Cavazos (’09 BA, 2010 Escoto (BS, Economics) is L. Kuckein Student Research for Univision 23 Dallas and Communication) is a camera Act, and numerous other to the University’s social and Policy Studies; ’13 PhD, Bryan Bufkin (BA, Political Interdisciplinary Studies; ’11 Nadia Ali (BA, Advertis- pursuing a law degree at the Fellowship. Natalie Baker the program and communi- operator at KTXD-TV Channel federal and state regulations. media sites. UT Arlington’s Educational Leadership) is Science) was selected as a MEd, Educational Leadership ing) is a sales manager at Oklahoma City University (MEd, Educational Leadership cations manager for Parents 47 in Addison. Jeff Gatlin Shaunda Poster (BA, Facebook page had more associate superintendent of “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth, and Policy Studies) is an assis- RideCentric, a minority- School of Law. Tonya Free and Policy Studies) is an as- Step Ahead in Dallas. Van- (MEd, Educational Leadership Broadcast Communication) than 25,000 “likes” as of early curriculum, instruction, and Texas magazine. He is a civil tant principal at Sam Houston owned chauffeur company in (BFA, Theatre Arts) is the sistant principal at Arling- essa Martinez (BA, Criminal and Policy Studies) is director was a sideline reporter for April. Become a fan and get assessment for the Garland litigation lawyer for Jackson High School in Arlington. Dallas. Orieta Barbetta (BA, production manager at the ton High School. Graham Justice and Criminology) is of technology for the Roaring KTXA-TV’s coverage of high updates in your newsfeed Independent School District. Walker, LLP, in Fort Worth. Jason Fitzgerald (’09 BA, Broadcast Communication) Newport Playhouse and Cab- Bartlett (MEd, Educational pursuing a law degree at the Fork School District in school football last fall. She about campus happenings Previously she was executive Shea Maloney (BA, Anthro- History; ’13 MEd, Educational is a producer for Univision aret Restaurant in Newport, Leadership and Policy Stud- Texas A&M University School Glenwood Springs, Colo. Jose hosted pregame shows for and achievements. Join director for the Madison High pology) is a cartographic Leadership and Policy Studies) Broadcasting in Houston. R.I. Cynthia Hentges (MEd, ies) is an assistant principal at of Law. Valerie McDonald Granados (BA, History) is the Dallas Cowboys and FC @utarlington on Twitter for School feeder pattern and specialist for the Department is an assistant principal at Bai- Zoheb Hassanali (BA, Educational Leadership and the International Leadership Landry (Cohort MBA) is pursuing a law degree at the Dallas. Edwina West-Dukes the latest news, network with several magnet campuses of Agriculture in Fort Worth. ley Junior High School in Ar- Broadcast Communication) Policy Studies) is an assistant of Texas charter elementary general manager of the Texas A&M University School (MEd, Educational Leadership fellow alumni through in the Dallas Independent Matt Moody (BBA, Market- lington. Tyson Jones (’09 BA, is a news photojournalist for principal at Hickey Elemen- school in Arlington. Eugene Sanford House Inn & Spa and of Law. Ya-Yu “Monica” Hew and Policy Studies) is an LinkedIn, and share photos School District. Drew Hamp- ing) is a managing partner in History; ’13 MEd, Educational KCEN-TV in Temple. Jaime tary School in Plano. Stacie Chandler (BA, Interdisciplin- Restaurant 506 in Arlington. (BS, Aerospace Engineering/ assistant principal at Atwood from UTA’s Pinterest boards. ton (BFA, Theatre Arts) is a the Garland branch of ABC Leadership and Policy Stud- Lopez (MEd, Educational Humbles (MEd, Educational ary Studies) played Carlson in Angel Medina (BA, History) Physics) and Erica Castillo McDonald Elementary faculty member in the School Supply Co., a distributor of ies) is an assistant principal Leadership and Policy Stud- Leadership and Policy Studies) Of Mice and Men at Theatre is pursuing a law degree at (BS, Aerospace Engineering/ School in Fort Worth. Petula of Theatre and Dance at housing materials. at Pearcy Elementary School ies) is an assistant principal at is principal at Butler Elemen- Arlington. 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46 UTArlington Magazine SPRING 2014 47 ALUMNI NEWS In Memoriam 1950s history for 12 years at Lamar a homicide detective with the Department of Engineering Phyllis Gwynne Forehand High School in Arlington and Arlington Police Department Mechanics and later joined (’53 AA, Journalism), 80, Dec. worked in the administra- from 1976 until his retirement the Department of Mechani- 23 in Arlington. Ms. Forehand tive offices of the Arlington in 2010. He then became cal and Aerospace Engineer- taught journalism at Arlington Independent School District. a criminal investigator for ing. Rex Dyer, 84, March 31 in High School from 1967 until Walter L. Waechter Jr. (’72 the Tarrant County District Dallas. Mr. Dyer was a profes- her retirement in 1996. In 1995 BS, Biology), 62, July 4 in Fort Attorney’s Office. Thomas sor of art from 1956 until his Texas Press Women named her Worth. Dr. Waechter was a Finn Jr. (’81 BA, Journalism), retirement in 1987. He taught Journalism Teacher of the Year. general surgeon in Arlington, 56, Aug. 10 of Fort Worth. Mr. life drawing, commercial Make A Lasting Impact RAY PRICE maintaining his practice for 37 Finn was a cameraman and art, and fashion illustration. Country music legend Ray years. Tommy Schmidt (’73 news editor at KTVT/CBS 11, Nail Fazleev, 65, Oct. 9 in Price died Dec. 16 in Dallas. He 1960s Thomas Dale Estill (’63 BBA, BS, ’76 MS, Civil Engineering), where he worked for 30 years. Arlington. Dr. Fazleev was an was 87. Mr. Price received his Business Administration), 81, 67, Aug. 16 in Fort Worth. Mr. Bettye Joan Smith Weltman associate professor of physics. bachelor’s degree in business June 13 in Mansfield. Mr. Estill Schmidt was the Southwest- (’83 BSN), 81, April 30 in Fort He led the grant proposal administration from Arlington retired from the Army reserve ern Division Dam Safety Worth. Ms. Weltman was a committee that received the State College (now UT Arling- in 1984 as a colonel. He then Program manager and senior registered nurse and worked Graduate Assistance in Areas ton) in 1963. He was a Distin- served as a bailiff for the Tar- geotechnical engineer for in mental health at the of National Need from the guished Alumnus (1972) and in rant County Sheriff’s Depart- the Army Corps of Engineers. MHMRs of Tarrant and John- Department of Education. 1979 the honorary chair of the ment. H.B. Keating (’66 BBA, He worked for the corps son counties. James Andrew Donald Granvold, 70, Oct. 27 annual alumni fund campaign. Business Administration), 76, for 38 years. Alton Eugene Conlin (’84 BS, Architecture), in Dallas. Dr. Granvold was a His music career received a Oct. 27 in Granbury. Mr. Keat- Lewis (’74 BS, Mathemat- 54, Sept. 20 in Fort Worth. Mr. professor emeritus of social big boost when he landed a ing retired from TXU Energy ics), 68, April 30 in Huntsville, Conlin was owner and pub- work. A faculty member from spot in the Grand Ole Opry in 1997 as senior vice president Ala. Mr. Lewis worked at DRS lisher of the Greater Mead- 1974-2013, he was inducted in 1952. Among his hits were and chief information officer Electronics in Huntsville for owbrook News in Fort Worth. into UT Arlington’s Academy “Release Me,” “Crazy Arms,” after 41 years with the com- 38 years. Brent Skillman (’74 Robert Paul Paleschic (’88 of Distinguished Teachers and “For the Good Times.” pany. David Robert Newell BS, Psychology), 63, July 28 in BS, Civil Engineering), 52, Oct. in 2010. Thomas Hellier Jr., Mr. Price was inducted into our thoughtful and careful gift planning can (’66 BBA, Business Administra- Arlington. In 1974 Mr. Skillman 4 in Mansfield. Mr. Paleschic 84, Dec. 1 in Fort Worth. Dr. the Country Music Hall of tion), 73, Oct. 25 in Fort Worth. founded Fun N Sun Pools, one was president of EnSien Tech, Hellier was a biology professor Fame in 1996. transform lives and make the world a better place. A Distinguished Alumnus, Mr. of the nation’s most success- an engineering business in for almost 50 years, retir- Y Newell joined his father and ful commercial pool busi- Burleson, and was involved in ing in 2006. He and his wife Gifts through wills, trusts, gift annuities, life insurance policies, retirement plans, and other estate- brother to form the partner- nesses. He played baseball at numerous area ministries. formed the Dr. Thomas R. Jr. ship Newell & Newell. They UTA. Diana F. Conner (’75 BA, and Mrs. Evelyn F. Hellier Biol- related assets represent your vision and commitment to advance UT Arlington to new levels of built Riverbend Business Park, ’82 MA, Sociology), 60, Oct. 8 1990s ogy Scholarship Fund. Asok which later became home to in Arlington. Ms. Conner was Donna Marie Reed Keeton Ray, 65, Oct. 11 in Arlington. excellence. Although long-range in nature, these contributions are significant in their present the Automation and Robotics a counselor and director in (’92 BSN), 64, May 9 in A physics professor, Dr. Ray Research Institute (now the UT the Educational Opportunity Ivanhoe, Texas. Ms. Keeton wrote one book and wrote or and future forms. Each gift makes a difference by providing better educational opportunities Arlington Research Institute). Center at UT Arlington. She was the medical director co-wrote about 200 refereed George Roth Donovan Jr. also taught at Kennedale High for the Choice Moore and research publications. He for students, enhancing research and teaching initiatives for faculty, and creating facilities that (’67 BA, English), 70, Aug. 6 School and was a counselor Buster Cole prison units in received the UT Arlington in Arlington. Mr. Donovan at Tarrant County College. Bonham before serving as a Award for Distinguished Re- attract the best and brightest minds. By making an estate gift, you can build a brighter future for taught for 25 years in the Dana Kay Matson (’78 BA, nurse practitioner at various cord of Research or Creative CHARLES A. SORBER Arlington Independent School Communication), 62, Nov. 14 agencies in Texas. Sharon Kay Activity in 2011. Roy Rubins, UT Arlington and leave an indelible mark on the world. Former UT Arlington Presi- District. Philip M. Ola (’69 BA, in Denver. Ms. Matson was a Chadwick (’94 BBA, Econom- 78, Nov. 19 in Arlington. Dr. dent Charles Sorber died Oct. ’72 MA, History), 66, Dec. 12 in disc jockey at KSCS in Denton, ics), 70, Oct. 13 in Arlington. Rubins taught physics at UT 18 in New York City. He was Arlington. Mr. Ola was direc- a TV meteorologist in Sher- Ms. Chadwick worked in Arlington from 1969 until his To explore estate planning and gift options, contact Jeffrey Steed, senior director of gift planning, at 817- 74. In addition to serving as tor of the Congressional Steel man, and served as the voice UT Arlington’s Financial Aid retirement in 2011. In 1998 the the University’s interim presi- Caucus and worked as a lob- of NOAA radio in Fort Worth. Office for almost 30 years. College of Science named him 272-9682 or [email protected], or visit uta.giftlegacy.com. dent in 2003-04, Dr. Sorber byist for the U.S. steel industry She was an accomplished She completed her business its Teacher of the Year, and he was interim president of UT and the International Council artist. Dennis Dean Jones degree while working at the was elected to UT Arlington’s Pan American in 2009-10. He of Shopping Centers. (’79 BBA, Marketing), 55, July University. Jeff Moorehouse Academy of Distinguished spent 11 years as president of 1 in Galveston. Mr. Jones (’96 MBA, Business Admin- Teachers. Ted Watkins, 74, UT Permian Basin in Odessa, 1970s operated his own landscaping istration), 52, May 12 in Fort Sept. 8 in San Marcos. Dr. where he expanded academic Jeannine Crill Van Noy (’70 business for 20 years before Worth. Mr. Moorehouse was Watkins was a faculty member and public service programs, MA, English), 83, Dec. 9 in becoming a rose gardener at an aeronautical engineer from 1976-99, teaching under- increased enrollment, and North Richland Hills. Ms. Van Fort Worth Botanic Garden. senior manager at Lockheed graduate social work classes in established an intercollegiate Noy taught English for 30 He was president of the Fort Martin, where he worked for the Department of Sociology athletics program. He also years at Arlington’s Sam Hous- Worth Rose Society. more than 26 years. and Anthropology until 1991, served as vice chancellor for ton and Bowie high schools. when the School of Social special engineering programs She later taught in the Tarrant 1980s Faculty and Staff Work began administering in the UT System and was a County College District for Jim Ford (’80 BS, Criminal Jus- Joseph W. “Winn” Dalley, 95, the Bachelor of Social Work professor of engineering in 15 years. Patricia Deere (’72 tice), 58, July 31 in Arlington. Sept. 22 in Fort Worth. Dr. Dal- program. See more In Memo- leave a legacy UT Austin’s Cockrell School of BA, History), 89, Sept. 13 in Mr. Ford served on patrol, in ley was a faculty member from riam at uta.edu/utamagazine/ gift planning at ut arlington Engineering. Arlington. Ms. Deere taught the narcotics division, and as 1960-1984. He was chair of the in-memoriam.

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Past Johnny Aardvark, 1968

An aardvark as UT Arlington’s mascot. It could’ve happened. Maybe. The story begins almost a century ago. From 1917, when it joined the Texas A&M System, to 1921, the school’s athletic teams answered to Grubbers (after the school’s name, Grubbs Vocational College) and Shorthorns (after the campus newspaper, The Shorthorn). Hornets entered the picture in 1921 but buzzed away quickly. When the school became North Texas Agricultural College in 1923, the yearbook was called the Junior Aggie, setting in motion a shift from Hornets to Junior Aggies. The institu- tion became Arlington State College in 1949, and the nickname formally changed to Blue Riders. Except Blue Riders never caught on. In 1951 Rebels won a student vote, and mascot Johnny Reb became a fixture at sporting events. The Old South theme was never seriously ques- tioned until spring 1965 when social progress heralded a more racially sensitive moniker. The campus held several votes for name changes over the next six years, including 1968 when Aardvarks—the first animal listed in the dictionary—was the top vote-getter. Never the official mascot, Johnny Aardvark made several appearances that year, including at the Home- coming parade and a few football games. In a 1971 election in which students could vote for any name other than Rebels, Mavericks pre- vailed over Toros, Rangers, and Hawks. The first Maverick mascot was a horned horse. In later years it was loosely patterned after Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870), a Texas lawyer, politician, and land baron. His name is the source of the term “maverick,” which means “independently minded.” Blaze, a white horse with a blue mane, rep- resents today’s Maverick mascot. Horses can run circles around aardvarks. Besides, “Let’s go, Aards”? Nah.