The University of Texas at Arlington
Office of Public Affairs

Biography

An alumna (B.A., political science, Magna Cum Laude, 1980), Sue entered graduate school in the School of Urban and Public Affairs in the early '90's. She was a writer-researcher for "Privatizing Public Education: the Texas Experience," published by the Center for Economic Development Research and Service, The University of Texas at Arlington in 1994 and earned SUPA's first Graduate Certificate in Urban Journalism in May, 2004. Her career includes magazine writing, 15 years as a lifestyle editor and feature writer-columnist for the Star-Telegram and for Belo suburban papers and winning five statewide writing awards in one 18-month period. Sue also worked for the City of Arlington, where she created the city's national award-winning newsletter, as well as an emergency press kit that was adopted internationally. She has anchored two cable television news shows and directed public relations for a nonprofit agency. She lives in Arlington, where she has served on numerous charity and arts boards of directors.

Beats

• College of Liberal Arts: Art & Art History, The Gallery at UTA, Communication, Criminology & Criminal Justice, English, History, Language Acquisition Center, Linguistics & TESOL, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy & Humanities, Classics Program, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Theatre Arts, Women's Studies
• College of Science: Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, The Planetarium at UT Arlington, Psychology
• Science Education and Career Center
• School of Urban and Public Affairs: Urban Studies Institute, Interdisciplinary Studies
• Administration