HISTORY PAPERS Unread for almost 50 years, NEW LEADER, NEW ERA Vistasp Karbhari, who FULL STEAM AHEAD Trains often frustrate an essay collection reveals the anguish felt by became UT Arlington’s eighth president in Arlington drivers, but they’re an integral UT Arlington students a few days after the June, discusses how he believes the University part of the nation’s supply chain and a major assassination of President Kennedy. p. 20 can achieve new levels of excellence. p. 28 influence abroad. p. 34

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More than 75 years ago, North Texas Agricultural College (now UT Arling- from the War Department and began teaching camouflage painting to ton) Dean E.E. Davis had a grand idea: Create an art department before the Marines and Navy men of the V-12 Unit at the college. The move is The University of Texas at Austin had one. He sought an experienced art- widely credited with saving the art program. Before he retired, Joyner ist and educator who would give the program instant credibility. In 1937 saw one of his longtime dreams become reality when UT Arlington Davis hired Howard Joyner, who had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts instituted a bachelor of fine arts degree. He died in 1996. Today the Art in France, the University of California, and Harvard College. World War II and Art History Department boasts more than 800 student majors and decimated art class enrollments, but Joyner had a plan that would boost received National Association of Schools of Art and Design accreditation the war effort and increase participation. He received classified material in 2008. Photo courtesy of Special Collections, UT Arlington Library. NIGHTTIME BUSTLE Digg’s Taco Shop and other restaurants in the College Park District have become popular destinations for diners and live music fans since the residential and retail development opened on campus last fall. Contents Fall 2013 Email COLLEGE TOWN downtown Arlington. Since many of our employees are housing and the College FACULTY 11 Features I thoroughly enjoyed David the release of UTArlington residents of Arlington and Park District has created an Former track All-American Hopkins’ article “Deep in the Magazine last spring, there proud graduates of UT Ar- energizing passion and pride UTArlington WORDS OF ANGUISH 20 Krystal Beamon focuses Heart of Arlington” in the has been palatable excite- lington, we also have a vested within our community. With Vol. XXXV • No. 3 • Fall 2013 A rediscovered essay her research on the social spring 2013 issue. David elo- ment circulating through the interest in the development the potential incorporation collection reveals the anxiety, significance of sport in EDITOR quently captured the excite- office of Mycoskie McInnis and revitalization of our com- of urban housing develop- despair, and anger felt by America and its connection to Mark Permenter ment and energy surrounding Associates about the project’s munity, specifically down- ments, increased walkability, UT Arlington students four race and race relations. downtown’s revitalization. success and the future of town. College towns have and enhanced pedestrian and days after John F. Kennedy’s ASSISTANT EDITORS Downtown Arlington may the downtown district. Our always held a certain appeal bicycle opportunities, down- Jessica Bridges assassination in Dallas. FUTURE 12 have once been left behind, firm, located in downtown with their funky restaurants, town Arlington will continue Amber Scott Bioengineering Associate but we are now transforming to resonate and re-emerge Professor Kytai Nguyen is EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS it into a unique and diverse as a bustling social hub within developing a drug-delivery Herb Booth destination that embraces the the city, an alluring destina- system to regrow lungs. John Dycus momentum of our thriving tion for residents, students, Art Garcia hometown university. We are and visitors, and a place we Bridget Lewis excited about what our future proudly call home. Teresa Newton holds and are thankful to be Jim Patterson SARAH KUEHN Traci Peterson associated with UT Arlington. Arlington, Texas Kristin Sullivan Lest we forget, Arlington is, and will always be, a college COOL SCENE ART DIRECTION town. Go Mavericks! Brody Price I received the spring 2013 edi- Joel Quintans WATER worlds 24 TONY RUTIGLIANO tion of UTArlington Magazine From the Caribbean to President and CEO, Arlington, worked with Ryan local music scene, outdoor today. Your article “Deep in UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHERS Bangladesh and points GALLERY 16 Downtown Arlington Dodson on his Block 300 patios, gathering places, and the Heart of Arlington” is Robert Crosby in-between, researchers Bryce Bennett’s award- Management Corp. project on Abram Street. bicycle culture, encompass- great, as are the photos. Our Beth McHenry are working to protect winning photographic series Our engineering, surveying, ing a sense of loyalty and love company, Dodson Develop- ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR the world’s water systems. examines overpasses from DESTINATION DOWNTOWN planning, and landscape ar- for their community. The ment, developed the Block COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING the areas beneath them. Bravo! “Deep in the Heart chitecture departments each mixture of Levitt Pavilion and 300 project on Abram Street P. David Johnson SHARING A of Arlington” was a terrific had a vested interest in the vi- its live music and activities, where tenants include Twist- BOLD VISION 28 SPORTS 18 article highlighting the sion and development of the the fabulous assortment of ed Root Burger Co., Hoo- VICE PRESIDENT Vistasp Karbhari reflects France native Romain Martin efforts to bring energy and project, which has developed restaurants, and the expan- ligans Pub, and Flying Fish. FOR COMMUNICATIONS on his first months as finished his career as a six- a sense of identity back to beyond our expectations. As sion of UT Arlington’s student We were excited to see the Jerry Lewis UT Arlington’s eighth time All-American by placing project featured in your story PRESIDENT president and discusses the sixth in the decathlon. about downtown Arlington’s Vistasp Karbhari University’s strengths, rising “cool factor” and grow- challenges, and how he Message from the Editor ing connection with UTA. UTArlington Magazine is published believes the institution Alumni News Indeed, downtown is bustling, three times a year by University First semesters can shape your future. Laura Suarez Henderson is among Communications for all alumni, as can scale new heights. largely due to the support Handle the rigorous coursework and a handful of students worldwide to well as for faculty, staff, and friends DISTINGUISHED Alumni 39 of students and faculty from you’re on the road to graduation and win two Amelia Earhart Fellowships, of the University. Reproduction in THE TRACKS Meet the seven graduates your university. Thank you. career success. Venture beyond the awarded annually to women pursuing whole or in part without written OF PROGRESS 34 selected as the University’s permission is prohibited. classroom and you make friendships doctoral degrees in aerospace engineer- RYAN DODSON Don’t think of trains as a 2013 Distinguished Alumni. that last a lifetime. ing. Henderson also received a highly Arlington, Texas nuisance. These alluring, The comments and opinions UT Arlington’s Class of 2017 arrived competitive National Science Founda- expressed in this magazine do rolling behemoths are a vital this fall full of energy, excitement, and tion Graduate Research Fellowship to PAGE-TURNER not necessarily represent cog in the world’s supply ambition. It’s a notable class—the first locate space debris and determine how Yet again you have produced those of The University of Texas chain. And UT Arlington and under Vistasp Karbhari, who became to maneuver around it. another great issue of UTAr- at Arlington or the staff of the city of Arlington wouldn’t UTArlington Magazine. UT Arlington’s eighth president in June. Our cover story features the research lington Magazine! The layout exist without them. Copyright © 2013, The University of As you’ll read in our conversation with of four professors who are exploring ways and articles are all timely and Texas at Arlington. An equal oppor- President Karbhari, he shares the stu- to preserve the world’s water supply and relevant. With each issue, you tunity/affirmative action employer. dents’ enthusiasm and is committed to protect it from toxins and other dangers. are showing the world what a Columns providing them a top-tier education that Even the old becomes new as we take quality institution UTA is. It’s a ON THE COVER JOEL MONTGOMERY 40 instills creativity and innovation. a fresh look at the JFK assassination great read! UT Arlington researchers are TALK 7 combating threats to one of the Alumnus Joel Montgomery Themes of newness and distinc - through essays written by students here Colombia native and award- DERRICK KINNEY world’s most precious resources. battles dengue fever, typhoid, tion pervade this issue. A study by 50 years ago. winning student Laura Suarez Arlington, Texas Photograph by F. Stuart and other potentially fatal the New America Foundation named Beginnings offer hope, and the dawn Henderson discusses space Westmorland/Getty Images diseases in Kenya. UT Arlington one of six “Next Generation of an academic year with a new president debris and how to avoid it. Universities.” The Chronicle of Higher is an ideal time to elevate our aspirations. YOUR THOUGHTS? 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4 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 5 CAMPUS Laura Suarez Henderson, Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Talk

You have received some How do you think space prestigious honors for your exploration has impacted research—two Amelia society? CampusBuzz Earhart Fellowships and one It has made us more aware UT Arlington and the world from the National Science of how incredibly special, Foundation. unique, and fragile human- The Amelia Earhart Fellowship ity and our planet are. I think was an incredible privilege. generations that have grown The fellowship is very special up with space are less en- for me because of Amelia’s chanted by it, unfortunately. Digging for Answers legacy. She was so brave, an But I believe people can fall in incredible role model, and love with space once again. Research examines impact of natural gas drilling on well water in Barnett Shale “This study a true pioneer. And being We owe it to ourselves and A study of 100 private water wells in and near the “This study alone cannot conclusively identify the awarded the National Science to future generations to Barnett Shale shows elevated levels of potential con- exact causes of elevated levels of contaminants in alone cannot Foundation fellowship still continue to learn and grow in taminants in wells closest to natural gas extraction sites. areas near natural gas drilling,” says Brian Fontenot, a conclusively doesn’t feel real to me. It has space exploration. Led by chemistry Associate Professor Kevin Schug, UT Arlington graduate with a doctorate in quantitative been an amazing honor and a UT Arlington research team gathered samples within biology and lead author on the paper. “But it does identify the given me a greater opportu- Is it difficult being a woman a 13-county area in North Texas over four months in provide a powerful argument for continued research.” nity to focus on research and in the male-dominated summer and fall 2011. Scientists drew 91 samples The team conducted much of the water sample test- exact causes classes. engineering field? from what they term “active extraction areas,” or areas ing in UT Arlington’s Shimadzu Center for Advanced Being a woman definitely that had one or more gas wells within five kilometers. Analytical Chemistry. of elevated Tell us about your work makes you stand out. One Another nine samples came from sites the study calls “Natural gas drilling is one of the most talked- levels of to develop technology thing I hope I can accomplish “non-active/reference areas.” about issues in North Texas and throughout the to locate and avoid space during my career is to inspire The journal Environmental Science & Technology country,” says Dr. Schug, the Shimadzu Distinguished contaminants debris. young women to find inter- published the results in July. The peer-reviewed paper Professor of Analytical Chemistry. “This study was an Space debris is a growing ests in the areas of science, focuses on heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, sele- opportunity for us to use our knowledge of chemistry in areas near problem and quickly becom- math, and engineering. nium, and strontium, many of which occur naturally at and statistical analysis to put people’s concerns to natural gas ing a critical one. What I’ve low levels in groundwater. Disturbances from natural the test and find out whether they would be backed done is simulate an object What’s next for you? gas extraction could cause higher levels. by scientific data.” drilling.” orbiting Earth and take After graduation I hope to measurements as it moves join the efforts to further and spins. These measure- human space exploration by ments allow us to determine working for NASA or SpaceX the size and shape of the and continuing my work on object as well as identify its space object identification. path. With this, we can tell if Down the road I hope to it’s an active object or if it’s apply for an astronaut posi- debris and whether it poses a tion, and eventually I would threat to other objects. The like to go back to my native hope is that these findings will Colombia and develop the improve the technology used space industry. to track objects. What is the single coolest How did you get interested thing about space? in aerospace engineering? There are so many cool Ever since I can remem- things! But I think the coolest ber, I’ve wanted to be an is that we know so little about astronaut—and still do. That it. It’s the best toy you can passion was instilled in me by give any scientist: a never- my dad. He grew up watch- ending place for discovery. ing the Mercury and Apollo missions and fell in love with space exploration. I, too, love everything about space. I also love math and physics, so Chemistry Associate aerospace engineering was a Professor Kevin Schug great combination. leads a research team that found elevated levels of contaminants near natural gas sites.

6 UTArlington Magazine CAMPUS CAMPUS Crash Course Packaging and 3-D CAD Awards MATH DEPARTMENT New engineering dean The American Mathematical Society has named UT Ar- a renowned researcher lington the winner of its 2013 AMS Award for an Exemplary National Academy of Inven- Program or Achievement in a tors, the American Institute ART 4392 Mathematics Department. for Medical and Biological Students in Ben Dolezal’s Engineering, and the Institute Packaging and 3-D CAD PAMELA JANSMA AND of Electrical and Electronics (computer-aided design) VICTORIA FARRAR-MYERS Engineers. class are on the cutting College of Science Dean His work has attracted sup- edge of design technology. Pamela Jansma and political port from the Department of The course, which uses science Professor Victoria Education, the Department the University’s new Cor- Farrar-Myers have been of Energy, and the National rugated Prototype Design named American Council Institutes of Health. In recent and CAD Production Lab, on Education fellows for the Khosrow Behbehani is com- years he has garnered recogni- teaches how to solve real- 2013-14 academic year. mitted to moving UT Arling- tion for developing a portable world packaging issues. Dr. Farrar-Myers also was ton’s College of Engineering ultrasonic sleep apnea detec- Each semester, students named the 2013-14 Fulbright to the top tiers of engineering tion system. work individually and in Distinguished Chair in schools. Behbehani earned his bach- teams to design and con- American Political Science “We will be a center of inno- elor’s degree in mechanical struct items such as a retail at Flinders University in Ad- vation for solving the world’s engineering from Louisiana floor display stand, a food elaide, Australia. She will be in most pressing problems and State University, his master’s and beverage shipper, and a residence there in the spring. the first choice for the best degree in systems engineering Talk of the Town retail shelf display. “I chose students who want to pursue from the Georgia Institute of these assignments because Anderson Cooper highlights sixth season careers in engineering,” says Technology, and his doctorate the dimensional product the newly appointed dean. in engineering science from the of popular Maverick Speakers Series and packaging solutions An accomplished research- University of Toledo. explore the relationship If you’re looking for entertainment that’s enjoyable er and administrator, Dr. Beh- He spent five years with the between conceptual think- and enriching, the 2013-14 Maverick Speakers Series behani joined the UT Arling- Puritan Bennett Corp., then ing, structural design, brand is delivering both. The lineup includes a popular CNN ton faculty in 1985 and had a California-based manufac- development, and con- anchor, a legendary entrepreneur, a world-famous neu- chaired the Bioengineering turer of critical care respiratory sumer behavior,” explains rosurgeon, and lauded journalists. Department since 2002. He devices, before returning to the Dolezal, an assistant Award-winning CNN reporter Anderson Cooper holds nine patents, with a 10th world of academic research at professor of visual com- takes the College Park Center stage Nov. 11. A respected pending, and is a fellow of the UT Arlington. munication. In addition network news figure for more than a decade, he hosts BEVERLY BLACK to instruction from local Anderson Cooper 360. The Council on Social packaging professionals, Spring 2014 lectures will feature Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Work Education presented the class features guest a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical Beverly Black with its 2013 Dis- lectures, panel discussions, correspondent, and Nina Totenberg, a Pulitzer Prize- tinguished Recent Contribu- and facility tours. “By offer- winning legal affairs correspondent for NPR. Gupta tions in Social Work Education ing a partnership between comes to College Park Center on March 18. Totenberg Award. Dr. Black holds the industry and education, will speak in Texas Hall on April 8. Jillian Michelle Smith Profes- the course allows students The fall slate began in September with Pulitzer Prize- sorship in Family Violence to engage in meaningful winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas. A native of Research in the School of discussions and prepare for the Philippines, he delivered a heartfelt account of Social Work. full-time employment upon his life as an undocumented immigrant. In October graduation.” cable TV pioneer and ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen MAXINE ADEGBOLA detailed the sports network’s beginnings and its rise AND PHYLLIS ADAMS to prominence. Two College of Nursing Now in its sixth season, the Maverick Speakers Series professors have received the has attracted more than 40,000 people to hear some Association of Black Nursing of today’s brightest minds address current events and Faculty Lifetime Achievement timely issues. Past speakers include Seth Meyers, Cokie in Education and Research TOP 10 RECOGNITION The Chronicle of Higher Roberts, Ken Burns, Soledad O’Brien, and Cal Ripken Jr. Award. Assistant Professor Education has ranked UT Arlington seventh on its 2013 list Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. and feature audience Maxine Adegbola’s research of fastest-growing public research universities, noting a question-and-answer sessions. When applicable, the areas include sickle cell dis- 58 percent enrollment increase from fall 2001 to fall 2011. events include book or autograph signings. ease, chronic pain, genomics, “Such national rankings highlight the fact that more stu- The lectures are free, but tickets are required. Pre- and health disparities. Clinical dents than ever choose to pursue their academic dreams at ferred packages are available for purchase and include Associate Professor Phyllis UT Arlington,” President Vistasp Karbhari says. “They are reserved seating at the front of the venue and reserved Adams’ research focuses on enhancing our reputation on a global scale and propelling parking. For information or to reserve tickets, visit sickle cell, HIV, and stress our University to new heights in research and scholarship.” uta.edu/maverickspeakers. management.

8 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 9 CAMPUS CAMPUS Grants Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty COLLEGE OF NURSING The Department of Health Transmitting data and Human Services has awarded the College of Nurs- faster and safer online ing a four-year grant totaling Every savvy Internet user Classical communication more than $1 million to help understands that security is methods transmit informa- veterans translate their a top priority when sending tion by “bits” that take values military service into nursing information online. of either 1 or 0. In contrast, careers. The agreement is Electrical engineering quantum communication one of only nine in the nation. Professor Michael Vasilyev is uses quantum bits, or “qubits,” doing his part to help make which can be 1, 0, or 1 and 0 the Web safer by increasing simultaneously. by tenfold both the amount Current fast and secure of information that can be quantum communications securely transmitted and can only be sent short dis - the distance it can travel. tances before the signal breaks His research is part of an down, because qubits can’t go Krystal Beamon $8 million project funded through optical amplifiers— If anyone understands the by the Defense Advanced commonly used in classical D.J. SEO sociology of sports, it’s Research Project Agency and communications—without los- With a grant from the city Krystal Beamon. The sociol- led by Northwestern University ing their quantum-mechanical of Fort Worth, the National ogy assistant professor and to study advanced quantum security advantages. So Vasi- Science Foundation, and the Service Learning Faculty communication. lyev’s lab is encoding the infor- National Weather Service, Member of the Year was “There are all kinds of mation in spatial features or civil engineering Associate an All-American track star personal information—both pixels of the photons that will Professor D.J. Seo is develop- at Oklahoma State, while among private citizens and be sent through multimode ing a prototype system that her two brothers were elite Storm Stopper public governments—that fiber-optic lines, thus dramati- would enable Fort Worth athletes in basketball and require the utmost security,” cally increasing the amount of officials to more effectively Physicist’s 3-D model aims to protect baseball. “Throughout my Dr. Vasilyev says. “Quantum received data without jeopar- dispatch emergency person- childhood, my household planet from harmful solar winds communication offers the most dizing security. nel to save lives and property was structured around rigorous solution for security Project participants include during flash flooding. Bursts of energy in Earth’s upper atmosphere can dis- sports,” she says. So it’s because it employs the fun - the University of California, rupt satellites, power distribution systems, and other little wonder that sports damental laws of quantum Davis; University of Calgary; QILIAN LIANG vital infrastructure. A UT Arlington physicist is work- continue to shape her mechanics to enforce the exclu- Montana State University; The Office of Naval Research ing to minimize the damage from nasty space weather. career as a sociologist. A sive link between the sender Raytheon BBN Technologies; has awarded electrical engi- Armed with a three-year NASA grant, physics Assis- faculty fellow in the Center and receiver, with no chance Advanced Communication Sci- neering Professor Qilian Liang tant Professor Yue Deng is developing a 3-D model to for African American of other people eavesdropping.” ences; and NuCrypt LLC. a five-year, nearly $800,000 explore how electrodynamic energy from solar winds Studies, Dr. Beamon has grant to simplify data collec- enters and traverses the thermosphere. focused of late on the social tion through an algorithmic Understanding the interaction between Earth’s significance of sport in system he designed and is magnetic field and its upper atmosphere may be par- America and its connection streamlining. The research ticularly important this year and next because the sun to race and race relations. could make radar systems is predicted to reach a time of heightened activity. “My research examines the orbis more efficient and improve “Right now, estimation of the amount of energy enter- /C two divergent perspectives sensor and surveillance sys- ing Earth’s thermosphere is not very precise and can employed to understand tems employed by the Navy be underestimated by 100 percent. We know even less action the role of competitive and the Marine Corps. about how that energy is distributed,” Dr. Deng says. sports in the development

“This information is critical because if you put the same cience F of African-American males,” ANDREW KRUZIC amount of energy at 400 kilometers, the impact can be /S she says. “Athletics pro- A UT Arlington environmental 100 times larger than if you put it at 100 kilometers.” vides educational opportu- engineer has received a grant Solar wind—plasma from the sun—travels through nities to African-Americans from the Tarrant Regional space at about 400 kilometers per second carrying a SHELL GAME Two biology assistant professors have eritage - dig from underprivileged Water District to ensure magnetic field. Usually, Earth’s magnetic field protects completed work on an international effort to sequence the backgrounds, but athletics

water quality and flow in the it from this plasma radiation. But solar flares and other genome of the western painted turtle. Matthew Fujita and ubble H also exploits the major- 150-mile Integrated Pipeline activity on the sun’s surface can increase the energy Todd Castoe are among 30 co-authors of a Genome Biology ity of African-American Project. Civil engineering traveling toward Earth, with some of the radiation article that describes the work. The researchers found that athletes at the expense of Associate Professor Andrew passing through the magnetosphere at the planet’s the turtle’s ability to withstand oxygen deprivation and near academics.” Her book, The total freezing of its tissue may be linked to genes common Kruzic will investigate the best magnetic poles. : © NASA-ESA - H Enduring Color Line in U.S. methods and locations to Energy entering the thermosphere after a solar storm to all vertebrates. Scientists say that learning about Athletics, is due this fall. add monochloramine to the can wreak havoc on scientists’ ability to track satellites common gene networks in vertebrates could help them mage water to eliminate biological orbiting 100-500 kilometers above the ground. A solar better understand human disease. The western painted ind I growths in the new pump sta- storm in March 1989 caused trackers to temporarily turtle is only the second reptile species to have its genetic olar W tions and pipelines. lose about 1,000 satellites. information fully mapped. S

10 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 11 CAMPUS CAMPUS Future Nanoparticle Drug Delivery, 2035 Press MARK TREMAYNE Software offers hope Communication Assistant Professor Mark Tremayne for arthritis patients was featured in an Associated Press story about teenagers’ UT Arlington researchers are “We want to assist physical increasing use of cellphones to working to provide relief for therapists, not replace them, in access the Internet. The article the nation’s 1.3 million rheu- determining more accurately appeared on numerous TV and matoid arthritis sufferers. and over time where patients newspaper websites, including Led by computer science are in their physical therapy,” Bloomberg Businessweek, and engineering Professor says Dr. Makedon, a Jenkins Yahoo! News, The Kansas City Fillia Makedon, an interdis- Garrett Distinguished Profes- Star, the San Francisco Chron- ciplinary team is creating sor. “We know that physical icle, the Chicago Sun-Times, individualized rehabilitation therapy leads to better lives and the New York Post. software systems to support for persons with rheumatoid physical therapy for those arthritis, but we can’t always with the chronic inflamma- pinpoint where they are in tory disorder. their regimen. Our system The National Science ‘learns’ with time how to do Foundation-funded project that and personalizes the game will use remote monitoring software to ensure safety dur- to collect and analyze physi- ing physical therapy.” ological and cognitive data The software also can be while sufferers are engaged used to train rehab profession- in a game-like activity that is als and provide direct feedback ELISABETH CAWTHON part of their rehabilitation. The to the patient. As a patient’s Select Company Wall Street Journal Live web- systems will examine arm and physical ability changes over Choice as ‘Next Generation University’ site, USA Today, and Yahoo! body motions, range of motion, the course of the ailment, the News interviewed history gestures, facial expressions, system adapts and informs the recognizes growth and excellence Associate Professor Elisabeth and even brain activity to help therapist. It also gives valuable When it comes to defining a new era in higher educa- Cawthon about the birth of researchers develop games that information on the impact of tion, UT Arlington is among the nation’s elite. a son for Prince William and adapt to the individual. medications prescribed. The University is one of six institutions nationwide Duchess Kate. Dr. Cawthon to be named a “Next Generation University” in a study predicts they will stand out as published by the New America Foundation, a nonprofit a family, which will further en- organization focused on public policy issues. The foun- dear them to the British public. dation created the list to recognize universities that are “models for national reform” and are committed to SANJIV SABHERWAL world-class research while increasing enrollment and In an article about corporate graduation rates as state funding diminishes. leadership, Washington Post The selection follows a period of significant enroll- columnist Jena McGregor ment growth and rising academic and research achieve- cited research co-authored by ments. Spring 2013 enrollment reached a record 33,790 finance and real estate Associ- and has increased 35 percent in the past five years. The ate Professor Sanjiv Sabherwal. University conferred more than 9,400 degrees in the The study found that most 2012-13 academic year and awarded more than 4,500 people believe confidence in May alone. is an attribute in leaders. But Based on analyses of federal education data, site when CEOs become overconfi- visits, and interviews with UT Arlington leaders, the dent, they tend to make more report lauds the University’s use of online courses offers to buy other companies, to attract students, specifically citing the College of setting up increased opportu- Nursing. nities for failed acquisitions. Regrowing lungs isn’t as far-fetched as it appointment with UT Southwestern. “We are lead to better quality of life for people who “Thanks to the online operations, UT Arlington now sounds. Bioengineering Associate Professor synthesizing biocompatible, biodegradable have had part of their lungs removed. “This operates the nation’s largest public university nurs- WILLIAM ICKES Kytai Nguyen has teamed with Connie Hsia, polymers that will encapsulate, or load, the research is important because currently there CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Darn those dropped ing school, with thousands of registered nurses who Psychology Professor William internal medicine professor at UT Southwest- drugs and release them where needed.” The is no definitive cure for most destructive lung cellphone calls. Electrical engineering Professor Qilian Liang have two-year degrees streaming into the institution’s Ickes was featured in a Parade ern Medical Center at Dallas, on a nanoparticle polymer that houses the drugs will degrade diseases except transplantation,” Dr. Hsia says. has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant bachelor’s degree program,” states the report, which Magazine story about how sib- drug-delivery system designed to spur lung with time, releasing the drugs within the lung. “We have shown that partial lung removal to develop a system that automatically locates space within was funded by a grant from the Lumina Foundation. lings shape people’s lives more growth and function after partial lung removal Once the drugs are delivered via nanopar- may trigger regrowth of the remaining lung to a bandwidth, reducing or eliminating dead spots in coverage. Its authors include higher education strategists and than they realize. Dr. Ickes’ or destructive lung disease. “The treatment ticles, the researchers can measure thera- compensate for the loss.” Nguyen is working “In the wireless network industry, bandwidth is everything,” an editor-at-large for The Chronicle of Higher Education. research shows that when introduces drugs through inhaled nanopar- peutic response using noninvasive imaging, on the drug-delivery portion of the project, Dr. Liang says. “The system I’m developing shows where the Other “Next Generation Universities” are Arizona State learning about the opposite ticles that stimulate lung growth and remod- physiological testing, and detailed structural which is funded through 2016 by a $3.4 million room is in a bandwidth.” The project is part of a federal ini- University, the University of Buffalo, the University sex, the best advice often eling,” says Dr. Nguyen, who holds a joint analysis. Nguyen and Hsia hope their work will National Institutes of Health grant. tiative whereby the NSF funds wireless research to advance of Central Florida, Georgia State University, and the comes from an older brother

ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHEN DURKE STEPHEN BY ILLUSTRATION the science of spectrum access. University of California, Riverside. or sister.

12 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 13 CAMPUS CAMPUS Numbers GO Centers Community Parents wield influence over teen smoking The biggest deterrent to teen 5U.S. News th& World Report smoking and drinking may be ranks UT Arlington fifth a candid conversation between nationally for providing a parents and their kids. racially and ethnically diverse A study by marketing Asso- campus. The University ciate Professor Zhiyong Yang moved up from seventh in last concludes that early, substan- year’s diversity rankings. tive dialogue between parents and their grade-school chil- dren about the ills of tobacco 4,508 and alcohol use can be more UT Arlington conferred a powerful in shaping teen Marketing Association. record 4,508 degrees last behavior than advertising, The Centers for Disease spring, a 14 percent increase marketing, or peer pressure. Control and Prevention esti- compared to spring 2012. The “First, our conclusion is mates that 3,900 Americans breakdown: 3,310 bachelor’s, that parenting styles can under age 18 begin smoking MAVERICK MENTORS 1,143 master’s, 55 doctoral. Safe Flight be changed, and that’s good each day and about 1,000 Senior Gabriel Escobedo, left, always assumed that Aerospace engineer designing tools news for the parents and the youth will become daily ciga- 22,500,000 teens,” Dr. Yang says. “Second, rette smokers. going to college was an The University’s Shimadzu In- to prevent aircraft irregularities our study shows that parental Yang says his findings run unattainable dream. But a stitute for Research Technolo- influence is not only profound counter to common percep - visit to the first GO Center Understanding how aircraft parts can break down is gies will house $22.5 million in in its magnitude but persis- tions that parents have little at Arlington’s Seguin High vital to keeping passengers and crews safe. That’s why state-of-the-art instrumenta- tent and long-lasting over the influence on behavior after School changed his outlook. aerospace engineering Associate Professor Andrew tion from Shimadzu Scientific course of a child’s entire life.” their children enter adoles - “It was the only place where Makeev is studying ways to improve how composite Instruments by fall 2014. The Yang’s research was pub- cence. Conventional wisdom I thought someone could aircraft structures are designed and manufactured. highly advanced technology lished in a recent edition of the suggests that peer pressure really help me do what I “When a single yoke for a helicopter can cost upward empowers research in diverse Journal of Business Research. and targeted marketing and wanted to do,” says the of $100,000, it’s important to be able to predict its fields, from environmental Similar findings were part of advertising are of paramount anthropology major, a first- performance—in other words, to do most of the test- testing and analysis of disease a 2010 study he published in influence on teen decisions generation college student ing on a computer before taking it out into the field,” to the development of more the Journal of Public Policy to use tobacco and alcohol or who plans to graduate next Dr. Makeev says. effective pharmaceuticals & Marketing of the American engage in other risky behaviors. year. Staffed by UT Arling- Composite materials like fiberglass, Kevlar, and and more efficient oil and gas ton mentors like Escobedo, carbon fiber are often used in aircraft because they exploration. GO Centers are offices in enable stronger and more durable construction at lower EXTENDING ART’S REACH A 20-foot sculpture area high schools that help weight than metallic materials. Despite this, manufac- inspired by Leonardo da Vinci welcomes visitors to the students navigate the col- turers have been overly conservative when designing Engineering Research Building. Dedicated in May in the Janet lege admission and applica- 61,649 composite parts because they lack knowledge of their Last year UT Arlington and Michael Greene Research Quadrangle, Reach is based on tion process. The University internal structural behavior. converted 61,649 pounds of da Vinci’s Helical Aerial Screw, a 15th-century sketch has 19 GO Centers across “We have to understand how the composite will food debris to compost and of a gyroscopic flying machine. Art Assistant Professor five school districts, and behave under stress,” Makeev explains. “Composites donated 1,520 pounds of food Darryl Lauster designed the piece to encourage students more are planned thanks have manufacturing irregularities in them that aren’t from its Community Garden and others in their quest for knowledge. It spans 26 feet to a recent $300,000 grant visible to the naked eye. We need to find those irregu- to Mission Arlington. Located and features a central aluminum mast with radiating from AT&T. “A lot of these larities and understand their effects.” in the northwest corner of ribs of Dacron sailcloth that create an energetic students have been told at His research integrates multiple methods like com- the campus, the garden was pattern. Lauster says the sculpture’s some point that they aren’t puted tomography and 3-D prognostic modeling to established in 2011 as a col- implied movement reflects college material,” says Carla evaluate the materials and structures. Makeev believes laboration with the city. UT Arlington’s growth. Amaro-Jimenez, curriculum that the industry needs more tools to design better com- and instruction assistant posite parts so the effects of the manufacturing process, professor and director including the irregularities, are captured and integrated of the area centers. “We into the structural designs early in the design phase. 2,600 facilitate college access and UT Arlington has about 2,600 This is important because the design and production readiness, and we’ve had military veterans among phases for composite parts are expensive. If problems really powerful results.” its 33,300 students this aren’t found until full-scale testing, the original design fall. To help them succeed, can only be patched, even if a complete redesign is the University opened the preferable. Veterans Assistance Center Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depart- in May to provide tutoring, ment Chair Erian Armanios sees Makeev’s study as mentoring, financial aid, and an important bridge between innovation in university other services. laboratories and the aircraft and rotorcraft industry.

14 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 15 CAMPUS CAMPUS Gallery Beneath Service DIABETES AWARENESS Professors lauded for UT Arlington has been named one of nine grant winners in the Ford Motor Company’s Bryce Bennett teaching innovation 2013 College Community Chal- Overpasses, by their nature, Nine faculty members were undergraduate studies; Dan lenge. The award supports invite travelers to go over, among 63 educators rec - Popa, electrical engineering efforts to address an urgent not under. Thus the areas ognized in August by the associate professor; Peggy community need through beneath them are unappre- UT System Board of Regents Semingson, curriculum and a service-learning project. ciated, a little foreboding, for classroom excellence. instruction assistant professor; UT Arlington students from and passed through quickly. The Regents’ Outstanding Seiichiro Tanizaki, chemistry multiple academic disciplines But Bryce Bennett ’13 views Teaching Award honors faculty and biochemistry lecturer; and will help educate low-income, these spaces as calm and who demonstrate extraordi- Yvette Weatherton, civil engi- diverse populations about peaceful, as devoid of nary classroom performance neering senior lecturer. diabetes prevention and human existence as the and innovation at the under- President Vistasp Karbhari control. Working with Mis- mountains and vast wilder- graduate level. says the recognition under - sion Arlington, students will ness of his native Mon- Receiving the 2013 award scores the faculty’s commit- create educational videos in tana. In his photographic were Josephine Caldwell-Ryan, ment to excellence. Spanish and other languages series Beneath, he seeks sociology and anthropology “A great university has great to be used for public health to capture that feeling by adjunct assistant professor; teachers, and we are proud to outreach. presenting images that are Rebecca Deen, associate pro- have some of the very best,” he warm, elegant, and invit- fessor and Political Science says. “Our faculty members ing. “I wanted to capitalize Department chair; Susanna serve one of the nation’s most on the intimate light that Khavul, management associate diverse student bodies. They Future Fuel most of the spaces have and professor; Frank Lewis, elec- are committed to ensuring stu- Researchers creating method to convert use that light to show the trical engineering professor dent success not just for those beauty of each setting,” he and the Moncrief-O’Donnell who enter UT Arlington at the carbon dioxide to liquid methanol says. “I wanted the viewer Endowed Chair, UT Arling- top of their high school class, Discovering new sources of clean energy and reducing to find that beauty within a ton Research Institute; Beth but for all who are commit - the harmful effects of fossil fuel consumption are two specific environment they Mancini, professor and College ted to a better tomorrow for of the world’s most important challenges. never considered to begin of Nursing associate dean for themselves and their families.” What if both could be done at the same time? with.” For his work as an un- Scientists at UT Arlington think they’ve found a JAYA DAVIS dergraduate, which includ- way. They’re working on a method to convert carbon The Department of Crimi- ed this series and others, dioxide—the greenhouse gas associated with climate nology and Criminal Justice Bennett in May received the change—into liquid methanol fuel using copper oxide recently partnered with the UT System Board of Regents’ nanowires and sunlight. Arlington Independent School Outstanding Student Award “As long as we’re using fossil fuels, we’ll have the District to reduce teen tru- in Arts and Humanities. “I question of what to do with the carbon dioxide,” says ancy. Assistant Professor Jaya have found the Art Depart- Krishnan Rajeshwar, a Distinguished Professor of Davis and 10 of her students ment at UT Arlington to Chemistry and Biochemistry and co-founder of the spent two to four hours a cultivate an open-minded Center for Renewable Energy, Science, and Technology week with an AISD attendance and diverse environment (CREST). “An attractive option would be to convert officer assisting in home visits for a young artist,” he says. greenhouse gases to liquid fuel. That’s the value-added with truant students and their “It has allowed my creativity option.” families, court preparation, and conceptual processes Dr. Rajeshwar and his team begin the conversion and data analysis. Truancy can to progress in ways I never process by coating the walls of copper oxide (CuO) lead to suspension, expulsion, thought possible.” nanorods with crystallites made from another form dropping out of school, delin- of copper oxide, Cu2O. In the lab, they submerge those quency, and legal troubles. rods in a water-based solution rich in carbon dioxide, Top: “Overpass #8” or CO2. Irradiating the combination with simulated RECOVERY CENTER Bottom: “Overpass #4" WATER PRESSURE Two landscape architecture sunlight creates a photo-electrochemical reduction of UT Arlington launched the graduate students won recognition from the Environmen- the CO2, and that produces methanol. Center for Students in Recov- tal Protection Agency for their efforts to solve UT Arling- The process is safer, simpler, and less expensive than ery this fall to provide support, ton’s storm-water runoff problem. Competing against 217 previous methods to convert CO2 into a useful product. resources, and a safe environ- teams from 42 states, Kent Elliott and Blake Samper earned Those require a co-catalyst and must be conducted at ment for students recovering an honorable mention in the EPA’s first Campus RainWorks high operating pressures and temperatures. Many also from alcoholism or drug addic- Challenge. The contest sought ideas for innovative green use toxic elements, such as cadmium, or rare elements tion. Funded in part by a grant infrastructure to lessen storm-water impact while support- like tellurium. from the UT System Board of ing sustainable communities. Elliott and Samper’s design Norma Tacconi, a recently retired UT Arlington Regents, the center operates replaces surface parking with increased tree canopy and research professor, co-wrote a paper on the findings under the Division of Student vegetation while adding rain gardens, green roofs, a rain for the journal Chemical Communications with fellow Affairs and offers coaching, barrel staircase, vegetated swales and terraces, hydrowalls, CREST researchers Rajeshwar, Ghazaleh Ghadimkhani, programming, sober social permeable paving, and an aqueduct. Wilaiwan Chanmanee, and Csaba Janaky. activities, and mentoring.

16 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 17 CAMPUS CAMPUS Champs Golf Sports ACADEMIC HONORS UT Arlington had 57 student- Mavericks win second athletes named to this year’s Western Athletic Conference straight conference title All-Academic honor roll. To The baseball team made his- Madness fourth-team All- be eligible, a student-athlete tory in 2013 by winning a con- American, and a semifinalist must have completed at least ference championship for the for the Olson Award. He was one academic year, have a second consecutive year. the WAC Field Player of the cumulative GPA of 3.0 or bet- The Mavericks tied for Year and a first-team All-WAC ter, and have participated in the regular-season Western selection. Paul McConnell at least 50 percent of his or Athletic Conference title after Junior pitcher Brad Vachon Paul McConnell made the her team’s contests. posting an 18-9 league record. and junior catcher Greg most of his senior year, Last year the team won the McCall made the All-WAC especially the last few MICHAEL CHOICE Southland Conference Tour- second team. McCall hit .284 rounds. The Dallas native Former baseball standout nament championship. with five home runs. Vachon claimed individual medalist Michael Choice made his “I felt like we overachieved developed into the staff ace, honors at the Western Ath- major league debut in this year,” head coach Dar - going 7-4 with a 3.18 earned- letic Conference Champion- September with the Oakland rin Thomas says. “We were run average. ship last spring in Las Vegas Athletics. The 10th overall picked sixth or seventh in the Most of the roster is eli - to qualify for an NCAA selection in the 2010 draft, preseason poll and then ended gible to return in 2014 when Regional. “It felt awesome Choice holds UT Arlington’s up winning it.” the Mavericks begin play in winning conference because career home run record Junior designated hit - the Sun Belt Conference. Four it was my last tournament and ranks second in career ter Matt Shortall helped the Sun Belt teams qualified for with my teammates,” he batting average and RBIs. team go 31-27 overall, includ- the NCAA Regionals in 2013. says. “My putting and chip-

ing victories over Oklahoma, “It’s a very good league,” ping improved drastically Illinois, and Texas Tech. He Thomas says. “We understand thanks to coach [Jay] Rees. batted .362 with 54 RBIs and it doesn’t matter whether it’s I wouldn’t be in the place I led the Mavericks with eight the WAC, Southland, or Sun am now without my coaches home runs. Belt. We know you need to Proven Winner and teammates pushing Shortall was named a get better every year. We’re me to improve.” In addi- Louisville Slugger third-team not there yet, but we’re get - Gerlich brings long history of success tion to the WAC title in the All-American, a College Sports ting close.” University’s only year in the As the new women’s basketball coach, Krista Gerlich league, McConnell took the is determined to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate Fighting Irish Gridiron Clas- ELIZABETH THOMS student-athletes. And win championships. sic during the 2011-12 season Tennis player Elizabeth Thoms “To do the things we want to do on the court, we and the San Diego Intercol- was named First Team All- have to have a stronger mindset and be able to physi- legiate in 2010-11. He also Western Athletic Conference cally exert ourselves over a long period of time,” says was part of the Mavericks’ Singles at the No. 4 position. Gerlich, who comes to UT Arlington from West Texas 2011 Southland Conference She won eight of 10 matches A&M University. “We want to put an exciting team on championship team. He in that spot as a freshman. the floor that is going to build attendance.” won the WAC in dramatic The former Texas Tech standout went 168-53 in fashion, carding a 69 in the ZACK FISCHER seven seasons as head coach at WTAMU. Her teams final round to jump from Former golfer Zack Fischer won four consecutive South Division Lone Star Confer- ninth place. He was the only qualified for the U.S. Open ence titles from 2007-10 and three consecutive Lone golfer among 50 to break in June at Merion Golf Club Star Conference championships from 2008-10. She 70 the last day. Though in Ardmore, Pa. The 23-year- recorded 100, 125, and 150 wins faster than any coach his college career is over, old Texarkana, Texas, native in school history. McConnell isn’t done with is only the second Maverick Prior to joining West Texas A&M, Gerlich spent UT Arlington. The inter- to make the prestigious three seasons as an assistant at Texas Tech under leg- disciplinary studies major tournament. He played for FIELD OF DREAMS Come 2015, Maverick softball and endary coach Marsha Sharp. She also was an assistant (economics, marketing, and UT Arlington from 2007-11. baseball players will have clubhouses, training facilities, and at UT San Antonio and a head coach at several Texas sociology) is set to graduate press boxes worthy of the nation’s best collegiate programs. high schools. in spring 2014. ROMAIN MARTIN A planned $5.5 million expansion and renovation will add As a player from 1989-93, she helped the Lady Raid- Senior Romain Martin finished field houses to Allan Saxe Field, home of the softball team, ers win the NCAA national championship her senior his collegiate career as a six- and to Clay Gould Ballpark, home of the baseball team. The season. She was named to the All-Time Southwest time All-American by placing work will include field improvements and upgrades to the Conference team and is one of three Texas Tech women’s sixth in the decathlon at the sound systems and bleachers. “This is a pivotal year for players to have her jersey retired. NCAA Outdoor Track and UT Arlington athletics as we move to the Sun Belt Conference “I don’t think we could have picked a better candi- Field Championships in June. and compete with a new cohort of like-minded universities,” date,” Athletics Director Jim Baker says. “Krista has The Le Mans, France, native Athletics Director Jim Baker says. “World-class facilities been a winner every place she’s been and at every level. amassed a school-record and allow our student-athletes to be their best, both on and off We’re confident in her ability to take our program to personal-best 8,013 points. the fields.” the next level.”

18 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 19 words of Anguish Unread for almost a half-century, a rediscovered essay collection reveals the despair and anger felt by UT Arlington students four days after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. By Kenneth Perkins

uane keilstrup was doing something he hadn’t done in years—digging through the mounds of files swallowing up his home office—when he found them, peeking from a manila folder, abe

C D c as crisp as the day he put them there nearly 50 years before. Sixty-five ean M essays, single-spaced and double-spaced, most signed, and all handwrit- ten in sprawling cursive by freshmen and sophomores four days after llustration by S I President John F. Kennedy was shot Nov. 22, 1963, in downtown Dallas.

FALL 2013 21 “The nation is Dr. Keilstrup was 28 and an assistant professor thoughts and feelings in the immediate aftermath of of German at what was then Arlington State College the assassination. It’s fascinating.” profoundly when he suggested that students in his three classes The essays present a cavalcade of raw emotions jot down their thoughts about the assassination, partly molded by shock, sadness, and disbelief. Nuances shocked as a cathartic experience and partly because Keilstrup could be lifted straight from today’s blogosphere: the by perhaps was curious about what they were thinking. easy availability of firearms, a societal condoning of He promised no grades, no analysis, and no discus- violence, how feuding Democrats and Republicans the most sion. He didn’t read the essays until weeks later, scrib- created an atmosphere of hateful discourse. bling a few notes along some pages. Then he stashed “Efforts must be renewed to keep weapons of any kind evil crime them away, uncovering them last year only because from those who would use them wrongly,” student Paul in American his wife, Glenda, asked him to please do something Pryor wrote. “We must do this without endangering about the potential fire hazard building in his office. the right of the responsible citizens.” history. As “Time-wise, for him to have finally cleaned out The essays cited irrational forces and influences his files and found the essays right before the 50th prevalent at the time, God’s will to bring the nation a citizen of anniversary was quite a coincidence,” Glenda says of closer to Him, and hate in the Dallas media, which her husband, who retired from UT Arlington in 1992. several students surmised was what led Oswald to Dallas, I feel “Everything just started happening after that.” believe he would be safe. utter shame, “What is this new America that suddenly has no Raw Emotions respect for the dignity and office of the chief executive?” sadness, and After an article appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Tele- one student penned. gram, representatives of The Sixth Floor Museum at “What causes a person to take another’s life no mat- disbelief Dealey Plaza in Dallas contacted Keilstrup. Home to ter how despicable his crime in a country where our that such a more than 40,000 artifacts surrounding the assassi- liberty and justice are our mainstays of the past and nation, the museum commands the top two floors of our basis for the future?” wrote another. tragedy could the former Texas School Book Depository, where Lee And this: “The nation is profoundly shocked by A New America? Harvey Oswald is believed to have fired the fatal shots. perhaps the most evil crime in American history. As Fagin and his colleagues in The Sixth Floor Museum’s take place The officials were eager to view the writings. When a citizen of Dallas, I feel utter shame, sadness, and collections department are scanning, digitizing, and Keilstrup brought them over, associate curator Ste- disbelief that such a tragedy could take place in my city. categorizing the essays, which will join videos, photos, in my city.” phen Fagin slipped on a pair of snow-white gloves and As long as I live, I shall never forget that terrible day.” and oral histories in the museum’s archives. methodically flipped the pages. He read submission He says many who lived through the period believe after submission until he finally stood up and declared Like Turtles in Shells the assassination was a watershed moment that ushered that he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. In 1963 Arlington State College was a rapidly growing in the violence, skepticism, and loss of innocence of the “The first thing I thought was, ‘Wow, what a benefit institution with 10,000 students and recently achieved 1960s. He sees the essays as representing “history in it would be to have something like this at the museum four-year status. The students’ politics paralleled the the making” and shining an intimate light on students that provides firsthand perspectives of how young people sentiment of many Texans who respected the presidency trying to make sense of a tragedy in their own backyard. responded to the assassination.’ This is the first dona- but disliked Kennedy despite his choice of Lyndon “They’re trying to justify it, trying to defend or theo- tion from a classroom environment where students B. Johnson as a running mate. rize what we can do to change the country. Then there as part of a paper were asked to respond with their Keilstrup likened student reaction after the assas- were the ones who asked about this new America that sination to turtles escaping into their shells for safety, was emerging. That was a very telling point because waiting for trouble to dissipate. He recalls walking there is this recognition that things are changing and the campus and seeing clumps of students, all with will continue to change. There are the deaths of Bobby frightened or perplexed looks, huddled in hot discussion. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. There’s Vietnam.” No student refused the optional assignment, Keil- As one student wrote, “The only thing that has come strup remembers, and the mood in all three classes into focus from the past few days is the American people laza was solemn, with few talking above a whisper. as a body realize how much our president and govern- Marking history

“It was a terrible time,” says David Rowntree, who ealey P ment mean to them. I do not think it’s known why the Shirlee and Taylor Gandy led efforts to create the JFK Tribute in Fort Worth was 19 when Kennedy was shot. He can’t recall what assassination came, and I do not think it will be known. he wrote in his own essay in Keilstrup’s class. Among We do know that hatred causes ugly deeds.” A cold rain fell the morning (now the Fort Worth Hilton), historic visit to Fort Worth of Nov. 22, 1963, as President those who signed his paper, Rowntree began most of useum D at Keilstrup, now 78, was named a professor emeritus the exhibit features an and his enduring ideals of his paragraphs with “Why.” He shared the sentiment in 1992 after 37 years on the UT Arlington faculty. He John F. Kennedy addressed eight-foot bronze sculpture freedom, courage, discov-

of many of his classmates, that the “real” killer would loor M stays busy producing golden age radio shows and is thousands of well-wishers of the 35th president within ery, and leadership, which never be found and their lives would never be the same. the author of The Christian Professor in the Secular outside the Texas Hotel a granite plaza that includes he shared in the speeches

“As long as the collective conscious of mankind con- ixth F University: Singing & Soaring on Paths of Joy. in downtown Fort Worth. photographs and quotes he delivered here,” says

dones violence for any reason, we will have to suffer its he S “To have the essays in the museum is very humbling,” It turned out to be his from several of his speeches. Shirlee, a 2012 Distinguished consequences in every phase of human life,” he wrote. /T he says. “I’m just very, very grateful that they were able penultimate speech, with The JFK Tribute is the Alumna and member of the “A lot of people on campus hated the Kennedys,” says to preserve the thoughts of my students.” the last one coming shortly culmination of a decade-long UT Arlington Development Rowntree, now 69 and living in Concord, Calif. “They Yet those thoughts almost remained hidden in that thereafter at a Chamber of public-private partnership Board. “Everyone involved in ollection POWER OF THE PEN didn’t like JFK or his brother and felt the family were manila folder. Commerce breakfast. spearheaded by Downtown the project was honored to Professor Emeritus political opportunists. I remember being in another “I knew I had them somewhere. As soon as I saw To recognize the signifi- Fort Worth Initiatives Inc. and create a lasting tribute to this amily C Duane Keilstrup recently class when someone walked in to say that Kennedy had them, I knew it was time to tell someone. It would cance of the events preced- Shirlee ’70 and Taylor Gandy, part of the city’s history and uncovered 65 essays his been shot. Everyone started talking at once, but one guy be incredibly selfish for me to keep them for myself ing Kennedy’s assassination, who co-chaired the JFK Trib- to present it in such a public students wrote shortly after the JFK assassination. stood up and said, ‘Good, we should have impeached eilstrup F and not let others experience them.” ✪ web extra: Go to Fort Worth unveiled the JFK ute Committee. location for all to enjoy.” him anyway.’ I wanted to run up and grab him by the library.uta.edu/jfk to view images from a UT Arlington Library Tribute in November 2012. “We wanted to commemo- Learn more about the uane K

throat and shake him.” D photo exhibit of President Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth. Located adjacent to the hotel rate President Kennedy’s memorial at jfktribute.com.

22 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 23 Researchers protect vital water systems from harmful blooms, manmade contaminants, and climate change. By Sarah Bahari

he brazos river rises fast against the east- ern border of Stonewall County, then winds Water840 miles across Texas, through small towns Worlds and old ranches, before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico near Freeport. Once a crossing Tfor settlers, the Brazos now pumps millions of tourism dollars into local economies while providing the region with much of its water for drinking and farming. In recent years, however, massive blooms of golden algae have threatened the storied river, killing millions of fish and devastating the economy in towns that rely on it for survival. A team of Texas scientists is creating a plan to battle the deadly golden algae. The research is central to the state’s tourism industry and the health of the Brazos and other waterways. “The economic impact has been tremendous,” biology Professor James Grover says. “Recreational amenities are a very big business to these river communities, and they need healthy, abundant fish populations.” Research like Dr. Grover’s thrives at UT Arling - ton, where professors study ways to make water safer DEADLY FLOW

for people and wildlife. Scientists and engineers are D ©2009 developing methods to analyze water quality, monitor Golden algae has spread W biological toxins, and protect oceans against climate to the Colorado River and numerous other IN / TP

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Texas rivers, killing an N Texas, the Brazos and other rivers have been ravaged by U estimated 20 million fish O a persistent drought. Worldwide, water use is growing and crippling the state’s at more than twice the population rate. multibillion-dollar nature E A. F AS H

As increased demand burdens the world’s water tourism industry. C supply, maintaining its safety is even more critical.

24 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 25 “In coming Not So Golden there’s a high concentration of toxins. Water samples Golden algae first appeared in the United States in 1985, will then be collected and the results compared to those years, we in Texas’ Pecos River, when hundreds of fish washed of Choi’s network. up on the shores of the Rio Grande basin. Named for “In the future, water providers like cities and treat- know less their yellow tint, the one-celled algae can emit toxins ment facilities will be able to use this information to that suffocate fish. make safer drinking water,” Choi says. “This is a timely water will be Within years, the algae spread throughout the state and cost-effective early-warning system. We will know available to to the Colorado, Canadian, Wichita, Red, and Brazos immediately if there is a problem so it can be addressed.” river systems, killing an estimated 20 million fish and us. This makes crippling Texas’ multibillion-dollar nature tourism Protecting Oceans industry. Laura Mydlarz inspects a small piece of sea fan, which it imperative “People across the state really started paying atten- resembles a delicate web. A marine biologist, she stud- that we tion,” Grover says. “Before we could stop the fish kills, ies how climate change, specifically temperature stress, we had to determine the ecological factors contributing affects coral reefs. protect the to the algae blooms.” Taken from the Caribbean near Puerto Rico, the Working with colleagues at Texas A&M University coral sample will be pulverized into a powder with a quality of and Baylor University, Grover used laboratory and field mortar and pestle before protein and RNA are extracted. experiments plus mathematical modeling to determine Dr. Mydlarz and fellow scientists then will conduct the water we that the golden algae thrived in cool seasons and in tests to determine the immunity of the coral and its do have.” water with high salt content and low flow. The team gene expression. Results thus far are worrisome. then developed three possible solutions: increasing the “Rising temperatures do negatively affect a coral’s hydraulic flow of rivers with pumps, manipulating the immune system,” the biology associate professor says. water’s pH by adding sulfuric acid, or changing the “When the water gets warmer, even by just one degree, chemistry by adding ammonia. the coral’s ability to fight disease is suppressed. We see All proved successful in small-scale experiments, many coral dying due to disease outbreaks.” and Grover hopes to conduct a larger pilot study soon. In collaboration with professors at the University of Although it would be costly, adding solar-powered Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mydlarz also is examining pumps to increase the flow would be ideal. the coral that successfully resist disease. The National “In coming years, we know less water will be avail- Science Foundation is funding her work. able to us. A great deal of work on water resources will “We want to know what they are doing right, versus need to be done,” he says. “This makes it imperative the more sensitive reefs,” she says. “We might be able that we protect the quality of the water we do have.” to use that knowledge to help the dying reefs.” Loss of coral reefs would be catastrophic for the Identifying Toxins Wirelessly vast marine life that depends on them, she explains. Like Grover, environmental engineer Hyeok Choi focuses Additionally, scientists believe the reefs have potential on harmful algae. Every summer, a thick layer of toxic to produce natural products for human use, such as blooms develops on Lake Erie and other bodies of water, drugs and antibacterial compounds. killing thousands of fish and swamping beaches with a “But if reef loss continues at its current rate,” Myd- foul smell. These blooms can emit powerful biological larz warns, “we may not get the chance to find them.” toxins called microcystins, which are poisonous to fish, plants, and people. Testing the Waters Dr. Choi is developing a way to quickly identify More immediate threats to the environment concern the blooms and toxins in fresh and salt water. He has Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta—namely, the hundreds received more than $500,000 from the National Insti- of contaminants that enter the water supply through tutes of Health and the National Science Foundation naturally occurring chemicals and minerals, fertilizers to create chip-sized wireless sensors that will spot the and pesticides, manufacturing processes, and even toxins and signal scientists. sewer overflows. based separation, or desalting, technology that detects an analyzer for arsenic in drinking water that is less AQUATIC ADVOCATES “This will be an enormous step forward that will The Jenkins Garrett Professor of Chemistry and ions in proportion to their charge and concentration. expensive, more effective, and more environmentally Top left: Researchers protect water, plants, wildlife, and people,” the civil Biochemistry recently developed a more efficient way of By combining charge and conductivity detection—the friendly than methods involving lead and mercury. in Hyeok Choi’s lab are developing a method to engineering assistant professor says. “Our old way of measuring ions in solutions, which has led to a device latter being the traditional method for measuring ions— Arsenic poisoning, or arsenicosis, affects millions quickly identify harmful monitoring no longer makes sense.” that improves water quality testing. Dasgupta’s machine greatly improves performance. of people worldwide in places as varied as the United algae in fresh and salt water. Currently, researchers must collect samples from Marketed as the Thermo Scientific Dionex QD detec- He is working with Bingcheng Yang, a member of States and China. Arsenic, which has no odor or taste, Bottom left: Dr. Choi's team the lake and return to the lab to analyze them. Under tor, the device uses ion chromatography, the process his research group, and Kannan Srinivasan, techni- enters water supplies from natural deposits in the earth is building a wireless sensor Choi’s plan, wireless sensors in lakes known for harm- of separating and detecting ions for analysis. Dr. Das- cal director for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The UT or from agricultural and industrial practices. No place to spot toxins and signal ful algal blooms, like Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, gupta is a pioneer of this technique, which also can be System Board of Regents and California-based Dionex is more affected than Bangladesh, where more than scientists. Top right: James will send reports to the laboratory. Sungyong Jung, a used to monitor air quality, drug development, and Corp., Thermo Fisher’s parent company, share the patent. 70 million are at risk of drinking contaminated water, Grover is battling golden algae in Texas rivers. Bottom UT Arlington electrical engineering associate professor, manufacturing. “We see this as a game-changer,” says Thermo Fisher according to the World Health Organization. right: Laura Mydlarz is is building the sensors, in cooperation with Sang-Yeon “I have long been fascinated by the potential of this Vice President Chris Pohl, a chromatography chemist. Dasgupta was moved to help after touring Bangladesh studying how climate change Cho of New Mexico State University and Jung-Min technology,” he says. “It marries two things I love: ana- “Charge detection, when combined with suppressed villages. He saw firsthand the devastation of chronic affects coral reefs. Park of Virginia Tech. lytical chemistry and instrumentation.” conductivity detection, can be used as a confirmatory arsenic exposure, which can cause heart disease and To test the devices, Choi will release microcystins Components in organic and inorganic compounds tool or as a complementary detector to provide addi- cancers of the liver, kidney, bladder, and skin. into a small, controlled body of water, such as a fish carry different levels of charged ions. Phosphate, for tional analytical information.” “In time,” he says, “I hope this green analyzer will tank. Eventually, aided by the Environmental Protec- example, is triple-charged, while chloride is singly This isn’t Dasgupta’s only water-related research. be able to help the poorest countries prevent a scourge tion Agency, the research team will place sensors where charged. The new charge detector uses a membrane- Using many of the same methods, he has developed of diseases.” ✪

26 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 27 Sharing a Bold Vısion Vistasp Karbhari hit the ground running in June as UT Arlington’s eighth president. The focused and energetic leader is determined to guide the University to new levels of excellence. By MARK PERMENTER

Sharing a ofty goals don’t daunt Vistasp Karbhari; What have you learned in your first few months on the job? I’ve they motivate him. One conversation with learned a lot. What’s very apparent is that we have a tre- UT Arlington’s new president and you’re mendous reputation that’s well deserved. There is a great inspired by his resolve to help the Univer- appreciation for where we are and the distance we’ve sity scale peaks that once seemed unattain- come in the last three to five years. A great deal of enthu- Lable. In his eyes, great isn’t good enough. He wants siasm and excitement exist for taking the next steps to UT Arlington to rise, rapidly, into the upper echelon of go from being a great university to being a pre-eminent research institutions. He wants the University to become university. internationally recognized as a leader in scholarship, educational access, and community engagement. What attracted you to UT Arlington? A few things stood out. In short, he wants UT Arlington to become Tier One— I believe education is at a crossroads. There are research not only by the state-defined metrics, but by achieving powerhouses that churn out tremendous research. There pre-eminence as an academic institution. He believes are very good educational institutions that perhaps do that by focusing strategically and collaboratively, the not do as much research as they could. Then there are University can reach this goal sooner rather than later. universities in-between that are trying to figure out “Let’s dream together, work together, chart new whether they’re going to be one or the other. Very few directions, and attain levels of excellence that others in these groups have figured out how to balance excel- did not even dare to dream of,” President Karbhari lence in teaching and research, and UT Arlington is one told a gathering of alumni shortly after taking office. of those. “UT Arlington is destined to be the model 21st-century There is a balance between scholarship, educational urban university. Let’s make it happen together.” access and excellence, and strength in research. UT Arling- UTArlington Magazine caught up with the Univer- ton is an institution that’s positioned in a thriving region. sity’s eighth president for a conversation about how he For a university to be viable in the 21st century, especially plans to lead the way. in an urban setting like ours, it needs three things. First,

28 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 29 Association of American Universities (AAU), which is of the community. It’s not just a university that excels Athletics brings people together and builds spirit so “A great deal a very select organization by invitation only. at scholarship, but a university that provides access to that after students graduate, they maintain lifelong But to me, Tier One is not specifically any of those. students at all levels. We need to be the hub and a great ties to the University. of enthusiasm It’s being a university that is pre-eminent in its chosen partner. We’re the intellectual heart of the community. domain. It has to have a high level of research expen- As we look at the model 21st-century university, it is How would you describe your leadership style? It’s very col- and excite- ditures. It has to have the large number of top-notch the one that can balance the need to be a scholarly laborative but with very high goals and expectations. ment exist programs. It has to have the graduate students. But we institution with the need to be an economic, social, I truly believe that most of us are at the University also must have excellence across the board. Tier One and cultural driver for the community and region. because we want to make a difference. We want to for taking the to me means being able to balance the excellence in UT Arlington is positioned to do just that. We’re do something that would not have been possible research with teaching. It means being a place where our already doing so much of it. If we did a little bit more, elsewhere. I’d like to enable that to happen, to move next steps to students, staff, and faculty are at the top of their games we’d be setting the standard for everybody. everyone forward as a team so we can achieve what in scholarship and creative activity. It means being in others thought was unattainable. go from being the upper echelon in terms of reputation in all areas. Why is a strong community connection so important? Com- a great univer- munity engagement must be a priority. You can define What are your hobbies? I love to go on walks with my How close are we to being Tier One? By some measures, a public university’s mission in a variety of ways. It’s dog. I love to try new food. I love to read, I love music, sity to being a we’re already there. If you look at the recent accolades education beyond the classroom, being able to take and I love to travel. I also love to meet people, and I’m we’ve received, one could argue that we’re on par with the expertise and knowledge one might have and enjoying meeting our wonderful alumni and support- pre-eminent other Tier One institutions. In May the New America doing good with it, spreading that knowledge to where ers in the community. university.” Foundation described UT Arlington as a “Next Gen- it might be of most benefit. Community engagement eration University”—one of only six in the nation. In is an important part of it. We need to continue to be What’s the source of your strong belief in the importance of August The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked us an intrinsic part of this community. education? My parents made sure we understood that as the seventh fastest-growing public research uni- education was very important, not just for the sake of versity in the United States. The U.S. News & World What role does athletics play in the fabric of UT Arlington? getting a job but for the sake of understanding where Report rankings released in September listed us as It plays a big role. Athletics is one of the few things we were, who we were, and the world around us. To- the fifth most diverse among national universities. By that brings a university together, that creates pride day more than ever it’s imperative that we know about these measures, we are competing with universities and school spirit. Most people aren’t going to sit in topics much broader than our area of expertise. that are already Tier One. But we haven’t checked off a math class and say, “Wow, this is why I came to all the boxes, and there’s a lot we still need to do. UT Arlington.” But a large group of students could Did your parents go to college? Yes, they did. I’m very for- be at our games, cheering on our athletes and feeling tunate in that sense. I grew up in a family that had How do we reach Tier One in other areas? Strategic planning proud, not just of the team but that we’re all Mavericks. books all around. I read books on art and literature is number one. We must choose from all of the won- derful opportunities in front of us. That will be one of the biggest challenges that we as a university face. Lisa Karbhari has a passion for helping students find their life’s calling We have so many opportunities to excel, but we can’t Indelible Impact choose all of them at the same time. We will pick key Lisa Karbhari is determined the management of water the southern Australian coast, ones in a strategic manner. We have to figure out ways to make the world a better resources. and a pod of dolphins as she to attract and retain more of the best faculty. Many of place. As her husband inter- In 1995 the Karbharis emerged from a lava tube our faculty are world-renowned, but we need to build viewed for president, she moved to California, where in Hawaii. As a volunteer for LEADING THE WAY it needs to have a strong educational program both for up critical mass in specific areas. We also need to realized UT Arlington shares Vistasp had accepted a fac- the Birch Aquarium, she led Vistasp Karbhari says the the generation and transfer of knowledge and for work- focus more on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplin- the same goal. ulty position at the University whale-watching tours, con- model 21st-century urban university is one that force development. Second, it needs to have tremendous ary research and education. “Universities are all about of California San Diego. West ducted educational programs balances the need to be a support within the community and a very strong link the students,” she says. Coast living kindled another for children, and shared scholarly institution with to the community and the larger region. And third, If strategic planning is number one, is private philanthropy a “When you work with college of Lisa’s passions: the ocean. ocean wonders with people the need to be an economic, its research should not just be in fundamental areas close second? It’s hugely important because strategic students, you can really make In addition to leading various of all ages, backgrounds, and social, and cultural driver for but also in areas of applied and translational research. planning and philanthropy are so closely connected. a difference by encouraging ministries at her church, she nationalities. the community and region. All of these things taken together are what attracted Philanthropy helps fund the plan. It is becoming more and supporting them.” became a docent ambas- An avid college sports fan, He believes UT Arlington is positioned to do just that. me here, as well as the opportunity to work with a and more expensive for students to access education. The couple, who recently sador for the Birch Aquarium Lisa plans to immerse herself great team that is dedicated to reaching that next level. There is tremendous competition for the best faculty. celebrated 20 years of mar- at the Scripps Institution of in all things UT Arlington, If we are to give the best education to our students, we riage, met at the University Oceanography at UCSD and a including attending as many To many, the next level means becoming a Tier One institu- want the best faculty. We need the latest technology of Delaware. Lisa was a first- certified scuba diver. athletics events as possible. tion. What’s your interpretation of Tier One? Tier One is a and first-rate facilities to give greater access, to bring generation student major- “It’s the most peaceful But it’s the opportunity to notation people use in a variety of ways. As defined by more knowledge, and to improve research and teach- ing in civil engineering, and place you can ever be,” she nurture students that most some, it has a narrow connotation, not a bad one, but ing. All of this costs money. Private philanthropy Vistasp a Ph.D. candidate says of being under water. excites her. She looks for- narrow. There are boxes that have to be checked off. becomes immensely important for us to satisfy these conducting research in com- “You can hear yourself ward to sharing her experi- You need $100 million in research expenditures, 200 demands and reach these aims because such a small posite materials. breathe and there’s so much ences and helping them Ph.D. graduates, and the list goes on. Those are neces- percentage of our funding now comes from state and She chose civil engineering to see. It seems like I see pursue their career dreams. sary conditions but not sufficient ones. federal sources. It is absolutely essential if we are to because it offered numer- something unusual every “If they love what they do, Tier One could mean being classified by the Carn- continue to do all of the great things we are doing, as ous opportunities to benefit time I dive. I’ve been very it’s not work. They’re more egie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in well as to fund all that we aspire to do—not just to be society. After earning a bach- fortunate.” content, and the world is a the Very High Research category. We are currently Tier One, but to truly fulfill our mission. elor’s degree, she worked for That good fortune has in- brighter place,” she says. “It’s in the High Research category. It could mean being a geotechnical firm designing cluded rare encounters with important to have a positive listed in the top 50 or 100 universities by the Center for You’ve said UT Arlington is poised to be the model 21st-century landfills, testing areas for a 100-year-old sea turtle near impact on students. I want to Measuring University Performance. Right now we’re urban university. What does that model look like? It’s a Lisa Karbhari enjoys attending academic, athletics, and social events environmental remediation, the Bahamas, a sea dragon find a way to make a differ- in the top 200. It could mean being a member of the university that is intrinsically linked to the well-being as well as spending time with her German shepherd, Gabriella. and developing plans for and ink-spraying cuttlefish off ence in their lives.”

30 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 31 when I was very young. I probably read Shakespeare For students who come here, especially at the under- rate itself from all its peers. We have separated our- Is your priority elevating UT Arlington to Tier One by the time I was 7 or 8. Both of my parents did a lot to graduate level, an important consideration is what they selves from some of our peers. We’re at the brink of status? I think that’s too narrow a focus. It is a make sure that I am where I am today. They instilled do after they get a degree. Obtaining knowledge for the doing much more. Leading in terms of online educa- priority, but it cannot be the only priority. Tier One in me a lot of the qualities that I have and the goals sake of knowledge is not enough. Harsh reality says tion, having faculty who teach and do research at the is a journey. If we hold the end goal as being our that I aspire to achieve. we need jobs. Because of the number of alumni, our cutting edge of their disciplines, being so intrinsically only priority, then we lose sight of everything else. geographic location, and our reputation, getting jobs is tied to the community that we drive the well-being of We will definitely focus on the Tier One metrics, Why did you come to the United States for your Ph.D.? When far easier here than at many other locations. Students the community—it’s doing more of these things. We but the journey is also valuable. The journey must I started looking at the United States, I had finished have a wonderful experience here. Then they gradu- don’t have to start from scratch. We’re almost there. balance excellence in teaching and research, access my master’s degree in structural engineering at the ate with knowledge and experience, perhaps through to education and knowledge, and the development of University of Poona. I was working in one of the larg- internships or summer jobs. The career prospects with How will you develop your vision for the University? It’s a new knowledge. est engineering consulting firms in India and was a degree from UT Arlington are tremendous. vision that has to be developed in concert with our looking for a new challenge. Two areas stood out. One constituencies. I’ve been talking with and listening What message do you have for alumni and other supporters of was failure analysis, looking at the reliability of struc- Along the same lines, what do you say to a faculty member to a lot of people. I’m trying to better understand the the University? Feel proud of being a Maverick. Come tures and trying to understand why they failed. The considering a move to UT Arlington? For younger faculty excellence that exists here. Step by step, I’m visiting back and visit. Come see things that may not have other was a new type of material—composite materi- members in the early stages of their careers, this is with our faculty and staff, talking to different people, been here when you were students. Join us on this als. They were developed to fix some of the problems a tremendous place to build a career—a great place including students. I’m talking to people in the com- wonderful journey. We can’t succeed without our with other materials as well as make them lighter to make a name for themselves, hit their stride, and munity, starting with the mayor and other leaders, alumni. and stronger. At the time, the University of Delaware hosted the National Science Foundation Center of “We must make Excellence in Composites. It was the only one in the sure that we’re United States. able to give any What do you consider to be UT Arlington’s primary strengths? We have a tremendous strength in faculty and staff student who who are dedicated to the institution. It’s not just a job has the desire, for them. They’re here because they love it. They love to give back to the students. The other is our ability motivation, and to be Mavericks, to dream and do things that others qualifications might not have done before. What are our biggest challenges? We must pick the right access to the opportunities and have the patience to work through tremendous them a few at a time rather than all at once. We need to energize our alumni base and our friends in the knowledge that community so they are motivated to invest in the Uni- versity—to provide the private philanthropy that is exists here.” so essential to help us reach that next level. We must make sure that we’re able to give any student who has the desire, motivation, and qualifications access to the tremendous knowledge that exists here.

Why is it important to balance research and teaching? One feeds the other. If we only do research, by definition we’re not a university. We would be a research insti- tute or an R&D center. If you only teach and your fac - ulty are not engaged in discovery and inquiry, you’re getting stale knowledge. The ability to engage in re- stake a claim in their field. The academic environment trying to determine what makes this university tick, There are many ways they can assist us beyond just STUDENT FOCUSED In his first months on the search, creative activity, and scholarship at their high- here is vibrant, collaborative, and supportive, and the why it is so special. I will use all of this information having pride. One is obviously providing resources job, President Karbhari est levels keeps faculty at the forefront of their dis- region will continue to grow exponentially during the so that our dreams and hopes are combined in that and philanthropy that will make it possible to reach attended the University’s ciplines. But it also shows our students how you can coming years. Likewise, for a tenured faculty mem- vision. It can’t be just my vision. If it’s just my vision, our goals faster—to hire and retain the best faculty, annual Move-In Day, left, find new knowledge and accomplish something that ber who has achieved success and built a reputation it’s not a vision for the University. to provide access for more students, to have the best and interacted with students many thought was not possible. When faculty discover at another institution, UT Arlington is a wonderful facilities that enable us to educate and conduct research. in a variety of settings. The something new, that experience can change students’ university to embark on the next chapter in teaching, In your opinion, what does it take to be a successful university Alumni can also provide a network for our students. visible and approachable lives. It also changes the way our students think. It in- president? leader meets with students scholarship, and intensive research. Whatever the Success can be defined in many ways. I think They have a tremendous influence on who comes to individually and in groups as stills in them creativity and innovation. So if we have case, new faculty members will find welcoming col- presidents would be considered successful if, when The University of Texas at Arlington and how those much as possible to answer one without the other, we’re not able to provide the leagues here who are eager to work together to explore they left, the university was significantly better than students succeed in life. They are able to mentor stu- questions and talk about the best education for our students. new ideas and chart new territory. Whether it’s an in- when they arrived. Did they facilitate the growth of the dents, give them career advice, facilitate internships, excellence at UT Arlington. dividual faculty member who’s joining us or an entire excellence that exists in the faculty, staff, and students? and provide a network that helps them get jobs when What’s your pitch to a prospective UT Arlington student? We team of faculty and doctoral students, this is the place Did they facilitate new opportunities for students and they graduate. If all of our nearly 170,000 alumni did have a tremendous university with a depth found at to find success and make great things happen. the ability of more students to access a greater amount that, we’d be doing wonderfully well. I want them to few others. We have faculty and staff who truly care of knowledge? Did they enable the community to feel be part of where we’re going. about you. You are not a number; you are a face and a In one of your speeches, you said UT Arlington stands on the a greater kinship with the university? Did they help name. We are dedicated to your success. Our faculty brink of greatness. What pushes us over the top? Greatness alumni feel a true sense of pride? I think if presidents Any final thoughts? I’m excited and very, very enthusias- bring a wealth of research expertise. comes to a university that has done enough to sepa- can do all that, then they have been successful. tic about where UT Arlington is headed. ✪

32 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 33 The Tracks of progress Next time a train makes you late, think beyond the inconvenience. In addition to transporting indispensable freight, these rolling behemoths carry a certain allure. And remember, UT Arlington wouldn’t exist without them. By David Hopkins

hen the union pacific trudges through, the THE route to prosperity LOCOMOTIVE In the 1800s Texas desired a southern route to Califor- INFLUENCE entire city pauses. Time moves slowly at the cross- The first Texas and nia, what officials would call the 32nd parallel railroad. Pacific trains rolled ing. Graffiti-tagged freight cars present a modern Politics, financial troubles, and the Civil War delayed through Arlington art museum on wheels. Autos edge closer, hop- plans. After the war several companies combined to in the 1870s on create the Texas and Pacific Railway, a federally char- wobbly tracks ing to hurry the train along. The trains—their tered operation with land compensation from the state. built by farmers. Wnoises, their smells, their sheer mass—are a constant in central The T&P wanted to run a train from Dallas to Fort Worth with sights on San Diego. Arlington, as if its boundaries are more clearly defined by a strange The train needed a midpoint for reloading and auditory scope than by any streets. Railroads are a conspicuous, refueling. Johnson Station was the obvious choice. A settlement three miles south of present-day downtown often annoying fact of Arlington life. And the city is possibly more Arlington with a cotton plantation, a blacksmith shop, affected by them than either Fort Worth or Dallas. and a post office, it already was on the stagecoach route.

34 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 35 BIG BUSINESS The depot in downtown Arlington in the early 1900s was a precursor to today’s booming railroad industry. Associate Professor Edmund Prater, left, a supply chain management expert, says U.S. rail plays a huge role in international trade. Alumnus Charles Shewmake, right, vice president and general counsel for BNSF Railway, says his company invests billions of dollars each year in infrastructure.

“If you’re Nevertheless, the T&P built its depot north of Johnson A Necessary Nuisance Union Pacific is spending $30 million to replace worn- “He told me that railroads ship two-thirds of the nation’s Station. Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester, UT Arlington Never mind that trains grind Cooper Street traffic to out track between Fort Worth and Dallas. cars. They ship a lot of freight. It’s a lot bigger than you shipping librarians and Arlington historians, wrote about the a halt. They are a vital cog in the nation’s supply chain. Kevin Ghassemi ’06 worked for BNSF as a train could imagine. Working there for almost seven years tracks moving north for the Images of America series. Logistics cost less in the United States than else- master, which is like an air traffic controller for the now, I know he’s right.” goods from “The land was easier to grade,” Barker says. “The where in the world. As one of the most efficient and rails. He saw the industry up close. Ghassemi reflects on his initial misconception. train bypassed Johnson Station, but then a lot of people environmentally friendly modes of surface transporta- “I was the one responsible for making sure we had a “I always thought the railroad just kind of got in the China to moved up.” tion, railways keep costs down. Steel on steel is more spot for arriving trains because you only have so much way, especially at UTA when the Union Pacific would western “They moved their buildings north in some cases,” efficient than rubber on concrete. track out in these yards,” he says. “We’re growing pretty come through and make me late for class while I sat Worcester adds. Though it seems counterintuitive, U.S. rail is also a much every year.” there waiting in my car. Little did I know that that train Europe, it is Much of Johnson Station relocated, and Arlington major influence abroad. College of Business Associate Now a national account manager for BNSF, Ghassemi is taking 350 to 400 eighteen-wheelers off the road.” was born. Meanwhile, another company was laying Professor Edmund Prater, a supply chain management was introduced to the company through UT Arlington’s Trains still frustrate the University community actually easier track westward. Southern Pacific moved faster, taking expert, says the “land bridge phenomenon” plays a huge Goolsby Leadership Academy, which celebrates its 10th and the Arlington motorist. But the next time you’re and cheaper potential track away from the T&P. Texas lawmakers role in international trade. anniversary this year. Established with an anonymous stopped at a crossing, remember that there would be announced that if the section between Dallas and Fort “If you’re shipping goods from China to western $2 million gift in honor of John ’64 and Judy Goolsby, no Arlington—and no UT Arlington—without them. to ship to Los Worth wasn’t completed by the end of the 1876 legisla- Europe, it is actually easier and cheaper to ship to the academy is a cohort-based program that prepares Think about the role they play in the national and tive session, they would deny land grants to the T&P. Los Angeles and use the United States as a land bridge,” juniors and seniors to become business executives. international economy. Angeles and Panicked Fort Worth citizens showed up with shovels, Dr. Prater says. “That’s what the U.S. is, a land bridge. A longtime academy supporter, BNSF has estab- axes, and sledgehammers to do what they could. City They take these containers off the ships and load them lished a $500,000 endowed scholarship and a $900,000 Consider the mystique use the United representatives at the Capitol tried to stall adjourn- directly on the railroads. Then they’re hauled all the endowment to create an early development program that Railroads conjure thoughts of Wild West mythology States as a ment. At 9 a.m. July 19, 1876, without a day to spare, way across the United States to the East Coast, where includes freshmen and sophomores. Charles Shewmake and the innocence of Stand by Me—a bygone era when the train passed through Arlington, slowly, tentatively, they’re put on container ships and sailed over to Europe. ’87, vice president and general counsel for BNSF and a a boy would walk along the tracks because it was the land bridge.” on wobbly tracks built by farmers. Five years later, the That’s much quicker, more efficient.” member of the College of Business Advisory Council, most direct way to get across town. On the borrowed Southern Pacific and T&P lines met in Sierra Blanca in The U.S. freight train business is booming. The Asso- values his company’s involvement with the Goolsby path, he would constantly look behind, afraid that a far West Texas, forming the third transcontinental rail. ciation of American Railroads reports that carloads Leadership Academy. train might sneak up on him. But that would never Arlington’s new train depot, at Center and Main shipped by rail, not including coal, were up 3.3 percent “While we spend billions of dollars each year to happen. streets, made the town a market mecca for surrounding in December compared to last year. This growth is part invest in our physical infrastructure, the top leaders A mile away, the lumbering giant would announce farms, and downtown grew around it. Shops, banks, of a 10-year trend. Lately, more businesses are ship- at this company also invest their time in our potential its presence with a low growl. The boy would place a and churches emerged outward, as did the school that ping goods by rail due to high oil prices and increased future leaders. Our chief marketing officer and chief penny on the tracks, but it never flattened like it should. would become UT Arlington. imports from Asia. The shale oil industry has benefited financial officer have spent time with UTA students He’d step aside, allowing the bully to have its way. He As railroads improved, Arlington was no longer a from the railroad, too, hauling materials to places like to help them understand our industry and jump-start could feel the locomotive’s power in his stomach, a necessary fuel stop, and the mid-century automotive North Dakota that lack pipelines. their careers,” Shewmake says. “The railroad needs a magnificent shock wave of weight and speed, a warn- boom killed passenger trains between Fort Worth and Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. plans to invest diverse group of leaders, anything from accountants ing that said keep your distance. Dallas. The city dismantled the depot in the early 1950s. $1 billion this year on locomotives, freight cars, and to doctors, from police officers to civil engineers, and The train forever reminds us of the larger worlds In 1976 T&P merged with Missouri Pacific and was other equipment. That’s part of a $4.1 billion capital computer and financial analysts.” beyond our town, centers of commerce and steel, extend- then acquired by Union Pacific, which manages the program—a $450 million increase from the previous When he was a Goolsby scholar, Ghassemi thought ing from coast to coast and points in-between—con- line today. The train still stops at Arlington’s General year. General Electric hired 300 people at a new plant the railroad was dying. A conversation with a BNSF nected by parallel and perpendicular lines, a grand Motors Assembly Plant. north of Fort Worth to build more locomotives, while executive changed his outlook and, eventually, his life. matrix of business and culture and a certain charm. ✪

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HOMECOMING 2013 Catch up with former classmates and check out The 2013 Distinguished what’s happening on campus. Alumni honorees are, Events include men’s and clockwise from top left, women’s Homecoming Herbert Beckwith ’94, basketball games, a parade, Arun Bhikshesvaran ’95, reunions, receptions, Barbara White Bryson and more. Thursday- ’84, Keith Crandell ’87, Saturday, Nov. 14-16. More Betsy Price ’72, Jeffrey information: uta.edu/ Leuschel ’77, and JoAnn homecoming Lee ’76. ‘AS IT IS IN HEAVEN’ The Theatre Arts Department presents this play about a newcomer to a religious com- Recognizing Excellence munity who claims to receive irmingham

B special gifts from above. hi

C Gala celebrates alumni for career success, service to community

y Directed by Anne Healy. B UT Arlington honored seven alumni for their profes- Crandell is a co-founder and managing director of Nov. 15-16 and 21-24, Studio sional achievements, community engagement, and ARCH Venture Partners, a 27-year-old seed and early- Theatre. More information: loyalty to their alma mater at the 48th Annual Dis- stage venture capital partnership. ARCH manages uta.edu/theatre

I llustration tinguished Alumni Gala in October. $1.5 billion in capital and focuses on core technology The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest spinouts from universities and other U.S. research ‘BOOKS AND CAROLS’ honor bestowed on alumni by the University and the organizations. He earned a master’s degree in chemistry The UT Arlington Choir pres- Alumni Association. The 2013 honorees are Herbert from UT Arlington and is a member of the University’s ents a free holiday perfor- Critical Care Beckwith ’94, Arun Bhikshesvaran ’95, Barbara White Development Board. mance and sing-along. 7:30 Bryson ’84, Keith L. Crandell ’87, JoAnn Lee ’76, Jeffrey Lee, who earned a bachelor’s degree in political sci- p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, Central Exponential increase in graduates helps fill growing demand for nurses Leuschel ’77, and Betsy Price ’72. ence from UT Arlington, is assistant general counsel, Library sixth floor parlor. When Alitha Jones arrives for work each day at Park- UT Arlington is doing its part to meet the demand. “We are Beckwith is chief financial officer and senior vice global litigation for ExxonMobil. Her responsibilities Sponsored by College Town land Memorial Hospital in Dallas, she joins almost Enrollment in the College of Nursing has quadrupled president of international operations for Justin Brands. include the oversight of a global litigation and arbitra- UTA. More information: uta. 15,000 UT Arlington nursing graduates who provide in recent years. With nearly 8,000 students last spring, committed A certified public accountant, he earned a master’s tion portfolio to protect the interests of the company’s edu/library/friends/programs comprehensive health care for residents of North Texas the college is one of the five largest public nursing pro- degree in accounting from UT Arlington while work- shareholders. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, she was a and beyond. grams in the nation. to providing ing full time for Justin and raising a family. During his trial attorney for Union Pacific Railroad and chief pros- As a nursing informatics specialist, Jones ’09 devel- Jennifer Gray, the College of Nursing’s interim dean 31-year career with the Fort Worth-based bootmaker, he ecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. ops medical technology systems and teaches nurses and a UT Arlington alumna, says the University is com- graduates has been instrumental in opening markets in Canada, Leuschel is a partner in the Dallas office of McCall, how to use them. She is also a part-time critical care mitted not just to enrolling more students but preparing to meet the Europe, South America, and Japan. Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P., representing clients in nurse at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s St. Paul nurses to be leaders. Last year the college conferred Bhikshesvaran is chief marketing officer for L.M. municipal finance transactions in Texas and Oklahoma. University and Zale Lipshy hospitals, where she focuses almost 1,700 bachelor’s degrees, more than five times growing Ericsson Group. He began working for the telecom- He has helped numerous Texas communities structure on adult and elderly patients. the number in 2007-08. Master’s degree graduates munications company soon after graduating from economic development public-private partnerships, “Caring for patients is what I love most,” says Jones, have more than doubled during the same period. needs of the UT Arlington with a master’s degree in electrical engi- including Alliance Airport, Texas Motor Speedway, president of UT Arlington’s Nursing Alumni Coun- “We are dedicated to decreasing the nursing shortage Metroplex and neering. He became chief marketing officer in 2011 and and the redevelopment of Dallas Love Field. A member SANJAY GUPTA cil. “If I can make one patient smile or get one family by graduating increased numbers of BSN-prepared is responsible for global marketing strategy. He serves of the UT Arlington Development Board, he earned a The neurosurgeon and CNN member to open up and let me know their fears, that’s nurses who will become RNs, and to fulfilling the edu- beyond.” on the Electrical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board bachelor’s degree in political science from the University. chief medical correspondent what being a nurse is all about.” cational needs of working nurses at the undergraduate in the UT Arlington College of Engineering. Price, who graduated from UT Arlington with a discusses “Medicine and The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies and graduate levels,” says Dr. Gray, who holds the George Dr. Bryson is the associate vice president for facilities bachelor’s degree in biology, is mayor of the city of Fort Media” as part of the estimates that half of the state’s 73,000 registered W. and Hazel M. Jay Professorship in Nursing. “We engineering and planning at Rice University, respon- Worth. She took office in 2011 and was re-elected to a Maverick Speakers Series. nurses will retire in the next decade. Nationally, the offer a full array of academic programs and emphasize sible for the planning, construction, and maintenance second two-year term in 2013. In addition to promot- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the registered evidence-based practice so the community receives of the university’s facilities, grounds, central plant, ing jobs, strengthening education, fighting crime, and March 18, 2014, College nurse category will top the job growth list through quality nursing care in a rapidly changing health care and infrastructure. She earned a bachelor’s degree in improving mobility, she has focused on making Fort Park Center. Tickets available 2020. The number of employed nurses nationwide system. We are committed to providing graduates to architecture from UT Arlington and, in 2008, became Worth a healthy, engaged, and fiscally responsible city. Feb. 13 at utatickets.com. is expected to jump from 2.74 million in 2010 to meet the growing needs of the Metroplex and beyond.” a member of the American Institute of Architects Col- Prior to becoming mayor, she served 11 years as Tarrant More information: uta.edu/ 3.45 million in 2020, a 26 percent increase. Alitha Jones is among thousands of examples. lege of Fellows. County’s tax assessor. maverickspeakers

38 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 39 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Alumni Nairobi, Kenya Snapshot Strengthening the mother-daughter bond Hugs were permitted, but they Joel Montgomery were timed. To walk through Kibera, the After just a few seconds, a largest slum in Nairobi, guard would tell Brittany Byrd, Kenya, is to conduct a SCHOLARSHIP DINNER then 22, and her mother that delicate balancing act. The Drew Martin ’98, ’00, left, and they had to part. Each day that foundation is primarily Provost Ron Elsenbaumer, Brittany left her mother behind waste and refuse. An open right, presented Kunle the barbed-wire prison fence, sewage system contami- Oni with the Architecture she felt a lurch in her stomach. tion, Girls Embracing Mothers. nates the ground with Alumni Topping Out “Even as a young adult wom- Through character cultivation human and animal feces. Endowed Scholarship at the an, I was greatly affected by workshops and enhanced visi- This lack of sanitation is Alumni Association’s annual Mother’s incarceration,” she tation sessions, GEM empow- perhaps the biggest chal- Scholarship Dinner in August. says. “It was tough not hav - ers young women with incar- lenge for Joel Montgomery ing her there for holidays cerated moms to make positive ’92, ’96, ’00, who directs and birthdays. I hated that I life choices while helping sus- the Centers for Disease couldn’t call her every day.” tain mother-daughter bonds. Control’s Global Disease During those visits, Byrd, In early 2013 GEM announced Detection and Emergency a 2006 accounting graduate, a partnership with state wom- Response in Kenya and the Common Ground was struck by the dynamics en’s prisons in Gatesville, Texas. International Emerging of the other mother-daughter Now a lawyer at Winstead Infections Program. Alumnus Peter Twele aids understanding relationships she observed. For PC, Byrd recently was named Dr. Montgomery, right, between Middle Eastern, western cultures the younger girls, she figured Outstanding Young Lawyer PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION with Gates Foundation CEO the experience was even harder. by the Dallas Association of Alfred Vidaurri ’79, ’82, Presi- Jeff Raikes, works with the The serpentine dirt road was carved into the side of “They have to deal with Young Lawyers. She says her dent Vistasp Karbhari, and local population to identify, a remote Yemeni mountain, connecting village to vil- feelings of abandonment, relationship with her mother, Gloria Bender ’82, ’88 at a combat, and reduce dengue lage. Peter Twele ’88 traveled it the way the locals did, self-esteem issues, a general who’s no longer in prison, is reception hosted by the fever, typhoid, and other making his way through the rubble, steadily navigating sense of sadness and even stronger than ever. Their Alumni Association National potentially fatal diseases. treacherous curves. resentment. Then there’s this shared journey motivates her. Board in June to welcome He also trains Kenyan staff While Yemen is mostly desert, the mountain regions overwhelming love. No matter “I believe I had to experience President Karbhari to campus. on public health issues. are more temperate. Still, the people who live there what crime your mother com- the incarceration of my mother “Working with the local staff were in survival mode. “It was like I was traveling back mitted, at the end of the day, so that I could give back to and watching them grow in time,” he says. “Life was difficult when I was there, that’s still Mama.” younger girls going through and mature in their field is a but things are even more difficult today.” Three years into her moth- the same thing,” she says. “It’s huge added benefit to what This eye-opening experience was formative for er’s eight-year sentence, Byrd something I’m obligated to do, I do,” he says. Montgom- Twele as he conducted research and immersed himself started a nonprofit organiza- and it brings me joy.” ery earned his bachelor’s, in the cultures and languages of the Middle East. A master’s, and Ph.D. degrees sociolinguistics course on language use in multilingual from UT Arlington and societies inspired his research. credits his faculty mentors “Many people in the world have to deal with various NIGHT ON THE TOWN with helping him succeed. languages on a daily basis,” he says. “The language situ- Susan and Greg Schadt ’96 at “I’m looking at how diseases ation in the Middle East, in particular, is fascinating a mixer hosted by the Alumni interact with human popu- and extremely complex.” Association in September lations and the environ- After 11 years of living in the Middle East, Twele during the annual UTA Night ment, and I’m seeing the amassed abundant research and a deeper understanding on the Town event. impact of my work as well. I of the cultures. The experiences informed his profound can honestly say I wouldn’t appreciation for Yemen and its people and fueled his be doing what I am today memoir, Rubbing Shoulders in Yemen, available on without UT Arlington.” amazon.com. “In light of the Arab Spring, I wanted people to know how well I was treated by Arab Muslims in situ- ations where they could have easily taken advantage of me. They did the opposite and unfailingly treated me with honor and respect, often going out of their way Diamond Talk Former baseball teammates, from to help and encourage me.” left, Joshua Jezek, Ryan Roberts, and Brandon Watson recon- Alumni picnic Twele, who in the 1980s served as a linguistics teach- nected during UT Arlington Night With the Rangers in April Tom Moore ’75 and Ross ing assistant at UT Arlington, is working on a new at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Roberts, who played for the Lucas ’89 attended the Sixth book, Iraq on Their Doorstep, about his and his wife’s Mavericks from 2002-03, is an infielder for the Tampa Bay Annual Alumni Picnic in the experiences living in Jordan before, during, and after Rays. Jezek was a first baseman and outfielder for the Maver- Park last spring at Doug the Gulf War. icks from 2000-02, and Watson was a catcher from 2001-02. Russell Park.

40 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 41 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Spotlight African Art Giving Simmons Foundation gives $1 million grant Metroplex populations in need G. Carter Foundation to sup- will benefit from the Simmons port work with Tarrant County Family Foundation’s recent social service agencies. Initial $1 million grant to the funding benefited Catholic 1895 SOCIETY GALA UT Arlington School of Social Charities of Fort Worth’s Amy and Kelcy Warren ’78 Work. Common Threads program, at the annual 1895 Society The gift extends the school’s which teaches weaving skills to celebration last spring in Innovative Community Aca- Bhutanese refugees so they can College Park Center. Kelcy demic Partnership (iCAP) pro- become more financially stable. is a 2007 recipient of the gram to Dallas County. The pro- iCAP also assisted the Youth Jonathan Campbell Distinguished Alumni Award. gram initiates, supports, and Offender Diversion Alterna- and Tanya Dowdey funds ideas among educators tive, which helps a juvenile When noted herpetolo- to help social service agencies court reduce repeat offenders gist Jonathan Campbell’s develop better practices. through alternative methods work takes him to remote “The foundation is proud to of dealing with misdemeanor Guatemalan jungles or the support this expansion of the family violence. heart of Africa, he typi- UT Arlington School of Social “We are building synergy cally brings something back. Work into the Dallas County and momentum through the Often the treasures are community,” says Serena Con- success we’ve experienced animal specimens that find Wise Investment nelly ’95, foundation vice presi- with iCAP,” says Scott Ryan, their way into UT Arling- BUSINESS DEAN RECEPTION dent. “The iCAP program is an School of Social Work dean. Vreeland, Gatchel among those honored ton’s Amphibian and Reptile Trey Yelverton ’88, Rachel appealing investment because “Support from the Simmons Diversity Research Center. Croson, and Linda Dipert ’01 at endowed professor installation it benefits all stakeholders: Family Foundation will enable But sometimes they’re gor- at a reception last spring providers, clients, funders, us to expand the reach of this Robert Gatchel knows firsthand how private philan- geous works of art. Over the welcoming Dr. Croson faculty, and students.” research-based program thropic support can fuel discovery. years, he and his wife, Tanya as dean of the College of iCAP was founded in 2010 throughout North Texas and A foremost authority on the effects of chronic pain Dowdey ’88, have amassed Business. through a gift from the Amon beyond.” on the mind and body, Dr. Gatchel holds the Nancy quite a collection. “We have P. and John G. Penson Endowed Professorship in Clini- several pieces from New cal Health Psychology. Guinea and South America, “This professorship is a great honor, and it helps but the focus has remained me conduct research in the important clinical health on Guatemala and Africa,” psychology field,” he says. “It’s also a great legacy because says Dr. Campbell, chair of it recognizes the interest of Nancy and John Penson the Biology Department. in this area.” “We have purchased from The Pensons’ daughter, Ann Penson Vreeland, estab- dealers, but the pieces I lished the professorship in 2007 to honor her parents have picked up at the end Jeff Corwin RECEPTION and to support UT Arlington’s Psychology Department. of the road in some remote Jeff Corwin, Marsha Baylor, Dr. Vreeland was a student of Gatchel’s when he taught region are especially mean- and Michael Baylor ’70 at a at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. ingful.” The couple have reception last spring before They were among the donors and faculty members donated a large portion Corwin’s Maverick Speakers recognized in April at the inaugural Endowed Chair of their African art to the Series lecture. Michael and Professor Installation in College Park Center. College of Liberal Arts. The is a 2007 recipient of the UT Arlington has 41 chairs and professorships that are works are on display in the Distinguished Alumni Award. fully established or in process, with three more pledged Fine Arts Building. Eventu- through bequests. Their market value approaches ally, they plan to give all of $27 million. SUPREME COURTS Maverick athletes are now hon- their African art collection “Our talented and dedicated researchers and edu- ing their volleyball and basketball skills on the Carrizo Oil to UT Arlington. “This art cators are thriving because of the ardent support of & Gas College Park Center Practice Facility. The Univer- has brought years of enjoy- donors and friends who share our vision of a Tier One sity named the area—which features two regulation bas- ment to us,” Campbell says. university,” Provost Ronald Elsenbaumer says. “It’s ketball courts—for the Houston-based energy company “We are very pleased to impossible to quantify the positive impact that endowed to recognize the firm’s $5 million commitment to College pass it on for a great many positions like these have on UT Arlington’s reputa- Park Center. The 7,000-seat events venue opened in Febru- others to enjoy, essentially tion as we approach the status of a national research ary 2012 and anchors UT Arlington’s College Park District, a in perpetuity.” web extra: RANKIN SOCIETY university.” 20-acre residential and retail development. Carrizo, which Watch a video at uta.edu/ David Meadows and Lynne Funding levels for endowed faculty positions range initially developed the University’s natural gas resources, utamagazine. Prater attended the Rankin from $250,000 for a professorship to $3 million for a also donated $1 million to establish a graduate research Legacy Society luncheon in distinguished university chair. See uta.edu/giving for fellowship and $1.12 million for construction of the YWCA September. information on creating an endowment. Arlington Child Development Center on campus.

42 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 43 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Class Notes Notable 1971 contracts and pipeline owner- He is an assistant professor 1987 Oconee nuclear power plant at the Tarrant County College tecture firm. She has worked in Austin. William Erwin and illustrator. His work has Kristy Libotte Keener (BFA, ship opportunities. in the UT Arlington School of Phillip Reklai (BA, Political near Seneca, S.C. Previously Northeast campus. She is also for the company for eight (MArch) is an associate with appeared in MAD Magazine Art) won a Gold Hermes Social Work. Science) was elected senator he was senior resident in- a senior writer for PokerStars- years. Jo Ann Coe Regan Ford Nassen & Baldwin, an since 2011, and he has been Creative Award for graphic 1978 for the island country of Palau spector at the Farley nuclear Women.com. (PhD, Social Work) is director Austin-based construction drawing and writing for Unit- design for a nature postcard/ Michael B. Reid (BS, Biol- 1982 in the South Pacific. David plant in Alabama. He was an of the Office of Social Work law firm. He focuses on pre- ed Plankton Pictures’ Sponge- poster in May. She is graphic ogy) is dean of the College Richard Tettamant (MBA, Roberts (BBA, Real Estate) is instructor at the Comanche 1998 Accreditation in Alexandria, paring contract documents Bob Comics for the past two design coordinator at the of Health and Human Business Administration) president of the Clear Fork Peak plant in Texas for 11 years. Jeannie Deakyne (’98 BA, Va. Previously she worked at and counseling clients on years. Also a contributor to North Central Texas Council Performance at the Univer- marked his 20th year as ad- Group, a Fort Worth-based Joel Ivy (BS, Electrical Engi- ’11 MA, Political Science) the Council on Social Work business and legal issues in- Heeby Jeeby Comix, he was of Governments. sity of Florida. Previously he ministrator of the Dallas Po- management consulting busi- neering) is general manager received the President’s Education as an accredita- volving construction projects. a member of The Shorthorn was professor and chair of lice and Fire Pension System. ness. Previously he was vice of Lakeland Electric in Lake- Award from the Association of tion specialist and was on the Toni Holland (’02 MA, ’11 staff at UT Arlington. Beth ANTHONY “ANGELO” 1973 physiology at the University president of channel strategy land, Fla. Jeanne A. Smith Junior Leagues International faculties at the University of PhD, English) had a disserta- Francesco (BA, Journal- MCCLAIN Molly Bogen (MSSW) of Kentucky. He also has held 1984 for CA Technologies in Plano. (BBA, Accounting) received for her achievements in South Carolina, University of tion selected by the Library ism) took over as director of McClain (’81 MSSW) is chief received the Nonprofit faculty positions at Harvard Rex Peebles (MA, Political Ken Robinson (BBA, Account- the UT Arlington College of member recruitment and Hawaii, and Cal State Long of Congress Web Guide as a Student Publications at UT executive officer of the Communicator of the Year University and Baylor College Science) is vice president of ing) is vice president and chief Business Dean’s Award for Ex- retention. She is manager of Beach. reference for U.S. Poets Lau- Arlington in August. Previ- 140,000-member National Award from the Center for of Medicine. instruction at Midland Col- risk officer at Calpine Corp., traordinary Service in March. learning and development reate. She is a lecturer in the ously she was adviser and Association of Social Workers Nonprofit Management. lege, where he has worked a Houston-based electricity She is a partner for tax and in UT Arlington’s Office of 2000 UT Arlington Department of assistant director of Student in Washington, D.C. He previ- She is executive director of 1979 since 2005. Previously he was and power producer. Previ- strategic business services at Human Resources. Shawn Casey Donahew (BBA, English and has studied poets Publications. Rachel Proctor ously was commissioner of the Senior Source in Dallas. Geoffrey Clarke (BA, Russian) dean of social and behavioral ously he was chief risk officer Weaver LLP, a Fort Worth- Hawkins (BBA, Accounting) Finance) released a new CD, laureate in the United States (BA, Interdisciplinary Studies) the Massachusetts Depart- Charles Zollars (BS, Mechan- was appointed by Gov. Rick sciences at Austin Commu- for BP North American Gas based accounting firm. is a tax senior at Weaver LLP Standoff, in April with his and Canada. Gwen Hollis was elected to the DeSoto ment of Children and Families. ical Engineering) is manager Perry to a six-year term on nity College. Bryan Reed and Power in Houston. Brian in Dallas. Previously she was group, the Casey Donahew Perkins (MEd, Educational City Council in March. She is of Bradshaw & Associates, a the Texas Board of Licensure (MPA, Professional Account- Tompkins (’87 BBA, Market- 1993 a tax manager at Hanner & Band. Leadership and Policy Stud- the owner and administrative WILLIE HERNANDEZ firm of professional engineers for Professional Medical ing) is chief financial officer ing; ’12 Executive MBA) is sales Doug Cassidy (MBA, Busi- Associates in Bedford. Cindy ies) is director of professional director of the Neighbor- Hernandez (’96 BS, in Abilene. Physicists, which regulates for Ocean Canyon Properties, director in the retail division ness Administration) is senior Juby (’98 BSW; ’99 MSSW; ’05 2001 personnel for the Denton hood Christian Learning Mechanical Engineering) the practice of medical phys- a privately owned member- of VTech Communications. vice president and com- PhD, Social Work) is interim Kaleb Canales (BA, Kinesiol- Independent School District. Center of Dallas. Dallas is a 2013 inductee into 1977 ics in Texas. Dr. Clarke is an ship camping resort company mercial lending manager for department head of the ogy) is an assistant coach for Previously she was principal at Taylor (BM, Music Media) the National Wheelchair Mike Farris (BA, Political associate professor in the based in Texarkana, Texas. 1989 OmniAmerican Bank in Fort MSW program and assistant the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Crownover Middle School in was the supervising sound Basketball Association Science) appears in the movie Department of Radiology at Jonathan Beard (MSSW) is Worth. Derrick Kinney (BA, professor of social work at Previously he was an assistant Denton. William Schweinle editor and re-recording mixer Intercollegiate Division Hall of Infiltrators to be released later UT Health Science Center at 1985 president of the National Speech) works with local the University of Northern coach and interim head (PhD, General Experimental on the film Blood Brother, Fame. A Movin’ Mavs player this year. A counsel attorney San Antonio. Norry Niven (BA, Commu- Association of Social Workers- schools to reward education- Iowa. Ashley Adams coach for the Portland Trail Psychology) received the which won the Audience from 1991-95, he founded and for Vincent Lopez Serafino nication) directed his first Washington State Chapter. He al excellence. Since beginning McKee (BA, Psychology) was Blazers. He will coordinate Outstanding Faculty Award Award and the Grand Jury operates Per4Max Medical, Jenevein in Dallas, he has 1980 feature film, Chasing Shake- is an independent contractor a recognition program in named to the school the offense for the Mavericks. for Research Achievement Prize for U.S. documentaries one of the world’s largest published four novels and has George Desjardins (MA, speare. Starring Danny Glover, for Progressive Strategies 2000, he has awarded more board for the Eustace Steven A. Chapman (MEd, at the University of South at the 2013 Sundance Film sport wheelchair companies. other works in progress. Mojy Linguistics) has written When the movie was released in in Seattle and a part-time than 140 certificates and Independent School District Educational Administration) is Dakota. He is an assistant pro- Festival. He owns Defacto Haddad (’77 BS, Architecture; God Shows Up: God’s Ap- April. Niven has production lecturer at the University of financial gifts to students in May. She practices law in superintendent of the Hurst- fessor of physician assistant Sound, a post-audio company ’81 MArch, Architecture; ’81 pointed Times. He is the sec- companies in Texas (Stone Washington. and teachers. He is principal Henderson and surrounding Euless-Bedford Independent studies in the USD School of in Silver Spring, Md. Brian MCRP, City and Regional Plan- retary of CORE, a creationist Core Films) and Los Ange- of Derrick Kinney & Associ- counties with a focus on School District. Previously he Health Sciences. Von Hatten (BA, Interdisci- ning) joined the North Texas organization in Ottawa, and les (Three-One-O) and has 1990 ates, an Arlington-based family law and representing was deputy superintendent plinary Studies) is an associate Tollway Authority board in holds pastor’s credentials directed award-winning Tim McGaha (’90 BS, ’93 financial advisory practice of abused and neglected of educational operations at 2003 attorney for Scott & Scott February. His term continues with the Evangelical Church spots for clients like Gatorade, MS, Aerospace Engineer- Ameriprise Financial Services. children. Johnny Ortez- HEB. Tracy Autem (BFA, Photogra- LLP, an intellectual property through August 2014. He has Alliance Ministerial Fellow- McDonald’s, Ford, HBO, and ing) maintains a blog, Tim’s Melanie Mason (BFA, The- Tibbels (BA, Journalism) is phy) is president and founder and technology law firm in been president of CHS Archi- ship of Canada. Charles E. PetSmart. He received awards Thoughtful Spot. atre Arts) in April directed an accountant for Funny Boy 2002 of Lightly Photography and Southlake. He represents tects in Arlington since the Lambert (BBA, Accounting) for his work on the TV series the regional premiere of the Films, a Los Angeles-based Nafees Alam (BS, Informa- Tracy Autem Photography in large- and mid-market orga- company was founded in 1984. received the UT Arlington Dexter. Lou Diamond Phil- 1991 family comedy Freckleface production company. He tion Systems) received the UT Fort Worth. Her team special- nizations on matters related Randy Landers (BS, Architec- College of Business Alumni lips (BFA, Drama) received Steve Hatch (BA, Journalism) Strawberry: The Musical for also specializes in dachshund Arlington College of Business izes in wedding and portrait to transactions, software HEATHER L. REYNOLDS ture) is director of business Award for Renowned Career the 2013 Lifetime Achieve- is director of golf operations the Creative Arts Theatre and photography. He is a former Alumni Award for Outstand- work. Kim Barker (MEd, licensing, and disputes. Reynolds (’02 MSSW) received development for Speed Achievement in March. He is a ment Award at the White at Horseshoe Bay Resort near School in Arlington. member of The Shorthorn ing Early Career Achievement Education in Curriculum the Nonprofit CEO of the Year Fab-Crete, a design-build con- senior partner at Pricewater- Sands International Film Marble Falls in the Texas Hill staff at UT Arlington. Brian in March. He is vice presi- and Instruction) is principal 2004 Award from the Center for struction and manufacturing houseCoopers in Fort Worth Festival in Mesilla, N.M., in Country. A former member 1995 Riley (BBA, Management) is dent of DRG Concepts, an at Tidwell Middle School in Hashem Assadullahi Nonprofit Management. She firm in Fort Worth. Previously and the longest-tenured August. The actor, direc- of the UT Arlington golf team, Derek B. McKaskle (BS, Biol- chief of the Colleyville Fire assortment of high-quality Roanoke in the Northwest (BM, Music Education) is a is CEO of the Catholic Chari- he was portfolio manager/ member of the College of tor, writer, and producer is a he previously managed the ogy) is a dentist and operates Department. He was assistant restaurants in Dallas. The Independent School District. saxophonist, bandleader, and ties Diocese in Fort Worth. architect for the Department Business Advisory Council. UT Arlington Distinguished St. James Bay Golf Resort McKaskle Family Dentistry chief for fire administration company has developed and Previously she was an associ- music educator in New York of Homeland Security in the Presley Swagerty (BA, His- Alumnus. in Carrabelle, Fla. Craig in Katy. in the Arlington Fire opened Chop House Burger, ate principal at Northwest City. His latest album, Pieces, RAMONA SOTO immigration and customs tory) wrote Millionaire by Lancaster (BA, Journalism) is Department, serving there Dallas Chop House, Dallas High School and also worked features works from his Soto (’02 BA, Political Sci- enforcement program. Sam Half-Time about personal 1986 leader of the news and sports 1997 since 1998. He was a member Fish Market, Wild Salsa, and in the Victoria and Decatur sextet. Matthew Caldwell ence) was selected to Texas Sibert (BA, Physical Educa- growth and network market- Robbie Helmich Henson copy desks at The Billings Bret Jimerson (BS, In- of Beta Gamma Sigma Urban Wok while creating school districts. David Bond (MS, Health Care Administra- Monthly’s Texas Super Law- tion) is founder and president ing. Known as “The Coach,” (MSN, Nursing) is the Law- Gazette in Billings, Mont. He terdisciplinary Studies) is business honor society at more than 175 jobs. LaKesha (BBA, Accounting) is manager tion) is chief executive officer yers “Rising Stars” list, which of S.L. Sibert Management he is a motivational speaker. rence C. and Marion V. Harris has written three novels and a superintendent for the UT Arlington. Drinks (BBA, Management) of marketing support for the at University Medical Center honors top attorneys age 40 and Construction Co. in Larry Watson (’80 MSSW; ’07 Chair of Nursing at Oklahoma collection of short stories. Burleson Independent School is principal of the new Janis fuel surcharge division at in Lebanon, Tenn. Previously or younger. An associate at Fort Worth. In February the PhD, Urban and Public Affairs) Baptist University. She taught District. Previously he was 1999 Guerrero-Thompson Elemen- BNSF Railway Co. after previ- he was CEO at Dallas Regional Vincent Lopez Serafino & Jen- company partnered with the has begun a two-year term at UT Arlington before joining 1992 superintendent for the Paige Murphy (BS, Interior tary School in the Austin ously serving as a manager in Medical Center. Louwanda evein in Dallas, she focuses on African American Environ- as president of the Texas OBU, where she teaches in Ed Crowe (BBA, Manage- Willis ISD. Rebekah Mercer Design) was promoted to vice Independent School District. revenue accounting for BNSF. Evans (’04 BA, ’06 MA, So- the prosecution and defense mentalist Association to chapter of the National As- the graduate and undergrad- ment) is senior resident (BA, English) is a lecturer in president at Corgan Associ- Previously she was principal David DeGrand (BFA, Art) is ciology) is a visiting assistant of small and large public and pursue pipeline construction sociation of Social Workers. uate nursing programs. inspector for Duke Energy’s English and communications ates, a Dallas-based archi- at Becker Elementary School a freelance cartoonist, writer, professor of sociology at Mill- private sector clients.

44 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 45 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS Briefly MASTERS GOLF RAFFLE saps College in Jackson, Miss. Arlington’s Ditto Elementary space radiation environment management apprentice School District. She also Arlington. Josh Greenlee (BA, Enriquez (BA, Journalism) is and is pursuing a master’s U.S. Embassy at the Holy See Win a trip for four to the 2014 Sam Nix (BA, History) is prin- School. Natalie Lukomski and its effects on the health at Dallas Theater Center, serves as production stage Broadcast Communication) is a reporter for the Beaumont degree at San Francisco State in Vatican City. This summer Masters Golf Tournament cipal at Seguin High School in (’05 BS, Microbiology; ’08 of astronauts in long-duration working on such projects as manager at Tablerock Theater a weekend disc jockey for 95.9 Enterprise. He was a member University. Monica Mirea she was an intern with the U.S. on April 12-13 in Augusta, Ga. Arlington. Previously he was MS, Biology) is a microbiolo- missions beyond low-Earth Giant, The Second City Does in Salado. Benjamin Pylant FM The Ranch in Fort Worth. of The Shorthorn staff while (MPA, Professional Account- Pacific Command’s Student The Alumni Association is principal at Arlington’s Carter gist/chemist at MicroChem orbit. During the past year, Dallas, Fly By Night, and Fly. (Cohort MBA) was named Kaitlin Kelsey-Hennessy at UT Arlington. Frankie ing) is an audit associate at Volunteer Intern Program in hosting a raffle for $100 per Junior High. Ronnie Parsons Laboratory in Euless. She per- she served as a student re- Catherine E. Hyde (MSSW) Young Engineer of the Year by (BA, Public Relations, Art Farrar-Helm (BA, Public Whitley Penn. Previously she Hawaii. Verica Todorovic ticket, and only 600 tickets (BS, Architecture) is a found- forms tests for disinfectant gent on the UT System Board is a renal social worker with the Fort Worth chapter of the and Art History) is an event Relations) is a public relations/ worked in general accounting (BA, Political Science) will tour will be sold. The winner ing partner of Mode Collec- and antimicrobial efficacy of Regents. Becky Wilder DaVita, a dialysis provider, Texas Society of Professional rental coordinator at McNay communications representa- for Cristina’s Fine Mexi- the world during graduate receives four tournament tive, a multidisciplinary design for companies around the (MEd, Educational Leadership in Irving. Sheila Shimmick Engineers. The award goes to Art Museum in San Antonio. tive at Sellmark, a developer can Restaurant. Christine school through Washington passes for the Saturday and studio based in New York City. world. Cory Summers (BBA, and Policy Studies) is principal (MEd, Educational Leadership individuals under 34 years old Heinz Schwarzkopf (BS, Biol- of brands and products for Nicholson (BA, Broadcast University in St. Louis. She will Sunday rounds, hospitality Annie Walker Saunders Finance) is a certified financial at Ridgeview Elementary and Policy Studies) is principal who exhibit outstanding con- ogy) finished second in the outdoor lifestyle markets, in Communication) is a morning study in London, Vienna, The passes, and accommodations (BBA, Finance) wrote an au- planner for the Corpus Christi School in the Keller Indepen- at Colleyville Elementary tributions to public welfare men’s division of Fort Worth’s Mansfield. Stefani Goode reporter at KXII-TV in Sher- Hague, Geneva, and Thailand. and chef-prepared dinners tobiography, Finding Annie: Financial Group. David Walls dent School District. For the School in the Grapevine- and advance the engineering Cowtown Marathon in Febru- (MA, Teaching English to man. Alexandra Pietroforte Taylor Elizabeth Tomlin at the Executive Home near My Journey of Overcoming (MBA, Business Administra- past five years, she served Colleyville Independent profession. He is an engi- ary. He is a medical student at Speakers of Other Languages) (BA, Public Relations) works (MBA, Business Administra- Augusta National Golf Club. Obstacles, about dealing with tion) is operations director for as an assistant principal at School District. Previously she neer at Halff Associates, a the University of North Texas is an English instructor in the for the Downtown Arlington tion) is a product market- The drawing will be held at abusive situations. She lives Texas Values, an Austin-based Chisholm Trail Intermediate was an assistant principal at full-service engineering firm Health Science Center. He ran Department of English and Management Corp. Jarrad ing specialist at Periscope the Nov. 15 men’s basketball in Washington, D.C. Roseann organization dedicated to and Bette Perot Elementary Heritage Elementary School in Fort Worth. Elaine Shields track and cross country at Foreign Languages at Cam- Principe (BBA, Accounting) Holdings, an Austin-based Homecoming game, and the Sears (BBA, Management) preserving and advancing schools in Keller. in Grapevine. John Terrell (MS, Health Care Adminis- UT Arlington. Sheradon eron University in Lawton, is controller at Olympus firm that works with public winner does not have to be received the Law Enforce- faith, family, and freedom in (Executive MBA) is mayor of tration) is vice president of Waits (MSN, Nursing Practi- Okla. Bradley Henderson Property Management in entities and private compa- present to claim the prize. ment Commendation Medal Texas. C.C. Winkler (MArch) 2007 Southlake and vice president quality management at Plaza tioner) is a nurse practitioner (Executive MBA) is CEO of Pantego. Previously he was nies concerning procurement. Visit utaaa.mastersgolfprize. from the Texas Society of is marketing manager in the Brandy Austin (BA, Criminal of commercial development Medical Center in Fort Worth. at Children’s Medical Center Crescent Medical Center in an auditor at the Defense Zachary Zielinski (BA, Public com for more information the Sons of the American Dallas office of the Urban De- Justice and Criminology) for the Dallas/Fort Worth Chris Vick (MPA, Professional of Dallas. Paul Windle (BFA, Abilene. Tyler Hickey (MPA, Contract Audit Agency office Relations) is an information and to buy tickets. Revolution in April for saving sign Group architectural firm. is director of marketing International Airport. Accounting) is an information Art) was named to the 2012 Professional Accounting) is in Arlington. Andrew Pud- technology specialist with seven people’s lives in an and business development technology auditor at the De- ADC Young Guns by the Art a staff accountant at Colliers duck (Executive MBA) is vice XTO Energy. apartment fire and directing 2006 for Cantey Hanger LLP, a 2009 fense Contract Audit Agency Directors Club of New York International. Brittany In- president of marketing for others to safety in Bedford in Sastra Bour (’06 BA, ’10 Fort Worth-based law firm. Bill Bailey (Executive MBA) office in Arlington. for his portfolio of work. gram (BFA, Art) had her film Hooters of America, which 2013 2011. She is an officer in the MA, Sociology; ’11 MSSW) Heather Champeau (’07 is sales director for the Shale Filmer featured in the Dallas operates more than 430 Razan Akkad (BA, Trophy Club Police Depart- is the refugee resettlement BA, Anthropology; ’10 MA, Oil & Gas Wastewater Recy- 2010 2012 International Film Festival in Hooters restaurants in about Communication Studies) is ment. Cara Kristen West (BA, supervisor for Refugee Sociology) was admitted cling Systems at ThermoEn- Cosheda Hurd (MEd, Educa- Blaire Beaty (MEd, Education April. Chloe Jamerson (BA, 40 states and more than 25 a liability claims researcher Journalism) is public relations Services of Texas in Dallas. to the Ph.D. program in ergy Corp. Previously he tional Leadership and Policy in Curriculum and Instruc- Public Relations) is working in other countries. Hamidullah for Geico Insurance in Dallas. manager at Peterbilt Motors, Kimberly Buckhalton (MEd, sociology at the University was regional sales manager Studies) is principal at Carver tion-Math) is the learning brand public relations at the Qeyam (MA, Sociology) has Aimee Bissett (MPA, Public a Denton-based truck manu- Educational Leadership and of Colorado Boulder. She will at Caldwell Tanks. Travis Elementary School in Lan- coordinator for Advancement Richards Group in Dallas. Rus- been admitted to the Ph.D. Administration) is director of facturing company. Policy Studies) is principal at specialize in qualitative and Carrigan (’09 BS, ’11 MS, caster. Previously she was a Via Individual Determination sell Johnson (BA, Advertis- program in Near Eastern economic development for DAZZLING DEGREES Trinity Springs Middle School interpretive design. Shea Aerospace Engineering) is a master teacher for mathe- in the Keller Independent ing) works with the research Languages and Cultures at the city of Denton. Previously Display your UT Arlington di- 2005 in the Keller Independent Maloney (BA, Anthropology) senior engineer at Pointwise, matics, science, and electives School District. Previously she team at Marketing Arm, an Indiana University. Karen she was program manager ploma in style. In partnership Amber Bartlett (BA, Broad- School District. Previously is a cartographic specialist a Fort Worth-based service at the Carver Sixth Grade was the AVID site coordina- advertising and marketing Ramirez (BA, Broadcast Com- and executive director of with Churchill Classics, the cast Communication) played she was an assistant principal and technician for the Natural provider for computational Learning Center in Lancaster. tor and an assistant volleyball firm in Dallas. Sir Jones (BA, munication) is a production Keep Denton Beautiful. She Alumni Association offers both Becky and Jill Sutter at Timber Creek High School Resources Conservation fluid dynamics engineers. He Kathryn Bacsik Korman and softball coach at Fossil Public Relations) is a recruiter assistant for Telemundo also served as development more than a dozen framing in season two of Dallas dur- in Keller. Kevin Ghassemi Service, an agency within teaches short courses for the (BS, Interdisciplinary Studies) Ridge High School. Alison for Focus Staff, a Dallas-based KXTX-TV in Dallas. Magda- director for the Citizens options for the sheepskin ing the spring. Bartlett has (BBA, Management) is sales the Department of Agricul- Pointwise user group. Brian is a fourth-grade teacher in Cohn (BA, Advertising) agency that links health care lena Salamon (BA, Russian) is Development Center in you worked so hard to earn. worked in national com- manager in the industrial ture. Adam Myers (BS, Civil Fontenot (PhD, Quantitative the Mansfield Independent was selected for the Teach professionals with available an upstream energy analyst Denton. Mary Faye Hanson- You can even customize mercials for Walmart, Dick’s products division of BNSF Engineering) is a co-founder Biology) reported on a study School District. for America program and positions. Courtney Keeper for Hart Energy in Houston. Evans (MA, Sociology) your frame. Alumni Associa- Sporting Goods, Subway, Railway Co. Michael A. Hill of Martin House Brewing Co., that found elevated levels will teach English in Miami. (’02 BM, Music; ’12 MBA, She studies oil shale in the has been admitted to the tion members receive a 10 Regus, and Church’s Chicken. (MEd, Educational Leadership which opened in May in Fort of arsenic and other heavy 2011 Benna Combs (BA, Public Business Administration) is United States and serves as an sociology Ph.D. program percent discount on frames. Her first feature film, Beneath and Policy Studies) is assistant Worth. Jiusheng Xu (Execu- metals in groundwater near Reyna Cavazos (BA, Broad- Relations) is a junior associate an accountant at Variosys- analyst for European and Rus- at the University of North Visit utaalumni.org and click the Darkness, was released superintendent of admin- tive MBA) founded Jerrymart natural gas fracking sites cast Communication) is for social public relations at tems, a worldwide electronic sian energy ventures. Vasu Texas. Daniel Kotara (MEd, on “Shop” to make your in 2012. Hetal Bhatt (MS, istration in the Arlington E-commerce Limited, a in Texas’ Barnett Shale. The morning news editor and More Cabbage, a social media contract manufacturer with Sampath (Executive MBA) is Educational Leadership and selection. Civil Engineering) is a traffic Independent School District. company in China focused on piece originally appeared assistant traffic and weather marketing and PR agency in a local office in Southlake. an enterprise solutions archi- Policy Studies) is assistant engineer for the city of Ar- Previously he was principal niche products and services at ProPublica, an online anchor at Univision Dal- Cedar Hill. Dustin Dangli Kristina Kopplin (BA, Public tect for DocuSign, a provider principal at Borger Middle CONNECT ONLINE lington. Carlos Donjuan (BFA, at Arlington’s Seguin High by customization. investigative journalism las. Jared Chism (BA, Public (BA, Journalism) is a reporter Relations) is an interactive of electronic signature tech- School in Borger. Kelsey The Alumni Association web- Art) was selected to paint School. Kyle Knight (BBA, organization. Dr. Fontenot Relations) is a senior social for the Star-Telegram. He producer at Social Compass, nology. Priscilla Sanchez (BA, Pettit (BA, Linguistics) site works seamlessly with Dallas city-funded murals to Marketing) received his Ph.D. 2008 is a scientist with the U.S. media strategist with J.C. was editor-in-chief of The a social media marketing Public Relations) is a public has been accepted to the social networking platforms, brighten retaining walls be- in sociology from Washington Ben Berriche (Executive Environmental Protection Penney. Justin Ginsberg Shorthorn for fall 2012. Claire agency. Ashley Macdonald relations specialist at Concus- theoretical linguistics Ph.D. allowing you to link Facebook, neath the Jefferson Boulevard State University and is assis- MBA) is president of TheSix- Agency in Dallas. Matt Hollis (MFA, Art) was accepted into Dunn (BA, Advertising) is a (BA, Public Relations) is an in- sion, a Fort Worth-based program at Georgetown LinkedIn, or Twitter member bridge’s Zang and Marsalis tant professor of sociology at SigmaWay, a Dallas-based (’09 BBA and MS, Account- the 2013 New Glass Review, an junior account manager at tern for U.S. Rep. Joe Barton marketing communications University. Carolyn Ruiz (BA, pages to your profile page. It entry/exit ways in Oak Cliff. the University of Alabama in provider of training and ing) is a senior accountant at international publication by Concussion, a Fort Worth- of Texas in his Washington, company. Christal Simanki Political Science) is pursuing also features a Career Center He is a lecturer in art and art Huntsville. Ashley Purgason consulting solutions for pro- JP Energy Partners in Irving. the Corning Museum of Glass. based marketing commu- D.C., office. Rino Manfroni (BA, Philosophy and Political a law degree at Harvard and a tool to find former history at UT Arlington. Julie (’06 BS, ’07 MS, Biology) is fessionals and organizations. Elizabeth McWithey (BA, More than 3,000 works from nications company. Nicole (BBA, Accounting) is a tax Science) is in her first year in Law School. Emily Waddle classmates. Visit utaalumni. Harcrow (MEd, Educational working toward a Ph.D. in Matt Grevan (BFA, Theatre Theatre Arts) received the 48 countries were submitted, Durham (BA, Public Relations assistant at Jack F. Lewis CPA the political science master’s (MA, Linguistics) received org and click on “First-Time Leadership and Policy Studies) environmental toxicology Arts) attends the University Applebee’s Teacher of the with only the top 100 entries and Advertising) is a market- in Dallas. 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46 UTArlington Magazine FALL 2013 47 ALUMNI NEWS In Memoriam 1960s became a district superin- UT Arlington and Southern Administration), 56, Jan. 23 Jerry D. Haptonstall (’64 tendent and was elected the Methodist University. He in Euless. Ms. Earp worked BBA, Business Administration), founding general superin- wrote Other Sides: A Journey for Tandy Corp. and at Color 81, April 21 in Fayetteville, Ark. tendent of Bethel Method- Without Maps and received a Tile for 20 years until it closed. Mr. Haptonstall was a war- ist Church, serving there 14 National Endowment for the She then returned to college, ranted contracting officer for years. Steve Edwin Reed (’74 Arts grant for fiction writing. earning two degrees. She was NASA at the Johnson Space BA, Psychology), 62, Feb. 21 Ernest Dwight Moore (’89 a lecturer in the UT Arlington Center in Houston. Olin in Fort Worth. Mr. Reed was BBA, Marketing), 56, Jan. 24 Department of Finance and Randall Heifner (’69 BBA, a lifelong salesman, initially in Burleson. Mr. Moore taught Real Estate from 2004-08. Frank Harrison Business Administration), 66, selling commercial printing high school computer science Former UT Arlington March 3 in Dallas. Mr. Heifner equipment before shifting to in the Arlington Independent 2000s President Frank Harrison retired as a senior corporal real estate. He established his School District. He also spon- Freddie Charles Ferrell died Aug. 9 in Dallas. He was in the Dallas Police Depart- own firm in Arlington, Steve sored the robotics club and (’03 MSSW), 58, March 21 in 99. Dr. Harrison joined the ment in 2002 after 28 years of Reed Real Estate, and later taught guitar lessons. Abilene. After serving 20 University in 1965 to establish service. He served in various formed Southland Records. years in the Air Force, Mr. Fer- graduate programs while positions, from patrol officer Randall Cross Stegall (’76 BA, 1990s rell earned a master’s degree teaching at what is now UT to detective, and received English), 59, Feb. 27 in Keller. A Edward Kirk Whisman (’90 and was a social worker for Southwestern Medical Center numerous awards. Sidney real estate attorney in Tarrant MPA, Accounting), 67, Jan. 3 the state of Texas for 10 years. at Dallas. After establishing Gordon Ramsey (’69 BBA, County, Mr. Stegall operated in Fort Worth. Mr. Whisman John Robert Urban (’06 Co- six graduate departments, Business Administration), 67, Stegall & Sewell PC. He was was a retired Air Force lieu- hort MBA), 64, Feb. 21 in Fort he became acting president Jan. 1 in Arlington. Mr. Ramsey president of four of the larg- tenant colonel. He served as Worth. Mr. Urban taught in in 1968 and president in 1969. started Ramsey Realty and est title companies in the Fort a navigator in Taiwan during Shreveport, La., schools and He left in 1972 to become expanded it into the RAMCO Worth-Dallas area and was the Vietnam War and retired had a 20-year career in sales SHAPE THE FUTURE. the first president of the UT Development Corp. He later general counsel for Safeco from Carswell Air Force Base before receiving his cohort Health Science Center at became an independent oil Land Title. in 1991. After completing his MBA. He was a corporate San Antonio, retiring in 1985. producer, retiring in 2012. master’s degree, he began a trainer until his retirement During Dr. Harrison’s tenure, 1980s second career as a pilot plan- in 2012. CHANGE A LIFE. UT Arlington created its first 1970s Barbara Ann Brown (’80 ner with American Airlines. Ph.D. program, conferred its Frank John Jacob (’70 BS, MS, Interdisciplinary Studies), Dale N. Will (’91 BS, Com- 2010s first doctoral degrees, and Civil Engineering), 67, April 66, March 26 in Arlington. puter Science Engineering), Derek Main (’05 MS, Geol- added several buildings. 3 in Sherman. Mr. Jacob was Ms. Brown taught math and 54, March 1 in Arlington. Mr. ogy; ’13 PhD, Environmental superintendent of water physics at Arlington High Will was a director for Sandlot and Earth Science), 41, June 4 production for the city of School from 1979-2010. She Solutions and a partner at in Dallas. Dr. Main was direc- Sherman, retiring in 2001 was honored as Secondary Santa Rosa Consulting. He tor of the Arlington Archosaur Support UT Arlington students in their quest to become tomorrow’s after 30 years. He went on to School Teacher of the Year by developed a patent while Site and taught at UT Arling- operate Starr Water Supply in both the Aware Foundation working for Cognosante. ton, North Lake College, and leaders and make a lasting impact on society. Our students work hard both inside Denison for six years. Kaya and the Arlington Kiwanis Connie Lee Penny (’94 BSN, Tarrant County College. Cibildak (’72 MS, Mechani- Club. Deborah L. Modders Nursing), 69, March 15 in Fort and outside the classroom. More than 75 percent report being employed during the school year, cal Engineering), 77, Feb. 5 (’80 BSN, Nursing), 61, Feb. Worth. Ms. Penny enjoyed a Faculty and Staff with almost 20 percent working 40 or more hours per week. Yet they consistently receive prestigious in San Antonio. Mr. Cibildak 28 in Burleson. Ms. Modders 32-year nursing career. Her Joseph Rosenstein, 93, May was a design engineer on the was a registered nurse in the last position was as a home 3 in Dallas. A professor emeri- scholarly recognition and find time to volunteer more than 400,000 hours in the community each Boeing supersonic transport neonatal intensive care unit health nurse for the Visiting tus, Dr. Rosenstein was an Martha Lee project. He specialized in at Fort Worth’s Texas Health Nurse Association. Pamela executive at Pollock Paper Co. year. Your annual contributions provide these dedicated and talented students with opportunities Frazar Woolf energy conservation while Harris Methodist Hospital, Hsiu Lo Day (’97 MEd, Educa- before becoming an assistant The wife of former UT Ar- working for the federal where she worked for 32 tion in Teaching), 62, April 7 professor in the Management to succeed academically, earn their degrees, and become accomplished professionals in their chosen lington President Jack Woolf, government at Fort Sam years. Donald Manning (’83 in Fort Worth. Ms. Day was Department. He was a Phi fields. By making gifts each year, you create a consistent stream of support that shapes the future of Martha Lee Frazar Woolf died Houston. John M. Forbes MA, Urban Affairs), 76, March principal at Charles E. Nash Beta Kappa graduate of the July 14 in Arlington. She was (’73 BBA, Business Administra- 4 in Niceville, Fla. Mr. Man- Elementary School in Fort University of Chicago, where deserving Mavericks who, in turn, shape the future of our world. 89. Mrs. Woolf was active in tion), 76, Feb. 20 in Arlington. ning was city manager in the Worth for the past 13 years. he earned three degrees. the Arlington Woman’s Club, Mr. Forbes was a retired Texas cities of Sweetwater, Previously she was principal Harry Stephanou, 62, March the UT Arlington faculty justice of the peace in Tarrant Alvin, Palacios, and Athens, as at Sam Rosen Elementary 28 in Arlington. Dr. Stephanou Make a gift online today at uta.edu/giving or call the Office of Development at 817-272-2584. Women’s Club, Shady Valley County Precinct 2. He was a well as in Chanute, Kan. Jean School in Fort Worth. Jenni- was director of the Automa- women’s golf, the Daughters past president of the Justices Colleen McWilliams (’86 BSN, fer Marie Murphy Martz (’97 tion and Robotics Research of the American Revolution, of the Peace and Constables Nursing), 84, Jan. 9 in Fair- MS, Social Work), 40, Feb. 28 Institute from 2004-12. the Bailando Dance Club, and Association of Texas and field. Ms. McWilliams worked in Fort Worth. Ms. Martz was Norman L. Weaver, 76, Jan. many other social and educa- served for many years as an at MD Anderson and Method- a caseworker for Cardiovas- 8 in Fort Worth. Mr. Weaver tional organizations. She was instructor in the justice court ist hospitals in Houston. She cular Homecare from 2001-11. began at Arlington State a member of the committee training program. Arthur L. set up the first aid depart- She also taught in the Hurst- College (now UT Arlington) that initiated the Arlington Slye Jr. (’73 BA, Communica- ments in the Astrodome and Euless-Bedford Independent in 1965 and was director of Fourth of July parade. A tion), 81, Feb. 2 in Kerrville. Leon County Hospital. Jack School District, where she information technology when native of Strawn, Texas, she The Rev. Slye served as senior Steele Jr. (’86 MA, English), was named Substitute of the he retired in 2000. See more was the University’s first lady minister for three Methodist 68, March 8 in Marstons Mills, Year. Teresa J. Earp (’98 BBA, In Memoriam at uta.edu/uta- from 1959 to 1968. churches over 25 years. He Mass. Mr. Steele taught at Finance; ’99 MBA, Business magazine/in-memoriam.

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